If you have chronic aches, pains or limitations in your movement ability, then these classes are for you. You will be doing gentle, easy to follow movement patterns that, over time, improve flexibility, coordination, and posture.

Learn the basics of machine sewing and troubleshooting problems while working on 3 fun projects.  As we learn about machine sewing, we'll be making an envelope pillow with insert, a pillowcase using the roll-up method, and a zippered pouch. Skills learned will include basic sewing machine care and problem solving; preparing, measuring, and cutting fabric; sewing French seams; installing a zipper; and using various machine feet. We will also learn what to do when things go wrong (this varies from class to class). Please bring a working sewing machine if you have one as there will be only a limited number of machines available.

This Hatha style yoga class will help you relax and refresh with strengthening and stretching. Dianne provides easy to follow instructions suitable for all levels of expertise. Please have a mat to use during each class.

Do you struggle with discomfort, excess tension or fatigue as you move through your daily life? Would you like to do the things you both enjoy and need to do, more easily and with less tension and effort? Then the Alexander Technique is for you! During this series of classes, you will: 1. learn to recognize the excess effort and tension you (and everyone!) are unknowingly, unnecessarily and habitually using; 2. experience a new, lighter, easier way of responding and moving; 3. practice these skills and develop the ability to incorporate them into your life

Learn to play the ukulele! It has never been more popular and you don't even need to know how to read music! On the uke you can knock out folk music, rock, blues, jazz, pop, country, tunes old and new -- even classical music. Duncan Perry, who has taught more than 900 students of all ages, will introduce you to essential chords and playing skills using familiar songs. There are lots of laughs along the way and learning to play an instrument is good for your brain! You will need a playable ukulele and an electronic tuner or a tuner app. And when folks hear you play this happy instrument, well, they just have to smile! If you don't own a ukulele, please contact us for information. What are you waiting for? Grab a uke and get ready for a musical adventure, then spread the joy!

In this six-session discussion-based class we will proceed through a timeline of events of Axis and Allied powers participating in a global war. We will delve into the greatest global crisis in modern history. We will traverse the war years from 1939 to 1945, presenting documents, engaging in discussions, and showcasing video events as they unfolded in both the European and Pacific theaters.

This class is for people new to Tai Chi/Qigong. Using slow, fluid and rounded movements you will learn to integrate the basic principles of Tai Chi and Qigong into specific movement patterns or “gestures”. We will coordinate our gestures with breathing patterns and imagery to create a type of moving meditation. This gentle movement activity is accessible to individuals of all fitness levels, and is taught and practiced both sitting and standing. This class is presented as a foundation for additional classes offered by this instructor.

This class is for people familiar with the principles of Tai Chi or Qigong, or have taken a class with this instructor. Blending movement, breath, and self-applied massage, participants will learn the Tai Chi Easy “5” form and experience the myriad of benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong: calm and focused mind, increased ease of movement, enhanced balance, and better breath support.