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
- “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
- “Healthy Cooking for One or Two” by Laura Lauinger RD
- “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
- “Power of Story” by Dave Kampfschulte
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
