Registration for Western Illinois University’s Learning is Forever (LIFE) classes for Spring 2026 is now open online. To register, visit https://www.wiu.edu/sao/outreach/adult_learning_op/LIFEmacomb.php Phone registration begins Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Full descriptions are available online at the link above. Courses include through March (additional class listing will appear in future Community News Brief issues): Teach at the Arthouse Folk School Date: Monday, Feb. 9 Time: 6 – 8 p.m. Location: Macomb Creative Collab, 133 S. Randolph, St. 210 Cost: $5
Wellness-Centered De-Escalation Skills Training
Choose session(s):
• What is De-escalation? Introduction to De-Escalation Skills Training (includes a simulation experience) – Feb. 9
• Human Reactions to Police Encounters – Feb. 23
• Managing My Responses to an Encounter – March 23
• Identifying and Managing Challenges for Others – April 20
• Peer Interactions, Self-Care, and Caring for Others (includes a simulation experience) – May 11 Location: University Union Lincoln Room Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per class or $20 for all
The Open Meetings Act: Government Action, Citizen Duty, and Media Role Date: Thursday, Feb. 19 Time: 3-4 p.m.
Location: Spoon River College Community Outreach Center Cost: $5
Public Art and Community Development Date: Thursday, Feb. 19 Time: 10 – 11 a.m. Location: University Union Sandburg Lounge Cost: $5 The Art of Chai
Dates: Wednesday, Feb. 25 Time: 3 -4 p.m. Location: Sullivan Taylor Uptown Cost: $10 History of Ukraine: From Lenin to Putin Date: Wednesday, Feb. 25 Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Location: University Union Lincoln Cost: $5 How Macomb and WIU Shaped C. T. Vivian Date: Wednesday, February 25 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: University Union Lincoln Room Cost: $5 Making Maple Syrup in Vermont – Vermont, Illinois, That Is!
Date: Friday, Feb. 27 with a rain date Friday, March 6 Time: 10 a.m. – noon Location: Oakland Acres Farm, 20526 Ferndale Lane, Vermont, IL Cost: $5 A Homemade Mediterranean Meal Date: Saturday, Feb. 28 Time: 6 – 8 p.m. Location: Bailey House Cost: $35 Director’s Chat: She Loves Me
Date: Saturday, Feb. 28 Location: WIU Hainline Theatre Cost: $22 We Need to Talk Book Club Date: Tuesdays, March 3, May 5 Time: 1 – 2 p.m. Location: Zoom Cost: $5 Everyone Eats Quiche
Date: Wednesday, March 4 Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Location: Sullivan Taylor Uptown Cost: $10 Director’s Chat: Orchestra Concerto/Aria/Compositions Competition Concert Date: Thursday, March 5 Location: COFAC Recital Hall, WIU Cost: $5 Eco-Friendly Household and Hygiene Products Dates: Thursdays, March 5 and 12 Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m. Location: SRC Community Outreach Center Cost: $10 Let’s Play Oh Hell (card game) Dates: Monday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 11 Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Location: University Union Sandburg Lounge Cost: $10 Pruning of Deciduous Shade Trees: Why, How, When and What With Date: Tuesday, March 10 Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Location: SRC Outreach Center Cost: $5 Quilt Block Painting
Date: Wednesday, March 11 Time: 9 a.m. – noon Location: Colchester Library, 203 Macomb St.
Cost: $20 Nature Journaling 101 Date: Thursday, March 12 with a rain date Friday, March 13 Time: 1 – 3 p.m. Location: 1900 Wigwam Hollow Rd. (Bird Sanctuary) Cost: $5 Advanced Directives and POLST Form Education Date: Monday, March 16 Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Location: SRC Outreach Center Cost: $5 Pasta LIFE Class
Dates: Tuesday, March 17 or 24 (pick a date) Time: 1 – 4 p.m. Location: Maple Avenue Christian Church Cost: $20 An Overview of Estate Planning and Administration
Dates: Wednesday, March 25 and Friday, March 27 Time: 9:30 – 11 a.m. Location: SRC Outreach Center Cost: $10 Colorectal Cancer Screening Options
Date: Thursday, March 26 Time: 1 – 2 p.m. Location: SRC Outreach Center Cost: $5 Gerrymandering in U.S. Politics Date: Tuesday, March 31 Time: 4:30 – 6 p.m. Location: University Union Lincoln Room Cost: $5
