Adult

This course will include an in-depth exploration of mindfulness of the body as a path toward calm and connection to ourselves and others.  Much more than just a relaxation technique, mindfulness gives us a new way to relate to all of our experience, with kindness, with interest and without judgment.  With mindfulness, we can step out of habitual reactions and find new ways to respond to ourselves and others. Each class will include guided meditation practice, teaching, and Q&A, as well as optional homework.

Do you love Shakespeare’s sonnets?  Ferlinghetti’s free-wheeling poems?  The elusive Emily Dickinson?  Maya Angelou, Billy Collins, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Odgen Nash, Sylvia Plath, Marge Piercy, and all the many others — what poet has gifted you with your favorite poem?  Come to this Poetry Month celebration to share a poem that has enriched your life or helped you though a difficult time. This reading is a marvelous way to discover new poems, as well as share your own favorites. Drop in for a while, or stay for the entire program.

An informal spinning group focusing on drop spindle yarn method from wool and other fibers.  Beginners and more advanced spinners welcome.  Bring your own spindle and fiber, or if you are new to this ancient craft, contact us ahead so we can provide "loaners" to you (a small fee for wool used will be collected as arranged in advance).  Drop spindle spinning uses a lightweight spindle that is very portable, as opposed to a heavy and expensive spinning wheel.  Co-sponsored by the Friends of Hathorn House Historical Society.

An informal spinning group focusing on drop spindle yarn method from wool and other fibers.  Beginners and more advanced spinners welcome.  Bring your own spindle and fiber, or if you are new to this ancient craft, contact us ahead so we can provide "loaners" to you (a small fee for wool used will be collected as arranged in advance).  Drop spindle spinning uses a lightweight spindle that is very portable, as opposed to a heavy and expensive spinning wheel.  Co-sponsored by the Friends of Hathorn House Historical Society. 

Book Discussion of  the psychological  suspense thriller "In The Woods," by Tana French

Join photographer George Nicholson for a closing reception of “TAOS JOURNEY: High Desert Portraits of Time.”   He will welcome questions regarding his magical, seven-day photo trek through the Taos region of New Mexico and the creative process that resulted in this expansive, colorful exhibition of fine art photography.  Books, an Original Soundtrack Album composed by Bettina Covo (who will be present), and Smaller Works and Prints will be available for purchase.  Refreshments will be served.

Join Laura Garcia, Racial Justice Program Manager for the YWCA, for a look at U.S. immigration policy .  The presentation will include discuss key dates in American immigration legal history, the process to come to this country, and the myths and realities of U.S. immigration. The goal is to provide insight in a uniquely fair and balanced approach.  Laura provides an engaging forum for people to express themselves with informative, up-to-date materials to prompt discussion.