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CELEBRATION LIFELONG COURSE CATALOG & SCHEDULE
Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
Mission • A congenial learning community and social
environment for sharing information and
The mission of Celebration Lifelong is to provide
conversation while making lasting friendships.
an extraordinary educational and enriching
program for adults in Celebration and its environs. • Two guest passes per term (February 12, 2019 –
Dedicated to intellectual growth, social interaction, August 9, 2019) which can be used for a
and well-being of its members, Celebration Lifelong 75-minute class, lecture, or club based on
is a membership program that encourages those availability.
who are willing to volunteer their time and talents • A weekly e-mail newsletter, Celebration Lifelong
to teach and develop courses and activities. Mondays, informing you of updates and events.
Celebration Lifelong is a community partnership
program with the Celebration Foundation and Special Membership Privilege
the Celebration Residential Owners Association AdventHealth Wellness Center Celebration is
(CROA). The office is located at the Celebration offering members of Celebration Lifelong a
Foundation on 610 Sycamore Street in Office #110 corporate discount on annual membership. Please
in the Seminole Building and the courses for present your Lifelong registration receipt or
members are held at Celebration Town Hall, current term lanyard at AdventHealth Wellness
851 Celebration Avenue. Center Celebration.
There are three sessions in the spring. Each session
lasts three weeks. This spring the sessions begin
Term Membership Fee
on: February 12, March 12, and April 9. Most
Membership is PER TERM and is effective from
classes last one hour and fifteen minutes and there
February 12, 2019 – August 9, 2019. The fee for
are three classes for each course. Courses meet
Celebration Lifelong Membership is $40.
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. In
Membership can be purchased without purchasing
addition, Tuesdays from 3:15 – 4:30 pm are devoted
any courses. Membership is non-transferable.
to our Tuesday Lecture Series.
Whether you’re in town full-time or part-time,
you can still be a Member of Celebration Lifelong!
Benefits of Becoming a Member As a Member, you can participate in all the clubs
of Celebration Lifelong: and attend the Tuesday Lecture Series. You also
• COURSES: An extensive selection of 50+ have the ability to sign up for as many courses
courses offered each term with no tests or as you’d like. There is an additional fee for each
homework required (see pages 7–31). course.
• TUESDAY LECTURE SERIES: Every
Tuesday, 3:15–4:30 pm during the term
(see pages 31–36). Cover photograph
• CLUBS: Participation in a variety of clubs – of fountain
by Jim Siegel,
such as Book Club, Brain Train, Film Club,
Freelance Journalist
Origami & Paper Crafts, and Wellness Coaching and Photographer
(see pages 36–39).
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Celebration Lifelong • Website: CelebrationLifelong.org • E-mail: Lifelong@CelebrationFoundation.org • Phone: 407-595-5905
Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
Course Fees Guests Visiting You?
Each course is $20. Some courses have additional Guest Pass Information
fees that may be required for course materials as Members receive TWO guest passes with each
noted in this catalog. You can pick as many courses term membership, which entitles you or your
as you like! There are many choices to fit your guest to attend ONE 75-minute class or lecture
interests and/or lifestyle. Courses in this catalog per pass.
must be taken during the membership term (Spring
• Guest passes may NOT be used for a class with
2019). Courses are not transferable to others.
a material fee or with a waitlist.
What do I do if I ONLY want • You or your guest may attend no more than
ONE class of any three-part course.
a Single Course?
If you’re not a Member but want to take a single Additional passes may be purchased for a non-
course, you can do that too! The charge is $60 refundable fee of $10 per pass. Guest passes do
($40 for Membership and $20 for the course). The not expire and may be transferred from one term
bonus is that you get to enjoy all the lectures and or calendar year to another.
clubs that term.
Refund Policy
We Appreciate Our Instructors,
Course refunds will be made prior to the beginning
Lecturers, & Club Facilitators –
of the term, February 11, for any registered
The Ultimate Benefit
Lifelong participant needing to drop a course.
Thinking of being an instructor, lecturer, or club However, we are not able to refund a course fee
facilitator for Celebration Lifelong? Just visit our once the term has begun. If your schedule
website www.celebrationlifelong.org and click changes, you may enroll in another available
on the tab “Want to Teach?” You can then fill out course within the term. Prorated refunds may
a course, lecture, or club proposal form for the be available in cases of extreme hardship, such
following term. The details of submission are as immediate death in the family or medical
on the form. If your course, lecture, or club is emergencies. Material fees are not subject to
approved by The Lifelong Committee, you will refund. All requests for refunds must be made in
receive the following: writing and submitted directly to the Celebration
• As a Celebration Lifelong instructor, you will Lifelong Office. Membership and courses are
receive Celebration Lifelong dollars (with a not transferable.
value of up to $200) to be used toward your
Term Membership and any courses for the term
you are teaching.
Course Cancellations
On occasion, we need to reschedule or cancel an
• As a lecturer, you will receive one FREE Term
entire course. In this event, we will notify you and
Membership ($40 value) for the current term.
give you an opportunity to sign up for another
• As a club facilitator, you will receive one FREE course in the same term.
Term Membership ($40 value) per each term
that your club meets.
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Celebration Lifelong • Website: CelebrationLifelong.org • E-mail: Lifelong@CelebrationFoundation.org • Phone: 407-595-5905
Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Membership Information.................................... 2 Literature............................................................ 19
TUESDAY LECTURE SERIES/ Personal Enrichment........................................ 20
CLUB Schedule At A Glance............................ 4
RELIGION................................................................ 23
COURSE Schedule At A Glance............................. 5
Science & Environmental Studies................... 23
PARKING/REGISTRATION/Getting Involved.......... 6
Social Sciences................................................... 24
Celebration New Urbanism
& Architecture................................................. 7 Visual Arts & Crafts......................................... 28
COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY.................................... 8 World Cultures & LanguageS.......................... 30
Finance................................................................... 9 TUESDAY Lecture Series for Members Only ..... 31
Fine & Performing Arts..................................... 10 Clubs FOR Members Only .................................. 36
Health & Medicine............................................... 16 Registration Form............................................. 41
TUESDAY LECTURE SERIES AT A GLANCE
February 12th – Travel with a Purpose – Habitat for Humanity – Joe & Debbie DeLosa (pg. 31)
February 19th – The MIT Study: Mind Mapping – Anthony Dottino (pg. 32)
February 26th – Cognitive Impairments: Facing Fear with Knowledge and Empowerment –
Edith Gendron (pg. 33)
March 12th – From Here to the Maritime Provinces and Back in an RV – Robert Pearson &
Wilhelmina C. Korevaar (pg. 33)
March 19th – The Story of the Quilt during the Civil War – Ken & Connie Gleason (pg. 34)
March 26th – How to Pay For Long Term Care: Medicaid & VA Benefits – Heather C. Kirson (pg. 34)
April 9th – Animal Rescue Project – Cristian Rubén & Ariana Texidor (pg. 35)
April 16th – Advances in Chiropractic Technology & Treatment – Dr. Stephen Brenan (pg. 35)
April 23rd – Ten-Minute Play Readings – William Newkirk (pg. 35)
CLUB SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Club Week 3/5, 4/2, 5/7, 6/4, 7/9, 8/6 3/6, 4/3, 5/8, 6/5, 7/10, 8/7 3/7, 4/4, 5/9, 6/6, 7/11, 8/8
Wellness Club (pg. 39) OR
Morning Book Club Film Club
Brain Train Club (pg. 37) 10:30 am–11:30 am – pg. 36 10:30 am–1:00 pm – pg. 37
10:30 am–11:30 am
Afternoon Origami & Paper Crafts Club
1:15 pm–2:45 pm – pg. 38
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COURSE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Session #1 February 12, 19, 26 February 13, 20, 27 February 14, 21, 28
Creating with Beads* – pg. 28 PowerPoint Clinic – pg. 8
One-Hit Wonders – pg. 13 10:00 am – 12:00 noon 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
10:45 am –
12:00 noon Lawyer & His Client: MORE 1960s: Peace, Love & Country Rock:
People & Stories Behind Famous Revolution – pg. 24 A New American Genre – pg. 11
Law Cases – pg. 26
Introducing… The Beatles – Secrets of Paris Intermediate Mah Jongg – pg. 21
12:15 pm – pg. 12 from a Francophile – pg. 30
1:30 pm Workshop: Write a Ten-Minute Banned in Boston: Life & Art of Claude Monet –
Play – Part 1 – pg. 15 First Amendment Rights – pg. 25 pg. 13
Giving for Your Grandchildren (or
Lifestyle Medicine: Optimism of Art Deco – pg. 14
1:45 pm – Other Family Members) – pg. 9
3:00 pm Transform Your Health &
Quality of Life – pg. 18 Wine Tasting: Same Grapes, Creative Open Studio –
Different Tastes* – pg. 22 Session 1 – pg. 29
3:15 pm – TUESDAY LECTURE SERIES –
4:30 pm pg. 31
Session #2 March 12, 19, 26 March 13, 20, 27 March 14, 21, 28
Walk Through the Short Stories of Lauren Groff: Beginner’s Bridge: Bidding
10:45 am – Old Testament – pg. 23 Florida – pg. 19 10:00 am–12 noon – pg. 20
12:00 noon Self-Driving Cars... Really? – Easy Ways to Pay Less Tax – Basket Making*
pg. 27 pg. 9 10:00 am–12 noon – pg. 28
Homeopathy & Women’s Health – Alcohol-Based Inks Better Bones – pg. 16
12:15 pm – pg. 17 for Beginners* – pg. 28
1:30 pm Workshop: Write a Ten-Minute Disney Architecture Outside the Brief History of Jazz – pg. 10
Play – Part 2 – pg. 15 Theme Parks – pg. 8
Maximum Memory Mastery – Storytelling: Sounds Beyond
1:45 pm – Celebration, Florida: Planning the pg. 22 the Dialogue – pg. 14
3:00 pm Dream & Dreaming the Future –
pg. 7 Creative Open Studio –
Eating Well – pg. 17 Session 2 – pg. 29
3:15 pm – TUESDAY LECTURE SERIES –
4:30 pm pg. 33
Session #3 April 9, 16, 23 April 10, 17, 24 April 11, 18, 25
Director’s Cut: Harry Potter – How Yoga Works & How It Can
pg. 11 Work for You – pg. 18
10:45 am- Towns & Places in Central
12:00 noon Conversations Entre Amis – Florida – pg. 27
Classic Moments in
Conversations Between Friends – Hollywood Films – pg. 11
pg. 30
The 1950s: Communism, Scratchboard Drawing* –
Conformity & Civil Rights – pg. 24 pg. 29
12:15 pm – Director’s Cut: Star Trek –
1:30 pm pg. 12 New Year, New You: Lifestyle National Parks:
Changes for Improved Wellness* – Our Lives & Theirs – pg. 26
pg. 19
Decluttering & Organizing Beginning Acting for Adults – Be A Loving Person: The Teachings
Made Easy! – pg. 20 pg. 10 of Dr. Leo Buscaglia – pg. 21
1:45 pm –
3:00 pm Achieving Physical & Emotional
The Amazon: Explore the Wonder Creative Open Studio –
Restoration Through Sleep &
& the Changes – pg. 23 Session 3 – pg. 29
Dreams – pg. 16
3:15 pm – TUESDAY LECTURE SERIES –
4:30 pm pg. 35
* Additional Fee Required
Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
Parking How Can You Become More Involved?
Parking is very limited, so please allow those with
Volunteer
mobility issues to park close to the building. Please
consider walking, riding your bike, or carpooling. Celebration Lifelong relies on the support and
Free parking is available on a first-come, first- help of member volunteers. To volunteer, call the
served basis. Celebration Lifelong Office at 407-595-5905 or
e-mail clvolunteers@celebrationfoundation.org
REGISTRATION BEGINS ONLINE The Lifelong Committee
Date: January 28, 2019 The Lifelong Committee provides direction and
leadership for Celebration Lifelong. This group
• Online registration will open at 10:00 am.
develops the curriculum and determines the
To make it faster and easier, you can register
courses, lectures, and clubs offered each term.
online from home or anywhere in the world.
• All mailed, e-mailed or dropped off registrations Volunteer Services:
are handled in the order they are received starting Welcome Desk & Tech Team
Tuesday, January 29 at 10:00 am – one day Lifelong members volunteer their time to staff
after registration opens. the Welcome Desk. Tech Team volunteers set up
• If you need registration assistance, stop by technology and provide tech support for instructors,
Celebration Town Hall, 851 Celebration lecturers and club facilitators.
Avenue, from 10:00 am–1:00 pm on Tuesday, The Lifelong Committee Members
January 29 where we will have a few volunteers Mary Ann Kinser, Co-Chair
to help you. Laura Simpson, Co-Chair
• By mail or drop off at: Gary Feit
Celebration Lifelong Floyd McCollum
at the Celebration Foundation Judi Nelson
610 Sycamore Street Meryl Rachlin
Office #110 Cheryl Rosenberg
Celebration, FL 34747 Alexis Saire
Dolores Salvo
Phone: 407-595-5905
Don Salvo
Website: CelebrationLifelong.org Janet Wheatley
LIKE us on our Facebook page at: Terry Wick
Celebration Lifelong B Alksninis, Lifelong Staff
Celebration Lifelong Courses,
Tuesday Lecture Series & Clubs take place at:
Celebration Town Hall
851 Celebration Avenue
Celebration, FL 34747
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Celebration Lifelong • Website: CelebrationLifelong.org • E-mail: Lifelong@CelebrationFoundation.org • Phone: 407-595-5905
Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
Jackson Mumey
CELEBRATION LIFELONG COURSES
Jackson Mumey is one of the original residents
of Celebration and current member of the CROA
Celebration New Urbanism Board. Jackson has his BS from Regis University
& Architecture and his JD from Georgetown University Law
Center. He taught at Celebration School and
Celebration, Florida: Planning the Dream
Celebration High School, starting the debate team
& Dreaming the Future – NEW
and eventually winning two national championships.
Session #2 – He has a nationally syndicated podcast about the
March 12, 19 & 26
bar exam and lectures extensively on law and
Tuesday, testing throughout the US.
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Terry Wick
Terry Wick has a BS in Education and Masters in
Have you ever wondered why the Celebration Educational Administration from The Ohio State
logo – prominently placed on everything from University. She was an Elementary and Learning
shirts to manhole covers – has a date of “1994” Disabilities teacher, an elementary principal and
on it? Well, on March 29, 1994 (over two years a Director of Curriculum Development. Terry
before the first residents would call Celebration joined Walt Disney World in 1987 as Manager
“home”), this wonderful new urban town was of Educator & Youth Programs. Terry headed up
officially founded. As we kick off the 25th Disney Teacher Awards and oversaw Disney
anniversary of Celebration, this course will give VoluntEARs Worldwide. She was hired by The
you a glimpse “behind-the-scenes” leading up to Celebration Company as the liaison between
the town founding. We will also ponder what Disney, Osceola School Board and Celebration
our future may look like over the next 25 years, School.
considering governance and goals in the context
of our special circumstances as a town imagined
by Disney and now lived in and managed by
residents.
Instructors:
Geoffrey Mouen “Celebration Lifelong
Geoffrey Mouen has an MArch from Savannah
College of Arts and Design. He served as a Town
makes me proud to
Architect for Celebration Residential Owners live in Celebration and
Association and was a member of the design motivates me to ‘do my part’
team for the Celebration master planning and
to keep the town
town center while an Associate at Robert A.M.
Stern Architect. He is a former President of Urban looking beautiful.
Design, Rollins College, and is a member of AIA, This program has added
CNU, NCARB, and ICA&CA. years to my life!”
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Celebration Lifelong • Website: CelebrationLifelong.org • E-mail: Lifelong@CelebrationFoundation.org • Phone: 407-595-5905Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
Disney Architecture Outside the Theme Parks: COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY
The Story Behind the Architectures & Architects
PowerPoint Clinic
Session #2 –
March 13, 20 & 27 Session #1 –
February 14, 21 & 28
Wednesday,
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Thursday,
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
(2-hour course)
We will explore Disney’s Architecture outside the PowerPoint is the perfect software for many
theme parks and tell stories about the architects creative projects – a slide show to celebrate
and their architecture. The course will cover birthdays or anniversaries, a book with
many of Disney’s iconic buildings – Team Disney, illustrations and animations for your children
Celebration Town Hall, RCID Fire Station #3, or grandchildren, a digital portfolio, a flyer, a
RCID Office Building, Cirque du Soleil, Celebration presentation for a club or speaking engagement,
Place Complex, Casting Center and the Bonnet and, most especially, a course for Celebration
Creek Club House. Learn how the personalities Lifelong! Would you like to improve and practice
and design philosophies of the architects translate your PowerPoint presentation skills? In this clinic,
into the buildings we know and love. This course we will explore some of the most powerful of this
is a repeat. program’s functions. We will focus on editing and
Instructor: embedding videos, editing and embedding audio,
Tim Johnson inserting hyperlinks, and formatting pictures.
Tim Johnson has a BBC from the University of Please bring your laptop with PowerPoint
Florida’s College of Architecture and Fine Arts installed and any works-in-progress. Be ready
and an MBA from Rollins College. Tim spent to brainstorm and troubleshoot with your fellow
the last 21 years of his career with Walt Disney PowerPointers! NOTE: This course is designed
Imagineering developing over 100 projects. Most for PC users with PowerPoint for Windows,
were commercial projects for Walt Disney World, version 2013 or later. This course is a repeat.
but many were retail projects for all the Disney Class size limited to 5.
Theme Parks around the world. Instructor:
Dolores Salvo
Dolores Salvo has a BS in Education, Mathematics
and English from Edinboro University of
“Celebration Lifelong Pennsylvania, an MA in English from the
is a wonderful University of Pittsburgh and an MSEd from
learning experience. Duquesne University. Dolores taught math and
English at a suburban high school near Pittsburgh
The instructors and
before serving as Supervisor of Mathematics for
volunteers are
extremely dedicated.”
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Celebration Lifelong • Website: CelebrationLifelong.org • E-mail: Lifelong@CelebrationFoundation.org • Phone: 407-595-5905Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
the district. She has conducted workshops and is co-founder of Deducting the Right Way, an
seminars in math pedagogy and educational online resource for small business do-it-yourselfers.
software at the national, state and regional levels. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting
She is pleased to have capped her career with her and earned an Enrolled Agent license, an elite
very happy years teaching high school and middle status reflecting the highest designation awarded
school math at the Celebration K-12 and K-8 to individuals for taxes by the IRS.
Schools.
Giving for Your Grandchildren
(or Other Family Members) – NEW
FINANCE Session #1 –
Easy Ways to Pay Less Income Tax – NEW February 13, 20 & 27
Session #2 – Wednesday,
March 13, 20 & 27 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday,
10:45 am – 12:00 noon Gifting to your grandchildren, or other family/
friends, can be both rewarding and overwhelming.
The concerns about how much to give, how to
Whether you prepare your tax return yourself or
give it, what it can be used for, and maintaining
work with an accountant, learning how to deduct
some control can dissuade people from gifting.
items correctly on your tax return gives you the
We also need to consider the emotional issues
opportunity to minimize your tax bill. We’ll
of blended marriages, potential giftees who lack
discuss the best ways to reduce tax as an individual.
financial responsibility, fairness, etc. We will
You’ll gain access to checklists, tips and more.
explore the issues with gifting to minors or
Class 1 – Individual Deductions – standard versus
transferring control of gifts. Learn about the rules
itemized method, medical costs, volunteering,
of paying direct tuition and expenses. The trend
charitable contributions; Class 2 – More Individual
is increasingly focused on gifting while one is
Deductions: primary home, vacation home/second
alive, not just about trusts that control “beyond
home, state and local taxes, casualty and theft
the grave.” This is a positive course about family
losses; Class 3 – Tax Strategies: retirement account
experiences and making gifts more long lasting.
contributions, dependents, and rental property
ownership. Instructor:
Dan Zagata
Instructor:
Dan Zagata is the Managing Director of Evershore
Tom Williams
Financial Group, an independent comprehensive
Thomas J. Williams, EA, is a tax accountant with
financial services firm located in Orlando, Palm
nearly 20 years’ experience in the small business
Beach Gardens, and Boca Raton. Dan brings 15
field. He operates Your Small Biz Accountant,
years of experience working with professionals,
LLC, a virtual boutique accounting practice and
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Celebration Lifelong • Website: CelebrationLifelong.org • E-mail: Lifelong@CelebrationFoundation.org • Phone: 407-595-5905Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
businesses, and non-profits to help them realize Instructor:
their financial potential and goals. Dan earned Don Salvo
a BA in Economics from Bentley University, Don Salvo has a BS in Comprehensive English
Boston, and earned his DBA in Finance from Education from Edinboro University of
the International School of Management, Paris, Pennsylvania, an MEd in English Education
France. He also holds a graduate certificate of from the University of Pittsburgh, an MSEd in
Financial Planning from University of Miami. In Educational Administration from Duquesne
addition, he has earned the Certified Financial University, and was a Fellow in the School of
Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant Speech and Drama, Northwestern University.
designations from the American College and is Don spent his career as an English and Fine
a Chartered Life Underwriter. Arts educator and Fine Arts administrator in
Pennsylvania and Celebration. An Equity
member, Don has performed in more than 60
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS Equity productions and is a published and
Beginning Acting for Adults – NEW produced playwright.
Session #3 –
Brief History of Jazz
April 10, 17 & 24
Session #2 –
Wednesday,
March 14, 21 & 28
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Thursday,
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Are you a Romeo? Or a Juliet? Or a Martha or
George? Afraid of public speaking? Acting is
Join us in listening to many recorded samples as
easier – and a lot of fun! Join Don Salvo as he
we explore the major highlights and evolution of
leads you through beginning acting techniques
jazz music with emphasis on major players and
that will encourage your creativity, stretch your
styles. Class 1 includes ragtime and the blues; Class
imagination and build your self-confidence. We
2 covers early jazz through big band and the dance
will engage in mini performances in class. This
band era (circa 1930-1945); Class 3 covers mid-20th
will be a safe place to spread your wings and
century until the present. This course is a repeat.
become the Star that you know you are. Class
size limited to 12. Instructor:
Bill Grindl
Bill Grindl has an MBA in Finance and Marketing
from Suffolk University and a BA in Music
Composition from Berklee College of Music. Bill
is a former professional musician and administrative
staff member of Berklee College of Music. Presently
“Lifelong is such he is a consultant on affordable housing, primarily
a gift to our community.” development finance and planning.
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Celebration Lifelong • Website: CelebrationLifelong.org • E-mail: Lifelong@CelebrationFoundation.org • Phone: 407-595-5905Spring 2019 • Three-week sessions begin: February 12, March 12, & April 9 • Celebration Lifelong at 851 Celebration Avenue
Classic Moments in Hollywood Films – NEW Country Rock: A New American Genre – NEW
Session #3 – Session #1 –
April 10, 17 & 24 February 14, 21 & 28
Wednesday, Thursday,
10:45 am – 12:00 noon 10:45 am – 12:00 noon
Join us as we explore some classic moments of Country Rock is a new genre that is very popular
Hollywood films. In Class 1, we’ll laugh at classical in present-day Top 40 country music. In this
comedy skits of Abbott and Costello, Laurel and course we will discuss the instruments, vocal
Hardy and others. In Class 2, we’ll hum along to harmonies and songwriting styles that exemplify
iconic movie music, such as Gene Kelly’s “Singin’ Country Rock. We will listen to artists from
in the Rain.” In Class 3, we’ll discuss some of the the 1950s to the present, including The Beatles,
greatest actors and actresses of yesterday and Rolling Stones, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield,
today. We’ll view clips of actresses such as New Riders of the Purple Sage, Poco, Pure Prairie
Katherine Hepburn, who won four Oscars for League, and the Eagles.
Best Actress, and Meryl Streep who won three.
Instructor:
And we’ll discuss which actors offer the most
Gary Pinkston
versatility, excelling in drama, comedy and
Gary Pinkston has a BS in Education from Southeast
musicals – Marlon Brando, Hugh Jackman or ???
Missouri State University and a Master’s Degree
Let’s enjoy together some of Hollywood’s best
in Teaching from Webster University, St. Louis,
memories!
MO. Gary has taught Social Studies and Gifted
Instructor: Education in Missouri and Florida. Gary is a
Bob Madio guitarist, singer/songwriter who performs locally.
Bob Madio studied Architectural Engineering
at Illinois Institute of Technology and Business Director’s Cut: Harry Potter
Administration at the University of Illinois. After Session #3 –
serving two years in the US Army, Bob earned his April 9, 16 & 23
license as an insurance agent and claims Tuesday,
adjuster at the Insurance Institute of America 10:45 am – 12:00 noon
and formed the Madio Group, Inc. Bob has
loved movies and movie trivia ever since, as a
teenager, he saw Grace Kelly and Gary Cooper This course will be an exploration of the Wizarding
in High Noon! Cinematic World of Harry Potter! From The
Sorcerer’s Stone to the Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Find Them, there’s much to explore in the newest
edition of the Lifelong series, Director’s Cut! You
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will learn about the different film departments, much to explore in the newest edition of the
the process of making movies and why filmmakers Lifelong series, Director’s Cut! You will learn about
made the artistic choices they did with lighting, the different film departments, the process of
camera angles, actors and more! Vincent LOVES making movies and why filmmakers made the
the film industry and you’ll LOVE our deep dive artistic choices they did with lighting, camera
into the world of motion pictures – with a Harry angles, actors and more! What’s fun and new
Potter flair! This course is a repeat. about this class? We’ll take a deeper look into
the production of TELEVISION as well! Vincent
Instructor:
LOVES the film industry and you’ll LOVE our
Vincent Gerace
deep dive into the world of motion pictures and
Vincent Gerace has an AA in Media Arts from
TV – with a Star Trek flair! Live Long and Prosper.
Jamestown Community College and a BS in Film
from Full Sail University. Vincent is a proud team Instructor:
member of Creating Wealth USA. He assists with Vincent Gerace
event coordination, film management, marketing See previous bio.
oversight, and much more. He has loved the film
industry and motion picture world since he saw Introducing… The Beatles
Star Wars in the theatre with his dad as a child. Session #1 –
He worked as a producer in the film industry and February 12, 19 & 26
was the production manager for film star Michael Tuesday,
Winslow and is excited to return to Celebration 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Lifelong.
Director’s Cut: Star Trek – NEW You may not recall what you did on January 10,
Session #3 – 1964, when The Beatles released their first album
April 9, 16 & 23 in the US, but you will likely remember tuning
into The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 –
Tuesday,
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm with 73 million other Americans – to experience
the beginning of “Beatlemania” and the incredible
musical legacy of “the Fab Four.” This course will
This course will be an exploration of the vast focus on the history and influence of the highest-
Universe of Star Trek on both television and the selling band in history through listening and
silver screen! From the Original Series that started discussing selected songs from their vast catalog
in 1966 to the new JJ Abrams movies, there’s of music. This course is a repeat.
“I would drive
many miles to attend
Celebration Lifelong
courses!”
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Instructor: house and garden at Giverny, France. “I must have
Alan Binau flowers always and always.” – Claude Monet
Alan Binau has a Master Certification in Music
Instructor:
Production from Berklee College of Music in
Silvia Arlene Sánchez-Busse
Boston. He has an MBA from the Copenhagen
Arlene Sanchez-Busse has a BA in Anthropology
Business School in Denmark. Alan has been a part
from the University of Puerto Rico and a JD from
of the music business for over 40 years. He has
the University of Puerto Rico, School of Law.
owned a radio station, a record company, and a
Arlene spent twenty-five years as a practicing
record label. He continues to create new music
attorney in the Courts of Puerto Rico, specializing
with CEONEO (their 4th album is being readied
in family law and children’s rights. She spent
for release in advance of the 2019 Danish Tour),
ten years teaching English. She was the editor of
and also produces many other international and
Breakthrough Colonialism, a two-volume history of
local bands and artists. In 2010, he and his band
the statehood process. She also studied painting
recorded part of their second album in the Abbey
with Andres Bueso, one of the Caribbean’s foremost
Road “Studio Two”... where The Beatles recorded
painters. She has traveled to museums all over the
the majority of their songs!
world in search of Monet’s masterpieces and to
the sites and towns that inspired his paintings,
Life & Art of Claude Monet – NEW
especially his garden and home in Giverny, France.
Session #1 –
February 14, 21 & 28 One-Hit Wonders – NEW
Thursday, Session #1 –
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm February 12, 19 & 26
Tuesday,
Claude Monet, the man who painted “Impression, 10:45 am – 12:00 noon
Sunrise” at Le Havre harbor and was deemed mad
by art critics for this painting, became art history’s
It may be surprising to find out how many “pop
most influential painter of the mid- to late- 19th
music stars” only had one hit record ... only one
and early 20th Centuries. Monet is the founder of
claim to fame. We will explore some of these
the Impressionist Art Movement and precursor of
gems from the mid ’50s to the late ’70s in this
Abstract Art and his life journey is an enthralling
class. Come and relive some of those wonderful
tale of failure, perseverance, genius, triumph, and
days of your youth ... and ... probably hear some
beauty. Monet’s genius forever changed the art
songs that you haven’t heard in years.
world! We invite you to embark on a journey that
will take us from Monet’s childhood and his early
artistic endeavors and failures to his most famous
masterpieces and to the place he created – his
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Instructor: Storytelling: Sounds Beyond the Dialogue – NEW
Tom Kennington Session #2 –
Tom Kennington has a BS in Broadcasting from March 14, 21 & 28
the University of Florida. Tom spent 20 years in
Thursday,
radio as an on-air personality, Program Director,
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
National Program Director, and General Manager.
For 16 years, he worked at Walt Disney World
as the Manager of Promotions and Film and Filmmaking is complicated. No part more so than
Television Development Director. the creation of the soundtracks. From the careful
management of dialogue, to the creation of
Optimism of Art Deco convincing sound effects, to the all-important
Session #1 – music track, the soundtracks are a vital part of
February 14, 21 & 28 how stories are told in film and TV. This course
Thursday, will walk through the various aspects of sound
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm for modern media, employing examples from
well-crafted films, TV shows and commercials.
Come join us for an ear-opening experience!
Art Deco flourished during the period between
the two World Wars. Its streamlined characteristics Instructor:
and smooth metallic finish reflected the exuberance, Pete Opotowsky
optimism, and societal changes (especially female Pete Opotowsky has a BA in Motion Pictures/
emancipation) of the Jazz Age. In this course we Television from UCLA. He started working in film
will focus primarily on the visual arts, such as the and television nine years prior to graduating. He
decorative arts and architecture, and examine has been a photographer, director, and producer.
several examples of Art Deco in Miami, the Art Much of his 50+ year career has been in post-
Deco capital of the world. This course is a production or editing. He worked for WFTV for
repeat. nine years, Century III at Universal Studios for
seven years, and Disney for nine years. He has
Instructor: edited hundreds of episodes of broadcast television
Walt Herscher as well as feature films and commercials. Pete also
Walt Herscher has a PhD from Marquette University, worked in visual effects and animation. For the
an MS from the University of Wisconsin- past 16 years, he has been the owner of his own
Oshkosh, an MA from the University of Notre post-production/technology company in Orlando.
Dame, a BA from Kalamazoo College and was
a Keizai Koho fellow to Japan. Walt has taught
World History, Humanities, AP Art History, and
Military History at the high school and college
levels. He has co-authored two books and several
articles and has served at the local, state and national
levels of various social studies organizations.
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Workshop: Write a Ten-Minute Play – Part 1 Workshop: Write a Ten-Minute Play –
Session #1 – Part 2 – NEW
February 12, 19 & 26 Session #2 –
Tuesday, March 12, 19 & 26
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Tuesday,
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Ten-minute stage plays are a common format
for playwrights to practice and produce new This course provides an opportunity for participants
plays. In this course, each participant will write to present ten-minute plays they have written and
part or all of a ten-minute play. The first class will obtain feedback from other workshop members
cover fundamentals: script format, stage direction, and the instructor to help improve their plays.
casting, dialogue, and plot. In the second and third These can be either plays that they wrote in the
classes, the participants will read their plays-in- first session of the workshop or other plays they
progress and the class and instructor will discuss are developing. The workshop will also cover the
how to make the plays better. At the end of the nuts and bolts of actually getting a newly-written
term, the participants will present their plays in play produced in a professional theater. At the
a staged-reading performance as part of the end of the term, the participants will present their
Tuesday Lecture Series on April 23. This course plays in a staged-reading performance as part
is a repeat. Class size limited to 10. of the Tuesday Lecture Series on April 23.
Note: If you enrolled in Part 1, you will have
Instructor:
priority registering for Part 2, due to the
William Newkirk
limited class size. Class size limited to 10.
Will Newkirk was the 2017 recipient of the Charles
M. Getchell Prize for his award-winning play, Instructor:
[Miss]. The Orlando Sentinel named [Miss]: “One William Newkirk
of the best theatrical productions of 2017.” Other See previous bio.
recent award-winning plays include: East Lansing
(Best Play, Tampa Bay Theatre Festival, 2014),
In Me (Vigoda Award, Best Dramedy, 2015),
5 to 4 (Best Play, 4x6 Fest, Tampa, Florida, 2015),
Suffocation (Grand Prize, Emerald Theatre Company
New Play Festival, Memphis, Tennessee, 2016),
and The Nude (Best Play, A Strong Woman Play “I’ve learned
Festival, Washington, DC, 2016). Will Newkirk so much from the
has a BA from Harvard and an MD from The
Lifelong courses
Ohio State University.
and met so many
wonderful new friends
and neighbors!”
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HEALTH & MEDICINE Better Bones – NEW
Session #2 –
Achieving Physical & Emotional Restoration
March 14, 21 & 28
Through Sleep & Dreams – NEW
Thursday,
Session #3 –
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
April 10, 17 & 24
Wednesday,
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Why do we have bones? Where do they come
from? Why do they fail? How do they heal? What
makes them stronger? Weaker? What are the most
Learn the five steps (IREST) to better sleep, and
common fractures? When do fractures require
why sleep is necessary for your health. We …
surgery? How can one prevent fractures? This
1) Identify sleep as crucial to our health and course will cover the phylogeny, anatomy and
longevity; we are not insomniacs. metabolism of bones – particularly the spine and
2) Recognize barriers to our sleep onset and extremities. The nature and healing of fractures
maintenance. will be discussed, along with the role of surgery.
Finally, we will discuss the most common
3) Enjoy 5 or 6 sleep cycles every 24 hours.
generalized weakening of bones – osteoporosis,
4) Sleep through all stages, dreaming our way its causes, diagnosis and treatment.
to emotional health.
Instructor:
5) Trust our memories to consolidate before Don Gale
awakening. Dr. Don Gale was a Board Certified Orthopedic
Instructor: Surgeon with nearly 40 years of experience. He
Wilhelmina C. Korevaar received his undergraduate degree from Duke
Dr. Wilhelmina Korevaar is a graduate of Yale University, his MD degree from Tulane University,
Medical School. She has worked in tertiary and an MBA from USF (Tampa). His orthopedic
teaching hospitals as a pediatric anesthesiologist, training in Philadelphia included special training
intensivist, adult and cardiac anesthesiologist, and in children and spine. His experience in Florida
pain management specialist. She was also a solo was largely with the aging and aged populations.
private practitioner in pain management for 20 As a general orthopedist, he treated many skeletal
years and served concurrently as a consultant for injuries in the office and hospital, with and
area hospitals and the City of Philadelphia. Dr. without surgery.
Korevaar currently serves on the Volunteer Faculty
for the UCF College of Medicine, where she is an
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology.
“There are always courses
that I look forward to taking
and a great variety to satisfy
everyone’s interest.”
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Eating Well – NEW Homeopathy & Women’s Health – NEW
Session #2 – Session #2 –
March 13, 20 & 27 March 12, 19 & 26
Wednesday, Tuesday,
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Did you ever wonder why there are so many This course is an introduction to homeopathy as
conflicting views on what is considered to be a complement to traditional medicine or as a
healthy nutrition or why these views seem to complete and holistic system of medicine that
frequently change? This course will shed light on considers mental, emotional and physical aspects
both information and misinformation concerning of the individual. Discussions will include how
one of the most important things we do daily ... this effective approach restores health and vitality
EAT! Discover the true impact of foods on our by treating the whole person, not just the disease.
health and explore this opportunity to have your Homeopathy is safe and natural without any
nutrition questions answered! side effects and has been practiced for over
200 years. The World Health Organization
Instructor:
declared homeopathy the second most-used
Robert Warns
medical system internationally. We will look at
Robert Warns has a BS in Food Science and
the origins and principles of homeopathy, address
Human Nutrition from the University of Florida,
women’s concerns of pre-, peri- and post-
a BS in Psychology from the University of South
menopausal conditions, including osteoporosis,
Florida and an MS in Computer Information
sleep disorders, thyroid conditions, hormonal
Systems from Georgia State University. He is
imbalance, estrogen dominance, structural
a Registered Dietician/Nutritionist, Licensed
complaints, endometriosis and fibroids
Dietician/Nutritionist and American Council
on Exercise Certified Personal Trainer. Rob is Instructor:
currently a Clinical Dietician for the Lifestyle Andrea Baines
Clinic and Executive Health Program at Andrea Baines has a BS in Homeopathy from
AdventHealth Wellness Center with a special Middlesex University, Regents College, London,
focus on diabetes combined with other serious UK and an AA in Business Administration from
health conditions. In his practice, Rob aims to Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, NC.
be sensitive to each individual and provide Andrea practiced homeopathy in London at
compassionate guidance in making potentially Ainsworth (the Queen’s homeopathic pharmacy)
life-changing decisions on the path toward and in Gillingham, Dorset, UK. Andrea is a
wellness and longevity. Wellness Coach and Homeopathic Consultant
and Educator practicing in Lake Nona and
Cocoa Beach. She is a Director of the Florida
Homeopathic Society and President of Lake Nona
Toastmasters. Her favorite accomplishment is
raising 3 wonderful sons.
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How Yoga Works & Instructor:
How It Can Work for You – NEW Donna Mogilski
Session #3 – Donna is a certified RYT200 Yoga Alliance Instructor.
April 10, 17 & 24 She is also certified in Chair Yoga, Lymphatic
Yoga and Aqua Barre. In the 1980s she created
Wednesday,
Mom-me-cise Prenatal Fitness, working with
10:45 am – 12:00 noon
ACOG to determine exercise guidelines during
pregnancy. A charter member of IDEA, she has
Yoga is growing in popularity because it works! presented at national and international fitness
Yoga helps maintain health and improve functional conferences, authored articles on fitness, appeared
ability to live your best life. You don’t have to be on television and in fitness videos. She currently
a “bendy” person. If you are breathing, YOU CAN teaches chair yoga for Thriving in Place and
DO YOGA. We will explore yoga tools for chronic works with private clients. Donna has a BA in
pain, moving the lymphatic system, balance, Communications from California State University,
flexibility, digestion, strength, headaches, mobility, Fullerton and an MBA from California State
respiration, memory, posture, depression, insomnia, University, San Bernardino. Donna retired from her
foggy brain, stress and more. This session includes career in nonprofit fundraising and she’s happy to
lecture, demonstration and participation. This is be wearing yoga pants to work now!
not a yoga course, but we will do some movement.
Dress comfortably; wear shoes you can kick off. Lifestyle Medicine: Transform Your Health
& Quality of Life – NEW
Session #1 –
February 12, 19 & 26
Tuesday,
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
“With all of the news reports
telling us lifelong learning
The World Health Organization estimates that
is key to longer mental fitness, more than 80% of chronic health conditions
Celebration Lifelong does could be avoided through the adoption of healthy
an excellent job of mixing lifestyle recommendations. Cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, many cancers and other chronic conditions
a variety of topics
are NOT inevitable outcomes of aging, but rather
with outstanding presenters an end product of poor lifestyle habits. Lifestyle
which make this a leading Medicine is the evidence-based, holistic medical
edge program for people specialty which prevents, treats and sometimes
even reverses disease through quality nutrition,
of all ages in physical activity, sleep habits and stress management.
helping mental fitness Join Frank Stone, MD, Lifestyle Medicine specialist,
at its best!”
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and be empowered with the knowledge and skills Instructor:
to transform your health and quality of life. Kim Kirschner
Kimberly Kirschner has a MS in Nutrition and
Instructor:
Integrative Health from Maryland University of
Frank Stone
Integrative Health, a fellowship in Integrative
The first primary care physician to open a medical
Oncology from the American Association of
practice in Celebration, Dr. Frank Stone earned
Anti-Aging Medicine, and is a Holistic Health
his MD from Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Counselor certified by the American Association
at Wake Forest University. He completed a
of Drugless Practitioners. She is also certified to
combined residency in internal medicine and
lead Radical Remission Cancer Workshops, Food
pediatrics at West Virginia University Hospital. He
for Life cooking classes, is a Florida Licensed
is past Chief of Staff at AdventHealth Celebration
Massage Therapist and Certified Personal Trainer.
and is team physician for the Atlanta Braves.
She is an officer of her family’s charitable
Dr. Stone is a fellow of the American Academy of
foundation, Willow Star Haven, and administers
Pediatrics and a member of the American College
the wellness Facebook group, “Health and Healing
of Physicians. Dr. Stone is currently Medical
Workshop Celebration.”
Director of the Executive Health Program of
AdventHealth Medical Group.
New Year, New You: Lifestyle Changes
LITERATURE
for Improved Wellness – NEW Short Stories of Lauren Groff: Florida – NEW
Session #3 – Session #2 –
April 10, 17 & 24 March 13, 20 & 27
Wednesday, Wednesday,
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm 10:45 am – 12:00 noon
It is never too early – or too late – to develop Florida, Lauren Groff’s 2018 collection of short
healthier lifestyle habits. The cells in our body stories, is headquartered in a “dense, damp tangle”
regenerate and renew themselves regularly. Some of a state, “an Eden of dangerous things.” Explore
cells, like colon and skin cells renew in days; liver with us these stories that “span characters, towns,
and red blood cells renew in months, skeletal decades, even centuries. Yet Florida – its landscapes,
cells take a little longer ... and simple changes can climate, history, and state of mind – becomes the
help us take better care of these new cells. In this gravitational center as Groff writes about loneliness,
course we will sample whole-food-plant-based rage, family, and the passage of time.” Florida is a
dishes designed to improve health; discuss finalist for the 2018 National Book Award and
strategies and homemade products that can the 2018 Kirkus Prize. The book is available in
help us avoid toxic chemicals in our homes/ multiple formats: hardcover, paperback, and
environment, and talk about improving sleep e-book. We will discuss two or three stories each
and relieving stress through mindfulness and week, beginning with “Ghosts and Empties” and
movement. Materials Fee: $5. “At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners” for the
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first class. Join us as we travel the Sunshine State, brush up their understanding of the intricacies
the state that, as one of Groff’s characters says, of bidding. Join us for an enjoyable, stress-free
“in the summer is a slow hot drowning.” bidding clinic! Class size limited to 12.
Instructor: Instructor:
Dolores Salvo Dolores Salvo
Dolores Salvo has a BS in Education, Mathematics See previous bio.
and English from Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, an MA in English from the Decluttering & Organizing Made Easy! – NEW
University of Pittsburgh and an MSEd from Session #3 –
Duquesne University. Dolores taught math and April 9, 16 & 23
English at a suburban high school near Pittsburgh Tuesday,
before serving as Supervisor of Mathematics for 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
the district. She has conducted workshops and
seminars in math pedagogy and educational
software at the national, state and regional levels. Decluttering and organizing can add calm to your
She is pleased to have capped her career with her life. But, where to begin … or continue? The
very happy years teaching high school and middle instructor will outline easy tasks that make the
school math at the Celebration K-12 and K-8 job of getting decluttered easier and quicker. This
Schools. course will build on and review principles from
our previous organizing courses, but participants
do not need to have taken the previous courses
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT in order to enjoy this one. We will discuss what
can be tossed, donated, or passed along to provide
Beginner’s Bridge: Brush Up Your Bidding – NEW you more space – giving you empty places to fill
Session #2 – with new memories! By getting decluttered in
March 14, 21 & 28 your home and home office, you will find a great
Thursday, sense of calm enter your life. Join us ... bring your
10:00 am – 12:00 noon questions. You can do it, and the difference in
(2-hour course) your life will be life-changing.
Bridge is a fascinating, enjoyable and lifelong Instructor:
pastime which research studies show may help Steph Garber
people sharpen mental acuity and lead a healthier Steph has been decluttering and organizing almost
and happier life. It’s no wonder that bridge players since birth. For many people the job of organizing
keep trying to improve their game! This course is truly onerous, but she LOVES it. Starting in high
will review the bidding strategies of opening and school, she never visited a friend without going
responding to 1 No Trump (Class 1), 1 of a Major into their kitchen and putting their spices in alpha
(Class 2), and 1 of a Minor (Class 3). The course order! After working casually in the business for
will serve as a review for those players who many years, she started her own business, From
participated in Lifelong’s Fall 2018 Beginner’s Chaos to Order LLC, in 2013. Her BA in Psychology
Bridge Courses 1-3 or for anyone wanting to from the University of Miami helps keep her
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non-judgmental and understanding – helping Intermediate Mah Jongg – NEW
people find organizing a joy rather than a chore.
Session #1 –
She is a member of the National Association of February 14, 21 & 28
Professional Organizers.
Thursday,
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
How To Be A Loving Person:
The Teachings of Dr. Leo Buscaglia
Session #3 – This course is for those who have attended the
April 11, 18 & 25 Mah Jongg for Beginners course or who have a
Thursday, working knowledge of National Mah Jongg.
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm Course contents include: brief review of the terms
and process of play, the Charleston, choosing a
hand, discards, defensive play, jokers and etiquette.
“Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life … Participants will play for practice with discussion
it’s not enough to have lived. We should be of the above topics as they play. Though not
determined to live for something. Too often we required, it would be helpful to have the 2018
underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a Mah Jongg card published by the National Mah
kind word...” Dr. Leo Buscaglia Jongg League, Inc. Class size limited to 12.
This interactive course in human relationships is Instructor:
based on the teachings of Dr. Leo Buscaglia, who Barbara Kroon
was a professor at the University of Southern Barbara Kroon has a BA in American History from
California beginning in the 1960s where he the University of Iowa and an MA in American
taught his class titled Love 1A. Dr. Buscaglia, a History from Drake University. Barbara has been
well-known author and speaker, believed love in human resource management with the State
was a learned behavior and not just a feeling. Lin of Iowa, a Western Civilization instructor at Des
Rhodes, a practicing psychotherapist, will lead us Moines Area Community College, and an author
in exploring Buscaglia’s beliefs – that learning with thirteen published romance novels and two
to love will help us love ourselves and others published cozy mysteries featuring Mah Jongg.
more fully. This course is a repeat. Class size
limited to 12.
Instructor:
Lin Rhodes
Lin Rhodes earned an MA from Rollins College
and has 36 years of experience as a Licensed
“Celebration Lifelong
Mental Health Counselor in private practice. Lin is awesome!
has a background in education and advocacy in Thanks to all the
social service agencies and hospitals. Lin now
specializes in leading study groups for wellness
hard-working volunteers
issues focusing on improving overall mental and who keep it going.”
physical health and satisfaction in life.
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