Culture and History

601 Learn to Play the Mountain Dulcimer, Session 2 Instructor Janet Nieburg 

Learn to play America’s folk instrument, the Mountain Dulcimer, Session 2. During the first four classes of “Learn to play…” students learned to play some common dulcimer tunes by ear and from tablature and some Christmas songs. The next step will be to learn simple chording for accompaniment. After that, students will be introduced to playing the dulcimer in “chord melody style.’ If you do not own a dulcimer, contact the instructor, who can make “loaners” available. The class limit is 10 students. 

Four Wednesdays, May 3, 10, 17.and 24; from 10:00 am to 11:30 am  

Location:  Susquehanna County Library Community Room, School Rd. Montrose May 10 class at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Church St., Montrose 

Fee : $20.00

 Please indicate on the registration form if you need a loaner dulcimer. 

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602 The History of What We Eat – 1875 to the present Instructor Ann Vitale 

Depressions, boom times, and wars influenced the evolution of eating 

habits. So did inventions, medicine, advertising, and the politics of 

sugar. Food fads and beliefs come and go and are replaced with new 

ones. Who were Clarence Birdseye and Ray Kroc, and how is the 

invention of the word sanitarium connected to a common breakfast 

cereal? 

Come to this wide-ranging lecture on these topics, with handouts to 

keep track of significant years. 

One Thursday, April 6 at 2:00 pm 

Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Church St. Montrose 

Fee: $5.00 

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603   The Plague, or the Black Death: The disease of lords and peasants  

Instructor Ann Vitale

No matter its name, nearly everyone thinks of the same historic

epidemic of the Middle Ages. It scrambled politics, religion, and

agriculture, but attorneys thrived. Where did it come from? Why was it

so devastating? Was it just one disease? Do you know that several

hundred people contract the same disease today, as they did in San

Francisco a hundred years ago?

Come learn facts and myths and how not to die from the Bubonic

Plague.

One Thursday, May 4 at 2:00 pm

Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Church St., Montrose

Fee: $5.00

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501 Interior design: Wall decorating       Instructor Ruthie Ofalt

Learn how to decorate and arrange walls in your home beautifully. Taught by Ruthie Ofalt, owner of Hometown Finds and Friends. This 90 min course will help you learn how to have your home reflect what you love by choosing the best placement and items for various rooms in your home. Refreshments will be provided, and students will enjoy a 15% discount for the evening. (No purchase necessary)

One Tuesday, April 4 at 6:00 pm

Location: Hometown Finds and Friends, 226 Church Street, Montrose

Fee: $5.00

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502 Intuition, Insight and Inspiration     Instructor Cott DeMaree 

This will be a “spirited “dialogue and demonstration of other worldly guidance, ie. automatic writing, psychometry, dowsing and the reading of native American cards. We will talk about angels as messengers, spirit guides and beings of light. This class will be one of openness and enlightenment, plus tons of fun.  The class limit is 12 students.

One Saturday, May 20 at 11:00 am

Location: 4988 Quaker Lake Rd., Brackney PA

Fee: $5.00