Dear All,
I hope this newsletter finds you well. Our online lecture series on The Aztecs has been very well received and BEA is planning to continue to deliver some lectures via Zoom until Dec 2020, and perhaps beyond. We would welcome any feedback you have on this subject, in particular:

• the length of time you are comfortable with attending a Zoom lecture. Would a two hour session with a 15 minute tea break be preferable to a single one hour session? 
• Would you like to see a course run twice a week for its duration, as we are doing at the moment with Aztecs? We could also run sessions weekly making it a 10 week run for a 10 hour course.
• Do you have a day or days of the week you prefer, and certain times of day you would like us to offer live lectures?

Please email berwickea@gmail.com with any comments and suggestions and we will use your ideas to plan the online programme.

BEA is looking for a Treasurer as our current Treasurer, Jacqui Parkin will step down at the end of July. Full training is available, so if this interests you let us know by emailing berwickea@gmail.com and we will get in touch for a chat about the role.

BEA PROGRAMME
The following online lectures and courses for June are available for booking either as single sessions, or full courses on Eventbrite:

• 9th - 25th June: 'Travellers to and from the Middle East'. This series of six one-hour lectures by Dr Janet Starkey and Prof Paul Starkey, replaces the lectures which were cancelled earlier in the year. No previous knowledge is assumed and you do not need to have attended the earlier lectures.
• 10th June: 'Universal Basic Income'. This one hour lecture by Maurice Ward will cover the definition of UBI, its history, and the arguments in favour of and against its introduction.
• 13th June - 11th July: 'Summer Astronomy'. Dr Adrian Jannetta will be covering basic concepts, practical experience, and the latest developments in a rapidly changing field. (5 sessions).
• 17th June: The Granary Gallery, Berwick is currently closed but we are offering 'A Virtual Tour of The Glasgow Boys and Girls Exhibition' from The Granary Gallery with a commentary by Prof Maria Chester. This is a free event and it will also be recorded and made available on our website at a later date.
• 24th June: Richard Kendall delivers a lecture on 'Buster Keaton'. There is the possibility of 6 further lectures on silent cinema if this is well received, supported by Berwick Film Society
• 30th June - 9th July: four lectures on 'The Glasgow Boys and Girls' by Prof Maria Chester discussing the artists and works to be exhibited at the online exhibition at The Granary Gallery, Berwick.