NEW Spend a day exploring the PA "Dutch." First, at Landis Valley Farm, a nationally significant living history museum with Pennsylvania German artifacts, presentations of traditional farming, village and industrial life, skilled craft demonstrations, and historical animals and plants. After lunch at Shady Maple Smorgasbord, tour the Ephrata Cloister, a co-ed monastic community famous for Frakturschriften (the first American calligraphic folk art), over 1000 original a capella compositions with 4 part harmony, a printer that produced the largest book in colonial America, and Rev War hospital. Lunch Included. (3 Feet: Extensive Walking, Lengthy Periods of Standing.) 

NEW Design a personalized path to stronger, more confident movement. Assess how your body moves, clarify goals, and build a tailored plan for exercise and recovery. Includes two private sessions to refine technique and support lasting strength and mobility.

NEW Birds do it, bees do it, and sentimental fleas? In a fun science-filled PG-13 lecture, explore the extraordinary adaptations and life stories of animals for sex and reproduction. giraffes “necking,” anglerfish hanging around literally forever, gender-bending clownfish, and more at the extraordinary antics of sex in the animal kingdom.

Master the simple framework — protein + fiber + healthy fat — that steadies energy, curbs cravings, and supports lasting weight loss. You'll cook and taste how the right plate keeps blood sugar smooth all day. Build-your-own protein power bowls and sample high-protein "cookie dough" bites.

Caroline Ulstrup, Co-founder, Diata Health

Learn the essentials of planning and hosting an afternoon tea. Along the way, we'll explore the history of afternoon tea, explain the difference between afternoon tea, high tea, and cream tea, and separate fact from fiction when it comes to tea etiquette. You'll sample a variety of loose leaf teas and traditional afternoon tea fare while learning practical tips for selecting teas, planning menus, serving guests, and creating a memorable tea experience at home.

Whether a beginner or seasoned air fryer owner, learn how to use this appliance for more than French fries. Fall flavors will be highlighted to bake muffins, roast vegetables and panko crusted chicken and fish. Recipes and tasting provided.

NEW Learn how hormonal imbalances, rising cortisol, and insulin resistance quietly reshape how your body stores fat. Understand what actually works at midlife and how to move beyond outdated dieting approaches - often more complex than simply increasing protein or relying on GLP-1 medications.

NEW U.S. policymakers have coveted Cuba since the days of John Quincy Adams. Now, the island might finally fall into their lap. What has brought us here? Chart the long history of intimate yet bitter relations between the United States and Cuba, from the 19th to the 21st century. Emphasized is the mid-twentieth century, when U.S. fears clashed with Cuban yearnings for freedom and set up ideological and political dynamics still at play today.