Adult Academy
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NEW The Legendary
Judy Garland
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NEW Hoping for a Home: The
Orphan Trains
Between 1854 and 1930, more than
200,000 children were put on trains
to remove them from the poverty
and debauchery of the city streets in
the east to place them with morally
upright families in the Midwest.
Come learn about the process and
the stories of the children who went
through it. Kathy Simmer
Date: Fri, Sept 29
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ7
Location: Gladstone, 105
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Architecture of St. Paul
The range of housing and commercial
styles of architecture in Saint Paul
is wide and wonderful. Sit back and
enjoy a pictorial discussion of the
various styles found in St. Paul and
throughout the North Star State.
Mary-Benton Hummel
Date: Tue, Oct 31
Time: 3:00–4:30 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ2
Location: Gladstone, 105
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NEW Marcel’s Letters
During the depths of World War II,
Frenchman Marcel Heuzé mailed
letters to his wife and three young
daughters from a labor camp in
Berlin. His beautiful looping cursive
carried tender words of love along
with testimony about his ight for
survival. Sixty years later, graphic
designer Carolyn Porter found
his letters at an antique store in
Stillwater, Minnesota and began to
transform Marcel’s handwriting
into a modern computer font. She
became obsessed with inding
answers to the questions: Who
was Marcel? Why had he been in
Germany? Why were his precious
letters for sale halfway around
the world? And most importantly:
did Marcel survive? Join Carolyn
in this discussion of Service du
Travail Obligatoire, the forced
labor program that sent more
than 650,000 ordinary civilians to
Germany to work in road and bridge
construction, and in factories, farms
and mines. Carolyn Porter
Date: Fri, Oct 27
Time: 1:00–2:30 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ10
Location: Gladstone, 105
Senior Athletic Pass
Enjoy all regular season high school athletic
events with our new Athletics Pass for those
60 years of age and older. All you need to do is
register in person, an email address is required.
Pick up your pass today at Gladstone, District
Education Center, North or Tartan High School!
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Take a closer look at the life and
times of Frances Ethel Gumm, more
prominently know as Judy Garland.
Constance Gade
Date: Mon, Oct 16, Register by 9/28
Time: 10:00–11:00 am
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ8
Location: Gladstone, 105
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NEW Bones and Stones
Discover more than you actually
wanted to know about the early
history of St. Paul as seen through
its cemeteries. Your instructor
knows where the bodies are buried,
and tells all with special attention
paid to the livelier of the settlers.
Mary-Benton Hummel
Date: Tue, Nov 14
Time: 3:00–5:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AE1QB
Location: Gladstone, 105
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NEW The Great Dance Band Era
In the 1930’s and 40’s fans across
America jumped and jived to the
big bands. They illed ballrooms
and dance halls or gathered around
their radios for live broadcasts.
Who could forget the music played
by Duke Ellington, Guy Lombardo,
Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, or
Tommy Dorsey? Woodchopper’s
Ball, Tuxedo Junction, Sunrise
Serenade, and Sugar Blues were the
theme or signature songs of some
of the best bands in the business.
On Friday and Saturday nights
ballrooms were illed with music
lovers ready to dance. Settle back to
the sound of these great musicians
and hear about the great dance era.
Martha Norris
Date: Thu, Nov 30
Time: 10:00–11:00 am
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ9
Location: Gladstone, 105
District 622 Community Education • Gladstone 55+ Center • www.isd622.org/seniors • 651-748-7250