BETHEL — Western Mountains Senior College gives Oxford County residents the rare opportunity to join local retired teachers and professors, skilled craftsmen, gifted fellow citizens in classes and community events.
A sample of upcoming offerings include:
Estate Planning — Trusts: This community service presentation is a follow-up to a session given in the fall. Tuition: Free.
What you Need to Know About Arthritis: To Your Health will sponsor this community service presentation. Tuition: Free.
Rock Hunting and Mineral Collecting for the Beginner: Single session course. Tuition: $5.
Introduction to J.S. Bach, Mass in B Minor: Single session course. Tuition: $5.
Is It Just a Dirty Old Mill Town?: This single session course will be a walking tour of Rumford. Tuition: $5.
Medical Grand Rounds: This single session course will present and study medical problems. $5.
The Dark Ages: Multi-session class. Tuition: $20.
Creative Writing: Multi-session class. Tuition: $20.
Drawing and Painting: Multi-session class. Tuition: $20.
Bridge: Multi-session class. Tuition: $20.
From Counterpoint to Cakewalk: Composers and Their Times: Multi-session class. Tuition: $20.
Great Decisions: This is a citizen’s discussion group on foreign policy challenges. Multi-session class. Tuition: $20.
The classes are informal, often held during the day at Telstar High School. Western Mountains Senior College serves primarily those older than the age 50, with associate memberships for younger folks. Membership, which includes such events as potluck suppers outings and a variety of cultural and community service activities, is $25 per year.
Register is required, and students should register as soon as possible as some classes are limited.
FMI: wmscollege.blogspot.com; 207-824-2136, ext. 1340.
