Courses for Fall 2026
Browse the current semester schedule. Click any course name for full details.
Registration opens August 11, 2026, at 9:00 AM.
| Course Name | Day(s) | Date | Time | Cost | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Line Dancing | 5 Mondays | Aug 17, 24, 31; Sep 7, 14 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $15.00 | Shrine Club, 1526 Columbia Hwy N., Aiken |
| 2. Regional Growth Management: How Smart Growth and Land Conservation Can Make Cities Happier, Healthier and Wealthier | 2 Mondays | Aug 24, 31 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 3. Presidential Elections for Boomers: 1952-2024 | 2 Mondays | Aug 24, 31 | 12:30 - 1:45 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 4. The Microbiome and Implications for Human Health | 2 Tuesdays | Aug 25; Sep 1 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 5. SRS Nuclear Weapons Powerhouse: Origins, Tritium and Pit Production | 3 Tuesdays | Aug 25, Sep 1, 8 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 6. British Revolution War Strategies | 2 Tuesdays | Aug 25; Sep 1 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 7. A Writing Workshop: Sharing Stories of Farming and Agriculture | 2 Wednesdays | Aug 26; Sep 2 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 8. Can You Hear Me Now? a Brief Overview of the Ear, How It Works, How It Breaks, and What Hearing Aids Can and Cannot Do | Wednesday | Aug 26 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 9. Cruise the Great Circle in Your Private Yacht | 2 Wednesdays | Aug 26; Sep 2 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 10. Changing Lives Every Day: the Impact of Tri-Development Center of Aiken County, Inc. | Wednesday | Aug 26 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 11. Irish Traveller Origin Debates: the Ancestry of the Irish Travellers | 2 Wednesdays | Aug 26; Sep 2 | 3:30 - 4:45 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 12. Inspirational Journey of Dr. Matilida Arabella Evans | Thursday | Aug 27 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 13. Elizabeth Van Lew: Preservationist of the Union | Thursday | Aug 27 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 14. iPhone 101 | 3 Thursdays | Aug 27; Sep 3, 10 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $20.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 15. The Strategies of Estate Planning | 3 Thursdays | Aug 27; Sep 3, 10 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 16. Introducing Mr & Mrs. William C. Whitney, Owners of Joye Cottage | 3 Fridays | Aug 28; Sep 4, 11 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 17. Mary Surratt-Assassination Conspirator? | Monday | Aug 31 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 18. The History and Secret Language of Victorian Hand Fans | Tuesday | Sep 1 | 2:30 - 3:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 19. Edgefield Is Peachy Keen | 3 Wednesdays | Sep 2, 9, 16 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 20. Theory of Generations | Wednesday | Sep 2 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 21. The Linguistics of Gullah Geechee and African American English | 4 Thursdays | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 22. Getting Along with Difficult People | 4 Thursdays | Sep 3, 10, 17, 24 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 23. Wollstonecraft. Here? | Thursday | Sep 3 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 24. SRNL: Science and Tech Frontiers | 3 Thursdays | Sep 3, 10, 17 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 25. Return to the Moon | 2 Fridays | Sep 4, 11 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 26. Korea - the Forgotten War (1950-53) | Tuesday | Sep 8 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 27. What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? | Tuesday | Sep 8 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 28. Hands-On Nuclear Science: from Cookies to Quarks | 3 Tuesdays | Sep 8, 15, 22 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM | $10.00 | RPSEC Room 117 |
| 29. Exercise Is Medicine | 2 Wednesdays | Sep 9, 16 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 30. iPhone 102 | 3 Wednesdays | Sep 9, 16, 23 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $20.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 31. Who's Afraid of Opera | 6 Wednesdays | Sep 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct 7, 14 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $18.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 32. Exploring Windows 11 | 5 Wednesdays | Sep 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct 7 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM | $25.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 33. Rock and Roll and Society: 1960s the Beatles and the British Invasion | Wednesday | Sep 9 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 34. Tech Talk: Traveling Smartly | Thursday | Sep 10 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 35. Touch the Grass and Smell the Air: Mindfulness and Meditation Practices | 2 Thursdays | Sep 10, 17 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 36. Black Death in Europe | 3 Mondays | Sep 14, 21, 28 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 37. Irish Traveller Origin Debates: When and Why Did the Irish Traveller Community Separate from Mainstream Irish Society? | 2 Mondays | Sep 14, 21 | 12:30 - 1:45 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 38. Apple Watch | Monday | Sep 14 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 39. Osteoporosis, a Hidden Killer | Monday | Sep 14 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 40. Major Battles of the Civil War - Part 2 | 3 Tuesdays | Sep 15, 22, 29 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 41. Tech Talk: Electronic Calendars | Tuesday | Sep 15 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 42. The Isenheim Alterpiece, Matthias Gruenewald, and the Northern Renaissance | Tuesday | Sep 15 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 43. Fun Food Foraging in Aiken: Finding and Fixing Wild Foods | 2 Tuesdays | Sep 15, 22 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 44. Applied Artificial Intelligence - Section A | Tuesday | Sep 15 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 45. Rock and Roll and Society: 1960s Folk Rock, Pop, Garage Bands, and the Monkees | Wednesday | Sep 16 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 46. Perceptions and Understanding of Nuclear Energy | 3 Wednesdays | Sep 16, 23, 30 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 47. Using the iPhone/iPad Camera and Photo Apps | 2 Thursdays | Sep 17, 24 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $18.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 48. Tech Talk: Beyond Security | Thursday | Sep 17 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 49. Quilled Pumpkins | Friday | Sep 18 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | $10 + $10* | B&E Room 144 |
| 50. Wonderful Wetlands: Important Ecosystems and Local Gem, Phinizy Swamp | 2 Mondays | Sep 21; Sep 28 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM; 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144; FT Phinizy Center, 1858 Lock and Dam Rd, Augusta |
| 51. Home Security Systems | Monday | Sep 21 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 52. Photographic Safari in Tanzania, Africa Part II | Monday | Sep 21 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 53. Sugar + Salt + Fat, Oh My! | 4 Mondays | Sep 21, 28; Oct 5, 12 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 54. PC Basics Review | Tuesday | Sep 22 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 55. Applied Artificial Intelligence - Section B | Tuesday | Sep 22 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 56. Health and Wellness for Everyday Life | 4 Wednesdays | Sep 23, 30; Oct 7, 14 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 57. Rock and Roll and Society: 1960s Psychedelic Rock | Wednesday | Sep 23 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 58. Mac/iPhone Help Desk | Wednesday | Sep 23 | 3:00 - 5:00 PM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 59. Dangerous Victorian Fashion | Thursday | Sep 24 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 60. Iced - in Case of Emergency or Death | 2 Fridays | Sep 25; Oct 2 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 61. Stamp Collecting | Monday | Sep 28 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 62. Home Surveillance Systems | Monday | Sep 28 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 63. Intelligence Gathering and James Bond | 4 Mondays | Sep 28; Oct 5, 12, 19 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 64. Applied Artificial Intelligence - Section C | Tuesday | Sep 29 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 65. Germans and the American Revolution | Tuesday | Sep 29 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 66. Rilke's Life and Poems | Tuesday | Sep 29 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 67. Apple Imacs and MacBooks | 3 Tuesdays | Sep 29; Oct 6, 13 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $20.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 68. The Heart of Nuclear Medicine | Tuesday | Sep 29 | 2:00 - 3:15 PM | $5.00 | RPSEC Room 117 |
| 69. Rock and Roll and Society: 1960s Motown, Pop and Southern Soul | Wednesday | Sep 30 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 70. Introduction to the Coroner's System and Case Studies | Thursday | Oct 1 | 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 71. Using iCloud with Your iPad/iPhone | Thursday | Oct 1 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 72. Computer/Tech Security Scams - Fight Back! | Thursday | Oct 1 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 73. Adventures When Volunteering | 2 Mondays | Oct 5, 12 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 74. The Grimke Sisters: Abolitionist Leaders and Feminist Pioneers | Monday | Oct 5 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 75. Irish Traveller Origin Debates: the Roots and History of Irish Traveller Language | 2 Mondays | Oct 5, 12 | 12:30 - 1:45 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 76. Tech Talk: Password Managers | Monday | Oct 5 | 1:30 - 2:30 PM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 77. Submarine History, Heroes and Missions | Tuesday | Oct 6 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 78. Tech Talk: Quantum Computing | Tuesday | Oct 6 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 79. The War with Iran and How It Happened | 4 Tuesdays | Oct 6, 13, 20, 27 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 80. Decisions in the Darkest Days of 1941 | 2 Tuesdays | Oct 6, 13 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 81. Nuclear Waste Resolutions: Dealing with Lethal Waste | 2 Tuesdays, 2 Thursdays | Oct 6, 13; Oct 8, 15 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM | $12.00 | RPSEC Room 117 |
| 82. Music from Behind the Iron Curtain | 2 Thursdays | Oct 8, 15 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 83. Female Operatives of the O.S.S. | 3 Thursdays | Oct 8, 15, 22 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 84. iPad 101 | 2 Thursdays | Oct 8, 15 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $18.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 85. Rebecca Brewton Motte & American Revolution | 2 Mondays | Oct 12, 19 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 86. Tech Talk: Search Smarter: Unlock the Power of the Web | Monday | Oct 12 | 1:30 - 2:30 PM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 87. Using Your Android Devices | 2 Tuesdays | Oct 13, 20 | 9:30 - 11:30 AM | $18.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 88. Windows Practical File Management | Wednesday | Oct 14 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 89. Aiken's Haunted History | Wednesday | Oct 14 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 90. Advanced Computer Technology Scams & Challenges | Thursday | Oct 15 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 91. Running a Small City: Aiken City Council Minutes 1842-1900 | 2 Mondays | Oct 19, 26 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 92. Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden | Tuesday | Oct 20 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 93. Financial Analysis Using Ratios | 3 Tuesdays | Oct 20, 27; Nov 3 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 94. Facebook Security | 2 Tuesdays | Oct 20, 27 | 1:30 -3:30 PM | $18.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 95. History and Stories from Yellowstone Judges | Tuesday | Oct 20 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 96. 2026 General Election-Expectations & Results | 4 Wednesdays | Oct 21, 28; Nov 4, 11 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 97. Thrown Out of College | Wednesday | Oct 21 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 98. Deep Dive into America's Four Oldest Continuing Settlements | 4 Wednesdays | Oct 21, 28; Nov 4, 11 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 99. How Do I Use OneDrive? | Wednesday | Oct 21 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 100. The Origins of Manners and Civility | 2 Thursdays | Oct 22, 29 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 101. Discover Smart Glasses: See Meta Ray-Ban in Action | Thursday | Oct 22 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 102. Exploring the Country at 10 Mph | Monday | Oct 26 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 103. Rhetoric, Protest Songs and Woody Guthrie | Monday | Oct 26 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 104. Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia | 4 Mondays | Oct 26; Nov 2, 9, 16 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $12.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 105. Day of the Dead: Carolina Edition | Tuesday, Monday | Oct 27; Nov 2 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM; 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144; FT St. Thaddeus Ch., 125 Pendleton St. SW, Aiken |
| 106. Tech Talk: Family Histories | Tuesday | Oct 27 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 107. Smart Home Solutions for Smart Seniors | Wednesday | Oct 28 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 108. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: Physician, Surgeon | Thursday | Oct 29 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 109. Dressing the 1860s Lady: a Live Demonstration | Thursday | Oct 29 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 110. The Hope Diamond and Its Last Private Owner | 3 Mondays | Nov 2, 9, 16 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 111. An Aiken Icon and the Horse Creek Valley | Monday | Nov 2 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 112. Code Talkers: WWI and WWII | 3 Mondays | Nov 2, 9, 16 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 113. What Are "Cults?" an Introduction to New Religious Movements (Nrms) | 2 Mondays | Nov 2, 9 | 3:30 - 4:45 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 114. Native Cavity Nesting Birds | Tuesday | Nov 3 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 115. Up Close and Personal with Your Public Servants | 3 Tuesdays | Nov 3, 10, 17 | 3:30 - 4:30 PM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 116. How the Winter Colony Partied | Wednesday | Nov 4 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 117. Introduction to Digital Networks | Wednesday | Nov 4 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 118. Dissecting a Masterpiece | 3 Thursdays | Nov 5, 12, 19 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $10.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 119. The ABCs of Dating Glass Bottles | Thursday | Nov 5 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 120. Bones, Beliefs & Breakthroughs: Andrew Taylor Still and the Birth of Osteopathic Medicine | Thursday | Nov 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 134. Plant Vogtle Tour | Thursday | Nov 5 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM | $5.00 | Plant Vogtle (directions to be provided) |
| 121. How the Stamp Act Initiated the American Revolution | Thursday | Nov 5 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 122. Quilled Angel Ornament | Friday | Nov 6 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | $10 + $10* | B&E Room 144 |
| 123. Health and Well-Being: Small Changes - Big Impact | Tuesday | Nov 10 | 9:30 - 10:30 AM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 124. 250th Anniversary of Washington Crossing the Delaware on Christmas Day and the Men Who Got Him Across | 2 Tuesdays | Nov 10, 17 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 125. Washington Coast and Alaska | 2 Tuesdays | Nov 10, 17 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $8.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 126. Switzerland Travel Stories 1985 | Tuesday | Nov 10 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 127. Conspiracy Theories, Paranoid Rhetoric and Skepticism | Wednesday | Nov 11 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 128. Computer Security | Wednesday | Nov 11 | 1:30 - 3:30 PM | $15.00 | Library Room TBD |
| 129. Navigating Library Resources | 2 Thursdays | Nov 12, 19 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $8.00 | Library Room 218 |
| 130. Dinner with Danger: the Poison Squad, the Jungle and the Birth of Food Safety | Thursday | Nov 12 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 131. Quilled Christmas Tree | Friday | Nov 13 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | $10 + $10* | B&E Room 144 |
| 132. The Hobby Greenhouse | Monday | Nov 16 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | $5.00 | B&E Room 144 |
| 133. Tech Talk: Using Alexa | Wednesday | Nov 18 | 1:30 - 2:30 PM | $5.00 | Library Room TBD |
Notes
* The "plus" cost is for required supplies. It is a separate payment
in exact cash or by check made out as directed in course details.
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5. Cost of each course is in addition to membership fee.
6. B&E = Business and Education Building. (see map (#5).
7. Library = Gregg-Graniteville Library. (see map (#10).
8. RPSEC = Ruth Patrick Science Education Center. (see map (#22).