This course describes the common causes of vision loss as well as the implications that vision loss can have on everyday tasks. We will review solutions to overcome challenges that living with low vision can present. Low vision aids and devices will be available for hands-on demonstrations.

Are you interested in food self-sufficiency and eating locally? Love to travel? Participants will take a photo tour of the Asian Rural Institute in northern Japan, a working organic farm practicing integrated agriculture. Learn about the unique training program in which rural leaders from Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Africa are trained in sustainability, community development and servant leadership.

Mah Jongg is an ancient Chinese game of skill and luck. It is played with four players using 152 tiles. It is a stimulating mental activity that we all need as we get older. Warning - this game is fun, challenging and addictive! Class time will be spent with hands-on instruction and actual playing of the game. The National Mah Jongg League card is required and provided.

The fields of neuroscience and music have been converging over the last 20 years. We now know how vital music and music therapy can be for maintaining optimal functioning of the brain well into our later years. Learn the science behind the modern field of music therapy, where it's being used: schools, nursing facilities, hospitals, and how: for help with stroke recovery, memory, anxiety, Alzheimer's and other neurologic disorders and even depression! Learn first-hand how music can help you on a daily basis to maintain and even possibly improve brain functioning, memory, and to reduce stress and anxiety. We will have guest speakers who work in the field of music therapy and you will have a chance to try your hand playing music on drums (and/or other instruments) as well as some singing. No musical ability required, just the desire to have a little fun!

Anyone who grew up playing old-school arcade games like Asteroids or Space Invaders is in for a treat at the American Classic Arcade Museum. The museum curates over 250 coin-operated video and pinball games originating as far back as the pre-electricity era, all of which visitors can play. It also collects artifacts, documents, audio recordings and other media tracing the history of the games and their creations. After you see, hear about, and maybe play the earliest arcade games, you are on your own to purchase tokens and continue playing your favorite games at the museum, or play the latest games, bowling or indoor 18 hole mini-golf at FunSpot, named "Largest Arcade in the World" in 2008 by Guinness World Records. Meet inside the doors signed "Entrance to Funspot and the American Classic Arcade Museum."

Coffee roasting is a fascinating business. It touches on agriculture, history, socio-economics, industry, art and science! Many people take their cup of joe for granted. Did you ever wonder where your morning cup of coffee comes from or wonder how it gets from there to your cup? In the first session we will follow the arc of coffee history to modern-day production, discussing the legend of Kaldi and the dancing goats to current picking and processing methods. In the second session we will take that knowledge and apply it to brewing and sampling coffees from all over the world. Your requirements are to engage in a lively discussion and be prepared to taste amazing coffees from around the world. The tasting portion will be only regular coffee, no decafs. We will also only taste it black.

Do you take time each day to take care of yourself so that you can be at your best mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally? It's the little things that we do consistently that often have the greatest impact on our overall sense of well-being. Join Trish Manning to learn how you can embrace the six essentials of creating health, and to discover food and lifestyle choices you can make each day to move you in the direction of becoming a healthier you.

This course will educate and guide you through the continuum of care that adults 50+ typically need. We will discuss the options seniors have and the pros and cons of each, the different costs and funding, what to look for and avoid, how to know which option is right and how to deal with any complications (e.g., family conflict and caregiver stress).

Tai Chi is considered a gentle, graceful way to improve balance, flexibility and strength. Places like the Mayo Clinic and the Harvard School of Medicine recommend the art form. The movements are easy to learn, relaxing and fluid. Students have noted a refreshed, calm mind after class. Tai Chi is known as "Moving Meditation." Wear loose clothes and socks, slippers or shoes. No experience needed.

Participants will engage in an interactive discussion with the author Ty Gagne about his book, "Where You'll Find Me; Risk, Decisions, and the Last Climb of Kate Matrosova," while exploring their own decision-making process and approach to managing risk. Ty will also discuss the research and writing process.