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Home > Departments > Community Enrichment > The Learning Café

The Learning Café

For in-person gatherings that teach, inspire or entertain, join us on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month for the Learning Café!

Reserve your spot today here or call (616)-493-8950.

Free Videos to Watch and Enjoy!

Watch interesting videos of Learning Café presenters and musicians. Click on each program’s link to view the video. Some handouts are also included as a PDF document. Closed-captions/subtitles are available on most of the presentation videos (click on “CC”).

Wellness, History, and Lifestyle Videos

  • “Better Balance and Stability” by Sally Talbot
    • Download Handout/Notes
  • “Topiary Tales” by Ian Warnock
  • “Castles of West Ireland” by Tom Buettner
  • “Six Pillars of Brain Health” by Jennifer Feuerstein
  • “Mercy Health: Strokes and TIAs”
  • “Looking Up When Life is Pushing You Down” by Dave Kampfschulte
    • Download Handout/Notes
    • This program is sponsored by Aquinas’ OLLI program
  • “Mathias Alten’s Grand Rapids Connection” Presented by Dr. Ellen Adams
  • “History of Transportation in Grand Rapids” by Caroline Cook
  • “Chair Yoga” with Kathy Julien
  • “Pottery Demonstration” by Rita Shields
  • “Chicken Tortellini Soup: Big Flavor, Smaller Portions” Cooking Demo with Syndy Sweeney
    • Download the recipe
  • “Healthy Cooking for One or Two” by Laura Lauinger RD
    • Download Handout/Notes
  • “Grand History of River City” by Caroline Cook
  • “Power of Positivity” with Ray Paget
    • Download Handout/Notes
    • Ray is with the Holland Home Speaker’s Bureau
  • “How to Hear What’s Not Being Said” with Dave Kampfschulte
    • Download Handout/Notes
    • This program is sponsored by Aquinas’ OLLI program
  • “Turning Loss into Found” with Ray Paget
    • Download Handout/Notes
    • Ray is with the Holland Home Speaker’s Bureau
  • “The Science of Happiness” by Tim Cusack
    • Sponsored by AARP Michigan
  • “Downsizing Made Easy” by Laura Kelso
  • “Teddy Roosevelt and His Nature Legacy” by John Pinheiro
    • Sponsored by Cascade Trails Senior Living
  • “Understanding and Overcoming Arthritis” by Sally Talbot
    • Download Handout/Notes
  • “Power of Story” by Dave Kampfschulte
    • Download Handout/Notes

Music Performance Videos

  • “Great American Songbook” with Robin Connell
  • “Johnny Cash: An American Legend” Performed by Leonard Kurtz and Anna Kurtz
  • “We’ll Meet Again Music Program” with Mary Rademacher, Tom & Cherie Lynn Hagen
  • “Songs of Mercer & Carmichael” by Tom & Cherie Lynn Hagen
  • “Easy Listening Music by Leonard Kurtz”
  • “Mary Rademacher and Mark Kahny”
  • “Music by Christopher Sloan”
  • “Music by the Dusty Chaps” featuring Dale Thomas, Tom Davis, and Luke Lenhart

Sharing Café Videos

  • “Growing up on the Farm” by Dorotha Kolenda
  • Sailing Adventures” told by Gayle Holmquist
  • “Africa” told by Ron Marsteiner
  • “Aviation” told by Sondra Davis
  • Arrowpoints” told by George Davis

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Forest Hills Community Enrichment publishes several publications throughout the year to keep you up-to-date with the latest news and information on our programs and related topics of interest. More information about how to subscribe to a mailed catalog of enrichment classes is coming soon! To signup for our quarterly senior newsletter, Encore Programs Guide, please call our helpful staff at (616) 493-8950. They will be happy to add you to our mailing list!

Contact Community Enrichment

The Community Enrichment staff is ready to assist you! Whether you have a question, want to register for a class, provide us with feedback, sign up for our mailings, or become an advertiser, we welcome your call or email.

Office Hours:  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, except holidays

Phone:  (616) 493-8950

Fax:  (616) 493-8959

Email:  community-enrichment@fhps.net

Mailing Address:
Forest Hills Community Enrichment
660 Forest Hill Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546-2322

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