Tai Chi - Qigong for Everyone!

9:00am - 10:00am
Adults
Health & Wellness
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness

Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!

Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice.  It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well.  It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness. This class is offered every Tuesday from September 2023 – March 2024 and every Tuesday and Thursday from May 2024 – July 2024 .  Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC.  She has been sharing the ancient practice for over a decade in our community.  She believes no matter where you are on your healing journey Tai Chi practice can help improve your quality of life.  To learn more about her classes visit www.MindBodyFocusQi.com. 

No registration.  Questions, please call 480-488-2286 

Questions about Tai Chi & Qigong for Everyone please contact instructor, Bina Bou, at bina.b75@gmail.com. 

Cost: $10, paid to instructor at each class 

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Beginner Conversation French

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Language
Closed
Required
Payment
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 3

Conversation French - 1

Parlez-vous francais?  This Conversation French - 1 class meets once a week for eight weeks.  The focus is on conversation, using practical vocabulary for everyday situations.  This is not an introduction to French... a basic knowledge of French is required (first year high-school level minimum).  Handouts will be provided. 

A new experience is awaiting you!  So, join and start preparing for your next French vacation! 

Bonjour!  Dominique Flamm is a native French speaker and a foreign language teacher.  She graduated from the Ecole du Louvre in art history and museology, and was an Art Lecturer of the French National Museums in Paris.  After moving to the U.S., Dominique began a teaching career and taught French and Spanish in the Cave Creek Unified School District. 

Questions about the class, please contact instructor at dominique.flamm@gmail.com. 

RSVP at dfla.org.  Class limited to 10 students, register today!   

Cost: $80 

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Youth & Teen, Toddlers, Preschool
Storytime
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones / Coates Room
Age Group: Youth & Teen, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children ages 1 to 4 years old and their families are encouraged to join Miss Heather for a storytime featuring developmentally appropriate songs, movement, & stories to foster early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. 

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. 

Informal MahJongg: Unsupervised Play

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Hobbies
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Main Floor Periodicals
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies
Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Informal MahJongg: Unsupervised Play

Informal MahJongg play for any level! Groups, individuals, and recent students of MahJongg 101 & 102 looking for a place to come and enjoy playing with people in your community.  This group is unsupervised; basic knowledge of game play required.  No sets are provided, must bring your own. 

Register below | Questions, please call 480-488-2286 

Free but a donation to the Desert Foothills Library is appreciated.

 

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Jubilate - Beginning/String Ensemble

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Youth & Teen
Music
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Youth & Teen
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

For students who know how to read and play violin, viola, or cello in first position.  Students enjoy playing simple pieces of music together in a group and increase their ability to engage with other young musicians.  Instructor: Sonja

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

🌵 AZ Author Series

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Everyone
Seminar
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Jones Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Seminar
Event Details:

Writing about angels became healing after losing her daughter and then her husband.

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Elementary Craft Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Youth & Teen, School Age Children
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Imagination Lab
Age Group: Youth & Teen, School Age Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Come by the Imagination Lab and craft to your heart’s content! Miss Heather will lead the group through a different craft each month. If participants finish the scheduled craft, they may continue to express their creativity with other materials.

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens. 

Jubilate - Advanced String Ensemble

4:45pm - 6:00pm
Youth & Teen
Music
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Library Branch: Desert Foothills Library
Room: Arizona Room
Age Group: Youth & Teen
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

For students who are able to read music and play violin, viola, or cello beyond first position, focusing on technique, the ins and outs of playing together in an ensemble, and understanding the different styles of playing classic works.

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.