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.
“FIGURE” IT OUT Drawing open studio. Learn basic principles of figure drawing and anatomy while drawing the human form. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. 4th. Saturday, Jan. 23 - 10am-3pm. 18 $60/member, $75/non-member.
WINTER CLASSES AT THE PRAIRIE ART ALLIANCE The Prairie Art Alliance has lots of fun and exciting winter classes! Acrylic or Oil Painting, Clay Sculpture, Bead Weaving for Beginners, Cool Aid Studio, Beginning Paste. 16 and up. Call 544-2787. www.prairieart.org
Computers
JANUARY COMPUTER WORKSHOPS AT LINCOLN LIBRARY Lincoln Library will offer the following free, hands-on computer workshops in January. Preregistration 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
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
HIGH TEA An elegant tea prepared by the best local chefs. Proceeds benefit Springfield Jewish Federation's Chaverim program. RSVP essential. 787-7223x18 or [email protected]. $18 advance / $20 at the door. Sunday, January 31, 3pm. Temple Israel, 1140 W. Governor.
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
COOKING CLASSES Monday, February 1, 5:30pm — Homemade Soups Thursday, February 4, 5:30pm - Super Bowl Party Food Wednesday February 10, 5:30pm - Pasta Thursday, February 11, 5:30pm - Artisan Breadmaking Beginners $55/person, Central Illinois Event Catering (www.ciecatering.com) Call 314-9125 or [email protected]
JUNGLE JACK HANNA And His Animal Friends! A Lincoln Land Community Learning Discovery Day. Sunday, Jan. 24, 2:30-7 PM Motorcoach leaves from/returns to Trutter Center. Adults: $36; Children $24. Call LLCC Registration: 217-786- 2292.
LIFELONG LEARNING Lincoln Land Community College: Jan-July 2010 non-credit class schedule available now online at llcc.edu/commed. Request a catalog by calling Community Learning at 217-786-2432. Classes starting immediately.
LOCAL BIZ DIRECTORY - get into IT. 753-1724.
MAKING BREAD Saturday, January 23, BASIC BREAD class. Fee $50. Call Nancy Standen, 217 381-3468 for more information.
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.
TRY IT! Classes offered by Lincoln Land Community Learning ñ $12 each: Try Painting With Watercolor on Sat., 1/23; Try Umpiring on Wed., 1/27.Call LLCC Registration: 217-786-2292.
YOUTH COOKING CLASSES Kids ages 6-10: Saturday January 30, 11am ñ Kitchen Fun, Saturday February 13, 11am — Desserts Teens ages 11-16: Sunday January 31, 1pm — Breadmaking, Friday February 12, 5pm — Italian $45/person, 314-9125, [email protected]
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
