Join us at Westwood Hills Nature Center in this beginner Adult Archery class. Participants should meet in the front of the building prior to each class. All equipment provided.

Pickleball - Beginner Instruction: Get some exercise and have some fun with the fastest growing sport in the U.S. Come learn the basics of serving, dink shots, drive shots, and volleys. Learn the terminology, rules and scoring system. And why do they call it Pickleball anyway? We have paddles, balls, and nets to use. Bring your own paddle if you prefer. All participants are required to sign this waiver to participate in Pickleball Classes: https://forms.gle/jzrrZ2QTGpgAFd5i7

Perfect for beginners or those with some experience, this class covers safe use of power tools like the table saw, miter saw, drill press, belt sander, electric drill and more. Work in pairs for personalized instruction and build your own birdhouse with provided materials. Sign up with a friend! A $5 materials fee (cash only) is due to the instructor at the start of class Age requirement: 18+

Learn how to make basic knit stitches and how to read a pattern. You will complete a hat and learn how to make a square that can grow into a scarf, afghan, or whatever you want! Please click here for the material list.

In what could be the most enlightening webinar you’ve ever taken, our instructor and professional voice coach will show you how you can actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos, and more. Most people go about it the wrong way. In this introductory class, you will learn about a unique, outside the box way to break into this creative, fulfilling, and potentially lucrative industry. Voice-overs can be managed on your own terms, on your own turf, in your own time, and with minimal overhead! Whether you choose to pursue voice-overs part-time or full-time, this could be the game changer you’ve been looking for. In addition to online instruction, you will be given the opportunity to book a 1-on-1 script read and voice evaluation via telephone with your instructor for the following day. This class will be presented via Zoom, you will receive a link the 24 hours prior to the class.

Join fellow film fans in the Little Theater at Lenox to watch and discuss engaging and thought-provoking foreign films. We'll view the movie and then have time for focused discussion led by Lisa Kjellander from the SLP Library. Sponsored by Friends of the St. Louis Park Library. May 5: Babette's Feast (2013) Denmark An exiled French chef taking refuge as a housekeeper in a small Danish village offers thanks by cooking up haute cuisine for a proudly ascetic 18th-century populace used to bread and soup. May 12: The Rules of the Game (1939) France Cloaked in a comedy of manners, this scathing critique of corrupt French society is about a weekend hunting party at which amorous escapades abound among the aristocratic guests, which are also mirrored by the activities of the servants downstairs. May 19: Water (2007) India The story of an 8-year-old forced to wed an older man. When the man dies, she is taken by her father to live in a home of other widows of all ages. According to religious law quoted at the top of the film, “A woman who remains chaste when her husband has died goes to heaven.” According to a follower of Gandhi in the film, locking widows away makes “one less mouth to feed, four less saris, and a free corner in the house. Disguised as religion, it’s just about money,” In the widows’ residence, the girl is protected by the beautiful Kalyani, who has been ordered into prostitution to help support the older widows. Kalyani attracts the son of a local Brahmin, the follower of Gandhi, who rejects beliefs about widowhood and intends to marry her. May 26: Past Lives (2023) Korea Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life. ---------- August 18: Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Mexico A dark fable set five years after the end of the Spanish Civil War. Eleven-year-old Ofelia comes face to face with the horrors of fascism when she and her pregnant mother are uprooted to the countryside, by her new stepfather - a sadistic captain in General Franco's army, who hunts down Republican guerrillas. This violent reality merges with a fantastical world when Ofelia meets a faun in a decaying labyrinth, and she is set on a strange mythic journey that is at once terrifying and beautiful. August 25: Plan 75 (2022) Japan Government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a Filipino laborer face life-and-death choices. September 1: The Other Widow (2024) Israel A dark comedic drama about Ella, a 34-year-old theater costume designer and mistress of a playwright who dies unexpectedly. While the preparations for the premiere are in full swing, Ella insists on attending his Shiva and dives into a world once forbidden to her. Things get complicated when she becomes too close to his loved ones, especially his wife. September 8: Motorcycle Diaries (2005) Latin America An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of two young men whose thrilling and dangerous road trip across Latin America becomes a life-changing journey of self-discovery.

This class will use the principles of Homegrown National Park to promote gardens that provide habitat for wildlife. We will learn to attract butterflies, bees, fireflies, and humans to the garden. The class will teach specifics of how to design a garden, source plants, prep your site, and enjoy the wildlife! At the end of the class we will do an optional potting activity that will allow you to get started with May planting! The instructor will have a book available for purchase at the class, please bring $10 cash/Venmo if you would like a copy. It will also be available as a free pdf.

Have you reached brick walls in your genealogy? Join our group for some fun family history problem-solving. Register for up to 4 monthly sessions. Led by professional genealogist Mary Wickersham Join us online! This class will be held virtually using Zoom.