Term 1 - City Central locations
(NOT at Creek St)

23 Jan - 30 March 2012


If you are thinking of joining U3A Brisbane, and would like to know if there is a vacancy in a class, please contact the tutor directly, or the U3A office.



CITY CLASSES (Not at 97 Creek St.)

J02 COLLOQUIAL RUSSIAN

Igor Lee: 3391 406
e-mail: igor12@bigpond.net.au
Come and join a friendly social group. Informal group, new members welcome. Some knowledge of Russian preferred. Does not go into Russian grammar.
VENUE: City Library, 1st Floor, Room 1.3
Monday - 10:00-11:30am

J48 RUSSIAN - INTERMEDIATE

David Truman:
3720 0723 or 0422 076 079
e-mail: truman7@westnet.com.au
Continuing conversation and grammar for people with at least one year's familiarity with the language.
VENUE: Catholic Centre, Lower Ground Floor, 143 Edward Street.
COST: $5 per lesson.
Monday - 12pm - 1:45pm

F23 CHESS

Susan Copeland: 3341 2438
e-mail: susancopeland44@hotmail.com
This friendly group enjoys playing chess in quiet, pleasant surroundings. All welcome, including beginners.
VENUE: Catholic Centre, Lower Ground Level, 143 Edward St.reet.
COST: $4
Monday - 9:45am Onwards.

F24 CONTRACT BRIDGE

Fay Henderson:: 3266 6495
Happy Contract Bridge.
Bridge beginners welcome.
Must have card knowledge.
VENUE - 3rd Floor, 157 Ann Street, City
Monday - 8:30am-1:00pm

K04 CREATIVE WRITING

Steven Kinna 3890 3660 after 5.30pm  (also 0448 497 487.)

and mentor Margaret Dakin
e-mail steven.kinna@gmail.com
An explanation of basic creative writing techniques and how to successfully use them. Covers .. How to turn an idea into a story, starting your writing, making it interesting, editing and writing for various genres.
Griffith Uni Student Teacher **New**

Starts 14 Feb
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 12 noon to 3.00 pm.
City Library (not in Creek St)

F04 BRIDGE FOR BEGINNERS

Ailsa Toomey: 3355 7660
VENUE: 143 Edward Street
COST: $4
Tuesday - 9:30-12:00pm

J29 JAPANESE LANGUAGE

Shinko Hardy: 3398 8898
e-mail: shinko44@hotmail.com
Students with some knowledge of Japanese.
VENUE: State Library, South Brisbane
Tuesday - 10:00-12:00pm

Y05 HUMAN NATURE (What makes us tick)

Maurice Wilkinson: 3846 4079 Class 1
How to attempt to evaluate and translate our personal everyday situations: being able to understand stress, why we feel good or bad.
VENUE: City Library, Level 1, Room 6
Wednesday - 10:00am-12:00pm

L03 BOOK DISCUSSION

Rosemarie Schukraft: 3356 9085
e-mail: ronik1@tpg.com.au
Contact Tutor for Vacancies
VENUE: State Library of Qld., South Brisbane
3rd Wednesday of month 10:00-11:30am

J45 GERMAN - BEGINNERS 2 **New**

Boyd McCurdy: 3844 1418
e-mail: watermann4@bigpond.com
Learning languages can be fun, especially German, with its challenges. Why not try it? Now City Library, not at Creek Street
Contact tutor for details
Wednesday - 12:30-1:45pm

A12 GREETINGS CARD CREATION

Dorothy Buch: 3277 4437
Learn to make greetings cards with various
materials. A small charge for materials.
VENUE: City Library.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays - 10:00am-12:00pm

H01 A SOCIAL HISTORY (Continuing)

Pat Rutter: 3359 0642
Term 1 will focus on 'Moving forward in British Monarchy' from William 1, 1066, to Richard 1, 1189-the story of their lives and times, culture, religion and arts. There will also be talks on famous people, e.g. Nelson, Wellington, Napoleon and Shelley. We will have different presenters each week.
VENUE: City Library, Ground Floor
Thursday - 12:00-1:30pm

F26 CONTRACT BRIDGE

Fay Henderson:: 3266 6495
Happy Contract Bridge. Bridge beginners welcome. Must have card knowledge.
VENUE - 3rd Floor, 157 Ann Street, City
Thursday - 8:30am-3:00pm

L14 SHAKESPEARE CLUB

Bob Morris 3341 8119
Lois Anderson 3848 6619
Explore and enjoy more of Shakespeare's works. The emphasis is on participation and involvement. Activities include excerpts from DVDs, performance of key scenes, and lively discussion. First term includes Love's Labour's Lost and Henry IV Part 1.
Now in City Library, NOT Creek St. Contact tutor
2nd Thursday of month - 2:00pm - 3:15pm

SCRIPTURE SEARCH

Marie Kelly: 3262 8996

NO CLASSES TERM 1.

CLASSES RESUME TERM 2.

F21 STRATEGIC SCRABBLE

Noeline Thoma: 3397 3667
Do you enjoy playing Scrabble?
Would you like to improve your game to competition standard?
If this is you, join our friendly group.
New Members welcome.
VENUE: Catholic Centre, Lower Ground Level, 143 Edward St.
COST: $4
Friday - 12:00pm-3:00pm

L07 BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Joanna Dalton: 3846 2752
Come with ideas!
VENUE: Catholic Centre, Lower Ground Level, 143 Edward St.
COST: Enquire Tutor
Friday - First Friday of month 9:30-11:00am

J22 ITALIAN - Advanced and Conversation

Enrica Ferrari: 3399 9248
(ring bet. 4 and 6 pm)
Some knowledge of the language is essential.
VENUE: Catholic Centre, Lower Ground Level,
143 Edward Street
COST: $3 per lesson
Friday - 10:00-11:30am

Y06 HUMAN NATURE (What makes us tick

Maurice Wilkinson: 3846 4079 Class 2
How to attempt to evaluate and translate our personal everyday situations: being able to understand stress, why we feel good or bad.
VENUE: City Library, Level 1, Room 6
Friday - 10:00am-12noon

Would you like to tutor at U3A?

We welcome new tutors to come and teach about ... anything ...The Computer Section is looking for more Tutors and Assistant Tutors. Have you had any experience with computers and any technical experience? Our computer Laboratory is state of the art with 12 computers available for student use.