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Increase your Guitar playing skills with this group of musicians. Peer learning with a Focus on The Fundamentals.

Questions?? Contact frankswatek@hotmail.com

More laughter featuring a few more of my favorite comedy movies from the 40s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. These will further our matinee study of the different comedy genres. This session continues the laughs with films I have enjoyed and I hope you will too! Most are not the mainstream comedies you would expect, but rather overlooked films that deserve a second chance.

This Hyflex class (both Zoom and on Campus) will make you smile with an occasional chuckle. Time to grab the popcorn and enjoy your afternoon.

During each class, a French film masterpiece, describing parts of the History of France, will be presented and followed by a brief discussion.

Movie / (English title)      Period of History

• La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (Passion of Joan of Arc)  War of 100 years 
• Que la fete commence (Let Joy Reign Supreme)  Louis XV
• La Grande Illusion (The Grand Illusion)   WWI
• La Belle Equipe (They were Five)      1936
• Le Dernier Metro (The Last Metro)     WWII
• Mon Oncle (My Uncle)                     The 30 Glorious years
• Milou en Mai (May Fools )               May of 1968
• La Haine (Hate)                           Contemporary

Have you admired a piece of jewelry and wanted it to match your colors? Have you wanted to explore a new medium and make art you can wear? If so, this class is for you! We will explore jewelry making from A to Z, learn a variety of techniques including how to create unique jewelry pieces. Belinda is a fiber artist by training and has been studying jewelry making and design for over 20 years. She enjoys creating jewelry from various and inexpensive objects.

Learn what to look for when selecting new plants for your landscape. Learn, also, how to prune and care for various types of perennials so that they remain attractive, healthy and last for years.

Instructor: Leslie Grenier, B.S. Industrial Design; 30 years experience as a nursery woman, landscape designer and installer.

REIGNITE YOUR DREAM FOR REJUVENATION

Together, we’ll follow the KonMari Method & use guided meditation to overcome procrastination, to declutter rooms and create harmonious spaces. Meditations will help us overcome procrastination and reflect on life’s journey, rekindling relationships and rediscovering forgotten dreams for a more organized, harmonious and rejuvenated life.

Presenter: Keiko “Kayco” Ishii, Certified KonMari Organizational Consultant, Certified KonMari Business Coach, Certified

Beginning with simple words and phrases is hardly new news! I will try to combine methods as practiced in the US Army Language School (when I was there, now the Defense Language Institute, West Coast) and The Berlitz Corporation. Learning should be enjoyable and students will be speaking and hearing from day one. Additionally, familiarity with German and Spanish are helpful as there are always parallels among European languages. We aim for a good second-grade appreciation for the language written, heard and spoken! Learning the Cyrillic alphabet is important, along with pronunciation and word recognition.

Learn and develop skills in cutting and tearing, composition, color, and texture leading to a finished collage and strong artistic statement. Enjoy a sense of exploration and experimentation and a wonderful feeling of artistic accomplishment.

NEW BOOK -- This session we will begin reading O. Henry Prize-winning short stories, selected by Amor Towles, from the 2024 edition of The Best Short Stories: The O. Henry Prize Winners. This is an opportunity to read outstanding stories from both new and well-known authors, published in English or translated into English in the previous year. For comparison, a few classic stories published earlier may also be considered. Each week we will read a short story and discuss our responses to what makes the story unique: themes, techniques, characters, atmosphere, etc.

All class members participate, contributing multiple views of the same story. The results are stimulating, entertaining and sometimes surprising.

The new anthology is: The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners, Amor Towles, Guest Ed., with Jenny Minton Quigley, Series Ed. (New York: Vintage Books, 2024). Please, access this anthology to use for class discussions. It is available in several formats: Kindle, paperback, Audible.

This class is designed for anyone who wants to improve the flow of energy throughout their body and work on balance. My Tai Chi process will enhance your overall system harmony and incorporates many different styles. My teachings are open and available to anyone who wants to heal and feel fluidity in their life. Students may find that, over time, they exude a glow or energetic illumination!.

Learn secrets to design, build, and/ or restore stained glass windows. This course will cover leaded and copper foil techniques that haven’t changed for hundreds of years. Complete a project to beautify your own home and/or give to friends as keepsakes.

A list of materials will be provided at the first class meeting.

Contact the instructor at: snewcomb@congruex.com

                                                                       FREE!  SPECIAL EVENT

In the latest stress report from the American Psychological Association, 69% of adults in the United States felt the presidential election was a significant source of stress. This class will define stress, how it affects our mind and body, and how stress can be reduced. Don Hucker participated in a stress seminar at the Institute for Behavioral Knowledge with Hans Selye, a key researcher in the science of stress.

Everyone has a story to tell or several stories to tell. Regretfully, they seldom are brought to life, never articulated, never shared. This class encourages us to write our stories and share them in a classroom environment that is attentive and supportive. It offers a sense of intimacy, spontaneity, and possible surprise. This OLLI writing class meets in person. Each week ALL class members will read a story they have written outside of class. Come join our lively readings and discussions.

Yoga is for Every Body! Chair Yoga provides the full advantage of yoga’s amazing health benefits including relaxation and a feeling of well-being with adaptations for all levels of flexibility. This class uses yoga exercises, breath, energy work, affirmation and visualization as relaxation and mindfulness techniques. Students report better balance and stress management skills, along with increased strength and flexibility as a result of Chair Yoga! This Energy Medicine Yoga model is based on Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga (LVCY) and the Eden Energy Medicine model of Donna Eden.

NEW: attend at the church location or Zoom in from home.