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Explore far reaching civic concerns vital in 2021. Examine issues that are both current and controversial in in the public sector, focusing on the democratic system of governance. Topics include healthcare reform, climate change, systemic racism and economic disparity, national accountability standards in policing, how the judicial system works, housing the unhoused, election rights, and more! Engage in facilitated dialogue with others.

Under the guidance of a Grammy Award-winning musician, learn the basics of how to play the guitar: tuning, basic chords, picking, strumming, note reading, and chord progressions. Ages 15 and over. Purchase textbook at the Clark College Bookstore prior to class.

Planning a trip to Italy, or simply love everything Italian, its language, traditions, cooking, art, architecture, and music? Are you interested in taking an armchair tour of Italy and its culture? Let Ed share with you his passion and his insider knowledge of Italy and find your Italian dream. Discover the places to go, where to find hidden gems that few know about. Learn basic survival phrases, what to order in restaurants, how to understand the art and architecture, what to pack and where to experience the secrets of Italy that only the locals know. Receive current information concerning COVID Pandemic rules and regulations in Italy.. Each week course material will focus on topics: general information about the week's subject matter, exploration of unique travel suggestions relevant to the topic, and basic Italian phrases and vocabulary related to the week's topics.

Treat yourself to a miniature writing and yoga retreat where you will be guided into immersive movement and self-discovery. See your life in a fresh way as you execute physical poses accented by writing experiences. Find connection and creative self-expression. Rejuvenate and restore the body with yoga; then explore inner self, emotions, and thoughts. We will begin with a breathing practice that will oxygenate your entire week. Then, with new clarity and focus, we'll engage with the written word. Each session will unfold a different theme and modality. For writing or yoga beginners as well as experienced students. You do not have to be an expert writer or an established yoga practitioner. Come with a desire to move your body, explore your mind, and hear your heart.

Treat yourself to a miniature writing and yoga retreat where you will be guided into immersive movement and self-discovery. See your life in a fresh way as you execute physical poses accented by writing experiences. Find connection and creative self-expression. Rejuvenate and restore the body with yoga; then explore inner self, emotions, and thoughts. We will begin with a breathing practice that will oxygenate your entire week. Then, with new clarity and focus, we'll engage with the written word. Each session will unfold a different theme and modality. For writing or yoga beginners as well as experienced students. You do not have to be an expert writer or an established yoga practitioner. Come with a desire to move your body, explore your mind, and hear your heart.

Treat yourself to a miniature writing and yoga retreat where you will be guided into immersive movement and self-discovery. See your life in a fresh way as you execute physical poses accented by writing experiences. Find connection and creative self-expression. Rejuvenate and restore the body with yoga; then explore inner self, emotions, and thoughts. We will begin with a breathing practice that will oxygenate your entire week. Then, with new clarity and focus, we'll engage with the written word. Each session will unfold a different theme and modality. For writing or yoga beginners as well as experienced students. You do not have to be an expert writer or an established yoga practitioner. Come with a desire to move your body, explore your mind, and hear your heart.

Treat yourself to a miniature writing and yoga retreat where you will be guided into immersive movement and self-discovery. See your life in a fresh way as you execute physical poses accented by writing experiences. Find connection and creative self-expression. Rejuvenate and restore the body with yoga; then explore inner self, emotions, and thoughts. We will begin with a breathing practice that will oxygenate your entire week. Then, with new clarity and focus, we'll engage with the written word. Each session will unfold a different theme and modality. For writing or yoga beginners as well as experienced students. You do not have to be an expert writer or an established yoga practitioner. Come with a desire to move your body, explore your mind, and hear your heart.

Villages with Salish and Sahaptin speaking populations dotted southwest Washington rivers including the Columbia River. The people eventually became known as Cowlitz, a modern adaptation deriving from numerous spelling attempts. Their place in history has been mercurial as one of the most persecuted, resilient and emergent of Washington Tribes.

This class is for the non-objective crowd or for folks wanting to loosen up their realistic paintings and try something new. Learn the different styles of abstract artists, experiment, and free your creative self. Think out of the box with interesting assignments and weekly challenges. The Principles and Elements of Design will be the backbone of this class; learn the rules, then break them!

In each class, author Angela M. Sanders interviews a crime writer - from a USA Today bestseller to a newly published author - to uncover how these writers work. We'll explore how they plot, their work styles, what their publishing paths have been, and what inspires them, and we¿ll mine each author for advice. A portion of each class will be reserved for you to ask your own questions about the writing life.

The Adriatic Sea borders the Italian coast for over 800 miles and touches seven provinces of the country. It has 1300 islands, thousands of sandy beaches and its waters are warm all year. It stretches down the eastern side of the country, from Trieste and the Gulf of Venice in the north to the Capo d' Otranto in Puglia. Yet despite all of its potential appeal it is rarely visited by foreigners. The reason why it is not so well known; Italians like to keep it a closely-guarded secret! Join this adventure starting in Trieste, stop in Venice and the Po Delta. Explore the provinces of La Marche and Abruzzo and marvel at stunning cliffs and sandy beaches before sampling the fine food and wines in Molise and Pulgia. Leave the crowds in Florence, Rome and Naples and discover Italy's best kept secret.

Study and emulate vocal techniques of the great jazz masters, including Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Mark Murphy. Compare and contrast three versions of ten songs. Analyzing how these vocalists turned American standards into original and timeless interpretations. Identify which of these methods you can incorporate into your singing style.

Let's go beyond painting on paper and expand our ideas into the third dimension! Welcome to expressing yourself in 3D with the addition of found objects, fabrics, discarded materials, repurposed items. We will learn about the artists of the Arte Povera movement; an art movement started in France and Italy in the 1960's that consists of using everyday found objects to create abstract designs and sculptures. "Poverty Art" requires letting go of traditional methods and materials and puts to use those discarded items, or rather, those items hiding in the garage. You were saving that stuff for some reason...and this is it! We will work with a variety of adhesives and supports with weekly challenges.

This mixed media class will give you the opportunity to be expressive, to put those creative juices to work and to develop your individual ideas without restriction as to your choice of paint, surface, materials, or concept. Learn how to use a Gelli Plate to make a variety of unique and gorgeous papers for collage. We will explore a variety of Golden mediums to enhance your artwork with textures, fiber pastes, and even glass beads. We will work with mat board, cardboard, card stock as well as traditional papers like watercolor paper and Bristol papers. Then we will put our learning into practice with several small projects, including enhancing your existing paintings by adding your homemade collage papers.

Learn and understand music theory vital to singers. Imagine understanding enough music theory to work confidently beside professional musicians, understand the theory behind your songs, and use it to hone your craft. We will be unlocking and demystifying the "secrets" of music theory.

Rhythm is the most physical part of music, grounding us in action and gesture. In this six-week course you will learn the practice and notation of Western rhythm inside and out. With two hundred listening examples from Beethoven to Broadway, you will be able to play rhythms and meter with no prior musical training. This is also an excellent course for musicians who wish to improve their rhythm. Get set to clap, rap, and compose your own music. Students receive access to Breaking Barlines, an online music theory course created by the instructor.

Join us as we travel back in time to 1st C. Jerusalem and witness the apostles grappling with their mission to spread the Good News. Learn exactly what they thought their message was, and why it was so important. Mary shares how she was able to witness Jesus' resurrection. Did it have anything to do with her relationship with Jesus? How has this amazing and once hidden and forbidden gospel influenced our lives today? Could it change the course of your own life? Let's seek and find together the Good News.

The is a certain code or language of our DNA that governs the way our cells behave. Come to this class to learn this language and why this language is more complex than the Off/On coding used in today's computers. There have been outstanding studies of our DNA that may give us an idea of our roots. It now appears we may track health conditions for ourselves and loved ones using DNA testing. Yet, there are many ethical issues to such testing. Come and explore the advances in genetics and DNA testing and if you would want your DNA tested. Do you want to discover the skeletons in your family? Every family has those.

Wildfire Writing has a 23-year history of creating transformative writing. Now we¿ll use distance learning to take our imagination to even greater heights. Tap into the process that replaces internal criticism with achievement. Learn how to cultivate your natural instincts for storytelling while you develop confidence in your unique, creative, powerful voice. Compose pieces to start a book, launch a blog, or build into a short story collection.