Bridge, canasta, and mah jongg classes all resume soon for fun and games throughout the fall.

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, Khalid Al Doori starts the next six-session series of Beginner Bridge (12766) and Advanced Beginner Bridge (12788). Bridge: Supervised Play is offered as a twelve-week course on Monday mornings (12867) with Rich Laufer starting September 9, 2024, or a six-week Tuesday afternoon course (12770) with Al Doori starting on September 10, 2024.

Jamie Meadow will also be dealing cards again in just a few days. Her next Beginner Canasta classes start Tuesday evenings starting September 10, 2024 (12718) or Wednesday mornings starting September 11, 2024 (12717). Canasta: Supervised Play follows the same schedule with Tuesday evening classes (12723) and Wednesday morning classes (12721) both resuming in the coming week.

Anne Wiesel is back for the next six-session series of both Let's Play Mah Jongg: Beginner Series (Monday afternoons: 12758 or Wednesday mornings: 12759) and Let's Play Mah Jongg: Supervised Play (Monday mornings: 12763 or Wednesday afternoons: 12762).

Hone your skills or learn a new game this fall in any of these fun and sociable classes!

Week of September 8, 2024

Arts & Crafts

• Drawing and Acrylic Painting (12677)
• Express Yourself Through Collage (12678)
• Watercolor Painting (Tuesday afternoons: 12685; Thursday mornings: 12684; Thursday afternoons: 12691)
• Introduction to Classical Oil Painting (12682)
• Create Handmade Greeting Cards (12850)
• Introduction to Graphite Pencil Drawing (12683)
• Paper Quilling (12693)
• Painting with Brilliant Colored Paper (12697)

Current Events and Politics

• Let's Talk Current Events: Topics in the News (Tuesdays in person: 12793; Wednesdays online: 12791; Thursdays online: 12792)
• Moral Dilemmas, Case Studies in Justice, Ethics, and Morality (12794)

Fitness and Dance

• Fit Blast: Cardio, Strength, and Abs (12705)
• Sit and Be Fit: Chair-Based Body Sculpting (Tuesdays online: 12699; Thursdays in person: 12700; Thursdays online: 12701)
• Walk 15® (12773)
• Movement to Music (Tuesdays in person: 12813; Tuesdays online: 12815; Thursdays online: 12814; Fridays in person: 12812)
• Gentle Yoga (12835)
• Essential Yoga (12836)
• Body Sculpting (Thursday mornings in person: 12703); Thursday afternoons online: 12704)
• Total Body Workout with Bands (12702)
• Ballroom Dancing: Salsa and Bachata (12837)

Games

• Beginner Bridge (Tuesday evenings: 12766)
• Advanced Beginner Bridge (12768)
• Bridge: Supervised Play (Monday mornings: 12867; Tuesday afternoons: 12770; Wednesday evenings: 12868)
• Beginner Canasta (Tuesday evenings: 12718; Wednesday mornings: 12717)
• Canasta: Supervised Play (Tuesday evenings: 12723; Wednesday afternoons: 12721)
• Let's Play Mah Jongg: Beginner Series (Monday afternoons: 12758; Wednesday mornings: 12759)
• Let's Play Mah Jongg: Supervised Play (Monday mornings: 12763; Wednesday afternoons: 12762)

Health and Wellness

• Ecstatic Dance for the New Moon (12871)

History and Culture

• France's Influence in America: Art (12804)

Languages

• Beginner Spanish (Wednesday afternoons in person: 12865; Friday mornings online: 12803)
• Advanced Beginner Spanish (12866)
• Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Spanish (12797)
• Intermediate to Advanced Spanish (12798)
• Advanced Spanish (12799)
• Conversational Spanish (12863)
• Intermediate to Advanced Conversational Spanish (12874)
• Advanced Conversational Spanish (12800)
• Conversational French (12801)
• Beginner Portuguese (12861)
• Intermediate German (Tuesday mornings: 12781)

Literature, Film, Theater, and Television

• Celebrated Canadian Short Stories (12779)
• Swimming Lessons: Swimming and Aquatics in Popular Culture, Literature, and Life (Wednesdays online: 12843; Thursdays in person: 12713)
• Book Discussion: The Rainbow (1915) by D.H. Lawrence, a Modernist Family Saga (12775)

Music Appreciation

• Music of the Fifties (12751)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Galleries of Chelsea (12753)
• Walking Tour: Galleries of Chelsea (12878)* NEW SECTION JUST ADDED
• Culinary Walking Tour: Multi-Ethnic Cuisine of Astoria (12726)
• Walking Tour: Greenpoint Art Excursion, North Brooklyn Renaissance (12754)

Writing

• Finding Your Voice through Memoir Writing (12848)

Week of September 1, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) (12788)
• Author Visit: Vicki Valosik, Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water (2024) (12816)

Arts & Crafts

• Drawing: Deconstructing the Face (12680)
• Weaving for Your Kitchen (12689)
• Open Studio Painting for All Levels (12696)
• Pastel Painting: Landscapes, Still Life, and Flowers (12679)
• Zen Design Drawing (12877)
• Realistic Drawing (12876)
• Plein Air Painting (12875)

Current Events and Politics

• Supreme Court Preview (12730)

Financial and Retirement Planning

• How Money Works (12833)

Fitness and Dance

• Walk 15® (12772)
• MELT Method for Active Adults (12854)

Food and Beverage

• Cooking with Renee Cohen: Greenmarket to Grill (12570)

Health and Wellness

• Capture the Crowd (12707)

History and Culture

• France's Influence in America: Architecture from Colonial Times to the Late Nineteenth Century (12805)
• Role of Museums in American History (12756)

Home and Garden

• Buyer Beware: Demystifying Home Buying (12840)
• Step by Step Guide to House Renovating (12774)

Languages

• Beginner Spanish (12879)
• American Sign Language (ASL) (12847)

Literature, Film, Theater, and Television

• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: James (2024) by Percival Everett (12782)

Natural Sciences

• The Solar System (12857)

Performing Arts

• Group Piano Lessons for Beginner & Intermediate Students (Tuesdays at 1pm: 12823; Tuesdays at 2pm: 12824)
• Learn to Play the Cello (12826)
• Learn to Play the Violin (12829)
• Learn to Play the Ukulele for Beginners (12828)
• Learn to Play the Guitar (12827)
• The Joy of Singing (12825)
• Ring Your Bell for Beginners (12830)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Mondays at the Met, the Period Rooms (America and Europe) (12737)
• Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (12731)
• Walking Tour: Financial District (12708)

All upcoming classes are listed in the Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Fall/Winter 2024-25 Catalog. New classes are added in real time.

Class times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Please check regularly for additional options to keep you engaged and learning, whether from the comforts of home or through our expansive number of in-person options.