Learn to play the ukulele—an affordable, travel-friendly instrument with a cheerful sound that’s easy and fun to learn. Perfect for beginners, grandparents wanting to play with grandchildren, and those with smaller hands. In this class, you’ll learn basic chords and songs while building confidence as a musician. An ukulele and tuner are required for participation. Those who already know how to play will benefit from these workshops. The Amazon site could be helpful. (Starter pack https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ukulele+affordable+starter+packages)

Improve balance, coordination, strength, and confidence through exercises focused on static and dynamic balance, locomotor movement, posture, endurance, and functional strength. Activities are designed to enhance stability and support everyday movement.

Grief is a natural response to many forms of loss, not just death. This course explores grief across the lifespan, including anticipatory, ambiguous, disenfranchised, and cumulative grief. Participants will examine how life changes such as retirement, illness, relationship shifts, identity changes, and unmet expectations can trigger grief. Through discussion and reflection, students will gain insight into grief and learn compassionate ways to understand and respond to it. This one day class is Monday, September 14.

Perfect for those who have never knitted or haven’t picked up needles in years. Learn to knit, purl, read patterns, and master basic knitting skills while creating a dishcloth. Bring to the first class: #7 knitting needles (straight or circular) and one skein of solid-colored 100% cotton yarn (such as Sugar and Cream or Peaches and Cream). Avoid spending a lot on supplies.

Continue expanding your American Sign Language skills in a fun, supportive environment. Weekly practice focuses on vocabulary growth, finger-spelling, communication, expression, ASL history, and confidence-building. Intended for students with intermediate-level signing experience or higher. Co-teacher Marcia Haslett, M.Ed

Great Decisions is a national discussion program developed by the Foreign Policy Association. Each week, participants will watch a short video and engage in instructor-led discussions on current global issues. Topics for 2026 include U.S. foreign policy, tariffs and the global economy, U.S.-China relations, nuclear proliferation risks, Ukraine and European security, changing international institutions, U.S.-Africa relations, and the future of human rights and international law.

"Have you ever wondered how those beautiful rocks on Lake Michigan’s beach were made? Why do some look like coral you’ve seen in Florida? Some look as black as lava. Some look to be layered with sands of a different color. Each of these rocks tell a story that we will explain in this course. We will tell the story of how the earth evolved and the unique process that formed the continents. Rocks can also tell the story of the evolution of life. Come learn these processes and you will never see beaches, mountains and plains in the same way. Finally, you will learn to appreciate the time involved in the development of the earth’s surface you see now.

This hands-on class introduces the basics of using an iPhone, including setup, iCloud, calls and contacts, typing and texting, email, calendar, camera and photos, FaceTime, web browsing, and downloading and using apps. An iPhone running iOS 26 is required. Jane Keller will co-teach the class.