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28 Winter/Spring 2020 Cary Senior Center Education WHY THERE IS NO COLOR This presentation will introduce you to many factors affecting and effecting that which we perceive as color. A bit of science, art and culture combine to illustrate how what we see isn't always what we see. Tue Mar 31 9:30–11:30 a.m. 002291 NORTH CAROLINA FOR NEWCOMERS This presentation is intended to help newcomers to North Carolina gain more knowledge of their new home. A bit of history, sociology and fun as we learn about the home of the Tar Heels. Tue Apr 7 9:30–11:30 a.m. 002293 SOUND FOR THE AGES: EARLY RECORDINGS This presentation is excerpted from the Musical History series. It focuses upon recording sound, the human voice and music. From the earliest record of recording, into the Mid-Twentieth Century, it is a journey that must be heard to be believed. Tue Apr 28 9:30–11:30 a.m. 002295 Science Lectures with Harry Dammers FREE Location: Classroom 302 Instructor: Harry Dammers MATERIALS SCIENCE We make windows out of glass, not steel. We make I Beams of steal, not glass. Why not the reverse? Why are diamonds hard, yet brittle? Why are nylon bullet proof vests good, but Kevlar is better? Welcome to material science. Wed Jan 8–22 9:30–10:45 a.m. 002221 (3 classes) A WORLD OF NITROGEN Air and fertilizer and explosives and 'like carbon' life itself. How does nitrogen do it? Wed Feb 5–19 9:30–10:45 a.m. 002279 (3 classes) The Golden Chefs @HYCC Sharpen your cooking skills, explore global cuisines and learn to cook like a pro. You and your newfound friends will create flavorful meals and sit together to enjoy your culinary masterpiece. Location: Herbert C. Young Community Center Instructor: Laura Gnewuch Fees: $22(R) $29(N) (1 classes) FLAVORS OF THE SPICY SOUTHWEST Fri Jan 31 10:30–12:30 a.m. 002073 FLAVORS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Fri Mar 20 10:30–12:30 a.m. 002074 FLAVORS OF THAILAND Fri Apr 24 10:30–12:30 a.m. 002075 FLAVORS OF THE CARIBBEAN Fri May 15 10:30–12:30 a.m. 002076 EDUCATION SEMINARS Learn about community resources, interesting topics and elder issues. Information given in these lectures offered by the Cary Senior Center is the professional opinion of the speaker and is not intended to be the sole informational resource on this topic. The Cary Senior Center encourages you to pursue additional outside professional opinions pertaining to the seminar content. Lectures with Wade Carmichael Explore unique topics such as history, science and art. Location: Cary Senior Center Instructor: George Wade Carmichael Fees: $7(R) $9(N) (1 class) A RENAISSANCE OF NOTE This presentation is excerpted from the Musical History series. It focuses upon the significant changes that occurred with Western Music through the period known as the Renaissance. Instruments, composers and significant works are discussed and presented. Tue Jan 7 9:30–11:30 a.m. 002288