Instructors: Kathy Schultenover and Katie Garaby, booksellers at Parnassus Books

Cost: $10

About the Class
Join two experienced booksellers for an interactive workshop all about starting, growing, and sustaining a thriving book club. Whether you’re looking to launch your first book club or breathe new life into an existing one, you will learn practical tips on choosing great reads, leading discussions, and keeping folks engaged. Come ready to share ideas, ask questions, and leave inspired to make your book club the best chapter yet!

About the Instructors
Kathy Schultenover is the Parnassus Book Club and Classics Club coordinator. She is a former English teacher who has been leading book groups for more than forty years, to great acclaim. Kathy started the in-store clubs at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, where she facilitated the Davis-Kidd Book Club, the Davis-Kidd Classics Club, and the Davis-Kidd Women's Book Club for seventeen years. She helped open Parnassus Books, and many members of her book clubs at Davis-Kidd now attend her book clubs at Parnassus.

Bookseller Katie Garaby is the Between the Covers coordinator, Parnassus Books’ romance book club. BTC has been meeting for over three years and was a Critic’s Pick for Best Book Club by the Nashville Scene in 2024. Katie has lived on and off in Nashville with her wife and kiddo for almost a decade. She’s your girl if you wanna talk for hours (and we mean hours) about historical romances, the quest for the perfect sapphic romance, or your favorite trope (hers is marriage of convenience).
 

Instructor: Mary Wheeler, retired Harpeth Hall middle school English teacher

Cost: $40 for the series

About the Class
Inviting writers of all abilities to experience the satisfaction of looking in the rearview mirror of life to resurrect treasured memories, people, and places. Leave technology at home; simply come with a journal and your favorite writing utensil. We will explore writing strategies using a variety of genres and points-of-view while keeping an audience in mind. Guaranteed laughs, joy, and bonding will abound in this four-session class. Although outside conditions will be cold and dark, our class in the library board room will bring warmth and light to your Tuesday nights!

Instructor: Noni Nielsen ’93, self-proclaimed DIYer

Cost: $10
Class is limited to 15 participants. Dress comfortably! This class is currently full. You may still register to be added to the waitlist. 
 
About the Class
Many home improvement projects and repairs are easy, inexpensive DIY projects. In this hands-on class, we will cover some of the most common tasks, including replacing light fixtures, plugs and outlets; basic plumbing repairs to toilets and faucets; and other items on your Honey(bear)-do-list.

Please note: The Home Repairs for Honeybears class is offered on two different dates. Register for one date only.
 

Instructor: Michelle Austin

Cost: $120 for the series
Class is limited to 12 participants. This class is currently full. You may still register to be added to the waitlist.

About the Class
Dots! Bams! and Cracks!
Come and play the game of Mah Jongg. You will learn beginner American Standard Mah Jongg and gain an understanding of the fundamental components, rules, tiles, and play of hand. The class will include handouts and the 2025 Mah Jongg card.

Instructor: Jingli Jurca, Harpeth Hall upper school world languages teacher

Cost: $20 for the series

About the Class
“A decade is but the mere blink of an eye in the long history of the world. But for a generation of Chinese, one particular decade seemed to last a hundred years.” What happened during the years 1966-1976 in China? Any ten years could be one of the most precious periods of time in any human’s life. How have these unprecedented ten years affected the Chinese people’s lives in generations? In this class, we will make virtual tours through a film while unlocking some curiosities.

Instructor: Art Echerd, Ph.D., retired Harpeth Hall upper school social science teacher 

Cost: $40 for the series

About the Class
We share a two-thousand-mile border with Mexico, and that country, in the words of Earl Shorris, “lives in embrace with and opposition to the United States,” and yet most Americans know little or nothing about the history of our neighbor to the south, which is now the eleventh most populous country on earth. This course will look at the evolution of Mexico from its struggle for independence in the early nineteenth century down to the present day. The emphasis will be on the political evolution of Mexico and the efforts to create a stable, uniquely Mexican form of government, but we will also look at artists such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera and their attempts to fashion a modern Mexican identity through their art. Finally, we will examine the complex and often controversial question of Mexican-American relations, a topic that has grown increasingly important in recent years.

Instructor: Trevor Erlacher, Ph.D., Harpeth Hall upper school social science teacher

Cost: $30 for the series

About the Class
Our view of the Weimar Republic, Germany's government from 1918 to 1933, is overshadowed by the catastrophes that preceded and followed it: World War I, the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust. Short-lived and unstable, this parliamentary constitutional republic usually takes at least part of the blame for the atrocities committed by those who loathed and killed it. By contrast, the revolutionary ambitions and achievements of the Weimar period get short shrift in the popular consciousness. Was the Weimar Republic a mere prelude to Nazism, doomed from the outset, or was there something more to this fledgling democracy? What can we learn from the tragedy of the Weimar Republic 100 years later, as authoritarian forces gather strength around the world? This course will examine the cultural and political history of Weimar Germany as a time of great possibilities and innovations, as well as disorienting crises, missed opportunities, and complete disasters.

Instructor: Luci Crow, certified MELT and pilates instructor

Cost: $70 for the series
Class is limited to 15 participants.

About the Class
Join Luci to experience and learn simple self-treatments you can do at home to reduce inflammation and “stuck stress,” i.e., dehydration in your fascial tissue, which contributes to joint and body pain and stiffness, unwanted signs of aging, fatigue, and mental stress. In this all-level workshop, you will use specialized MELT soft rollers and MELT Hand & Foot Treatment Balls that simulate manual therapy to rehydrate your fascia and release tension throughout your body and nervous system using gentle compression techniques.

In this three-part series, you will learn MELT techniques to target your hands, neck, shoulders, feet, legs, and lower back, along with the MELT Rebalance Sequence- a quick, 10-minute stress relief practice that supports your body's stability and nervous system health. Participants often report feeling more at ease, experiencing pain relief, and noticing a sense of calm, balance, and even renewed energy after each session. You will also enjoy immediate results as you track your progress throughout the series. MELT rollers and therapy balls will be provided.

About the Instructor
Learn more about Luci Crow and Luci Crow Studios.

Instructors: Stephanie Shouse Lane and Kendra West, IPTPA-certified instructors and master teaching professionals
Dates: Tuesdays, Feb. 17, 24, and March 3
Time: 7 – 9 p.m.
Location: Athletic and Wellness Center, Gray Gymnasium
Cost: $120 for the series
Class is limited to 20 participants. This class is currently full. You may still register to be added to the waitlist.

About the Class
Want to learn how to play the fastest growing sport in America? It’s called pickleball. New to pickleball – a beginner? No problem. This beginner’s class is for those who may or may not have played before, but don’t know how to keep score, have no court positioning knowledge, and hit the ball at one speed: hard! The new format of two hours each night will allow for guided play after the lesson. Come join us and get prepped and ready to join the fun anywhere this sport is offered after the series!

PLEASE NOTE: This is an extremely popular class. If you sign up, you are committing to all three classes. No cancellations accepted after Feb. 2, 2026.

Instructors: Stephanie Shouse Lane and Kendra West, IPTPA-certified instructors and master teaching professionals

Cost: $120 for the series
Class is limited to 20 participants.

About the Class
Is the intermediate class for you? Have you already played before and know how to keep score? This class will have you learning that grip pressure is different depending upon what shot is being hit, and it will help you understand that keeping the ball “unattackable” for opponents is the goal… even though you may not play points from the kitchen line consistently… yet! The new format of two hours each night will allow for guided play after the lesson. Come join us and get prepped and ready to join in the fun anywhere this sport is offered after the series!

PLEASE NOTE: This is an extremely popular class. If you sign up, you are committing to all three classes. No cancellations accepted after Feb. 2, 2026.