MARSHFIELD – The Lifelong Learning program will come to life again at the Marshfield Senior Center after closing down for two years due to the pandemic.
Registration for more than a dozen spring courses and individual classes will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 25. The courses will have between three and six classes each. There will also be single-class opportunities to stay active with creative exercise.
The courses include: “Spring Comes to Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary” with Doug Lowry of Mass Audubon; “Music from the British Invasion” with Larry King; “Great Decisions” with Rich Hansen; “Arthritis Class” with exercise physiologist Neil Sullivan; and “Getting the Most Out of Your iPhone” with Robin Billing.
There will also be “Barre Exercise class” with Rena Thorbahn; “Beginner Ukulele” with the South Shore Conservatory; “Edison: Wizard or Pretender?” with John Sullivan; “Kung Fu for Active Seniors” with Sifu Mike Showstack; and “Hot Topics on Beacon Hill” with state Sen. Patrick O’Connor and state Reps. Josh Cutler and Patrick Kearney.
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The Winslow House Lecture will look at “Downstairs-Upstairs: 18th Century Home Life” with Regina Porter.
There will also be field trips to the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis, the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton and the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln.
Registration will continue at the senior center after the Monday kickoff event.
For more information, visit marshfieldseniorcenter.org or pick up a Lifelong Learning brochure at the Marshfield Senior Center, 230 Webster St. You can also call activities coordinator Merilee Comerford at 781-834-5581.
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