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Personal Enrichment

Computer Class for Older Adults

$20

with Michael Wilson

Calendar Apr 23, 2024 at 2 pm
Have you taken computer classes before and been totally lost? Well, this unique class is for those who are looking for simple and practical instructions. Your patient instructor has trained 1000s of older adults with 4 and 5-star ratings! We will discuss the popular YouTube website that offers 1000s of free informative and entertaining videos, show a few email tips and tricks, demonstrate online shopping, visit AARP and other related websites for seniors, use some shortcut keys, and navigate Google Search to do research and get information. So, if you have been frustrated with other classes, consider taking this refreshing and informative computer class for older adults! You won’t be disappointed!

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Women's Defensive Pistol Fundamentals

$125

with Alice Bean Andrenyak

Calendar Apr 23, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks
Over two weeks in a safe environment, you will learn the mindset and skills to protect yourself and those that you care deeply about with and without a firearm. You will learn or review the basics of handling a firearm and then about self-defense. Learn the difference between accurate target shooting and defensive shooting. Practice will be inside the classroom using SIRT pistols (laser only shooting pistols) but you will be seriously challenged. Holsters and special clothing will be used. A $35 textbook is included. No firearms are to be brought to class. This course meets Concealed Carry Permit application requirements.
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Carving Wood Spoons & More

$65

with Sherwood Hilt

Calendar Apr 23, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 5 weeks
This class is for beginners in wood carving. You will learn the art of carving a wooden spoon from an instructor who has been carving a variety of objects for over 31 years. Spoons can be small or large, carved plain or with decorative handles, and made from a variety of wood. After carving your spoon, the instructor will offer a variety of other small carved objects, such as birds, jack-o-lanterns, or small animals,which you can choose for a second project. At the first class, we will discuss the tools you will need and how to use them. The materials fee of $12 is payable to the instructor at the first class.

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French I - Beginner French Continuing

$59

with Kimberly Helmstetter

Calendar Apr 23, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 5 weeks
More French! This class will be a continuation of French 1 - Beginner French.

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Mobile Making Workshop

$20

with Antje Roitzsch

Calendar Apr 23, 2024 at 6 pm

Have you ever wondered how a mobile gets balanced? The workshop is a glance behind the scenes. We will create some simple shapes out of recycled box board to learn the mechanics of mobile making. Please bring scissors. This will get you started to make a more beautifully finished piece at home. Should you want to decorate your piece in class, you are welcome to bring some markers or colored paper and glue to the class. There will be a handout, so you don’t forget the steps.

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Tai Chi for Beginners - 10 Movements 4.24.24

$59

with Mike Shunney

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 at 10:30 am, runs for 6 weeks

Through the movements of Tai Chi and relaxed breathing, you will cultivate, store & circulate your internal energy. The movements are non-impact, smooth and practiced very slowly at first. Western research has shown improvements in heart, bone and muscle strength, as well as large reductions in the effects of stress, and an improvement in overall balance, with regular practice. This is the 20th continuous year of Tai Chi classes through the Five Town Adult Education program!

QIGONG - Mindful Movement with Natural Breathing 4.24.24

$59

with Mike Shunney

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 at 3 pm, runs for 6 weeks
These ancient Qigong practices have improved the health of millions of people over millennia. The air that we breathe is our most important source of nourishment. There is a mountain of research in western medicine confirming the value of a regular practice of improved breathing for many health conditions, and even more benefits in combination with these movements. Ba Duan Jin, Swimming Dragon & Wu Ming Qigongs will be introduced.

Cooking the Tastes of West Africa 4.24.24

$49

with Jordan Benissan

Calendar Apr 24, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Learn a new cuisine as you join Togo native Jordan Benissan as he teaches you how to cook dishes from West Africa. Among the dishes you may be preparing are West African Chicken in Peanut Sauce, Jollof Rice (West African Paella), Gusi Dessi (Spinach, kale, and collard greens, cooked with melon seeds, cooked in a reduced tomato sauce; served with white rice), and West African tapioca pudding cooked in lemongrass broth with choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream. Registration fee includes all ingredients.
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