Adults on the Go

What attendees are saying: The individual attention and knowledge of the instructor is great. The classes are excellent. I highly recommend them. - Barbara, Beachwood

Adults on the Go is an exciting, lifelong learning program designed to interest, entertain, engage and inform adults at any stage of life. Lifelong learning helps you stay connected, vibrant, active and socially engaged in the world around you. We have a wonderful schedule of programs lined up for the upcoming months and hope you can join us. See below for a listing of our current classes, lectures, field trips and discussion groups.

If you have questions or to register for any of the programs listed below, please call (216) 593-0448 or email Sue at smarconi@clevejcc.org Payment is required when you register.

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May Classes
Hebrew for Travelers to Israel
Elegant Container Gardening
Israel @ 60
Short and Sweet: Two Centuries of American Childhood
Learn to Photograph with a Digital Camera
Exploring Jewish Cleveland from 1850 to 1950
Bestseller Book Club

June Classes
Israeli Play Reading: Pangs of the Messiah
Memories of Higbee's and "The Silver Grille"

July Classes
Chautauqua Victorian Home Tour

October Classes
LearnInn- Your Learning Vacation

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Learn to Photograph with a Digital Camera
Join us for a hands-on experience to learn to take good photographs with a digital camera. We will discuss the principles of good photography and put that knowledge into practice by taking pictures and discussing the results. This is a beginning level class; however minimal experience using your digital camera is necessary. Required: A digital camera, a means of printing (commercial or at-home), a little experience using your camera, and a willingness to learn and experiment with your camera.  Taught by Phil Hart, architect and photographer.  Bring your camera to all classes. This class will be held in Small Stonehill. Please bring your digital camera and instruction manual to class.

Monday, March 10-31     
10:00 – 11:30 am  
4 sessions
$30 JCC member / $35 Non-Member

Bestseller Book Club
Great desserts, new friends and great reads! Led by a facilitator from the Beachwood Library, this friendly club meets once a month on Thursdays.  Come to the first class having read Ann Patchett’s Run.  If you loved Bel Canto, you will love the newest offering. For the February class we will read Stone Cold by David Baldacci, an unforgettable novel of revenge, conspiracy and murder. For the March we will read Jewish themed novel  Away by Amy Bloom.  For the April class we will read the thriller  Killer Heat by former New York Sex Crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein. Refreshments will be provided. This class will meet in the Small Stonehill Room.

Thursday, March 27 and April 24  
2:00-3:30 pm   
4 sessions
$10 JCC Member / $15 Non-Member

Exploring Jewish Cleveland From 1850 To 1950
Seeking escape from political unrest and economic and personal discrimination, a small group of Jews from Unsleben, Bavaria arrived in Cleveland in the late 1830’s. They found their first homes in the Public Square-Central Market area, and their first synagogue at what is now Jacobs Field.  Many of the settlers earned their livelihoods as peddlers or established dry goods stores, butcher shops, and bakeries. The immigrants who came after the turn of the century found a bustling, crowded Jewish neighborhood.

Join us as we explore Jewish life in “early Cleveland”. Armed with historical facts and anecdotes, local expert Nate Arnold will take us through 100 years of Jewish life in Cleveland. We’ll board a bus and together we will explore the old neighborhoods of Woodland-55th, Glenville and Kinsman to see where our ancestors settled. We’ll stop for lunch and visit the old Euclid Avenue Temple (now a church) built in 1912 with its gorgeous Tiffany windows. We will see how our forefathers lived, earned their livelihoods and prayed. This promises to be an educational and delightful day. Fee includes bus transportation, lunch and guide.  Meet by The Mandel JCC front entrance.

Thursday, May 15
9:30 – 4:00 pm     
Fee: $45 (includes lunch)

Hebrew for travelers to Israel
Your trip to Israel will be much more enjoyable if you are able to communicate. In this class you will learn practical words and phrases that will help you shop, order meals, buy movie and theater tickets and ask for directions. A variety of fun instructional strategies will be used that will assist you in remembering what you learn. This course is  cosponsored by Siegal College and the JCC. It will be held at Siegal College, 26500 Shaker Blvd. in Beachwood.

Thursday, May 1-June 12
10 am- 12:00
Fee: $50

Elegant Container Gardening
If you love to grow fragrant flowers and delicious vegetables but don’t have the space or the ability to bend and stoop, this hands-on class is for you. Container gardening is the latest rage for flowers, herbs and vegetables. Containers can be grown where traditional gardens are not possible and are an ideal solution for people with limited mobility, space or time. Each week you will make a different container garden to take home to enjoy all summer long. Your instructor, Margie Speerbrecher , is a master gardener from the Ohio State Extension Office. There will be a $10 fee at each session payable to the instructor.

Monday, May 5, 12, 19
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fee: $19
Small Stonehill
Registration deadline May 1

Israel @ 60
On May 7 Israel will celebrate its 60th birthday. Join us for an intriguing look at the history of Jewish life in the land and state of Israel. Brian Amkraut, Provost at Siegal College, will discuss perceptions of the Jewish state throughout the
20th century and the dilemma of maintaining a commitment to both democratic and Jewish ideals. The class fee includes a guided tour of the Maltz Museum’s must-see exhibit titled “Israel: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” This class will be held in Small Stonehill at The Mandel JCC.

Wednesday, May 7-28
10:00-11:30 am
4 sessions
Fee: $45

Short and Sweet: Two Centuries of American Childhood
Be a kid again! Travel with us for a visit to The Western Reserve Historical Society’s newest exhibit. This nostalgic exhibit features a variety of costumes, toys, fine art, furniture, and photographs from the Society's collections, which address America's evolving attitude toward children from 1740-1960. The exhibit will focus on children's dress,  playtime, organized recreation and education. The curator of the museum will give us a special guided tour through the exhibit. We’ll stop for lunch (not included in fee) in University Circle after the tour. Fee includes transportation and  guided tour. Registration deadline is April 25. Meet in front of The Mandel JCC.

Wednesday, May 7
9:15 am – 1:30 pm
Fee: $25

Learn to Photograph with a Digital Camera
Join us for a hands-on experience to learn to take good photographs with a digital camera. We will discuss the
principles of good photography and put that knowledge into practice by taking pictures and discussing the results. This is a beginning level class; however minimal experience using your digital camera is necessary. Required: A digital
camera, a means of printing (commercial or at-home), a little experience using your camera, and a willingness to learn and experiment with your camera. Taught by Phil Hart, architect and photographer. Bring your camera to all classes. This class will be held in Small Stonehill.

Wednesday, May 14 - June 4
10:00 – 11:30 am 4 sessions
Fee: $35

Israeli Play Reading: Pangs of the Messiah
In celebration of the 60th birthday of the State of Israel, The Mandel JCC will present this fiercely humane and harrowing depiction of eight West Bank settlers who resist the dismantling of their settlement by the Israeli Defense Forces. Set in the future after the signing of a Peace Accord between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority,Pangs of The Messiah reveals the widely divergent responses within an extended family as Shmuel, the leader of the settlement movement, is forced to reckon with the legacy of his teachings. Guest director Seth Gordon, Associate Artistic Director of The Cleveland Play House, will direct local actors in the reading of this play translated from Hebrew into English. For tickets and more information call Cassie at 216-593-6258.

Saturday, June 7
8:30 pm
        or
Sunday, June 8
2 pm
Fee:$10 JCC Members $12 Non-Members $9 Seniors

Memories of Higbee's and "The Silver Grille"
Remember when going out to lunch while shopping was more than just visiting a food court? Join us for a cooking
demonstration and delicious lunch designed to bring back memories of the Higbee Department Store and the Silver Grille. The menu will include Higbee Muffins, Spinach Salad with Apples and Cucumbers, Welsh Rarebit and Pecan  Covered Ice Cream Balls with Fudge Sauce. This class will be held at the Loretta Paganini School of Cooking, 8613 Mayfield Road in Chesterland. The fee includes cooking demonstration and lunch, so come hungry.

Tuesday, June 10
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Fee: $45
Registration  deadline is June 1.

Chautauqua Victorian Home Tour
Founded in 1874, the resort town of Chautauqua in western New York is an enchanting and lovely place to visit. For one day only, every other year, property owners graciously open their doors for guests to tour their beautiful Victorian homes. We will have dinner at the charming Athenaeum Hotel. The bus will leave The Mandel JCC around breakfast time and be home by early evening, you will receive an itinerary upon registration. Fee includes transportation, home tours and dinner.

Tuesday, July 15
Fee: $105
Registration deadline is July 1

LearnInn- Your Learning Vacation
If you enjoy a learning environment and warm camaraderie then welcome to LearnInn. Through lectures presented by experts and lively, interactive discussions you’ll explore music, film, politics, art, Judaism, current events, history and much more. The JCC staff, along with a dedicated team of volunteers, is committed to providing you with an extraordinary three-day learning adventure that will give you an in-depth understanding of some of the most important issues and challenges of our times. For additional information call Sue at 216-593-0448.

October 26 - October 29
The Bertram Inn in Aurora