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Time for questions and personalized ZOOM lessons with Frank to help to learn to play the GUITAR . This Class is in conjunction with the Friday Bluegrass Jam

No charge for workshop.

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Time for questions and personalized Zoom lessons with Frank to help to learn to play the MANDOLIN. No charge for workshop.

This class will cover essential investing in a declining interest rate economy. Increasingly volatile markets can create opportunities and potential pitfalls. We will address the principals of selecting stocks, bonds, and other investments, with a focus on using investment income to fund retirement. Learn how to read financial statements and to translate confusing financial jargon. We will discuss the evolving world of crypto currency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.) Information will include the role of a financial advisor and identifying fees and costs. Time will be allotted for individual questions and answers. No products or services are sold, endorsed, or marketed.

It’s an exciting time to have a smartphone. But every year there are more interesting features, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all the changes. Learn about a wide range of iPhone features and services ranging from phone care to current Apple AI, how to manage your email, messages, and contacts, the different ways you can personalize your iPhone, how to stay safe or private when you are using your phone, how to edit and organize all those photos you’ve taken, how to take advantage of the iPhone’s health features and much more.

Participants will write memoirs that detail memorable life experiences. Each week, we meet, share, and read essays written in advance. Participants are asked to honor an 800-word/5- minute reading time limit in order to accommodate all class members. Each author will receive gentle, constructive, and supportive feedback related to the writing following their reading time. Discovering one’s personal writing style, voice, and effectiveness are part of the fun we enjoy in this class. All writing levels are welcome.

Class Leaders: Michael Marshall & Pam Kiwerski

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 course will introduce participants to Spanish children’s literature. Each selection will be used to engage class members in oral Spanish skills by focusing on vocabulary development, comprehension and speaking. The instructor believes in a natural approach to language acquisition, encouraging all participants to be fully involved in a positive learning environment that supports each learner regardless of current proficiency level. Beyond beginners preferred.