Senior University January Class Highlights

By Christine Hall

Living into Dementia: Options and Ethical Questions
Part I (January 7) will explore your options for living into advanced dementia, and the values you bring to assessing these options.

Part II (January 14) will examine actually acting on these various options, including the likelihood they will accomplish your personal goals, the ethical justification of these respective options, and their effects on family and caregivers. 

Wednesday, January 7 & 14, 10:00 am, Zoom
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Practical Mysticism: A Commune Course
In this co-hosted course with Senior University and Holistic Wellness, watch pre-recorded presentations over 4 weeks (running January 13 – February 3). Practical Mysticism with Michael B. Beckwith is a spiritual journey into the truth of who you are — without the worry and stress often caused by these turbulent times. Over the course of lessons and meditations, you will reconnect to and awaken eight divine inner states, including love, peace, harmony, joy, abundance and bliss.

Tuesday, January 13, January 20, & January 27, 2:00 pm, Bristol View 1^st Floor Bowditch Room

Hot Topics – A Political Discussion Group
Join us as we discuss, share, and learn about current local, national, and international topics in a safe and respectful environment open to varying views.

Thursday, January 15, 10:00 am, Garden Apartments Parlor

Composing About Climate Change
As the threats of climate change become more and more apparent, people in all sectors of the economy and society are increasingly using climate as a lens through which to see their work in the world. People in the arts, too, are using the climate lens to reassess everything about their work – what to make, for whom to make it, and its ultimate “meanings.” Composer Greg Youtz will talk about his recent multimedia compositions, collaborating with colleagues in the international artist group Earth Creative.

Wednesday, January 21, 2:00 pm, Bristol View 1^st Floor Bowditch Room

Literary League Book Club: Kindred
Join us as we discuss Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
About the book: Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned across the years to save him. After this first summons, Dana is drawn back, again and again, to the plantation to protect Rufus and ensure that he will grow to manhood and father the daughter who will become Dana’s ancestor. Yet each time, Dana’s sojourns become longer and more dangerous, until it is uncertain whether or not her life will end long before it has even begun.

Thursday, January 22, 2:00 pm, Bristol View 1^st Floor Bowditch Room

Healthcare & Your Retirement
Health Care and Your Retirement is an educational program that addresses what steps investors should take to prepare for health care costs to help ensure their retirement savings stay healthy.

Thursday, January 29, 11:00 am, Bristol View 1^st Floor Bowditch Room

Registration required. To register please call 253-756-6219 or email Jana at jwennstrom@franketobeyjones.com

For a full class and activity list, click here