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Sessions: 15Class Date(s): 05-13-2024 to 08-19-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 9:30 AM → 10:30 AMInstructor: Tim FarnumTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis Rochester T'ai Chi, a 2,000-year-old form of exercise, is gentle and self-paced. The slow and continuous movements lengthen and strengthen the muscles while relaxing the mind. It is used as therapy for chronic pain, high blood pressure, depression, and limited mobility. Described as swimming through air, it is a perfect exercise for all ages and abilities. It can be... read more
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Sessions: 15Class Date(s): 05-13-2024 to 08-19-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 10:45 AM → 11:45 AMInstructor: Tim FarnumTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis Rochester This more advanced level of T'ai Chi is for those students who have taken previously taken T'ai... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-10-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomThird Republic vs. Third Reich. Ever since the age of Napoleon, the French military had been one of the best in all of Europe. That is, until 1940, when it joined with countries like Italy in the league of military jokes. France’s defeat was so rapid that the entire campaign was over in six weeks. And the leader of the French Republic even telephoned... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-10-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterThird Republic vs. Third Reich. Ever since the age of Napoleon, the French military had been one of the best in all of Europe. That is, until 1940, when it joined with countries like Italy in the league of military jokes. France’s defeat was so rapid that the entire campaign was over in six weeks. And the leader of the French Republic even telephoned... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-03-2024 to 06-03-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Lisa Robinson and Susan Carmen Duffy, Central CreativesTerm: 2024-2Location: Central Creatives Dive right in and explore painting, geli printing and Zentangle art. This class is all about having fun with the art process, trying out new mediums and letting your creativity flow. Bring a smock and let's have fun! Materials are... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-17-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterWar Crimes Before the Hague. If you rob a bank and get caught in almost every country, you go to jail—if they don’t shoot you. But what if the government of one country sets out to rob all the banks of an entire continent—and commit thousands of other crimes as well? Before WWII, they sent you to Elba. But German and Japanese leaders raised the... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-17-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomWar Crimes Before the Hague. If you rob a bank and get caught in almost every country, you go to jail—if they don’t shoot you. But what if the government of one country sets out to rob all the banks of an entire continent—and commit thousands of other crimes as well? Before WWII, they sent you to Elba. But German and Japanese leaders raised the stakes... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-24-2024 to 06-24-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Lisa Robinson, Central CreativesTerm: 2024-2Location: Central Creatives Paint your favorite backyard birds and butterflies in watercolor. All supplies included. Bring your reference material if you would... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 07-01-2024 to 07-08-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterNine Days Queen. In the history of England, every text will tell you about Henry VIII’s son Edward VI, who was followed up by Queen Mary. Who gave her throne to Elizabeth I. But England had another queen, their first. A woman the English tried to sweep under the rug. She signed her name: Jane the Queen. But she only lasted nine days. Her story may be the... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 07-01-2024 to 07-08-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomNine Days Queen. In the history of England, every text will tell you about Henry VIII’s son Edward VI, who was followed up by Queen Mary. Who gave her throne to Elizabeth I. But England had another queen, their first. A woman the English tried to sweep under the rug. She signed her name: Jane the Queen. But she only lasted nine days. Her story may be the... read more
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Sessions: 15Class Date(s): 05-07-2024 to 08-13-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Kevin FinniganTerm: 2024-2Location: Zoom If you are looking to refresh the French you studied years ago and you are a little “rusty,” then this is the course for you! The emphasis of this course will be aural/oral communication skills with the appropriate grammar to support that. There will be individual, pair and group activities. Topics will include vocabulary for the family and how to... read more
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Sessions: 15Class Date(s): 05-07-2024 to 08-13-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 2:30 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Kevin FinniganTerm: 2024-2Location: Zoom This course is aimed at those who have completed the equivalent of high school French 1, and the first semester of high school French 2. Emphasis will be on the communication skills of listening and speaking with gradual introduction of longer reading passages with the aim of building vocabulary and fluency. Writing skills will stress personal... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 AMInstructor: Dick Campbell, Amateur GenealogistTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis Rochester Dick is an amateur genealogist and collector of dose glasses (small cups used to measure medicine). These two fields of interest have led to the items and historical snippets that will be discussed during a presentation on the History of Pharmacies in Western New York. He’ll profile a number of druggists from the Rochester area, including some who were... read more
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Sessions: 6Class Date(s): 05-14-2024 to 06-18-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:15 PM → 2:15 PMInstructor: Julie FerreiraTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis Rochester Join us in learning some fundamental belly dance movements or building on the moves you’ve already learned. Belly dance movements flow with your natural ways of motion without putting undue strain on your hips and knees, while helping your coordination and body-brain connections. Throughout the class, you’ll also learn about the music of the region as... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Susan Carmen-Duffy, Owner, Create Art 4 GoodTerm: 2024-2Location: Central Creatives Do you love color and visual texture? Are you someone who saves cards, canceled postage stamps, fabric scraps, and wrapping paper? Gather your lovely items and bring them to this workshop! We will create in the wonderful world of collage. Collage derives its name from the French verb coller, to glue. The work of art is made by gluing things to the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 2:00 PM → 3:30 PMInstructor: Bruce Smoller, SommelierTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis Rochester Portugal is a large wine-producing country. Many of these wines are available within the United States and they have a wide range of styles, suitable for many types of occasions and food pairings. In this class, we will take a brief tour of Australian wines as an overview of the markedly divergent types. We will discuss and taste 5 wines and suggest... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 05-28-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 8:00 AM → 10:00 AMInstructor: Ann McMican, Hiker, Bird EnthusiastTerm: 2024-2Location: Oatka Park Meet at the Canawaugus Park, Scottsville/Rt. 251 for an even path walk/bird watch led by Ann McMican, Hiker, Birder, Amateur Naturalist. The walk is approximately two miles long with some tree roots and slight rocks and some gentle slopes, but you can turn around (with a buddy) and walk back sooner if you'd like. Please come prepared with comfortable... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-04-2024 to 06-04-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 9:00 AM → 10:30 AMInstructor: Rosemary Johnson, HikerTerm: 2024-2Location: Hamlin Beach State ParkMeet at area 1 at Hamlin Beach State Park for a walk led by Rosemary Johnson, an avid walker. The walk is approximately a two mile loop on paved surfaces with one small hill, but you can turn around (with a buddy) and walk back sooner if you'd like. The Park entrance fee is waived for ages 62 and older and Rosemary will show participants the site of... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-04-2024 to 06-11-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Bonnie Fox, retired biology teacherTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterSugar is said to have changed the world. Join us as we explore the history, the agricultural story, as well as how sugar changed the economics of the world and the lives of those who consumed sugar as well as those who lived under the tyranny of slavery that supported the growth of the “sweet... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-04-2024 to 06-04-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Susan Carmen-Duffy, Owner, Create Art 4 GoodTerm: 2024-2Location: Central CreativesExplore drawing with colored pencils! All skill levels are welcome. Participants will learn and discover techniques of colored pencil art including initial sketching, layering, blending and building colors, and interpreting colors. We will work on texture and details. A selection of reference photos will be provided for the class, or if you would like, you... read more