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    2026-Fall, ILR Class & Trip Calendar (pdf)

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    ClassesTrips

    The ILR Main Activities are Classes and Trips


    ILR

    Classes

     Afternoon Tea

    • Jessie McMenamin

     The Air Force in the Civil War

    •  James Carnes

     Alaska Fishing  

    •  Sherri Schleiter    

     Alaska. The Real Alaska

    • Bob Watson 

     Artistic Mediums Workshop

    • Lisa Henricks  

     Audrey Hepburn Films

    • Dale Doran   

     Australia Adventure

    • Janet Leise

    Beginner Art

    • Antonia Thomas

    Behind the Scenes of "It's a Wonderful Life" 

    • Bill May   

     Bible Women of the New Testament, 3

    •  Verna Call 

    Book Club 

    • Janet Leise & Debbie Bell 

    The Brontes

    • Phillip Atteberry

     Brown Bag Lunch

    • Janet Leise  

    Christmas Songs

    • Janet Leise 

    Cocktails, Craft and Company

    • Jack Livingston 

    Collette - Travel with the ILR

    • Matt D'Eramo & Carol Holland 

    Communication's Holy Grail

    • Cliff Brown  

    Crutches. Community Service

    • Barrett DeRubeis McGinnis 

    David McCullough's 1776

    • Jessie McMenamin  

     Discovering the Enneagram 

    • John Golden

    Drum Circle

    • Janet Leise 

    Dwarf Planets

    • Krishna Mukherjee  

    Eagles. U. S. Steel Bald Eagle Talk

    • Don German   

    Expanding Horizons: Travel to Australia and Thailand

    • Robert Snyder  

    Faces and Places of Butler in the Civil War

    • Bill May 

    Fall Treats Festival

    • Janet Leise & Social Committee

    First Responders. Wildlife 

    • Julia Meredith 

    The Galapagos Islands - a Visit

    • Karen Martin   

    Games  

    • Dale Doran

    Geology of Moraine and McConnells Mill State Parks

    • Gary Fleeger  

    Global History of Christianity 

    • Mark Graham  

    Golf Course - Talk

    • Larry Klemens & Adam Scott 

    Green Burial: the Way to Go

    • Laura Faessel & Deanna Mance

    Grinding at McConnells Mill State Park

    • Polly Shaw  

    Healthcare - Non-Medicare Options

    • Rachael Westover & Kerry Cassidy

    Holiday History - New Nation to New Year

    • Steve Cicero  

    Iceland. Traveling in Iceland

    • Karen Martin 

    Inca. The Amazing Inca

    • Linda Winkler     

    Independence through a Canine Companion

    • Derek Hought 

    Just War Theories

    • Robert Kochems  

    Local Day Trips

    • Jessie McMenamin   

    Mahjong for Beginners

    • Lynn Hrabosky         

    Medicare 101

    • Julie Hagan & Kerry Cassidy

    Mobility Games

    • Sherri Schleiter & Janet Leise 

    Music and Health

    • Vern Miller   

    Music Notation: An Introduction

    • Janet Leise  

    Nathaniel Hawthorne: Essential American Novelist

    • Ruth Cole  

    Nutrition 101

    • Breanna Perkins  

    Pacific Northwest Journey

    • Verna Call 

    PA Wildlife Success Stories

    • James Daley  

    Protecting Your Home: Burglary Prevention Basics

    • Jeff Roth 

    Racism in Everyday Encounters

    • Linda Burns

    Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition

    • Tom Call  

    Slippery Rock Heritage Association Inc.

    • Sue Barkley  

    Teaching at ILR

    • Sherri Schleiter  

    Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

    • James Carnes 

    "Timeless Audrey" 

    • Steve Cicero 

    Tips for good dental health as we age

    • Douglas Lockawich 

    Titusville from Different Perspectives

    • Cindy Andes 

    Truck Driving Explored

    • Howard Glass 

     Ukulele for Beginners

    • Janet Leise, Andy & Peggy Johnson   

    Ukulele Jam and Sing

    • Janet Leise, Andy & Peggy Johnson  

    What is AI? The Emperor’s New AI

    • Sam Thangiah 

    Writing and Editing Your Own Work

    • Antonia Thomas  

    Writers Workshop

    • Dorie Schleiden & Meg Salizzoni

    WWII Torpedo Testing at Pymatuning State Park

    • Jared McGary 

    Trips

    ILR Holiday Gathering

    • Janet Leise & Social Committee 

    Apples at Emmett's Orchard

    • Ruth Leo     

    Art at Blackwood and Various Methods to Create It

    • Benjamin Robertson    

    Bike Ride Grove City

    • Rich Thornhill 

    The Birds at the National Aviary

    • Linda Winkler     

    The Buhl Mansion

    • Greg Sferra 

    Clay Experience at PennOhio Clay Guild

    • Septimus Bean    

    Coherent Corp Tour in Saxonburg PA

    • Greg Sferra  

    FITTER Pickleball

    • Greg Sferra & Michael Holmstrup   

    Golf Play - Free at Buhl Park, Mercer, PA

    • Larry Klemens   

    Gene’s Lionel Train Display

    • Greg Sferra & Gene McCandles

    Hoyt Period House

    • Greg Sferra  

    Lutheran Senior Life Passavant Community

    • Greg Sferra  

    Macoskey Center at SRU

    • Greg Sferra & Samantha Bortz

    Metalware and Mining in Exhibits

    • Ruth Leo 

    Opera Orpheus & Eurydice

    • Dale Doran 

    Opera Rigoletto

    • Dale Doran  

    Orienteering 101

    • Megan McDowell  

    Out and About Club

    • Janet Leise 

    Pizza in the Park

    • Cathryn Crego

    Rock Crawling 101

    • Greg Sferra & Tom Baumgardner    

    Spooky Critters of PA 

    • Emma Sprowls  

    SRU & SAGA Students Exhibition 

    • Linda Burns & Theresa Antonellis

    Wine & Lunch

    • Kathy Flood

    The Zelienople Story

    • Greg Sferra

    Zoo. Exploring the Pittsburgh Zoo

    • Linda Winkler   

    Class Guide

    Classes are activities held at the Fowler Building (headquarters) or online. They can be lectures, group discussions, applied art, handicrafts, games, demonstrations, or 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 

    Full Class Guide

    Trip Guide

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

    Full Trip GuideSuggest a Class/Trip

    Events

    Membership Annual Assembly

    Holiday Luncheon

    Open House: February and August

    Partner’s events 

    2026-Fall, ILR Class & Trip Calendar (pdf)

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    Guest Policy

    ILR members may invite a Guest (free of membership dues) one time/semester to an ILR class that they are taking. An individual non-member may visit one ILR class as a Guest on a space available basis. Non-members may register for trips, special events, and one-day workshops, as Guests, but pay the class fees as specified in the catalog. The ILR member who invites a Guest, needs to: 

    • Check with the ILR staff if there is room for more participants in the selected activity
    • Complete a Guest Registration form 
    • Turn it in to the ILR staff

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