Join teachers from Wickham Works for four weeks of arts workshops tailored for mature adults, family members, and caregivers, welcoming individuals of all skill levels. These engaging sessions aim to ignite enthusiasm and active participation through music, art, and craft activities. Led by talented teaching artists, each session features a diverse range of hands-on activities. Choreographer and dance instructor Linda Mensch, Director of Movco Dance, along with musician and conductor David Dworkin, creator of Conductorcise, kick off the session with a dynamic 15-minute music and movement segment. Following a brief intermission, participants reconvene for an hour-long art or craft project guided by Jenny Torino, an artist and Registered Dietitian experienced in adult and developmental challenge programs, and Beth Laule, a seasoned artist, educator, and scenic craftsperson. All activities are adaptable for seated participation and cater to varying skill levels.
Click on a button below to register simultaneously for multiple programs within that age group.
To register for one program only, simply find it on the calendar below and click that link.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 10:00am to 11:30am
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10:00 AM to 11:30 AMContact: The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 11:45am to 12:45pm
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11:45 AM to 12:45 PM
Come visit our new P.A.R.C. – Play and Reading Community.
Join us for an informal playdate with Playing Together, Being Together and Screen Strong. Teachers, Melissa Reali and Heather Franklin, will be available to guide children, read to children, and support parents in this screen free space.
For families with children ages 0 – 5 years.
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Children
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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01:00 PM to 03:00 PMContact: The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 3Location:AWPL Gallery – Lower LevelAge Group:Adult
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 1:30pm to 2:45pm
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01:30 PM to 02:45 PMContact: Help Desk @ 986-1047, ext. 4 or warref@rcls.orgA social gathering for people living with Dementia and their care partners. Come make new friends and interact in a safe, supportive, and engaging environment without fear of embarrassment or being misunderstood. Melinda Burgard, NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, will facilitate.Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
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06:00 PM to 07:00 PMContact: Teen Advisor Emily Wilson at emwilson@rcls.org
Join Karen Lee for a monthly teen craft! Each month's projects will be announced a month before the program.
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Teen
Friday, March 8, 2024 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
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03:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Do you know four ways you can help a Veteran (or anyone) in crisis? Join VA Hudson Valley Health Care System here at the library on Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. for VA S.A.V.E. Training – it’s a free, brief, in-person course that will help you act with care and compassion if you come across a Veteran in crisis. You don't need to be a Veteran to attend – all are welcomed and registration is not required. Contact Kim Fazio-Ruggiero at kimberly.fazio-ruggiero@va.gov for more information.
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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02:00 PM to 04:00 PMContact: The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
When renowned British botanist John Lindley wrote Ladies’ Botany in 1834, he did so to block women from, not welcome them into, the academic world of horticulture. Learn how women figured it out anyway and managed to contribute to science, influence public taste and advance their own craft. The Victorian artists featured range from rebels to spinsters, suffragettes to missionary wives and are highlighted with strikingly beautiful imagery and humor. Presented by Lesley Parness, Garde Historian and retired Superintendent of Horticultural Education at New Jersey’s Morris County Park Commission. Visit Lesley's website here!
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult
Monday, March 11, 2024 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
In Honor of Women’s History Month: AWPL Classic Monday - The Little Foxes (1941) Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes. Little foxes have lived in all times, in all places. This family happened to live in the Deep South in the year 1900. William Wyler’s grim melodrama based on Lillian Hellman’s 1939 play; a chronicle of greed and hate in a ruthless family in the American South, it stars Bette Davis as Regina Giddens, clearly one of cinemas most cold, calculating and conniving woman. Not Rated: 1 hour 56 minutes.
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
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10:00 AM to 01:00 PMContact: The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
Come and meet new friends and join in on a game that is played all over the world. Mahjong enthusiasts of all skill levels are invited to play every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm. The sessions are open-ended and participants can play as many or as few games as they wish. Players with mahjong sets are encouraged to bring them, as the Library has only a limited number to loan. This program is free, ongoing and open to players from all communities.
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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02:00 PM to 04:00 PMContact: The Help Desk at 986-1047, ext. 4
This class builds on the principles learned in Conversational Italian I. You must have attended Conversational Italian I or have knowledge of the Italian language for this class. Attendance at all sessions are storngly encouraged.
Location:AWPL Community RoomAge Group:Adult