PAST CLASSES
April – August 2006
Facets of Silver City
Book Club-Small Wonders by Barbara Kingsolver
Cultivating Creativity
Fall 2006
Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Facets of Silver city Walking Tours
Writing Your Memoir
Books of the Southwest-Ceremony by Leslie Marmon/No Life for a Lady by Agnes Morely Cleaveland
The Universe as God: A Discussion on Pantheism
Movie Menudo at the U
Tuesday Morning Book Club
Facets of Silver City – tours
Overnight trip to Janos, Mexico
Day trip to explore Gila River
History lecture at Fort Bayard
Spring 2007
Healing, Health and History
Tuesday Morning Book Club
Assemblage Art: Finding your Own Creativity
Earth Spirituality
Developing a Leadership Program for Southwest New Mexico
Beginning French Conversation for the Tourist
Memoir: A Gift of self
Wildflower Botanical Drawing
Reading Out Loud: Adult Story Time
Books of the Southwest-Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story
The Middle East
Conscious Dying
Southwest Indian Rock Art
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Summer 2007
Tuesday Morning Book Club-Works from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
Star Party – star gazing at City of Rocks
Growing Native in Silver City-Walking tour of neighborhood, native gardens.
Fall 2007
The Natural History of Chocolate
Mimbres Pottery: Up Close and Personal
A Walk through Black’s Addition
Learning Color Through Painting
Movie Menudo
Storytelling in Digital Video
Introduction to Weaving
The Mural Project
Conversational Spanish I
Conversational French II
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East
World Issues Forum
Behind the Scenes in the Petroleum Industry
Amateur Ham Radio
Building Green in Silver
Have No Fear – Basic Computer Literacy
Tolstoy’s War and Peace
Memoir: A Gift of Self
Tuesday Morning Book Club – works from Russia and Indonesian authors
Literature of the Black American Experience
Earth Spirituality
Buddhism 101
Born to Serve—the Evolution of the Soul through Service
The Historical Jesus
Changes and Choices
Healing, Health, and History
Conscious Dying
Hunger: A Closer Look
Spring 2008
CPR Training
Dowsing
Beginning Gourd Crafting
Wisdom Painting
Anthony Howell's Guide to Favorite, Accessible, Though Seldom Visited, Desert Attractions
Mimbres Valley Archaeology Day Trip
Gila River Natural and Cultural History Hike
Enchiladas: Making The Best
Basic Email Usage
Basic Web Surfing
Using Microsoft Word
Using Excel for Intermediate and Advanced Students
PowerPoint
Two Burro Mountain Hikes
Introduction to the Universe
Birding For Beginners
Trip Down the Copper Road Exploring Camino del Cobre
Introduction to Image Processing
Movie Menudo
Playing the Dulcimer
The Artist's Way - Discover Your Inner Artist
Printmaking
Documenting Vanishing Americana
Spanish I
Chicano Literature
A Celebration of Poetry
The WILL Tuesday Morning Book Club
Shakespeare's Richard III
Haiku
Turn on the Radio - Writing and Performing a Radio Play
A Great Book Series - Melville Without the Whale
Parapsychology
Compassionate Communication Video and Discussion Group
Meditation
Global Warming - Changing Course
Facing Iran, Facing Ourselves
Borderlands: Immigration, Drugs, Terrorism: What Else Is There?
World Issues Forum - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE
Summer 2008
Renewing Work in Retirement
Introduction to Weaving
Cacti - Beauty with Thorns
Chess for Beginners and Intermediates
The Silver City Culinary Herbal Exploration and Exchange
Spicey Knowledge
Fall 2008
The American Civil War and Southern New Mexico - Lunch and Learn
Jalapeño Jelly Bellies and Macadamia Nuts - Lunch and Learn
Let's Talk Turquoise - Lunch and Learn
Tips for Traveling - Lunch and Learn
Introduction to Bead Weaving
Bayard Mining District Tour
Herbie's Electronic Museum on a Moonlit Night
Introduction To The Art Of Blacksmithing
How to Become a WILL Facilitator
The Basic Tamale
Wisdom Painting
Women In Art Herstory
Mariachi
Grant County Ranching and Rabies
The Cocoa Connection
Introduction to The Enneagram
Fly Fishing in Southern New Mexico
Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
Weather
Movie Menudo
Artist's Way - Discover your Inner Artist
Watercolor for the Beginner
Playing the Dulcimer
American Quilts of the 19th & 20th Century
Introduction to Traditional Irish Music
French Conversation for Beginners
Pre-Beginning Spanish
U.S. Conquest of New Mexico
The United States Constitution (Obsolete or Vital?)
History of Islam
Apacheria and the Apache Wars
Burro Mountain Homestead Tour
Chicano Literary Sampler
The WILL Tuesday Morning Book Club
The Great Books Course - The Brothers Karamazov
Celebration of Poetry II
Poets' Workshop
A Sampling of Southwest Literature
Feng Shui
I'd Love to Turn You On - Art & Psychology Connection
Art of Living in the Moment
Buddhism 201: Buddhism in Everyday Life
Mediation, Putting Theory to Work
Aging Gracefully
The Ancient Art of Mah Jongg
Thinking 101
Playful Grandparenting
Genealogy 101 - How to get started digging into your roots
Who Gets the Cash? - the evil step-daughter or the night nurse and other conundrums of poor estate planning
Surf, Search and Send: First Steps to Nerd-dom
Spring 2009
Tamales Sabrosisimos
Modern Dining: The Art and Science of Hypermodern Cooking
One of Our Own: Cece Stanford
Composing your Photographs
Backstage Musical Theater
HeartSaver: CPR
Exploring Coffee
Do-It-Yourself Travel to Alaska
Cold Connections - Hot Pendant
Getting the Feel of Mimbres Pottery: Up Close and Personal
The Big Read: Personal Stories from Southwestern New Mexico
The Big Read: Discussing Bless me, Ultima
Photographic Images on Glazed Tile
Salt of the Earth: Film and Discussion
Exploring the Mimbres: Prehistory & Early History
Pond Basics
Composting 101
Mrs. Elizabeth Warren Walks Old Silver City
Walnut Creek Canyon Hike
Aldo Leopold and the Environmental History of the Gila Hike
The Edible Burros Hike
Black Peak to Signal Peak Hike
Artist Way - Discover Your Inner Artist
Weaving on a Four-Harness Loom
Beginnings of the Golden Age of Mexican Film
Watercolor for the Beginner
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Pirates of Penzance - Sing It Loud and Clear!
Introduction to Traditional Irish Music
French Conversation for Beginners
Creative Movement for Men and Women
Fundamentals of Dance for Fitness and Flexibility
Indian Gifts: From Corn to the Constitution and Beyond
Mayan Moments
Tuesday Morning Book Club
Four by Hillerman
Haiku and You
Stephen Crane Way Out West
Sex, Lies & Videotape: Shakespeare's Comedies
Mexican Wolves in the 21st Century Gila
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
Be at Home in the Outdoors - A Hiker's Guide
Erratic Water and Landforms of Grant County
My Favorite Universe
Birding for Beginners
Feng Shui
Parapsychology
Fix It and Forget It Meals And More!
What Will I Do Now? : Talents and Interests After Work
Living Clutter-Free
Gin Rummy for Fun and ____?
Using Microsoft Word
Fall 2009
Cooking on All 15 Briquettes: A Dutch oven on embers
Wireless Telegraphs, Heliographs, Other 19th Century Marvels
Color Our Wool: ancient art of dyeing using natural substances
Spirit Doll or Totem Workshop
Bead History, Culture, and Art
Gila Wildlife Rescue Program: Healing and returning to nature
Exploring Ft. Bayard: Walk Into Local History
Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, NM
A Course in Miracles: Bring happiness and contentment
Ninety-Nine Years of Grant County Copper Mining
Early Mining in Grant County Area
Waldorf Astoria of the Southwest:Silver City's Murray Hotel
Map and Compass: Don't Get Lost
Soup's On: Create wonderful soups
Japanese Embroidery: Learn about and view lovely examples
The Enneagram:ancient system for psychological understanding
Exploring Coffee: Learn more about one of life's great pleasures
Gourd Masks Fantastical:Create your own Unique Mask
Hiking Silver City Four In-town Hikes
Mastering the Art of Leading Hikes
Introduction to the Gomez Peak Hiking Trail System
Edible Burros: Munch your way through the landscape.
Hiking to Hell: Explore Hell's Half Acre
Deconstructing Art or Why Your Kindergartner Couldn't Paint That
The WILL Band - Join the WILL Band
Deadly Thursdays: The Early Hitchcock
Beginning Knitting
Quilt History: American History captured
Colcha Embroidery: Create Your Own Folk Art
Four of the Most Outstanding Mexican Films since 1975
Pre-Beginning Spanish:For those with NO background in Spanish
Spanish 101:Learn conversational Spanish
Cycling for Geezers and Geezerettes
Yang-style T'ai Chi:Learn the ancient art of t'ai chi
Mexican History: Four crucial epochs in Mexican history
Gold Rushes versus Civil Society:Josiah Royce and Henry Ailman
How Weather Changed History
Incas and Their Friends:Genius in high places
Western Asia: Crucible of Our Future
Great Books The Iliad by Homer
Know Your Rocks: Formation of Minerals, Rocks, Fossils
SSSSsnakes! the fascinating world of Snakes
Introduction to Buddhism and Buddhist Meditation
Who Wrote the Bible? Search out the clues
Who Gets the Cash:The Evil Stepdaughter or the Night Nurse?
How to Blog - Making the Web Personal
Genealogy 101:Get Started Digging into Your Roots
The Art of Unconventional Travel:Find the unbeaten path.
How to Make Films for Community Access TV
Keep 'Em Awake:Making Dynamic Presentations