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Welcome to Lifelong Learning at Wofford Summer Term classes and events and Group Travel for 2025-2026are now posted online. Registration begins May 6 at 9 a.m. Registration Help Guide Summer 2025Term Flyer > Class Offerings > Fine Arts/Literature

Fine Arts/Literature   

While only annual members can attend our classes during the academic year, we invite non-members to register for our summer classes. This opportunity is in addition to special events and trips, which are open to all students year-round. Summer term is a great time to see what Lifelong Learning has to offer if you’re new to Spartanburg or to our program. Annual memberships will be available for purchase between August 1, 2025 and March 20. Benefits of an annual membership run through June 30. 

Note: Annual members receive $10 off any class during the summer term. Special events are excluded from this offer.

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  • Blues and Jazz Guitar Giants: A Study of the Great Guitarists in American Music 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/2/2025 - 6/23/2025
    Times: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Upper Room
    Instructor: Craig MacNaughton
    Embark on a journey of discovery! This class explores the great guitarists and their musical contributions to Jazz and Blues music in America. From Swing to The Great American Songbook to the "Cool" of Blue Note, Verve and Chess Recordings, we will deep dive into the lives and music of the Immortals of Jazz & Blues Guitar. The class will involve lecture, listening to musical examples, demonstration of guitar techniques and analysis of styles and improvisational methods. Students will be exposed to some of the best music to come out of the Jazz & Blues idioms and gain a deeper understanding of the music and lives of these great musicians. A knowledge of music is not a prerequisite, but curiosity and the love of learning and discovering certainly is.
 

  • Conversations about Short Fiction 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/3/2025 - 6/24/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Shepherd Room
    Instructor: Sally Hitchmough
    In each class we will discuss 2-3 short stories selected from an anthology. We will focus on what the story accomplishes and how it does so. The stories selected are by a variety of authors from diverse backgrounds. Every class period will begin with some private writing about the day's selections; the rest of the class time will be spent in discussion. Please bring a notepad or journal and purchase or borrow: 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology - MUST BE THE FIFTH EDITION; USBN 1319035388.  
 

  • Painting with Amy Section 1
  • Course Fee: $22.00
    Dates: 6/5/2025 - 6/5/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Activities Room
    Instructor: Amy Weaver

     

    We'll be painting a lovely floral still life with watercolors. The student will practice watercolor techniques of saving whites and lights. Prior watercolor painting experience is required. This class meets one time only during the first week of Summer Term. Registering for the "Section 2" class is not required. Supply list for the class 

     

    This is a one-time, three-hour section.
 

  • Painting with Amy Section 2
  • Course Fee: $22.00
    Dates: 6/12/2025 - 6/12/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 1
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Activities Room
    Instructor: Amy Weaver

     

    We'll be painting a lovely floral still life with watercolors. Working from a photo reference, the student will practice watercolor techniques for edges and shading to the enhance the illusion of depth in the painting. Prior watercolor painting experience is required. This class meets one time only during the second week of Summer Term. Registering for the "Section 1" class is not required. Recommended art supplies. 

     

    This is a one-time, three-hour section.
 

  • Palmetto Poets: 300 Years of Carolina Bards and Versifiers 
  • Course Fee: $31.00
    Dates: 6/5/2025 - 6/26/2025
    Times: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
    Days: Th
    Sessions: 4
    Location: Central United Methodist Church  Shepherd Room
    Instructor: Ed Epps
    Explore South Carolina's best known and should-be-better-known poets from the Colonial Period into the 21st century. Among those whose work will be explored are classics like Henry Timrod, Paul Hamilton Hayne, William Gilmore Simms, DuBose Heyward and James Dickey plus lesser known but nationally known modern figures like Ron Rash, Marjory Wentworth, Ray McManus, Nikky Finney and Spartanburg's own John Lane. Class will consist of readings of the works of these poets, brief biographical presentations, class discussions, and perhaps even the composition of poetry by class members. Among topics explored will be: "What makes a South Carolina poet?" and "Are there common topics, styles, and/or other characteristics that the works of these poets share?"
 

 

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