Arts
Ballroom Dance
Baroque Art: A Sensory Indulgence
Basic Drawing for Beginners
Into the Light: Art in the Age of the Italian Renaissance
Introduction to the Native American Flute
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Ballroom Dance (CE D949)
Nine classes, Thursdays, February 7, 21, 28, March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 7:30–9 p.m., 1.35 CEUs, Cost: $130 per couple
Instructors: Liz Sorrell and Bob Klatt
Registration Deadline: Thursday, January 31
Audience: Adults
Learn the basic steps and patterns with style tips and lead/follow cues for popular dances including foxtrot, waltz, swing, cha cha, rumba, tango and hustle.
Baroque Art: A Sensory Indulgence (CE 0182)
1.0 CEU, Cost: $100
Seven classes, Section A: Wednesdays, 10–11:30 a.m., January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 12, 10–11 a.m., March 19
Five classes, Section B: Thursdays, 7–9 p.m., January 24, 31, February 7, 21, 28
Registration Deadlines: Section A: Wednesday, January 23, Section B: Thursday, January 17
Instructor: Donna Rhodes Darnell
Audience: Humanities and studio art teachers, museum docents and volunteers, adult lifelong learners, mature high school seniors
This course is the second in a planned series extending from Renaissance to late Twentieth Century. Each course functions independently with no prerequisites required. During the seventeenth century European artists came to Rome to study Renaissance masterpieces and works of Classical antiquity. They returned home and melded new ideas into their own particular culture. This resulted in a fascinating variety of works that reflected the passions, intellect and spirituality of the era. Spectacular achievements in technical virtuosity ranged from the intense theatricality of a painting by Caravaggio to the balanced serenity of an intimate interior by Vermeer. This course offers the opportunity to indulge your senses in exuberant drama and sumptuous delight through the art of Bernini, Rembrandt, Rubens, Gentileschi, Velazquez, Caravaggio and Vermeer. Short readings will be provided as well as weekly slides lists and works consulted. Class size limited to 10.
Basic Drawing for Beginners (CE 0147)
Five classes, Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 6–8 p.m., 1.0 CEU, Cost: $100
Instructor: Donna King
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 25
Audience: Adults
Designed to introduce the tentative artist to basic drawing techniques. Course includes perspective, value, proportion and contour line drawing. Positive attitude required. Material list available at first class.
Into the Light: Art in the Age of the Italian Renaissance (CE 0181)
1.0 CEU, $100
Seven classes, Section A: Tuesdays, 10–11:30 a.m., February 19, 26, March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 10–11 a.m., April 8
Five classes, Section B: Thursdays, 7–9 p.m., March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10
Registration Deadlines: Section A: Tuesday, February 12, Section B: Thursday, March 6
Instructor: Donna Rhodes Darnell
Audience: Humanities and studio art teachers, museum docents and volunteers, adult lifelong learners, mature high school seniors
Brush up your art history. This course is the first in a planned series extending from Renaissance to late Twentieth Century. Each course functions independently with no prerequisites required. “Art in the Age of the Italian Renaissance” will create a context for artists and their works in Florence, Rome, Venice and the outlying Ducal courts during a revolutionary period that heralded not only the rebirth of classical art but the birth of modern civilization. This course will also consider the important exchange of ideas between Italy and her neighbors to the north. Short readings including excerpts from Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier, Da Vinci’s Leonardo on Painting, and Vasari’s The Lives of the Artists will be provided as well as weekly slides lists and works consulted. Class size limited to 10.
Introduction to the Native American Flute (CE 0909)
Five classes, Tuesdays, January 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26, 7–9 p.m., 1.0 CEU, Cost: $100
Instructors: John Kincheloe and Jon T. Norris
Registration deadline: Tuesday, January 22
Audience: Those interested in the study of American Indian lifeways and cultures, multicultural studies, music, and music education
Study the Native American flute, its origins and uses, its history and distribution in North America. A master flute maker will explain the unique construction of the instrument. Participants will have the opportunity to learn to play this ancient, expressive and accessible instrument. No previous experience or musical background is necessary or expected. Discuss techniques of playing (fingering, breathing, embouchure), sources for traditional and contemporary Native American flute music, basic methods of flute song notation, and how to choose the ideal instrument. Explore the many facets of this instrument that makes such hauntingly beautiful music.
