For folks who have already streamed at least some of their TV content. This course will overview how the fragmented (and often confusing) array of TV streaming options continues to evolve, and discuss implications for specific actions for best aligning your TV streaming content & equipment setup with your viewing and budget preferences. Various tools, resources, and "hacks" will also be discussed and demonstrated to help learners enhance their streaming experience. Bring your streaming questions and issues!Learning Objectives:- Quick overview of the required elements of a home TV streaming setup- Explain how each streaming household has a range of options for optimizing their streaming setup to meet viewing and budget preferences- Demonstrate recommended tools and resources to help guide setup design decisions- Invite discussion of specific individual participants' streaming issues and questions.

What is this thing called jazz? (Apologies to Cole Porter, composer of “What is This Thing Called Love?”) This introduction through the lens (or lips) of three trumpet players that shaped jazz as we know it, from the hot sounds of Louis Armstrong, to the harmonic sophistication of Dizzy Gillespie, to the cool stylings of Miles Davis will help you appreciate and enjoy this musical genre.

TV viewing habits are changing rapidly. Streaming services are racking up a record share of Emmy nominations and 83% of US households subscribe to at least one streaming service. The array of TV streaming options can be intimidating, so catch up on the issues, opportunities, and best options for tailoring your personal TV streaming setup. The first session will give an overview of the streaming options and a demonstrate how to access the services. You can also join an optional session (register at the link below) with more individual support as you make a plan for what service matches your budget and viewing priorities. Topics will include: Pros & cons of cutting the TV cord Specific steps for setting up streaming TV for your home Recommended streaming devices & content services Streaming local Twin Cities channels Special streaming strategies for seasonal homes or cabins Cloud-based DVRs & how to avoid commercials Options for using a “smart TV” for streaming Costs of streaming TV vs. cable/satellite TV Combining streaming with an over-the-air TV antenna Demo of a typical internet-based TV streaming setup An additional 90-minute small discussion class, “Advanced Cutting the Cord: Tailoring YOUR Streaming Plan,” is also offered for participants who want a more in-depth and personal discussion of their individual situations, needs, and best options. Unless you are already familiar and experienced with TV streaming, it is highly recommended you first attend the above described “Basics” class for a foundation.

How do you decide when to make one of the biggest moves of your life--giving up your family home and downsize for the remainder of your years? This class will explore the many, complicated emotions involved with the decision to downsize, followed by the "nuts and bolts" of where to live, what comes with, what remains behind. Talking with adult children about your decisions is also important, especially since it's said they don't want our stuff! Join others also considering a move to share ideas, thoughts and concerns as you move through this critical phase of life.

An attorney will share how to plan for your future, discuss assets distribution and how to ensure your intentions will be carried out. Topics include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, real estate deeds and define probate. Fees collected for this class help cover administrative costs and are not paid to the instructor. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Discover how immigration transforms societies—economically, socially, and politically, its effects on both the United States and countries around the world and how it shapes both local and global development. Foreign Policy Discussions presentations are offered through the nationwide Great Decisions program to learn more about vital foreign policy issues facing our country. The sessions feature lectures and lively discussions with local college professors and other guest speakers. This program is co-sponsored with the Westminster Magnet program.

No continent globally is growing its population as quickly as Africa. By 2100 it is expected that 40-50 percent of the planet’s population will be African. How is the U.S. working to engage in Africa’s growth? Foreign Policy Discussions presentations are offered through the nationwide Great Decisions program to learn more about vital foreign policy issues facing our country. The sessions feature lectures and lively discussions with local college professors and other guest speakers. This program is co-sponsored with the Westminster Magnet program.

Explore Google's free apps: web-based word processing, spreadsheets and slideshow tools. Learn to convert standard Microsoft Office documents to Google documents and share with others who can view and edit. Requirements: You must have a Gmail account and know your Gmail username and password If you have any questions, please contact Eliana Power at eliana.power@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-3450.

Did you know our transit system includes low-price, on-demand rides with Metro Micro? Get to know all Metro Transit options on the Northside, including the Blue Line Light Rail Extension. Learn how to read a schedule and purchase a ticket. Leave class with informational materials and a coupon for a free ride. Community Education uses a sliding scale model for program fees so our programs can be financially sustainable and more equitable. Lifelong Learning 55+ classes have discounted price options already among the options. Participants are asked to pick the price that they are able to pay. By more clearly articulating our lower cost options, we have removed the barrier that some may have felt in making scholarship requests. When participants sign up at the higher price levels, they help make the program more sustainable. Refund Policy Refunds (minus a $5 transaction fee) are given if you call or email at least three business days before a class begins. Full refunds will be given for any class that needs to be canceled by the site.

Take a little time out of your busy life to join this interactive class to (re)discover the joy of poetry! Bring your favorite poems to share. This is a volunteer-run class with participants bringing a poem or poet each month to share and discuss. Class meets the first Thursday of the month.

Learn how to navigate your Mac computer, how to adjust settings to customize your Mac, and how to set up folders and organize files. Learn how to find your files using Finder and Spotlight, to add programs to the Dock plus keyboard shortcuts. Learn the basics of using the Calendar, Contacts, Safari, and the Pages word processor and Numbers spreadsheet programs, two free downloads from the Apple store If you have any questions, please contact Eliana Power at eliana.power@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-3450.

Learn spreadsheet terminology; how to enter and edit data; modify and format a worksheet; use absolute references; copy and move data using functions and formulas; copying formulas and creating charts. Create, sort and filter a database as well If you have any questions, please contact Eliana Power at eliana.power@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-3450.

The diversity of animals that thrive in this urban stretch of the Mississippi river is an indication that the river’s water quality has improved dramatically over the past 100 years. Learn about the animals that make up a river food chain, from tiny macroinvertebrates and native mussels to fish, mink, muskrat, and otter, then walk along the river to look for signs of these animals in the park. Join a Kroening naturalist and learn more about the natural world. Each program will include natural history information, hands-on discovery, and an outdoor component. This series covers a wide variety of topics: choose your favorite or try them all to learn something new. Activities may include walking on uneven ground. Ages 18+

After being nearly extirpated from Minnesota, river otters have made a strong comeback. Learn about the biology of these fascinating mammals, examine an otter’s pelt and skull, then go for a walk with a naturalist to look for signs of otters along the river. Join a Kroening naturalist and learn more about the natural world. Each program will include natural history information, hands-on discovery, and an outdoor component. This series covers a wide variety of topics: choose your favorite or try them all to learn something new. Activities may include walking on uneven ground. Ages 18+

In 1926, the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities was so polluted that it was declared biologically dead. Learn about the river’s ecological recovery over the past 100 years, historical and current threats to water quality, and actions we can take to protect it for the next generation. Try your hand at water quality tests by measuring current levels of common pollutants such as nitrates, phosphorus, and chloride. Join a Kroening naturalist for an opportunity to go in-depth on a particular topic and learn more about the natural world. Each program will include natural history information, hands-on discovery, and an outdoor component. This series covers a wide variety of topics: choose your favorite or try them all to learn something new. Activities may include walking on uneven ground. Ages 18+

Join The Compassion Museum in a guided, interactive experience that invites curiosity, reflection, and meaningful conversation.A lucky charm. A recipe card. A train ticket. A note tucked in a drawer for years. What can ordinary objects reveal about the strange, funny, surprising, and deeply human lives we lead?Bring an everyday object with a story – something that says something about you - and help create a one-day, community-built exhibit shaped by the people in the room. Through conversation, curiosity, and shared stories, participants will discover unexpected connections, moments of recognition, and the threads of humanity that connect us all. Warm, thoughtful, and participatory — no museum experience required! Come curious and ready to share. If event is sold out, please sign up for the wait list. We will contact you if more tickets become available.

What happens when life presents impossible choices? In this story-driven class, we’ll explore real moral dilemmas— some hilarious, some profound, then shift to the question: “What would you do?” and the lively discussions that follow. No right answers, no lectures—just great conversations about the choices we all face. What participants enjoy about this class - EVERYTHING, seriously. From the moment you enter the classroom, Andy greets you, learns a little about you and makes you feel comfortable and anxious to begin. The course is unique in that it unfolds as a result of stories with choices and students engagement. Andy's enthusiasm was catching! He had a superb command of the room, engaging the members with wit and charm. His methods for creating interactions were excellent. His stories were unique and posed great ethical questions. Everything! The format, the instructor, the content, my fellow classmates

Explore the history and origins of propaganda, examining how it is used to influence or persuade audiences and advance an agenda. Discover practical strategies for recognizing propaganda techniques and strengthening your critical thinking skills. Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular cause, doctrine, or point of view. Using selective facts, half-truths, or outright lies and rumors presented through various media ( posters, speeches, news, film, and social media) it manipulates people into thinking or acting in a certain way.