Learning in Retirement Announces Fall Session Two Classes
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/19/2026
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Epiphany Lutheran Church
Categories
LEARNING IN RETIREMENT ANNOUNCES FALL SESSION TWO CLASSES
Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement (SILIR) will offer the following classes beginning the week of October 19. Please note that classes vary in the number of times they meet and in cost. Classes meet at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Carbondale with a few exceptions noted for the Midterm Elections and Gourd Creations classes.
The World’s Greatest Geological Wonders: 19 Spectacular Sites (Continued)
Mondays > 1:30-3:30 pm; Cost: $15
Five Sessions: October 19-November 16
Instructor: Fran Oros
The 2026 Midterm Elections: How We Got Here on the Nation’s 250th Anniversary
and Where We May Be Going
Tuesdays > 9:30-11:30 am; Cost: $15
Four Sessions: October 20 and 27 at Epiphany Lutheran Church
November 3 and 10 at Redeemer Community Church, 725 S. Lewis Lane
Instructor: John Jackson
Hitchcock and the Censors
Tuesdays > 1:30-3:30 pm; Cost: $15
Five Sessions: October 20, 27 and November 10, 17, 24
Instructor: Steve Dollinger
Gourd Creations
Wednesdays > 9:30-11:30 am; Cost $15
Four Sessions: October 21-November 11 at Carbondale Senior Center, 409 W. Springer Street
Instructor: Jim Renshaw
You, Me and Buddha
Wednesdays > 1:30-3:30 pm; Cost: $15
Five Sessions: October 21-November 17
Instructor: Paul Mundschenk
The U.S. Constitution
Thursdays > 1:30-3:30 pm; Cost: $15
Five Sessions: October 22-November 19
Instructor: Suzanne Schmitz
To register for classes, contact SIU Events and Outreach at 618-536-7751. Registration for classes requires SILIR membership, open to anyone 50 or older. Annual dues are $25. More information about SILIR and these classes can be found in the SILIR Newsletter at https://conferenceservices.siu.edu/silir/. Registration for SILIR classes is available online.