2026 Fall

BEHIND THE SCENES | 50+ YRS Richard Bloom American films have enchanted, captivated, wowed and repelled us almost from the moment that first projector began to roll. Spend time exploring one singular film each Monday from all angles-casting, production, filming, bloopers etc. Film clips, lively discussions and differences of opinion are certain to be a part of the mix which welcome your own suggested favorites for future sessions. Part 1 9/21- The Magnificent Seven : Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and five other gunslingers hire on to save a Mexican town from bandit Eli Wallach 9/28- Hoosiers : Gene Hackman stars in this much beloved David vs Goliath tale of a small-town high school basketball team going for the gold against all odds. 10/5- Mrs. Doubtfire : Robin Williams masquerades as a mature nanny/housekeeper to be close to his kids after wife Sally Field kicks him out. 10/12- The Verdic t: Past his prime attorney Paul Newman has one last grand opportunity to salvage his reputation. 10/19- Out of Africa : Robert Redford and Meryl Streep find passion and love amid the wilds of the Dark Continent. 10/26- Ed Wood : Johnny Depp takes on the role of cross dressing movie maker Ed Wood, considered the worst film director ever. 553516 A 11:15 am-12:15 pm M 9/21-10/26 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room A $30 R-BCCC M | $36 NR O 6 sessions A HISTORY OF OHIO’S WILDLIFE | 50+ YRS Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks A timeline of Ohio’s wildlife history with challenges and successes beginning as early as 1748 to the present. 553672 A 11 am-Noon Tu 9/29 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room A Free, registration required DOWNSIZING SUCCESSFULLY | 50+ YRS Margaret Wunderlich Are you overwhelmed by the contents of your home or your parents’ home? Don’t know where to start? This workshop walks you through the overwhelming task of finding the best place for a lifetime of possessions. We cover how to start and manage your downsize, as well as resources for gifting, selling and donating. 553577 A Noon-1 pm Tu 10/6 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room A $5 R-BCCC M | $6 NR

Part 2 11/9- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre : Humphrey Bogart and good friend Tim Holt join old prosecutor Walter Houston to hunt gold, but the triumvirate collapses when the gold turns Bogart from hero to villain 11/16- The Natural : Robert Redford stars as the mysterious Roy Hobbs who turns a cellar dwelling minor league baseball team into a pennant contender 11/23- Mississippi Burning : The 1964 deaths of three civil rights workers-two white, one black-bring FBI agents Gene Hackman and Willem DeFoe to Mississippi where they soon lock horns on ways to find the truth. 11/30- Rudy : Diehard Notre Dame fan Rudy Ruettiger, despite poverty, dyslexia and academic struggles, is bound and determined to attend the famed university AND play football for the Fighting Irish. 12/7- Oklahoma! : The classic Rogers & Hammerstein film musical turns 71 this year and yet its appeal is such that somewhere at any moment in the world another Curly is likely courting another Laurie in the Surrey With the Fringe on Top. 12/14- Papillon! : Steve McQueen delivers the best performance of his career as the French convict sent to penal colony Devil’s Island, along with Dustin Hoffman, for the rest of his life. Or so the French thought. 553517 A 11:15 am-12:15 pm M 11/9-12/14 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room A $30 R-BCCC M | $36 NR O 6 sessions

HEROES OF OHIO | 50+ YRS Ed Lentz

10/9-Frontier Period: Simon Kenton, George Rogers Clark, Betty Zane and the Zanes of Zanesville and The New Nation: Oliver Hazard Perry, George Croghan and Tecumseh 11/13-The Civil War Era: Harriet Tubman, John Brown and John Hunt Morgan and The Gilded Age-George Armstrong Custer, Washington Gladden and Lucy Stone 12/11-Progressivism, War, Depression and War: John H. Patterson, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Eddie Rickenbacker, A. Vic Donahey and Florence Green and From World War II to now John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and a few other people. 553539 A 10-11 am F 10/9-12/11 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room A $15 R-BCCC M | $18 NR O 3 sessions

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