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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Kim Van Orden PhD, Project Director for the HOPE Lab (Helping Older People Engage), Associate Professor, Psychiatry Dept. University of RochesterTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterSocial connections that create a sense of caring, contributing, and community have a range of benefits for health and well-being at all ages and are especially important as we age. In this presentation, Dr. Kim Van Orden will describe reasons why attending to one’s ‘social health’ is important and social connection is a form of medicine! She will... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Kim Van Orden PhD, Project Director for the HOPE Lab (Helping Older People Engage), Associate Professor, Psychiatry Dept. University of RochesterTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterSocial connections that create a sense of caring, contributing, and community have a range of benefits for health and well-being at all ages and are especially important as we age. In this presentation, Dr. Kim Van Orden will describe reasons why attending to one’s ‘social health’ is important and social connection is a form of medicine! She will... read more
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Sessions: 15Class Date(s): 05-07-2024 to 08-13-2024No Class: 1 class TBDDay(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: Rhonda WrightTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterWe welcome all Oasis participants who enjoy singing, and those who think they might, to give us a try. There are no auditions and newcomers are always welcome. The chorus learns to sing in harmony to favorites and popular Broadway tunes to new contemporary songs. Usually twice per session (participation optional) the chorus performs for residents at a... read more -
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 -
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 -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-19-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterIn the late 19th century photographers interested in claiming photography as an art sought to distinguish themselves from the growing number of amateurs by producing distinctive works. At the same time Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine were documenting the slums of New York and child labor, using photography as a catalyst for social reform. Please register for this... read more -
Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-19-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:30 PMInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: 2024-2Location: ZoomIn the late 19th century photographers interested in claiming photography as an art sought to distinguish themselves from the growing number of amateurs by producing distinctive works. At the same time Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine were documenting the slums of New York and child labor, using photography as a catalyst for social reform. Please register for... read more
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Sessions: 7Class Date(s): 05-09-2024 to 06-20-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Ela Almekinder, HikerTerm: 2024-2Location: Join Elecia for a weekly approximately two mile walk beginning and ending at the Genesee Valley Park Boathouse. The pathway is even and you can take the walk at your own pace. This walk will only be cancelled in the event of heavy rain or thunder. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and an umbrella if needed. Please... read more
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Sessions: 5Class Date(s): 05-10-2024 to 06-07-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:15 PMInstructor: Diane Macchiavelli, L AcTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterAre you looking for a way to begin or develop a meditation practice but don’t know where to start? Maybe you’ve tried a class or attempted to start on your own but are frustrated because nothing has helped calm your “monkey mind”. This class teaches the tried and true method of Metta or Loving Kindness Meditation as a much-needed anchor to free the... read more
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