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Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
10:00 am
Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
@ Downtown Library, 2nd Floor Events Room
Oct 1 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Rolf J. Goebel This course introduces similarities and differences between Japanese Zen-Buddhism and Western philosophy, especially the thought of Martin Heidegger. Topics discussed include the critique of the human self, time and evanescence, the[...]
Senior Living Options
1:00 pm
Senior Living Options
@ ONLINE
Oct 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Ann Beltz Learn about all of the levels of care for seniors from in- home care to hospice care. There will be an overview of area retirement communities and cost. Ask questions and learn[...]
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Beginning Tai Chi and Qigong (afternoon)
1:30 pm
Beginning Tai Chi and Qigong (afternoon)
@ AUD
Oct 2 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Luyao Ren Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that is practiced as a graceful form of exercise and is one of the most popular methods of movement for seniors. It involves a series[...]
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Friday Film Festivals: Cary Grant Classics
2:00 pm
Friday Film Festivals: Cary Grant Classics
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 4 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Instructor: Jennifer Garlen Enjoy four classic Cary Grant films with the Friday Film Festival group! We’ll start with screwball comedies The Awful Truth (1937) and My Favorite Wife (1940), and then move on to more[...]
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Chair Yoga
12:48 am
Chair Yoga
@ ONLINE
Oct 7 @ 12:48 am – 1:48 am
Instructor: Kristin Mumper This program offers online chair yoga classes over Zoom. The chair yoga classes will be geared for beginners, those who are short on time, or those who are unable to come to[...]
Great Decisions 2024 Edition
10:00 am
Great Decisions 2024 Edition
@ South Library
Oct 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Peter A. Fenzel Great Decisions is a program sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association; it has received rave reviews. The program is updated annually to highlight eight of the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges[...]
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Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
10:00 am
Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
@ Downtown Library, 2nd Floor Events Room
Oct 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Rolf J. Goebel This course introduces similarities and differences between Japanese Zen-Buddhism and Western philosophy, especially the thought of Martin Heidegger. Topics discussed include the critique of the human self, time and evanescence, the[...]
International Dining Out
5:00 pm
International Dining Out
@ Various
Oct 8 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Instructor: Jane Wodtke TThis course offers a monthly international dining experience. Starting in August, we will eat and critique Italian, Vietnamese, Greek, Indian, Thai, and other cuisine in and around the Huntsville area.. Max. 30
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Enduring Voices
10:00 am
Enduring Voices
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Nancy Rohr This program is based on the new book about women’s roles during the Civil War in the Tennessee Valley. Photographs of Huntsville during that era will enhance the program. Texts of some[...]
Exploring Mars
1:00 pm
Exploring Mars
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Michael Stallcup This presentation will give an overview of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, its similarity to NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars, and NASA’s plans for a sample return mission that would transport rocks and[...]
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Antiques Roadshow
1:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: George Marchelos This is your chance to have a former PBS Antiques Roadshow appraiser examine an heirloom, an item that has been in the family, or something you bought somewhere along the way, and[...]
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Chair Yoga
12:48 am
Chair Yoga
@ ONLINE
Oct 14 @ 12:48 am – 1:48 am
Instructor: Kristin Mumper This program offers online chair yoga classes over Zoom. The chair yoga classes will be geared for beginners, those who are short on time, or those who are unable to come to[...]
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Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
10:00 am
Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
@ Downtown Library, 2nd Floor Events Room
Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Rolf J. Goebel This course introduces similarities and differences between Japanese Zen-Buddhism and Western philosophy, especially the thought of Martin Heidegger. Topics discussed include the critique of the human self, time and evanescence, the[...]
Maple Hill
2:00 pm
Maple Hill
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Instructor: Multiple This program offers participants an introduction to important aspects of a local treasure – Maple Hill Cemetery. A slice of Huntsville’s fascinating history will be presented by: Jane Hamilton Childs, Albert Lane, Samuel[...]
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Rascality in Huntsville
10:00 am
Rascality in Huntsville
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Nancy Rohr Rascality in Huntsville offers participants an opportunity to learn about Union spies here during the Civil War. This program uses records from national archives and officers’ letter books that include maps not[...]
Five Points Walking Tour 1
1:00 pm
Five Points Walking Tour 1
@ Five Points
Oct 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Katie Stamps This walking tour offers a unique look at Five Points Historic District, Huntsville’s first true suburb! Five Points was initially part of the 1892 East Huntsville Addition. This neighborhood’s significance lies in[...]
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Five Points Walking Tour 2
1:00 pm
Five Points Walking Tour 2
@ 127 Walker Ave./Huntsville
Oct 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Katie Stamps This walking tour offers a unique look at Five Points Historic District, Huntsville’s first true suburb! Five Points was initially part of the 1892 East Huntsville Addition. This neighborhood’s significance lies in[...]
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Rhetorical Hisory
1:00 pm
Rhetorical Hisory
@ Downtown Library, 2nd Floor Events Room
Oct 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Elaine Fredericksen This course will address the lessons learned from rhetoricians through time: Gorgias, 400 BCE, to Kristeva, 1979. The preservation of public speech and writing allows people today to appreciate the philosophical and[...]
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Chair Yoga
12:48 am
Chair Yoga
@ ONLINE
Oct 21 @ 12:48 am – 1:48 am
Instructor: Kristin Mumper This program offers online chair yoga classes over Zoom. The chair yoga classes will be geared for beginners, those who are short on time, or those who are unable to come to[...]
Great Decisions 2024 Edition
10:00 am
Great Decisions 2024 Edition
@ South Library
Oct 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Peter A. Fenzel Great Decisions is a program sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association; it has received rave reviews. The program is updated annually to highlight eight of the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges[...]
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Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
10:00 am
Zen-Buddhism/Western Philosophy
@ Downtown Library, 2nd Floor Events Room
Oct 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Rolf J. Goebel This course introduces similarities and differences between Japanese Zen-Buddhism and Western philosophy, especially the thought of Martin Heidegger. Topics discussed include the critique of the human self, time and evanescence, the[...]
Let’s Do Lunch-Group 1
11:00 am
Let’s Do Lunch-Group 1
@ Various
Oct 22 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Instructor: None Join the LearningQUEST “Lunch Bunch” as they experience lunch at either a newly opened restaurant or one opened within the last couple of years or so within the Huntsville/Madison commuting area. Only restaurants[...]
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Let’s Do Lunch – Group 2
1:51 pm
Let’s Do Lunch – Group 2
@ Various
Oct 23 @ 1:51 pm – 2:51 pm
Instructor: None See the description for Group 1. Group 2 will meet on Wednesdays. Note: Please register for one group only; duplicate registrations will be removed.
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When Cash Isn’t King
10:00 am
When Cash Isn’t King
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Jessica Hovis Smith Now that many individuals are filing with the standard deduction instead of itemizing deductions, charitable giving using cash has lost its tax appeal. In this program, we will focus on three[...]
Let’s Do Lunch – Grou[ 3
11:00 am
Let’s Do Lunch – Grou[ 3
@ Various
Oct 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Instructor: None See the description for Group 1. Group 3 will meet on Thursdays. Note: Please register for one group only; duplicate registrations will be removed.
New Orleans: Another South
1:00 pm
New Orleans: Another South
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Connie Atkinson The food, festivals, music, architecture—Southerners have long been fascinated with the distinctive culture and look of the Crescent City as its colonial development, ethnic makeup, and public life contrast with that of[...]
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Let’s Do Lunch – Group 4 (Friday)
11:00 am
Let’s Do Lunch – Group 4 (Friday)
@ Various
Oct 25 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Instructor: None See the description for Group 1. Group 3 will meet on Thursdays. Group 4 will meet on Friday. Note: Please register for one group only; duplicate registrations will be removed.
Rhetorical Hisory
1:00 pm
Rhetorical Hisory
@ Downtown Library, 2nd Floor Events Room
Oct 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Elaine Fredericksen This course will address the lessons learned from rhetoricians through time: Gorgias, 400 BCE, to Kristeva, 1979. The preservation of public speech and writing allows people today to appreciate the philosophical and[...]
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Great Decisions 2024 Edition
10:00 am
Great Decisions 2024 Edition
@ South Library
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Peter A. Fenzel Great Decisions is a program sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association; it has received rave reviews. The program is updated annually to highlight eight of the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges[...]
Introduction to Birding
10:00 am
Introduction to Birding
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Instructor: Ken Ward This presentation will cover birding in North Alabama. Topics to be covered include the definition of birding and the necessary equipment, resources, and developmental skills needed, an overview of North Alabama birds,[...]
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All Hallows Afternoon
1:00 pm
All Hallows Afternoon
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Bakken This spirited Halloween program is for you to relax and enjoy a bewitching hour of select readings from Edgar Allen Poe, Bram Stoker, Shakespeare (and Schulz, plus others for the young at[...]
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New Orleans: Another South
1:00 pm
New Orleans: Another South
@ Downtown Library Auditorium
Oct 31 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Instructor: Connie Atkinson The food, festivals, music, architecture—Southerners have long been fascinated with the distinctive culture and look of the Crescent City as its colonial development, ethnic makeup, and public life contrast with that of[...]
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