Spanish in the Kitchen : ‘ Vamos a Comer y Cocinar ’
In this dynamic class , participants will learn useful Spanish vocabulary and conversation components around the food and cooking theme that can be applied to real life settings . Topics will include typical Hispanic dishes , restaurant vocabulary , understanding the market experience , setting the table , cooking from a recipe , and food vocabulary and conversation elements . Start speaking Spanish today ! Open to new and previous Spanish conversation participants . Some Spanish experience is preferred . Instructor : Futura Language Professionals . Mondays , June 5-26 6-7 PM Live Virtual / Online $ 100
Spanish for Travel
Do you have future aspirations for traveling to a Spanishspeaking country ? If so , this is the class for you ! Participants learn basic conversation skills to get around a Spanishspeaking country with greater ease . This class will include helpful dialogue , greetings , how to barter at a market and order in a restaurant , and how to ask for simple directions . Each class will include a travel-related theme to practice real world Spanish ! A dynamic and interactive approach will be used to keep the class fun and exciting ! Applicable to new students and previous Spanish conversation participants . Instructor : Futura Language Professionals . Tuesdays , June 6-27 6-7 PM Live Virtual / Online $ 100
Instructor Kathy Simmer leverages her background as a teacher , and licensed librarian to bring history to life . She enjoys sharing her historical research with others , especially uncovering the WHY of what happened and how it changed history ’ s path . Join Kathy in exploring fascinating topics from America ’ s past along with juicy details usually left out of the textbooks .
History : Wild About Harry , Life of President Truman
Harry Truman has come to be regarded by both parties as one of the most honest , hard-working and sensible presidents we ’ ve ever had . Yet at the end of his term , many people were eager to see him go . Find out about this funloving piano player who integrated the Army , saved the White House and made the decision to end World War II with the atomic bomb . Monday , July 17 10 AM-12 PM District Education Center-Rm 103 $ 18
Presenter Dr . Mark Seeley , retired in 2018 after nearly 40 years as Extension Climatologist and Meteorologist at the University of MN . He provides weekly weather commentary on MN Public Radio ’ s Morning Edition , produces documentaries for Twin Cities Public Television ( TPT ) and is the author of Minnesota Weather Almanac .
Dr . Mark Seeley : Interesting Stories about MN Weather and Climate History
Minnesota has an international reputation for its highly variable climate and extremes ( 114 ° F in summer and -60 ° F in winter ). In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was labeled by many writers and journalists as the “ American Siberia .” Our history is therefore loaded with stories of people coping with challenging storms and climate-related events . Mark Seeley will share some meteorological descriptions of several historical weather events and their impact on the people who faced them . Tuesday , June 27 6:30-7:30 PM District Education Center-Rm 103 $ 15
Dr . Mark Seeley : Signals of Climate Change in Minnesota
Situated in the middle of the North American continent , Minnesota is recording and experiencing some of the most profound climate change of anywhere in the USA . Signals of these changes appear in the state climate database over the past 3-4 decades , and impacts are prolific and have already guided our response to make adaptations . Mark will show and discuss evidence for this and share stories about the work of the Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership . Tuesday , July 11 6:30-7:30 PM District Education Center-Rm 103 $ 15
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