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Tai Chi Easy Jean Sica, Certified Tai Chi Instructor, presents easy basic movements of Tai Chi. Registration is required.

Exploring India's Northeast It’s the region few foreign or even Indian tourists visit -- the northeast, bounded by China (Tibet) and Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh to the south. Historian, writer, and journalist David Mould travels along the wide valley of the Brahmaputra to the Hindu monasteries of Majuli Island and the fortresses and palaces of the Ahom empire, then heads south into the hills of Meghalaya—to the colonial hill station of Shillong, the “Scotland of the ...

Celebrating Life: Folk Dances from Punjab, India Local Bhangra experts Gairet Nagra and Maihtab Malhi detail the history of the celebratory dances of Bhangra and Giddha, demonstrate and teach typical steps, explain costumes and props, and show performances by college students and the local Rochester Jawani group. Registration required.

Indoor Seeding: Preparing for Next Season's Harvest Jarmila Haseler, Agricultural Educator from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, presents a Zoom session on starting plants from seed.

Needle & Thread: From Sustenance to Activism Explore the world of needle arts, a women’s domain for centuries. See the methods used to prepare girls for the responsibility of supporting a household and how women used thread as ink. The presentation also looks at how women utilized these skills for self-empowerment and activism. Included also is a look at a community in Alabama where quilting is the norm and the world finally knows about them. Learn more about resolute women, their craf...

Calendar of Event Listings

Calendar of Event Listings

Punjabi Elegance: Clothing from Punjab, India In this Zoom presentation by Jasmine Mathoan, learn about the history of clothing from Punjab, India, and its significance as an expression of the culture’s proud heritage and joyful countenance. The phulkari, a large cloth embroidered with floral, geometric, and other designs, is an example of Punjabi handiwork. It can be worn as a shawl or used to decorate a home.

Women’s Work: The Forgotten Women of the Bauhaus Discussion by Marjorie Crum, Associate Professor of Design, MCC. Details here.

Credit Reports, Scores, & All That Fun Stuff Attendees will learn how to order their credit report, how to read their credit report, how to dispute and correct inaccurate credit reporting information, how to repair and rebuild damaged credit, and strategies for debt management. This workshop is presented by the Business Insight Center of the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County and the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester.