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This workshop offers an opportunity to explore different techniques and forms of art, such as brush painting, pen and ink, watercolor and drawing. All levels of experience and expertise are welcome. Participants will bring their own supplies and materials and will work independently. While class facilitators and participants can offer encouragement, ideas and suggestions to each other, this will NOT be an instructional class.

Coordinators:  Basilio King, Christopher Melby and Alfredo Rodriguez

It is now over 400 years since the Pilgrims and Indians feasted together on the rough shores of Plymouth. In the centuries since, many misconceptions have arisen about both the Indians and the Puritans, and some parts of the story have been obscured until recent years. Join historian Joyce Haworth as she tells the rich story of the events of 1621. Her focus will be on the political calculations of the Native Americans -- why it made sense to them to welcome and aid the English settlers. There are lots of surprises, especially the presence of Native men who had been to England already and who were on the scene advising Massasoit on what to do about the newcomers. There were veiled agendas on both sides of the feasting table!

Coordinator:  Joyce Haworth

The “migrant crisis” is a daily news topic and a contentious issue for the 2024 election. Although the United States is considered a nation of immigrants, immigration has been a divisive issue throughout our history. How and when did some immigrants become illegal? And, why don’t they just come legally? Over a three-week period, we will look at a brief history of immigration in the U.S. and what it takes to immigrate into this country.

Coordinator:  Andrea Zietlow