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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-9:30 am-Senior Exercise with Jeanette Egeler

Functional fitness through exercise using resistance bands for muscle strengthening, and various exercises for warm-up and balance.
Tuesdays and Thursdays  8:30-9:30
$2 per session
Instructor Jeanette Egeler is a Certified Personal Trainer, a National Exercise Training Association member, CPA/AED, and is the Northport Fitness Center manager.
Under written by a grant from the Leelanau County Commission on Aging

07/14/10 Mexican Cooking Class/Trish VanDusen

Spend the morning cooking with vegetables and herbs straight from the farmers market.  This class combines the love of creating tasty, ethnic food with the importance of choosing healthy snacks and meals.  We’ll explore the Mexican culture while using authentic tools to prepare and serve handmade tortillas, salsa and other traditional foods to enjoy for [...]

07/19/09 Dragons, Magic and Mythology/Tom Woodruff

Create an ancient looking book.  Journey through a land of magic and mystery as you seek the mythological beast.  Encounter dangerous dragons, undulating serpents, interesting uncial, grand castles and curious ships of yore.  Explore the exciting history, mythology and art of the dragon and its realm.
 
Monday, July 19, 1-4 pm
 Ages:  7-14. 
Cost:  $25
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07/19/10-07/21/10 A Creative Look at Nature/Tom Woodruff

An opportunity to take your art and writing skills to the great outdoors! Each day begins at the Old Art Building exploring drawing techniques to apply when we hit the trails of Leland; gardens, river, beach and Fishtown. Discover ways to capture them all in 3D drawings from broad landscapes to microenvironments of trees, flowers, [...]

07/19/10-07/21/10 and 07/26/10 Ceramics on the Wheel/Shelley Greer

Students will work primarily on the pottery wheel learning to throw pots, bowls and cups with handles that will be fired and glazed.  They will also make a multimedia project that begins on the wheel and incorporates both natural and found objects.
This Class meets at the Leland Public School HS art room
Monday, July 19 to Wednesday [...]

07/12/10-07/14/10 and 07/19/10 Fun with Ceramics/Shelley Greer

This class uses hand building methods along with an introduction to throwing pots on the wheel.  will be making several new projects this summer, including clay tiles to design and glaze. Small, uniquely designed planters will be made and planted with flower seeds to nurture, along with an introduction to throwing pots on the wheel [...]

07/07/2010 The Great American Electric Car Race/Janine Winkler

Become an automotive engineer as you build and test your own model-size electric car. Throughout the class, you will explore electricity, run time trials, and use collected data to determine the hypotheses for design changes to increase velocity and have your car running at its peak performance. The grand finale is the ultimate race to [...]

06/28/10-07/01/10 Japanese Arts & Culture/Karen Kirt

Eat miso soup with chopsticks, roll sushi, and drink green tea!  Learn how to use chopsticks, sing “Happy Birthday” in Japanese, fold origami, write in calligraphy and enjoy . Enjoy the usual favorites such as writing in calligraphy, singing Japanese songs and enjoying traditional Japanese food.  New creations will include the making of fish windsocks [...]

07/20/10 Drawing Birds of Michigan/Tom Woodruff

Learn to draw your favorite birds beginning with the egg. Chickadees, bluebirds, robins, jays, cardinals, hawks, owls, herons & ducks will fly across your pages with ease. We’ll draw as many as time allows, setting them in their natural surroundings.  Class includes pointers on quick sketches from nature, field notes and color techniques. 
Tuesday, July 20, [...]

08/02/10-08/03/10-Adventure in Color, a Watercolor Workshop with Charles Passarelli

Arguably one of the easiest and least understood ways to make your watercolor paintings stand out is through the use of color. In this class you will be shown by demonstration how to see new colors and to apply them to your paintings. You will learn which colors are compatible with other colors and how [...]


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