Brighten up your spring! This hands on workshop provides an introduction to the basics of floral design, including the principles and elements of design. Tool use, cutting techniques, and flower selection will be discussed. The best part: each student will leave with their own custom designed live flower centerpiece and a new appreciation for cut flower arranging. All supplies will be provided. The presenter will be instructing in person at the South Milledge Teaching Greenhouse Classroom .

Buddhism’s core concept, the idea that the Self is an illusion, that your Self is non-existent, is certainly counter-intuitive. To many, if not most, the idea is incomprehensible, even ridiculous. Yet the concept of non-self (anatman) is at the very center of the worldview of hundreds of millions of people. It is also a fascinating notion! Happily, once its origins in Indian religious tradition is explored, the concept is not difficult to grasp. And once grasped, its implications are astonishing. This course will introduce the concept of anatman and conclude with an in-class discussion of its implications for us today.

We read short items and selections from some of the world's best fiction and non-fiction. As well as interesting insights we strive for personal growth and social engagement. This year, 2022-2023, we will read the selections in the Great Books Foundation anthologies Modern American Poetry (978-1-880323-88-5, $26) and The Nature of Life, v.1 (ISBN 978-0-945159-72-8, $20). Used copies may be available on the Internet.

We read short items and selections from some of the world's best fiction and non-fiction. As well as interesting insights we strive for personal growth and social engagement. This year, 2022-2023, we will read the selections in the Great Books Foundation anthologies Modern American Poetry (978-1-880323-88-5, $26) and The Nature of Life, v.1 (ISBN 978-0-945159-72-8, $20). Used copies may be available on the Internet.