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    The ILR Main Activities are Classes and Trips


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    Quick Guide of Activities

    Classes

    Classes

    Classes

      

     Agency on Aging Services (F)   

     Brittany Buzzelli 


     Alzheimer's Disease (Z)  

       Cynthia Felix 



     Are Angels Real? (F) 

    Janice  Brown 


     Art Immersion (F) 

    Bill Simon   


     An Author Comes to Discuss Her Work (F) 

      Linda  Rettstatt  


     The Battle of Antietam (F) 

    James Carnes 


     Bible Women of Old Testament Part 2 (F) 

     Verna Call 


     Black and Gold Fever

      

     Agency on Aging Services (F)   

     Brittany Buzzelli 


     Alzheimer's Disease (Z)  

       Cynthia Felix 



     Are Angels Real? (F) 

    Janice  Brown 


     Art Immersion (F) 

    Bill Simon   


     An Author Comes to Discuss Her Work (F) 

      Linda  Rettstatt  


     The Battle of Antietam (F) 

    James Carnes 


     Bible Women of Old Testament Part 2 (F) 

     Verna Call 


     Black and Gold Fever (F & Z) 

     Steve Cicero 


      Book Club (F) 

    Janet Leise & Debbie Bell 


       Butterflies - Monarch Butterflies (F) 

       Diane  Bell   


     Cabin Fever: Combating the winter blues (F) 

      Sherri Schleiter 


      Cards. Create Greeting Cards  (F). 

      Barbara T. Frohne 


     Christmas Carols (F) 

      Janet Leise    


     A Civil War Soldier's Life (F) 

    James Carnes 


     Creative Writing. Captivating Mystery Story (F) 

     Antonia Thomas 


     Creating Appetizers For Your Next Party (F) 

     Janet Fleming 

     

    Crisis Management (F)

     Dr. Nicholas  Neupauer   


      Diseases in the News (F)

       Karen Martin  


     Drone - How to Use a Drone (F). 

    Jack  Livingston 


    Drumming for Everyone (F)

    Janet Leise 


     Essential Legal Topics for Older Adults (F)  John Golden 


     Fantasy Football for Beginners (F)  

     Chris Nagowski 


      Fiber Art. Treasured Memories Into Fiber Art   

      Cindy Andes 


    Films of Grace Kelly (F) 

    Dale Doran    


    Game - Are You Game? 

    Dale Doran


    Genealogy and the Old Butler Graveyard (F)  

    LuAnn Cherry 


    Geriatric Dentistry and You.(F). 

    Douglas Lockawich    


    Ghost Stories--Butler and Beyond (F)

    Bill May 


    Grace Kelly Story - Hollywood Royalty  (F & Z) 

    Steve Cicero   


     Guided Writers' Workshop (F)

     Dorie Schleiden  


     Hearing Loss and Your Brain (F)

     Kate Faunce 


    The How and Why we make Personal Economic Decisions (F)

    Robert Kochems 


     Internet Health Care Information  (F & Z)

     Kathy  Flood    


     Masters and Masterpieces of Literature(F)

     Ruth Gerrard Cole 


    Meditation (F)

    Margaret DeLuca 


     Music of World War II (F)

     Phillip Atteberry 

     

    Pittsburgh Makes Merry: Gilded Age Holiday Traditions (F). Sue Morris 


     Preston Park - Visual Tour (F)

    Anthony Stagno 


     Race to The North Pole (F)

     Cliff Brown    


    Real Estate from a Skydiving Real Estate Agent  

    John Ellison 


    SD. Black Hills of South Dakota (F & Z)

    Verna Call 


     Secrets to Estate Planning and Asset Protection (F). Timothy Sechler 


    A "Senior" Look at the Young Adult Novels (F) Phillip Atteberry 


     Sociology Today (F)

     Martin Bright   


     Solar System - Recent Discoveries (Z)

     Krishna Mukherjee 


    Snorkel and Scuba Diving the Great Barrier and Ningaloo Reefs (F & Z) . Michael Wood 


    The Spy Who Loved Her (F) 

    Bill May   


     Travel to Easter Island (F)

     Karen Martin  


     Trucker Challenges and Reewards (F) 

     Howard  Glass 


     Ukulele and Singing Jam Session (F)

    Janet  Leise, Andy & Peggy Johnson 


     Ukulele for Beginners (F)

     Janet  Leise, Andy & Peggy Johnson    


    Vanderbilt's Folly: The Story of the PA Turnpike (F & Z). Polly Shaw 


     Veteran's Day Tribute (F & Z)

     Steve Cicero 


    Brainstorm! the SRU Homecoming parade (F) Margaret De Luca 


      Fall Foods Festivale (F)

     Kathy Flood & Social Committee

    Trips

    Classes

    Classes

     A Holiday Luncheon  - Social! 

    Kathy  Flood & Social Committee


    Apples. Visiting Emmett's Apple Orchard. 

    Ruth Leo   


     Art Museum. Visit Butler Art Museum in Ohio 

     Martha Manzato   


      Biking Moraine State Park

      Rich Thornhill 


     Boat Tour of Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park.

     Ramona Nathan 


    Brunch Munch and Conversations 

    Sherri Schleiter    


     Blac

     A Holiday Luncheon  - Social! 

    Kathy  Flood & Social Committee


    Apples. Visiting Emmett's Apple Orchard. 

    Ruth Leo   


     Art Museum. Visit Butler Art Museum in Ohio 

     Martha Manzato   


      Biking Moraine State Park

      Rich Thornhill 


     Boat Tour of Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park.

     Ramona Nathan 


    Brunch Munch and Conversations 

    Sherri Schleiter    


     Blackwood Arts Tour

     Andy  Johnson   


    Brunch Munch and Conversations

    Sherri Schleiter


     Bump in the Night at Jennings

     Kati Edmiston 


     Butler Best - 5 Historic Vehicles

     Steve Cicero  


    Ceramics-Painting and  Sipping. 

    Margaret De Luca   


     Chocolate .... 

    Sherri Schleiter

       

    Clemente Museum 

    Greg Sferra 


     Fitness for Pickleball

     Ryan  Stack    


    Forest Bathing at Munnell Run Farm

    Kelcy Marini 

     

    Gibson House: Mercer County

     Greg Sferra    


    Halloween at Beacon Hotel

    Margaret De Luca   


    JFK Assasination

     Dr. Thomas Pearcy 


    Lunch out

    O'Malley, T. & Anna, H.


    Macoskey Center for Sustainability Education & Research. Greg Sferra 


     Masonic Temple in Butler - Tour

     Steve Cicero 


     The Mercer County Historical Society

     Ruth Leo    .


    Music. Bayernhof Museum

    Janet Leise 


    North Country Brewery 

    Greg Sferra 


    Old Economy Tour

    Janet Leise 


    Opera. La Boheme

     Dale Doran   

     

    Opera. Fellow Travelers

     Dale Doran    


    Pickleball Serve 

    Denny Hemphill   


    Planetarium. Vincent Science Planetarium  

    Greg Sferra 


     Playthings - Toy Store

     Janet Leise 


    Preston Park Tour 

    Antony Stagno 


    Quilt Show and Leaf Peeping 

    Barbara Frohne & Ruth Leo 


     Trains. Gene's Lionel Train Display

     Greg Sferra   


     Underground Railroad Tour

     Margaret De Luca   


     Warner Brothers’Museum

     Ramona Nathan 


    Wine & Lunch

    Kathy Flood


     Yoga – An Introduction

     Cindy Naples 



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    Classes are activities held at the Fowler Building (headquarters) or online.

    They can be lectures, group discussions, applied art, handicrafts, games, demonstrations, training.

    Classes can have one, two or multiple sessions. Each session can last between 60 and 180 minutes.




    Admission to classes is on first-come-first -served basis

    Trips are activities held at other locations than the Fowler Building.

    They can be lectures, visits to museums, exhibitions, memorial houses, historical venues, or hikes, bikes, boat tours, lunch out.

    The trips are usually regional, within 60-minute drive from Slippery Rock. The activity per se lasts in general 2 to 4 hours but day trips are common. Occasionally, bus trips with overnight stay are offered.

    Events include:


    Membership annual assembly


    Holiday Luncheon


    Open House: February and August


    Partner’s events



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