The recent pandemic has hit older adults more significantly. As we prepare for another wave of illness due to the Coronavirus, older adults can take proactive steps to improve their physical, mental, and spiritual health. By implementing a daily regimen involving physical activity, eating a nourishing diet and getting adequate amounts of hydration, sleep, and socialization each day, seniors can enjoy a healthy and active retirement. This high energy, interactive presentation will engage you in thinking differently about your own wellness and ways that you can age with grace, dignity, and independence.

This three-part series will explore the life and architecture of a “young sensation” from England who “rocked” the city from 1890-1900, capturing citizens and media headlines for a decade – but he suddenly vanished! What happened to him and why? Attend to find out!

“It is difficult/to get the news from poems/yet die miserably every day/for lack/ of what is found there.” William Carlos Williams, Asphodel, That Greeny Flower After participants share past experiences with poetry, we will engage poems that delight and evoke a sense of well-being, even laughter. Then we will read aloud and respond to poems on the pandemic, climate change, and systemic racism. We will tune in to voices of resistance and cries for justice and empowerment in poems written by poets of color, immigrants, refugees, and other marginalized persons. We will savor poems that nourish our souls, offer hope, evoke joy, and inspire loving action.

The instructor will share with you why he especially enjoys reading, thinking, and talking about three poets: Elizabeth Barrett Browning because of the poetry that she wrote and the love story that she lived; Alfred Lord Tennyson because his poetry so beautifully reflects our search for faith; and Robert Frost because his poetry so successfully captures thoughts and attitudes of his native New England.

This course will explore the history of this city from its beginning in 1807. The village grew when families moved there to build the Erie Canal, site of the unique Flight of Five locks. Famous people hail from the city such as the first woman to run for president of the United States, movie actors, models, inventors, etc.

Whatever your age, understanding how to keep your information safe and secure online is vitally important for everyone. This presentation covers key topics like using secure websites, creating strong passwords, being aware of what you put on social media, and even tips for shopping online safely.