WOPL Virtual Programs May 2021
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Adult Events
Email ref@westorangelibrary.org for Zoom links and any additional information on events or sign-up through the library calendar when available. CLICK ON TITLES FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ESL with Maryann - Ongoing via Zoom
Mondays, 6:00 PM
Maryann Poris, an
experienced, certified instructor of English as a Second Language, will offer
an online--Zoom--course in Basic English for non-native speakers who want to
develop their spoken and written English skills. Classes will be held online
Mondays from 6-7pm. Zoom can be accessed on the computer, laptop, I-Pad, or
cell phone from home.
Simplify Weekly Meal Planning with Vanessa Young via Zoom
Thursday, May 6, at 7:00
PM
Are you bored with your
meal choices? Would you like to make cooking and meal planning less stressful?
In this class you will learn tips, strategies, and recipes for delicious weekly
meals. We will cover stretching meals creatively over multiple days, delicious
flavor combinations, kitchen organization, and simple strategies that work
whether you are cooking for one or a crowd.
What's In Your Hand? Digital Photography Workshop via Zoom
Saturday, May 15, at 3:00
PM
The mobile phone has
become the new “vox populi,” the voice of the people. It is an indispensable
tool that we use to document our daily lives and experiences. The objective of
the “What’s In Your Hand” workshop is to use the cell phone to create
still-life assemblage art with objects that are important to your personal life
and history. We will create a “selfie narrative”, by placing flat and
three-dimensional objects in your hand, and photographing the composition with
your cell phone.
Prior to the workshop participants are asked to create a grab bag of essential biographical elements: library cards, a favorite t-shirt, toys, keys, text, rings, and bracelets. The workshop will experiment with available light, flash, sunlight, and black and white images. We will also explore editing techniques with your phone’s editing system, and share our work virtually during the session.
Mansa K. Mussa has been an arts educator for the past forty-one years. During the quarantine period he has pivoted his teaching practice to include remote workshops for children, teenagers, and adults.
Hoarding: A Preventative Workshop Live on Zoom
Thursday, May 20, at 2:00
PM
This workshop by the
Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) discusses how, as we age,
we tend to accumulate more and more stuff. It can be hard to get rid of it for
a number of reasons. Learn why we tend to hold on to things as well as tips and
tools for cutting back.
Career Skills: Happiness via Zoom
Friday, May 20, at 6:00
PM
Feeling positive will
mean so much in your job search. Your days will be brighter and your attitude
will be positive. In this workshop Joyce Mandel will discuss what happiness is,
things you might have to give up to be happy , and a conversation about
negative talk, and how this can harm your search. Also happiness is good for
your health, and how to stay happy.
Handouts and Zoom link will be sent 1-2 days before the workshop.
Mexican Gothic: a book talk by librarian Jose D. Romero on Zoom
Monday, May 24, at 7:00
PM
Mexican Gothic is a 2020 gothic horror novel by Mexican
Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It centers on a young woman investigating
her cousin's claims that her husband is trying to murder her.
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency via Zoom
Thursday, May 27, at 7:00
PM
Cryptocurrency is
digital money, which means it can be stored on your computer or phone and sent
person-to-person with no bank or intermediary. Bitcoin is the first
cryptocurrency. ... Bitcoin is created via a process known as mining. Mining
for Bitcoin is the digital equivalent of digging for gold.
Problems Falling Asleep and Staying Asleep on Zoom
Friday, May 28, at 2:00
PM
Sleep plays a crucial role in improving your physical and mental wellbeing. Join Jackie Morgado, Lead Technologist at the Center for Sleep Disorders at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, to learn about sleep disorders, the effect of sleep on your health, and ways to sleep better.
MARIA MIJARES is a contemporary realist painter working in
New Jersey, known for conceptually 'lived-out ' stories relayed in 'psychedelic
precision' and public art.
She has exhibited
internationally in museum, university, corporate, and alternative galleries. A
retrospective exhibition at the MORRIS MUSEUM (2013) entitled "IMMORTAL
STRUCTURES: Here and There After" was followed by a solo exhibit,"Two
Ships Esperando" at Galeria Siboney in Santander, Spain.
Mijares studied at New
England School of Art (Boston, MA) painting at Art Students League in
Woodstock, NY, and earned a BA in Fine Art from Rutgers University.
She was awarded
fellowships from Puffin Foundation, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Inc. and two
from New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Mijares' 4 large-scale
porcelain enamel on steel murals, "Between Manhattan and Meadowlands"
are installed at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System's Bergenline Avenue
Station in Union City, NJ. Currently she is creating two paintings for a public
art installation at NJ Transit Market Street Bus Station's (Paterson) and a
porcelain enamel on steel, four-sided Wayfinder for the City of Worcester, MA
entitled "DINERS: Then & Now."
Her work is in the
collections of Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander, Spain,
Newark Museum, Montclair Museum, Jersey City Museum, Morris Museum, Noyes
Museum, Zimmerli Museum, NJ State Museum, the estate of John Cardinal O'Connor,
New Brunswick City Hall.
She has lectured at museums, schools, hospitals, and caregiver support groups, and was an E.B. Osborn Fellow at the Purnell School, Gladstone, NJ, 2015 & 2021.
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