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| Some coffee art from my most recent travel course, which was my first visit to Costa Rica. Among many other things, Coffee Week students will learn the significance of each form that coffee takes in this photo. |
I am leaving the film below in place because it is fun and captures the spirit of this course. But the mode of delivery will be very different. Taking the class online means that we miss the fun of driving all around the state to different coffee venues and all the sites, tastes, and aromas that entails.
BUT doing this remotely ALSO means that we have some opportunities we otherwise would not have: mainly, we can draw in the expertise of coffee professionals near and far (in some cases very far), either in real-time video conferences or in video presentations they record for us. This will include some of the people who participated in the class before, and some who are too far away. They will include at least.a couple of coffee farmers.
We will also have time to watch and then discuss several coffee-related films, available for streaming at little or no cost.
We are pleased to be offering a 1-3-5 coffee course for the third time:
1 van / 3 credits / 5 days
This class meets all day, each day for a week, giving us the opportunity to visit many -- but not nearly all -- of the amazing coffee places in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Specialty roasters and cafés are integral to their local communities while connecting our region to some of the most interesting coffeelands throughout the world.
This summer course will follow on the heels of a spring season full of coffee-related activities that have been organized by the Bridgewater One Book One Community Committee, which has chosen the delightful Thanks a Thousand for its spring read. All members of the wider Bridgewater community are invited to talks, tastings, and tours throughout March and April.
NOTE: Most of the events mentioned above were canceled, but some will be taking place online.
