VALDOSTA Learning in Retirement is counting down the days till the start of another season of meeting the educational, physical, intellectual and social needs of Valdosta State Universitys friends and neighbors.

A member-led and VSU-sponsored organization, Learning in Retirement kicked off during fall semester 2017 with a rock-n-roll themed luncheon Aug. 22 in the Regional Center for Continuing Education Auditorium. People were encouraged to come dressed in attire inspired by their favorite musical era and spent part of the occasion painting rocks for the Valdosta Rocks project.

Men and women, 50 years old and older, have 91 opportunities to learn during the Learning in Retirement fall semester 2017, which features a course lineup full of trips and tours, book reviews, topics that are simply good to know, special events and classes in the areas of health and fitness, computers and technology, fine arts, leisure, history, social studies and science, according to an organizational press release.

The first classes are scheduled to meet Aug. 28, with classes continuing through Dec. 15.

Membership costs $75 per person per semester fall and spring and allows members to participate in as many Learning in Retirement courses as they desire. Yearly memberships are available at a reduced rate. A few courses and special activities require an additional fee, which is always noted in advance in the course catalog.

VSUs Regional Center for Continuing Education is located at 903 N. Patterson St.

Contact Suzanne Ewing, Learning in Retirement program coordinator, at (229) 245-6484 or sewing@valdosta.edu to learn more.

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