Mondays, 10a-12p, 8wks | 9/18-11/6

Format: Presentation

Instructor: Various

Location: Epworth Villa

Important Info: Free, registration required

 

Join us to hear from various speakers on timely topics, such as scam and fraud prevention, integrative cardiology, the growing film industry in Oklahoma and OKC, Oklahoma’s multi-purpose plan for aging, baseball history, Harm Reduction 101, “Who is Elmire Sauberan Smyrl (Scott)?” and more.

 

September 18 | Creating a Dialogue with Works of Art

Debby William, Arts Administration

 

September 25 | Book Talk

Dr. David Prentice, Author and Historian

 

October 2 | Oklahoma’s Multi-Sector Plan on Aging

Hon. Lance Robertson, Director, Guidehouse

 

October 9 | SHRED the Stigma: Harm Reduction 101

Drew Cook, Founder and Executive Director, Safety Harm Reduction Education & Delivery (Shred the Stigma)

 

October 16 | Integrative Cardiology

Dr. Trang Nguyen, Board-certified Geriatric Pharmacist

 

October 23 | Who is Elmira Sauberan Smyrl (Scott)?

Sara Werneke, Coordinator, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, OK/SHPO

 

October 30 | Scam and Fraud Prevention

Deputy Tara Hardin, TRIAD Coordinator for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office

 

November 6 | Rebuilding Together Oklahoma City

Lauren Sullivan, Executive Director

 

 

Mondays, 1:30-3:30p, 6wks | 9/18-10/23

Format: Presentation

Instructor: Dennis Scott, Film Historian

Location: Epworth Villa

Important Info: A La Carte Price: $25

 

He’s been called one of the most consistently acclaimed actors in movie and TV history. You may recognize him as the anxious everyman from both dramatic and comedic roles or his long partnerships with director Billy Wilder or fellow actor Walter Matthau. Let’s enjoy this master at work by watching some of his classic films: Mr. Roberts (1955), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Irma La Douce (1963), The Fortune Cookie (1966) and The Odd Couple (1968). All but Mr. Roberts were directed by Wilder.

 

Tuesdays, 10-11a, 4wks | 9/19-10/10

Format: Participation

Instructor: Apple Store Geniuses

Location: Penn Square Mall

Important Info: A La Carte Price: $15. Max 10.

 

Does it sometimes feel like the more you try to stay on top of things, the more you get behind — especially when it comes to the wonderful world of technology? Let us help with at least one aspect of your personal tech — your Apple devices. In this course, we’ll cover a different topic each week with the smart people from Apple covering topics such as personalizing your Apple watch, taking pictures with your iPhone, getting started with your iPhone and more. 

Wednesdays, 10a-12p, 8wks | 9/20-11/8

Format: Live Feed

Instructor: Michael Patterson, Creative Aging Specialist

Location: Healthy Living OKC

Important Info: A La Carte Price: $25

 

This course will review the risk and protective factors associated with the Behavioral Roots of Brain Health. Learn a framework for overcoming mental confusion and conflict by cultivating healthy and positive mindsets and mental dispositions. Topics covered include using your mind to manage autonomic nervous system, mental exercise and stimulation, mind balancing, managing mindsets and mental dispositions, habits, routines, creativity and more. 

Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30p, 4wks | 10/18-11/8

Format: Lecture

Instructor: Luann Sewell Waters, Educator

Location: Healthy Living OKC

Important Info: A La Carte Price: $25

 

When you visit a cemetery, you enter a world where a secret language tells the story of the dead ... and the living. Gravestones are rich in a language of symbol that changes over time, which can make it difficult to interpret original meanings. By studying the symbols and customs, especially those in Oklahoma, you’ll learn more than names and dates. You’ll glean histories, genealogy, social membership and occupations. You’ll also learn about science, art and historic architecture. You might even glimpse some residents’ thoughts on an afterlife.

Thursdays, 10a-12p, 6wks | 9/21-10/26

Format: Lecture

Instructor: Jonita Mullins, Historian and Author

Location: Healthy Living OKC

Important Info: A La Carte Price: $25

 

For thirty years before the infamous Trail of Tears in 1839, the Cherokees had slowly been migrating west. These early settlers in Indian Territory came to be called “Old Settlers.”  They built a life for themselves in the West, but when the Trail of Tears brought the eastern Cherokees to Indian Territory, the clash between the two groups brought their nation to the brink of their own civil war.

Thursdays, 12:30-2p, 6wks | 9/21-10/26

Format: Participation

Location: Various

Important Info: A La Carte Price: $10. Max 15.

 

In this course, we’ll meet weekly for lunch at a different locally owned restaurant. We’ll learn about the history of each restaurant, the owner, the food and how the menu was inspired. Most importantly, we’ll eat. Planned locations: Hopscotch Kitchen & Bar, La Herradura Mexican Restaurant, Hideaway Pizza, Haydeh’s Bistro, Neighborhood Jam and Birdie’s Fried Chicken. Subject to change.

 

Fee does not include lunch.