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Class Overview

Explore the creative, rewarding, fun art of block printing! This class will teach you how to use linocut to create prints.

Learn the basic skills and techniques of woodblock carving and experience the rewarding feeling you get by peeling off a piece of paper printed with your original art! Make multiple copies for greeting cards, gifts, fabric, and decor. Block printing is an ancient art with roots in many cultures that can provide inspiration. Block prints have a unique and artistic look. If you are not good at designing or drawing? Don’t worry! We have several design options for you. 

Use your creativity and curiosity with carving and printing your own one-of-a-kind art! This class is for everybody, from complete beginners to experienced carvers and artists.

This class is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings in Spring 2024, designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.

Supplies Needed (Students must bring the items listed below to the class)

• Personal safety equipment (thumb guard and/or resistant gloves)
• One clear acrylic sheet plexiglass 8" x 12" (Recommended: YSTIME 8" x 12" Clear Acrylic Sheet Plexiglass Plastic Sheet for Crafts Transparent Acrylic Board with Protective Paper for Craft, Windows, Frame, DIY Display Projects)
• Speedball Super Value Block Printing Starter Kit – Includes Ink, Brayer, Lino Handle and Cutters, Speedy-Carve

Learning Objectives

• Become familiar with block carving and printing basics
• Be familiar with how to design and print
• Be confident in handling carving equipment safely for a small project

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• Anyone curious and interested in trying printmaking and carving
• People who enjoy crafting and making things by hand
• Anyone who would like to do a small creative project with like-minded people
• People who like to draw and would like to translate their drawings to prints
• Everyone is welcome, no experience needed

Class Overview

Have you ever wanted to make unique and functional cups and bowls from clay? Enjoy an introduction to pottery using a pottery wheel in a local ceramics studio.

Designed for beginners, this class offers hands-on experience in the fundamentals of wheel throwing from start to finish. Enjoy guidance from a local artist in pottery fundamentals including centering, shaping, trimming, and glazing your own pots. The class will cover a variety of vessels including cylinders, bowls, and other functional vessels. Enjoy the thrill of seeing your own pieces after they have been fired and glazed!

By the end of class, you will have learned the basic skills in throwing your own pots and have your own lasting and useful creations to take home with you.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of working on the pottery wheel and the ceramic process.
• Make functional forms including cylinders, bowls, vases, and more.
• Be familiar with the necessary movements and techniques for working on the potter's wheel as well as glazing.
• Be confident in creating functional forms from raw clay and carrying it through the process to a finished product. 

Who Might Want to Take this Class?

• Anyone interested in making functional art
• People who want to understand the ceramic process 
• Anyone who wants to work in clay to create functional vessels
• Everyone who would like to gain skills in working on the potter's wheel

Class Overview

Have you ever wanted to make unique and functional cups and bowls from clay? Enjoy an introduction to pottery using a pottery wheel in a local ceramics studio.

Designed for beginners, this class offers hands-on experience in the fundamentals of wheel throwing from start to finish. Enjoy guidance from a local artist in pottery fundamentals including centering, shaping, trimming, and glazing your own pots. The class will cover a variety of vessels including cylinders, bowls, and other functional vessels. Enjoy the thrill of seeing your own pieces after they have been fired and glazed!

By the end of class, you will have learned the basic skills in throwing your own pots and have your own lasting and useful creations to take home with you.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of working on the pottery wheel and the ceramic process.
• Make functional forms including cylinders, bowls, vases, and more.
• Be familiar with the necessary movements and techniques for working on the potter's wheel as well as glazing.
• Be confident in creating functional forms from raw clay and carrying it through the process to a finished product. 

Who Might Want to Take this Class?

• Anyone interested in making functional art
• People who want to understand the ceramic process 
• Anyone who wants to work in clay to create functional vessels
• Everyone who would like to gain skills in working on the potter's wheel

Class Overview

Chi Kung (also spelled “qigong”) is an ancient health-giving exercise that began in the stone age in China. Combining breathing and movement, it acts like an internal massage for the organs of the body while strengthening the limbs and the spine. "Chi" is translated as breath, and "kung" means exercise.

In this class, learn the 18 movements of Chi Kung and the Swimming Dragon exercise. These are beautiful movements that feel good in the body. This practice can offer many benefits such as focus, balance, relaxation, strengthening, stretching, mindfulness, and overall well-being. The history of Chi Kung includes Chinese medicine, Taoism, martial arts, Confucianism, and Buddhism. All will be discussed to provide a greater understanding and appreciation of this practice.

This gentle exercise is geared to seniors, and anyone who wants to support good health. People who wish to extend the length and quality of their functional life will benefit.

This class is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings, designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.

Please wear comfortable clothes that you can move in.

Learning Objectives

• The history and background of Chi Kung
• 18 movements of Chi Kung
• Swimming Dragon exercise
• Improve your flexibility and balance

Who Should Take This Class?

• Individuals seeking a low-impact exercise routine
• Anyone interested in improving their flexibility and balance
• People interested in developing their focus, relaxation, and overall wellness
• Seniors wanting a supportive exercise class
• No experience is necessary; everyone is welcome!

Class Overview

Learn how to draw what you see! This class is a great next step after the Drawing and Sketching class or another introductory drawing class, though no prior experience is needed. 

Improve your eye-hand coordination and other essential skills that will take your drawing to the next level. We will practice drawing a variety of chosen objects that have been carefully chosen to aid you in building your drawing and observation skills and abilities. 

Develop your perception, focus, and a myriad of drawing skills in this enjoyable hands-on class experience.

This class is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings, designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.

Supplies Needed

• Graphite pencil (HB or 2B)
• Sketchbook (no smaller 9 x 12", no larger 11 x 15")

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 

• Practice and improve upon your skills under the guidance of an expert
• Explore fundamental drawing techniques 
• Learn about different style approaches
• Represent 3-dimensional space and objects through the use of drawing techniques

Who Might Enjoy This Class? 

• Budding artists
• Working artists that would like to practice their drawing skills
• Designers who would like to improve their ability to sketch
• Anyone interested in a creative outlet - no previous art experience required
• Some drawing experience is helpful but not necessary

Class Overview

Sixty-five years after the beginning of the Space Age, there is a new resurgence to develop the resources of the domain that John Kennedy called “this new ocean.” Explore the history of the first space age and what it portends for the second, in this fascinating class.

The exploration of space is now a global phenomenon, with many new players, both nation-states and commercial entities. Learn about the history and accomplishments of humanity’s movement into space thus far. We will also read and discuss news and scientific reports on new discoveries in the space sciences. Bring your curiosity and critical thinking skills to the class. 

Expand your knowledge in astronomy and planetary science in an engaging environment. This class is an opportunity to discover ways to participate as citizen scientists and educated public citizens in the ongoing exploration of space.

This class is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings, designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.

Learning Objectives

• Develop knowledge in astronomy and planetary science
• Gain an understanding in the accomplishments of humanity’s movement into space
• Critically read news and scientific reports on new discoveries in the space sciences
• Discover opportunities to participate as citizen scientists in space exploration

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• People who are curious about the universe and astronomy 
• Anyone interested in the issues around humanity becoming a space-faring species
• Life-long learners and explorers
• No experience is needed -- everyone is welcome!

Class Overview

Tai Chi is a health sustaining exercise and a tool for improved body awareness. Practiced by the elderly for balance and circulation and the young for relaxation and martial arts, it is a wonderful holistic activity for all ages.

During this class, you'll learn:

• the Yang Tai Chi short form, which is comprised of 35 individual movements
• Chi Kung, a warm-up exercise and relaxation activity with 18 movements
• elements of Chinese Medical Philosophy, such as Yin/Yang theory and Five Elements transformation
• the basics of Taoist philosophy

We'll focus on learning the entire Yang short form, and you'll receive guidance in developing your own regular practice at home.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this class, you will be able to:

• learn basic warm-up stretches to improve your overall movement
• discover the Yang-style short form of Tai Chi
• practice the Yang-style under the direction of an expert instructor
• gain knowledge about the history and background of Tai Chi

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Individuals seeking a low-impact exercise routine
• Anyone interested in improving their coordination and balance
• People interested in developing their focus, relaxation and overall wellness

Class Overview

The works of Shakespeare possess a lasting appeal that seems akin to magic. In fact, modern literature studies in the US often begin with Shakespeare. How and why do the plays and sonnets of this writer have such power? 

In this class, explore Shakespeare, not by studying individual works, but by examining the times, the author, and, most importantly, the literary tools and techniques this wizard used. Consider the fascinating “how” and “why” of the construction of the plays, their patterns, and popularity. We will discuss the rise of England's importance during this Golden Age, and the increasing power of the English language and culture in world trade, religion, and politics. 

Enjoy trying your hand at iambic pentameter (the great building block of Shakespearean language) and do a bit of staging to understand how the physical aspects of Elizabethan theater venues influenced the writing of the plays.

Learn about the community surrounding Shakespeare, actors he knew and lived with, an audience he drank with, and jostled within the crowded smelly dangerous streets of London; and for the Queen.

Discover how to search for, and use, the clues that Shakespeare put into the script to help guide his players into a storytelling style that would fuel adoration in the crowds. The plays reveal his “directions” to casts. 

Learning Objectives

Gain a better understanding of:

• the process of how a play gets put together
• the many influences that went into the making of Shakespeare’s plays: politics, and religion. the Ottoman Empire, Commedia del Arte, iambic pentameter, Shakespeare's competition and collaborators
• how Shakespeare's 400-year-old works still influence modern culture
• How plastic Shakespeare’s plays are; there is not just one interpretation.
• The variety of presentation, from solo, to small cast, dance, and opera, etc.

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Anyone interested in theater, literature, or Shakespeare 
• Fans of the Renaissance era 
• Actors and performers
• Social scientists and historians
• Come one, come all; everyone is welcome!

Would you like help understanding Medicare? Medicare is a national health insurance program, run by the U.S. government. It provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older, as well as some younger people with disability status. It can be confusing and unclear who to ask, and we're here to help.

This no-cost workshop is for people currently enrolled in Medicare, anyone who will soon be eligible, and anyone else who wants to learn more about it. Learn about various plan options, prescription drug coverage, and supplements. You will have the chance to get your questions answered.

Welcome to Medicare is taught by a SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) advisor. The SHIBA program provides free, unbiased and confidential assistance with health care choices.

This workshop is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings, classes designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.