Calendar of Online Events and Activities

We are living in extraordinary times. It’s fitting for us to rise to this period in our American story with learning that deepens our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. This Fall, Senior Services is launching a virtual academy of learning to meet the forces of change in our society; preparing ourselves for the year ahead.

On our website are 10 online class offerings, ranging in topics from mass psychology to nutrition, and visual algebra! Registration is open now! Please call 360.586.6181. Leave a message, and we will return your call within 24 hours. Payment can be made via phone with a credit/debit card or via mail with a check.

After Wagner, some German and Austrian composers composed derivative works; Richard Strauss, by far the most influential, built on two heritages–the waltzing Viennese tradition and his own admiration for Wagner’s work. We will explore both what influenced him, his own copious output, including such popular works as Salome and Der Rosenkavalier, as well as one work influenced by him.

Instructor: Speight Jenkins was General Director of Seattle Opera from 1983 to 2014. Recognized nationally as a leading authority on opera, a politically active arts advocate, and a beloved civic figure in Seattle, Jenkins was among the most influential and accomplished general directors in the United States

Dates: Monday, October 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

A curated inquiry into how to uncover or reframe your life purpose as an elder with helpful tools for bringing curiosity and creativity to designing a purpose that inspires you.

For many of us, the purpose for our lives is often dictated by our circumstances. Parenting, providing for our family, getting a job, prospering in our career, caring for an aging parent. This course is about designing a purpose for your life after 50, a purpose not dictated only by your circumstances, but authored by what is life-giving for you. This course is an inquiry into the possibility of elderhood with a focus on you and how you want to express and manifest what you want to contribute as an elder. In “Retire or Refire?” You’ll be invited to imagine yourself as an ‘artist’ who has been commissioned to create the next chapter in your life. You will have the opportunity to create what that will look like and how it might differ from the previous 50 years of your life. The course will include a range of learning activities including interviews with inspiring elders in our community, video segments, small group discussions and lecturettes designed to provide you with the latest scientific information on the human brain and what we know about the physical aspects of the aging process.

Instructors
Monika Aring and Larry Hulbert are elders who have created a shared purpose to help bring about a future where no one is left behind or left out, where everyone can contribute their unique gifts in ways that valued.

Dates: Tuesday, October 13, 20, November 3, 10
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM

This course will pursue the parallels and divergences between American ideals and realities. The United States has enunciated a message of liberty from its outset, and has broadcast this message persuasively. What have the overt and subtle realities been?

Instructor: Jason Ripper has a Master’s Degree in History from Western Washington University. He has been teaching at Everett Community College for 16 years, originally having specialized in U.S. history, though he now also teaches courses in Western Civilization and World history. In 2008, he published a two-volume history of the United States, American Stories: Living American History.

Dates: Wednesday, October 14, 21, 28, November 4
Times: 2:00 – 4:00 PM