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Kizomba Dance Experience

$79

with Olenka Rallis, Matt Hunter

Calendar May 2, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks
Dive into the soulful rhythms of Angola with our Kizomba dance class! Explore this captivating musical genre and its elegant, partner-based movements that embody connection, harmony, and culture. Whether you're a beginner or experienced dancer, this class offers a welcoming space to learn technique, develop fluidity, and embrace the essence of Angolan tradition. Join us to connect through dance, build confidence, and immerse yourself in the beauty of Kizomba.

Intro to 3D Printing

$100

with Tomas Amadeo

Calendar May 3, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of 3D printing, an exciting tool used to make an almost unlimited variety of objects.

Intro to Metal Lathe

$200

with Dan Gill

Calendar May 3, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
This four-hour class will cover safe and proper setup of the South Bend lathe through lecture and hands-on demonstrations. The course is designed for new users who have a strong interest in metalworking tools. We will cover threading, boring, drilling, and turning.

Intro to Sewing

$110

with Katie Champlin, Dan Toomre, Stacy Owen

Calendar May 3, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of cutting fabric, using a sewing machine, and the stitches available on most machines.

Intro to Woodshop

$150

with Eric Dunder or Mack Ladd

Calendar May 3, 2025 at 10 am, runs for 1 week
Gain hands-on experience with woodshop machines, turning a rough-sawn piece of hardwood into a cutting board. Beginners welcome.

Intro to Electronics Soldering

$100

with Tomas Amadeo

Calendar May 3, 2025 at 2 pm, runs for 1 week
Learn to solder electrical components to circuit boards and join electric wires. This 3-hour course introduces the tools, materials, safety considerations, and skills for making sound soldered joints. You’ll learn important safety practices for handling high temperature tools, use of appropriate PPE, all done in a ventilated environment. You’ll hone your new soldering skills through a series of practice exercises using electrical circuit components.

Intro to Hand Stitching

$120

with Lily Herb

Calendar May 4, 2025 at 2 pm, runs for 1 week
Would you like to become more self-reliant, able to hem some jeans or sew a button back on your favorite shirt? In this class, you’ll learn essential stitches and materials that you can take anywhere.You will learn: How to thread a needle, needle and thread sizes and when to use them, the backstitch, running stitch, whipstitch, attaching a button. You will leave with a hand-stitched needle case with all the tools needed to start sewing and reparing your own garments. All materials and tools provided.

Introduction to Oil Painting (online)

$70

with Chris Reed

Calendar May 5, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks

This class will provide students with the basic principles of oil painting that include composition, color, and value. Landscape and still life images will be used as inspiration in finding your own unique way of expressing yourself. Gestural painting, impasto, and staining are a few of the techniques that will be explored. Open to those with previous painting experience in addition to beginners. A brief meditation will help in letting go and trusting the creative process. A supply list will be provided when the class is determined to run. A Zoom link will sent to participants.





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