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MAXIMIZE YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE

Find out how easy it is to build your own website, blog, chat or webinar. Make your own site or watch how it is done. We will explore popular website builders, including use of AI tools with WIX. Learn strategies to reach your intended audience, attract visitors to your site, enhance communications through social media channels, build loyalty, and maintain your site. All devices are welcome, but know how to use your device if you want the full experience. Enjoy this class by just learning about the most important tools of Internet communications.

Class limit: 10

CREATE AND EDIT YOUR VIDEOS WITH SMART TOOLS

Want to film events in your life and family and friends? Use the camera on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or an action camera like a GoPro. Learn how to shoot, edit, and enhance videos on each device, when it is best to use which one, filming techniques, smartphone video apps, useful accessories. Learn to create scripts, background music, voice narration, editing tools, and AI as a tool to do and edit videos. Connect your work to other devices,achieve the best video quality and explore action cameras like GoPro. Prerequisite: bring your charged device to each class.

Ever been curious about an app, but don’t know how to start using it? Join this class and try out popular free apps like Skype, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, YouTube, Uber, Google Maps, Eventbrite, or AI apps like Canva. Many are part of the social media environment. Learn about gifs, memes, or how to navigate the huge selection on Amazon, the App Store, or Google Play Store. This hands-on class helps you practice using the apps you choose. Learn on all devices and platforms, including computers or mobile devices. Please bring a charged mobile device to class.

Ever wonder about the names of the birds you see when you are walking about the neighborhood or in a park? Do you enjoy being out in nature? Come with us to various local parks to explore birding whether you are a beginner or a seasoned birder. Explore a great way to escape the business of life and learn about the various birds. Enjoy the social interaction with fellow OLLI members. Enjoy learning something new and possibly begin a healthy hobby or just satisfy your curiosity—this is a win-win adventure. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, to wear walking shoes, and have transportation to travel to local parks.

Guide: Elaine Swift: Elaine is a Birding citizen scientist, currently a member of two Audubon chapters, in the past volunteered at the IBR International Bird Rescue, monitored endangered birds in OC and has taken birding classes.

Whether you are an experienced singer or have always desired to sing, this creative chorus is for you. Together we will gain confidence in our individual natural singing abilities and music. Performances to be scheduled when we are fully prepared.

NOTE * $10.00 for music (subject to change), a pencil with eraser, and a 1” BLACK 3 ring binder for music are required.

Stay informed and have your say on the news of the day. Instructors will choose a few current event topics each week, give a brief presentation for each and then ask for thoughtful comments and questions from the class. These discussions are very much valued and are the core of the class. Class members are also encouraged to choose a topic of their own and present it for discussion.

Instructors: Leadership Alternates among five volunteer instructors. Barbara Mikalson, Doug Haigh, Mary Meyer, Bill Shaddle and Gary Murph.

Participants will write memoirs that detail memorable life experiences. Each week, we meet, share, and read essays written in advance. Participants are asked to honor an 800-word/5- minute reading time limit in order to accommodate all class members. Each author will receive gentle, constructive, and supportive feedback related to the writing following their reading time. Discovering one’s personal writing style, voice, and effectiveness are part of the fun we enjoy in this class. All writing levels are welcome.

Class Leaders: Michael Marshall & Pam Kiwerski

 

I am happy to return as your host for Spring session. Join me to view many of the classics that stayed with me over my past thirty-five years of film exploration. It must have been the ability of these films to reach me on a deeper level, or to merely add joy to my life that made memories. The selections I have chosen are what could be considered noir, some are animated, some suspenseful, and some thought provoking. I chose them for their excellent writing, their dialogue, the acting, and for overall aura. If you like delving more deeply into this art form enhanced in a discussion group setting, then this is the place to be

 

Los Altos UMC Hall This class is an introductory course to understanding the music language, how to read and perform rhythms and pitches. Materials needed for the class: $5.00 for printed pages; a three- ring binder or pocket folder and pencil with eraser.

Class limit: 15

Instructor: Kathy Price, a Kodaly Method certified Music Specialist and professional vocalist, composer and arranger, taught in private music schools for 37 years. She continues to sing with multiple vocal ensembles and choirs in Southern CA, and teaches beginning and intermediate piano.

There will be no instructor for the Spring Session, this class will be a workshop for those interested in working in a group setting on any needlework project. In the past, it has been limited to either knitting or crochet, but all needleworkers are invited!

So bring those unfinished projects to class, not only will you work on those unfinished projects, but you will be in a group of friendly, kind and supportive women.

There will be an instructor for the Summer Session.

Class limit 18

If you are familiar with basic principles of Tai Chi Chuan and have practiced in the past, come to this Intermediate class in the classic movements of Yang Style tai’ chi. Students will apply five basic principles: relaxation, separation of weight, waist turn, upright body and virgin hands. While Tai Chi has its roots in Taoist philosophy and the martial arts of Qi Gong, this form was developed for its health benefits. It seeks to create balance, flexibility and strength and awareness and connection between the body, the mind and the animating life force of Tao.

NOTE:  Beginners meet on Tuesdays at 10:30 am

 

This is a great introductory or refresher course. We cover the Elements and Principles of Art. Whether you are a beginning artist, intermediate or seasoned veteran that just needs a refresher, this class can help you let go of your inner critic and boost your confidence and art skills. We use a wide variety of materials for the fun experience of it. I do encourage the intermediate artists to push themselves a little bit harder. I promise you will see growth in your work.

 

Come draw with me - one line at a time. The Zentangle Method is an easyto- learn relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structural patterns. The patterns are called “Tangles”. We will create pencil and ink abstract drawings together on 3 ½” paper tiles.

Materials needed; Notebook, #2 pencil, eraser, Micron 01 pen, tortillon (paper blender) and 3.5” paper tiles.

No experience, planning or overthinking required.