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Hands On & Arts

Our Fall Catalog has now been mailed. If you haven't yet added your name to our mailing list or updated your address, please complete this form (opens in a new window). Requests received after August 11 will be added to next spring's list, but you can always stop by our Donaldson Campus (M - F, 8 am - 5 pm) to pick up a copy of the current catalog.

We also have NEARLY UNLIMITED online offerings available to start immediately - see the list here!

If you're interested in TEACHING a class for us in the future, please submit a course proposal here: Community Education Proposal Form

Discount for SENIORS - age 65 and over
Please Note:
If you are 65 or over, please click the "ADD TO CART" button below before checking out. You will receive a 10% discount on most* personal enrichment classes. You will only need to add the discount for your first class, unless you create a new user profile. Some classes are not eligible, including those that cost $15 or less and online classes.

Beginning Digital Photography
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 9/14/2026 - 10/12/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 5
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street) (opens in new tab)
Room: 132
Instructor: Chris McGowan

Are you using your digital camera to its full potential? If you are new to digital photography or looking to improve your skills, don’t rely on the AUTO setting — get the most out of your photographs. From understanding camera operation to professional composition and lighting techniques, take your photos further!!

You will get the most from this class if your digital camera can shoot in FULLY MANUAL mode. Point-and-shoot cameras are NOT recommended.

65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Beginning Digital Photography
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 10/26/2026 - 11/23/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 5
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street) (opens in new tab)
Room: 132
Instructor: Chris McGowan

Are you using your digital camera to its full potential? If you are new to digital photography or looking to improve your skills, don’t rely on the AUTO setting — get the most out of your photographs. From understanding camera operation to professional composition and lighting techniques, take your photos further!!

You will get the most from this class if your digital camera can shoot in FULLY MANUAL mode. Point-and-shoot cameras are NOT recommended.

65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Beyond Strumming: Fingerpicking Basics
Fee: $135.00
Dates: 9/21/2026 - 10/26/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street) (opens in new tab)
Room: 207
Instructor: Richard Myers

Ready to add richness and variety to your guitar playing? Learn the foundational fingerpicking techniques used in folk, country, blues, and other popular styles. Through simple exercises and practical patterns, you'll build the coordination and confidence needed to play with greater texture and expression. This class is designed for guitarists who already know basic chords and can transition between them comfortably. Bring your guitar and discover how fingerpicking can transform the songs you play.
65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Fundamentals of Welding
Fee: $245.00
Dates: 10/26/2026 - 11/24/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: M Tu
Sessions: 10
Building: Helena High (opens in new tab)
Room: Welding Lab
Instructor: Cindy Galbavy
You'll need to complete an hour of safety training reading before the first night of class. Information will be emailed on the Wednesday before class.

Learn how to repair and connect metal around your farm, yard, or business - either for practical application or for artistic use. Learn the essentials of safety, rod identification, electrical theory, oxyacetylene cutting, and plasma cutting. Use various shop machinery in a controlled environment to build confidence in your skills.
We will cover mandatory shop safety information during the first two nights of class. Attendance and participation for both nights are required.
Most expendable materials are provided (metals, gas, welding tips, etc.) You'll need your own personal protective equipment. Please see the SUPPLIES LIST here. You will also need to provide either scrap or new materials to produce a final project for the class.
Ages 18+ only, please.

Inspiration to Creation: Mixed Media Painting & Drawing
Fee: $155.00
Dates: 9/14/2026 - 10/19/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street) (opens in new tab)
Room: 120
Instructor: Christina Barbachano
You may want to bring along a simple sketch pad and pencil. All other materials are included.

In this creative and engaging class, you will explore a variety of drawing and painting techniques using both wet and dry media. Learn about influential artists throughout history and draw inspiration from their unique styles and artistic approaches while creating original works of your own. Experiment with mixed media collage, water-based painting techniques, and drawing with both traditional and nontraditional tools. Learn basic to intermediate color theory concepts to help develop artistic skills, creativity, and confidence.
65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Introduction to Fly Tying
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 9/9/2026 - 10/7/2026
Times: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Instructor: Steve Lane
Instructor provides most feathers, fur, beads and hooks. Please see SUPPLIES LIST for items you need to bring.

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
We will notify you by telephone if a spot opens up in the class. Please note that the waitlist does NOT roll over into the next class.

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Instructor provides most feathers, fur, beads and hooks. Please see SUPPLIES LIST for items you need to bring.

Introduction to Voiceovers
Fee: $49.00
Dates: This class is available whenever you are!
Instructor: Experienced Industry Professional

"Wow, you have a great voice!” Have you heard that more times than you can count? Or maybe you listen to your favorite audiobooks, commercials, or cartoon characters and think, “I could do that!” Want to earn income using your talents from the comfort of your home? If so, then you could have what it takes to begin working as a professional Voiceover Artist. Explore the voiceover industry with your instructor, a professional, working voice actor from Voices For All, in a one-on-one, personalized, video chat setting.
In this one time, 90-minute, introductory class, you’ll also learn about the different types of voiceovers and the tools you’ll need to find success. Your instructor will record you as you read a real script, taking notes on your performance to create a professional voiceover evaluation delivered to you in a follow up call. You owe it to yourself to finally explore the possibilities of this fun and rewarding field!

Upon registration, you will be contacted by Voices For All to schedule your class at a time and day convenient for you. You'll meet with your instructor one-on-one via Zoom.

Online Course: This course is intended for students age 18 and over. Sorry, this course is not elligible for the senior discount.

Paint Your Pet: A Colorful Portrait Adventure!
Fee: $135.00
Dates: 9/15/2026 - 10/6/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 4
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street) (opens in new tab)
Room: 120
Instructor: Amanda Jacquez
Materials are included.

Celebrate your furry (or feathered!) friend by creating a one-of-a-kind pet portrait in acrylic paint. Explore inspiring artistic styles from renowned artists while learning how different approaches can bring personality and charm to your artwork. Learn about color theory and color mixing, experiment with underpainting, layering, glazing, and textured brushwork, and develop painting skills step-by-step. Whether you are a beginner or experienced artist, you'll leave with a finished portrait and a deeper appreciation for creative self-expression through art.
65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Steelhead Fly Tying

Fee: $155.00
Dates: 10/15/2026 - 11/12/2026
Times: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Building: Donaldson (Roberts Street)
Room: 009
Instructor: Steve Lane
Instructor provides most feathers, fur, beads and hooks. Please see SUPPLIES LIST for items you need to bring.

Explore the art of Steelhead fly tying, with a focus on summer run patterns for the Clearwater, Deschutes, Grand Ronde, Salmon, and Snake rivers. You’ll learn to tie classic flies inspired by Glasso, Johnson, Kaufmann, Jackson, and Lemire while building core skills in proportions, hook selection, body styles, and material choices. By the end of the class, you’ll complete at least 10 flies using a variety of natural and synthetic materials.

65+ please be sure to also add the senior discount to your cart!

Essential items:	Optional Items:
Fly tying vice	Extra bobbins
Bobbin and threader	Small hair stacker
All-purpose scissors	Extra bodkins
Medium hair stacker	Micro-tip scissors (curved)
Whip finish tool	Course hair scissors
Hackle pliers	Bead pliers
Dubbing twister x 2	Dubbing brush

Watercolor Painting for Beginners
Fee: $155.00
Dates: 9/10/2026 - 10/15/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Instructor: Sara Owen
Tuition includes most basic materials.

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
We will notify you by telephone if a spot opens up in the class. Please note that the waitlist does NOT roll over into the next class.

Barn Quilt Workshop
Fee: $50.00
Dates: 10/3/2026 - 10/3/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Cheri Peterson
Materials fee of $75 paid directly to the instructor at class.

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
We will notify you by telephone if a spot opens up in the class. Please note that the waitlist does NOT roll over into the next class.

Barn Quilt Workshop
Fee: $50.00
Dates: 11/6/2026 - 11/6/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Cheri Peterson
Materials fee of $75 paid directly to the instructor at class.

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
We will notify you by telephone if a spot opens up in the class. Please note that the waitlist does NOT roll over into the next class.

Beginning Acoustic Guitar
Fee: $135.00
Dates: 9/17/2026 - 10/22/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Instructor: Richard Myers

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
We will notify you by telephone if a spot opens up in the class. Please note that the waitlist does NOT roll over into the next class.

Fly Fishing Fundamentals
Fee: $145.00
Dates: 10/6/2026 - 10/20/2026
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: Tu Th
Sessions: 5
Instructor: Stephanie Witham

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
We will notify you by telephone if a spot opens up in the class. Please note that the waitlist does NOT roll over into the next class.

Learn to Sew
Fee: $100.00
Dates: 9/23/2026 - 10/14/2026
Times: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 4
Instructor: Jenny Yannone
$40 materials fee due to instructor at first class.

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
We will notify you by telephone if a spot opens up in the class. Please note that the waitlist does NOT roll over into the next class.

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