The big news at the Shepherd’s Center Winston-Salem is the changing format of its lifelong learning program, Adventures in Learning, by the Vital Living Program Committee.
The new courses will run for six weeks at a very reasonable cost with no annual fee to participate in the program. Courses will be held at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, 3543 Robinhood Road, Thursday afternoons from noon to 4 p.m., beginning in 2018 on January 18 with concurrent offerings running at the center, 1700 Ebert Street, on Monday afternoons beginning January 22.
Join us at noon at Mt. Tabor UMC with your lunch or pre-register for lunch prepared by expert chef, Sheri Nebinger, which includes entrée, salad, dessert and drink for $9. Enjoy time with friends, make new ones and share what you have been learning with one another.
At 1p.m. a series of Complimentary and Integrative Health Alternatives talks are scheduled. Learn about treatments, other than pharmaceutical interventions, for thyroid imbalances, blood pressure or cholesterol issues, dizziness and vertigo problems, etc.
At 2 p.m. discover Critical Decisions Leading Up to and Influencing the Outcome of World War II with local historian and retired history teacher, Bill Partin. At 3 p.m., kick it up with the Joy of Acting, brought to you by 40-Plus Stage instructors. Each individual six-week series offering will cost $10 per session or $50 for the series if prepaid, making the first class free.
At 3 p.m. on January 8, join us at the Shepherd’s Center for Wine, Cheese and Ham it Up with the 40-Plus Stage Company. This serves as an introduction to The Joy of Acting classes which will include a little improv, a lot of fun and (of course) wine.
You may decide to register at that time for the 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon Joy of Acting class at Mt. Tabor or for the 3 p.m. class at the Shepherd’s Center on Mondays. No memorization will be required for these classes which will be capped at 12. (It may be prudent to register early.)
On January 22 at the Shepherd’s Center, look for Movement Re-Imagined: Therapy for the Body/Mind. This offering, like no other, is the product of working with Christina Soriano, WFU School of Dance. Christina’s community work with older adults and those challenged with neurological disorders, called Improv-ment, is well known and well sought after. Allie William, Health and Exercise Science major and Dance minor at Wake Forest University, is Christina’s protégé. She will offer a six-week series to include a little improv, a little modern dance, a lot of fun, and quite a few health benefits! It will be offered Monday afternoons at 2 p.m. just before The Joy of Acting at 3 p.m.
Additionally, look for Shepherd’s Center-sponsored community drumming circles, monthly intergenerational jam sessions featuring different musical genres, and classes on polymer clay (Zentangle, Retirement Reimagined to name a few).
If you care to donate percussion instruments and/or African drums, the Shepherd’s Center can make good use of your donations. Meanwhile, the Vital Living Program is recruiting singers, musicians, actors and dancers.
Please join us! Call Susan or Keets at 336-748-0217 for more information.
By Susan Meny, Senior Center Director