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Canasta Meet-Up (SP11023)
with Sue Laskin
A fun opportunity to meet and play canasta with others who have completed the Canasta for Beginners class and would like to form a group or join a game. We will rotate tables for optimum exposure.
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Festive Christmas Cake Decorating! (CW21032)
with Jane Hodson
Decorate your own 5-inch Christmas-themed cake with all supplies included — just bring your creativity. We’ll guide you step-by-step through fun seasonal techniques and festive designs, and you’ll leave with your beautifully decorated cake packaged in a decorative take-home box, ready to show off (or enjoy!).
Quality Sparkling Wines (CW32049)
with Robert Peters
In the past few years, Champagne has dramatically increased in price, often impacting our decisions to include this classic in our celebrations. Learn about parts of the world that produce delicious, quality sparkling wines. Different grapes may be used but careful vinification can result in tasty wines suitable for special occasions. All samples will be produced in the “methode champenoise”, including two champagnes. Cheers!
Bouche Noel: the traditional Christmas cake of France (CW42065)
with Michael Castillo
Bouche de Noel is the French cake seen on so many French tables at Christmas. This cake is rolled and decorated to look like a yule log. Let us show you how easy this beautiful cake is to make for your own celebrations.
Gettysburg Christmas Festival and Eisenhower Home Tour (TT51102)
with Staff MLSN
NEW Experience small-town American charm blended with rich seasonal traditions at the Gettysburg Christmas Festival. Stroll through brick-lined streets with bustling festive storefronts and experience a day of living history including 19th century music and dance demonstrations and holiday markets. After lunch on your own, reboard the bus to visit the Eisenhower National Historic Site where a walk through Dwight and Mamie's decorated farmhouse offers a glimpse into a classic, intimate “Eisenhower” Christmas. (2 Feet: Moderarte Walking and Some Standing.)
Irish Christmas Customs (LH52505)
with Roslyn Blyn LaDrew
NEW Explore the folklore of Christmas in Ireland, including the origin of the Mummers Parade. Read Irish Christmas poems and learn the words to a few carols in the Irish language (Gaeilge). Also in the Irish language, learn how to say 'Happy Christmas' and the several names for Santa Claus.
Will run
Chanting Circle (FH51062)
with Charo Evangelista
Step away from the noise and enter a Chanting Circle, your sanctuary for inner peace. Lift your voice with others using simple mantras, sacred sound formulas that create vibrations to shift your spirit. Awaken a deeper sense of peace, love, patience, compassion, and wisdom while cultivating connection and a more open heart. No experience needed, just a willing heart.
Notable Houses & Estates of Haverford (SL51804)
with Jeff Groff
NEW Begin on northside Haverford with houses around Montgomery Avenue and near the Merion Cricket Club featuring the work of leading Philadelphia architects for families like the Griscoms, Simpsons, Cassatts, Thayers and Booths. Move to the southside highlighting Victorian houses around Haverford College and then those from the 1910s-30s near Merion Golf Club for families including the Barnes, Yarnalls, Lloyds, Leas, and Coates.