DEAR SUN SPOTS: An open house at the J&O Irish Museum on Main Street (Route 140) in Hartford is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 7 p.m.

This is for anyone who has not been able to tour the museum on a Sunday during July and August, when it is normally open.

The open house was originally set for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., but has been changed because it is now getting dark a bit earlier.

We hope to see you Sept. 11, and thank you to Sun Spots for all you do for our group.—Doreen, Hartford

ANSWER: Thanks for letting us know.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Lewiston Auburn Senior College is back this fall with a new look. If you are older than 50, come explore and enjoy.

Since Senior College has become a nonprofit, it has been looking into a few new venues. This fall, it will continue to have Zoom classes, but will also offer more in-person classes at Schooner Estates, Lewiston -Auburn Municipal Airport, Clover Manor, Temple Shalom and the Auburn Public Library.

We will continue to coordinate with the library for Senior College in the Community on Tuesday afternoons.

Here is a look at our one-day classes:

• Larry Canepa is back with three fascinating demonstrations about food and cooking from diverse cultures.

• John Cleveland will moderate a conversation with Auburn Mayor Jeffery Harmon.

• Virtual visits to the Nile with Bill Phillips, to Monhegan Island with Peggy Volock and to North Dakota with our returning travelogue specialist, Eve Fralick.

• Alan Elze takes a new look at “The Wizard of Oz,” both the book and movie.

There are also two game nights, and Bettyanne Sheats is set to teach us about responsible voting.

We will also be given a rare opportunity by Judy Hierstein to learn about international signs and symbols.

Our visits to Temple Shalom are to be hosted by Rabbi Sruli Dresdner, who plans to teach us about Judaism and Hanukkah.

And do not miss Loring Danforth’s presentation on bird-watching.

We might add more choices before the season begins.

The Senior College is also planning to offer four- to eight-week in-depth courses. The topics include: Individual and Community — Jean Potuchek; Discussions and Simulations of 19th Century European History — Anita Denis; Ayn Rand’s Passage Through the 20th Century — Mike Brakey; The Social Gospel of Jesus: Deep Human History — Steve Piker; She Doesn’t Like Fantasy (reading and discussing four books) — Peggy Volock; Lessons in Chemistry — Laura Sturgis; Art Party — Anita Poulin; Phun with Physics — Hugh Keene; The Forest and the Trees — Katherine Hunter; I Remember: Flash Memoir Workshop — Barbara Gravinese; Malaga Island and This Other Eden: A Tragedy of Racism and Eugenics — Gale Eaton.

See our website — lewiston-auburn-senior-college.coursestorm.com — for more information, or contact us at 207-713-7266 or laseniorcollege@gmail.com. –Lucy, no town

ANSWER: That is quite the lineup. I see many classes in which I am interested. Some classes are on Zoom, some are hybrid and some are in person.

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