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Being a new adult can be exciting and overwhelming, so many decisions to make but how do you know if you are making the right decision? We will go over some common mistakes new adults make, why they are bad and how to avoid them. We will also cover basic money management to start you off on the right track financially.

Do you have an aging parent or partner with declining health? Each person has a unique situation, and navigating the journey to the end of life is challenging. Explore the complex issues you may encounter when assisting the elderly, and discover strategies and resources to manage successfully. Understand the key legal issues and documents relevant to elder care. Learn about the differences in medical insurance, and the different types of housing/medical assistance available to the elderly. Learn how to provide support to an elderly person with medical visits, medications, and gain basic knowledge of common medical issues of the elderly. Compare the potential role of hospice or palliative care. Develop an understanding of the challenges of care-giving, emotional impacts, and family dynamics that can occur.

Barre combines ballet, pilates and yoga. It focuses on low impact and high intensity movement that develop strength and flexibility. Tone focuses on a small range of repetitive movements. Barre Tone is fun, great for all levels, and easy to follow . It is also perfect for aligning the body's posture while releasing stress to upbeat music.

Learn a variety of machine and hand sewing techniques specifically tailored to sewing apparel. At the end of the course you will have completed a wide range of seam samples that will serve as reference for future sewing endeavors. Basic sewing machine operation and maintenance, as well as reading and understanding commercial home sewing patterns will be explored. Note: Student must have or rent sewing machine and tools to bring to class. 

Creating Belonging Through Small Group Storytelling: a trauma-informed pathway to individual and community resilience This interactive, student-centric course will offer participants a measurable increase in the experience of belonging as they learn how the natural laws of the interdependent human system provide us with guidance to restore the social connectedness that fosters mental, emotional, behavioral, social, spiritual, and physical health. We will explore the structure and application of stories and storytelling in small group settings as a tool to weave together a shared narrative in which our identity, value and needed social resources are discovered and activated. This content is rooted in the NEAR sciences (neuroscience, epigenetics, ACEs, and resilience) and the gathered wisdom of respected psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and literary masters. The learning in this course will be valuable within the course itself and immediately applicable in family relationships, business and career contexts, community building, and personal development. Participants will be able to facilitate small group storytelling as a way to share and increase belonging in a variety of settings and circumstances. It is not a writing class, though participants may find writing or journaling to be a benefit.

A class designed especially for seniors and students who wish to receive the benefits of yoga while using a chair for balance and stability. Each class will include a warm-up, simple and functional yoga poses and a comfortable relaxation exercise. Benefits include increased balance, strength, flexibility, range of motion, and stress relief.

Learn to make two of the most iconic dishes in Italian cuisine. Spaghetti Puttanesca, one of the most ordered meals in Italian restaurants, could soon become the most ordered in your kitchen! Classic Scampi is another quintessential dish of Italy. Find out why Shrimp Scampi is the interchangeable classic in Italian cooking state-side and how to make it a classic in your kitchen.

If you desire getting more than "Happy Snaps", and want to learn how to design and create photographs, then this practical, hands-on class is definitely for you. Through classroom exercises, walkabouts, targeted photography assignments, instructor feedback, and repetition YOU start controlling the "Why" and "When" to choose different camera functions, compositional rules and much more. Bring camera gear to all classes; dress for weather.

Discover the basics of essential oils including safety, common uses, and practical recipes in this workshop. We will explore the characteristics and benefits of some of the most common essential oils.

Learn many charitable giving techniques that allow you to receive great tax savings. Learn how shrewd philanthropists have been making big gifts for years while at the same time accomplishing their personal and financial goals. Discover the best assets to give, assessing when IRA, cash or appreciated assets should be gifted. Includes the basics of estate planning, wills, living trusts, 529 tuition plans and powers of attorney. New developments and tips from the recent tax code changes are also addressed.

A well loved pollinator in any gardener's backyard is the honeybee! Learn more about the honeybee, gardening for honeybees, and beginning beekeeping this fall. Prepare yourself the the Spring 2022 beekeeping and pollinator season!

Learn the different ways you can compost your kitchen scraps and garden debris and turn it into garden gold! From optimizing and layering your compost to using earthworms, you'll be able to discover how to make your garden and the world around us a more livable environment long-term.

Prepare this classic Italian dish using spaghetti, guanciale (if available), Romano cheese, and egg yolk. Learn how to properly cook pasta, what traditionally goes into this dish and what substitutes to use when certain ingredients cannot be sourced. Also learn techniques for properly adding the egg yolk to this dish to avoid scrambling the yolks.

Discover the secrets of making a classic Caesar salad. Prepare fresh croutons and make your own dressing by preparing an emulsion. In the process you will learn how to and why coddling the eggs is an important step in the process.

Make focaccia bread using a versatile dough that can also be used for other purposes such as pizza dough and dinner rolls.  Learn the basic straight dough method of preparing your dough and the importance of temperature when blooming yeast and the negative impacts of directly adding salt to your yeast.

Discover the power of gemstones and crystals and how to utilize them in your life for wellness. Learn about the properties of crystals, crystal gridding, pendulums, and chakra balancing.

Is there anything better than a big bowl of steaming soup on a crisp fall day? Italy has a wide variety of fantastic soups that make a wonderful start to a meal, or a meal all on their own! Learn to make two great soups; Stracciatella alla Romana and Tuscan Bread and Tomato Soup.

"Light Painting" or "Light Graffiti", is using a long exposure and various types of light modifiers to create an artistic and or interesting image in your photography. Discover simple light modifiers, such as LED lights, glow sticks, and even kid's toys that you can use to enhance and create your artistic image. Students must have a basic understanding of how to adjust their camera using shutter speed, aperture setting, ISO setting, and white balance. Includes lectures about equipment and technique and practical exercise either indoor or outdoor (if the weather permits) to practice this technique.

Mastering photography is both simple & hard at the same time. Like any endeavor you need to be committed, curious & open minded. It also requires practice & patience. This hands-on class provides opportunities to develop camera proficiency, the art of designing fully composed photographs & learning to search & see potential photographs. Receiving constructive feedback helps you become a master of visual communication. Not a photoshop class.

Qigong guides us to relaxation and vitality, conscious health, balance and joy in life. Using breath, intent and movement, we renew our connection to nature, and this perspective invites healing. Learn multiple short, simple processes which create a practice one can continue at home. Qigong encompasses tai chi; some tai chi will be included, with individual needs always addressed. Each session ends with a guided meditation. No previous experience is needed.

Beginner photographer? Used to shoot back in the film days? Gain better understanding of your camera's functions, controls, and settings including shutter speed, aperture, and ISO for proper exposure. Learn the basics of composition, different photographic methods, & simple tricks/hints to improve. Gain insight with class discussion, participation, & critiques. Come and have fun in the "M" mode to achieve the style and composition that you want.

You can make money in stocks during good and bad markets with as little as $2,000! Discover basic strategies for investing, market cycles, knowing when to sell, mutual funds, and real estate.

Practicing the Yang Family style of Tai Chi 24 simplified form can assist people in preventing falls and enhance their balance.

Tarot and other divination arts are becoming more and more popular as people are looking within for answers to age old questions that main-stream society doesn't seem to be able to adequately answer. The 78 images on a deck of Tarot cards are meant to be archetypical guides to open your mind so that you are able to recognize your purpose and add deeper meaning to your life. Learn how Astrology, Numerology and the mystery teachings of the Cabala are linked to Tarot. Start by discovering which cards within Tarot are `Yours, then how to properly phrase a question to get an understandable answer. The basis of this class is a step by step way to read each card quickly and easily, Most importantly there is class time dedicated to reading cards! A Rider-Waite based Tarot Deck is required, no Thoth or Oracle decks.

Build a foundation in Hatha yoga, learning postural alignment to move safely in and out of a pose. Each class begins with work warming up the shoulders and hips and lengthening and strengthening the spine. Breathing, meditation, and relaxation exercises will be included. Gain better attunement with your own body and breath. Level 1 classes are designed for those who have had no previous exposure to yoga, but are eager to learn and start experiencing the amazing benefits of a yoga practice.

Expand your foundation, in this class you will refine the fundamentals of alignment and dive into a deeper focus of poses and breath. Each class will warm up the entire body and then focus on certain areas, going deeper into poses and then holding poses longer, if possible, to build strength and find a greater awareness of your own body. Class is designed for those who have had some exposure to yoga, including an introduction to basic yoga poses and proper alignment.

You have 30 minutes to get out, what do you do? There may be a fire, flood, natural disaster or medical emergency. Don't panic, follow your plan. Determine now what you will do and take depending on the amount of time you have to vacate. Learn how to organize your vital information in a Grab & Go binder and/or easily convert everything to electronic documents including photo albums and scrap books. Then back it all up to the Cloud. Discover local evacuation routes, useful free apps and multiple tips. Create your own Go Bags, Backpacks & Bins. Save your Family, Valuables and your Life!

Zumba is the most fun you will ever have exercising. You will experience an hour of continuous Latin movement to rhythms such as Merengue, Salsa, Raggaeton, Cumbia, Soca, even Swing. Our instructor gives verbal as well as visual cues to ease the learning process. Also low impact versions of each move are demonstrated. Your teacher's philosophy is that there is no such thing as mistakes - only improvisations. Come join the fun and burn up to 700 calories a class.

Zumba is the most fun you will ever have exercising. You will experience an hour of continuous Latin movement to rhythms such as Merengue, Salsa, Raggaeton, Cumbia, Soca, even Swing. Our instructor gives verbal as well as visual cues to ease the learning process. Also low impact versions of each move are demonstrated. Your teacher's philosophy is that there is no such thing as mistakes - only improvisations. Come join the fun and burn up to 700 calories a class.