Rochester Oasis Classes

Explore mindfulness, stress management, and ways to create calmness and balance in everyday life.   

Build strength, improve balance, support heart and bone health, and have a blast! This fun seated fitness class uses dumbbells, resistance bands, sliders and bodyweight exercises to help ALL bodies and fitness levels stay strong, healthy, and connected. Come move, laugh, and make new friends!

This class focuses on improving muscle strength, range of motion, balance and stamina with exercises suitable for all fitness levels. Class can be taken either seated or standing.  Participants will need a resistance band and light hand or wrist weights.

A stranger known only as Theo arrives in the small southern city of Golden.  No one knows where he has come from or why he is there.  He stops at the local coffeehouse and notices the 92 pencil portraits done by a local artist.  Every day Theo goes to the coffeehouse and stares at the pictures on the wall until he decides to buy one and give it to the “rightful owner” in exchange for a story about the person’s life. The novel, which was originally a self-published book, grew in popularity through reader recommendations. Eventually it sold millions of copies and became a New York Times best seller before being picked up by Atria Books. Join Penny for a discussion of Theo of Golden, the New York Times bestseller that has become very popular with book clubs. 

1776 is one of the most important years in American History. Thomas Paine published his essay Common Sense, changing the mindset of the nation. Not long after, Thomas Jefferson penned The Declaration of Independence, which would inspire nations to seek their own independence for generations to come. Summer brought the Battle of Long Island, and the year ends with Washington crossing the Delaware. Please join MCC professor of history, Mark Sample, as he tells these and other stories from this most momentous year.

Learn why Creatives are so intrigued and excited about this unconventional artform. Fluid acrylics is one of the easiest ways to create exciting art. In this class you will learn the many ways you can achieve beautiful paintings with simple techniques. You will complete 3 mini canvases. You will be pleasantly surprised. No “artistic” ability or experience is required just choosing a few of your favorite colors will be enough. All materials are included.

Get hands-on with Google! In this four-week, in-person class, you’ll explore the full suite of Google Tools through guided demos and hands-on practice. Learn to manage Gmail, organize files in Google Drive, create and format documents and spreadsheets, and even experiment with Gemini, Google’s new AI tool. Bring your own laptop (no iPads or phones) and Gmail account to follow along as the instructor walks you step-by-step through each skill. Perfect for anyone looking to boost digital productivity and confidence using Google’s most powerful features.  Please bring your own laptop fully charged and have a Gmail account already set up.

The year 1914 marked not only the beginning of World War I, but also the end of an era and the start of a dangerous new age in which long-held beliefs and illusions were shattered. This updated look at the topic explores the world on the eve of war through four one-hour sessions: the political, cultural, and economic landscape at the start of 1914; how Europe stumbled into a conflict whose devastating consequences few could have imagined; the opening campaigns that introduced the horrors of modern warfare; and the war’s lasting impact on the events that shaped the rest of the 20th century and continue to influence our world today.