Ridgefield Continuing Education Announces Cardio and Barre Workouts Start Next Week Written by Ridgefield Continuing Education
Summer is coming and now is a great time to start or join a workout program that will get you invigorated, fit and toned with some individual modifications, available through Ridgefield Continuing Education’s popular Zoom classes. No worries about insects, pebbles, and humidity!
Fit and Tight, a low-impact cardio, core, and muscle conditioning workout starts Monday, May 17 (6 sessions; May 17, 24; June 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.; Anikewich). Cost is $73.
Barre-Lates, a fusion of Barre work and classical Pilates helps you lengthen, tone and condition your core using light (2 lb.) weights and bands. A new session starts Tuesday, May 7 (7 sessions; May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 from 5:30 to 6:25 p.m.
Tai Chi (Yang Long Form) Outdoor Classes in Ridgefield Starting Up Written by Ridgefield Continuing Education
Tai Chi (Yang Long Form), a meditation in motion, is available outdoors starting in April through Ridgefield Continuing Education. Tai Chi helps relieve stress, increase strength and flexibility, improve balance, coordination and circulation and can be practiced by anyone. Class sizes are limited.
Beginning Tai Chi (Yang Long Form) will be taught by Therese Rayfield who has studied Yang Style Taijii Chuan with Gwen Roman since 2015. Gwen says her energy is smooth, her flow is continuous, and invites you to come join Therese on her Taijii Journey this spring. This 8-session class meets on Wednesdays, April 28 thru June 16 from 6:30 to 7:20 p.m. and costs $98.
Community news: Heroes of Ned s Mountain webinar and more
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On Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m., a Former Editor of The Ridgefield Press, Jack Sanders, will share recent research that reveals that the Armstrongs not only operated a Ridgefield station on the Underground Railroad, but that shows that their grandsons were among the many Black soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War. He will introduce other Black families who lived on Ned’s Mountain and also sent sons to the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. Two heroes of the Underground Railroad, Edward and Betsy Armstrong, are buried in Ridgebury Cemetery, located in the Ridgebury neighborhood of Ridgefield. Their home on Ned’s Mountain provided refuge for people making the dangerous journey to safety from enslavement in the South. Pictured is a photo of the Armstrong tombstones in the Ridgebury Cemetery.Sally Sanders / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
Ridgefield program has over 78 courses available
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Alayne Vlachos, 84, of South Salem, N.Y., reads her piece in a previous writing class in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Ridgefield Continuing Education program has over 78 courses available for people. The courses include writing, exercise such as Full Body Strength, and Cardio Workout, and technology such as Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Wix websites, Google Documents, and Photoshop Elements.Carol Kaliff / Hearst Connecticut Media
Spend some of your time this winter learning something new to enhance a hobby or your skills and reach personal and self-improvement goals from the safety and convenience of your own home or office. The winter 2021 Continuing Education program has been redesigned to provide over 78 (plus multiple sections) illuminating, invigorating, and enjoyable courses, taught by experienced instructors, using live, interactive, online platforms, primarily via the Zoom application.
Ridgefield Happenings: Escape room, windows, livestreams
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Kristina Lareau, far left, head of children’s services at the Ridgefield Library, dress up with a team of librarians to promote “The Bazaar of Mysteries,” an escape room fundraiser during a previous year. Also pictured are: Shay Glass, children’s services librarian; Meg Klein, teen services librarian; John Casiello, adult collections specialist; and Ann Victor, children’s collections specialist. This immersive puzzle game placed participants in a vintage carnival, where something mysterious has happened to a famous fortune teller. Residents worked together to solve a series of clues and puzzles. Here is a list of upcoming events taking place in the future in Ridgefield, including a similar escape room fundraiser, nativity stations, and livestreams of Christmas services.Contributed photo