Hundson Valley Community College Continuing Ed
Center for Creative Retirement
We offer more educational and fun classes, trips and workshops to keep you actively engaged.
- American Mah Jongg - Intermediate Level
- Design, Color and Texture: Flowers of the Fall
- Effectively Utilizing Ancestry.com to Discover Your Family History
- Ice Harvesting History
- Learn to Play Mah Jongg
- Norman Rockwell Presentation
- Police Reform 1865 Style!
- The Death of Rensselaer County Sheriff's Deputy Griggs
- The Gilded Age Rises Again in Troy, NY
- To Life...To Life...Parts III and IV
American Mah Jongg - Intermediate Level
So, you've learned the basics of Mahjong. Now let's practice playing, conquer the card, and delve into strategies. Please bring your Mahjong set with you to class.
Course will be held in Day Care Center, Room B06
Criss Macaione, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays, 11/1 - 12/6 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | ZSPI-170 500 | 0 seats left | $69 | Section Full Call to be added to wait list |
Design, Color and Texture: Flowers of the Fall
When do you ever have the opportunity to spend a morning with a versatile floral artist, who can design a classical look but make it follow a modern trend? Take advantage of instructor Michele's 30 years of experience and let her show you how you can put creativity and energy into floral designs for everyday and special events. If you have been with us before, you know she brings a passion for what she does, and always brings new ideas and demonstrates what is "hot" in the flower world. You may be one of the lucky students who carries one of her creations home! Course fee includes a $18 materials fee.
Course will be held in Williams Hall, Room 113
Michele Peters, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 10/26 9:00 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-338 500 | 3 seats left | $30 |
Effectively Utilizing Ancestry.com to Discover Your Family History
Ancestry.com is the internet's largest genealogy website, with more than 3 million users worldwide. Its many features can be a great advantage to those researching their family history, but all that information can also be confusing and intimidating. Join experienced Ancestry user and professional genealogist Lisa Dougherty to find out what exactly Ancestry.com has to offer, how to perform effective searches and find the information you are looking for, and how to create an online family tree that is both accurate and interesting enough to share!
Course will be held in Williams Hall, Room 113
Lisa Dougherty, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 11/15 9:30 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-333 500 | 18 seats left | $15 |
Ice Harvesting History
The ice trade, also known as the frozen water trade, was a nineteenth-century industry, centering on the east coast of the United States, involving the large-scale harvesting, transport and sale of natural ice for domestic consumption and commercial purposes. This class will provide a brief history of the industry's development on the Hudson River and detail the process for harvesting, storing, and delivering ice. Tools of the trade will be on display. Instructor Tom Ragosta is the president of the Watervliet Historical Society, curator of the Watervliet Museum, and the Watervliet city historian.
Course will be held in Williams Hall, Room 113
Tom Ragosta, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 10/24 9:30 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-647 500 | 8 seats left | $22 |
Learn to Play Mah Jongg
Whether you are a complete beginner or just need a refresher, join us in learning to play Mah Jongg. This class includes basic instruction and the opportunity to play with people of varying skill levels. If you have a Mah Jongg set, please bring it with you.This will include a $10 materials fee for Mah Jongg card.
Course will be held in Day Care Center, Room B06
Criss Macaione, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays, 9/20 - 10/25 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | ZSPI-119 500 | 0 seats left | $69 | Section Full Call to be added to wait list |
Norman Rockwell Presentation
Learn about Normal Rockwell's life and art during this presentation. We will explore the life of Norman Rockwell, the Norman Rockwell Museum, the background and history of the artist, his family, his schooling, his teachers, mentors and illustrators, his painting approaches, his most iconic works, his personal life, and the way his work ties into American culture.
Course will be held in Williams Hall, Room 113
Dan Carubia, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 11/1 9:30 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-684 500 | 6 seats left | $12 |
Police Reform 1865 Style!
A dilemma faced the New York State Legislature at the end of the Civil War in 1865. What could be worse than "corner loungers", intemperance, and voter fraud? Truly there was a need to get these grievous problems under control. But how, when the police were either ineffective or outright corrupt? The public perception, if not reality, believed crime to be increasing in the cities and villages of the Capital District. The Republicans at the time, who had gained control of the legislature and governor's office, believed that if political influence (i.e. Democratic Tammany Hall) were removed from the local police forces (under commissioners appointed by the governor), the public would have the necessary protection from the crime that was plaguing local cities and towns. Find out how it worked and how it turned out!
Course will be held in Daycare Center, Room B06
Jill Knapp, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 10/24 9:30 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-683 500 | 21 seats left | $19 |
The Death of Rensselaer County Sheriff's Deputy Griggs
Willard Griggs is the only Rensselaer County Sheriff Deputy to ever have died in the line of duty. He was mortally wounded on an East Greenbush farm in 1869 during the Anti-Rent incident. This program will provide an overview of the Anti-Rent War in Rensselaer and Albany Counties, and one of its key players, Walter Church, the grandson of Angelica Schuyler. It will discuss the incident in which Griggs was wounded and the unprecedented court proceeding leading up to the trial for his murder. The outcome of the trial and its aftermath will be discussed.
Course will be held in Daycare Center, Room B06
Jill Knapp, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 11/1 9:30 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-399 500 | 8 seats left | $19 |
The Gilded Age Rises Again in Troy, NY
Rensselaer County and Troy City Historian Kathryn Sheehan will present an illustrated lecture on how Troy's nineteenth century architecture became an integral backdrop to the Julian Fellows HBO series "The Gilded Age." Kathryn worked with the location scouts and production designer on locations throughout the city, and provided information on how Troy appeared during the Gilded Age and who the major players representing both "old" and "new" money were in the city at the time. Kathryn will also share some of the behind-the-scenes stories that happened during the filming for season one.
Course will be held in Williams Hall, Room 113
Kathryn Sheehan, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 11/9 9:30 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-676 500 | 0 seats left | $19 | Section Full Call to be added to wait list |
To Life...To Life...Parts III and IV
To Life!! Part III celebrates life with believing, love and comedy featuring Zero Mostel, Dame Judy Dench, Bea Arthur, and Angela Lansbury, as well as a Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand duet about love and a tribute to Frank Loesser's musicals, "Where's Charley?", "Guys and Dolls" and "The Most Happy Fella."
Part IV features themes of remembering, following your dreams and celebrating the moment, with Jerry Orbach, Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters, Hugh Jackman, Carol Channing and Martha Raye.
Course will be held in Williams Hall, Room 113
Richard Feldman, Instructor
| Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 11/2 9:30 am - 11:30 am | ZCCR-503 500 | 8 seats left | $15 |
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Community and Professional Education
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