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PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS To Lease or Not to Lease? Wondering if you should buy or lease a car? Let Paul Qua answer your questions. The Classic Auto Group car concierge will talk about the benefits of buying and leasing a car when he speaks at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 25 at Woods Branch. Qua has 32 years of automotive experience. He helps people determine what car brands, features, and financial packages best suit their needs. Once he and his customers determine what they want, he can bring cars to their homes or offices. Learn what a car concierge can do for you. Reserve your place, online at shakerlibrary. org, or call 216-991-2421. Lunch-and-Learn Series The Library and the City’s Senior Adult Office have teamed up to offer a luncheon series on brain health and memory. The programs will be held from 12:30 to 2 pm on Wednesdays, April 13, May 18, and June 15 at the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Center. Speakers in the series include Krystal Culler and Nancy Fox from Menorah Park Center for Senior Living. Krystal L. Culler, M.A. is the director of the Center 4 Brain Health at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living. She has a master’s degree in Psychology of Adult Development and Aging, and is a current Doctor of Behavioral Health candidate at Arizona State University. Nancy Fox graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington and received her master’s in speech language pathology from Case Western Reserve University. She has been a certified speech language pathologist for 14 years. On April 13, Fox will offer tips for improving memory when she speaks on Your Face Looks Familiar, but I Can’t Remember Your Name! Culler will present Mind Your Brain: Why Brain Health and Fitness Matters. Free memory screenings will accompany her presentation on May 30 SHAKERONLINE.COM | SPRING 2016 18. On June 15, Culler returns to speak on The Mind Spa and will suggest strategies to relax the mind. Admission is free, but a catered lunch is available for $9/person. Register for one or all sessions by calling 216-491-1360. Workshops for Small Businesses at Main Library The Library and the Cleveland chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) have planned a series of informative programs for residents interested in business topics and for those seeking to set up and manage a nonprofit. On Tuesday, April 19, from 7 to 8:30 pm Debra Hegler, President of the Shaker Heights Chamber of Commerce will speak on Social Media and Small Businesses. She will discuss how to navigate Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and live streaming on Periscope and Pinterest. She will also review productivity apps and how to use them to organize your life and business and to manage your time. On Thursday, May 5, from 7 to 8:30 pm, Anita Khayat, an experienced business executive and SCORE counselor/mentor to entrepreneurs, will present Forming a Nonprofit. Her session will address the requirements and challenges of setting up a not-for-profit organization. She will talk about how to recruit and orient board members as well as provide some tools to assure success. On Thursday, May 12, from 7-8:30 pm Anita Khayat returns to present How to Obtain Grants for Nonprofit Organizations. Learn how to search to find grant @ Shaker Library Popular Programs for Adults Community Forums The Library, The League of Women Voters of Cuyahoga County, Shaker Chapter, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer are collaborating on a series of community forums. The first forum, The Van Aken Project in Shaker Heights: Where Are We? Where Are We Going? When Will We Get There? will be held Thursday, April 21, from 7-8:30 pm at Main Library. Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer’s art, architecture, urban design, and city planning reporter will moderate a panel discussion that includes Shaker Mayor Earl M. Leiken, Luke Palmisano, president of RMS Investment Corp., and Robert “Roby” Simons, professor of Urban Studies at Cleveland State’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. The Van Aken District in Shaker Heights is a private development that aims to replace an outdated strip mall and parking lot with a dense, pedestrian-friendly town center. The project will include apartments, retail, restaurants, and public spaces, supported by structured parking and mass transit. On Thursday, June 9, from 7-8:30 pm at Main Library, the forum topic will be Internet Bandwith in Shaker Heights. Why do we need it? When will we have it? opportunities, how to assess whether you meet the eligibility requirements, and how to approach writing a grant application. Please register in advance at shakerlibrary. org or by calling 216-991-2030. Meet Joe (The Coupon Guy) Daugirdas Learn how to be money smart from one of the region’s leading experts on couponing and shopping for great deals, Joe Daugirdas, Cleveland’s own “Coupon Guy,” when he speaks at 7 pm Tuesday, April 26, at Main Library. Joe has been honing his shopping skills in the Northeast Ohio area for many years. He typically saves 70 to 80 percent when shopping for groceries and over 90 percent on toiletries. He has even received money back on some shopping trips. Register in advance at shakerlibrary. org or by calling 216-991-2030. Literary Cleveland and the Library Present a Poetry Workshop with Susan Grimm Sometimes a poem is unstoppable. It streams forth in a flourish of pictures and castenets. But what about when it falters? Poet Susan Grim presents Vital Signs: First Aid for Poems from 2-4 pm Saturday, April 9. For this workshop, bring 10 to 15 copies of a troublesome poem and extra paper. Grimm will discuss vital elements


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