Attention ALL Members - No Longer Updating Blog

After our Advisory Committee Members meeting today, it was determined there are better options than the blog to keep our ALL members informed on events, classes and bus trips. All of our future postings regarding events and bus trip will be sent on the Remind App.  We also suggest students to visit www.lonestar.edu/all website.  Academy of Lifelong Learning posts a weekly update flyer with any added classes or schedule changes.  

LSC-CyFair ALL Spring 2022 Open House

In-person Open House will be held: 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

11am-1pm

CENT Student Commons, CENT Black Hole

9191 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress, TX 77433

For more information, call 281.290.3460

Virtual Open House will be held: 

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

1 - 2pm

Meeting ID: 849 1227 0875
Passcode: 182075

Click to join Zoom Meeting

Updated! - ALL Spring 2021 Virtual Open House

Updated Login Information

ALL Open House Information and Agenda

There are two ways to participate:
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Event opens at 12:30PM and Program begins at 1:00PM

1. Click here to join Webex
Enter provided meeting number
(access code): 120 835 8108
Meeting password: LSC123 

2. To join by phone only
Call 408.792.6300 
Follow prompts to enter meeting number
(access code): 120 835 8108

Spring 2021 ALL Virtual Open House

 Welcome Back ALL Members !!

Please Join The 2021 Virtual 

ALL Open House

Tuesday January 12, 2021

1:00 – 2:00 pm

ALL Open House Information

There are two ways to participate:

1. Call in between 12:30-1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, at 408.792.6300.
Enter this access code: 120 116 2249. 
The Open House will begin at 1:00 p.m.
You do not need to preregister if you call in the day of the event.

2. Join the event via Webex. You must preregister if you choose this option, 
and you can do this any time before 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12.

To preregister, click on the below link:

ALL SPRING 2021 OPEN HOUSE
The event password is ALLOpenHouse

You should have received you Spring 2021 catalog at home. 

If not, you can find the digital copy here.

Webex 101 Classes

 

There are a couple more Webex 101 classes scheduled to help our members learn how to access our online classes. Click on the links below to attend the Webex 101 classes; either one or both. There is also a link to download the Webex app to your computer:

Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 11AM -12PM

  https://lonestar.webex.com/lonestar/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee4e66b495d2eb150f6142f58d98a3e66

 

Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11:00AM-12PM https://lonestar.webex.com/lonestar/onstage/g.php?MTID=e85c84a7dbb8b6789f09d62ba5ec62db6

 

These are open classes - anyone can join in. 

The password is ALL2020.

 

This is the link to download the WebEx app to your computer.

 https://www.webex.com/downloads.html

**WebEx has been found to work best with Chrome or Firefox  instead of Edge**

New ALL Student Registration Information

If you know some friends who are interested in joining ALL, please share the information below so they can first enroll as a new ALL student (if they have never enrolled at LSC before), and then, second, register for classes. NOTE: Please pay annual membership fee ($25) by credit card online when you register. There is no one in the offices right now to accept mail-in checks.

The ALL Fall 2020 schedule with over 200 classes is below:

https://www.lonestar.edu/departments/ce/ALL%20Schedule.pdf.  

If you have attended our college before, follow the class registration instructions on page 6 of the ALL schedule.  

If not, create a New Student Account and set up your username and password at

https://services.lonestar.edu/cteregistration/ and then follow the class registration instructions on page 6 in the ALL schedule.  

If you would like to join a class less than a week before it starts, contact CyFair's CE office at 281-290-3460 or via email at LSCCFCE@lonestar.edu to receive the link to join the class.

FALL 2020 Class Changes

 

As mentioned in a previous post, we now have a link for changes and additions to the ALL Fall schedule.

Look at Course Updates for changes/additions here.

We also have another class that was just added and has not been included in the revision page yet. Take a look at the description below and see if you would like to add it to your schedule.

        ARTS & CRAFTS

ARTiculating: Talks about Art

This is art appreciation in a completely different way! Learn how to understand and enjoy what you see in museums, galleries, and exhibitions. No previous art history or knowledge necessary. Wendy Adler has been leading discussions about art in senior communities and for organizations around Houston since moving here in 2016. Her talks are interactive and given in a conversational manner. Previously, Wendy led a school art history program in the Dallas area. She is a former Docent at The Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth and currently a Docent at the Houston Contemporary Craft Center and member of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s Guild Speakers Bureau. Meets in the afternoon: 9/24, 10/22, 11/12, and 12/3. (CF)

             16963     Th     9/24, 10/22, 11/12 & 12/3     1:30-3 p.m.     Online       Alder

FALL 2020 Class Information - 4

By now, you should have received your Fall 2020 ALL catalog. if not, it can be viewed online here. Hopefully you will receive it soon.

Classes will begin in early September. Please register online, select your classes and pay the $25 membership fee. Detailed instructions are included in the catalog. Remember, there is no geographic limit, especially since all of our classes will be online. Please note many of the classes have overlapping times; pay attention when selecting classes as you will not be able to register for a class when there is a conflicting time.

Every ALL class will be presented online this fall using Webex, a video conferencing platform. The process to attend a class, as of today, is as follows:

1. A few days before your scheduled class, an email, with the Webex class link, will be sent to those registered in that class. 

2. Please login a few minutes (5-10 minutes) early so you don't miss anything.

3. The classes will be live with the presenter talking to us and sharing their computer screen showing PowerPoint or video or whatever media they choose to teach with, or not.

4. Please be patient. We are at the beginning of our learning curve as we all venture into the online-only world.

5. We still are trying to figure out how to get the links to those that want to "drop in". Will follow up on that soon.

6. Contact Kimberly Moore-Crenshaw at KMoore-Crenshaw@lonestar.edu for general class questions. If you have questions or need help logging into your student account while trying to register please call OTS,  832.813.6600. 

FALL 2020 Virtual Open House

 

There are two ways to participate:

(1)   Call in between 10:30-11AM on Wednesday, August 12, at 1-408-792-6300. 

Enter this access code: 120 470 6476.  The Open House will begin at 11AM.

You do not need to preregister if you call in the day of the event.

 

(2)   Join the event via WebEx.  You must preregister if you choose this option, 

and you can do this anytime before 11AM on Wednesday, August 12.

 Please cut and paste this link into your web browser:

https://lonestar.webex.com/lonestar/onstage/g.php?MTID=e4c3f8bb9570df72734cf660bfa183893

The Event Password is ALLOH

FALL 2020 Class Information - 3

There will be a Class Addendum page available online soon showing any class changes and/or class additions/deletions for Fall 2020. That page will be posted here as soon as it is available.

We have one known change so far:

Energy and You by Doug Hissong, Monday, Nov 30, 2020 at 10am. The CORRECT class registation number to use is 17114.

FALL 2020 Class Information - 2

Our classes for Fall 2020 are now available for your review. And, the login information for our Virtual Open House, Wednesday, August 12 at 11am, is available.

Look at our LSC ALL page, https://www.lonestar.edu/ALL, to link to the catalog and register for the Open House. You will note that there is no campus designation this semester in the catalog since classes are online only.

Therefore, with no geography limitations, you may register for and attend any of the classes in the catalog with your ALL membership. 

FALL 2020 Class Information - 1

Hello CyFair ALL members! Things are still interesting in the middle of the COVID situation. Hope you all are doing well and we can see each other soon.

Our Fall ALL classes will be starting in September with a limited number of total classes. There will be a virtual Open House on Wednesday, August 12, from 11-Noon.

As most of you may have heard by now, we will not have any face-to-face classes for ALL this semester; classes will be online only. Any ALL member can "attend" any LSC ALL class online via Webex. There will be a learning curve for everyone to adapt to this new way of attending classes and we hope to make it easy for you.

To see the classes that will be taught by our CyFair members/regular instructors, look here.

More information will be coming shortly. We will be sharing  how to access the virtual classes, the Open House, and the whole catalog of ALL classes for the semester.

Sea Center Texas Virtual Tour

For those of you scheduled to be on our May 22nd bus trip to Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson, and those members just curious to see what is there, we are bringing you a couple of video clips to introduce you to the work that Texas Parks and Wildlife does at this facility. The Sea Center is free to visit, so please try to get down there when it opens again. There is a lot to see and learn. Enjoy!

We invite you to a video tour about the Sea Center from Texas Chronicles here. 

For the hatchery's work, you can watch here.

Newman's Castle Virtual Tour

For those of you scheduled to be on our April 13th bus trip to Newman's Castle, and those members just curious to see what is there, we are bringing you a video clip to introduce you to Mike Newman, his bakery and his castle. Try to make a visit there in the future for something a little different. Enjoy!

Click here to see the video from The Texas Bucket List TV show.

UPDATE: ALL Classes Cancelled

We are sorry to report that the decision has been made to cancel the remainder of the ALL Spring schedule across the LSC system. Due to the potential threat to our senior members, LSC has chosen to take this step to protect our membership.

The status of the college remains very fluid. As of today (3/18), the college campuses are closed until April 13 and the CyFair library through April 1st. Again, these could change at any time.

Update 4/28/2020: All LSC facilites remain closed until Monday, June 1.

Update 4/1/2020: All LSC facilities including library are closed through May 3.

Update 3/31/2020: All LSC facilities including library are closed through April 30.

ALL Classes Cancelled Week of March 16

Please note Lone Star College has extended Spring Break another week. Our ALL classes for next week, March 16-20, have been cancelled. We will keep you updated on any further changes as they occur.

Tour of Texas State Parks

Cheryl LeJune, ALL member and TPWD volunteer, took us through the history of the Texas parks system as well as sharing the various parts of Texas and activities that could be found at the various parks. With Texas being as large as it is, the landscape, flora and fauna across the state are stunning and different. Class participants were able to share their favorite parks with each other.

You can view Cheryl's presentation here.

Hands on a Hardbody

Come see "Hands On a Hard Body", LSC-CyFair's musical production about a group of everyday Texans competing to win a new pickup. The perfect blend of country, gospel, and rock -- the perfect blend of laughter, tears, and charm. Tickets are $10, $5 for ALL members/students. Features some adult language.

February 27-29 at 7:30 PM

March 1 at 3:00 PM

Center for the Arts Main Stage Theatre

Directed by Joseph Urick, Music Direction by Brian Herrington, and Choreography by Irene Ko. Hands on a Hard Body is produced by Special Arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Traveling Through Iceland

Victoria Nations from AAA Travel shared her experiences from two recents trips to the beautiful country of Iceland. We learned about the food, the scenery and the myths and legends of the ancient Norse culture that influenced the island. Looks like a destination to put on your bucket list.

You can view Victoria's presentation here,

Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie and File Gumbo

Ooh cher (sha), we passed a good time at Cooking Class today. Lou Master and Cheryl LeJune made jambalaya, crawfish pie, creole gumbo and shrimp fettuccine. Add to that, some French bread and King cake and we had a feast today. Many had second helpings. Nice start to Mardi Gras.

You can view all of the recipes below:
A discussion of Gumbo, here.
Crawfish pie
Jambalaya
Creole Gumbo
Dark Roux (Cajun) Gumbo
Shrimp Fettuccine (View Cajun Ninja's video here)