CLASSES & FUNDRAISERS
$10 a week for 30 words. To place your ad, contact your display rep or e-mail your ad and contact information to [email protected]. Deadline Monday 12N for Thursday’s paper. Questions? Call Nan at 217-753-1724.
Arts & Crafts
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY Saturday, September 11th from 10:00am-6:00pm at La Bead, Oh! (1500 South Sixth Street). Come bead and celebrate our five year anniversary with us!
Call 217-544-8473 or visit www.labeadoh.com for more information.
ART AT HOME Third Thursdays of the month. Advanced registration required. $6 per person. Contact Katie Rasmussen, 217-523-2631, [email protected] Springfield Art Association invites all area home school organizations to a guided presentation and craft project.
FALLEN LEAVES BRACELET Thursday, September 9 from 5:30-8:30pm at La Bead, Oh! (1500 South Sixth Street). $30. 217-544-8473 to register. Learn how to make a festive fall bracelet. Perfect for beginners! www.labeadoh.com
METALS MADNESS Sunday, September 26 from 1:00-4:00pm at La Bead, Oh! (1500 South Sixth Street). $75 plus $20 material fee. 217-544-8473 to register. Learn tool basics and safety. Level: beginners to advanced. www.labeadoh.com
NOEL: A VICTORIAN ORNAMENT COVER Monday, September 6 & Monday, September 20 from 6:00- 8:30pm at La Bead, Oh! (1500 South Sixth Street). $30. 217-544-8473 to register. 2 classes to complete. Use brick stitch to make a beautiful holiday ornament. Level: beginner to intermediate. www.labeadoh.com
SKELETON EARRINGS Thursday, September 16 from 6:00-8:30pm at La Bead, Oh! (1500 South Sixth Street). $25. 217-544-8473 to register. Make a spooky pair of earrings you’ll want to wear all season long! All levels of experience welcome. www.labeadoh.com
VIKING KNIT BRACELET Tuesday, October 14 from 5:30-8:30pm at La Bead, Oh! (1500 South Sixth Street). $30. 217-544-8473 to register. Weave a chain out of fine wire wrapped around a dowel rod. Kit available: $22. Level: beginner. www.labeadoh.com
Dance, Music, Theater, FIlm
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE DANCE WORKSHOP/ SHOWCASE “Zombie Apocalypse" dance workshop and showcase, sponsored by Karida's School of Orientale Dance. Saturday, October 23. Bellydance workshop: 12:00- 3:00pm. Showcase starts at 6:00pm with the famous "Thriller" choreography danced by Troupe Zahava and friends. For more details see: www.karidazahava.com.
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES (IN SPRINGFIELD) Nelson Center at Lincoln Park. Wednesdays, September 1 - October 6, 2010.
Basic Ballroom - 6:00-7:00pm (Prereq: None) Basic West Coast Swing - 7:15 - 8:15pm (Prereq: None) ChaCha/Tango I - 8:30-9:30pm (Prereq: Basics) Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. 217-553-0446
(www.RonAndPaulaDance.com).
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES (IN TAYLORVILLE) The Dance Factory. Tuesdays, August 31 - October 5, 2010.
Basic Ballroom - 6:00 - 7:00 pm All Samba - 7:15 - 8:15 pm.
Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. 553-0446 (www.RonAndPaulaDance.com).
DRUM KIT/HAND DRUM LESSONS Instruction by Ronnie Engel for all ages and levels of learning. For more information, call 217-414-6928. Refer also to ad, page 36.
LEARN IRISH DANCE Achill Irish Dancers. Red School Mall. Saturdays 10-11:30 AM. [email protected] 217-381-3822. Start dancing your first day! No experience necessary.
PIANO WORKSHOP WITH DENNIS ALEXANDER Saturday, September 11 9:00am-3:30pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (2645 Old Jacksonville Road). Fee is $20 and includes lunch. Registration deadline: September 3. For information, contact Al Murphy at 217-787-7788 or [email protected]
Fitness THE NIA TECHNIQUE Ongoing classes on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Fitness with soul! Visit www.NiaSpringfield.com and take a peek at what’s waiting for you- cardio fitness that engages the body, mind and spirit.
Fundraisers DINNER & DANCE BENEFIT FOR RON ALLEN Saturday, August 28 from 4:30-11:30pm at Oak Leaf Country Club (18698 Country Club Road, Girard). $10 admission. Call 217-204-4186 for more information. Chicken & mostaccioli dinner with dessert.
Cash bar. Entertainment: Sunshine Karaoke, live music by Blue Snake, special performance by Amy & Colt Ball. Silent Auction & 50/50 Raffle.
SPRINGFIELD/SANGAMON COUNTY OUT OF THE DARKNESS COMMUNITY WALK Sunday, October 10 at Washington Park. Registration 11:00am; walk at 12 noon. For more information visit www.outofthedarkness.org or call Linda Williams Hammer at 217-787-3250. Benefits American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Miscellaneous WRITERS WEEKLY WORKSHOP Why go it alone? This is a supportive, FUN environment devoted to helping everyone truly improve their writing. Membership is monthly or just drop-in. Prices, days, and times at www.RedSchoolMallStudio.com
Spiritual THE ARTISTS’ WAY Beginning Wednesdays, September 8 at 1:30pm with Pat Meeter. Change your thinking, change your life by nurturing the divine within. Class size limited, please call. (www.unityofspringfield.com/217-523-5897).
