St. Louis Park Community Education

Have you been curious about what ChatGPT is exactly and how it may affect you? Learn what you need to know about ChatGPT powered by Artificial Intelligence in this fun and engaging class! You will understand how it works exactly and why it's taking the world by storm. You'll also learn practical everyday uses for ChatGPT in the workforce and at home. Don't get left behind in today's tech savvy world, and attend this upcoming training! Join us online! This is an online class held using Zoom. You will receive a link before class begins and a recording of the class afterwards. Or watch the presentation at the Lenox Community Center.

This course will provide you with all the instructions, forms, witnesses and notaries necessary to allow most everyone to prepare and walk away with his/her own simple will. Will forms are included in tuition. Instructor Adam Altman is a practicing attorney experienced in drafting wills. When registering as a couple, choose per couple price, but register just one person per couple. Here's what participants had to say: "Great class, easy to follow and efficient. Thank you!" "Awesome and funny instructor. Very engaging."

Elder financial abuse, also known as financial exploitation, is the illegal or unauthorized use of an older adult’s funds or resources for the benefit of someone other that the older adult. This includes fraud, theft, and act of deception to gain control over a senior’s money or property. You will learn about common types of financial abuse, indicators and signs, how to report and get help. This class is for older adults and their families.

Get a unique view of New Ulm, the Bavarian capital of the Midwest, when a local tour guide will join the group and give a riding tour on the coach bus. The tour will include the history and points of interest: the architecture of downtown, see Herman Monument, drive past Governor John Lind’s Home and author, Wanda Gag’s Home. Drive past historic churches, museums, and memorials and end at the Glockenspiel Musical Clock Tower for the noon performance. Lunch will be at Veigel’s Kaiserhoff Restaurant with food choices of: 1.) Landjaeger Old German Style Pork and Beef Smoked Sausage, hot German potato salad, sauerkraut, served with fresh Rye bread, beverage. 2.) Beer Battered Cod Basket served with french fries, cole slaw, beverage. Next, the group will head to Schell’s Brewery for a walking tour that includes the old brew house, viewing modern production, visiting the museum, seeing the bottling and canning line before sampling beers in the Tap Room. Before leaving, visitors will have time to stroll through the gardens and stop in the gift store. Note: to enjoy this tour, visitors will need to walk or stand for over an hour. Registration Deadline July 12, 2024. No refunds given after this date.

We have a great time and follow relaxed rules (we allow players to look up 2 or 3 letter words). You are welcome to bring your own board and bring a friend! Register for the whole session or pay at the door (please bring exact change or a check payable to ISD #283). Non Member: $2/day Member: $1/day

Do you have a sewing machine that is gathering dust because you’re not comfortable using it? We will cover basic maintenance and cleaning techniques, then sew simple tote bags. Confident beginners should also have time to choose and sew an accessory such as a scarf or bag with a zipper. Before class begins, please make sure that you have 2 yards of cotton fabric, at least 2 bobbins, at least 2 sewing machine needles, the power cord and foot pedal for your machine, thread, a seam ripper, and the manual for your machine. If you don’t have a manual, we may be able to find a downloadable version online. If your machine has extra feet or tools, make sure you have them ready. If you don’t have a machine, please contact the instructor before class for advice on how to find one.

Meet new friends when you join other for a friendly game of bridge. All skill levels welcome. Please arrive a few minutes early and bring exact change.

Looking for just a few moves to use on the dance floor? Convinced you have 2-left left feet still...it would be nice to dance with your partner? This class is for you! Taught by a national dance champion and only one night you’ll learn expert tips on how to dance comfortably as a couple along with fun moves that will have you turning, twirling and moving together in no time. Perfect for weddings, special events or just plain fun! Couples only please! Register just one person per couple.

Join us in the Lenox Lounge for coffee, donuts, and a social hour with friends!

Driving new customer traffic to your website and promoting your business is imperative in today's technology world. Don't let your skillset or company get left behind by missing the key social media rules you need to know! In this class, you'll learn how to craft a simple but effective social media marketing strategy, listen directly to customers and implement tips to grow your business all while staying organized without technology overwhelm. Students will leave the class with action items they can easily implement themselves to see results for their business or role within their company and organization. Join us online! This is an online class held using Zoom. Or watch the presentation at the Lenox Community Center.

Learn the method of making SoulCollage® cards, or continue making a deck you have started. No previous experience needed. Please bring a journal. SoulCollage® is a transformative, empowering process in which you create your own personal deck of collaged cards using recycled images, your intuition, and your imagination. As you get to know your cards, you cultivate a practice of consulting them about your life questions. Surprise, synchronicity and the sacred will emerge from these self-created allies, mentors, and challengers. SoulCollage® is innately satisfying for the soul, which is eager to create and express its many facets. In our three sessions, we will be able to go in-depth, learning about the 4 suits, and special companion cards, following creator Seena Frost’s methodology. Each session will include time for card making, reflections and card readings. We gain insights sharing from our own decks as well as listening to others.

Are you in need of professional foot care? Call Sparkling Feet today at 952-204-9406 to book your appointment, only $55 for foot care that will leave you feeling fresh and pampered! Sparkling Feet will be offering nurse delivered foot and nail care at Lenox the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of every month. Each session is 30 minutes for returning clients and 45 minutes for new clients. You must call to make your appointment: 952-204-9406

This Ancient art teaches how to know one's self and improve one's well-being, both physically and psychologically. Register for the whole session online or pay at the door (please bring exact change or a check payable to ISD #283). Drop-in fee: $5/day Non Members $2/day Members Instructor: Rand Adams.

Since 1906, thousands of tourists have enjoyed the scenic beauty of the world-famous Dalles (Dells) of the St. Croix River by authentic paddlewheel boat. On this 80-minute public cruise passengers will see unique rock formations highlighted by the crew as they narrate the trip. The view inspires awe, not just for its beauty but also for the provision of this river that is sculpted through ancient volcanic rock. The Ojibwa, Dakota and Fox people revered the land. Trappers and traders glided in canoes and Bateaux between the basaltic walls they called dalles. Courageous early settlers built a riverside town where steam navigation stopped. This cruise provides a picture postcard view that will not soon be forgotten. The trip includes a sack luncheon prepared by the boat company catering team with a turkey and cheddar cheese sandwich, chips, cookie, and coffee. On the way home the group will stop at Sprouting Out (formerly Eichten’s Cheese Shop & Deli) in Center City. Shop for award-winning cheese, bison meat products and specialty gifts. Registration Deadline June 14, 2024

Come explore the world of sushi as you create this Japanese delicacy yourself. We'll begin by preparing the coveted sushi rice then you'll learn the art of "nigiri-sushi"(hand molded rice) topped with shrimp, unagi, tamago, ahi tuna, and more. You'll then learn how to prepare "maki-sushi" using a bamboo mat to roll rice with various fillings in and around Nori (seaweed sheets). Options and accompaniments will include surimi, cucumber, avocado, cream cheese, teriyaki chicken, tempura onions, spicy mayo, eel sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce. All supplies are included in the registration fee.

A look at some of the great tap dancers of the past. Tappers like Hal Leroy, Bill Bojangles Robinson, The Nicolas Brothers, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers and famed dancers of the Cotton Club and Apollo Theaters.

Are you finding that fat is collecting around your mid-section and no matter how well you watch what you eat or how much you exercise that weight is not budging? If this is your story, your inability to lose weight probably has more to do with your hormone levels than anything else. Until you discover and correct any imbalances, trying to lose weight will be like shoveling sand against the tide. In this workshop you will learn 7 key strategies for fighting fat and losing weight, including: concrete solutions (not tricks, not using your will power) for controlling appetite and cravings; which foods turn off your fat creating genes and which foods interfere with your ability to burn fat; ten simple things you can do every day to keep your metabolism burning brightly; how to tell if your thyroid is creating weight problems for you and what to do about it; major sources of hormone mimicking chemicals and how to get rid of them; what HRT or birth control pills have to do with weight gain; how to have your hormone levels checked reliably; what steps need to be taken to safely break the vicious cycle of hormone related weight gain; and how to help your body begin to lose weight again. Join us online! This class will be held using Zoom. You can choose to enable your camera and audio, or just view the live content. More information will be sent before class and instructor, Janice Novak, will lead you through the class from the comfort of your own home! This online class is held in partnership with multiple Community Education programs.