Arts & Crafts
Needlecraft
This group makes items for the Craft Sales.
Tuesdays (continuous) Craft Room
9 – noon
Free: No registration is required
Woodworking for Beginners
Instructor: John Tasto
Wednesday, January 4- February 8
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
$19 + materials
Intermediate Woodworking
Instructor: John Tasto
Wednesday, February 15- March 21
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
$19 + materials
Woodworking Shop
Lenox has a shop with a variety of power and hand tools for your use. For information call the workshop at 952.928.6434.
Monday – Friday (when supervised) Woodshop
9 – noon
$1.50/day: Pay at the door. No registration is required.
Lenox Woodcrafters
Volunteers are needed to make handmade toys for hospitalized children in the area. As of June, 2008 over 5,000 toys have been donated.
Monday (when supervised) Woodshop
9 – noon
Woodworking Afternoon Hours
By appointment. Call Alan at 952.929.0176
No registration is required
1-3 p.m.
$1.50 per day
NEW Open Woodshop
Monday, January 9, 23, February 13, 27, March 12 and 26- March 21
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
$1.50/session
Party Decorations
Do you enjoy crafts? Join this group and make decorations for parties and special events.
The 1st and 3rd Thursdays (continuous) 9 – 11:30 a.m. Craft Room
Free: No registration is required
Games & Cards
Beginning Bridge
Instructor: Dick Welander, Life Master Player and Certified Instructor
Wednesdays, January 18 - March 7
10-11:30 a.m.
$32
Intermediate Bridge
Instructor: Dick Welander, Life Master Player and Certified Instructor
Wednesdays, January 18 - March 7
1 - 2:30 p.m.
$32
Ponytail Canasta
New version of Canasta called Ponytail Canasta.
1st & 3rd Thursdays (continuous), Card Room
1 – 3:30 p.m.
$0.75 / time. Pay at the door. No registration is required.
Play 500
Mondays (continuous), Card Room
1 – 3:30 p.m.
$1 / time. Pay at the door. No registration is required.
Fridays (continuous), Card Room
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
$1 / time. Pay at the door. No registration is required.
500 Tournament
Everyone is welcome to participate. You need a partner to register. Questions? Call 952.928.6444.
4th Wednesday of each month
12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$3.50/8 games. Pay at the door. No registration is required
Billiards
Pool table is available in the lower level.
Continuous daily – lower level, Pool Room
$0.75 / time. Pay at the door. No registration is required.
Bingo
Try your luck at the boards. Enjoy prizes and refreshments.
1st & 3rd Wednesdays (continuous), Cafeteria
1 – 3:30 p.m.
$2.75/time. Pay at the door. No registration is required.
Computers
Facebook and Texting 101 for Seniors
SRL550
Instructor: Andrea Lee
Friday, February 17
10 a.m. - Noon
Member: $19
Nonmember: $23 if space is available
eBay and Craiglist Class Description
SRL551
Instructor: Andrea Lee
Friday, March 23
10 a.m.- noon
Member: $19
Nonmember: $23 if space is available
Computer Buddy Club
Leader: John McHugh, SLP City Community TV Coordinator
1st- 4th Tuesdays, Room 110
Do you love working on your computer? Do you get stuck or stumped? Could you share ideas with others? The lab will have a knowledgeable Buddy in the lab to help with your problems. Come and “show and tell” programs and equipment you use that others may find useful. Questions call or email John McHugh at 952.924.2528 or
jmchugh@stlouispark.org
Cost: $0.75 / time. Members Room 110
Cost: $5 / time. Nonmembers 1 – 3 p.m.
Pay at the door. No registration is required.
Defensive Driving
Minnesota Highway Safety & Research Center Senior Driver Improvement
Refresher Course (4 hours)
The following classes held in room 108/Art Room
Wednesday, January 4, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Friday, February 10, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Friday, March 9, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Thursday, January 5, 5 - 9 p.m.
Thursday, February, 16 5 - 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14, 5 - 9 p.m.
This four-hour program is open to all who have taken an eight-hour course or a refresher class within the last three years. We welcome participants of eight-hour programs other than the Driver Improvement Program. Walk-in registrations will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor. AAA members receive a $3 discount at registration with appropriate coupon.
To register call 1.888.234.1294.
$20 payable to MHSRC
Minnesota Highway Safety & Research Center
Senior Driver Improvement Program
(8 hours) Taught In 2 – 4 Hour Sessions
Tuesday, February 7, 5 - 9 p.m.
Thursday, February 9, 5 -9 p.m.
Classes held in room 109/Card Room
Drivers over 55 are eligible to receive a 10% discount on their insurance upon completion of this program. The Minnesota Highway Safety & Research Center (MHSRC) offers a unique learning experience for participants by providing instruction from certified professionals who use the most up-to-date research in the field. Instructors have completed 40 hours of training and must complete a recertification program by the MHSRC every three years. No written or behind-the-wheel tests will be given. Walk-in registrations will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor.
To register call 1.888.234.1294.
$24 payable to MHSRC
Humanities Classes
World War and the Occult
SRL566
Presented by Neil Anderson, M.Ed.
Thursday, March 29-May 17
12:30-2 p.m.
Members: $24
Nonmmbers: $29
Regain Control! Clean Your Home and Mind!
SRL570
Facilitator: Diana Bjorkman, Gentle Transitions
Tuesday, March 22
1-3 p.m.
Member: $2
Nonmembers: $5
Energy Saving Around Your House
SRL571
Presented by Neely Crane-Smith, Community Energy Coordinator
Tuesday, February 21
1-2 p.m.
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Free
Green Gardening GoodiesM
SRL572
Jim Vaughan, Environmental Coordinator City of St. Louis Park
Wednesday, March 28
1:30-3
Free
Great Decision: The Horn of Africa
SRL564
Presented by: Elias Ngeru
Wednesday, January 18
1:30-3 p.m.
Member: $2
Nonmember: $5
Life’s Journey: What’s in Your Suitcase?
SRL565
Presenter: Chuck Tindell, Retired Director of Pastoral Care Center
Monday, January 30
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Member: $2
Nonmember: $5
Canoeing the Dubawnt River in Northeast Canada
SRL567
Presented by Chris Johnson, Hoigaard’s
Monday, February 6
1:30-3 p.m.
Member: $2
Nonmember: $5
FREE Online Services: CareNextion SRL569
Presented by Melissa Seeley, Senior Community Services
Thursday, February 16
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Free
Topic: Pierre August Renoir: The Gentle Impressionist
SRL569
Presented by Carol Humphrey
Wednesday, March 21
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Member: $2
Nonmember: $5
The Creation of Outlaws
SRL562
Presented by Michael Hansen, MA
Tuesdays, February 7-21
10:30 - Noon
Member: $13
Nonmember: $19
A Traveler’s Bucket List
SRL574
Presented by Dale Stenseth, Author and Senior Program Member
Tuesday, March 27
1:30 - 3 p.m.
Member: $2
Nonmember: $5
Senior Video Club
Senior Video Club Moves to City Hall
Senior Video Club
We are OPEN...by appointment only!
Call John McHugh at City Hall (952.924.2528) to request information sheets. Then, set up a demonstration appointment of an activity which interests you. SVC email is
jmchugh@stlouispark.org.
Here’s what you can do:
- Transfer photos or slides to VHS
- Transfer 8mm or 16mm home movies to VHS
- Copy personal VHS tapes
- Copy personal recordings from Betamax to VHS
- Repair broken VHS cassettes
- Transfer phonograph records to audiocassettes or audio CDs
- Transfer open-reel 1/4” audiotape to audiocassette or audio CD
- Transfer audiocassettes to audio CD
- Transfer audio CDs to audiocassette
- Repair broken audiocassettes
- Transfer analog audio recordings to MP3 audio
- Transfer from Floppy disc to CD-ROM
- Scan your floppy disks or computer for viruses
- Make a VHS camera recording — a video letter or oral history, make digital pictures from a video tape (get prints made elsewhere)
What can’t you copy? Don’t bring in any tapes, CDs or DVDs you rented or bought. We won’t copy those commercial recordings.