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WELCOME TO OUR ZOOM CLASS CATALOG
We're loving how Zoom is helping us stay connected, while stretching our minds and bodies. Our current registration system makes signing up easier for you — and for us. (And in February, 2021, we're launching an even easier system!) We often update this page, so please refresh your browser to make sure you have the latest catalog.
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FEE-BASED CLASSES
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Introduction to Pastel Painting
Tuesday | January 19 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | $20 per person Instructor Gianne de Genevraye Pastel has a long and illustrious history dating back to the 1600's, and because it's a dry medium, it's the closest to pure color of any painting medium. Internationally acclaimed painter Gianne de Genevraye conducts an exclusive Susi Q workshop that begins with a brief history of pastel painting followed up with an interactive demonstration of pastel techniques — you'll blend, feather, stipple and more. (Worksheets provided to students upon registration). 20 students maximum. Supplies you will need: 1. Beginner set of DRY pastels 2. 2 apples to draw (red, yellow, green, or your choice to mix or all one color) 3. Pastel paper: available at art shops — 9" x 12" 4. Paper towels, a few Q-Tips and cotton balls About Gianne International painter Gianne de Genevraye paints public gardens in Europe, Japan, Mexico the UK and the United States. She is a Contemporary Nature Painter, exhibiting widely with work seen in collections in prestigious garden and city collections. A California native, she lives in both France and Laguna Beach while doing art residencies in gardens around the world. She is invited to teach at the Annenberg Foundation yearly, and recently exhibited at the Newport Public Library. Gianne has embraced the concept of sustainability and is committed to help frame the discussion of conservation through the aesthetics of painting water wise gardens. gianne@gianne.org www.gianne.org SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Wine Tasting Basics & Myths Debunked
Thursday | January 21 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | $20 Sommelier Pamela Henriksen Do sulfites give you headaches? Should you smell the cork, or not? Here's a fun, informative course for those who want to have a better understanding of the wines they love. Learn how to "taste test" wines and build your wine vocabulary. Gather your friends and a favorite bottle or two, and taste along with Pamela. Before you know it, you'll be a budding oenophile. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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French For Beginners
Eight Mondays | January 25 - March 15 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. $176 per person/8-week session Instructor Evelyne Burridge Here’s a fun way to master the basics (or brush up on) conversational French. Learn to introduce yourself, understand a menu, order food and wine, and improve your joie de vivre. About Evelyne: “Bonjour, I am French from the South West of France, near Biarritz. I love teaching French, sharing my culture, and inspiring students to become fluent in French.” Note: The course textbook is "Vis-à-Vis: Beginning French" 5th or 6th edition, by Amon, Muyskens, & Hadley. *A PDF of Chapter One will be emailed to students on first day of class should text book not be in hand. Maximum 6 students. To register for this class, email Christine or phone her at 949.715.8105. |
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Yoga Nidra: Graceful Transitions
Second and Fourth Thursdays | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. $10/per session Facilitated by Dr. Andrea Deerheart Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) guides one into a deep state of consciousness between awake and asleep, which has been shown to reduce anxiety and pain, and restore well-being even in the state of dis-ease, dying and grief. Please create a space where you can completely relax. You will need a yoga mat, pillow, and a blanket, or you may lie on a lounge chair or a bed. Dr. Andrea Deerheart is available for more information at deerheart@theheartway.org. About Andrea: Dr. Andrea Deerheart is the passionate founder of The HeartWay. Her work and teaching encompasses issues related to optimal wellness of mind and body – death and dying – grief and loss, and compassionate, mindful and supportive care. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Leslie Davis’s Co-ed Stretch & Strengthen
Four Tuesdays & Thursdays starting January 5 | 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | $68/4-week series Instructor Leslie Davis This no-impact aerobic workout uses the Harris Method. Lively, moderately strenuous classes will improve your stamina, lean muscle mass, balance, and your confidence. Have a towel, mat, a pair of 2 or 3 pound hand weights, and water at your workout space! SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Namaste Yoga Divine with Jheri
Four Tuesdays & Thursdays starting January 5 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. $75/4-week series Instructor Jheri St. James Breathe, stretch, balance, and enjoy conscious relaxation and stress release. Experience Hatha yoga and how it benefits you every day of the week. Have a yoga mat and towel handy. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Susi Q Ukulele Academy
Beginner Ukulele Eight Thursdays | January 14 - March 4 | 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. | $50/series Instructors Mark Kohls & Jeff Eile Start strummin'! Here's the ultimate beginner course for beginners! The ukulele is easy to learn, fun to play, and quickly rewarding. Mark and Jeff will teach you basic chord patterns, strumming techniques and simple play along songs. No ability to read music is required. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE Advanced Beginner Ukulele Eight Wednesdays | January 13 - March 3 | 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. | $50/series Instructors Mark Kohls & Jeff Eile Expanded chord knowledge, strumming patterns, and other musical tricks to enhance play. Students will learn to use these techniques while exploring different types of music, broadening playing ability. Skill Requirement: Students should be familiar with A7, Am, D7, C, C7, F, G, and G7 chords. No ability to read music is required. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Standing Yoga — Exercise a la Susi Q
Four Mondays & Wednesdays starting January 4 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. $32/4-week series Instructor Wayne Lawrence | Exercise your body, your brain and body connection. Modeled after sports training, Yoga and Chinese exercise programs, this class will make you stronger, improve your coordination and balance, and calm your mind during these trying times. No floor exercises are performed. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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NEW! Music Appreciation: Jazz Greats!
Eight Wednesdays | January 13 - March 3 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | $32/series Maestro Jeffrey Briar Learn to love music you may never have understood before! Jeffrey Briar has added a new music-filled session on the history and evolution of jazz, from Ragtime and Dixieland, through Swing and Bebop, to Straight Ahead and Modernistic Jazz. Watch videos, hear recordings, and witness profuse live musical illustrations with pianist/composer Professor Briar at the keyboard. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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NEW! Music Appreciation: Great Bands of the Swing Era
Eight Mondays | January 11 - March 8* (MLK holiday, no class 1/18) 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | $32/series Maestro Jeffrey Briar The swing era is known as the days of jazz when dance halls were packed with people eager to listen and swing dance to the best big bands. Maestro Briar leads a new class series showcasing the music of the greatest Swing Era bands fronted by the likes of — Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, and Duke Ellington! See, hear, discover behind-the-scenes stories of life in a "Big Band". SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Music Appreciation: Great Classical Composers
Eight Fridays | January 8 - February 26 | 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Maestro Jeffrey Briar | $32/series Jeffrey Briar leads eight new music-filled sessions featuring the awe-inspiring sounds of the greatest of classical composers — Georg Philipp Telemann, Nicolo Paganini, Gaetano Donizetti, Aram Khatchaturian, John Adams and Beethoven’s #1 rival, Johann Nepomuk Hummel! Listen to memorable compositions and learn insights about their lives, their challenges and triumphs. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Zumba with Judith
Six Fridays | January 8 - February 12 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | $30/6-week series Instructor Judith Cortes This easy-to-follow combo dance, exercise program focuses on cardio exercise that targets your core, abs and legs. Zumba with Judith is fun and designed for all skill levels. Fast and slow samba, merengue and salsa Latin rhythms highlight this upbeat music exercise/dance class. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
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Creating Memorable Characters: Heroes and Villains
*Coming in February* A workshop for Writers and Aspiring Writers Thursdays | February 11, 18 and 25 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. $20 per person/3-part series Instructor Gary McCarver In this 3-session online writers’ class your instructor, Gary — an internationally recognized playwright — will help you write memorable characters in your novels, plays, or other creative works. Life is one of extremes and making your characters more heroic or villainous will keep your readers interested and make the whole experience a much more fun one for you also. Expect plenty of insights and some light homework between classes. SIGN UP AND PAY HERE |
FREE CLASSES
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Mindfulness Meditation
2nd & 4th Tuesdays | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Free Guest Educator Megan McCarver, C-IAYT, M.A. Mindfulness is the ultimate workout to cultivate an optimal mind-body relationship. It is a practice to embody kindness, self-empathy, and self-care. Mindful meditation will offer you clarity, joy, and help calm your mind and body during stressful times like these. About Megan: Megan is delighted to be a mind/body care provider for over 30 years, specializing in yoga therapy; and the application of yoga and Buddhist principles and practices to achieve personalized physical, emotional, and spiritual goals. SIGN UP HERE |
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Shakespeare Reading Circle —"As You Like It"
Five Mondays | January 25 - February 22 | 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. | Free Julia Lupton, PhD Join UCI Professor, Julia Lupton, for her popular virtual read aloud of Shakespeare's romantic comedy "As You Like It". Love is the central theme. It is a tale of love manifested in its varied forms and as in many of the love-stories, it is love at first sight. About Julia Julia Lupton teaches English at the University of California, Irvine UCI. She is the author or co-author of four books on Shakespeare and co-director of the UCI Shakespeare Center SIGN UP HERE |
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Modernist Poetry
Four Wednesdays | January 27, February 24, March 24 & April 28 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Free Margot Norris, PhD, UCI Chancellor's Professor of English & Comparative Literature An emphasis on strong imagery and emotional content, with less rhyme, characterizes modernist poetry. Join Margot Norris for four discussions featuring W.B Yeats (January), Marianne Moore (February), Edna St. Vincent Millay (March) and T.S. Eliot (April). Each lesson consists of an illustrated lecture and discussion. SIGN UP HERE |
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“Live at the Q!” Chamber Music Series
Thursday | January 28 | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free Laguna Beach Live! and the Susi Q continue their partnership with a new virtual performance by rising stars from Chamber Music|OC's Pre-College Program. Violist Zara Amendt and Violinist Matthew Yee will play selected works by Bach, Paganini, Stamitz and Novacek. (With post-performance Q & A.) About the artists: Violist Zara Amendt (14), a freshman at Mater Dei High School, studies viola with Michelle Gasworth. In the past three years, she was in the Santiago Strings Youth Orchestra and served as the principal violist for multiple concerts. In her first year with Chamber Music | OC’s Pre-College Program, Zara is looking forward to participating in the upcoming master classes and immersing herself in her assigned chamber ensemble. Chinese-American violinist Matthew Yee has performed as soloist in major venues across the country including Chicago Symphony Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and Soka Performing Arts Center. He currently studies with Matthew Fang, and was a prizewinner at numerous competitions including the American String Teachers Association, John Walker Competition, and Redlands Bowl. Matthew served as Associate Concertmaster of the Orange County Youth Symphony, and has performed with other ensembles including the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra, and Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. SIGN UP HERE |
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Zoom Bingo — Game On!
Mondays Weekly | 11:00 a.m.* – 12:00 p.m. | Free Here's how to play:
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Learn ZOOM — From Basics to Hosting
Thursday, January 14 | Free Instructor Fred Sharman Hour #1 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Zoom Beginner Basics Logging in; muting/unmuting mics; video on/off; virtual backgrounds; gallery/speaker view; screen sharing; intro to whiteboards; waiting rooms, basic security and more. Hour #2 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Host Your Own Meeting How to create a Zoom account — scheduling/starting a meeting; sending invitation links; using the Zoom app; Basic vs Pro plans; screen sharing; security and controls; and more. SIGN UP HERE |
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Club Q Laguna Virtual Happy Hour
First & Third Friday of the Month | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Free Hosted by Craig Cooley Our monthly social club for the LGBTQ community and friends has been bringing people together for the past six years. With the Susi Q closed for now, we're reconnecting on Zoom. SIGN UP HERE |
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Ted Talk Club
1st & 3rd Tuesdays | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Free Moderated by Al Gumb Ideas worth spreading! Watch two, short powerful TED.com videos and join in a thought-provoking discussion following each video. SIGN UP HERE |
FREE SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS & APPOINTMENTS — Administered Through Care Management
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New! Healthy Communications Group
Six Wednesdays | January 27 - March 3 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Free Facilitated by Mieka Bledsoe, MS, LMFT Here’s a support group for individuals 50+ designed to help enhance one's communication skills and better understand communication boundaries and barriers. Participants will learn about their own communication styles, their barriers to communicating and learn new strategies for communicating more effectively in the future. About Mieka: Mieka Bledsoe is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and is the Program Supervisor of the Safe Options for Seniors Program for Human Options. She provides individual and family counseling and facilitates groups. For the program, she also provides educational presentations and trainings on elder abuse. SIGN UP HERE |
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New! Grief & Loss Support Group
Seven Wednesdays | January 27 - March 10 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free Facilitated by Vivian Clecak It hurts to lose someone — don't go through the grieving process alone — especially nowadays. The Susi Q is pleased to announce a new Grief Recovery Support Group this January facilitated by Vivian Clecak. Support is essential in life transitions. About Vivian Vivian Clecak, a semi retired social worker, has extensive experience as a counselor for grief support last and trauma recovery. SIGN UP HERE |
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Heart To Heart Support Group
Mondays Weekly | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Free Facilitated by Kathleen "Kay" Wenger, LMFT, LPCC Here’s a support group where connections from the heart matter. Join us for emotional support, practical information and advice on how to cope with your unique situation. SIGN UP HERE |
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Feeling the Blues?
Individual Counseling By Appointment Is the constant change with the COVID -19 pandemic confusing, frustrating, and causing you anxiety? Our licensed therapists can help anyone who is 55+ find solutions, strategies and strengths for coping. Our therapists are able to meet one-on-one by scheduled appointment. Note: In-person sessions observe strict risk-reduction guidelines. Masks are required. SIGN UP HERE |
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Men's Support Group
Fridays Weekly | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Free Facilitated by Clint Christie, LMFT The Susi Q is pleased to be continuing our Men's (50+) Support Group virtually. If you're interested in joining the group's existing members, you'll find yourself in good company at a challenging time. SIGN UP HERE |
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Women Supporting Women
12 Wednesdays | January 13 - March 31 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Free Facilitated by Diane Fisher, MA, AMFT Supervised by Kathleen “Kay” Wenger, LMFT, LPCC Staying connected is integral to our health and well-being. Let’s navigate the pandemic together with a focus on developing friendships, strengthening connections and combating loneliness. SIGN UP HERE |
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Alzheimer's & Dementia Caregivers' Support Group
Wednesdays Weekly | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Free Guided by Sue Staub, trained ALZOC Volunteer Alzheimer's and dementia are life changing for both those who are diagnosed and those close to them. The Susi Q is continuing to host virtual group sessions that let participants share experiences, feelings, and coping strategies. SIGN UP HERE |
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Chronic Illness Support Group
Tuesdays Weekly | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. | Free Facilitated by Sandra Weiss, PhD, LCSW When confronting a major illness, loss or major life change, knowing that you are not alone is important. Individuals, caregivers and families 55+ are invited to share, and get help in taking the best care of yourself. SIGN UP HERE |
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Free Hearing Screenings
Temporarily suspended. Stay tuned for 2021. Dr. Rose Marie Davis, South Coast Hearing Specialists Comprehensive hearing screenings are back! Besides providing basic servicing to your devices, Dr. Davis answers your questions and replaces batteries. Test results are confidential. Note: These in-person tests will observe strict risk-reduction guidelines. Masks are required. SIGN UP HERE |
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Have Questions About Medicare? (HICAP Counseling)
3rd Monday Monthly | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Free The Susi Q, in partnership with the Council on Aging, is continuing free Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy (HICAP) by phone during the health crisis. Our HICAP counselor will provide unbiased information to help you make the best choices for your health care needs. SIGN UP HERE |
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Death Cafe
Last Monday of the Month | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free Facilitated by Dr. Andrea Deerheart and Lori Osborn Our relaxed monthly discussions create an open and safe space to talk about matters of life and death. Note: If you signed up for a previous Death Cafe, you are on our roster and will be automatically notified of the next session. You do not need to sign up again. SIGN UP HERE |
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Legal Clinic Phone Consultations
Second Monday of the Month by Appointment | 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Free Courtesy of Jane Fulton, Seaside Legal Services Seniors 55+ can find free legal assistance, advice, and referrals for issues that include social security, contracts, housing, wills, and more. Phone appointments only. SIGN UP HERE |
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Care Management
By appointment during business hours (in person, by Zoom, or by phone). Time can bring challenges that impact our ability to live safely and independently. When this happens, we need a place to turn for guidance and support. That’s why care management is a core service at The Susi Q. Services are free. Donations are welcome. LEARN MORE HERE | SIGN UP HERE |
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Lifelong Laguna
By appointment during business hours Lifelong Laguna reaches beyond the walls of the Susi Q to help us live safely at home. This mission is more vital than ever during the pandemic. Staff and volunteers are available to help with errands and support. LEARN MORE HERE | SIGN UP HERE |
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