Whether you are a natural worrier or a cool cucumber, what we have experienced so far in 2020 has challenged all of us in our capacity to recognize, manage, and metabolize stress. Different people experience and process stress in different ways. In this course we’ll engage in both traditional and experiential learning to help you recognize your own unique stress patterns and try on some tools for processing these challenges more effectively for your unique personality style.

This will be an entertaining and compelling collection of stories by four established masters and two living writers: Leo Tolstoy’s “After the Ball”; Anton Chekhov’s “A Trifle From Real Life”; William Faulkner’s “Pantaloon in Black”; Ernest Hemingway’s “The Killers”; Ron Rash’s “Back of Beyond”; and Lionel Shriver’s “Exchange Rates.”

Airing statewide on PCN, PA Books is a weekly television program featuring authors of books about Pennsylvania. Topics on the program range from the earliest Native Americans to the American Revolution, Gettysburg, the Industrial Revolution, organized crime, the Amish, scrapple, biographies of prominent Pennsylvanians, and more. This presentation covers many facets of Pennsylvania history, including some little-known stories the presenter has learned while hosting this program.

Having “the talk” with an aging loved one can often be a touchy subject, and can be mentally and emotionally draining. Whether it’s giving up driving, making funeral plans, or discussing a move to a retirement community, these topics can be hard to broach and ultimately resolve. Learn the importance of being proactive, gain insight, and learn techniques to make this interaction more productive and less stressful. We’ll discuss how and when to approach an aging loved one in need of a change or pre-planning. We’ll also explore different types of legal documents, resources to help educate loved ones on different options and costs, and planning tips and checklists.

This course will review the history of the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict and the history of U.S. engagement in attempting to advance the associated peace process.

In the year 1200 Europe was on the move: hundreds of thousands were involved in religious pilgrimages or the military equivalent - the Crusades. How, when, and where did this culture of journeying begin? How did pilgrimage affect every aspect of life in Europe, especially architecture, art, and our own religious practices? From the fourth-century nun Egeria traveling to the Holy Land on her own to the thousands of medieval pilgrims walking the roads to Rome and Compostela, there are many wonderful travel tales and a rich visual legacy.