SPRING 2008 M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y S A T U R D A Y     Lucille DeThomas' adult Oil Painting class   Ink and pastel work in Susan Kester's class   Instructor Cassandra Szekely helps her students   Kids drawing in the upper studio   Making colorful mobiles in Art Camp   Students working in the upper studio	SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE 8-week session starts the week of April 7, 2008 & ends May 31st. If you wish to enroll in a class, or to add yourself to the waiting list for a class that has been filled, call (818) 352-5285.       M O N D A Y       Ages    Code    Class Title    Time    Teacher    Room    Fee       2-4    M1    Parent and Tot Movement    10:15-11:00 am    Pearl    Main    $45.00       Parent joins child to explore movement with rhythm sticks, pom poms, parachute time and more! Build coordination, creativity and confidence. Great bonding time for parent and child.             5-7    M2    Children's Ceramics    3:00-4:00 pm    Aguilar    Ceramics    $50.00       Learn hand-building, slab & coil construction, pinch pots, and glazing.             5-7    M3*    Theater    3:00-4:00 pm    Snider    Main    $45.00       Calling creative kids! Use your imagination for the stage in this theater class. Learn the basics of stories, characters, and working together. Perfect for kids with lots of imagination.             8-11    M4*    Introduction to Painting    3:00-4:00 pm    DeThomas    Upstairs    $45.00       Paint animals, flowers, landscapes and more! Experiment with different media; discover your favorite.             8-11    M5    Children's Ceramics    4:15-5:15 pm    Aguilar    Ceramics    $50.00      Class Filled Learn hand-building, slab & coil construction, pinch pots, and glazing.             8-11    M6*    Theater    4:15-5:15 pm    Snider    Main    $45.00       Calling creative kids! Use your imagination for the stage in this theater class. Learn the basics of stories, characters, and working together. Perfect for kids with lots of imagination.             5-7    M7*    Introduction to Painting    4:15-5:15 pm    DeThomas    Upstairs    $45.00       Paint animals, flowers, landscapes and more! Experiment with different media; discover your favorite.             7-Up    M8    Youth Chorale    5:30-6:30 pm    Zuch    Main    $45.00       Learn the basics of singing. Join with others to sing and perform as a group.             8-11 12-16    M9    Fashion Design    5:30-6:30 pm    Antonich    Upstairs    $45.00       Create and sketch beautiful fashions with inspiration from romantic periods and contemporary style. Learn the basic rules of figure drawing.             12-16    M10    Wheel Throwing    5:30-7:30 pm    Aguilar    Ceramics    $90.00       Learn to create bowls, vases, and non-functional ceramic pieces using the potter's wheel.             Adult    M11    Yoga's Pilates    6:35-7:35 pm    Gardetto    Main    $60.00       Yoga and Pilates moves with standing balance work, ab exercises, and flowing stretches to help you achieve long, lean muscles and a flexible, youthful body. Feel strong and refreshed. Bring own yoga or exercise mat.             Adult    M12    Beginning Adult Drawing    7:00-9:00 pm    Williams    Upstairs    $85.00       For beginners and the experienced, a pastel or pencil drawing class focusing on perspective and texture to bring your drawings to life. Supply list in office.             Adult    M13    Tai Chi Ch'uan (Yang Style)    7:40-9:10 pm    Hosseindoust    Main            A series of slow and graceful movements that promote both relaxation and strength. Monthly Tuition $60             * Indicates New Class         Back to Top         T U E S D A Y       Ages    Code    Class Title    Time    Teacher    Room    Fee       Adult    T1    Pilates Mat    10:30-11:30 am    Roberts    Upstairs    $60.00       Exercises designed to strengthen your core, improve overall flexibility and coordination. Bring your own mat.             8-11    T2    Children's Ceramics    3:00-4:00 pm    Mann    Ceramics    $50.00      Class Filled See how versatile ceramics can be! Exciting projects to teach skills and creative techniques.             7-Up    T3    Piano Class Filled    3:00-4:00 pm    Knowlton    Main    $50.00       7-Up    T4    Adv. Piano Class Filled    4:00-5:00 pm    Knowlton    Main    $50.00                 (Instructor permission required for Advanced Piano)       7-Up    T5    Piano Class Filled    5:00-6:00 pm    Knowlton    Main    $50.00       7-Up    T6    Piano Class Filled    6:00-7:00 pm    Knowlton    Main    $50.00       Students must have a keyboard for daily practice and purchase a piano book at first class.             8-11    T7    Photography    3:00-4:00 pm    Free    Upstairs    $45.00       Capture beauty in unexpected places, become a photographer and create images that move people. Bring your own camera.             8-11    T8    McGroarty Writer's Club    3:30-5:00 pm    Gibson         $55.00       Have fun writing, share poems & stories, while learning skills to earn you A's in English. Bring paper and pencil. Class meets at the North Valley City Hall.             5-7    T9    Draw Light    4:15-5:15 pm    Mann    Upstairs    $45.00       Develop vision through drawing. Value, line, composition and perspective. Buy $5 sketchbook in office.             8-11    T10    Draw Light    5:30-6:30 pm    Mann    Upstairs    $45.00       Learn to draw what you see. Use of sketchbook provides continuity. Buy $5 sketchbook in office.             Adult    T11    Ceramics    6:00-9:00 pm    Yocum    Ceramics    $120.00      Class Filled Work will include hand-building, potter’s wheel and sculptural techniques.             Adult    T12*    Renaissance Painting    7:00-9:00 pm    Antonich    Upstairs    $85.00       Delve into the revolutionary painting technique that the Renaissance Masters perfected. Learn painting techniques common to the Renaissance style and perspective, line and proportion. Class works in charcoal, pastel and acrylic paint. Supply list in office.             Adult    T13    Tai Chi Ch'uan    7:15-8:45 pm    Geils    Main    $60.00       Exercise in movement. Useful for dance, meditation and physical fitness.             * Indicates New Class         Back to Top         W E D N E S D A Y       Ages    Code    Class Title    Time    Teacher    Room    Fee       Adult    W1    Tai Chi Ch'uan    9:00-10:30 am    Geils    Main    $60.00       Exercise in movement. Useful for dance, meditation and physical fitness.             3-5    W2    Creative Dance    11:00-11:45 am    Columbus    Main    $45.00       Dance is fun! Learn to move to music, exlore the principles of dance. 6 week course begins April 23rd.             3-5    W3    Expressive Art    1:00-1:45 pm    Gates    Upstairs    $45.00      Class Filled A class of messy art projects Mom won't let you do at home. All mediums from drawing, finger painting and pastels, to working with sand, sticks and goo! Encorporating a little bit of mess with a lot of fun!             3-5    W4    Interactive Storytime    2:00-2:45 pm    Gates    Main    $45.00      Class Filled Taking storytime to the next level! Get into the story using movement, art and music. Classic tales to adventure and imagination. New stories and creative activities each week.             5-7    W5    Children's Ceramics    3:00-4:00 pm    Garwood    Ceramics    $50.00      Class Filled Learn hand-building, slab and coil construction, pinch pots and glazing.             8-11 12-16    W6*    Peace by Piece    3:00-4:00 pm    Gates    Upstairs    $50.00       Projects influenced by world traditions. Work your way, piece by piece, to a greater understanding of the cultural history behind friendship crafts. Weave, thread, braid and bead. Material fee included.             4-6    W7    Beginning Tap and Ballet    3:15-4:15 pm    Pearl    Main    $45.00       Intro to ballet technique and tap steps. Learn routines and develop posture, grace and creativity.             8-11    W8    Children's Ceramics    4:15-5:15 pm    Garwood    Ceramics    $50.00       Learn hand-building, slab and coil construction, pinch pots and glazing.             8-11 12-16    W9    Hip Hop & Jazz Dance    4:15-5:15 pm    Pearl    Main    $45.00       Learn both jazz and hip hop steps, plus a dance routine.             7-Up    W10    1st yr. Guitar    4:15-5:15 pm    Kuhlmann    Upstairs            & Adult    W11    Guitar Repetoire    5:15-6:15 pm    Kuhlmann    Upstairs                 W12    1st yr. Guitar Class Filled    6:15-7:15 pm    Kuhlmann    Upstairs            Students must have a guitar and purchase guitar book from the instuctor. Acoustic and electric guitars welcome. Teacher will assess student's level. Children $45.00. Adults $60.00.             8-11    W13    Children's Ceramics    5:30-6:30 pm    Garwood    Ceramics    $50.00      Class Filled Learn hand-building, slab and coil construction, pinch pots and glazing.             Adult    W14    Drawing for Life    7:00-10:00 pm    Goral    Main    $130.00       Drawing from the live model is the basic foundation for the understanding and practice of all visual arts. Beginners and Advanced welcome. Supply list in office. Model fee included.             * Indicates New Class         Back to Top         T H U R S D A Y       Ages    Code    Class Title    Time    Teacher    Room    Fee       12-16 & Adult    Th1    Oil Painting    9:00-12:00 pm    DeThomas    Main    $110.00       Enjoy the versatility of brush and palette knife painting. Individual instruction in composition and color. Beginning & Advanced. Supply list in office.             & Adult    Th2    Piano Class Filled    2:00-3:00 pm    Morrison    Main            & Adult    Th3    Piano Class Filled    3:00-4:00 pm    Morrison    Main                 Th4    Piano Class Filled    4:00-5:00 pm    Morrison    Main                 Th5    Piano Class Filled    5:00-6:00 pm    Morrison    Main            Students must have a keyboard and piano book for daily practice. Book can be purchased at first class. Children $50.00. Adults $60.00.             5-7    Th6    Children's Ceramics    3:00-4:00 pm    Garwood    Ceramics    $50.00      Class Filled Learn hand-building, slab and coil construction, pinch pots and glazing.             8-11    Th7    Drawing & Painting    3:00-4:00 pm    Calkins    Upstairs    $45.00       Learn to draw and paint like a pro with tempra, watercolor, pastels and more!             8-11    Th8    Children's Adv. Ceramics    4:15-5:45 pm    Garwood    Ceramics    $70.00      Class Filled This class is for children with previous experience who want to explore ceramics in more depth.             5-7    Th9    Drawing & Painting    4:15-5:15 pm    Calkins    Upstairs    $45.00       Learn to draw and paint like a pro with tempra, watercolor, pastels and more!.             12-16 & Adult    Th10*    Fundamental Drawing    5:30-6:30 pm    Mann    Upstairs    $60.00      See the natural and built environment, not as objects, but as space, volume, and place. Cover context, form, scale, light, 1-point and 2-point perspective drawing, color, line and more. Supply list in office.             Adult    Th11    Ceramics    6:00-9:00 pm    Heuston    Ceramics    $120.00       Work will include hand-building, potter's wheel and sculptural techniques.             Adult    Th12    Belly Dancing    7:00-8:30 pm    King    Main    $60.00       Belly Dance is a beautiful art form that embraces all shapes and sizes. Class includes warm-ups designed for belly dance movements, technique and choreography.             Adult    Th13    Yoga    7:00-8:30 pm    Gardetto    Upstairs    $70.00       Improve your health, banish stress and tension, and experience peace of mind. Bring your own yoga or exercise mat.             Adult    Th14*    Belly Dance Choreography    8:30-9:30 pm    King    Main    $60.00       Learn full-length choreography suitable for performance, designed to supplement main course material. Class culminates in optional performance Instructor permission or enrollment in main class required.             * Indicates New Class         Back to Top         F R I D A Y       Ages    Code    Class Title    Time    Teacher    Room    Fee       Adult    F1    Pilates Mat    9:00-10:00 am    Roberts    Upstairs    $60.00      Class Filled Exercises designed to strengthen your core, improve overall flexibility and coordination. Bring your own mat.             Adult    F2    Ceramics    10:00 am-1:00 pm    Yocum    Ceramics    $120.00       Work will include hand-building, potter's wheel and sculptural techniques.             Adult    F3    Acrylic Painting & Drawing    10:00 am-1:00 pm    Williams    Main    $110.00       This is an explorer's medium, endlessly versatile, fast and liberating. Beginner or advanced, individual attention and periodic demonstrations. Supply list in office.             Adult    F4*    Photographing the Moment    10:15am-1:15pm    Free    Upstairs    $110.00       Learn to work without disturbing the subject and to find a subject anywhere. Study the working techniques and philosophies of famous street and fine art photographers. Bring your own camera.             5-7    F5    The Confident Artist    3:00-4:00 pm    Leatart    Upstairs    $45.00       Build confidence by learning to draw in your own special way. Draw from unusual still lifes and magazine photographs. Work with pencil, charcoal, and pastels. Mixed media projects, too!             7-Up    F6    Beg. Violin Class Filled    3:15-4:10 pm    Inwood    Main            & Adult    F7    Int. Violin    4:15-5:10 pm    Inwood    Main                 F8    Adv. Violin    5:15-6:10 pm    Inwood    Main            Students must have a violin for daily practice and purchase a book at the first class. Prior piano instruction recommended. Teacher will assess the student's level. Children $45.00. Adults $60.00.             8-11    F9    The Confident Artist    4:15-5:15 pm    Leatart    Upstairs    $45.00       Build confidence by learning to draw in your own special way. Draw from unusual still lifes and magazine photographs. Work with pencil, charcoal, and pastels. Mixed media projects, too!