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Bridge 

ID:20927
Bridge: A card game and a way to build community with others. Score sheets and cards will be provided. Come and learn how to play bridge.

Start date: 09/02/25

End date: 12/09/25

Weekly - Tue 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (9/2/2025-12/9/2025)

15 sessions.

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Activity Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Activity Center.

Room :  AC Commons

Instructor : LLI Member 

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Open Indoor Pickleball for Lifelong Learners 

ID:20536
Pickleball for all lifelong learner levels. Come and play pick-up games for fun, exercise, and light-hearted competition. Non-Lifelong Learning member ...  View More

Start date: 09/09/25

End date: 12/11/25

Weekly - Tue, Thu 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM (9/9/2025-12/11/2025)

28 sessions.

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue, Thu .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Recreation Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Recreation Center.

Room :  RCGYM

Instructor : Dyan Childress 

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ETC Gentle Fitness 

ID:20537
Join us for light cardio, functional strength, balance exercises, yoga, and relaxation. In this class, you will also learn how to use the machines in ...  View More

Start date: 09/15/25

End date: 11/24/25

Weekly - Mon 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (9/15/2025-11/24/2025)

11 sessions.

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Recreation Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Recreation Center.

Room :  RCGYM

Instructor : Dyan Childress 

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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion 

ID:20548
Join the Provocative Literature Study Circle for a thought-provoking and enlightening series of discussions on The Righteous Mind by social psychologi ...  View More

Start date: 10/02/25

End date: 11/06/25

Weekly - Thu 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (10/2/2025-11/6/2025)

6 sessions.

Days of the Week: Weekly - Thu .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Activity Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Activity Center.

Room :  AC101

Instructor : George Riesen 

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ETC True Crimes 

ID:20580
Are you fascinated by true crimes? In this class, participants can volunteer to present and discuss true crimes. If presenting is not your thing, feel ...  View More

Start date: 11/03/25

End date: 11/24/25

Weekly - Mon 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (11/3/2025-11/24/2025)

4 sessions.

Days of the Week: Weekly - Mon .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Pappajohn Business Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Pappajohn Business Center.

Room :  PC118

Instructor : Connie Glandon 

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Book Folding 

ID:21528
Learn the progress of folding a word into a book with step by step instructions.

Start date: 11/03/25

End date: 11/03/25

Mon 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (11/3/2025)

1 session

Days of the Week: Monday .

Tuition: $5.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Activity Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Activity Center.

Room :  AC101

Instructor : Alyse DeVries 

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A Trip to Antarctica 

ID:20691
Can you imagine going to Antarctica? Well these two did! Join us to see pictures and videos from their trip. Hear stories of the adventure through Dra ...  View More

Start date: 11/06/25

End date: 11/06/25

Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (11/6/2025)

1 session

Days of the Week: Thursday .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Beem Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Beem Center.

Room :  BC200

Instructor : Missy Boyd 

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Restoring the Minneapolis & St. Louis 457 (Rotary Cannonball) 

ID:20582
In 1959, Mason City's Mayor George Mendon started a campaign to bring a railroad steam engine to town. He said, "Future generations must have an examp ...  View More

Start date: 11/11/25

End date: 11/11/25

Tue 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (11/11/2025)

1 session

Days of the Week: Tuesday .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Beem Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Beem Center.

Room :  BC200

Instructor : Dennis Wilson 

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Games People Play 

ID:20587
Yes, people play games. Books and now a TV series feature the games people play. But when we play games, games play us. From Snakes and Ladders to Mon ...  View More

Start date: 11/12/25

End date: 11/12/25

Wed 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (11/12/2025)

1 session

Days of the Week: Wednesday .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Pappajohn Business Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Pappajohn Business Center.

Room :  PC118

Instructor : Burton Everist 

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The Amish and Mennonite Culture in North Central Iowa 

ID:20930
This class will cover the history of Amish and Mennonites in Iowa and the world. Roger will also cover issues like taxes, military service, and medica ...  View More

Start date: 11/13/25

End date: 11/13/25

Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (11/13/2025)

1 session

Days of the Week: Thursday .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Muse Norris Conference Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Muse Norris Conference Center.

Room :  NC180D

Instructor : Roger Schlitter 

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Brief Overview of the History of Modern Israel 

ID:20951
The modern state of Israel was birthed in May of 1948. We will explore definitions of Zionism and what led to this moment in history. Why and how did ...  View More

Start date: 11/18/25

End date: 11/25/25

Weekly - Tue 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (11/18/2025-11/25/2025)

2 sessions.

Days of the Week: Weekly - Tue .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Beem Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Beem Center.

Room :  BC200

Instructor : Shannon Quigley 

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The Rest of the Story: Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin's Careers in Australia and India 

ID:20633
When she lectured in Canberra and Castlecrag, Australia, in 2016, she was impressed that the design motifs used by the Griffins in Castlecrag were sim ...  View More

Start date: 11/20/25

End date: 11/20/25

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (11/20/2025)

1 session

Days of the Week: Thursday .

Tuition: $0.00

Location : Mason City, NIACC Beem Center Location : 
  Mason City, NIACC Beem Center.

Room :  BC200

Instructor : Peggy Bang 

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