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PALS sets its spring class schedule

PALS (Perimeter Adult Learning Services) has announced its next lineup of classes for the Spring 2021 session, according to a press release.

The classes are running for eight weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning April 5 and running through May 26. The classes will again be virtual using the Zoom platform.

The lineup of classes is as follows:

Mondays from April 5-May 22

■ 10-11 a.m. Inside the GBI— Agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will discuss the agency’s various operations, including how they investigate major thefts, police officer involved shootings, child trafficking, elder abuse and the use of the crime lab among others.

■ 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—stories From the Bible, New Testament and Qur’an: Kemal Budak will present how the stories of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Job and Mary, among others, are portrayed both similarly and differently in the holy scriptures of the three Abrahamic faiths.

Wednesdays from April 7–May 24

■ 10-11:00 a.m.—georgians in Entertainment: Tom Dell will highlight the numerous wellknown (and maybe not so wellknown) entertainers who were either born in Georgia or spent significant time here, Including Oliver Hardy, Ray Charles, Joe South, Billy Joe Royal and Fiddlin’ John Carson.

■ 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—winston Churchill, From Birth to Death and Beyond: Bill Fisher, a founding member of the Winston Churchill Society of Georgia, will discuss the life of Winston Churchill from his birth in 1874 to his death in 1964 and his legacy.

The cost is $55 for all classes for the 8 weeks. Registration and payment must be made on the PALS web page (www.palsonline.info). If there are any questions please contact Iris Katz, PALS Administrator by calling the PALS office at 770698-0801 or by email at dunwoodypals@gmail.com.