Wellness & Lifestyle

Artificial intelligence is transforming every industry – from solo entrepreneurs to large corporations. In this energetic, hands-on workshop, students will get a practical, real-world introduction to the three AI tools reshaping modern business: ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), and Google Gemini. No technical background is required. If you can type a question into a search box, you can use these tools. Learn how to use AI to write better emails, analyze information faster, prepare for meetings, research competitors, summarize documents, and automate repetitive tasks - immediately applicable skills for professionals, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners alike. Bring laptop and lunch. Instructor: Paul Hylenski. 

American Mah Jongg is a fun and challenging four player game that provides great mental stimulation along with positive social interaction. This beginner to intermediate class will cover National Mah Jongg rules and fundamentals of this rummy-like game that is played with tiles rather than cards. American Mah Jongg sets will be available and a current Mah Jongg card will be provided for each student. Instructor: Bernadette Preston. 

Course provides knowledge on key topics of beekeeping and bees: history, honey bee life cycle and functions, beekeeping equipment and tools, what’s needed to start keeping bees, pests and diseases of bees, pollination and forage, and Maryland local beekeeping clubs and programs. This course covers honey bees and native solitary bees found locally. Instructor: Valerie Wampler. No class Sep 21.

This two-session workshop guides retirees in capturing their stories, values, and life lessons in a meaningful Legacy Notebook. Through reflective prompts and writing exercises, participants preserve their voice, insights, and memories, creating an authentic record for themselves, their families, and future generations. Instructor: Ivory Brown. 

Basic Motorcycle Maintenance gives new and experienced riders hands-on training in essential bike care. Learn safety checks, maintenance schedules, and core skills like oil changes, fluid checks, tire and brake inspection, chain adjustment, and basic troubleshooting to keep your motorcycle reliable and road-ready. Bring your owner’s manual to class. Instructor: Vong Lee. Course location TBD.

Retirement is a major life transition that reshapes identity, purpose, relationships, and well-being. This class helps pre-retirees and new retirees explore the non-financial side of retirement, discover new passions, and build a meaningful, healthy, and connected next chapter. The best is yet to come! Instructor: Ivory Brown. 

This 3-session workshop helps couples navigate the emotional and practical transitions of retirement. Partners explore expectations, improve communication, and align their visions for the future. Through guided conversations and reflective exercises, couples build clarity, connection, and confidence as they design a shared path forward–together and individually. Instructor: Ivory Brown. 

Visualizing the Garden Within is a 12-week experiential course (offered in 4-week blocks) that blends permaculture design principles, mindfulness practices, and hands-on gardening. Participants explore how ecological systems mirror personal and community growth, learning to cultivate both resilient gardens and deeper relationships with the land. This session focuses on developing awareness-learning to slow down, observe, and understand the natural patterns already present in the garden. Participants build a strong ecological foundation by recognizing how energy flows, how yields are created, and how feedback shapes resilient systems. Instructor: Roxana Segovia-Beltran.

This session shifts into design thinking-how to intentionally build systems that are efficient, regenerative, and interconnected. Participants explore how diversity, integration, and thoughtful design create gardens that sustain themselves and reduce waste. Focus on companion planting, sheet mulching, garden layout and design and resource cycling. Instructor: Roxana Segovia-Beltran. 

The final session emphasizes adaptability and long-term resilience. Participants learn to work with change rather than against it, valuing diversity, edge spaces, and incremental growth as pathways to thriving gardens and communities. Focus on succession planting and seasonal transitions, maximizing small spaces, climate resilience strategies and future planning. Instructor: Roxana Segovia-Beltran.