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2012-2013 Torch Club Officers

President:                 Beth Gumina
Vice President:        Bill Lewis
Secretary:                 Suzanne Filby Clark
Treasurer:                Edgar Omar Marty

2012-13 Meeting Schedule

14 May 2013

Nancy Court, Freelance Scholar & Torch Club member, “Highpointing”

Earlier 2012-13 meetings:

11 September 2012

Benjamin Boss, History Department, Grand Rapids Public Library , “Uncovering Ray: From House History to My Discovery of a Legendary Cartoonist ”
9 October 2012

Anita Gilleo, U.S. Government retiree & Torch Club member, “Travel in Central Asia”
13 November 2012

Mary Taber, professional photographer and former Torch Club member, “How to take a Better Portrait”
11 December 2012

Tobin Buhk – Guest speaker, “The Not So Civil War – Murder and Mayhem during the War Between the States”
8 January 2013

Monique Salinas, PhD. Music Education and founder of the Grand Rapids Girls choir, “Mind Meets Music”
12 February 2013

Rich Travis, retired Creative Art Director & Torch Club member, “Art, Eloquence and the Creative Mind”
12 March 2013

Brandon Cloyd – visiting speaker from the Comedy team Barrel of Monkeys, “Adapting the Stories of Public School Children into Comedy Routines.”
9 April 2013

Gina Bivins, visiting speaker from the Grand Rapids Public Museum, “A Tour of Public Art in Grand Rapids”