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 cenlow@illinoistimes.com. 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
CHOOSING THE BEST Photographic workshop with Michael A. Shapiro - sorting, ranking, and editing images. Saturday, 3/6, 10:00am - noon, $25 OR 10:00am-3:00pm $65. For more information www.springfieldart.org. To register, 523-2631.
DRAGONFLY ART STUDIO Elkhart art classes for children and adults. Landscape, still life, portraits and wildlife in acrylic or watercolor. All materials provided. Beginners welcome! To receive schedule call 217-732- 7771 or email dragonfly.art@live.com.
Communication
CREATIVE WRITING Fire Up Your Imagination, Inspire Your Spirit with Sandra McKenna. Tuesdays, February 2 - March 30, 6:30pm. Designed to find your hidden creative essence through writing and meditative exercises.
Call 523-5897 for information. www.unityofspringfield.com Computers
FEBRUARY COMPUTER CLASSES Registration begins Jan. 25. Lincoln Library will offer the following free, hands-on computer workshops in February. Preregistration is required. Call 753-4900, extension 227. http://www.lincolnlibrary.info Cooking & Food
COOKING CLASSES Wednesday February 10th, 5:30pm - Pasta; Thursday, February 11th, 5:30pm - Artisan Breadmaking Beginners; Tuesday, February 16th, 5:30pm - Homemade Soups. $55/person. Central Illinois Event Catering (www.ciecatering.com). Call 314-9125 or ciec@mchsi.com
CREOLE DINNER AND EARLY MARDI GRAS PARTY Hosted by LLCC Community Learning at the Pasfield House Feb. 5, 5:30-9 p.m. Live music, chef talks, New Orleans Mardi Gras tales and more! Menu: gumbo, chowder, boiled shrimp, grilled chicken pontalba, roast pork tchopitoulas, crawfish etouffee, blackened catfish, down and dirty rice, muffaletta tortollini toss, roast corn maque choux, bananas foster, king cake and more. To register, call 786-2292.
YOUTH COOKING CLASSES Kids ages 6-10: Saturday February 13, 11am - Desserts; Saturday February 27, 4:30pm Fun in the Kitchen Teens ages 11-16: Friday February 12, 5pm - Italian/Pasta Making; Friday February 26, 5pm - Breadmaking $45/person. 314-9125, ciec@mchsi.com Dance, Music, Theater, Film
A CAPPELLA “THRILLER” Vocal Point leads a free a cappella workshop using Michael Jackson’s Thriller album as its soundtrack. Learn skills like vocal percussion. Saturday, 2/6, 2pm. Sibert Theatre, Illinois College, Jacksonville. To register, call 245-3471.
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES Nelson Center at Lincoln Park. Wednesdays, February 24 thru March 31. Basic East Coast Swing - 6:00 - 7:00pm Ballroom I - 7:15 - 8:15pm (Prereq: Basic Waltz, Foxtrot, Rhumba) Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. 553-0446 www.RonAndPaulaDance.com
LEARN IRISH DANCE Start dancing your first day! No experience necessary. Achill Irish Dancers. Red School Mall. Saturdays 10-11:30 AM. AchillAcademy@yahoo.com 217-381-3822
SELF-EXPRESSION THRU DANCE Learn to dance, be it for fun, fitness, creating art, or connecting with the divine. Register NOW for upcoming Bellydance and Bollywood classes. Rediscover the beauty of motion! www.karidazahava.com 217-241-8370
TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCING Synchronized group belly dancing is a fun, social way to exercise and express oneself through dance. Classes meet every Wednesday 5:15 to 6:15 pm at Red School Mall February 10 to March 31. $65 per person. Call Therese at 624-3020. www.daughtersofthedance.com
Fundraisers
ART FOR A CAUSE Fifth Street Renaissance art auction. Wine and snacks provided. $10/person. Preview 6pm, auction 7pm. February 27. Ansar Shrine, 630 S. 6th St . Ticket info, call Miranda Myers - 544-5040.
PHOENIX CENTER TRIVIA NIGHT Firefighters/Postal Lake Club, Saturday, February 27, 7pm, $10 per person / 10 per table max. Registration forms at www.phoenixcenterspringfield.org or call 217-528-5253.
SAVE ACCESS 4! Featuring Rebel Bass, Dead Zebbra, Sam West, God’s Prodigy, The Regulars, Flatland, The Terrible Disappointments plus comedy with Alan Perry. Broadway Nites, 210 Broadway. 2/19, 8pm. Sponsored by Ric “Skippy” Major, Middle Option Music.
Garden & Nature
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.
PREPARE FOR SUMMER Home/Garden Projects. LLCC Community Learning February offerings incude: Small Outbuilding Construction Workshop, Private Construction Coaching, Using Hand Tools, Woodturning, Woodworking, Organic Gardening, Urban Homesteading, Planting a Cutting Garden, Lawn Time and more. Property Owners series begins: home energy savings, electricity, plumbing, painting/wallpapering. Schedule online at www.llcc/edu/commed. To register, call 786-2292. Health & Wellness
ADD / DYSXLEXIA CLASSES Adult Defecit Disorder for Parents / for ADD Adults begins Feb. 23 and 25 (by series or by individual class). Dyslexia: New Understanding Feb. 6 in Springfield, Feb. 13 in Jacksonville, Feb. 27 in Litchfield. Classes offered by LLCC Community Learning. Schedule online at www.llcc.edu/commed. To register, call 786-2292.
DYSLEXIA SEMINAR AT LLCC Sat. Feb. 6. Teachers earn 6 CPDU. Parents welcome. Register at 786-2292 for CEW 107-40. Info. 744-3905 or susan@readingsolution.com.
Miscellaneous
ARTS, DANCE, HOBBY CRAFTS, DAYTRIPS, CPR Food Service Recertification, eBay and more. LLCC Community Learning offers non-credit classes in these and other areas of enrichment and skill-building. Also private computer coaching, construction, ballroom, piano and voice. Schedule online at www.llcc.edu/commed. To register, call 786-2292.
LOCAL BIZ DIRECTORY - get into IT. 753-1724.
