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Curt Walters is the best known living painter of the Grand Canyon, and has spent five decades observing and interpreting one of the world’s most complex landscapes. We will view a selection of Walters' Grand Canyon and Sedona paintings to understand the context, techniques and visual impact across his masterworks. We will explore Walters' art while developing an eye for close looking and formal visual analysis in landscape painting.

Music cleanses the mind and frees the soul. We'll listen to some of the world's greatest classical music composed by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Franck, Mussorsky, Saint-Saens, Vaughan-Williams, Copland, Barber and Bernstein. Thanks to YouTube, we'll watch performers close-up in their home concert halls. This is not an analytical class. We'll simply listen and briefly say how the music makes us feel. Please Note: This class skips a week for Labor Day 9/7.

Level 1 is for people new to Tai Chi and those wanting to be more comfortable with the initial moves. Tai Chi is a gentle slow exercise for the mind and body.

Level 2 is for those who have completed level 1, and are ready to learn more. Tai Chi is a gentle slow excercise for the mind and body.

By presenting relevant concepts and data, this on-going course aims to equip each participant to be an educated consumer of news on a wide range of economic topics. Discussions will be fact-driven and nontechnical. No formal economics training is required. Please Note: This class skips a week for Labor Day 9/7.

Participants are invited to give short (10–20 min) presentations on a key issue shaping American democracy—covering such aspects as governing principles, current challenges and global comparisons. Each presentation will be followed by open discussion aimed at fostering civic awareness, critical thinking, careful listening and respectful dialogue. Together we will deepen understanding of community values and engage in meaningful conversation about America’s changing role in a changing world.

This course focuses on the history of India since the Great Mahabharata War. We will explore significant facts and features of the history of India over the past 5000 years and highlight the philosophical, religious and cultural aspects over this period. Please Note: This class skips a week for Labor Day 9/7.

Organize your thoughts, photos, artwork, letters, diaries, and emails. We will write in class and at home - yes, homework. Bring paper, pen, and/or laptop. Your first chapter will be on your grandparents, second chapter on your parents, then chapters about your life divided into 15-year segments. Writing topics will be suggested, and your work edited. You may read your work aloud to the class, if you like. Please Note: This class skips a week for Labor Day 9/7.