On June 10th: The Atomic Cafe: This film, a dark comedy, recounts cold-war paranoia in the U.S. through a collage of newsreel footage, government archives, military training films, and fifties music. The film captures a panicked nation when fall-out shelters, duck-and-cover drills, and government propaganda were all part of our social consciousness.

On June 17th: Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story. In the early 1950s, Senator Joe McCarthy's red scare propaganda had a stranglehold on America. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed at the peak of political hysteria. But a true reflexion of the Rosenbergs never surfaced during this volatile period. Fifty years later, Ivy Meeropol, the Rosenbergs' granddaughter, documents her quest to find the true Rosenbergs in the light of newly-released information from the infamous trial.

Learn why forgiveness is so important to your spiritual and physical health and what practical steps you can use to help you forgive yourself and others.

A three session tennis class for players who have played in the past but are rusty and need a refresher.

Isabella and Robert Ferguson moved to Silver City in 1910, seeking health for Robert's lungs. Isabella had known Teddy Roosevelt when he had sought his own cure in the Dakotas and Robert had served with Teddy in Cuba. Isabella was a bridesmaid for Eleanor Roosevelt. In fact, the Fergusons and Roosevelts traveled together on FDR's and Eleanor's honeymoon, and later the Roosevelts were stranded in a sandstorm north of Deming when they came for a visit. In 1913 the Fergusons filed for a homestead in the Burros and built a lodge that reminded Robert of the Scottish hunting lodges of his boyhood. (Robert's ancestors were Scottish lords.) Isabella, who later built the Arizona Inn in Tucson, modeled it after the Burro Mountain Homestead. The engaging story of a torrid love affair, rich husbands who died, and a term as a congresswoman follows. Class members will learn the details in a late afternoon class led by Tom Hester and then the next morning travel in a caravan to the Homestead. Lou Osmer, an 86-year-old raconteur who lived in the Homestead in the 1950's as a caretaker, will be our guide.

Libya has a very long and tumultuous history. We have records of the Berbers in Libya in 5,000 BC. Berber pharaohs ruled Egypt for two dynasties. Libya was the breadbasket for both Greeks and Romans and the remains of both civilizations are still to be found in Libya today. One of the major Jewish revolts against the Romans took place in Libya, in the same area as the 2011 revolt against Gaddafi and some of the major battles of WWII.

Tour this extensive local, mostly native-plant garden with Volunteer Manager Charles Holmes, one of our local native plant cultivation experts, and hear why it is a very good example of the art of water harvesting. Van Clothier from Stream Dynamics, who designed the water harvesting earthworks in the garden, will show you how you can take advantage of storm water runoff to grow beautiful native plants. Discover what works in our area, including what plants have been impacted by the severe freeze this winter and get ideas for your own landscaping plans.

Fred will present the physical and biological principles of survival. He will discuss preparation for the unexpected and the necessary elements for survival, including exposure, physiologic stress and mental attitude. Hints for teaching survival to kids will be briefly presented. A survival/safety pack will be demonstrated. Survival skills will be practiced during a final field trip to his property.

Come and learn to identify and appreciate a wide variety of Cacti and how to plant and care for them with Mark Cantrell and Tricia Hurley. Mark and Tricia own Lone Mountain Native Nursery, a home nursery, where they grow and stock native plants and cacti. For the past six years, they've had their successful booth at the Silver City Farmers Market. They've also offered presentations and workshops for WILL in the past which have been very popular with WILL members.

It's out there! The Great Outdoors is calling. If you are interested in any type of outdoors activity, sign up for this course. WILL is scheduling at different levels hikes, bike trips, and other activities for members over the next year. Monthly informational and sign-up meetings for each activity will take place on the second Tuesday of the month prior to a scheduled event. We are looking for reliable trip leaders for all kinds of activities. Can you take a group on your favorite hike? Can you canoe? Do you dance with the stars, or are you down and dirty in caves? Contact WILL to set up dates!

The epicenter of international chiledom, that fiery kingdom which includes both the mild jalepeno and the scorching habanero, is the Chile Institute at New Mexico State University. The institute has developed new varieties of chiles for New Mexico growers, and among its many services is a demonstration garden that includes all the basic types of chiles (except the single type that grows only in the tropics).

WILL-ites will journey to the gardens located between Las Cruces and Mesilla and will enjoy a tour while a guide shares lore and hot, hot facts about New Mexico's favorite fruit. Wear head gear, slather on sun block, and take a water bottle because you'll have to walk across a plowed field in the baking Cruces sol. (We've visited the institute twice in the past and participants were unanimously wild about the tour.)

Afterwards, if you like, you can join the tour at Peppers, on the Mesilla plaza, and dine on chiles rellenos (or any other plato). Since this is a WILL tour, no beers or margaritas permitted. We'll be back in Silver City before 3:00pm.

A Spanish course for people who speak no Spanish (other than to maybe order food at a Mexican restaurant). The course will focus on speaking and understanding basic Spanish. The format will be relaxed and conversational rather than formal and/or academic.

Help to create a 3D Silver City for Google Earth. Learn to create 3D buildings using Google SketchUp (free software) and submit your building for display on Google Earth so that people around the world can see Silver City in all its 3D beauty. In order to create textures for the buildings, digital photography and photo editing skills will also be taught using the GIMP (free) application. There will be a pre-class session to download free software apps onto participants' laptops. Additional session(s) will follow to learn the software and photo-editing techniques. This class is open to participants with or without laptops. Those w/o laptops can take notes and watch others to learn the techniques.)