Co facilitator:  Jo Ann Gryder

Christine will walk attendees through the basics of American Mah Jong. One of the most interesting of board games, Mah Jong can seem daunting. Join this class for beginners and learn from a seasoned player.

Book:  A beginners Guide to American Mah Jongg by Elaine Sandberg-available at libraries and online.  (Not required)

Speaker:  Christine Hepinstall

Co-facilitator:  Jo Ann Gryder

Christine will walk attendees through the basics of American Mah Jong. One of the most interesting of board games, Mah Jong can seem daunting. Join this class for beginners and learn from a seasoned player.

Book:  A beginners Guide to American Mah Jongg by Elaine Sandberg  Available at libraries and on line.  (Not required)

Speaker:  Christine Hepinstall

Co-facilitator:  Carl Hays

A tense historical thriller follows FBI agent's race to stop a Nazi plot to abduct Albert Einstein, who Hitler believes can unlock the atomic bomb. Nazi sympathizers across 1930's America hold rallies in Madison Square Garden and covert operations on Long Island. The FBI protects Einstein from Germany operatives' effort to capture him in order to derail Einstein's warning to FDR.

Book:  The Einstein Conspiracy by Steve Israel (not required)

Co-facilitator:  Kelly Knorst

This fun, beginner-friendly class is designed especially for newcomers! You'll learn basic steps and movements first, then sequence them together to create easy to follow dances. No experience needed - just a willingness to move and have fun. Line dancing is more than exercise- its a full brain and body workout. Learning and recalling rhythmic, sequenced movement supports memory, attention, and executive functioning. It also improves coordination, balance, and overall fitness. Line dancing boosts mood and builds social connection in a welcoming, encouraging environment.

Come move, learn, laugh, and give your brain and body a joyful workout!

Six Nations: Presented in roughly chronological order of their entering the war: Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Soviet Union,  United States. Each examined in terms of history, government, resources, demographics, recent experience of war, war aims, and how those came together to produce success or catastrophe.

One class per month, on a Thursday.  Follow dates before each book title.

Read a book per month and join in lively discussion with your peers. (The second Thursday of each month).  All books are required.

Sept. 10 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

Oct. 8 - A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice by Rebecca Connolly

Nov. 12 - Maria by Michelle Moran

Dec. 10 - The Heart of It's a Wonderful Life by Jimmy Hawkins

Most of us know the American side of the Revolutionary War i.e. "taxation without representation", but what historical events shaped the English, the Colonies and the rest of Europe that led to the breach and war? How did the evolution of the English Monarchy affect the government of the colonies? How did the colonies reach a point where they thought they could take on the most powerful country in the world? Why did other European countries (most notably France and Spain) support the revolution? That support eventually would come back to haunt them. Why did the British suddenly start to tax the colonies and why did the colonist object to it so strongly?

Is poetry, which has some reputation for being incomprehensible or even deliberately obscure, worth the trouble? If you have never read a poem that has deeply moved you or, as Emily Dickinson described it, "make you feel as if the top of your head is coming off," you may not really have experienced poetry. Poetry challenges us because it uses language differently than prose and strives to recreate experiences and emotions. Learn some tactics for decoding poetry and, hopefully walk away with at least one that literally sends chills up your spine. We will read a variety of poems from a variety of eras and traditions. Although this is a continuing class, no prior class is required.