This four week class will look at the causes of homelessness, the resources available in our community, and how you can get involved. Come with your questions, concerns, doubts and ideas! Resources available at www.southbendin.gov/homeless At the Community Learning Center at the Main Library in Classroom C.

Everyone has a story to tell. Make it a memorable one by exploring the art of storytelling. Learn to mine for memories, develop the best story structure, add tone and tenor, and confidently present to an audience. You don’t have to be a writer. Bring your lively imagination and engaging personality. Tell a captivating true story from your life to a friendly community. Join in the fun of wits and words.

Having trouble managing difficult emotions? The Power of Presence is a six-week psycho-educational course that uses evidenced-based strategies to help decrease feelings of anxiety and depression and increase a sense of well-being. This is not a therapeutic intervention. Each week, new tools using cognitive and behavioral approaches and mind-body strategies will be introduced and practiced, therefore weekly attendance is expected. Class size is limited to ten (10) participants.

This workshop will use a $10 app plus Apple software on the iPad to edit class and student photos. We will cover restoring old photographs, as well as removing unwanted people and features, adding images, adding text, blurring or changing background, and adjusting the exposure, texture, and color in selected areas of photos, and creating collages, cards, etc. We will demonstrate some of the Apple Intelligence photo editing features as they evolve. An iPad running iPadOS 18 is required, but Apple Intelligence capabilities are not required on the iPad. Jane Keller will be co-teaching.

Chess - the game of kings.! The class will cover tactics, strategy, positional play, openings, traps, and endgames. Each lesson will include chess puzzles, an illustrative game, and most importantly a chance to actually play chess. There will be a simultaneous match against the

instructor, and a tournament at the end against all the other students. Basic knowledge of how to move the pieces is required. Chess has been shown to improve memory and is a great game to play with grandkids. Chess sets and boards will be available in class. $2 copy fee.

Our class will enjoy watching a different movie from the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s for each of our ten class sessions. The films will cover a variety of cinematic styles from comedy to drama, musicals to noir, and everything in between. Our hosts (Jeff, Judith, and Randy) will frame the week’s movie with an introduction and summary analysis, as well as interesting tidbits and trivia. The emphasis is on fun as well as film critique and information sharing among class members. Class questions and comments are encouraged.

In the workshop, students will learn about the many elements that differentiate music theater from plays and operas. During the course of the workshop, students will explore sound with movement, improve their pronunciation, further develop their vocal quality, and learn about character development. By the end of the workshop, students will have learned one to two pieces of their choosing that they will be able to perform in any place, at any time. The final class will be a recital that is open to the public.

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.