Evening sessions of the popular course “A Year in Paris: Living and Learning the City of Light” will start Wednesday, Sept. 5, 6 – 8 p.m., at Isothermal Community College, Polk County campus. The class will be held on consecutive Wednesday evenings through Sept. 26.
This course is intended for everyone, whether you’ve been to Paris or wish you could go. It includes photos, memoirs and interactive class discussion. Describing Parisian life beyond the sidewalk cafés and museums, Mary Jo Padgett walks participants through the city’s seasons, describing summer’s sizzle, fall’s color and city habits, winter’s glistening darker days and spring’s numerous holidays.
She’ll relate her life living with an American family in Paris and with, first, a Scotswoman and, then, a French woman in Saint Germain-en-Laye, describe her favorite parks and hidden gardens, hot chocolate and chocolatiers, surprises in the metro, the American Cathedral in Paris and other historical discoveries, weather, Bastille Day, learning the French language, shady streets and quiet neighborhoods, festivals and more.
Course information and registration forms are available at www.isothermal.edu/polk/. Preregistration is recommended.
For more information, contact Padgett at 828-697-9557 or maryjo@maryjopadgett.com or Kate Barkschat, ICC/Polk campus, at 828-894-3092 x15 or kbarkschat@isothermal.edu.
– article submitted by Mary Jo Padgett