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Lunch & Learn / Documentary & Discussion

New Garden Friends Meeting 801 New Garden Road, Greensboro, North Carolina

This month’s Lunch & Learn presents “Little Yellow Boots,” a film about family, climate change, and the difference each of us can make. Join others after the rise of Meeting to share a meal, experience this 95-minute documentary, and discussion that follows. The film will start at 12:30 p.m.

David Roth Concert at New Garden Friends Meeting

New Garden Friends Meeting 801 New Garden Road, Greensboro, North Carolina

David’s songs have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, the Kennedy Center, NASA’s Space Shuttle “Atlantis”, Peter, Paul, & Mary and Kingston Trio CDs (and 14 of his own) 5 Positive Music Awards, the Rise Up Singing and Rise Again songbooks, and countless venues in this and other countries (and now other WORLDS) for three decades. Poignant to improbable, holistic to hilarious, the Chicago native…

Graveyard Tour and Book Launch

Max Carter will lead a (day called) Memorial Day cemetery tour at 10:00 a.m. on Fifth Month, 27. The tour will cover not only the usual themes of the day but also highlight the contributions of burial ground residents to  peace and justice work. Following the tour, the North Carolina Friends Historical Society will host a reception for the launch of Gertrude Beal's and Max Carter's book, "Stories from a Quaker Graveyard," published by the…

Real World English / Adult Forum

New Garden Friends Meeting 801 New Garden Road, Greensboro, North Carolina

Barbara Levin will join us to share information about Real World English (RWE). RWE is a collaboration between UNCG and Allen Middle School. This free program has two major components: (1)Adult TESOL classes (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at four levels, and (2) STEAM activities (Science, Technology,Engineering, Art, Math) for children ages 2-14 while their parents attend English class. RWE instructors and facilitators include teachers and parent liaisons from Guilford County Schools, teacher educators…

“Plain Living; A Quaker Path to Simplicity” / Adult Forum

Fellowship Hall / The Social Concerns Committee continues to facilitate discussions about Catherine Whitmire's book, "Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicity.” We encourage participants to read ahead and share what the chapters meant for them. Karin has purchased several copies of the book, or they can be ordered or purchased from other booksellers. According to the Amazon description, “this book focuses on and provides direction to the gimmick-free spiritual path followed by Quakers. For…