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Creating ACTIVE Retirement Years (919) 469-4081 27 Education Notary Public Service FREE Notary Public Service is available at the Cary Senior Center! Please call (919) 469-4081 to make an appointment with Kristine Hinton, Customer Service Representative. Photo ID is required. A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE Review the creation of the US Constitution and its evolution since our founding fathers penned the original document. We will examine amendments and the challenges with which we struggle today because of constitutional issues. Fees: $15(R) $20(N) (2 classes) 89866 Mon May 2–May 9 9:30–11 a.m. TEXTILE MILLS TO BIG POWER: DUKE POWER STORY In this presentation you will learn about how James Bucanon Duke shifted his business model from Tobacco to the development of the fledgling electric power industry which provided energy to the growing textile industry eventually becoming the leader in the electric power generation in America. Fees: $7(R) $9(N) (1 class) 89867 Mon May 16 9:30–11 a.m. NC BIRTH PLACE OF PRESIDENTS North Carolina is a birthplace of some of America's early Presidents and a nurturing ground for others. This class will looks at James Polk and Andrew Johnson who were definitely born in North Carolina, and Andrew Jackson who was born on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. This gives both states a reason to claim him. Fees: $7(R) $9(N) (1 class) 89891 Wed May 25 9:30–11 a.m. FROM COLONY TO STATE Learn about the birth of North Carolina from its place as a fledgling outpost of English aspiration in the New World to its autonomy as North Carolina. We will explore how the new colony grew and the population expanded to clash with Native inhabitants and spawned a state. Fees: $22(R) $29(N) (3 classes) 89864 Mon Mar 7–21 9:30–11 a.m. COMPUTER PROJECTORS & YOUR ART This presentation will introduce you to the various ways computers, projectors and camera/scanners can be employed by the artist to augment their 'Traditional' art methods. It's all about getting the image to your canvas. Fees: $7(R) $9(N) (1 class) 89869 Wed Mar 23 9:30–11 a.m. BUILDING TIME: ARCHITECTURE This is a condensed survey of Architecture from the earliest known examples to today's buildings that boggle imaginations. From shelter to temple, how we define space and the space we build defines us. Fees: $22(R) $29(N) (3 classes) 89865 Mon Apr 4–18 9:30–11 a.m. COLOR, VISION & ILLUSION This one time presentation will explore the relationship and differences between color, vision and illusion, and the physics, physiology and psychology of what we see and don't see at the same time. Fees: $7(R) $9(N) (1 class) 89870 Wed Apr 27 9:30–11 a.m.

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