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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 05-01-2023 to 05-08-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: OELocation: ZoomThe First Soap Operas. Stories aren’t part of us, we’re part of them. And in the chaos of finding our way in a brand-new world, we started with stories about the people responsible for the mess we found ourselves in. And like all good humans, it wasn’t our fault. Someone else was to blame. These are the wild and crazy tales people made up to explain... read more -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 05-10-2023 to 05-24-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 09:00 AM-10:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: OELocation: ZoomHow did women artists deal with modernism, for which women were central subjects? What kinds of alternatives to the dominant narrative does the study of women's work allow? This four-session class will focus on works of women primarily in France, Russia, and the United... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-11-2023 to 05-11-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Dr. Susan Friedman, Geriatrician, URMCTerm: OELocation: ZoomDid you know that 75% of chronic disease in this country could be eliminated by addressing straightforward things – like the food we eat, exercise, sleep, managing stress, avoiding tobacco, and building healthy relationships? Lifestyle medicine is a new field of medicine that works with patients to help them make and sustain changes, in order to reduce... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 05-15-2023 to 05-22-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: OELocation: ZoomAnd Empire State Oddities. Every state has got them—ours are just slightly more impressive. From weird monuments, to haunted houses, to complete ghost towns (Yes, they are not just in the west.) We got more than a few places that’ll make you shake your head. From old farmhouses where you least expect them, to Cold War ruins, odd mansions, and even a... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-18-2023 to 05-18-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 09:00 AM-10:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Cynthia Evans, Tealicious Trendz Tea & Wellness ShopTerm: OELocation: ZoomPenfield resident and owner of Tea-Licious Trendz LLC est 2009, Cynthia Evans, and past engineer, for personal reasons has been inspired to unlock the connection between her health conditions and poor gut biome health and as a result she wants to share this important information with others. This class discusses the history of how our food processing has... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: OELocation: ZoomTourism Gone Amuck. Though history, large groups have gone unnoticed. That is, until they do something violent. In modern media parlance, we call that “If it bleeds, it leads.” The Viking age turned the corner on traders that people noticed until they had a big change in their business practices. What started out as a collection of the most aggressive... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-21-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 09:00 AM-10:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: OELocation: ZoomThis three-session class will look at ways in which pictures of and for children, as well as literature for and about them participated in communicating changing ideas about children's nature and their roles in America from Colonial times to the early twentieth century. Huck's Raft by Steven Mintz will be a point of... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 06-08-2023 to 06-29-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Laurence BrittTerm: OELocation: ZoomThis course will focus on the year 1914. It was not only the beginning of the First World War, it was also the end of an era and the start of a new and dangerous time where many illusions were shattered. The course will be broken into four one-hour segments. First, the world as it was at the start of 1914 – politically, culturally, and economically.... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Cynthia Evans, Tealicious Trendz Tea & Wellness ShopTerm: OELocation: ZoomPenfield resident and owner of Tea-Licious Trendz LLC est 2009, and past engineer, Cynthia Evans, has been inspired by the benefits of adding this superfood to her diet. This class is inspired by the book "The Coconut Oil Secret" along with the amazing improvements in health that Cynthia experienced. She will outline key important points regarding how... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-19-2023 to 06-26-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: OELocation: ZoomThe Race into the Air. Ever since man saw birds fly, they have been envious of their freedom of the air. But the invention of flight was nowhere near as simple as creating a lightbulb. But for a species that will believe almost anything, a huge number of people cried fake. Followed by an equally large number of fakes claiming they did it first. But in the... read more
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Sessions: 5Class Date(s): 07-05-2023 to 08-09-2023No Class: 2023-07-26Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Jennifer CaseTerm: OELocation: ZoomWriting is a great way to process the world around you. It allows you an opportunity to reflect on your experiences and to make meaning from them. Join this friendly workshop setting where you'll read and discuss short pieces of literature, respond to writing prompts, and have the chance to share your work with other members of the group. All levels of... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 07-12-2023 to 07-26-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Otto Bruno, host of Jazz 90.1 FM’s “Sinatra and Company”Term: OELocation: ZoomJoin us on this fun-filled journey through some of the funniest and most classic television comedy of the 1950s. We’ll explore Silvers’ background in vaudeville and burlesque as well as his partnership with Bilko writer/creator Nat Hiken. We’ll view episodes of Bilko, Car 54, and excerpts of Silvers’ many other film and TV appearances through his... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-10-2023 to 08-10-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Central TimeInstructor: Cynthia Evans, Tealicious Trendz Tea & Wellness ShopTerm: OELocation: ZoomPenfield resident and owner of Tea-Licious Trendz LLC est 2009, and past engineer, Cynthia Evans, has been intrigued with how honey has assisted her in optimizing her health. Inspired by the book "The Honey Phenomenon", by Dr. Joshua, Cynthia has been intrigued with how this plentiful and delicious food from nature, this liquid gold, can heal an ailing... read more