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| THE COLONY NEWS | MAY 2024 |23 The Colony is now offering multi-day tours and cruises, which include airfare, transfers and pick up from The Colony parking lot. Below is a partial list of excursions available. Please see Kara in the Activities Office for a full itinerary and information or visit www.friendlyexcursions.com. MULTI-DAY EXCURSIONS July 15 – 23: Yellowstone, Grand Tetons & Mt. Rushmore Aug. 18 – 22: Grand Sierras Sept. 4 – 13: Great Smoky Mountains, Nashville & Kentucky Sept. 24- 27: Muir Woods, Monterey & San Luis Obispo Oct. 16 – 31: Greek Isles, Italy & France Dec. 15 – 17: Hearst Castle at Christmas Health & More TECH TALK Wed., May 8, 9 to 10 am in the Meeting Room. Need help with The Colony Box Office? Do you have questions about your cellphone or tablet? Come to the Meeting Room the second Wednesday of each month and we will help you. There is no cost to attend and no need to RSVP. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP ursday, May 9, 10 am in the Lounge. Presented by Kristi Necochea, this group educates and supports those who are caring for a loved one with any ailment. We meet the second Thursday of each month. HEARING AID CHECK ursday, May 16, 9 to 10:30 am. This free service is provided by Johnson & Johnson every third Thursday of the month in the Clubhouse Card Room. RESTORATIVE YOGA WITH MELISSA - MIND & BODY Tuesdays, 8:30 am; ursdays, 7 pm in the Annex. First class is $15 and may be used toward membership. Membership is $80 per month and includes two classes per week. Drop-ins are $15 per session. Ten memberships per month minimum to retain instructor. Beginners welcome. For just a $35 membership fee, you can enjoy all the spring 2024 classes via Zoom. Classes worth over $1,080! Registration: https:// dest inyone.csusm.edu/specia lrequest/publicSpecia lRequest. do?method=addSpecialRequest&specialRequestId=1084108 DO NOT sign up for any classes. Zoom links will be provided after registration. For assistance, please call 760-750-4020, option 2 for Osher. • Sherlock Holmes and Watson: How Arthur Conan Doyle's Creations Popularized the Detective story • How the European Enlightenment intellectually promoted America's Revolution • The Modern History of Jerusalem • Teachable Moments from the Barbie Movie: Capturing the struggle to be human — both male and female • Myths and Misconceptions of U.S. History – from the first Europeans through the Civil War • The First Space Race: 1945 - 1957 • The Doolittle Raid: April 18, 1942 • Latin American Artists: Past and Present • Cognitive Aging and Memory Enhancement • Independent Sovereign States after the Fall of the Soviet Union: past, present and future • Consequential Presidential Elections • What Science Fiction got wrong… and right — doomsday predictions of the past and present • How America's Discovery Promoted and Financed Europe's Renaissance • Explore Nearby National Parks • An Incomplete History of the Western: Never Alone on the Range • The Art History of China • History of Ireland • Art Appreciation: Art Right Around the Corner • Meet our Neighbor, Nevada • Broadway Deconstructed • The Last Undercover • A Willow Tree Becomes a Forest The Colony's Going to College with the At-Home College Lecture Series