Elderhostel/Exploritas
To register for Elderhostels (now called Exploritas), please call (800) 454-5768 or visit www.exploritas.org.
Birding in Northwest Connecticut, May 24-28, 2010 (Course #17481)
Jewish Life and Culture, May 24-28, 2010 (Course #18665)
 Take an exciting journey into Jewish life and culture by attending one of Exploritas’s dynamic and stimulating programs in our beautiful New England country setting. Exploritas programs at Isabella Freedman cover a range of topics including Humor, Music, Literature, Film, Mysticism and Jewish History.
Exploritas courses at Isabella Freedman feature three different lecture series over a five- or six-day period. Programs are kept small (30 - 60 people) so you can develop warm and personal relationships with the lecturers and other participants. Exploritas programs are offered in spring, summer and fall.
When you're not attending a lecture, you can enjoy Isabella Freedman's beautiful grounds and activities or visit the Berkshire's numerous cultural and natural attractions. A varied program of professional entertainment is also offered each evening.
All-inclusive double-occupancy rates (3 - 5 nights) range from $450 to $874 per person. All rooms have private bathrooms.
 Prices do not include transportation to Isabella Freedman. We offer shuttles from Wassaic, NY (Metro-North from Grand Central) or Canaan, CT (Peter Pan Bus from Port Authority or Boston) for $15 per person each way. We also offer shuttles from Hartford Airport for $50 per person each way.
For more information or to book a shuttle, call (800) 398-2630 ext 4 or email registrar@isabellafreedman.org.
To register, contact Exploritas directly by going to their web site at www.exploritas.org or by calling Exploritas at (800) 454-5768.
2010 Elderhostel/Exploritas Courses
All program prices below are all-inclusive. Please refer to the appropriate course number when registering.
Birding in Northwest Connecticut
Springtime in the foothills of the Berkshires promises to be a birder's paradise. We will focus on late migrants and the breeding birds of the area including Hooded and Cerulean Warblers. Field trips include visits to the Housatonic State Forest and Audubon's Miles Wildlife Sanctuary (a 6,000-acre block of unfragmented forest), the Sharon Audubon Center featuring a bird banding station and wildlife rehabilitation clinic and Kent River Road along the Housatonic River and Appalachian Trail. Other potential field trips include White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield Connecticut and other hotspots depending on where birds are being seen. Also included will be a night trip to search for owls, bitterns and rails and an optional birding by canoe trip on a peaceful part of the beautiful Housatonic River. Appropriate for beginning and advanced birders alike, Audubon naturalists will provide illuminating instruction on the identification of North American birds by sight, sound and behavior, and instruct on the conservation issues affecting native bird populations. Build your birding skills and experience the springtime beauty of the waterfalls, hills and forests of northwestern Connecticut and beyond!
Double-occupancy for this four-night course costs $618. Single-occupancy costs $718.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? with Laura Wetzler
Explore the role of music, theater, radio and film during some of America's darkest economic hours. See how musicians, writers and comedians have helped us through tough times.
A Day in the Life of the Lower East Side with Ken Libo
Learn about what was once a semi-autonomous city-state with a population of half a million Yiddish-speaking Jews.
Jews in Renaissance Europe: Mid-15th to Early-17th Century with Andrée Brooks
Learn about Jewish participation in the artistic, scientific, philosophical and literary achievements of the Renaissance.
Double-occupancy for this four-night course costs $599. Single-occupancy costs $699.
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