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Enjoy a walk on the campus with fellow members.

A low–impact exercise program offered throughout the year for muscle conditioning and increased body strength.

Founders Hall Tai Chi classes teach the long form of the Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan.  This 'soft' form of martial arts is considered a safe and effective isometric exercise.  Tai Chi is known to help improve balance, flexibility, strength and coordination as well as aid in the ability to manage stress.

The Tai Chi Beginner classes start in January with the study of the first of the three sections of the form and, over the full year, progress through the study of the second and third sections of the traditional Tai Chi long form.

A low–impact exercise program offered throughout the year for muscle conditioning and increased body strength.

Share your thoughts on a variety of current event topics in an informal discussion format.  Personal participation is encouraged in this interactive group.

Continuing with the growth of the Renaissance, this semester we will look at the achievements during the High Renaissance in Italy.  We will study the great artists and thinkers of this time period inluding da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, discussing their lives and works with stories and slides.

A challenging exercise program that uses free weights and other tools in standing, sitting and floor workout routines to strengthen abdominal and lower back muscles, increase flexibility and improve body alignment. Participants must be able to use floor mats.

A challenging exercise program that uses free weights and other tools in standing, sitting and floor workout routines to strengthen abdominal and lower back muscles, increase flexibility and improve body alignment. Participants must be able to use floor mats.

Whether you simply wish to improve your handwriting or have a sudden urge to hand-copy the Declaration of Independence, come take an ink pen for a test drive.  The only requirement for this course is an adventurous spirit.  This series of classes will explore cursive penmanship and its shift to ornamental handwriting.  Beginning with pencil and moving through cartridge ink pen, students will graduate to the flexible oblique pointed pen and liquid ink with which the thicks and thins of lettering are created by altering the pressure on the tip of the nib.  You'll be following a step-by-step process from basic pen strokes to individual letters to full words to sentences ... and voila!  It won't be long before you have a brand new, useful and verstile alphabet style that is easily adaptable to your own style for use on invitations, informal business announcements, or notes to friends... and maybe even secret admirers.

This course is a continuation of our survey of the nation's defining beliefs as expressed in more contemporary circumstances.  Because of the necessarily sequential nature of the selections, the class is limited to those who participated in Part 1 during Fall 2018.  Before our first meeting, please read Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

A challenging exercise program that uses free weights and other tools in standing, sitting and floor workout routines to strengthen abdominal and lower back muscles, increase flexibility and improve body alignment. Participants must be able to use floor mats.

For experienced or beginner artists, this course will cover painting techniques, color mixing, composition and painting styles as well as varied painting subjects - still life, landscape, portrait and figures.  The art studio atmosphere is coupled with art direction and guidance and freedom to experience new things.  Canvas fee is $3.

Continuing with the growth of the Renaissance, this semester we will look at the achievements during the High Renaissance in Italy.  We will study the great artists and thinkers of this time period inluding da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, discussing their lives and works with stories and slides.

A challenging exercise program that uses free weights and other tools in standing, sitting and floor workout routines to strengthen abdominal and lower back muscles, increase flexibility and improve body alignment. Participants must be able to use floor mats.

This mostly-seated workout addresses the full body, focusing on flexibility and range of motion. This positive-attitude exercise approach incorporates lifting, reaching, stretching and breathing exercises, which can make even everyday activities easier.

Play Mexican Train Dominoes with fellow members.

A monogram is a motif of two or more letters, typically a person's initials, usually interwoven into a decorative design, which is used as a logo or to identify a personal possession.  In this four-session class, students will be introduced to a variety of typographic letters with which they will be able to create their own monograms.  Time-permitting, students may add decorative elements to emulate illuminated initials, using gouache paints, metallic markers or colored pencils.  Come join us, and MAKE YOUR OWN MARK!

For experienced or beginner artists, this course will cover painting basics, mixing, color palettes and composition.  Varied choice of subjects as well as nonrepresentational work will be encouraged.  This class is typically smaller so offers greater opportunity for personal one-on-one guidance.  Canvas fee is $3, payable in class.

Come join us as we read about Women in the Civil War.  The War led to changes in the lives of women on both sides of the battlefield.  This book helps to showcase their 'enterprise, fortitude, and fierceness.'  This is a great social history that helps us to see a wide variety of the roles women played such as 'nurses, spies, writers, abolitionists, feminists, and political wives.'  We also get a great look at 'camp followers, business-women, entertainers, activists, and socialites.'  'It is probable that the most enduring consequence of the war for women was the changed conception they came to hold of themselves.'  Looking forward to reading this with you.  The class book, Women in the Civil War by Mary Elizabeth Massey is available through the registration form for $22.50.

Pilates approach will be used in this core strengthening program. Stretching and use of free weights will strengthen the overall body as well as improve flexibility and balance. The class will use both mats and chairs.