Life Enrichment
Learning for a Lifetime
Enjoy programs and be involved in the life of your community college as part of Life Enrichment, an educational, entertaining, and cultural program tailored to today's busy lifestyles.
Life Enrichment is for area adults and meets the first Tuesday of every month in conjunction with the school year (Sept.- Dec. and Feb.- May). Meetings take place in the Clifford/Stone Community Room at the Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Meetings are open to everyone and there is no charge to attend. Those who attend regularly are encouraged to register to receive monthly newsletters announcing the programs.
Speakers present on a broad range of topics - from history to modern technology and art to science - and past performers have included singers, storytellers, dancers, and actors.
Peabody POW Camp and Handpan Presentation
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
9 a.m. - Marcia Sebree, president of the Peabody Historical Society, will share about the German POWs who came to Peabody. It was the fall of 1943, and the area farmers were facing not getting in the harvest. German prisoners had arrived in Concordia, Kansas, and local groups could apply to hire them. A tent camp was set up south of town to house the nearly 250 guards and prisoners. At the end of harvest locals would apply to continue to hire for other jobs after harvest. The group would find housing at the Eyestone building, and they would stay for more than two years.
9:45 a.m. - Break
10 a.m. - Daniel “Handpan Dan” Baird will present the handpan, a peaceful and soothing instrument invented at the turn of the century. Dan will explore the history of this new instrument and discuss how he uses it therapeutically in healthcare, education, and community settings around the Midwest. Enjoy hearing fun songs on the handpan and try playing the handpan yourself before leaving the program!
Contact Us
Trisha Walls - Community Advancement Coordinator
Office: Butler of Andover 5324
Email: lifeenrichment@butlercc.edu
Phone: 316.323.6355