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Conversational French 1 LANG 005.51, CRN 16991

$179
Calendar Feb 18, 2025 at 6 pm
Enjoy an introduction to the French culture via fun conversations. The goal of the class is to cover different topics such as introducing yourself, talking about your family, making arrangement for a trip... The first building blocks needed for achieving proficiency in the French language. We'll also review culture, customs and French influence around the world. Gain more confidence in conversing in French. Instructor Ingrid Vega.

Spanish for Human Service Profesionals LANG 011.51, CRN 16993

$284
Calendar Feb 25, 2025 at 6 pm
Designed for human service professionals, case workers and staff, you will develop your fluency, pronunciation and oral comprehension in the local dialect of Spanish. Intended for students with little or no knowledge of the language. Contextualized for health and social service settings, basic grammatical structures will be used to communicate needs, desires, preferences, and basic personal information. Customs and cultural insights will also be presented. Instructor Karolina Kopczynski.

Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine with Andrea Zax HOME 025.51, CRN 16850

$39
Calendar Feb 25, 2025 at 7:30 pm
In this one shot class Andrea will be a resource for students to help you understand how to use your sewing machines. Beginners will leave confident of how to thread their own machine, wind a bobbin and sew a simple drawstring bag. The first half of the class will feature one on one interaction with students to make sure they can thread and wind a bobbin. Following the threading can be challenging at first. As students become more familiar with the threading they will move on to some stitching of straight lines to get better control of the speed and how the fabric and machine work together. Fabric and drawstrings will be provided. Students will also learn how to make a drawstring bag with step by step instruction. If time permits, we may also explore zig-zag stitches, hem stitch and zipper foot. Sign up for this interactive beginners class now!

Getting Paid to Talk/An Introduction to Professional Voice Over CRER 003.51, CRN 16592

$45
Calendar Feb 26, 2025 at 6:30 pm
If you’ve ever wondered how to begin in voice over part time, full time, or for supplemental or retirement income, this workshop is a great, upbeat, and most importantly, realistic first step. Our easy-to-access remote learning system will take you behind the scenes at Voice Coaches main studios, where we regularly produce voice over content for clients including Netflix, Discovery, HGTV, Disney, Lifetime, Nickelodeon, and many more. From audio books, training material, animation, and commercials to socially relevant content, television, and much, much more: today’s voice over field has become a great way to leverage your individual voice qualities and communication skill in a whole new way. The class will be presented via Zoom.

Basic Conversational Spanish 1 LANG 008.51, CRN 15721

$179
Calendar Feb 27, 2025 at 6 pm
An introduction to basic Spanish language. Covering words, phrases, asking questions and providing answers. The first building blocks needed for achieving proficiency will be emphasized. Finish the workshop having some confidence in speaking Spanish. Instructor: Karolina Kopczynski.

Milliner (Hat Making) with Andrea Zax HOME 032.51, CRN 16994

$129
Calendar Feb 27, 2025 at 6 pm

In this class students will learn how to make a hat with buckram. Buckram is a very stiff fabric that has been starched. When you sew wire to the edges of the buckram you can make many strong yet flexile shapes Have you ever wanted to make a really wide brimmed hat? Or a tall stovepipe hat? Learn the basic techniques to build a sturdy, stable hat. You will learn how to make a pattern for a hat, create the hat and learn how to sew wire to the edges of the buckram by hand or machine and then how to cover the hat with the fabric of your choice. By the end of the class, you should be able tocomplete a hat from the buckram base to the finished fabric with embellishments of your choice‐ flowers, feathers, beads etc. Some sewing skills would be helpful but not required. Pattern paper and some glue will be provided. Please bring good fabric scissors, sketchbooks, some pins, heavy quilting thread, measuring tape and a ruler

Be Your Own Designer HOME 030.51, CRN 16987

$125
Calendar Mar 11, 2025 at 6 pm
Understand the fundamentals of design... Space, Line, Form, Light, Color, Texture and Pattern and how to use these elements to create a visually pleasing and functional space. Instructor Joann Dusza ‐ Athas.

Sewing for Beginners with Andrea Zax HOME 026.51, CRN 16849

$99
Calendar Mar 11, 2025 at 6 pm
If you have always wanted to sew and feel you need some hands-on guidance, come to this class. Do you want to make a pillow, placemats or hem some pants? Bring your sewing machine, project ideas and come to this class. We will review how to thread and set up your machine and then start sewing! Bring some woven cotton or cotton blend fabric, thread to match, scissors for fabric, seam ripper, measuring tape, pins, a note book to write in and enthusiasm to sew! Instructor Andrea Zax.




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