September 2008

Cocoa Beach
Community Calendar 

Cocoa Beach
Library Calendar (321) 868-1104

Display Case: South Pacific Baskets and Shells – collection of Margery Corey

Main Library: Mick West - Photography

Community Room: TBA

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Clay Handbuilding Workshop with Suzanne Frank,  Mondays, September 8th - October 6th  from 1:00 - 3:30 PM. Cost is $70.00. Clay materials and tools provided, plus firing. Each student will be given clay and tools and will learn to make art objects using clay as a medium. Please register at the sign up table.

Pilates with Cory Huggins, Mondays at 9:00 AM, September 8th through December 1st.  Cost is $5.00 per session. Pilates is a series of stretching and strengthening exercises, which integrate the whole body and mind, which can result in the benefits of strengthened and toned muscles, as well as improved posture, flexibility and balance. Cory has taught Pilates for 3 years and group fitness for 5. Bring a mat and a water bottle. Participants should be in good health.

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Hatha Yoga for Seniors with Emily Hain, a Certified Yoga Instructor, on Tuesdays, 1:00-1:45 PM, September 9- November 25th. No experience or special equipment is necessary; chairs will be used for support. Cost is $2.00 per class. Learn how yoga can help keep you more healthy and active. This 45 minute class is designed to warm up the body, improve your balance and maintain strength and flexibility in a relaxing and non-competitive style.

Easy Hatha Yoga with Emily Hain, Tuesdays at 2:00 PM, September 9th - November 25th. Cost is $5.00 per session. This is a safe, fun, relaxing and non-competitive class. Bring a towel or a mat and wear comfortable clothing.

Senior Fit Aerobics with personal trainer Polly Helm, Tuesdays, September 9th – December 9th, 4:00-5:00 PM. An easy does it aerobics with a warm up and cool down 20 minutes long, featuring a chair based workout intended to tone the upper and lower body. Please bring a set of light weights, water and a towel. Cost is $5.00.

Sally Hart, author of Who’s Talking, will host Meditation Time on Tuesdays, September 9, 16, 23, 30 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room. Cost is $5.00 per session plus cost of materials. The former Lawrence Welk star will show you how you can use your family history to change your life for the better. Learn to:

• Use guided meditations;
• Design your own blessing beads to help you ‘focus’;
• Create a 2008 personal ‘Treasure Map’ booklet;
• Release all old perceptions and habits that are holding you back from what you desire to be.

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T’ai Chi Chu’an with John Lang A.P., Wednesdays at 9:00 AM,  September 10th - November 26th. Cost is $5.00.  T’ai Chi is a unique system of moving meditation with exercise emphasizing legs and posture, and meditation of mind and breath. Wear comfortable clothing and flat soled shoes.

Scrapbooking with Dana Wilkens, Wednesday, September 10th at 1:00 PM, in the Jane von Thron Room. Cost is $5.00. Create 2 pillow gift boxes and 2 gift tags. Please bring your own glue. Register at the Sign-up Table.

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Self Defense for Women with Master Andy Latherow of Space Coast Martial Arts, Monday, September 22nd at 7:00 PM. Master Latherow is a 6th degree black belt, and a certified American Taekwondo Instructor.

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Stuart Woods – Book Signing and Discussion, Saturday, September 27th at 1:30 PM at Cocoa Beach Public Library. Bestselling author Stuart Woods will be on hand to sell and autograph his new Stone Barrington novel Hot Mahogany, which will be published by Putnam on September 23rd , and will be available at a cost of $29.95.With the often hilarious action, razor-sharp characters, and crackling dialogue that are his hallmarks, Hot Mahogany is Stuart Woods at the pleasurable height of his storytelling powers. Woods is the author of 38 novels including the New York Times – bestselling Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series. He has received the Edgar Allen Poe award for Mystery Writers of America, as well as France’s Prix de literature Policier.

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Ongoing:

Open Meeting with Commissioner Chuck Nelson, 4th Friday of every month 9:00-11:00 AM in the Captain’s Room. Come and speak to the Commissioner and share your views and concerns at these open meetings.

Playreaders Group meets, every third Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the Captain’s Room. Everyone who attends has a script and is encouraged to participate. Newcomers are always welcome. Contact Lois Palmer for details at 783-8645.

Book Discussion Groups meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM in the Captain’s Room.  On September 10th, the morning group will discuss Road to Tara: The Life of Margaret Mitchell by Ann Edwards. The evening group has not yet chosen a title.

The Watercolor Group will resume meetings on Thursdays, from 1:00-4:00 PM in the Captain’s Room, starting September 11th.   This social, non-instructive painting group is open to anyone with an interest in watercolors.  All levels of skill are welcome. Bring your materials and paint with fellow artists. For further information, contact Angela Richards at 784-0528.