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CLS Spring 2025 Course Schedule
Monday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

LLS1-A Matter of Balance
This course takes place at 69 West Cedar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
10 a.m.
Mon.  April 7, 14, 21 & 28
May 5, 12, 19 & 26

 


CLS Spring 2025 Course Schedule
Tuesday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

LLS2-Successful Aging and More You Should Know
9:15 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15 & 22

 

LLS3-If It's Tue.  It Must Be…?
9:15 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

AL1-Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention
9:15 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

AL2-Opera as Politics: Authoritarianism and the Arts
9:15 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

SS1-Globalization and its Discontents, by Joseph Stiglitz
9:15 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

LLS4-The UNESCO World Heritage Sites
11 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20
Note: This is a 6-week course. The presenter will be cancelling 2 of the dates noted above. The canceled dates will be announced after class starts.

 

LLS5-Spotlight on the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra Musicians
11 a.m.
Tue.  April 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

AL3-Introduction to Animation
11 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

SS2-Four Great Days
11 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15 &  22

 

AL4-Potpourri
11 a.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

LLS6-Creating a Pollinator Garden or Patio Pot
1:15 p.m.
Tue.  April 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

LLS7-The Gilded-Age Railroad History of the Hudson Valley
1:15 p.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15 & 22

 

LLS8-Basic Hebrew
1:15 p.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

AL5-Jazz Legends on Screen
1:15 p.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

AL6-Prodding Your Muse 
1:15 p.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

SS3-The World's Great Wine Grapes: Old World and New World Versions
2:45 p.m.
Tue.  April 15, 22 & 29
May 6

 

AL7-Exploring the Elements, Themes and Subjects of Visual Arts
2:45 p.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

STEM1-Getting the Hang of Microsoft Office
2:45 p.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
May 6, 13 & 20

 

AL8-Writing Poetry with Craft and Courage 
2:45 p.m.
Tue.  April 1, 8, 15 & 22

 

 

CLS Spring 2025 Course Schedule
Wednesday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

STEM2-Computer Basics Windows 10 and 11
9:15 a.m.
Wed.  April 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

STEM3-Some Medical Devices and Tests
9:15 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16 & 23

 

AL9-The Changing Image of Women in Art
9:15 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16 & 23

 

AL10-Making Art with Color
9:15 a.m.
Wed.  April 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL11-Stars of the Silent Film Era, Part III
9:15 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7

 

AL12-Be the Star of Your Own Movie (Intermediate Course)
9:15 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL13-The Art and Craft of Writing & Storytelling
11 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL14-The Golden Age of Illustration
11 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

SS4-Great Decisions 2025
11 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

SS5-The Legacy of the Vietnam War on American Culture 
11 a.m.
Wed.  April 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

STEM4-Ascent of Mathematics and Science
11 a.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL15-Magic of Readers Theatre: Theatre of the Mind, Vol. Four
1:15 p.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

SS6-Exploring How Our Solar System and the Universe Work
1:15 p.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL16-The Poetry of Emily Dickenson 
1:15 p.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

LLS9-Crochet Basics for Beginners
1:15 p.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

STEM5-Extreme Astronomy
2:45 p.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16 & 23

 

STEM6-Chemistry in the Kitchen
2:45 p.m.
Wed.  April 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL17-Curtain Call Confidential: The Art and Deals of NY City Theater
2:45 p.m.
Wed.  April 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL18-Themes in Science Fiction and Fantasy
2:45 p.m.
Wed.  April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

AL19-Floral Design 101 for the Spring Season
2:45 p.m.
Wed.  April 30
May 7, 14 & 21

 

 

CLS Spring 2025 Course Schedule
Thursday Classes

Time

Course ID & Title
Room Assignment  

Class Dates

AL20-A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
11 a.m.
Thur. April 3, 10, 17 & 24
May 1, 8, 15 & 22

 

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