Events

Sit to Be Fit: A Chair Yoga Series with Viki (Virtual)

Thursday, November 16

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Registration Required Below Want to free yourself from tension and stress? Lose weight? Build strength and flexibility? Then it’s time to get moving! Move in and around the chair in this yoga fusion class. The best of both worlds, Viki combines breathing and mindfulness with functional fitness moves that will energize you for the day. Take a midday break and join us for this 8 week series designed for all levels, including beginner.  You might think of Chair Yoga as slow and tedious, but this class is fun, challenging, lively, stimulating and empowering!  If you have a strap, belt or towel have it handy. 8 Sessions - First and Third Thursday of the Month September 7 September 21 October 5 October 19 November 2 November  16 December  7 December 21 Register once and receive reminders before each of the 8 sessions, or drop-in using the direct zoom link below.  Registered participants will receive an reminder and link the day of the program.  Include your cell phone number on the registration form and you will also receive one text reminder, with link, 15-30 minutes before the program begins. CLICK HERE FOR ZOOM LINK Password: Yoga About our instructor: Viki Boyko teaches yoga and functional movement online and in theTristate area. Classes welcome all levels, including beginner. She is 500hr yoga certified, a Franklin Method educator, Hanna Somatics educator, Movement for seniors specialist and Pelvic Floor Health Coach.  To learn more about Viki visit her website www.vikiboyko.com.  

The Politics of Tea: The East India Company & British Tea Culture (Virtual)

Thursday, November 16

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Registration Required Below Just in time for the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party in 2023! For all its genteel connotations, the history of tea is steeped in espionage, rebellion, and the rise of an Empire. Join Anglophile and former UK resident Claire Evans to explore the background of the most lucrative corporate venture the world has ever known and the product it brought to the West at any cost. With a nod to the popular “Bridgerton” series, learn how tea infused British society from top to bottom and what to expect should you ever find yourself at afternoon tea. This virtual program will be hosted via Zoom.  Registered participants will receive an invitation with link prior to the program. Please include a cell phone to receive text reminder. About Our Speaker: Claire Evans is a former journalist, attorney, and college lecturer who started her love of most things British as she and her mother watched countless Britcoms on PBS. She went on to study abroad in London and, against the odds, she married a Brit she met in Peoria, Illinois. They moved to England, where they lived for a number of years. Outside of her work for a legal advice charity, Claire became a student of historical sights, pub dining, and tea shops. Her business, Tea with Claire, grew from friends asking for travel and relocation advice.