Experiential Learning   

Home brewing is becoming a great new hobby but many individuals think it’s difficult and expensive to do. In this course, students will discover how easy and fun it is to make beer at home in their kitchen. We will talk about the history and types of beer and introduce the students to the basic ingredients of beer. There will be a discussion of basic equipment for home brewing, and the difference between all grain and extract brewing. In the second meeting, we will use a basic commercially available extract beer kit to brew beer in class. Students will actively participate in this process. In the third meeting, there will be a discussion about different types of malts and hops and the necessity for basic sanitation of brewing equipment. There will also be a discussion on the importance of record keeping. At the fourth and final class, we will demonstrate how to prepare the fermented beer for bottling and assist the students in the bottling and capping the beer. Each student will be able to take home a couple of bottles of the beer that was made in class.

This course will provide the opportunity for participants to develop digital literacy skills through making music with modern music technology. Class sessions will include a combination of lecture, discussion, interactive activities, and music-making activities, along with opportunities to share work and reflect with peers. Participants can expect to learn general music fundamentals, traditional composition, and modern music creation methods featuring synthesizers, beat-making, and sampling. This course is open to people of all musical abilities - there is NO requirement to play an instrument or read music. All musical styles and interests are welcomed! This course is offered by the Lexington Philharmonic's Creative Aging Programs.

Are you a writer, or a writer wanna be? Do you want to share your writings and your love of writing with others? This group is for writers of fiction, poetry, life stories, and anything your writer’s heart can imagine. We meet weekly to share our free or structured writings and to support each other in our writing efforts. Experience not required. Enthusiasm expected. See you there.