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- An Introduction to Model Railroading (NEW)
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All Aboard for a fun adventure on the miniature rails of your imagination! At the point of departure, you will be exposed to the History of Railroads and their operation, leading into the history of model railroading. From there the course will cover the basics of scale, train and track selection, layout planning and construction, control systems, and scenery and detail. Each session will include hands-on demonstrations and discussions. All resources and materials will be provided by your Conductor/Engineer-Moderator.
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- Discovering Portugal - OsherOnline
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Fee: $50.00
Dates: 7/7/2026 - 8/11/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Room:
Instructor: Osher Online
Seats Available: 8
Explore how tiny Portugal played an outsized role in world history. We will examine its fifteenth and sixteenth century maritime expansion and its central role in the transatlantic trade in enslaved people. We will trace Portugal’s rise as the Iberian Peninsula’s only independent kingdom, its global reach from Brazil to Japan, and its later decline into twentieth-century poverty under Europe’s longest dictatorship. We will see how democracy reshaped Portuguese culture and survey its landscape, art, architecture, and food to learn why Americans are flocking there today.
Watch the commercial: https://vimeo.com/1143855904?fl=ml&fe=ec
Alison Roberts is a journalist with nearly four decades of experience, reporting in her native UK and later internationally for English-language outlets including the BBC, NPR, and Bloomberg News. Her work has covered politics, finance, sports, and the arts. She has edited or contributed to a dozen guidebooks and provided online updates for Fodor’s, Time Out, and other publishers. Now based in Portugal, she is writing a history of the country and has explored it extensively from north to south.
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- Endless Grounds: Coffee's Social, Economic, and Cultural Life - OsherOnline
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Fee: $50.00
Dates: 7/9/2026 - 8/13/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Building: Online
Room:
Instructor: Osher Online
Seats Available: 12
Coffee will be a lens on climate change, social life, health, North–South dynamics, social and economic justice, tourism, and slavery. We will trace coffee from planting and processing through shipping and, ultimately, the drink in our cups. We will explore coffee’s history, its shift from elite beverage to everyday staple, and research on health, farmer income, and climate resilience. The instructor will share experiences from coffee farms around the world, discuss different brewing methods, and demonstrate how coffee is brewed.
Watch the commercial: https://vimeo.com/1140515675?fl=ml&fe=ec
Robert Thurston, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of History at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). He earned a BA in History from Northwestern University and a PhD in modern Russian history from the University of Michigan. His writing spans twentieth-century Russian/Soviet history, witch hunts (Europe and Salem), the body in the Anglosphere (1880–1920), and coffee as an economic and social force. A devoted coffee educator, he has opened a roastery and coffee shop and has visited coffee farms from Asia to South America.
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- Games People Play (ZOOM)
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Fee: $0.00
Dates: 6/10/2026 - 6/24/2026
Times: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 3
Building: Online
Room:
Instructor: Carl Brun
Seats Available: 39
As we age, health professionals encourage us to keep our brain active and challenged. One way to do that is to play games that challenge our mind. In the first week, Carl will introduce multiple word game apps that are accessible free through Play Store and Apple. Carl will explain how each game is played and even give some links to how to “master” the games. Participants’ homework will be to play the games over the week, but in balance with their other activities. In the following weeks, Carl will answer questions about the games and entertain other games suggested by the participants. Carl will also look up research on the benefits of “brain-games”. During the seminar, we will do physical stretching to balance the mental work with physical work.
As we age, health professionals encourage us to keep our brain active and challenged. One way to do that is to play games that challenge our memory and “make us think”. In the first two weeks, I will introduce multiple Word and Math games that are accessible free through Play Store and Apple. I will explain how each game is played and even give some links to how to “master” the games. Students’ homework will be to play the games over the week, but in balance with their other activities. In the third week, I will answer questions students have about the games and ask them to suggest other games they like to play. I will also look up research on the benefits of “ brain games”. During the class, we will also do physical stretching to balance the mental work with physical work.
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- The Bourbon Experience
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THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
Bourbon is America's whiskey. This seminar, presented by Dayton Daily News columnist and publisher of The Bourbon Resource, Ray Marcano, will discuss the nuances of bourbon and we'll taste some samples to understand the bourbon experience.
ADDITIONAL FEE(S): $20 payable in cash to Mr. Marcano on the day of the seminar.
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- Wine on the Deck
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Cost: $0.00
Dates: 6/8/2026 - 6/8/2026
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Off-Site
Room:
Instructor: Tom Gaudion
THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
Join Tom and Eric Jerardi, owner of Jerardi's Little Store, for an afternoon munching and sipping while learning about fine wine. The Little Store is known for its selection of Old-World Wine and delicious deli foods.
ADDITIONAL FEE(S): $30 (to be collected at the first meeting; cash (exact change) is preferred)
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