October 2009

Cocoa Beach
Community Calendar 

Cocoa Beach
Library Calendar (321) 868-1104
New Library Hours - Effective October 4, 2009
Sunday 1PM - 5PM, Monday 10AM - 6PM, Tuesday 9AM - 8PM, Wednesday 9AM - 8PM, Thursday 10AM - 6PM, Friday 10AM - 6PM, Saturday 9AM - 5PM

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Intermediate Level Yoga with Rebecca Hirsch, Fridays, at 2:30 PM, through November 19th. Cost is $5.00. Focusing on breath, alignment, and attitude. Each pose will be offered with modifications to suit the level of experience of the participant. Bring a towel or mat and wear comfortable clothing.

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Pilates with Cory Huggins, Mondays at 9:00 AM, through November 30th.  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.  Bring a mat and a water bottle. Participants should be in good health.

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Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Retro Reeds Accordion Duo on Tuesday, October 6^th from 6:30-7:30 PM. Celia Williams and Ed Czarniak will entertain you with an hour of Oktoberfest accordion tunes. What a jolly way to begin the month!


Easy Hatha Yoga with Emily Hain, Tuesdays at 2:00 PM, through November 10th. 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.

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Professional Medium and author, John Rogers, will discuss Mediumship and give brief individual readings on Wednesday, October 7^th at 6:30 PM

T’ai Chi Chu’an with John Lang A.P., Wednesdays at 9:00 AM, through November 25th. Cost is $5.00.  Thai 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.

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Watercolor Classes with award winning watercolor artist Helen Wheatley, Tuesdays, 9:00 AM – noon, October 13^th – December 1^st. Suitable for beginning and intermediate students. Cost is $80.00 for the 8 week session. Register at the sign up table and pick up a materials list. Enrolment is limited. Helen’s Faces at the Oasis won best of show at the Central Brevard Art Association annual show in March 2007.

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Growing Herbs in Brevard with Horticultural Extension Agent Sally Scalera, Thursday, October 15^th at 10:00 AM. Cost is $5.00. To register, call the Extension Office at 633-1702 or register online at brevard.ifas.ufl.edu. This program will cover what herbs can be grown here as well as live samples of many of them for identification. Some of their uses will also be covered.

It's that time of year for Our Saviour's Parish Fall Festival.  Join in for the fun & festivities at their 46th Annual festival this Thursday, the 15th through Sunday October 18th.  Rides, games, prizes, a huge garage sale and a chance to win $10,000 and lots and lots of food.  Our Saviours is located at 5301 N. Atlantic Avenue in Cocoa Beach.  Festival hours are Thursday from 6pm-10pm, Friday from 6pm-11pm, Saturday from 1pm-11pm and Sunday 1pm to 8pm.

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14^th Annual Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcomber’s Festival, Friday, October 16 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) and Saturday, October 17^th (9:00AM-9:00 PM) Noted scientists, authors and enthusiasts of sea-beans and other drifting materials will be present for this 2 day event. Displays, slides, beach walks, contests and discussions will make this an interesting weekend. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, who will discuss his new book Flotsametrics and the floating world: how one man's obsession with runaway sneakers and rubber ducks revolutionized ocean science.  Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine currents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment by calling attention to the threats that global warming and disintegrating plastic waste pose to the seas...and to us.

• Bring your sea-beans and unidentified treasures to the experts;
• See the famous Bean-O-Matic and help identify your sea-beans;
• Win prizes at the Bean-A-Thon or in the Odd Bean Contest.
  
  Intermediate Level Yoga with Rebecca Hirsch, Fridays, at 2:30 PM, through November 19th. Cost is $5.00. Focusing on breath, alignment, and attitude. Each pose will be offered with modifications to suit the level of experience of the participant. Bring a towel or mat and wear comfortable clothing.

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14^th Annual Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcomber’s Festival, Friday, October 16 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) and Saturday, October 17^th (9:00AM-9:00 PM) Noted scientists, authors and enthusiasts of sea-beans and other drifting materials will be present for this 2 day event. Displays, slides, beach walks, contests and discussions will make this an interesting weekend. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, who will discuss his new book Flotsametrics and the floating world: how one man's obsession with runaway sneakers and rubber ducks revolutionized ocean science.  Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine currents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment by calling attention to the threats that global warming and disintegrating plastic waste pose to the seas...and to us.

• Bring your sea-beans and unidentified treasures to the experts;
• See the famous Bean-O-Matic and help identify your sea-beans;
• Win prizes at the Bean-A-Thon or in the Odd Bean Contest.

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T’ai Chi Chu’an with John Lang A.P., Wednesdays at 9:00 AM, through November 25th. Cost is $5.00.  Thai 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.

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Pilates with Cory Huggins, Mondays at 9:00 AM, through November 30th.  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.  Bring a mat and a water bottle. Participants should be in good health.

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T’ai Chi Chu’an with John Lang A.P., Wednesdays at 9:00 AM, through November 25th. Cost is $5.00.  Thai 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.

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Watercolor Classes with award winning watercolor artist Helen Wheatley, Tuesdays, 9:00 AM – noon, October 13^th – December 1^st. Suitable for beginning and intermediate students. Cost is $80.00 for the 8 week session. Register at the sign up table and pick up a materials list. Enrolment is limited. Helen’s Faces at the Oasis won best of show at the Central Brevard Art Association annual show in March 2007.

Health Nutrition and Weight Loss with Charlie Mora, the 2nd  Tuesday of the month, Tuesday, October 13^th at 2:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room. In simple terms, Charlie tells you – no matter what your age, economic status, gender or education level- what foods you should eat to stay young, fit and trim; how to make the connection that what we eat and do determines what we are and what we can be. The course will cover hydration/dehydration; how the body burns fat; the American diet; insulin control; food ratios; nutrition factors; supplements; exercise, duration vs. intensity. Charlie is a health and fitness consultant, health educator, personal trainer and licensed massage therapist. He has worked with the Olympic Athletic Committee in 1996, worked with orthopedic surgeons, and is owner/director of Excel Sports International.

Master Gardening Clinic – Fridays 9:00 AM – noon in the Captain’s Room. (On the 4^th Friday of the month, they will meet in the Jane von Thron Room.) Contact Marion Anderson for details -784-1874.