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Fall 2009 - At A Glance

Summer Session: August 4, 6, 11, &13

9:00-11:30 a.m.   *

Exploring Science in the Planetarium (F9A1) (August 4, 6, 11, &13) (Note different start date) Miller Hall, John C. Wells Planetarium

Session A: September 14 – October 16, 2009

*denotes different day, time or frequency
^limited space available

Monday

9:00-11:00 a.m.

The Essential Jim Corder: Discovering an Undervalued American Writer and Educator  (F9A2) Memorial Hall, Hiner Room

1:00-3:00 p.m.     ^    

Yoga & Pilates (F9A3) (Limited to 12, this will be a lottery class) RMH Wellness Center

3:30-5:30 p.m.     *^

Computer Software Maintenance and Operation (F9A4) (Limited to 10, this will be a lottery class) (M, W, F, T, Th, 3:30-5:30pm, September 14, 16, 18, 22, 24) (Note different time & schedule) Blue Ridge Hall, Room 333

4:00-6:00 p.m.     *

The Art of Living Life with a Purpose & Vision – Creating A  Life Plan into Your Future  (F9A5) Dates:  Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19 (Note different start date) Memorial Hall, Hiner Room

Tuesday

9:00-11:00am

Humanity and God: Philosophy and Theology (F9A6) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

9:00-11:30 a.m.   *

The Past Is All Around Us: Archaeology Field Trip Collage (F9A7)
Dates:  September 15, 22, 29, October 6 (Note different time & schedule) Participants will meet at Blue Ridge Hall before proceeding on Field Trips           

9:30-11:30 a.m.   *

Guy Toys: Men and Their Unusual Hobbies (F9A8) (Limited to 12, this will be a lottery course) National College

1:00-3:00 p.m.           

Guilty Pleasures (F9A9) Maps will be provided with confirmation letter

1:00-3:00 p.m.           

This Green Thing (F9A10) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

Wednesday

9:00-11:00 a.m.

Creating a Drawing That Works (F9A11) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

9:00-11:00 a.m. 

Stringing the Pearls:  Biblical Stories in Historical Context (F9A12) Sunnyside Retirement Community, Sunnyside Room

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Path to Disunion: The Coming of the Civil War (F9A13) Sunnyside Retirement Community, Highlands Building, Blue Ridge Room

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Tracking Down Elusive Ancestors: Learn Some of the Tricks of the Trade (F9A14) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

Thursday

9:00-11:00 a.m.

The Origins and Evolution of Contemporary Liberalism (F9A15) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

1:00-3:30 p.m.    * 

Gothic Architecture (F9A16) JMU Festival Conference and Student Center, Classroom 4

3:30-5:30 p.m.    *

Hijacking Genes (F9A17) (Note different time) Bridgewater Retirement Community, Houff Community Center 

4:00-6:00 p.m.    *

New Horizons Band (F9NHB) Dates: September 3 – December 3, except for November 26   Harrisonburg Baptist Church

Friday

9:00-11:00 a.m.  ^

Art of the Ancient Mediterranean (F9A18) (Limited to 12, this will be a lottery class) JMU Festival Conference and Student Center

9:00-11:00am 

The Da Vinci Code (F9A19) National College

1:00-3:00pm 

Critical Choices and National Insecurity (F9A20) National College

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Qi Gong: The Chinese Way for Cultivating Our Energy (F9A21) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park


Session B: October 19 – November 20, 2009

*denotes different day, time or frequency
^limited space available

Monday

9:00-11:00 a.m. 

Ballet High: All about a Poorly Understood Classical Art Form (F9B1) St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ

1:00-3:00 p.m.     ^ 

“Anything/Anywhere” Basket (F9B2) (Limited to 12, this will be a lottery class) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

1:00-3:00 p.m.   *^

Computer Software Maintenance and Operation for Vista Users (F9B3) (Limited to 10, this will be a lottery class) (M, W, F, T and Th – October 19, 21, 23, 27, and 29) (Note different schedule) Blue Ridge Hall, Room 333

Tuesday

10:00-12:00 p.m.  *

The Question(s) of Mr. Poe (F9B4) (Note different time) Massanutten Regional Library

1:00-3:00 p.m.

A Sacred Cosmos?  Religion and Literature (F9B5) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

Wednesday

9:30-11:30 a.m.   *^

The History of 20th-Century Domestic Architecture in and Near Rockingham County  (F9B6) (Limited to 12, this will be a lottery course) (Note different time)  National College

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Civil War Stories: The Civilian Home Front (F9B7) Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Village Hall

Thursday

9:00-11:00 a.m.

Demystifying Digital Photography (F9B8) Gilkerson Activity Center, Westover Park

1:00-3:00 p.m.   * 

Exploration: Five Topics in Judaism – An Eclectic Mix I (F9B9) Dates: October 22, 29, November 12, 19 and December 3 (Note different dates, no November 5 meeting) Beth El Congregation

4:00-6:00 p.m.

New Horizons Band (F9NHB)   Dates: September 3 – December 3, except for November 26   Harrisonburg Baptist Church

Friday

1:00-3:00 p.m.

Mysticism, Love, and Rumi: Exploring the Ecstatic Union with the Divine (F9B10) National College