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- Advanced Art of Writing
- THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below and we will notify you if space opens up in this class.
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Fee: $99.00
Dates: 10/6/2023 - 12/15/2023
Times: 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Days: F
Sessions: 9
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 220
Instructor: Kathy McConnell
Each of us has a story to tell. Whether your story is fiction, creative nonfiction, a memoir, or an essay, the elements of writing are the same. Students will work on different writing elements each week and share their writing by reading it aloud, then critique the work of other class members.
For writers with some previous writing experience.
Required Texts:
- Stafford, Kim. The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer’s Craft. University of Georgia Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780820324968.
No class held 11/10 & 11/24.
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- Almost Easy Hikes
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 10/28/2023 - 10/28/2023
Times: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Kathleen Obenland
White Bluffs
Who said that hiking has to be hard? If you can walk a few miles around your neighborhood, you can enjoy a hike out in the great outdoors.
This trail to White Bluffs – ranked “almost” easy more due to distance than terrain – covers a fascinating area along the Columbia River across from the Hanford Reach. Over a round-trip hike of roughly 5 miles, we’ll climb a few low, rolling hills while taking in the sight of such geological and historical features as white cliffs, an abandoned farmstead, and more.
Required Materials: comfortable walking/hiking shoes, lunch, water, and backpack or bag.
Suggested Materials: hat, hiking poles.
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- Easy Hikes
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Fee: $45.00
Dates: 10/14/2023 - 10/14/2023
Times: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Kathleen Obenland
Umatilla Rim Trail
Who said that hiking has to be hard? If you can walk a few miles around your neighborhood, you can enjoy a hike out in the great outdoors.
One of the most beautiful easy hikes in our area, the Umatilla Rim trail is rocky but mostly flat, and follows along the top of a ridge at 5,000 feet offering spectacular views. On this round-trip hike of roughly 4 miles, we’ll take a slow pace as we stop to appreciate the plants, flowers, and more.
Required Materials: comfortable walking/hiking shoes, lunch, water, and backpack or bag.
Suggested Materials: hat, hiking poles.
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- Friday Films
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Fee: $89.00
Dates: 9/29/2023 - 12/8/2023
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 9
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Remington
Explore a series of thematically-related films. We'll engage in lively discussions as we analyze the films and our responses to them, while developing a sense of each film's creation, impact, and place in history.
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- Intermediate Story Writing
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 9/28/2023 - 12/14/2023
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: Th
Sessions: 10
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 220
Instructor: Allen Kopf
Do you have a story - whether memoir or fiction - that you've run through your mind many times, but have been reluctant to write? Now is the perfect time to put pen to paper! In this intermediate class, you will write and share your stories in a safe environment and at your own pace. Together, we will examine the elements of good writing and how these elements work together to form a complete story, then put those lessons into practice. You'll learn not just how to edit your own works, but also how to help other writers by making instructive critiques about their stories. Learners of varying skill levels are welcome!
Required Texts:
Required Materials: pencil or pen; notebook. Students will also need access to a computer and printer outside of class with which to type & print their stories.
No class held 11/23.
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- Introduction to Meditation
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 10/10/2023 - 11/14/2023
Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 220
Instructor: Terri Cotts
Whether boosting concentration, relieving anxiety and stress, or improving sleep, the benefits of meditation and mindfulness are as varied as they are helpful. But how exactly does one take the first step toward meditating effectively? In this class, you will receive guided meditation practice for a variety of different forms of meditation, including breath meditation, meditation in the body, walking meditation, eating meditation, and more, along with time for discussion, questions, and teachings that will help to reinforce each lesson. After just six weeks, you will have everything you need to establish a regular meditation practice. In the words of Thích Nhất Hạnh: "Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it."
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- Liberalism: Hits and Misses
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 11/14/2023 - 12/12/2023
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Jamison
"Liberalism" is a word that is hard not to encounter these days - but for all we hear it thrown around, what does it truly mean, both in theory and in practice? In this class, we will take a historian's view of the gradual rise of liberalism through world history, exploring its links with both creativity and science. We will delve deep into various supporters' modes of thinking about life, problems, economics, religion and ethics. We'll also examine examples of liberalism in history, the opposition it has faced from the right and the left alike, and the relationship between liberalism and conservatism to identify both its greatest successes and its greatest failures.
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- Organizing Your Digital Files
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 10/4/2023 - 11/8/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Computer Lab 115
Instructor: Donna Cummins
Have you ever lost a file on your computer? Do your files disappear, leaving you with no idea how to find them? Or perhaps your files have inscrutable, hard-to-remember names like "0012Ar3.jpg" or "Fxz02Xkj.mp4". This class will teach you how to successfully locate, move, rename, and reorganize your files into a structure that will allow you to find and retrieve them quickly. We will also learn other ways to manipulate your digital files in Windows and use built-in programs like the Snipping Tool and Photos.
Required Materials: USB/flash drive.
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- Smartphone Photography
- THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below and we will notify you if space opens up in this class.
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Fee: $39.00
Dates: 10/20/2023 - 10/27/2023
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 2
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 205
Instructor: Kathy McConnell
Smartphone photo quality is well beyond the capacity of your childhood Brownie film camera. Join this class to learn how to use your iPhone or Android smartphone to "see" interesting photo opportunities and discover your phone's simple but marvelous editing tools. The class will include PowerPoint presentations, field work, and sharing.
Bring your iPhone or Android smartphone.
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- Stephen Sondheim: Musical Genius
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Fee: $85.00
Dates: 10/24/2023 - 11/28/2023
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 109
Instructor:
Celebrated as one of the true geniuses of Broadway, Stephen Sondheim has excited countless audiences with his innovative musicals for well over half a century. In this class, we will explore the historical evolution of Broadway musicals and introduce ourselves to Stephen Sondheim's 13 original works in that space. Through videos of musical theater experts, performers, critics, and Sondheim himself, we will learn and discuss how Sondheim's background influenced his unique, oft-complex musical compositions and his dazzling lyrics. We will also watch three full-length musicals of his - Company, Sweeney Todd, and Into the Woods - to better gain an informed enjoyment of Sondheim and his unique legacy.
Sessions 1, 2, and 6 will be held from 1:30-3:30pm. Sessions 3, 4, and 5 will be held from 1:30-4:30pm.
Suggested Texts:
- Secrest, Meryle. Stephen Sondheim: A Life. Delta, 1999. ISBN: 9780385334129.
- Sondheim, Stephen. Finishing the Hat. Knopf, 2010. ISBN: 9780679439073.
- Sondheim, Stephen. Look, I Made a Hat. Knopf, 2011. ISBN: 9780307593412.
Sessions 1, 2, and 6 will be held from 1:30-3:30pm. Sessions 3, 4, and 5 will be held from 1:30-4:30pm.
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- All Levels Hatha Yoga
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $129.00
Dates: 9/26/2023 - 12/5/2023
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Days: Tu Th
Sessions: 20
Room: REC CNTR (W) Studio 2303
Instructor: Rob Robinson
Enhance your balance, gain strength, improve physical grace, and promote mindfulness and spiritual awareness with hatha yoga. We'll focus on the foundations of yoga postures (asanas) with movement and flow, as well as emphasize the benefits of hatha yoga to the body and mind. Join us for a lifelong journey!
Yoga mat recommended. Yoga blocks provided.
No class held 10/3 or 11/23.
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- Florence in the Renaissance
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 9/25/2023 - 12/11/2023
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 10
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor: Claire Valente
Are you ready to immerse yourself in one of the greatest periods in human history? Join us in examining the history and culture of Florence from 1330 to 1550, with special emphasis placed on the writers, artists, and philosophers whose works embodied humanism and helped bring about modernity. Together, we will begin our journey with Dante and Petrarch; face the devastation of the plague; learn of banking and the Medici; follow the Baptistry competition; engage in civic humanism and the teachings of Machiavelli; contemplate Neoplatonism and Botticelli; mourn Savonarola's Bonfire of the Vanities; and admire the greatest of them all, Michelangelo.
Required Texts:
- The Italian Renaissance Reader. Julia Conaway Bondanella (Editor), Mark Musa (Editor). Plume, 1987. ISBN: 9780452010130.
No class held 10/9 & 11/20.
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- Lonesome Dove
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 9/27/2023 - 12/6/2023
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 10
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 243
Instructor: John Remington
The tale of several retired Texas Rangers on a cattle drive to Montana during the sunset of the Old West, Larry McMurtry's novel Lonesome Dove earned him a Pulitzer Prize alongside critical and popular acclaim. In this class, we will get on the trail to uncover the novel's origins, antecedents, and influence, as well as its themes of old age, death, unrequited love, and friendship. Along the way, we'll also view two film adaptations of McMurtry's previous novels. Come ready to read, discuss, and experience!
Required Texts:
- McMurtry, Larry. Lonesome Dove: A Novel. Simon & Schuster, 2010. ISBN: 9781439195260.
No class held 11/22.
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- Organizing Family Photographs
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 9/27/2023 - 12/6/2023
Times: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 10
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 114
Instructor: Donna Cummins
Perhaps you have inherited a box of old photographs. Or perhaps you have a smartphone bursting at the seams with digital images. It can seem overwhelming to figure out how to manage and care for all those photos! In this class, we'll develop a workflow for storing, identifying, scanning, filing, retrieving, and displaying your images. You'll examine different scenarios to organize and keep them in a way for you to enjoy and share with future generations.
Required Materials: USB/flash drive.
No class held 11/22.
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- Poetry Glues Us Together
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Fee: $75.00
Dates: 9/26/2023 - 10/31/2023
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 106
Instructor: Cheryl Pira
Join a community of people who want to improve their appreciation for poetry both on and off the printed page! Whether you've always found poetry difficult and want to give it one last chance, or whether you're a lifelong poet looking to hone your craft alongside fellow writers, we have room for you. In this fun and addictive class, we will unravel the written verse and discover just how to express your inner workings with maximum impact.
Required Materials: pencil or pen; spiral notebook.
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- Religious Activism in the 1960s
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 9/25/2023 - 10/23/2023
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 5
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: Pat Henry
In the mid-20th century, a variety of faiths - including Catholicism, Buddhism, and Judaism - gave rise to fervent activism for peace. We will explore the philosophies and struggles of influential religious activists such as Dorothy Day, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Thomas Merton, and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel through their own personal writings and documentaries of their lives.
Required Texts:
- Day, Dorothy. The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist. HarperOne, 1996. ISBN: 9780060617516.
- Heschel, Abraham Joshua. Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. ISBN: 9780374524951.
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- Rescuing Jews During the Holocaust
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $85.00
Dates: 9/27/2023 - 10/25/2023
Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: Pat Henry
Why did some people risk their lives and those of their family members to rescue people they didn't know? How did they do so? What lessons can we learn from their heroic deeds? We will watch films that depict the rescue of Jews in France during the Holocaust and others that narrate the actions of four of the five Americans who have been named 'Righteous Among the Nations' in Jerusalem.
Required Texts:
- Henry, Patrick. We Only Know Men: The Rescue of Jews in France during the Holocaust. Catholic University of America Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780813226163.
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