SPRING-II SESSION

ACRYLIC PAINTING * Instructor: Claire Cayer

These Acrylic painting classes are for beginners, as well as, experienced painters. It will comprise various teaching techniques from the basics to intriguing tricks, e.g. painting "eyes" both for humans and for animals, as well as how to create waves in your seascapes or painting glass and its reflections for still life paintings. You will also receive instruction in colour mixing for creating the perfect shade for your work.  The instructor will also critique the work you have done and give verbal suggestions on how to improve your paintings. 

BOARD GAMES

Come On!  Let’s get together and play some of these fun games, many of which we played as kids or played with our kids or grandkids.  We’ll have a selection available - e.g. Scrabble,  Scattegories, Yahtzee, Boggle, Clue or you can bring your own games.  Sign up with a friend or two and meet others who are out to have a good time!

BRIDGE SUPERVISED * Instructor: Bruce Horne

Play bridge like a pro.  If you are learning bridge or want to practice or refresh your skills, you can enjoy the game in an informal social environment.  You either win, or you learn or you enjoy yourself, or all three!  We will compare results to see how different players bid and played each board.  Playing bridge is a life-long learning pleasure. This is not for beginners.

PAINTING AT HOME * Instructor: Deanne Hall Habeeb

In this course students may use the medium of their choice: acrylic, coloured pencil, watercolour. The instructor will use acrylic combined with ink and acrylic markers. The subject matter will be what’s around our house. Themes will include, Outside My Window, These Are a Few of My Favourite Things,  What’s in My Fridge, A Cozy Corner. Below are examples done by Deanne to illustrate what we’ll be  doing.

WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY: HOW TO WRITE A POWERFUL MEMOIR * Instructor: Zsolt Alapi

The poet Robert Creeley once wrote that writing was a process of “revelation and discovery”. Writing one’s memoir can be an incredible legacy to leave one’s family and friends. It is a testament to a life lived, but also a testament to a voice, a voice that resonates in time and speaks through the person and persona of the writer. In this course, you will be given specific prompts and weekly assignments to inspire you to tell your own story. After, this will be shared with the class, and we will comment on (a) content: what may be added, what questions we are left with, etc., and (b) tone and language, which explores how to powerfully express your feelings both literally and figuratively. The ultimate goal of this course is to inspire you to write and to continue this process through the feedback and suggestions you will have received during this six-week journey.