CHESS DYNAMICS & WINNING STRATEGIES For adults 18 and up Wednesdays , Sept . 13 , 1:30 to 3:30 p . m . Reading Room , 2nd floor Former chess champion and grandmaster Pete Vuljanic offers chess instruction for players aged 18 and up . To join this free class , you must understand how to play the game and move each piece . This class is not suitable for tournament-level players . Registration is required .
FAIR DISTRICTS PA Saturday , Sept . 16 , 2 to 3 p . m . Multi-Purpose Room , 1st floor Join us for an introduction to Fair Districts PA , a nonpartisan citizens ’ movement helping to re-establish an accountable , transparent , responsive state legislature in Harrisburg . You ’ ll learn how decades of partisan control of the legislative agenda and manipulation of voting district maps ( a practice called gerrymandering ) have combined to give the people of Pennsylvania less voice and less choice . Pennsylvanians deserve better . Our Fair Districts PA speaker will cover what needs to change in Harrisburg , why , and how ordinary citizens can get involved . Not red . Not blue . Just fair . Registration is required .
Fair Districts PA is a nonpartisan , statewide , all-volunteer , good government group whose priorities include fixing state legislative rules , creating fair districts , and mapping out a fair redistricting process . It is a project of the League of Women Voters of PA . Learn more at www . fairdistrictspa . com .
POTTERING AROUND THE UK Monday , Sept . 18 , 6:30 to 7:30 p . m . Multi-Purpose Room , 1st floor Real-Life Locations from the World of Harry Potter Travel vicariously as Anglophile and former UK resident Claire Evans takes you on a historic , scenic , architectural , and occasionally culinary tour of Harry Potter ’ s magical world . From London to Scotland and points in between , admire the amazing real-life locations film scouts picked throughout the best of the British Isles . Get tips if you ’ d like to visit the sights someday . Registration is required .
Claire Evans is a former journalist , attorney , and college lecturer who started her love of most things British as she and her mother watched countless Britcoms on PBS . She went on to study abroad in London and , against the odds , married a Brit she met in Peoria , Illinois . They moved to England , where they lived for several years . Outside of her work for a legal advice charity , Claire became a student of historical sights , pub dining , and tea shops . Her business , Tea with Claire , grew from friends asking for travel and relocation advice .
MEDICARE BASICS Monday , Oct . 2 , 6:30 to 7:30 p . m . Multi-Purpose Room , 1st floor Medicare continues to provide important benefits as the health insurance program for people 65 and older , people under 65
with certain disabilities , and people of any age with end-stage renal disease , permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis , or a kidney transplant . PA MEDI is a free health insurance counseling program to help older Pennsylvanians with Medicare . Lois Thomas ’ s presentation will review the Medicare and PA MEDI programs with handouts and New to Medicare packets available for persons attending the program . She will discuss other assistance programs such as PACE / PACENET , Extra Help , and the Medicare Savings Program . If you think you may qualify for an assistance program or need help discussing the costs of Medicare , you can schedule an appointment with Thomas after her presentation . Registration is required .
PARANORMAL OR NORMAL ? Wednesday , Oct . 4 , 6:30 to 7:30 p . m . Multi-Purpose Room , 1st floor Join author Emily Rodavich as she shares and explores Mystical Interludes . Mystical Interludes are unexpected , timely experiences , either fleeting or significant , which defy explanation and logic . They can range from mere coincidences and synchronicities to visions and near-death experiences ( NDEs ). Although these happenings occur in most lives to some degree , they often go unrealized . Until recent years , people who talked about these valuable experiences brought ridicule upon themselves . People now realize that mystical interludes have played a significant role in the evolution of humankind . This awareness is not only expanding our human potential , but it is also driving a global spiritual awakening . Registration is required . eters Township
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