Currently, all programs are held via Zoom livestream only. These programs are open to the Public. Just send an email to ALL@Alpenacc.edu to receive Zoom connection information.

MEXICAN TRAIN EXPRESS

DOMINOES

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 18 and 25

Ready for a fun, addictive and fast-moving game that has lots of surprising twists and turns? Join ALL for Mexican Train Express. This dominoes game does not have partners and can be played with two, three, four, five or more players. Organizers will show you some tricks and techniques. You may join our class any time during the year.

CONTRACT BRIDGE

12:30 to 3 p.m. Fridays

This is an ongoing group of card players who welcome any players at any time. This is a teaching class but welcomes experienced players also.

BEGINNING BRIDGE

6 to 8 p.m. May 18

These sessions are for those who have never played bridge before or played so long ago that they are interested in learning to play modern bridge. You might ask, “Why should I learn to play bridge?” Here are some answers: Bridge offers intellectual and social stimulation on a routine basis. An area in the brain used in playing bridge stimulates the immune system. Playing bridge can help people retain their mental sharpness.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD (1930s TO 1950s)

2 p.m. May 20

Grab your popcorn and settle in with Hepburn, Davis, Stanwick and more! Presenter Leeds Bird taught movie appreciation classes for several years. You will learn more about movie classics such as “Citizen Kane” and “The African Queen” which have stood the test of time. Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., and 20th Century Fox were major studios ruling the roost. Each studio was a source of pride and profit for the man running it. Techniques, styles, purposes and star power will be discussed.

Bird is a lifelong theatre/movie buff. He retired after 30 years of teaching theater at high school level, 27 years of owning Bird’s Custom Framing, and 10 years performing in the Midwest and New England as Mark Twain. He was adjunct faculty at Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University. You may remember Leeds from “What? You Have Not Seen This!”, an April zoom program.

GENEALOGY-A RIVER OF TIME YOU ARE LITERALLY STAND ON THE SHORES OF

2 p.m. May 21

You may decide to view the flow of time from shore, get your toes wet or dive right in. Your choice! Genealogy is a way to discover who you are. Why genealogy? What are some techniques to help you with your genealogy? Is it a major time commitment? What are some ideas for resources? What equipment is available to assist you with your genealogy work? 

Presenter Mark A. Hansen was born in Alpena and started his education in the Greenwoods One-Room School near Lear. He graduated from Washtenaw Community College (2004) and Concordia University (2004). Since 2004 he has been the photographer for the Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band.

Enjoy more than 70 recorded Programs, follow this link to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYc9USUpJ2nsQDsJSLO01Nw

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