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Join us for an outdoor adventure exploring interesting places in our community. We will meander at a leisurely pace for 1-3 miles. Participants should be comfortable walking and standing for up to two hours. A biologist from River Partners will be guiding us to visit a completed habitat restoration project along the Sacramento River. We will learn about the project's history and walk adjacent to the river with potential views of river otters, deer, and bald eagles.

Get an introduction to California native plants and basic botany in the field as we saunter in search of California native wildflowers.

Get an introduction to California native plants and basic botany in the field as we saunter in search of California native wildflowers.

This class is designed to assist you in planning the transfer of your wealth to a spouse, children, grandchildren, and any other people or organizations you want to benefit from your estate. OLLI sponsors Dana and Tara Campbell will explore the advantages and disadvantages of different methods for wealth transfer to enable you to make better decisions regarding your own estate. Plan on both lecture and discussion as many exciting things can be learned from information and experiences of participants.

A scintillating review of current themes in the media will be discussed in each class. Class members present a topic, discuss it, then open the floor for discussion and debate. Poetry, literature, scientific discovery, and educational progress are examples of the issues addressed. Special guests are welcome to present.

This class is for people who already know how to play the A-G chords. We play and sing 3-, 4-, and 5-chord songs by Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, the Everly Brothers, and other musicians from the '50s, '60s, and '70s. The class is mostly to practice feeling comfortable with playing guitar while singing. There is some instruction on more advanced guitar playing. Bring a guitar, ukulele, or other stringed instrument, or you're welcome to come just to sing along with the class.

The Celtic fringe is composed of six nations: Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland, and Wales. Through their ancient language and culture, they are the inheritors of nearly three thousand years of unbroken cultural tradition. Welsh author Emyr Humphreys said, "At any time since the eleventh century, it could have disappeared, but for the determination of one generation or another that it should not." This class will trace the history of the Celts and their culture.

Sing and/or play popular gospel songs. Bring your voice, guitar, violin, cello, harmonica, squeeze box, or other instrument and join a group of people singing and playing for fun. This is not meant to be religious. It's just a place to enjoy great music. Join us!

This class is for people who have studied some French in the past. We study basic French grammar, usage, pronunciation, and vocabulary. The focus is communicating with others in written and spoken French.

This learning through conversation seminar will discuss a short 1972 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that asks the question, how can an ecological and environmental Armageddon be prevented? Humans from Earth invade an alien planet in order to harvest its natural resources. The indigenous humanoids fight to preserve their world and their culture. Le Guin, daughter of the famous Kroeber anthropologists, imagines an astonishing culture of pacifists.

The class is reading Le Chien Jaune by Georges Simonet. The class reads aloud, followed by translation into English, with some discussion of vocabulary, grammar, and the plot.

Meditation calms the mind, and when the mind is calmed, life's true desires appear. Each class session will begin with a guided meditation to bring focus and clarity, then transition into silent meditation. Meditation will be followed by a journal prompt to express hopes, thoughts, and dreams. All journal entries will remain private.

Sharpen your drawing and watercolor skills as we paint and sketch together on a variety of subjects. The purpose of this class is to provide a supportive community for those who work to keep their journal practice alive. We will share ideas and sometimes our favorite art materials, the ones that make this practice all the more fun. With seasonal sights available to us as examples, plan on some brilliant pages in your sketchbook.

On parle français dans cette classe, sans traduction (si nous avons de la chance). On doit avoir l'envie d'entendre et de parler mieux le français, et peut-être un jour le parler couramment. Il n’y a pas de textes.