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December 13, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – Weber Retreat and Conference Center’s Winter 2025 monthly Lunch and Learn series is offered from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Dates and topics this season are:

Looking for Some New and Easy Recipes?, January 15, 2025. Weber Center’s panel of cooks share samples and recipes you won’t want to miss, including Hamburger Delight and Upside Down Cranberry Loaf. Feel free to bring your own recipes to share.

Technology Update, February 12, 2025. Members of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Communications Office discuss podcasts, while members of the Technology Office are on hand to answer your questions about topics such as scams, security, and artificial intelligence. 

Oh, My Aching Back!, March 12, 2025. Physical therapists from 3DPT discuss the causes of back pain and explain how exercise and stretching can help you. 

Spice Up Your Cooking, April 9, 2025. Gwyne Marks, co-owner of Marks Trading Company in Adrian, shares specialty items in the new store, including spices and spice rubs for meats, fish, tacos, and pies.

Bring your own lunch and enjoy drinks and desserts provided by Weber Center. You may also purchase a lunch for $7 – your choice of egg salad, turkey and cheese, or chicken salad croissant sandwiches with chips – by registering at least two days in advance. Visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs,” call 517-266-4000, or email [email protected]. Registration is not necessary if you bring your own lunch.

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. On East Siena Heights Drive, turn into the driveway between Adrian Rea Literacy Center and the solar panel-covered carport. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.
 

August 21, 2023, Adrian, Michigan – The Fall 2023 season of Weber Retreat and Conference Center’s Lunch and Learn Series offers the opportunity to learn about exciting topics while enjoying a lunch break. Sessions are monthly from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. The schedule is as follows:

    •    Weavers and Quilters, September 13, 2023: Marvel at the weavings of Sister Nancyann Turner, OP, and the quilts of Sister Barbara Quincey, OP, as they share how they create art from thread and cloth. 

    •    Nourish Juicery and Kitchen, October 18, 2023: Sarah Verlinde, owner of Nourish Juicery and Kitchen in Blissfield, explains how we can eat vegan, soy-free, gluten-free, plant-based whole food and love it.

    •    More Humor and Laughter and Less Stress, November 15, 2023: Hank Cetola, PhD, Professor Emeritus at Adrian College, gives an overview of his research on humor and ways to apply it to our daily lives.

    •    Mexican Food Cook-Off, December 13, 2023: We celebrate with Mexican food the day after the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Sign up to participate with your favorite recipe and bring enough for others to sample, along with a copy of your recipe. Non-cooks are invited to come and sample. Cooks may sign up by contacting Weber Center at 517-266-4000.

Bring your lunch – drinks and dessert are provided – or purchase a lunch of egg salad, turkey salad, or chicken salad on a croissant with chips for $7. Registration is required at least two days before the event only for those purchasing lunch. To register, visit  www.webercenter.org and click “programs”; call 517-266-4000; or email [email protected]. 

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. Traveling east on Siena Heights Drive, pass the Adrian Rea Literacy Center, 
and turn left just before the solar panel-covered parking lot. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.