Rockville Rec Guide - Fall 2016 Winter 2017 | Page 39

New! Honoring Black History Month In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially designated February as Black History Month. Join us for these special presentations in recognition of this annual observance. 57698 M 2/13 10:15-11:15 AM Card Room 57926 M 2/13 1-2 PM Lincoln Park CC/Multipurpose Room Free/$11 Free/$11 Musical Memories African-American music covers a diverse range of music over many decades, encompassing ragtime, blues, boogie woogie, soul, rhythm and blues, spirituals and jazz. Musicians celebrated include Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, BB King, Ella Fitzgerald and many more. 57699 W Card Room 2/15 1-2:30 PM Free/$11 Councilwoman Virginia Onley Rockville’s first African-American councilwoman shares her journey, from growing up in a small town to becoming a member of Rockville city government. 57700 F Card Room 2/24 10:30-11:30 AM Free/$11 57701 M 2/27 10:15-11:15 AM Card Room 58034 M 2/27 1-2 PM Lincoln Park CC/Multipurpose Room Free/$11 Free/$11 New! How To Listen To Music This class endeavors to teach the listener how to better answer this question and how to really listen to all types of music, ranging from classical to folk to popular. The class discusses why we are so moved by certain sounds or types of music, and how music speaks to us in ways that go beyond words. 57775 Tu Azalea Room 3/7 10:30 AM-12 PM $6/$9/$11 57782 W Woodshop 1/18 12:45-2:45 PM $15/$19/$24 Memory Cafe and Care Partner Support Group You are not alone on this journey. Join this group to connect and share with others who understand the experience of having a loved one with a dementia-related illness. Meets weekly on Tuesday evenings. 58037 Tu Azalea Room 1/24-3/21 6-7 PM Free New! Movers and Shakers Join college professor Joan Adams as she introduces a new program. Each session focuses on the life and times of Americans who have made life in the U.S. better, easier, safer and more enjoyable. Women’s History Month We focus on female artists Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’Keeffe. Cassatt is known for her Impressionist style, while O’Keeffe is considered a pioneer of modern art. 57783 M Card Room 3/13 10:15-11:15 AM $6/$9/$11 New! Music Enrichment with Irv Irv Chamberlain is head-over-heels in love with music. He has shared this ardor in lectures on all aspects of great American music. His presentations examine vocalists and solo instrumentalists, as well as major American composers. He plays selections of their works and incorporates the ups and downs of their lives and careers. Whistling Songs — Part 2 56185 W 12/14 1-2:30 PM Card Room $6/$9/$11 New! Norwegian Coastal Voyage This travel presentation describes Norway’s beauty and variety of scenes. Dramatic seascapes, landscapes and cityscapes are highlights in this PowerPoint presentation of the city of Oslo, a train ride and a cruise. 57778 W Azalea Room 1/25 10:30 AM-12 PM Free/$5/$7 www.r