For adults. Presented by Kin On, providing healthcare solutions and aging services for Asian elders at https://kinon.org. Improve your balance by participating in an evidence-based, adapted Tai Ji Quan program. The benefits include improved muscle strength, balance, flexibility and mobility as well as a reduced risk of falls. Please register at kcls.org.
For adults. Explore the many colors of nature and learn how to create pigments and paints from nature! Discuss local ecology and responsible foraging. Leave with a sampling of watercolor paints that we make together during class. Please register at kcls.org.
For adults and teens. Collaborate with IndigiQueer artist Eileen Jimenez (Ñätho) to create artwork that reflects our experiences and relationships with Land and to Indigenous joy through linocut. Practice printmaking from pre-carved blocks and watercolor to co-create art. Registration not required.
For adults. Forest bathing is the art of taking a “soak” in the woods. Join poet Michael Dylan Welch for an inspirational eco-focused exploration of how forests and trees can help us improve our health and well-being, and how haiku poetry can help us be more attentive to the natural world around us. Michael DylanMore
For adults. Join a step-by-step acrylic painting workshop! Grab a beverage of your choice to sip on as we spend an hour slowing down and making art. SilverKite Community Arts offers online inter-generational workshops, talks, social hours and performances FREE for KCLS patrons. We hope that by offering these opportunities, we are providing stimulating creativeMore
For adults. Join an exclusive event featuring Kat Lieu, author of the new cookbook, Modern Asian Kitchen: Essential and Easy Recipes for Ramen, Dumplings, Dim Sum, Stir-Fries, Rice Bowls, Pho, Bibimbaps and More. Kat will demonstrate a recipe from the book and provide some food she has made from her books for you to try.More
Ages 3 and older, ages 3 to 7 with adult. Come to library for a day of fun in the sun! Enjoy free ice cream, music, games, stories and fun! Please register at kcls.org.
For adults. Invite inspiration from plants, flowers and trees in this watercolor workshop. Play with pastels exploring texture, blending and expression. For registration information, kcls.org.
For adults. Explore texture, blending and expression using chalk pastels in this workshop taught by artist Asha Helmstetter. All skill levels welcome. All supplies provided. Please register at kcls.org.
For adults. The cruising industry is exploding and the fastest growing sector is Expedition Cruising. Set on small ships, passengers explore more remote corners of the world that are inaccessible to larger ships. Find out what expedition cruising is like and get your questions answered in this colorful presentation. Please register at kcls.org.
The Roaring Twenties--the Jazz Age--characterized as a time of Gatsby frivolity. But it was also the height of the uniquely American hate group, the Ku Klux Klan. Their domain was not the old Confederacy, but the Heartland and the West. They hated Blacks, Jews, Catholics and immigrants in equal measure, and took radical steps toMore
For adults. No matter what age you celebrated at your last birthday, many people think of themselves as younger than their age. What age are you when you think about it and what about that age is significant? Wisdom Cafes provide space for older adults to engage in ongoing and facilitated conversations about livability issuesMore