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February 27 - February 27 Tuesday12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Sessions: 1Instructor: Derrick Pratt, Director of Education, Erie Canal MuseumLocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisWhy was the Erie Canal built? How was it built? What happened with it once it was built? Where is it now? All these questions and more will be answered in this crash course on “Clinton’s Ditch.” This class is presented via Zoom. A computer, phone or tablet is needed to access the...... read more -
March 4 - March 4 Monday9:00 am - 10:30 am Sessions: 1Instructor: Nancy Alexander, Physical therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning SpecialistLocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisGet back to those activities you enjoy when you learn how to decrease pain and stiffness associated with osteoarthritis (OA). Presented by Nancy Alexander, Physical Therapist, CSCS, Advanced Licensed Buff Bones® instructor, and author of, “Get UP! Defy Aging with Movement,” this class: o Helps you understand the impacts of OA o Reviews...... read more
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March 4 - March 11 Monday10:00 am - 11:00 am Sessions: 2Instructor: David WoodruffLocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisThe One-Legged Spy. James Bond, she was not… she was better than that. Much better. It’s hard for us to imagine someone who was rejected by all the allies as being one of the most successful spies in history, but that’s Virginia Hall. It is even harder for us to imagine a woman who could command troops in WWII and defeat hardened German troops with...... read more -
March 4 - March 4 Monday12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Sessions: 1Instructor: Dr. Susan Friedman, Geriatrician, URMCLocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisDid you know that 75% of chronic disease in this country could be eliminated by addressing straightforward things – like the food we eat, exercise, sleep, managing stress, avoiding tobacco, and building healthy relationships? Lifestyle medicine is a new field of medicine that works with patients to help them make and sustain changes, in order to reduce...... read more
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March 6 - March 27 Wednesday10:00 am - 11:30 am Sessions: 4Instructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianLocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisThe Civil War was the first “living-room war.” Photographs provided Americans with evidence of the grim realities of war. Photographers accompanied expeditions documenting the West and communicated the progress of the construction of the railways that would connect the nation. George Eastman's innovations made photography available to the larger public...... read more
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April 1 - April 8 Monday10:00 am - 11:00 am Sessions: 2Instructor: David WoodruffLocation: Zoom - Rochester OasisAll we know for sure is that on July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared. But for close to 90 years, we’ve been trying to uncover what happened to the aviator who tried to fly around the earth near the equator. And like Magellan, who attempted to do the same on the water… ending his journey halfway across the Pacific… we’ve been trying to understand...... read more