Meadowlark and UFM have partnered to offer Lifetime Learning courses! Classes are now open for enrollment. For learning opportunities at Meadowlark, call UFM at (785) 539-8763 and request to register. If the office is not open, leave a message and staff will call you back. Meadowlark residents may attend all Meadowlark-sponsored UFM courses at no cost. Passport members may attend at a 20% discount.

The next UFM Lunch and Learn begins at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, in the KSU Classroom and is titled “Behind the Book: The Writing and Publishing Process.” Debut novelist Carmen Schober will discuss the creative writing process, identifying a target audience, and the path to publication in 2022. This class is ideal for those who are interested in publishing a book or who are simply curious about what goes on behind the scenes.

Carmen Schober graduated with a master’s in English Literature and Creative Writing from K-State in 2015. Her first novel, “After She Falls,” debuted as the number one Amazon bestseller in the mixed marital arts category in Nov. 2021. Her second book, “Pretty Little Pieces,” releases in Nov. 2022. The class fee for passport members is $12 each.

For all Lunch and Learn classes, please bring your own lunch, or arrive early and purchase from the menu at Meadowlark’s Prairie Star restaurant.