Sundays, January 14th - May 12th, 2:00-4:00 pm Location: Assembly Room The Family Folk Machine’s spring program features songs of inclusion, welcome, and working for social justice; and we will present a concert at the Englert Theatre on Sunday, May 12. To join us, please email jean@familyfolkmachine.org. You can also drop-in to our first rehearsal,...
Monday, Mar 4, 1-2 pm Location: Hybrid (Room 302 & Zoom) Register online or call 319-356-5220 Cheryl Walsh is the author of Unequal Temperament, a story of weather, music, art, and what it means to be a family. Writing this novel involved learning about meteorology, harpsichords and Baroque tuning systems, 20th-century opera, aural physics, oil...
Tuesdays, 9-10 am Location: Robert A. Lee Rec Center Pool Instructor: Mark Cannon Experience the synergistic healing and relaxing qualities of both water and mindfulness. We will explore breathing, water walking, and gentle exercises as a means of being present in the moment. These activities will take place in shallow water to accommodate individuals who...
Tue, Thu, Jan 16 - May 16, 9:30-10:30 am Location: Assembly Room Did you enjoy making music earlier in life but things happened and you had to stop playing? Or have you always wanted to play with a band? The Iowa City New Horizons Band (ICNHB) provides opportunities for chronologically gifted adults to refresh old...
Tuesdays, Mar 5 - May 14, 9:30-11:30 am Location: Room G07 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Garth Conley Learn about observation and drawing what you see rather than what you think you see. This class explains how to see things as basic shapes and turn those shapes into drawings, how light works and how...
Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 pm Location: Iowa City Public Library Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 pm Location: Senior Center, 1st Floor Lobby UI student volunteers are available to offer guidance on all things technology-related, so bring your devices and your questions.
Tuesdays, Jan 16 - Mar 5, 6-8 pm Location: Zoom Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Christine Allen Practicing mindfulness meditation, which involves paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and environment, has been shown to improve overall well-being. Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening as it’s happening in an open, nonjudgmental,...
Wednesdays, 3-3:45 pm Location: Room 311 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Leader: Michelle Buhman Anyone can laugh for no particular reason. Laughter helps to relieve the effects of stress. It is energizing, healing, and brings out our best self. When we laugh together we feel lighter and renewed. Come and experience the Laughter Club! Sessions...
Wednesdays, 3-3:45 pm Location: Room 311 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Leader: Michelle Buhman Anyone can laugh for no particular reason. Laughter helps to relieve the effects of stress. It is energizing, healing, and brings out our best self. When we laugh together we feel lighter and renewed. Come and experience the Laughter Club! Sessions are...
Wednesdays, Mar 6-27, 5:30-6:30 pm Location: Hybrid (Room 302 & Zoom) Register online or call 319-356-5220 For ten years, 100 Grannies for a Livable Future has been working to inform and activate communities by drawing attention to risks in our environment. Meet some of the leaders who help us move environmental action and transparency forward in...
Tue, Thu, Jan 16 - May 16, 9:30-10:30 am Location: Assembly Room Did you enjoy making music earlier in life but things happened and you had to stop playing? Or have you always wanted to play with a band? The Iowa City New Horizons Band (ICNHB) provides opportunities for chronologically gifted adults to refresh old...
Thursdays, Mar 7 - Apr 18 10 am - 12 pm Location: Room G07 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Dr. Hani Elkadi The main objective of this unique workshop is to provide participants with methodical training in basic dry charcoal drawing and ultra-modern painting with liquid charcoal solely and in combination with watercolors. You...
