A potpourri of learning experiences OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC for FREE.

Bring a bag lunch and join us at NOON on Wednesdays.
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PROGRAMS - SPRING 2010

A CREATIVE APPROACH TO SUCCESSFUL AGING

Saturday, March 13 at 9 A.M. and 12:30 P.M.
Location: WNMU Global Resource Center
WILL and the Grant County Community Health Council present this FREE health program sponsored by a grant from Freeport-McMoRan
This program will feature presentations by experts in the fields of healthy aging, fitness and exercise and career changes after retirement.

What's New in Successful Aging:
Aging from a Medical Viewpoint

Dr. Carla Herman, Chief of the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico, will discuss the latest evidence for what actually works to maintain health as we age. With more than twenty years of focused study in community-based preventive health care, Dr. Herman will offer a multifaceted strategy for successful aging.

Fitness: Anytime, Anywhere
Billy Casper Wellness Center Director, Mary Facciani and her team will emphasize that physical fitness for seniors goes beyond simply "working out," and includes fun and achievable ways to continually progress toward improved physical health. Mary holds a Master of Science degree in Community Health Services and is a certified personal trainer.

Career Paths in Retirement: Retreating, Repeating, Renewal
An expert on finding new directions for the mature adult, Bill Charland will outline strategies for finding new career directions after retirement.

Refreshments will be served and door prizes awarded. For more information call the WILL office at 575-538-6835, or email will-learning.com, or the Grant County Health Council at 575-388-1198.
 

SHAKESPEARE PROGRAM - Who Invited Falstaff?

Wednesday, March 31, Noon, and
Sunday, April 4, 2:00 P.M.
Location: Silver City Woman's Club
Free and Public Invited
Come and watch a most unusual Awards Ceremony sponsored by the Society for the Excruciatingly Literate where all the nominees are Shakespeare Characters.

Why does Lady Macbeth want to win for Best Actress? What does Gertrude think of Lady Macbeth? What is Julius Caesar's dark secret? What award is the always irrepressible Falstaff up for and why does he want to find a nunnery in LA?

An original play written by Frost McGahey and performed by Bill Baldwin, Mike Guisto, Mary Hotvedt, Jeannie Miller and Cynthia Cleveland White.

Special Guest Appearance by the Silver Steppers performing Brush Up Your Shakespeare.

ONE-DAY UNIVERSITY - Voices of Our Campus

Friday, April 16, 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Location: WNMU Global Resource Center
Free and Public Invited
Back by Popular Demand! We’ve gathered three outstanding professors to create the most stimulating day of college available anywhere and it’s FREE to the public!
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