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Ready to spring into bird watching? Our group will search for spring migratory and non-migratory birds. Join us at local parks where we will listen, identify and enjoy the birds we come across. Explore a few resources, Merlin App & ebird.org (from Cornell University of Ornithology) to help learn more & enhance birding adventures, then ask questions about them at our meet-ups. Whether you’re a novice birder, want to sharpen your skills, or maybe just get out in nature, come join us.

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

Questions?? Contact frankswatek@hotmail.com

Explore thought-provoking, contemporary nonfiction books in this engaging book club who want to stay informed and connected to the world. We examine compelling works on politics, history, public policy, and current events, exploring how these forces shape our society and daily lives. We'll examine the housing crisis reshaping American communities, from families working full-time yet unable to secure stable housing, to the massive climate-driven migration already underway across the nation. We'll explore how economic forces and environmental change are fundamentally altering where and how Americans live, and what these profound shifts reveal about inequality, policy choices, and our collective future.

Spring books: April 24 – "There Is No Place for Us" by Brian Goldstone

                        May 22 – "The Great Displacement" by Jake Bittle

More laughter featuring a few more of my favorite comedy movies from the past. These will further our study of the many 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 is a Hyflex class, both Zoom and on Campus.

Time to grab the popcorn and get ready to enjoy your afternoon.

FREE SPECIAL EVENT

From the mid-1930s until the end of the WWII, the Nazi regime carried out a campaign of sustained antisemitic persecution that developed into a coordinated program of mass murder. Millions of Jewish people were killed; many different communities were shattered – and not just people were destroyed but entire ways of life. The Holocaust will soon pass out of living memory, leaving us without the first-hand testimony of eyewitnesses and survivors.

The Cypress College Holocaust Survivor’s Portrait Gallery will help to preserve their stories and to ensure the world never forgets what they experienced. The portraits go beyond likenesses and capture the essence of the survivor’s character and their resilience in the face of unspeakable horror and loss. The Holocaust matters because as it was happening, much of the world stood by and watched—not just Germans, not just Europeans—the world.

Today, we use the Holocaust to remember that we, as world citizens, can and must do better. Join a docent narrated tour of the Gallery, meet the photographer, see the portraits which will spark empathy and admiration as you hear their stories. The event concludes with a group discussion.

Have you admired a piece of jewelry and wanted it to match your colors? Have you wanted to explore a new medium and have art you can wear? If so, this class is for you! We will learn a variety of techniques including how to create the perfect necklace and unique jewelry pieces.

Belinda is a fiber artist by training and has been studied jewelry making for over 20 years. She enjoys creating jewelry from various / inexpensive objects.

Come join me for a journey into the plant world. See how plants have had an inseparable relationship with humans since the beginning of our time together on Earth. Join whether you are a beginning gardener or an expert in the world’s amazing array of flora. Possible field trips include: A School Native Plant Garden, The Long Beach Community Garden, The VA garden, and the CSULB Japanese Garden.

We will have a veggie potluck on the day of the last class, where people will also have an opportunity to share recipes and pictures of their gardens and/or particularly interesting gardens they had seen during the Mary Lou Heard regional garden tour.

In this course, we will explore how to open up in many ways. This kind of processing can be used to improve your health or well-being, or simply help you live with more peace and awareness. Topics we will cover include:

• Ways to recognize the connection between your body, mind, and spirit.

• Ways to calm and open your body and mind.

• Ways to practice self-reflection.

• Ways to tune in to guidance and love.

The concepts in this course will be presented in a fun and engaging way through stories, information, and personal activities.

OPEN TECH LAB - FREE

Come to the Tech Lab and check out the computers and software. (Windows 11, Mac iOS, Chrome OS / ChromeBook and Linux) Talk technology with Wes Peck who can help with explaining the functions of a Mac or PC. We're also looking for volunteers to assist others with devices / phones or Pads.

Come visit and take advantage of using the Lab computers for any project you might have.

Send an email with your questions to olli@ csulb.edu

Discover renewed vitality and happiness in this interactive 7-week circle. Through storytelling, gentle movement, reflective activities, and group dialogue, we will explore ABCD Living—Active, Balanced, Connected, Disburdened—a research-backed framework grounded in longevity science, positive psychology, and neuroscience. Craft a personalized wellness plan, practicing the ABCD lifestyle, track progress using the Lifewell Score, and build community connections with like-minded peers seeking purpose, practical tools, and sustainable habits that truly matter

Alpert Jewish Community Center 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.

This class will offer you an opportunity to develop skills in cutting and tearing, composition, color and texture leading to a finished collage and a strong artistic statement. SUPPLY LIST: Self-healing cutting mat 9 x 12 or larger, Exacto knife, Bristle Board (96 lbs.) 9 x 12 or larger, glue stick.

Email me with any questions, elka84@hotmail.com.

This session we will read short stories from those collected in A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker 1925-2025. These stories include “classic” stories by well-known authors, lesser-known stories by prominent authors, and just plain excellent stories – all originally published in The New Yorker. 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.

Our source anthology is: A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker 1925-2025, Deborah Treisman, Ed. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025). Please arrange access to this anthology to use for the class discussions. It is available in several formats: Kindle, print, 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. 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

Learn to play the Ukulele as an Accompaniment Instrument. Learn and understand chord structures with melody. Focus on songs with chord structures and melodies (in multiple positions) that support the melody or lead. Prerequisites: Know the chords, shapes and notes especially in the first and second positions. This is not intended as an entry level course. Questions? 714-789-4790

Everyone has a story 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 supportive. It offers a sense of intimacy, spontaneity, and possible surprise. It is preferred that readings be done from a printed page rather than a device. 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. Class limit: 40