Center for Creative Retirement

Courses

• Flowers of the Fall: Design, Color and Texture
• German Meal with Christ Kindle Presentation
• Ice Harvesting History
• Senior Exercise Class
• Urban Renewal: Rensselaer County 1960 -1980
• Visit to Burden Iron Works Museum

Flowers of the Fall: Design, Color and Texture

Take the opportunity to spend a morning with a versatile floral artist who can design a classical look but make it follow a modern trend. Instructor Michele has more than 30 years of experience and is ready to show you how to put creativity and energy into designs and events. If you have been with us before, you know she brings a passion for what she does and many return because they know she always brings new ideas and demonstrates what is “hot” in the flower world.  Come join us and you may be one of the lucky students who carries one of her creations home! Course fee includes a $18 materials fee.

This course will be held at 400 Jordan Road (In the Rensselaer Technology Park), Troy NY, Room 248

Michele Peters AIFD, owner of Ambiance Florals and Events, Instructor

Flowers of the Fall: Design, Color and Texture

Schedule	Section	Seats Left	Cost	Register
Wednesday, 10/29 9:30 am - 12:00 pm	ZCCR-338 500	0 seats left	$33	Section Full Call to be added to wait list

German Meal with Christ Kindle Presentation

Is your mouth watering for an authentic German meal? If so, join us at the German American Club, where our class will begin with a delicious home-cooked, authentic German meal of wurst, sauerkraut, spätzle, dessert and beverage. This fantastic meal will be followed by a virtual tour of the spectacular German Christmas markets, highlighting the most famous ones and showing what they offer tourists and locals alike. We’ll finish by singing a famous German song. Course includes $22 materials fee.

Course will meet at German American Club, 32 Cherry St., Albany, NY 12205. 

Melinda Burns, German American Club Board Member, Instructor

Jean Chenette, Instructor  

German Meal with Christ Kindle Presentation

Schedule	Section	Seats Left	Cost	Register
Wednesday, 11/5 11:30 am - 1:30 pm	ZCCR-823 500	0 seats left	$40	Section Full Call to be added to wait list

Ice Harvesting History

The ice trade, also known as the frozen water trade, was a nineteenth-century industry, centering on the east coast of the United States, involving the large-scale harvesting, transport and sale of natural ice for domestic consumption and commercial purposes. This class will provide a brief history of the industry’s development on the Hudson River and detail the process for harvesting, storing, and delivering ice. Tools of the trade will be on display. Instructor Tom Ragosta is the president of the Watervliet Historical Society, curator of the Watervliet Museum, and the Watervliet city historian.

Course will be held in  Williams Hall, Room 113

Tom Ragosta, Instructor

Ice Harvesting History

Schedule	Section	Seats Left	Cost	Register
Monday, 11/3 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	ZCCR-647 500	11 seats left	$25	Add to Cart

Senior Exercise Class

Over the course of an hour, students in this class for seniors will work on 18 exercises grouped in three modalities in ascending order of difficulty. Students will be provided with a sheet listing the exercises to use at home

as part of a daily routine and will need to bring their own mat and one- or two-pound hand weights to class.

Course will be held in Brahan Hall, Room 114

Ihor Evanick, Instructor

Senior Exercise Class

Schedule	Section	Seats Left	Cost	Register
Tuesdays, 9/30 - 11/4 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	ZREC-133 500	1 seats left	$25	Add to Cart

Urban Renewal: Rensselaer County 1960 -1980

Rensselaer County saw a great deal of changes to both its urban and rural landscapes in the 1960s and 70s. The building of I-90 and 787, the widening of Hoosick Street in Troy and Routes 9 & 20 in East Greenbush, and the removal of more than 150 buildings in downtown Troy changed the landscape dramatically in this twenty-year period. Join Rensselaer County and Troy City Historian and Executive Director of the Hart Cluett Museum Kathryn Sheehan for an illustrated talk about the history of this extraordinary time in our county’s history.

This course will be held at 400 Jordan Road (In the Rensselaer Technology Park), Troy NY, Room 248

Kathryn Sheehan, Instructor 

Urban Renewal: Rensselaer County 1960 -1980

Schedule	Section	Seats Left	Cost	Register
Friday, 11/7 9:30 am - 11:30 am	ZCCR-834 500	0 seats left	$25	Section Full Call to be added to wait list

Visit to Burden Iron Works Museum

The Burden Iron Works Museum highlights the industrial heritage of the Hudson-Mohawk region. The museum features exhibits and artifacts representing major local industries such as iron, bell casting, textiles and precision instruments, among others. A stationary steam engine and several bells are the largest displays inside the museum, while a number of artifacts are arranged on the museum grounds. The museum’s executive director will begin the program with an overview of the region’s industrial history, with a special focus on the contributions of Henry Burden. Participants will then have the opportunity to experience the museum’s displays at their own pace, with docents available to answer questions. Course includes $10 materials fee. 

1 Session, Meet at Burden Iron Works Museum, 1 East Industrial Parkway, Troy, NY

Paula Johannessen, Coordinator

Visit to Burden Iron Works Museum

Schedule	Section	Seats Left	Cost	Register
Thursday, 11/6 10:00 am - 12:00 pm	ZCCR-530 500	0 seats left	$25	Section Full Call to be added to wait list