CLASSES & FUNDRAISERS
Promote your class, workshop or fundraiser here. Up to 30 words $10 per
week; additional words .35 per word, per week. Contact your display ad rep
OR email your ad (and contact info) to [email protected]. Deadline
Monday, 10am for Thursday’s paper; all ads appear in print and in our online
classified section. Pre-payment required – Visa, MC, Discover or by check.
Questions? Call Courtney – 217/753-2226 x139
Art & Crafts
ART CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS Adult
classes (acrylic on canvas / watercolor): Tuscany
landscape, still life, painting birds, Georgia
O’Keeffe flower.
Children’s classes: Seascape with lighthouse,
learning perspective drawing using a vanishing
point.
For dates, times and prices, call 732-7771.
Computers
JANUARY COMPUTER WORKSHOPS AT LINCOLN
LIBRARY Lincoln Library will offer free, hands-on
computer workshops in January. Pre-registration is
required. Call 753-4900, extension 227.
http://www.lincolnlibrary.info
Dance, Music, Theater, Film
DANCE WITH ME Belly dance, American Gypsy,
Tribal Fusion, Bollywood and Dance Meditation...
Did you know all of this is available here in
Springfield?! www.DanceWithMeSpringfield.com
for women of all ages, shapes and sizes.
[email protected]
KARIDA’S SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL DANCE Learn
the art of self-expression thru dance, for fun,
fitness, creating art, or connecting with the divine.
Karida’s School of Orientale Dance is your passport
to the journey of a lifetime! Register NOW for
upcoming Bellydance and Bollywood classes and
rediscover the beauty of motion! www.karidazahava.com
217-241-8370.
LEARN IRISH DANCE Start dancing your first day!
No experience necessary. Achill Irish Dancers. Red
School Mall, Saturdays 10-11:30am.
[email protected] 217-381-3822 .
SPRINGFIELD INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS
Introductory folk dance classes on January 18, 7-8
p.m., at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Previous
dance experience is not necessary, and partners
are not required. www.sifolkdancers.org. To register,
call 786-2292 or www.llcc.edu/commed.
Fitness
SATORI GOJU-RYU Have you ever wanted to try
karate but didn’t want a big investment? Try
Satori Goju-Ryu. No contracts to sign. People with
disabilities welcome. Six classes weekly.
Mr. Kim 891-6242 or Deb 341-0163
5200 S. 6th St. Springfield
Fundraisers
ALL ABOUT FELINES Wine for a cause. Join All
About Wine Wednesday, Jan. 20, in benefitting
Forever Home Feline Ranch. Trivia, raffle and silent
auction. $10. 5-7:00 p.m. Call 679-1593. 1305
Wabash Ave.
Health & Wellness
MINI MED SCHOOL SIU faculty physicians present
on medical topics in this five week program:
Subjects include breast cancer, childhood obesity
influenza, chronic diseases, new treatments for
stroke, infertility, depression, colon cancer, health
care reform and preventative medicine. Classes
are each Weds., 7 - 8:30 p.m, Jan 27-Feb 24. $10
registration for the series. Call SIU School of
Medicine 217-545-2860
Lectures
7TH ANNUAL COMPOSTING SYMPOSIUM Learn
about composting, beginner and advanced sessions. February 8th, 2010, 12:30-6:30pm,
University of Illinois Extension Sangamon-Menard
Unit. More info visit: www.ilstewards.org/calendar/8808
or call Illinois Stewardship Alliance, 217-
528-1563.
Miscellaneous
CAITIE GIRL’S SAUCES CLASS Come cook with
Caitie Girl as she makes it easy to create all of
those elaborate French sauces you thought were
way to complicated attempt. Includes wine.
January 18th at 5:30pm $60/person. 217-528-
1294 for reservations or online at caitiegirls.com.
CREATIVE CULINARY ARTS CENTER
Saturday, January 16, CHOCOLATE-CHOCOLATE-
CHOCOLATE. Fee $65.
Saturday, January 23, BASIC BREAD class. Fee
$50. Call Nancy Standen, 217 381-3468 for more
information.
LOCAL BIZ DIRECTORY - get into IT. 753-1724.
SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES Do your kids want to
learn signing? Fun eight week session, beginning
2/6. Saturdays 3-4:15 p.m. $50/student, $75/sibling.
Vineyard Christian Church, 6439 Canadian Cross.
To register, call Katy Miller, 528-4768.
Spiritual
TAROT CLASS - NEW SESSION Beginning Tarot
Class starts Wednesday, January 13 - The Major
Arcana Mysteries, 8 week session: $56 Location:
Dance with Me Studio, Red School Mall, 1275
Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL. For more info, call Ruth
at 217-341-2768 or visit www.astarsjourney.com
Vocational
“STARTING YOUR BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS” ISBDC
at LLCC invites prospective business owners to
“Starting Your Business in Illinois” workshops.
Thursday, Jan. 7 - 6 to 8 p.m. To register, call 544-
7232. Monday, Jan. 11- 9 to 11 a.m. To register, call
245-2174. Wednesday, Jan. 20 - 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
544-7232. For more information about other programs
and services at the Illinois Small Business
Development Center at LLCC, call 544-7232.
