Balance class will focus on both skills such as static & dynamic exercises, locomotor activities, strength and endurance training, using multi-joint muscle groups, and posture exercises.

This course will be an extension of language learned in conversational Spanish Level 3. In this course, emphasis will be placed on Spanish conversation based around language tasks/vocabulary, as well as grammatical topics. Students will talk about everyday topics in the present, past and future tenses. This is an 8 week course beginning September 25.

Create a “wisdom book” of your soul’s messages using magazine collage. It feels magical because of the insight and wisdom that appears on the page! We use simple techniques and a journal template learned in the Spiritual Art Journal class. (Previous class experience highly recommended). Bring: composition book, scissors and glue stick and old magazines to cut up.

Ready, set, hike! During this series, you will get to explore several county parks and observe different plant and animal habitats while getting in healthy exercise. This program will consist of six guided hikes, some of which may take place on moderately hilly terrain and muddy trails. Hikes will take place at 10 AM on Wednesdays, from October 1 to November 5. The first class will be held at St. Patrick's County Park.

Remember those songs that beckoned you to get up and dance, because they simply told you what to do? These songs will spark the early, mid- or late teen that is still in you, recalling a time when you could just move and have a good time with friends. Here are some of the songs: Do the Freddy (Freddy and the Dreamers); The Twist (Chubby Checker); Jump (Van Halen); Shake, Shake, Shake ( KC and the Sunshine Band); and Do the Locomotion (Dee Dee Sharp). This is a one-time dance party, lasting about an hour.

This will be a single session class October 8th, about the South Bend Watch Company. We will discuss the need for high quality watches, a little about how they work, the company's origins, many of the people involved, products, location, ultimate demise and aftermath. For anyone who has an old pocket watch and would like to bring it to the class, I will remain afterward to provide any information I can about the watch.

Build your wine knowledge by sipping and

studying your way through some of the world’s

most famous wine regions. Each session will

feature 3-5 tastings, with a discussion of food

parings, tasting notes, and the history and

geography of the region. Sharyl has hands-on

viticultural and wine-making experience. Class

meets from 2:00pm - 3:30pm in Little Flower

Payne Hall. The cost is $25 per session.

This five-week course, beginning October 16, explores Robert Schmuhl’s recent book, Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents. Schmuhl, an Emeritus Professor at Notre Dame, examines Winston Churchill’s unique relationship with Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman during World War II and its impact on history.

Participants will read approximately 60 pages per week, with guiding questions for discussion provided in advance of each session. The course will conclude with a special opportunity to meet and engage with Professor Schmuhl, who is scheduled to attend the final class.