About: Juicing for Beginners is your comprehensive workshop, with several easy recipes and all the nutritional information you need to get started. In simple, practical steps, you’ll learn the ins and outs of detoxes, cleanses, and healthy juices and smoothies, along with profiles on the revitalizing properties of key juicing ingredients. 

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Type: workshop

Limit: 10 seats available per class

When: This workshop is offered on different dates throughout the year. Choose a date that fits your schedule!

              February 13, 2023

              April 17, 2023

              June 12, 2023

              August 14, 2023

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Time: 3pm to 4:15pm

Length: 75 minutes

Instructor: Cristina Macena, is a Nutrition Educator and Natural Juice Therapy Practitioner. She has been juicing for the last 15 years and has prepared many juices for the people who come to the Urban Life Center Juice Bar!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave Baltimore, MD

Fee: $15 (includes digital workbook)

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About: : Learning to cook a plant-based meal is easier than ever before. Plant-based cooking is easy, affordable and fun! Classes will teach you the basics of a plant-based diet and how to cook wholesome, delicious food! From breakfast to main courses to desserts!

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Type: workshop

Limit: 8 seats available

When: This workshop is offered on different dates throughout the year. Chose a date that fits your schedule.

              March 13, 2023 (in-person)

              May 15, 2023 (in-person)

              July 3, 2023 (in-person)

              September 11, 2023 (in-person)

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Time: 3pm to 4:15pm

Length: 1 1/2 hours workshop

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore MD 

Instructor: Cristina Macena is a Nutrition Educator and Natural Juice Therapy Practitioner. She has been juicing for the last 15 years and has prepared many juices for the people who come to the Urban Life Center Juice Bar!

Fee: FREE

More info: cpmacena@urbanlifecenter.org

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CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR BEGINNERS

About: Do you want to take your influence and business further?  Learning how to speak and have conversations in Spanish will do just that!  In this course, you will learn the building blocks for speaking Spanish, including grammar, tenses, conjugations, and more.  

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Type: classes

Limit: max 12 people

When: Wednesday

New Starting Date: January 10th, 2022

Time: 6pm

Length: 6 weeks

Leader: John Rengifo has taught ESL and Spanish classes since his days in college. You will learn in a fun and friendly environment.  

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD

Fee: $40 (includes book)

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR BEGINNERS 

About: Join a small group of peers and our instructor to level up your skills! Designed for students who English is their second language. Students will learn basic vocabulary, verb tenses, and be on a path to learning how to speak and read to carry on sentence dialog.

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Type: classes

Limit: max 15 people

When: Beginners: Wednesdays, Intermediate: Thursdays

Starting Date: September 6 to December 6, 2022.

Time: 6pm to 7:30pm

Length: 3 months

Leader: Karim Lazo is originally from Peru. She is a passionate teacher who loves teaching new immigrants how to carry on everyday conversation.

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD

Fee: $60

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MAKING EASY SAUCES & DRESSINGS

About: Learn how to make plant-based, easy salad dressings and easy healthy sauces for adding flavor not fat. 

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Type: workshop

Limit: max 12 people

When: Sunday

Starting Date: TBA

Time: 2pm to 3:30pm

Leader: Connie Goedert-Edwards, Connie Goedert-Edwards, Earned  her  Plant Based Nutrition Certificate through T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, who believes that healthy food should taste delicious and easy to make. Connie, a former YOYO dieter has lost 50 pounds on a plant based  diet and kept it off for more than 6 years. She loves sharing what she has learned and has been conducting cooking classes for the past 6 years. 

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD

Fee: $25 (includes samples and digital book with recipes)

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HEALTHY HABITS FOR LIFE - MOMMY & ME GROUP

About: Here’s a fun-filled, hands-on group to help you and your children find ways
to get moving and make healthy food choices along with other parents and their kids. You’ll enjoy tons of activities, games, poems and songs, dances, and ways to include learning
about healthy choices into your everyday routines.

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Type: Mommy & Me group (circle time)

Limit: 10 seats available

Ages: 0-2 year-olds (and mom)

Starting Dates: TBA

Time: 10am to 10:45am

Length: 6 weeks (each session)

Leader: Debbie Rivera

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave Baltimore, MD

Fee: $40

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HOW TO EAT PLANT-BASED ON A BUDGET

About: Discover how affordable and delicious eating plant-based can be with tips on how to make your dollar stretch further. Learn some tricks on how to make your produce stay fresher longer, ideas for DIY items to cut costs, and some strategies to help you save money when shopping. Get some flavorful and easy meal and snack ideas that are friendly to the wallet and waistline.  

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Type: class

Limit: 20

When: TBA

Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Leader: Emily Perryman is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Nutrition. She is very passionate about helping others adopt healthier lifestyles by empowering them to eat more plants, engage in regular physical activity, and to practice stress-management techniques. She loves sharing plant-based recipes and meals with others to show them how tasty, easy, and fun this way of eating is!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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WHAT TO EAT TO BEAT TYPE 2 DIABETES & SHED EXTRA POUNDS

About: Discover what foods help to prevent and reverse Type 2 Diabetes while also helping to shed any of those stubborn extra pounds. Learn the underlying causes of Type 2 Diabetes and how eating a diet based on fruits, veggies, whole grains, and legumes can help improve your blood sugars and lower your weight.  Explore some ideas for delicious meals and snacks that will leave you feeling satisfied and energized.

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Type: class

Limit: 20 per class

When: TBA

Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm.

Leader: Emily Perryman is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Nutrition. She is very passionate about helping others adopt healthier lifestyles by empowering them to eat more plants, engage in regular physical activity, and to practice stress-management techniques. She loves sharing plant-based recipes and meals with others to show them how tasty, easy, and fun this way of eating is!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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EASY & TASTY PLANT-BASED MEAL PLANNING AND PREP

About: Learn tips and tools that will make meal planning easier and more exciting! Get some suggestions for healthy staples to stock your kitchen with and how they can be used to make healthy, tasty, and quick meals and snacks. Enjoy watching the preparation of a full day’s worth of meals and snacks to spark your creativity and excite your taste buds!

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Type: class

Limit: 20

When: TBA

Leader: Emily Perryman is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Nutrition. She is very passionate about helping others adopt healthier lifestyles by empowering them to eat more plants, engage in regular physical activity, and to practice stress-management techniques. She loves sharing plant-based recipes and meals with others to show them how tasty, easy, and fun this way of eating is!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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ALL ABOUT THE INSTANT POT

About: Discover more about this handy kitchen tool and all that it can do! Explore how to use it to make some delicious plant-based staples and tasty meals! 

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Type: class

Limit: 15

When: TBA

Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Leader: Emily Perryman is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Nutrition. She is very passionate about helping others adopt healthier lifestyles by empowering them to eat more plants, engage in regular physical activity, and to practice stress-management techniques. She loves sharing plant-based recipes and meals with others to show them how tasty, easy, and fun this way of eating is!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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LIL CHEF COOKING CLASS

About: Teaching kids how to cook healthy, plant-based foods has a huge impact in their lives and in the future of the planet. This class will teach them: 1) Intro to Healthy Foods and Healthy Habits. 2) Making Plant-Based Breakfast & the Benefits of Juicing. 3) Making a Healthy Lunch & Plant-Based Desserts. 4) Making Dinner & Snacks. You can register your child to participate of one class or all of them!

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Type: classes

Limit: 10

When: August 16 to Sept. 6, 2022

Time: 4pm to 5pm

Leader: Cristina Macena is a Nutrition Educator and Natural Juice Therapy Practitioner. She has been juicing for the last 15 years and has prepared many juices for the people who come to the Urban Life Center Juice Bar!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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JUNIOR CHEF COOKING CLASS

About: Teaching kids how to cook healthy, plant-based foods has a huge impact in their lives and in the future of the planet. This class will teach them: 1) Intro to Healthy Foods and Healthy Habits. 2) Making Plant-Based Breakfast & the Benefits of Juicing. 3) Making a Healthy Lunch & Plant-Based Desserts. 4) Making Dinner & Snacks. You can register your child to participate of one class or all of them!

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Type: classes

Limit: 10

When: August 11 to Sept. 1, 2022 

Time: 4pm to 5pm

Leader: Cristina Macena is a Nutrition Educator and Natural Juice Therapy Practitioner. She has been juicing for the last 15 years and has prepared many juices for the people who come to the Urban Life Center Juice Bar!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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CRAFTY KIDS CLUB 

About: In this arts and crafts club, we will be spending time together in a positive social environment while completing different arts and crafts! Crafty Kids Club will meet every month to complete an awesome project! 

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Type: classes

Limit: 10 kids

Ages: 5-10 year-olds

When: TBA

Time: 5pm to 6pm

Leader: Karim Lazo

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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GREEN BANANA BIOMASS

About: Have you heard about Green Banana Biomass? No? So this is your opportunity to know everything about it and add it to your diet. What is Green Banana Biomass? What are the benefits? How to make it? How to use it? Plus, ten amazing ways to add your biomass to cakes, bread, desserts, and smoothies. 

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Type: class

Limit: 15

When: This class repeats very other month.  July 20 - September 14 - November 16.

Time: 6pm to 7pm

Leader: Cristina Macena is a Nutrition Educator and Natural Juice Therapy Practitioner. She has been juicing for the last 15 years and has prepared many juices for the people who come to the Urban Life Center Juice Bar!

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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HOW TO MAKE PLANT-BASED TREATS

About: There's not reason you can't enjoy treats when eating plant based. Let us show you how!

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Type: workshop

Limit: max 12 people

When: Sunday

Starting Date: November 27, 2022

Time: 2pm to 3:30pm

Leader: Connie Goedert-Edwards, Connie Goedert-Edwards, earned  her  Plant Based Nutrition Certificate through T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, who believes that healthy food should taste delicious and easy to make. Connie, a former YOYO dieter has lost 50 pounds on a plant based  diet and kept it off for more than 6 years. She loves sharing what she has learned and has been conducting cooking classes for the past 6 years. 

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD

Fee: Free

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CRAFTY KIDS CLUB - Make Snowflakes & Decorate with us!

About: In this arts and crafts club, we will be spending time together in a positive social environment while completing different arts and crafts! Crafty Kids Club will meet every month to complete an awesome project! 

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Type: classes

Limit: 10 kids

Ages: 5-10 year-olds

When: December 13, 2022

Time: 5pm to 6pm

Leader: Karim Lazo

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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KIDS IN THE KITCHEN - Cooking is fun!

About: Let's have some fun cooking or baking together! This class is open for Preschoolers and 6 to 12 year-old kids who love creating in the kitchen. We will make some delicious, plant-based and healthy foods!

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Type: classes

Limit: 10 kids

Ages: Preschoolers and 6-12 year-olds

When: Coming in 2023

Time: TBA

Leader: Cristina Macena

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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JUICE FASTING & DETOXING FOR HEALING

About: What do you do when you feel tired or unenergetic? Chug a cup of coffee? Go out for a run? Do a juice fast? Many people opt to try juice cleansing or fasting as a way to jump-start their way toward better health, weight loss, and improved gut health. But is following this liquid diet effective or even safe? Kleyton Feitosa did a 52-days juicing detoxing and will share his experience as he unpacks everything you need to know about the benefits of juice detoxing and the safest way to do it. Come and learn about his amazing experience. 

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Type: class

Limit: 20 

When: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Teacher: Kleyton Feitosa

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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CHRISTMAS & LIVE MUSIC

About: Celebrate Christmas time with us as we gather to enjoy some live music, hot chocolate, and apple cider together! We will collect toys, and gloves, hats and scarfs to keep Baltimore warm this Winter.

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Type: event

When: December 17, 2022

Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pm

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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BLUE ZONES CHALLENGE

About: If you're struggling with your weight or other health conditions, it's probably not your fault. Our current living environment is making us sick. This challenge will help you to optimize your home, kitchen, workplace, relationships, and inner self so that health and longevity ensue. You'll learn how to find your sense of purpose, build a healthy, supportive community, and shape your surroundings to make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Four weeks for a better you! Challenge yourself to live longer, healthier, and happier!

Week 1: Right Outlook

Week 2: Move

Week 3: Eat wisely

Week 4: Connect

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Type: challenge

Limit: 20 people

When: From January 8th to January 29th, 2023

Time: 3:30pm to 5:00pm

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore

Fee: Free

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B'MORE SERVICE DAYS

About: Be kind, be love, be more! One of the keys for finding happiness and purpose is serving others. Join the service projects and make the difference in your own community.

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Type: service/community services/volunteering

Limit: 15 people

When: Starting in February. Monthly on the second Saturday of the month.

Time: varies according to the project of the month.

Location: varies according to the project of the month.

Fee: $20 (includes t-shirt and supplies)

Registration: Required

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SELF-DEFENSE FOR WOMEN

About: Hey ladies! This class is for you! Learn prevention techniques, awareness skills, & how to spot dangerous potential threats. Ken will teach you key skills and life-saving techniques to protect yourself and be safe!

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Type: class

Limit: 15 per class

When: January 15, 2023

Time: 1:30pm to 2:45pm

Instructor: Ken Reely

Location: Urban Life Center

Fee: $15

Registration: Required

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CREATING A PLANT-BASED MENU WITH CONFIDENCE

About: : Transitioning to a plant-based diet can seem overwhelming if you’re not sure what foods to eat or how to plan balanced meals. Even people who have been vegan for a while might benefit from some tips and tricks to ensure meals are properly balanced to meet nutrition needs. Creating a plant-based menu can be one of the best ways to ease into any dietary change, ensure nutrient needs are being met and to save time and stress through the week.

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Type: workshop

Limit: 8 seats available

When: Coming in 2023!

Time: TBA

Length: 60 minutes

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore MD 

Instructor: Cristina Macena is a Nutrition Educator and Natural Juice Therapy Practitioner. She has been juicing for the last 15 years and has prepared many juices for the people who come to the Urban Life Center Juice Bar!

Fee: $25

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SKINCARE 101 FOR TWEENS & TEENS

About: : When is the perfect time to start a skincare routine? Most experts recommend creating a very basic tween skincare routine during the preteen years, between the ages of 10-13 years old. This builds a good skincare habit and ensures by the time significant issues come along, there is an excellent healthy base to work from.

The key to getting a skincare routine going with your tween is to make it super easy. You do not want to make it complicated, but you also want to make it fun so that they will do it regularly. Teens will learn the basics of a good skincare routine, make their own DIY mask to take home, and have lots of fun in this class with a licensed professional.

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Type: workshop

Limit: 8 seats available

When: Coming in 2023!

Time: TBA

Length: 60 minutes

Location: 3223 Eastern Ave, Baltimore MD 

Instructor: Luisa Macena is a board certified esthetician who struggled with her own skin and confidence when younger. She loves working with tweens and teens, helping them to find their best self-care routine and to feel confident within their own skin.

Fee: $25

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