City of Walnut Creek's Civic Arts Education Fall 2010 catalog

Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation A Moment Not to be Missed!

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JOIN THE FUN!

• Rub shoulders with East Bay Art Enthusiasts & Community Leaders • Enjoy complimentary wine & a delicious buȔet of appetizers & desserts • Bid on exciting auction Items • Support the Civic Arts Education Scholarship Program

SAVE THE DATE! The Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation proudly presents the fifth Viva Arts Gala Fundraiser with Emcee Gary Pokorny, City Manager of Walnut Creek.

Join us on Saturday, October 30 at the Shadelands Arts Center for a BIG PARTY with lots of Silent Auction items, plus your chance to bid on exciting Live Auction packages such as dinner at San Francisco’s newest Michelin two-star restaurant, Coi preceded by a tour of the SF farmers market with Chef Daniel Patterson and three separate Mendocino get-away stays, including the beautiful Mendocino Inn. For only $65 per person, treat yourself and your guests to an array of complimentary food provided by Wilma Lott Catering and wine served throughout the evening.

Enjoy live performances by some of our top scholarship winners and mingle with many of Walnut Creek’s city leaders, local business people and others interested in promoting and supporting art education in our community.

All proceeds from this annual fundraiser will benefit Civic Arts Education’s Scholarship program, helping to bring all areas of art within the reach of children in the Greater Diablo Valley.

Contact the Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation office at (925) 939-2787 or visit our website: www.friendsartsed.org to learn how you can buy tickets to this event.

Buy a chance to spend two glorious days in the NAPA VALLEY $20 per ticket ~ 6 for $100 Approximate Value: $1,000 Our Ou raffle includes a Two-night Stay for 2 at the COTTAGES of NAPA VALLEY plus ... Dinner at Thomas Keller’s exciting new Restaurant AD HOC and Wine Tasting at DUCKHORN and PARADUXX Vineyards

Sponsored by the Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation Every RAFFLE TICKET TIC sold goes towards a Civic Arts Education Scholarship for some lucky student ... and you may be lucky too!

The drawing will take place at ¡Viva Arts! on Saturday, October 30 You need not be present to win • Must be 18 or older to participate To buy tickets, contact the Friends Foundation during office hours: Monday & Wednesday, 10 – 1 pm or leave a message at other times or visit our website at www.friendsartsed.org Or ~ stop by the Civic Arts Education office at City Hall to purchase on the spot.

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Get Ready Now for ALL NEW Fall Registration!

For your convenience, the City now lists all arts and recreation courses together online. ALL Civic Arts Education students, regardless of the method of registration, will need a new client ID and pin. Whether you register online, in-person, or via phone, to prepare, please go to www.arts-ed.org now and submit your information. You’ll then be ready for registration on August 16. Please call 925-943-5846 with questions.

Parking Lot Pay Stations For Civic Park Parking lot pay stations are scheduled for installation in Civic Park later this year. If you have a parking permit it will continue to be valid through 2010. Students parking in Civic Park may obtain a permit through the City Hall CAE office. Effective January 1, participants will be required to pay for parking in Civic Park ; more details will be available prior to Winter Quarter enrollment.

By The Kids, For The Kids A NIGHT OF MUSICAL CABARET! Sunday, October 3rd, 5:00 pm Shadelands Auditorium, 111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek

By The Kids, For The Kids is a student produced and performed charity event, the proceeds from which are donated to local child and family oriented charities: Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation and the Monument Crisis Center.

Kids ages 8 through 18 are eligible to participate, with rehearsals for the show held every Tuesday and Thursday at Shadelands from 5:30-7, starting August 31 and going through September 30. Everyone showing up for rehearsals is divided up according to songs, not by age, so there will be plenty of opportunity to work with a variety of different ages. Each kid will perform in two songs plus the opening and closing numbers, all under the leadership and direction of longtime Teen Theater participants, Megan Fitzgerald and Frances Hughes.

Tickets for the event are $10 with 100% of the proceeds go to charity (split evenly between Monument and Friends of Civic Arts). At the event, raffle tickets will be available for purchase, as well as refreshments, and the opportunity to make additional donations.

Call the Arts Education office for more details.

Meet Newest Friends Board Member, KAREN CASSANO Interviewed by Mary Leigh Miller, board president The Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation has a new source of energy and enthusiasm – Karen Cassano! As a new board member, Karen brings a long history of involvement in the City of Walnut Creek, including the building of the new library as well as the recent “Yes on Walnut Creek” campaign.

The Foundation’s newest board member has always been very concerned about the future development of the city. “I love and appreciate the arts,” she says, “although my own participation is directed towards cooking, sewing and needle work.” She joins the Friends’ board with a desire to become actively involved. “I’m a very organized person and love to see projects through to completion. I’m a person you can always count on.”

Recently retired, Karen left a longtime career in the pharmaceutical industry, first as a drug researcher for the Veterans Administration in Martinez and then, after the VA closed down, as an independent contractor monitoring investigational drug trials.

“I love to travel,” Karen goes on to say, “and have always had an interest in other countries and peoples.” This led her and husband, Ronald, to join a Sister Cities tour to Italy about nine years ago. “I originally thought the trip was a city-sponsored tour,” she confessed. But soon enough she learned about the existence of 957 and designed to bring cities together through cultural and economic exchange. Involvement in the organization has been a passion of Karen’s ever since. Walnut Creek has two sister cities: Siofok, Hungary and Noceto, Italy. “Our branch has sponsored exchanges as diverse as choir groups and kids’ soccer teams,” Karen says. The city of Noceto is home to a famous music conservatory.

“Because of our financial assistance in the preservation of old music in their archives, Noceto presented the Walnut Creek library with a beautiful wood sculpture of a lyre,” Karen explains. This sculpture is currently on display in the new library.

Karen and Ronald, owner of his own CAP firm and currently the City of Walnut Creek’s treasurer, are both Bay Area natives and have lived in Walnut Creek since 1969 where they raised three daughters.

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ADULT CLASSES

Fall 2010

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Christa Assad

This fall’s Master Potter Workshop features Christa Assad, a Berkeleybased artist who teaches and exhibits internationally, creating useful, classic pieces that begin on the potter’s wheel but move beyond the round.

The workshop is Saturday, October 23; see page 5 for more information.

Two of Christa’s pieces shown are ‘Whiskey Sipper”, left and, “Etched Iron”, right, illustrating the morphing of iron and teapot as a domestic object icon.

CERAMICS & SCULPTURE

Studio use is for instruction and other learning. Work produced or fired in the Civic Arts Ed Ceramics Studio may not be sold except through the Clay Arts Guild and Civic Arts Ed. No work produced outside of classes or open studio will be fired. Class and workshop fees include firing. Clay must be purchased in class. Tools and tool kits may be purchased in the studio.

CORE CLASSES Ceramics

Learn to wheel throw or handbuild basic ceramic forms. Decorating, glazing and firing techniques will be covered. Emphasis on developing a personal sense of form using sound fundamental skills. Prerequisites: For all Int-Adv classes student must be able to center and throw a simple cylinder and bowl form.

15237 (Beg/Int) Mo, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Lynne Meade; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $169; 60+: $153; Classes: 9 15238 (Int/Adv) Mo, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Lynne Meade; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $169; 60+: $153; Classes: 9 15239 (Beg/Int) Mo, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Coreen Abbott; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $169; 60+: $153; Classes: 9

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15240 (Beg/Adv) Tu, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Bruno Kark; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $179; 60+: $161; Classes: 10 15241 (Int/Adv) We, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Michael Berkley; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $179; 60+: $161; Classes: 10

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15242 (Beg/Adv) Th, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Ann Henderson; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $169; 60+: $153; Classes: 9 15243 (Beg/Adv) Th, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Lesley Jensen; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $169; 60+: $153; Classes: 9

Intro to Sculpture (Beg/Adv) More fully understand the process of working with clay and constructing sculpted ceramic objects from functional to figurative. Investigate broad artistic concepts like abstraction, representation, form and/or narrative through building demonstrations, image presentations and our own explorations in the studio. Techniques include pinch, slab, coil and solid hand building methods. Surface texture and treatments both ceramic and nontraditional also addressed. No wheel work will be taught.

15245 Tu, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Chris Kanyusik; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $179; 60+: $161; Classes: 10

15244 (Beg/Adv) Sa, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 18-Nov 13 No class Oct 23 Roger Yee; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $157; 60+: $141; Classes: 8

15246 Tu, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Chris Kanyusik; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $179; 60+: $161; Classes: 10

Handbuilding with Soft Slabs (Beg/Adv) Explore a broad variety of techniques and ideas for creating works with soft slabs of clay! Garden Vessels, dinnerware and Wall Reliefs will be among the projects in this course. A variety of surface treatments will be used.

Bring your imagination and a sketchbook to the first class.

15249 Th, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Ellen Sachtschale; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $169; 60+: $153; Classes: 9

Handmade Art Tiles & Wall Reliefs (Beg/Int/Adv) Explore a variety of methods for making art tiles and wall reliefs. Emphasis on decorative techniques with underglazes, slips and glazes to enhance your work.

Moldmaking techniques and use of extruded forms will be included. Surface decoration with carving, stamp images and relief designs.

15253 Su, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Sep 19-Oct 17 Ed Blackburn; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $105; 60+: $94; Classes: 5

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Pottery Making for Raku Firing

Raku is a low-firing process. Preheated ware is put into a hot kiln with tongs, then withdrawn and usually heavily smoked. Focus on forms and techniques that work well with the Raku firing process. First half of class will include an overview of Raku and methods of making both handbuilt and wheel thrown objects that work well with the colors and character of raku glazes. Demos of glaze application, use of resists, terra sigillata and other techniques. Second half of class focuses on learning how to fire work that has been made. Note: Students participate in the firing process and must be physically able to pull their own work from kiln. It is advisable students provide their own gloves and tongs which are also available in the studio for purchase. Prerequisite: 1 quarter of ceramics. No clay beginners. All clay must be purchased in studio.

15251 Fr, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 James Newton; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $218; 60+: $196; Classes: 10 15544 Fr, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Michael Berkley; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $218; 60+: $196; Classes: 10

P: (925) • 943 • 5846 DANCE

Emphasis on ceramic work for high-fire salt kiln, to be stacked with kiln shelves. Students participate in loading and unloading of kilns. Enrollment limited to 20.

15250 We, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Peter Coussoulis; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $218; 60+: $196; Classes: 10

The first dance class is a placement class to ensure each student is enrolled in the appropriate class. We encourage all students to stay enrolled in the same level for at least one year, unless the instructor advises otherwise.

ONE CLASS DROP- IN FEE: $16 FIVE-CLASS DROP-IN CARD FEE: $75

WORKSHOPS Floor Barre and Hatha Yoga NEW

See descriptions under HEALTH & FITNESS section.

Master Potter Workshop Dynamic Synthesis: Wheel-Thrown Slab Construction

Jazz Dance

Feel confined by the circular parameters of the wheel? Can’t get enough volume in your slab-built forms?

Explore the dynamic synthesis of wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques to create innovative teapot and vase forms. With an emphasis on formal composition and craft, Christa will demonstrate using the wheel as a tool to generate building blocks:--simple forms that are later cut up and reassembled using a stiff slab construction method. Geometry, structure, ritual, design and earning a living from making pots covered. Note: Free parking permits available at door.

15254 Sa, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Oct 23 Christa Assad; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $77, ACGA Fee: $67 WC CAG Fee: $42; Classes: 1

Dance awakens the spirit within. An eclectic combination of the many different styles of jazz, including Broadway (Bob Fosse) and lyrical (Alvin Ailey), among others, focused on elevating your spiritual expression through dance. Individual attention given to all levels of abilities.

15268 Age: 14 and up We, 7:30 PM-9:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Staff; Studio D, Civic Park Studios Fee: $105; 60+: $94; Classes: 10

Tap-Adult Adult/teen tap is an ideal physical workout and artistic outlet in one! Our tap embraces other dance forms such as ballet and jazz, while promoting musicality, strength, flexibility and balance for the beginning and advanced student alike. Includes a series of warmup exercises, stationary center work and traveling combinations which culminate in a routine set to music.

OPEN STUDIOS Open Studio Ceramics Open Studio provides up to 30 hours per week of supervised studio time open to all enrolled ceramics and sculpture students to enhance skills learned and knowledge of the ceramics craft and to share this interest. Hours may be adjusted at City of Walnut Creek’s discretion as needed. No instruction is provided. Student must purchase clay in the studio and provide own tools.

Glazes, firing and use of studio equipment are included in the fee. Clay Arts Guild membership qualifies students for discounted open studio fee and other benefits (see above). Use of the ceramics studio is strictly for noncommercial learning purposes and work produced may be sold only through authorized sales or donated to support the program. Note: Studio is closed on all legal City holidays. Actual hours and any changes are posted in studio. Must be taking a ceramics class.

DECORATIVE & FIBER ARTS Intro to Spinning

ADULT CLASSES

Sodium Vapor (Int/Adv)

The comprehensive class will take you from fleece to yarn, using both the drop spindle and the spinning wheel. Learn about scouring, roving, carders, flickers and niddy noddy. Learn long draw, short draw, worsted and woolen. Continuing students welcome. Bring your own wheel or rent one from instructor. Raw wool and roving provided. Materials: $10 supply fee payable in class.

15283 Th, 7:15 PM-9:15 PM, Sep 30-Oct 21 Lou Grantham; Studio H, Heather Farm Fee: $78; Classes: 4

Loom Weaving (Beg)

You have to be warped to weave, or so they say. Join us in this playful class, focusing on loom warping skills. Learn how to design with pattern, color and texture, creating a sampler and a project of your choice. Materials: List online. Looms and some yarns provided. Supply fee: $5 payable at first class.

15289 Th, 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 (Note: Sept 23 class will be held Tues, Sept 21 due to Walnut Festival); no class Nov 11 Lou Grantham; Studio H, Heather Farm Fee: $163; 60+: $147; Classes: 9

15271 Age: 13 and up Tu, 6:30 PM-7:30 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Celeste Lococo; Studio D, Civic Park Studios Fee: $89; 60+: $80; Classes: 10 15272 Age: 13 and up Tu, 7:30 PM-8:30 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Celeste Lococo; Studio D, Civic Park Studios Fee: $89; 60+: $80; Classes: 10

15255 Approx. 30 hrs per week, actual hours posted in studio Monitor; Studio E, Civic Park WC Clay Arts Guild Member Fee: $62 Non-clay Arts Guild Member Fee: $125

Studio Clean-up Party Sat, Nov 20, 10am-12 noon

Our traditional Holiday Art Sale will open on Friday, December 3, 5-9pm and continue through Sunday at the Shadelands Auditorium, 111 N. Wiget Lane and at the Clay Arts Studio E in downtown Civic Park. The sale features ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, glass and much more, all crafted by CAE faculty and students.

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Civic Arts is pleased to welcome Janice Sullivan on October 23 & 24 when she will conduct a “Drafting for Weavers Workshop”. Janice currently teaches weaving and surface design at City College of San Francisco and College of the Redwoods. The workshop will help you understand drafting and designing your own weaving drafts so that you can create signature fabrics rendering your personal style.

Janice’s piece, “Black Magic” is shown left.

Loom Weaving (Continuing)

Once the weaver is secure in loom warping techniques, the range of weaving projects is limitless.

Explore, at your own level, projects such as weaving rugs, double weaves, lace weaves, tapestries, or colonial overshots. Supply fee: $5 payable at first class.

Prerequisite: Beginning Weaving or instructor’s ok.

Materials: list available online.

15290 Th, 1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 (Note: Sept 23 class will be held Tues, Sept 21 due to Walnut Festival); no class Nov 11 Lou Grantham; Studio H, Heather Farm Fee: $163; 60+: $147; Classes: 9 15291 Tu, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 No class Oct 12 Lou Grantham; Studio H, Heather Farm Fee: $163; 60+: $147; Classes: 9

Natural Dye Workshop

What does the fruit of pomegranate, the flowers of dahlias, the leaves of eucalyptus and the cochineal beetle all have in common? Oh the alchemy of it all!

Learn how to prepare, mordant and dye your wool yarns to make beautiful harmonious colors. Bring a bag lunch.

Materials: Bring prepared wool yarn or raw fleece, some gathered natural dyes and some equipment. Instructor will contact you before class begins to let you know what to bring, depending on what is growing at the time and how many sign up for class. Supply fee: $15 payable in class.

15286 Sa/Su, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Oct 16 & 17 Lou Grantham; Studio H, Heather Farm Fee: $95; Classes: 2

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Drafting for Weavers

Understanding drafting and designing your own weaving drafts will help you create signature fabrics rendering your personal style. Explore both 4 shaft and multi shaft weave structures from simple twills and their variations, block weaves to doubleweave. Working on graph paper with lead pencil and colored pencils, this process will encourage you to use weaving as a design medium for self-expression. Materials: Bring a block of graph paper, 4 or 8 squares to the inch, lead pencil, colored pencils, erasers, tracing paper (with grids if possible).

15288 Sa/Su, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Oct 23 & 24 Janice Sullivan; Studio H, Heather Farm Fee: $102; Classes: 2

Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Workshop Knitters, spinners and want-to-be weavers, you can weave a scarf in a day! We will wind and weave a scarf using a mixture of yarns and also discuss finishing techniques as well as ways to make the rigid heddle loom a versatile loom. all experience levels welcome. Supply fee: $5 payable in class. Materials: Bring a collection of yarns and a rigid heddle loom. Loom may be rented from instructor for $5. Bring a lunch.

15287 Sa, 9:30 AM-4:30 PM, Nov 6 Lou Grantham; Studio H, Heather Farm Fee: $59; Classes: 1

Surface Design: Dyeing & Printing Cotton Fabric Learn the process of simple and complex pattern making in textiles. Each week we will study a technique for coloring the cloth. We’ll explore the use of Procion dyes and print pastes on cotton, learning methods of layering motif and color to create a richly patterned surface. Beg students study and learn basic methods, with an emphasis on understanding color relationships. Int students work on individual projects.

Excellent for art quilters and art to wear enthusiasts.

Materials: List online. Beg: No experience necessary.

Materials: $38 payable in class, includes all dyes and chemicals, 3 yds of cotton print cloth and one 8x10 thermofax screen mesh. Int: previous coursework with instructor. Materials: $25 includes all dyes, chemicals and one 8x10 thermofax screen mesh. You supply own cloth for printing.

15256 Tu, 5:30 PM-9:30 PM, Nov 2-Dec 7 Bonnie Wells; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $184; Classes: 6

NEW Surface Design: Making Repeat Patterns Explore the design process for creating repeat patterns for printing on fabric. We will draw various motifs, create black and white value studies, form repeat patterns and translate those patterns into different color ways. We will not be printing on fabric in this workshop.

We will be designing on paper, using either potatoes, thermofax screens or other repeat stamping methods of your choice. All studies will be executed on paper, with water soluble paints. No experience necessary.

Materials: $20 payable in class includes 1 carbon pen, two 8x10 thermofax screens and gel printing medium. If you want to keep your screens order your frames ahead of time at welshproducts.com.

15257 Sa/Su, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Nov 13 & Nov 14 Bonnie Wells; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $130; Classes: 2

P: (925) • 943 • 5846 The photography darkroom is intended to only provide equipment and supplies for purposes of noncommercial and recreational benefit to the community.

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PRIVATE DARKROOMS FOR RENT

Four new private rentable darkrooms. Each has a special 6 foot commercial photo water temperature controlled sink with space for 11x14 trays and 2 enlargers for up to 2 people with separate timers, related paper easel etc. Student provides all chemistry and paper and must be experienced, no instruction is provided.

Successful completion of the Arts Ed Basic Darkroom Class or previous experience and Arts Ed instructor approval is required. Darkrooms are available M-Th 9 am-9 pm; Fri 9 am-9 pm, Sat 9 am-4 pm. Wireless internet is also available in the facility. Exhibition and sale opportunities available through the program.

Fee: $6 per hour for minimum of 2 hours. $4 for each additional hour, or $80 for 20 hour coupon book. For information contact the Arts Ed Shadelands Office: (925) 943-5842.

CAE Photography Forum Enjoy up to 12 digital and film meetings per year (June 1 2010 through May 31, 2011). Share images, critiques, technical developments and meet guest artists. Receive e-news and opportunities to participate in six or more field trips per year. Field trips, entry fees, liability, travel and other costs are the responsibility of the participants. Attendance at one meeting is free to enrolled CAE students. Pre-registration recommended.

No prorated fee.

Photoshop Elements is a basic image editing program with most of the features of Photoshop. This class concentrates on features needed to edit your digital images. Learn how to navigate your way around these programs, viewing and saving files, resizing and cropping.

Learn about layers, image adjustments, using levels, hue/saturation, color balance, and how to use the select and image editing tools to work on photographs. Bring a laptop with a Photoshop Elements program installed.

Homework assignments given. Please come early to set up your computer before class starts.

15486 Th, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Sep 16-Oct 21 Tom Crews; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $64; +60: $58; Classes: 6

NEW Intro to Adobe Photoshop CS (Intro/Int) Adobe Photoshop CS is the professional standard for digital imaging. This class concentrates on features needed to edit digital images. Class covers viewing and saving files, resizing, cropping, and using the canvas. We will focus on understanding layers, image adjustments, using levels and curves, hue/saturation, color balance, black and white conversion and how to use the ìselectî and ìimage editingî tools. Finally we will discuss proper Color Management and workflow techniques. Bring a laptop computer with Photoshop CS5 (or earlier). Homework assignments given to practice the tools and techniques learned. Please come early to set up your computer before class starts.

NEW Shooting & Processing HDR Photography (Int/Adv)

Learn to capture the entire dynamic range of a scene, from brightest highlights to darkest shadows and to capture details using high dynamic range photography.

This often cannot be done with a single exposure. Learn to use camera settings in your digital SLR to take multiple exposures to capture the range of light in any setting.

Learn how HDR works, and when and how to use it.

On the field trip, practice setting up shots, and obtain source files to use back in the classroom. Learn to use Photoshop or Photomatix to process HDR images, and how to seamlessly integrate our workflow from Adobe Bridge in Photoshop. We will discuss the various ways to process an image, from ìnaturalî to a more graphic or illustrated look. Bring your tripod, camera, lenses and laptop with a download trial of Photomatix from http:// www.hdrsoft.com/.

15484 Sa, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 18, Sep 25 & Oct 2 Plus field trip, 1:00-3:00pm, Sep 18 Tom Crews; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $70; 60+: $63; Classes: 4

15485 Mo, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 8 No class Oct 11 Tom Crews; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $84; 60+: $76; Classes: 8

15534 Tu, 7:00-9:30 PM, 3rd Tuesday of each month Tom Crews; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $60 yearly membership

Using your Digital SLR Camera Having trouble getting your digital camera to give you the results you want? Learn all the features and controls of your digital camera. We will discuss making better creative decisions, how to control lighting, movement and flash. Learn how to download pictures from camera into computer, save to a CD, for print or email. Basic image editing software will be discussed.

Bring your camera manual, and questions to class for individual help.

15523 Mo, 6:30 PM-9:15 PM, Oct 18-Nov 8 Greg Hazard; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $76; 60+: $69; Classes: 4

Basic Photoshop CS3 (Beg) Adobe Photoshop CS3 will cover in one month the elements of what makes an image balanced and pleasing, and explore the various tools Photoshop offers and the variety of paths to reach that ‘perfect’ balance.

Study workspace and work flow, the histogram, the toolbox and then break out specific techniques including selection tools, history brush, levels, curves, adjustment layers, channels, repairing, and filters. We’ll play with creative tools and type during last class. Bring several images to work on, lots of questions, your own laptop and a flash drive.

ADULT CLASSES

DIGITAL MEDIA & PHOTOGRAPHY

Intro to Photoshop Elements (Beg/Int)

Join local photographer Greg Hazard on Oct 2 for “Photography Using Outdoor Light”. Discussions and demonstrations of outdoor lighting techniques as well as posing techniques with a model will be included. It’s easy to register using our EZ-Reg system; just go to www.arts-ed.org and click on the EZReg icon.

15483 Tu, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Oct 19-Nov 9 Beth Witrogen; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $70; 60+: $64; Classes: 4

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WWW.ARTS-ED.ORG DRAWING, PAINTING & PRINTMAKING Explore the amazing world of nature and birding photography with East Bay photographer Beth Witrogen. Class consists of three Tuesday evening meetings plus a Saturday field trip. See below for more details. Featured here are two of Beth’s photos, “Baby Hawk”, left and “Coot Feet”, below.

Some drawing and painting classes may use undraped models. Teens may be admitted with permission of parent and instructor. Some drawing experience recommended for beginning painting students.

CORE CLASSES Drawing Class: Explorations Journey into the pleasure and deep satisfaction of drawing. The process is immediate, intimate and requires few tools. A good drawing depends on a combination of a sense of play with materials, personal invention and good observation. Explore these three elements by studying different techniques with a variety of black & white media and an assortment of subjects.

For all experience levels, this class sets you on an exciting path of line and value. Demos and individual help.

Materials: List available online or in office.

15314 Th, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Sep 23, Nov 11 Mira M. White; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $130; 60+: $118; Classes: 8

Drawing & Painting: Intro to Different Mediums Have you always wanted to draw and/or paint, but feel that you know nothing or not enough to get started? Do you want to try a new medium before purchasing products? Then this is the class for you. Do you like oil, acrylic or watercolor...or love colored pencils or pastels. Find out if you prefer still-life, figure, landscape or abstraction. Core skills taught while exposing you to a wide variety of techniques and mediums. Instructor works with you to develop more skill in your favorite area and medium. A fun class with lots of exposure to techniques and tools with a focus on expanding in the direction of your choice. Supply fee: $15 payable at first class.

Nature & Birding Photography (Beg/Int) If you’ve yearned to photograph birds and nature here’s your chance, in a gently, purposefully guided class that includes personal instruction, group interaction, and fun. Bring your camera setup, manual and goals and explore this amazing world. Through part lecture and mostly experience, learn what your camera equipment can do so you can get that elusive shot.

Lots of practical information and tips grounded in solid technique and one field trip with homework assignments between classes. Geared toward beginners but all levels welcome. Bring questions and your laptop and a flash drive.

15482 Tu, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 21, Sep 28 & Oct 5 Plus field trip, 9am-12pm, on Sep 25 Beth Witrogen; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $89; Classes: 4

Professional Studio Lighting Discover the wonderful world of studio lighting.

Uncover the mysteries of light. We will light tabletop objects as well as people and cover lighting techniques with wireless camera flashes, incandescent lights and studio strobe lights. Umbrellas, soft boxes, large and small diffusion panels as well as reflectors will be used.

Must have basic exposure knowledge and use of an SLR camera (film or digital).

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15522 Mo, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 13-Oct 4 Greg Hazard; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $62; 60+: $56; Classes: 4

Photography Using Outdoor Light Ever wonder how the professionals make models look so good in outdoor lighting situations? Get the answers in this one-day workshop. Discussion and demonstrations of outdoor lighting techniques as well as posing techniques with a model. Use of large diffusers and reflectors as well as wireless flashes covered. Basic exposure knowledge and use of an SLR camera (film or digital) required.

15524 Sa, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, Oct 2 Greg Hazard; Lobby, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $43; Classes: 1

NEW The Digital SLR Camera Exposed (Beg) For budding photographers, improve your skills through understanding how to use camera equipment to get the exposure you want. Bring your camera gear and manual and spend a day exploring what it means to capture light. We’ll discuss mechanics, metering, ISO, the histogram, lenses, drive modes, special functions, image recording mode, auto-focus, white balance, program modes, external flash, and more. We’ll go outside to shoot, experimenting with awareness of the different ways to use features of our DSLRs to control and manipulate light. We will download your images into instructor's laptop for viewing and discussing together.

15481 Sa, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM, Nov 6 Beth Witrogen; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $54; Classes: 1

15313 We, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Patsy Taylor; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $157; 60+: $141; Classes: 10

Intro to Painting: Oil & Acrylics (Beg/Adv) Primary focus on the development of each student’s personal style in painting. Classes will alternate with short demos, reviews, challenges and end of class critiques. Bring supplies and be prepared to paint in medium of your choice. Information about different mediums and help in selection of a medium will be provided first class. All painting styles and subject matter are acceptable. All levels welcome. Lessons focus on stilllife and landscape. Work primarily from photo references 15295 Mo, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Patsy Taylor; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $144; 60+: $130; Classes: 9

Night Painting: Oil & Acrylics (Beg/Adv) For students of all levels. Using still life both as inspiration and a learning tool, students will be introduced to a variety of subjects while concentrating on learning and reinforcing the fundamentals of painting: drawing, composition, color, and brushwork. Classes will include a variety of short demos, warmups, skills reviews, challenges and end of the class critiques. Focus will be on individual development. Bring supplies and be prepared to paint in medium of your choice. Information about different mediums and help in selection provided at first class for beginners.

15439 Th, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Patsy Taylor; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $144; 60+: $130; Classes: 9

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15293 Mo, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Jody Mattison; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $144; 60+: $128; Classes: 9

Enjoy Watercolor (Beg/Int) Learn the pure and simple techniques of watercolor in this class for beginners and intermediates.

Demonstrations each class using watercolor transparently, layered, textured and more. Individual instruction and critique. Materials: List available online.

15310 Tu, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Patricia Strout; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $157; 60+: $141; Classes: 10

Watercolor (Int/Adv) Work on all aspects of using watercolor to its fullest to express your creative vision in almost any situation. We will throw out all those tired old rules that inhibit people in their use of watercolor and revel in the glory of watercolor. Work at your own pace and on subjects of your choosing. Bring reference materials and painting materials.

15311 We, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 No class Oct 20 John Finger; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $144; 60+: $130; Classes: 9

Plein Air Painting Experience Enjoy painting the natural environment! Start with orientation in studio for information about materials, a brief philosophy of plein air painting, sketching and designing a painting. Locations include park, cityscapes and waterscapes. Explore direct painting with vibrant color with an emphasis on light and composition; use of digital camera as a tool for composition and how to include figures in paintings. Suggested text Kevin Mcpherson ‘Landscape Painting Inside and Out’. Students encouraged to be inventive, experiment and develop your own color sense. Enjoy the excitement of morning light and fall colors. New and continuing students invited. Class size limited. Oil or acrylic preferred. Maps and materials: available in office or mailed upon request.

15442 Fr, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM, Sep 17-Oct 22 Mary Lou Correia; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $136; 60+: $123; Classes: 6

Abstract & Nonobjective Painting (Acrylics) Artists of all disciplines come and explore abstract art, pure form on the painted surface. Transform reality or develop completely nonrepresentational imagery.

Class supports your process, from accessing your creative source and gathering ideas, to developing concepts and visual vocabulary. Emphasis on composition, color, shape, movement and texture. Experimentation is encouraged; use collage, mixed media and non-traditional media to enhance your work. Demonstrations, activities and individual and group critiques. Materials: List available online or in office; continuing students bring your own supplies. All levels welcome.

15296 Mo, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Tesia Blackburn; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $144; 60+: $130; Classes: 9

Printmaking: Etching/Intaglio, Relief & Collograph Printmaking is one of the oldest fine art forms and has attracted artists throughout the centuries for its rich graphic qualities, the marriage of ink and paper unique to the medium and the pleasure of its processes.

An introduction to three traditional fine art printmaking forms: Etching/Intaglio (multiple prints made from etched metal or metal otherwise worked with tools), Relief (multiple prints made from cutting wood planks and linoleum and related materials) and Collograph (a collage-like hybrid relief and intaglio printmaking form).

Try all three forms or concentrate on one or two. Students who wish to work in Monotype printmaking (a single print made from a painted plate) are welcome to do so and instruction will be provided. For Beg/Int/Adv level (experienced artists can continue their development of any or all approaches). All etchants used are non-toxic.

Materials: List reviewed and distributed at first class.

15434 Th, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 William Harsh; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $169; 60+: $153; Classes: 9

Long-time Civic Arts instructor Gary Bergren will be offering his Wednesday morning class, “Portrait & Landscape Painting from Photographs”. Acquire a greater visual awareness and skill to interpret and execute a portrait, working from photographs. See page 10 for more details or log on to www.arts-ed.org.

Japanese Brush Painting

ADULT CLASSES

The keys to great ‘composition’ are the arrangement of elements in a ‘picture plane’, how the placement of the parts affects the image as a whole; the use of line, shape, volume, and other elements; the rules of balance, harmony and rhythm; the concept of gestalt.

Whatever 2-dimensional work you love to do, drawing, painting or photography, this class will help you do it even better! Materials: List available in the office.

SPECIAL INTEREST

Gain the freedom of brush strokes that give excitement to art work. Oriental brushpainting makes you aware of our world and allows you to capture the spirit of the subject. Course covers basic elements and discipline essential to the practice of Sumi-e. Lectures, demonstrations, individual help each class. Materials: List at first class.

15292 Mo, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Shirley Miller;Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $144; 60+: $130; Classes: 9

Life Drawing

Quick gesture sketches and longer poses train your eye to observe and render the human form. Learn to use blocking, foreshortening, negative space and other techniques to enhance your drawing skills. Media: charcoal, pencil, conte, pen and ink. Periodic critiques.

Materials: Beginners bring pencils and paper to first class.

Supplies and materials discussed. Experienced students bring your own supplies. Models for all sessions included in class fee. Payment plan possible on request. Some drawing and painting classes may use undraped models.

Teens may be admitted with permission of parent and instructor.

15441 Age: 14 and up Fr, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Jody Mattison; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $188; 60+: $169; Classes: 10

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WWW.ARTS-ED.ORG Beg Encaustic Workshop On September 25 local artist Connie English will again offer her popular “Beginning Encaustic Workshop”.

Encaustic painting is an ancient method that uses molten beeswax and pigments to create paintings. It’s easy to register with our EZ Reg system; just go to www.arts-ed.org. You can use your Visa or Mastercard as well to pay online. Shown at left is a student creating her piece in Connie’s last encaustic workshop with Connie’s larger creation shown in the background.

Mix Those Media!

Stretch your boundaries and approach painting from a less predictable perspective. This class inspires continuing artists and adventurous beginners to strengthen their visual voice, discover the joy of working in a more personal way and new visual territory.

Presentations and demos using a variety of dry and wet media. Begin with soft pastels, experiment with color and supplement with mixed media approaches, which may include acrylics, watercolor and collage. Work with the technique of the week or pursue individual projects.

Drawing experience required. Materials: List available online or in office.

15440 Fr, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 No class Sep 24 Mira M. White; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $144; 60+: $130; Classes: 9

Encaustic painting is an ancient method, over 2500 years old, that uses molten beeswax and pigments to create paintings. Modern methods now create exciting versatility using this wax. Learn safety, working with heat sources and equipment, paints, medium, collage materials, fusing layers, tools, priming appropriate substrates, scraping, pastel sticks, incising and more.

Supply fee: $65 payable in class. Bring a bag lunch. Note: Please wear cotton clothing.

15447 Sa, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sep 25 Connie English; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $87; Classes: 1

NEW Multiple Drop Color Monotype Printmaking Workshop Multiple drop monotype printmaking enables a richness of layered color and texture unobtainable with conventional ‘one pass through the press’ printing.

Multiple drop involves painting on the monotype plate, printing the image on paper using the etching press, adding to and reworking the trace image left and then printing additional painting in register over the previous printed image. We’ll use a template system that enables perfect registration of plates printed one over the other.

Experience with monotype printmaking helpful but not required. Beg and experienced artists welcome. Expect to produce 1-2+ finished prints. Materials: Short list online but most provided. Supply fee: $15 payable in class.

15449 Su, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, Oct 3 & Oct 10 William Harsh; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $175; Classes: 2

Portrait & Figure Painting Learn methods and techniques of painting the figure and portrait in oil, acrylic or pastel. Topics demonstrated include basic block-in, composition, values, color palette, and brushwork as well as measuring, proportion and foreshortening. Pastel layering also demonstrated. Model poses range from quick studies to 3 week sessions, draped and nude, portrait and figure.

Weather permitting one session painting the figure in an outdoor environment. Bring materials to first class; materials and supplies discussed. Materials: List available online. Oil or acrylic paint, chalk or oil pastels.

15443 Sa, 10:00 AM-1:30 PM, Sep 18-Nov 20 Jody Mattison; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $188; 60+: $169; Classes: 10

NEW

Designed to help you explore the very nature of abstraction and what it means to think and work abstractly. What is abstraction? How does one begin to think or see abstractly? What historical figures will be worthy of study. How does the process differ from working in a representational fashion? Another logical beginning is with observational drawing/seeing as a means of establishing a visual dialogue with the world around us.

Investigate numerous approaches and a variety of tools, media, and methodology.

15452 Sa/Su, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Oct 16 & Oct 17 Mark Eanes; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $172; Classes: 2

WORKSHOPS Figure Painting like the Old Masters Learn the techniques of Titian and other old masters. Using oils (preferred) or acrylics we will work through the processes of underpainting, grisaille, layering and glazing to achieve a beautiful and timeless threedimensionality. Previous experience drawing the figure recommended. Previous experience with paint is helpful but not necessary. Come to first class with materials, ready to work. Materials: List available online or in office.

15437 Th, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Jody Mattison; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $180; 60+: $162; Classes: 9

Portrait & Landscape Painting from Photographs:Oil/Acrylics

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Expand your creativity and art education while having fun. Learn to create strong compositions and attain accurate color, values, and representation through demonstrations and individual instruction. Acquire a greater visual awareness and skill to interpret and execute a portrait, working from photographs. Develop your painting abilities to work in a representational manner. Materials: List on website and in office.

15312 We, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Gary Bergren; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $157; 60+: $141; Classes: 10

Processes of Abstraction

Sketchbook Journal Workshop Have you always thought it would be fun to maintain a sketchbook journal? Whether traveling around the globe or making observations in your own backyard, journaling is a wonderful way to combine the joys of drawing with your experiences in life. If you think that you can’t draw, find out through journaling that you can!

There are many ways to make your sketchbook journal a personal and creative experience. Learn the methods and materials for ‘quick’ sketches, long sketches, what to focus on, how to add color and how to keep it all compact and travel ready. First meeting in Annex A, remainder on location. Bring a small sketchbook, an HB or #2 pencil, a fine-tipped permanent black pen and 2 markers-a medium gray and a light gray.

15451 Sa, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Sep 18 & Sep 25 and Su, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Sep 19 & Sep 26 Patsy Taylor; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $90; Classes: 4

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Soft Ground Etching Workshop

Intaglio etching can employ a broad range of approaches and techniques. One of them is soft ground etching which enables a soft pencil-like line and ‘shaded’ areas to be etched into the plate and permits the impressment of textured materials in the soft ground.

Soft ground etching can be combined with other intaglio techniques on the same plate. Plate preparation, drawing through paper onto the plate, impressing textures, direct drawing into the soft ground and more covered. No prior printmaking experience required. Beg and experienced artists welcome. Materials: Short list online but most provided by instructor with a $15 supply fee payable in class.

15450 Su, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, Oct 31 & Nov 7 William Harsh; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $175; Classes: 2

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Open Studio Workshop with Model

A free educational presentation on acrylic paints, gels and mediums. Covers information about the different types of pigments, different viscosities and types of paints, grounds and color mixing. Various gels and mediums demonstrated. Learn how to extend paint to save money, and how to mix paints with gels to create unique textural surfaces. Try some hands-on techniques with prepared surfaces. Free packet of literature and samples. Golden manufactures over 25 different gels and here is your chance to get a taste. Free pack of literature and samples. Note: Please pre-register.

Studio available for working from the figure, short and long poses, supervised use; no instructor.

Participants provide their own supplies. Different model each week). Enrollment limited. Note: Oils and acrylics ok in Monday class. No solvents in Friday class.

15448 Sa, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, Oct 23 Tesia Blackburn; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: No charge if currently enrolled in a CAE class Non CAE Fee: $5; Classes: 1

OPEN STUDIOS

15306 Mo, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Jody Mattison; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $121; Classes: 9 (Fee is $80 if enrolled in another CAE class this quarter)

15307 Fr, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Jody Mattison; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $134; Classes: 10 (Fee is $95 if enrolled in another CAE class this quarter)

15435 Th, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18

No class Nov 11 Monitor; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $96; Classes: 9 (Fee is $49 if enrolled in another CAE class this quarter)

15308 Mo, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Nov 29-Dec 13 Jody Mattison; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $42; Classes: 3 (Fee is $30 if enrolled in another CAE class this quarter)

15309 Fr, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Dec 3-17 Jody Mattison; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $42; Classes: 3 (Fee is $30 if enrolled in another CAE class this quarter)

Painting Open Studio 15436 Fr, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Monitor; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $106; Classes: 10 (Fee is $54 if enrolled in another CAE class this quarter)

Dichroic Fused Glass Can’t find the center piece to make your own unique jewelry? Learn to create spectacular opal-like Dichroic glass pendants and more. Go beyond the basic round cabochon. Learn to drill holes in glass, create wire connectors, grind a groove into the side for wire wrapping and more. Take your fused jewelry to the next level.

Continuing students will be encourage to expand their knowledge with new techniques and tips to enhance their fusing skill. No previous experience with glass required.

Both beginning and more experienced students are welcome. Supply fee: $10 payable in class.

15457 We, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 3 Penny Ruhter; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $152; 60+: $137; Classes: 8

Glass Fusing & Forming

Printmaking Open Studio Open to all experienced printmakers who have taken a CAE class within the past 3 quarters or are currently enrolled in a class. Use a fine art custom handmade French American professional etching press, equipment, blankets and tools in an open studio environment to create your own prints. Supervised use but no instruction provided. Participants provide own paper, plates and inks and any specialized materials.

GLASS

Open to all experienced painters and current painting students. Work on your own in a group setting, no instruction. Participants provide their own supplies and are responsible for cleanup. Enrollment limited.

15438 Th, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class nov 11 Monitor; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $96; Classes: 9 (Fee is $49 if enrolled in another CAE class this quarter)

Find your creative voice by learning to develop layers of glass into a variety of objects fused and formed in a kiln. Creation of both functional and decorative items explored. Materials include dichroic, opalescent, transparent, iridescent and textured glass sheets, as well as frit, powders and rods. Techniques include hand and machine glass cutting, basic cold working and a variety of design, construction and assembly techniques.

Embellishment with enamels, mica, precious metals and lusters, decals and screenprinting also covered. Learn basics of mold preparation and firing a kiln. Concentrate on individual goals or follow class schedule. No prior glass experience necessary. Materials: $10 lab fee payable in class.

15455 Age: 16 and up Mo, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 1 Jim Wixon; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $152; 60+: $137; Classes: 8 15456 Age: 16 and up Mo, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 1 Jim Wixon; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $152; 60+: $137; Classes: 8

Printmaking is one of the oldest fine art forms and has attracted artists throughout the centuries for its rich graphic qualities. Here a student demonstrates the various steps involved in creating a print. Civic Arts offers a printmaking (etching/intaglio, relief and collograph) class on Thursday evenings as well as a Printmaking Open Studio with supervised use but no instruction provided.

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Glass Fusing & Slumping Learn how to fuse layers of compatible glass in a kiln to create tiles, jewelry, small frames, dishes and ornaments. Techniques covered include glass cutting, surface decoration, pattern bars and slumping into molds.

Continuing students will be encouraged to expand their knowledge with new techniques and tips to enchance their fusing skills. Lab Fee: $10 payable in class.

15458 Age: 16 and up We, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 15-Nov 3 Penny Ruhter; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $152; 60+: $137; Classes: 8

HEALTH & FITNESS Floor Barre Full ballet barre on the floor using the resistance of the floor. Develop every muscle needed for ballet. Help access the correct muscles to achieve perfect placement, simultaneously building abdominal strength and dramatically increasing flexibility. This ‘core strengthening’ class is ideal for non-dancers interested in toning and stretching. No experience necessary.

15258 We, 10:00 AM-11:00 AM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Rebecca Crowell; Rehearsal Room Shadelands Art Center Fee: $89; 60+: $80; Classes: 10

Stained Glass (Beg) Come create brilliant stained glass art using the traditional methods made famous by Louis Tiffany. Learn stained glass design, glass cutting, and assembly of both windows and 3-dimensional glass art. Plan on completing one sampler and one small window. No previous experience required. Both beginning and repeat students are welcome. Supply fee: $10 payable in class. First class mandatory.

15454 Age: 13 and up Th, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 16-Oct 21 Melissa McCumiskey; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $114; 60+: $102; Classes: 6

Hatha Yoga Introduction and practice of yoga postures and body alignment. Through stretching and relaxation techniques, yoga postures will strengthen the body and stimulate creative energy. Emphasis on correcting and adapting postures to meet individual needs. Bring your own mat, pad, or small rug. Refrain from eating for two hours before class.

Torch Working for Fusers Learn to work with COE.90 glass to design elements using a hot head torch. Add these components to your fusing work to create unique fused pieces. Start with an intro to the torch and how to use rods stringers and sheet glass. Learn torching techniques including twisties, string dots, strip twisties and more. Use these techniques in hands-on torch time where each student makes elements to be fired on a sample tile using techniques learned in workshop. This fun new workshop will add to your glass working education. Supplies: $10 payable in class. Supply fee: $10 payable in class.

15521 Sa, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM, Oct 16 Melissa McCumiskey; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $62; Classes: 1

15259 (Beg/Int) Mo, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Sandra Foster; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $84; 60+: $76; Classes: 9 15260 (Beg/Int) We, 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 No class Oct 13 Sandra Foster; Studio D, Civic Park Studios Fee: $84; 60+: $76; Classes: 9 15263 (Beg/Int) Fr, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Marianne Haynes; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $105; 60+: $94; Classes: 10 15264 (Beg/Int) Sa, 10:35 AM-11:35 AM, Sep 18-Nov 20 No class Oct 9 Sandra Foster; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $84; 60+: $76; Classes: 9 15266 (Beg/Int) We, 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Dec 1-15 Sandra Foster; Studio D, Civic Park Studios Fee: $29; 60+: $26; Classes: 3 15267 (Beg/Int) Sa, 10:35 AM-11:35 AM, Dec 4-18 Sandra Foster; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $29; 60+: $26; Classes: 3

Explore the basics of glass beadmaking: the use of tools and equipment, safety, how to make several different shaped beads and a variety of surface decoration techniques. No previous experience is required. Class is held on Thursday evenings, Annex C, at Shadelands Art Center and is taught by Melissa McCumiskey, whose handmade glass beads are shown here in necklace and bracelet form.

JEWELRY Glass Bead Making (Beg) Learn how to make beautiful glass beads using a HOT HEAD bead torch. Each student will have a torch to work on to maximize hands-on time. Basics of glass beadmaking include: use of tools and equipment, safety, how to make several different shaped beads, and a variety of surface decoration techniques. Please wear all natural fibers and come prepared to have fun. Must have supplies for first class. No previous experience required.

Both beginning and repeat students are welcome. Supply fee: $10 payable to instructor. Materials: List available in office. First class mandatory.

15542 Th, 6:30-9:30pm,m Sep 16-Oct 21 Melissa McCumiskey; Annex C Shadelands Art Center Fee: $112; 60+ $100; Classes: 6

Jewelry Casting (Beg/Int) & Fabrication (Int) Emphasis, for all beginning students, will be casting. Learn all phases of lost-wax centrifugal casting.

Most supplies and tools provided. Beginners welcome; first class very important. Enrollment limited to 10.

Continuing students may choose also to fabricate but only if they have already taken a class in fabrication and are beyond needing basic information.

15432 Age: 16 and up Tu, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Karen Ehrhardt; Studio J, Civic Park Studios Fee: $173; 60+: $156; Classes: 10

Jewelry Design & Construction (Beg/Int) Emphasis on building basic/intermediate knowledge of jewelry design and construction. Beginning students will design their own jewelry and construct pieces with the fundamental techniques of soldering, sawing, filing, finishing, and basic bezel setting. Lectures, demos, and handouts provide basis of any techniques needed. Int students will progress through more advanced techniques (forging, cold connections, etching, etc).

Jewelry will be made from metal sheet and wire. Copper, brass and tools provided. Supply fee: $1 payable in class New students must attend first class for safety discussion and materials list.

15433 Age: 16 and up Tu, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Karen Ehrhardt; Studio J, Civic Park Studios Fee: $173; 60+: $156; Classes: 10

Int Etching: Red Brass & Sterling Silver Explore the basic techniques for etching designs onto red brass in the morning session of the class. Then apply them to sterling silver in the afternoon. Learn how to use different etching solutions and processes to etch each type of metal. We will experiment with a variety of resists, including acrylic paint, spray paint, tape, rubber cement, permanent markers, permanent ink stamping pads and rubber stamps, and PnP paper, to create textures, patterns and images on metal. Students will make a number of pieces that can be incorporated into finished jewelry. Prerequisite: helpful to have taken an earlier intro to etching course or are familiar with the process; however, this is not a requirement. Supplies: $50 payable in class. One piece of sheet sterling silver provided but students should bring additional sheet silver to etch if desired.

15453 Sa, 9:30 AM-4:30 PM, Nov 20 Mona Clee; Annex A, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $85; Classes: 1

P: (925) • 943 • 5846 This fall Monica Williams, conductor of our Flock of Flutes program, will be adding a new and exciting component, Flock of Flutes, Jr. Flute students with just one year experience can explore music from various eras and cultures and perform with Flock of Flutes as well. Class meets Tuesday evenings, 6:30-7:30pm; see below for more details.

Geared towards performers who have had less than four years experience in a jazz band. Work in sectionals and then bring the sections together to form a full band. Prerequisite: 3 years experience on your instrument or private audition with instructor.

MUSIC

Middle School Jazz Band

15487 Th, 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, Sep 23-Dec 9 No class Nov 11, Nov 25 Mike Rose; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $95; Classes: 10

Jazz Band Ensemble

Feel the thrill of being part of a full Jazz Ensemble. Play music of the jazz masters from the 30s to present day. Please let us know what instrument you play when you register. At least 4 years previous experience required. No audition necessary. Last class is a concert.

15488 Age: 14 and up Th, 7:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sep 23-Dec 9 No class Nov 11, Nov 25 Mike Rose; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $105; Classes: 10

Jazz Improvisation

Learn jazz theory and how to turn it into a solo over chord changes. Listen to jazz greats, learn to phrase and build a solo. Study jazz scales and chords. Must be proficient on your instrument and have knowledge of major scales and chords. All instruments welcome.

INDIVIDUAL MUSIC LESSONS Civic Arts Education maintains a list of approved professional music teachers for instruction in voice, music therapy for special needs, jazz-improv, brass, percussion, string and woodwind instruments. Lessons are held in Civic Arts facilities. Visit the website www. arts-ed.org for a list of the instructors and contact information. Teachers will make the individual lesson and payment arrangements.

BANDS & ORCHESTRAS Flock of Flutes Join the Flock and soar with the East Bay’s only flute choir. Enhance your performing opportunities and become a better flutist. Prerequisite: 3 years playing experience, good rhythm, tone and sight reading skills. Midyear enrollment is possible.

Please call for space availability. Conductor is Monica Williams. Note: Please call 943-5842 for audition to be scheduled by appointment only.

15489 Ages: 12 & up Tu, 7:30 PM-9:00 PM, Sep 14-May 17 No class Nov 23, Dec 21, Dec 28, Apr 26 Monica Williams; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $340

Flock of Flutes Jr. Flute students with one year experience explore music from various eras and cultures. Develop playing and performance skills, improve sight reading, explore a variety of repertoire, enhance teamwork and develop leadership qualities. Perform with Flock of Flutes.

15491 Age: 12 and up Tu, 6:30 PM-7:30 PM, Sep 14-May 17 No class Nov 23, Dec 21, Dec 28, Apr 26 Monica Williams; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $226

15494 Age: 14 and up Tu, 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Mike Rose; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $95; Classes: 10

Intermediate String Orchestra Class emphasizes ensemble skills, more advanced technique and repertoire. A great class to prepare your child for YPSO and DRYO. For students with at least 9 months experience.

15493 Age: 7 and up Fr, 4:20 PM-5:20 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Rem Djemilev; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $112; Classes: 10

Youth Orchestras of the Diablo Valley A suite of successively more advanced orchestral experiences now culminates with the teen level Diablo Regional Youth Orchestra They will perform challenging music and accompany renown guest artists.

By invitation only, Orchestra Leadership Ensembles of select advanced DRYO members will participate in a minimum of one rehearsal a month and assist with sectionals and performances. These teen leaders will play in chamber music groups from 4-5:30pm, Saturdays, Members of the Young Performers Orchestra will sharpen orchestral playing skills while enjoying camaraderie, teamwork and ensemble experience working toward musical excellence. Auditions will be held FOR ALL STUDENTS, NEW AND RETURNING; request full information and schedule an audition by calling 925/9435846. Rehearsals are held at Foothill Middle School, Walnut Creek. Concerts are Dec 14 amd May 31 at Shadelands.

15490 Age: 9-13 (YPO) Tu, 5:00 PM-6:15 PM, Sep 14-May 31 No class Nov 23, Dec 21, Dec 28, Apr 26 Rem Djemilev; Music Room, Foothill Middle School Fee: $310 15492 Age: 12-18 (DRYO) Tu, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Sep 14-May 31 No class Nov 23, Dec 21, Dec 28, Apr 26 Rem Djemilev; Music Room, Foothill Middle School Fee: $420

EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC Notes to Grow On! Celebrate the joy of music making with your child! Sequential classes designed to lay the foundations of musical learning in a nurturing and stimulating environment using Musikgarten curriculum. Activities are developmentally appropriate and incorporate singing, rhythm activities, dancing, instrument playing and focused listening.

15495 Age: 3-4 (Parent/Child) Tu, 10:00 AM-10:45 AM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Cynthia Schultz; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $85; Classes: 10

Advanced Notes to Grow On Basic musical concepts to prepare your child for future musical study on an instrument. Fun activities that emphasize rhythm, singing, ear training, and listening and learning about famous composers. We’ll also form a rhythm band for ensemble development.

15496 Age: 5-6 Tu, 1:30 PM-2:15 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Cynthia Schultz; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $85; Classes: 10

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Fall 2010 Twinkling Ivories (Beg/Continuing) Let your child join in the fun and enjoyment of learning the world of music. A beginning piano and music fundamentals where, through singing, body movement and rhythm work, each child learns beginning piano fundamentals and elementary note reading. Parents are encouraged to stay during class.

Supply fee: $3 for music book payable at first class.

Prerequisite for cont class: Beg Twinkling Ivories or teacher's recommendation.

15498 Age: 5-7 (Beg) Tu, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 2 Linda Mortarotti-Padilla; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $71; Classes: 8 15499 Age: 5-7 (Cont) Tu, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 2 Linda Mortarotti-Padilla; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $71; Classes: 8

GUITAR INSTRUCTION Beg Classical Guitar for Tweens Ever want to learn to play the guitar?

Here’s the place to begin! Learn some of the basics and discover how fun and easy this instrument can be! Proper technique, tone production, tuning, note reading and single line melodic playing. Students will move on to ensemble playing and basic solo repertoire. No experience in music or guitar necessary.

Note: Nylon string classical guitar in appropriate size is required. Supply fee: $18 for text. Payable at first class.

15500 Age: 9-13 Tu, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 David Duenas; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $112; Classes: 10

Classical Guitar Heroes 250 years before the immortal rock guitar triumvirate of Hendrix, Clapton and Page were wailing on their Stratocasters, Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani and Dionisio Aguado were shredding on the gut strings of their guitars in the salons and courts of Europe. Come explore the history and evolution of this treasured art form and get schooled the fingerstyle way with arpeggios, scales, tremolo, rasqueados and repertoire. Basic reading useful but not required.

15501 Age: 14 and up Sa, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, Sep 18-Nov 20 David Duenas; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $112; Classes: 10

Guitar Heroes Okay video gamers, learn to rock the classics the way musicians do! This chop-building class will give you what it takes to jam along with the likes of Aerosmith, Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, Cream and many others. Knowledge of open position, barre and power chords, and single note playing will be useful to you but not required.

Regardless of what level you start from, you will learn to burn!

15502 Age: 14 and up Th, 7:30 PM-8:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 David Duenas; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $101; Classes: 9

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Listening to Music: Music by American Composers

I Can Sing

This special class in the ‘Listening to Music’ series will focus on music by American composers, starting as far back as the nation’s beginnings. We will listen to and discuss music by William Billings, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Edward MacDowell, Charles Ives, George Gershwin, Virgil Thomson, Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass, John Adams and others.

15509 Fr, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Oct 1-Nov 5 A.J. Remedios; Annex C, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $62; 60+: $56; Classes: 6

A music appreciation class, emphasizing vocal development. Learn to develop range. Identify dynamic signs--when to sing louder or softer and why.

Receive an introduction to reading music, recognizing notes and identifying tempo. Be exposed to different composers and learn 1 or 2 songs to sing at the last class.

15497 Age: 8-12 Mo, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 8 No class Oct 11 Ivanna Taratula; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $84; Classes: 8

PIANO INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN

WIND INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION

Piano for Children

Recorder 101 for Homeschoolers

Develop music reading, good practice habits, musicianship and solid technique at the piano. A piano or keyboard at home required. Class size limited. Please call our main office for information. Materials: $7.50 payable to instructor at first class for book for Beginners.

Note: Must have a piano or keyboard at home for practice.

The recorder is an end blown woodwind instrument that was popular in medieval times through the baroque era but declined in the 18th century. It is a great intro to wind playing. Learn basic music reading skills while learning to play fun songs like ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’, ‘Ode to Joy’, ‘Jingle Bells’ and many more.

Supply fee: $15 payable in class includes book and recorder.

15503 Age: 6-7 (Beg) We, 4:05 PM-4:55 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Cynthia Schultz; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $101; Classes: 10 15504 Age: 6-7 (Beg) Th, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Stephen Evans; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 9 15505 Age: 8-9 (Beg) Th, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Stephen Evans; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 9

STRING INSTRUCTION

15510 Age: 6 and up Tu, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Monica Williams; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $101; Classes: 10

Recorder Ensemble for Homeschoolers For homeschool students that have either taken Recorder 101 or have learned basic reading skills and songs on their own. Continue working on music reading skills and also start learning scales and arpeggios. Learn songs as a group with a concentration on playing more duets, trios and quartets. Supply fee: $10 payable in class for music.

15511 Age: 6 and up Tu, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Monica Williams; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $101; Classes: 10

Beg Violin Ensemble for Children An introduction to the violin in a supportive group. Learn how to hold the violin, read notes, and play simple melodies in a friendly, fun setting. Enrollment limited. Rental of instruments to be discussed first class.

15506 Age: 7 and up Fr, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Rem Djemilev; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $112; Classes: 10 15507 Age: 7 and up Sa, 11:15 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 18-Nov 20 Tonya Lei; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $112; Classes: 10

Suzuki Violin (Parent & Child) Small group lessons with parent. Learn rhythm, how to hold violin and begin to learn simple songs in the manner of Suzuki method. Instruments discussed at first class.

15508 Age: 4-6 Sa, 10:30 AM-11:00 AM, Sep 18-Nov 20 Tonya Lei; Youth Art 3, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $108; Classes: 10

Int String Orchestra See description under BANDS & ORCHESTRAS

Native American Flute and Drum Workshop Learn how to produce the fundamental tone and various techniques of the flute: tonguing, trills, breath control, animal calls. Also learn basic rhythms on drums from around the world. Both the flute and drums are beautiful instruments that are easy to learn and a great way for us to reflect, express and meditate whenever you feel it is right. Instruments provided for in-class use; may be purchased after class to continue the musical journey at home.

15512 Age: 14 and up Fr, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM, Nov 12 Monica Williams; Music Classroom, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $34; Classes: 1

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Young artists in Civic Arts Education classes have a lot of fun creating and exploring different forms of art. We offer a wide range of classes from drawing, painting, and clay to sewing and cartooning. There’s something for everyone.

Check out our website at www.arts-ed.org.

Primary Colors: Early Elementary Art An introduction to studio art for primary school age children. Drawing, painting and sculpting techniques as children explore the basic design concepts of line, shape, color, texture and more. Sculpture and collage projects will be included. (Completion of ‘I Can Do it Art’ recommended). Children repeating this class will have extended projects that provide further independent growth and development in the medium.

15386 Age: 5-7 We, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Sue Scott; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $80; Classes: 10 15387 Age: 5-7 We, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Sue Scott; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $80; Classes: 10

Paint Box Open the paint box and find a world where your imagination will lead you to discover new and exciting ways to use paints. Use tempera, acrylic and watercolor paints combined with drawing to develop a sense of composition, color and design. Learn more about creating depth in your paintings, reducing complex subjects to a simpler form and how to create texture with pattern and repetition. Children repeating this class will have extended projects that provide further independent growth and development in the medium.

15388 Age: 6-7 Fr, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Sue Scott; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $80; Classes: 10

15378 Age: 4-6 We, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM, Oct 20-Nov 17 Rana Nassar; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $59; Classes: 5

ART PRESCHOOL AGES Terribly Terrific Twos: Toddler/Parent

15379 Age: 4-6 We, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Oct 20-Nov 17 Rana Nassar; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $59; Classes: 5

Designed to foster the toddler/parent relationship, explore social, physical, language development and parent education. Exploration activities including music and movement, tactile and visual art exploration and circle activities will be offered each session.

15374 Age: 18-24 Months Fr, 9:30 AM-10:45 AM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Julie Tadena; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $99; Classes: 10 15375 Age: 24-36 Months Fr, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Julie Tadena; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $118; Classes: 10

Early Clay Play: Parent & Child A special time for an adult and child to learn and work together. Learn clay basics: squeeze, pinch, coil, carve and more. Finish with our colorful glazes. A great hands-on studio art experience for parents and preschool age children.

15380 Age: 3-5 Mo, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Staff; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $123; Classes: 9

I Can Do It Art An introduction to studio art instruction for older preschool children. Young artists will use their imaginations and learn new skills to create their own works of art. Lots of art materials to explore: paints, clay, wood, chalk, pens, etc. as you draw, paint, and explore new mediums. A wonderful class for developing creativity and confidence. Activities change each quarter for those wishing to repeat.

15376 Age: 4-6 We, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM, Sep 15-Oct 13 Rana Nassar; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $59; Classes: 5 15377 Age: 4-6 We, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sep 15-Oct 13 Rana Nassar; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $59; Classes: 5

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Come explore the wonderful world of clay. The possibilities are endless! Clay isone of the most versatile and forgiving mediums making it a great introduction for young creative minds with or without clay experience.

Build imaginary worlds filled with animals, a place for them to live; add flowers and trees, or even a swimming pool! Learn a variety of techniques: pinch, coil, slab, squeeze and more as we create our own little worlds of clay.

15381 Age: 4-6 Mo, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM, Sep 13-Nov 8 No class Oct 11 Rana Nassar; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $99; Classes: 9

Kids’ Sketch: An Introduction to Drawing ‘Drawing is the art of taking a line for a walk.’--Paul Klee. Learn the fundamentals of drawing and sketching including: line, texture, contour, simple perspective and composition. Projects include still lifes, landscapes, cityscapes, all of which serve to expose students to work in pencil, colored pencil, marker and charcoal. Ideal for students with little or no formal drawing experience to discover the sheer fun and satisfaction of drawing. Children repeating this class will have extended projects that provide further independent growth and development in the medium.

15389 Age: 6-8 Mo, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Sue Scott; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $74; Classes: 9

Exploring Arts & Crafts from Around the World One of the ways to understand and appreciate other cultures is by creating its arts and crafts. In this class different cultures and traditions will inspire our projects. Visit North America’s Native Cultures, Mexico, Central America, African and Asian arts. Just as each culture brings its own richness to our world, so too are the projects you will create. Children will reach across continents and oceans making two and three dimensional work that will be created with paper, paste and paint.

15390 Age: 6-8 Fr, 4:45 PM-5:45 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Sue Scott; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $80; Classes: 10

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The Preschools at Heather Farm, Civic Park, and The Fine Arts Preschool We offer well rounded, nurturing, developmentally age-appropriate programs and curriculums for young children 2 to 5 years of age. All of our programs offer hands-on learning opportunities that expand social/emotional, physical, and cognitive capabilities through creative learning experiences. All three programs are play-based.

Group activities include the arts, with small focus groups and projects that integrate explorations in pre-math, science, social studies, and early language/literacy experiences. s Beginning this fall 2010, Heather Farm and Civic Park Preschools will become a part of Civic Arts Education programming. For more detailed information about each of the programs you can contact either Julie Padilla at 943-5858 or Carol Chiavetta at 943-5842 during work hours.

Spaces currently open / enrollment for the 2010 - 2011 school year

Visit our websites at: www.arts-ed.org or www.WalnutCreekRec.org

Kinder-Early Elementary Sew

Acrylics a la Fresco

The tools and sewing techniques used for boys and girls in Kindergarten through Second Grade, such as large-eyed needles, perle cotton thread and felt are designed for small hands and make learning how to sew fun and easy. Enjoy creating an assortment of projects such as felt critters, small wall hangings, pillows and tote bags. Children repeating will have extended projects that provide further independent growth and development in the medium.

For students that have some paint experience and are interested in exploring texture and surface preparation. We will focus on larger projects that are process-oriented. Learn to mix plaster, use palette knives and applications of various mixed media to create beautiful and interesting two-dimensional creative art works.

15393 Age: 5-7 Th, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Patsy Taylor; Youth Art 3, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $74; Classes: 9 15394 Age: 5-7 Th, 4:50 PM-5:50 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Patsy Taylor; Youth Art 3, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $74; Classes: 9

Cartooning: Basic Skills

Learn the basic drawing skills needed to create cartoon characters and stories. Expressive faces and bodies in action will be explored, along with creative viewpoints and settings. Learn the skills that are the foundation of successful cartooning. Media include pencil, pen & ink, brush painting, markers and watercolor.

Repeating students will have opportunity to create and work on projects with instructor.

15391 Age: 6-8 Tu, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Tim Hancock; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $80; Classes: 10

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15398 Age: 8-10+ We, 3:45 PM-5:15 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Sally Rodriguez; Youth Art 3, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 10

Having Fun with Color Learn how to make your artwork pop off the page and express just how you feel, whether you want to convey excitement or a quiet mood, carefully chosen colors will help you do the job. Paint will be the medium for the color investigations as we create dynamic works of art that will have a language of their own. Study the relationships of the color wheel and find out how some colors seem to jump off the page while others seem to blend in. Prerequisite: Paint Box or Primary Colors.

15395 Age: 8-10 Mo, 4:45 PM-6:15 PM, Sep 13-Nov 8 No class Oct 11 Sue Scott; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $92; Classes: 9

Int/Adv Cartooning: Character Development & Video Game Concepts Create your own characters, make storyboards, create concepts for video games, develop dynamic perspectives along with creating plots and story lines.

Develop or further develop your own heroes and villains using character modeling techniques from humorous cartoons to unique comic book styles including Manga action comics to the Marvel classics.

15413 Age: 8-10+ Tu, 4:45 PM-6:15 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Tim Hancock; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 10

Basic Sewing Learning to sew is great fun for children.

We’ll be doing an assortment of projects that will teach sewing basics from different types of stitches both utilitarian and decorative, to sewing on buttons and other embellishments. Embroidery and cross-stitching will also be explored. Students who have taken a basic sewing class before will have extended projects that further independent growth and development in the direction of their interest. This could include making simple items of clothing and simple quilting depending on interest. Basic materials provided. Student purchases patterns and materials for extended projects.

15416 Age: 8-10+ Fr, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Patsy Taylor; Youth Art 3, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 10

P: (925) • 943 • 5846 Learn how to crochet and knit. First half of class focus on learning basic crocheting stitches and make one or two small crocheted items. Second half focus on learning basic knitting stitches and make 1-2 small knitted items. After learning the basic stitches make an assortment of small projects such as bags, scarves, pot holders and coasters. Students wishing to take their projects home or create different projects need to provide their own yarn and needles. Repeat students will have new and or extended projects.

15415 Age: 8-10+ Fr, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Patsy Taylor; Youth Art 3, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $80; Classes: 10

Cartooning for Homeschoolers Learn the basic drawing skills needed to create cartoon characters and stories. Expressive faces and bodies in action will be explored, along with creative viewpoints and settings. Learn the skills that are the foundation of successful cartooning. Media include pencil, pen & ink, brush painting, markers and watercolor.

Repeating students will have opportunity to create and work on projects with instructor.

An introduction and exploration of all things paper mache! Learn why paper mache is one of the most versatile crafts of all time and see how exciting it can be as your ideas become three dimensional. From animals to winged monsters to wearable and household items, with paper mache techniques you can create almost anything.

Go as far as your imagination will allow as we design, model, decoupage and paint endless paper mache creations.

15417 Age: 8-10 Tu, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Staff; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 10

Whether you consider yourself a young author or not, you’ll have tons of fun talking about the stories of our lives and writing them so they come out on paper.

Create small pieces of writing (stories, poems, word collages) that matter to you, which you can keep forever.

Open to students at all levels of writing. Working with a public school writing specialist, strengthen skills and work in an environment that is fun and relaxed....feel inspired!

15420 Age: 8-10 Tu, 12:30 PM-2:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Maria Dudley; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 10

15425 Age: 7-11+ Mo, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Tim Hancock; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $92; Classes: 9

Drawing & Painting Studio

Paper Mache Madness Clay for Homeschoolers Your hands are the two best clay tools in the world. Come see what you can learn to make. Cups, bowls, boxes, people, animals, bookends, houses, cars, signs, dinosaurs, miniature scenes, and lots more. Learn all the techniques to make your ideas work, plus a variety of decorative and glaze finishes. Flexibility in projects and assistance for students with different needs.

For children who have had some drawing and painting experience and are interested in learning more about design skills such as line, shape, form, color, composition, etc. This is a great place to start or refine skills. A variety of materials: pen, colored pencil, conte crayon, tempra & watercolor paint, and collage. A good foundation for intermediate painting and drawing classes. (Completion of Paint Box or a similar art class recommended).

15424 Age: 8-10+ Fr, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Karen Nelson Kelly; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 10

15421 Age: 5-8+ We, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Rana Nassar; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $110; Classes: 10

Hands-On Stick Puppet Theatre Master & Contemporary Painters Studio Visit the works of a different artist each week and examine their techniques and methods of working with the medium. Focus on an important piece of that artist’s body of work. Children often find these studies and exercises to be huge confidence builders, exposing them to new approaches to their own creative expression.

Work in both acrylic and oil paint, selecting artists from Michelangelo to Picasso. Completion of Paint Box or a similar class recommended.

Create your own story in this ancient form of theatre. Create both the puppets and the stage in this entertaining and educational art form. Make stick puppets with wood, cloth, recycled objects and natural materials.

Explore a variety of stick puppet styles from France, Japan, Bali and early American Circus times! you be the puppeteer and create your own theatrical story.

15423 Age: 10-15 Th, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 Sally Rodriguez; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $92; Classes: 9

15397 Age: 8-10+ Fr, 3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Karen Nelson Kelly; Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 10

FIRST FIVE PROGRAM: STARTING ARTS Painting Studio For children who have had some painting experience and are interested in learning to paint with oil paint (water-based). Color mixing, light, form, texture and composition will be explored. A great place to learn basic oil painting skills. Supply fee: $10 payable in class. (Completion of Paint Box or a similar art class recommended).

15396 Age: 8-10+ Th, 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Karen Nelson Kelly; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $92; Classes: 9

Clay Works One A great opportunity for older children who haven’t had a lot or any experience working with clay to explore this versatile medium. Focus on learning basic handbuilding skills such as scoring, using slip, coil building, using molds and glazing. We’ll make functional bowls, plates and mugs as well as animals and birdhouses.

15419 Age: 8-10 Mo, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Rana Nassar; Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $103; Classes: 9

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Creative Writing for Homeschoolers

Beg Crocheting and Knitting

FREE FOR 3-5 YEAR OLDS & PARENTS A program of Civic Arts Education Fine Arts Preschool and First Five Contra Costa.

This is a hands-on interactive program focusing on the arts, visual, music and movement. A parent education component will focus on parents role as a creative collaborators and parent/child interaction.

Caregivers must be on-site throughout the duration of the program.

For registration information call contact: Cindy Schultz 707-816-0473 or Doug Rowe 925-943-5899 x 2471, email: rowe@ arts-ed.org

Programs in Pittsburg (Fall) (Fall), San Ramon (W (Winter), and Concord (Spring) Ages: 3-5 (Parent/Child Program) Target group: Children who are not enrolled in full-day/week preschool programs When: Fridays, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Sept. 25 - Dec. 4 Locations: Pittsburg, San Ramon & Concord Fee: Free Program Classes: Three 10-week sessions

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This fall will mark our fourth “Make Your Mark” program, a visual art and design program for high school students beginning to create personal meaning in their art and who may be interested in attending an art school and/or pursuing a career in art or design. This program runs From Oct 1-June 10, 2011. See below for more details and how to apply.

Intro to Acting and Improvisation

Be silly, be creative, be dramatic! Develop acting skills as you have fun playing theatre games, creating scenes and performing skits for one another.

Creativity and self-expression will be emphasized as you work on ensemble-building, characterization and presentation skills. Basic scene work will be introduced in this class. An informal presentation for friends and family will be scheduled for the last class.

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15427 Age: 9-15 Mo, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Lee Goldin; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $92; Classes: 9

Recorder 101 for Homeschoolers Recorder Ensemble for Homeschoolers See descriptions under MUSIC section

Make Your Mark Teen Clay: Wheelthrowing/Handbuilding Beginning to intermediate instruction on the electric potter’s wheel. Instruction and creative opportunity for handbuilding techniques and projects as well. Supply fee: $33 payable at first class for tool kit if needed ($15) and bag of clay ($18).

15247 Age: 12-17 We, 4:30 PM-6:30 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Ellen Sachtschale; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $120; Classes: 10 15248 Age: 12-17 Th, 4:30 PM-6:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Ellen Sachtschale; Studio E, Civic Park Studios Fee: $108; Classes: 9

Teen Drawing & Painting For young artists interested in taking their drawing and painting to a higher level. Explore a variety of subjects, developing an understanding of form, composition, line, light/shadow, perspective and color.

Students may work at the easel with classes building on each other, initially focusing on basic techniques, then moving on to more complex projects. Students will be exposed to a variety of mediums including acrylics, pastels, charcoal pencil and watercolor, etc. Continuing students receive individual help in their specific areas of interest and may work in the medium of their choice.

15428 Age: 11 and up Tu, 4:15 PM-6:15 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Patsy Taylor; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $110; Classes: 10

A Visual Art & Design Program for High School Students For the 2010-11 school year Civic Arts will offer a once-a-week, eight-month visual art and design program for a selected group of 16 high-school students from public, private or homeschool programs. Student artists will be accepted through a portfolio review process. Students beginning to create personal meaning in their art and those interested in attending an art school and/or pursuing a career in art or design will be our target group. Instruction with professional working artists and designers. Areas include: painting/drawing (color theory), mosaic glass, clay, printmaking and encaustic painting. Develop art portfolios structured on the three-section AP Studio Art format that focuses on fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns and methods, through 3 competencies: Concentration, Breadth, Quality. Portfolio Submission Dates, Sept 13-17. Contact Doug Rowe for portfolio requirements at 943-5899 x 2471.

15431 Age: 14-18 Fr, 4:30 PM-6:30 PM, Oct 1-Jun 10 Staff; Annex B, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $625; Classes: 30

P: (925) • 943 • 5846 Let’s put on a show, ‘Cinderella Kids’! This performance-based program will begin to prepare your young actor for our more advanced competition groups.

Each session students will rehearse and perform a show in its entirety. End with a performance for family and friends. Participation in Mini Kids is recommended but not required. No audition necessary. $10 show fee due first class.

15529 Age: 7-12 Th, 4:15 PM-6:00 PM, Sep 30-Dec 9 No class Nov 11, Nov 25 Staff; Classroom, Tice Valley Gymnasium Fee: $218 (Performance Dec 16, Shadelands)

DRAMA By the Kids, For the Kids This student production/performance charity event will benefit the Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation scholarship fund and the Monument Crisis Center. Students 8-18 will learn and perform numbers from popular musicals. Directors will be selected from local high school students. Students enrich leadership and theatrical abilities. Enrollment is limited and must be done in advance. Parent approval required. Adult volunteers will oversee all activities. Civic Arts Education is donating space, equipment and support services. ‘By the Kids, For the Kids: tickets for the Oct 3, 5pm Show at Shadelands Auditorium may be purchased online for $10.

15531 Age: 8-18 Tu, Th, 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Aug 31-Sep 30 Student-directed, YTC supervised; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $10 (performance donation fee)

Youth Theatre Company 4 Stepping Stones for Young Performers The Youth Theatre Company engages children, pre-K through high school in musical theatre performance and theatre education. Please call for a YTC brochure (9435846).

Mini Kids Theatre Sing, dance and act to songs from your favorite musicals such as Cinderella, Jungle Book and more! Play games and dress up! No experience necessary. Work with our Youth Theatre Company staff to learn the basics of the stage. End the session with a performance for family and friends. No audition. $10 show fee due first class.

15527 Age: 5-6 Th, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, Sep 30-Dec 9 No class Nov 11, Nov 25 Staff; Classroom, Tice Valley Gymnasium Fee: $162 (Performance is Dec 16, Shadelands) 15528 Age: 5-6 Fr, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, Oct 1-Dec 10 No class Nov 12, Nov 26 Staff; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $162 (Performance is Dec 17, Shadelands)

15530 Age: 7-12 Fr, 4:15 PM-6:00 PM, Oct 1-Dec 10 No class Nov 12, Nov 26 Staff; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $218 (Performance Dec 17, Shadelands)

Junior Theatre 2010-11 This award-winning advanced group of young theatre performers produces two large-scale productions a year. Junior Theatre is a school-year long program that works on the finer skills of dance, vocals, character development and production. The ensemble competes alternating years in the Broadway Junior International Theatre Festival in Atlanta (travel expected January 2011 for this exciting opportunity!) Prior participation in Mini Kids and Kids Theatre is recommended. Call for audition and more information (925) 943-5846 or go to our website at www.YouthTheatreCompany.org. Auditions are Sept 19, Sep 21, Sept 23. Orientation is Sept 28, 6pm.

15525 Age: 10-15 Tu/Th, 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sep 30-May 19 No class Nov 11, Nov 23-25, Dec 21-30; class does meet the week of Spring Break Apr 25 Nina Meehan; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $650 (Performances: Feb 11 & 12, True Stories, Del Valle; May 19, 20 & 21, Honk Jr., Del Valle)

Teen Theatre 2010-11

YOUTH CLASSES

Kids Theatre

Our oldest group of young theatre performers produces 2 musical events a year. This program works on the finer skills of dance, vocals, character development and production. Teens will act as role models and mentors for the Mini Kids Theatre and Kids Theatre.

Participation in Mini Kids Theatre, Kids Theatre and Jr. Theatre is recommended. Call for audition and more information (925) 943-5846 or go to our website at www.

YouthTheatreCompany.org. Auditions are Sept 19, Sep 21, Sept 23. Orientation is Sept 28, 6pm.

15526 Age: 14-18 Tu/Th, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Sep 30-Apr 28 No class Nov 11, Nov 23-25, Dec 21-30; class does meet the week of Spring Break Apr 25 Nina Meehan; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $802 (Performances: Jan 29, Teen Cabaret, Shadelands; Apr 29, Apr 30 & May 1, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Del Valle)

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YOUTH CLASSES

Fall 2010

WWW.ARTS-ED.ORG Teacher Feature: Mayo Sugano

DANCE

Mommy and Me Dance Class Parent & Child

Sing, play games, stretch, increase selfconfidence in a special time between parent and child while learning basic dance concepts.

15473 Age: 2-4 Th, 10:00 AM-10:45 AM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Pamela Rousseau; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $82; Classes: 9

Pre-Ballet

Blend the discipline of ballet with the freedom of creative dance. Begin with basic positions and steps of ballet; then leap, spin and kick while improvising to music, words and pictures. Listen to stories and music of well-known classical ballets. Parents may watch last session only. Attire: Girls wear black leotard, pink footed tights and pink ballet slippers; hair must be worn in a bun away from face. Boys: Wear black tights, white T-shirt and black ballet slippers.Class size limited.

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15459 Age: 3-4 Tu, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Erin Leedom; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15460 Age: 3-4 We, 3:45 PM-4:30 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Amanda McGovern; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15461 Age: 3-4 We, 4:30 PM-5:15 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Amanda McGovern; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15462 Age: 3-4 Th, 10:45 AM-11:30 AM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Pamela Rousseau; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $82; Classes: 9 15463 Age: 3-4 Fr, 10:45 AM-11:30 AM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Pamela Rousseau; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15464 Age: 3-4 Sa, 9:00 AM-9:45 AM, Sep 18-Nov 20 Jeanne Disney; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10

Mayo Sugano began her ballet training at the Aoyama Ballet School in Tokyo . From 1992 to 1997, Ms. Sugano was on full scholarship at the Academy of Colorado Ballet and in 1997 won the scholarship prize in the 25th Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland . She was awarded a full scholarship to study with the San Francisco Ballet School in 1997 and was one of the selected students to appear in the documentary video “Encore For Ruby: The Story of an American Ballerina�. Ms. Sugano joined the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in 1998, where she danced for two seasons and danced leading roles in various ballets. She danced with the San Francisco Ballet from 2000 to 2004. Since joining Diablo Ballet in 2005, she has been featured in ballets by George Balanchine, KT Nelson and Julia Adam. Civic Arts is pleased to announce that Mayo will be teaching the Thursday session of Ballet for Children III.

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Pre-Ballet II Registration requirement: This course level is for students who are new to dance at age 5-7 or who have completed one or two years in Pre-Ballet.

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15382 Age: 5-7 Mo, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Joan Kramer; Exercise Room, Tice Valley Gymnasium Fee: $82; Classes: 9 15383 Age: 5-7 We, 5:15 PM-6:00 PM, Sep 15-Nov 17 Amanda McGovern; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15384 Age: 5-7 Fr, 10:00 AM-10:45 AM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Pamela Rousseau; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15385 Age: 5-7 Fr, 3:30 PM-4:15 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 No class Oct 15 Joan Kramer; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $82; Classes: 9

Ballet for Children I Introduction to the beauty, grace and discipline of ballet. Each class will include a traditional barre and center, children will enjoy dancing to the magical music from classical ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker. Hair must be pulled back in a bun away from face. Attire: girls wear black leotard, pink footed tights and pink ballet slippers. Boys wear black tights, white Tshirt and black ballet slippers. Registration requirement: Students must have completed a full year in Pre-Ballet or Pre-Ballet II and be at least 7 years of age.

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15471 Age: 7-10 Mo, 4:30 PM-5:15 PM, Sep 13-Nov 15 No class Oct 11 Joan Kramer; Exercise Room, Tice Valley Gymnasium Fee: $82; Classes: 9 15543 Age: 7-10 Tu, 4:15 PM-5:00 PM, Sep 14-Nov 16 Erin Leedom; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15470 Age: 7-10 Fr, 4:30 PM-5:15 PM, Sep 17-Nov 19 Joan Kramer; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10 15472 Age: 6-10 Sa, 9:45 AM-10:30 AM, Sep 18-Nov 20 Jeanne Disney; Perf Arts, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $91; Classes: 10

Ballet for Children II Designed for students wanting to continue with their ballet training. Class will continue with the traditional barre and center work, improving technique, working on proper body alignment and will have an emphasis on vocabulary. Hair should be pulled back in a bun away from face. Attire: See ‘Ballet for Children’ above.

Registration requirement: Students must have completed a full year in the Ballet I level and be at least 7 years old in the second grade. A placement class must be taken in Ballet II if a student is transferring from another dance program.

15516 Age: 7-11 Tu, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sep 7-Jun 7 No class Dec 21, Dec 28, Apr 26 Erin Leedom; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $40 per month 15517 Age: 7-11 Sa, 10:40 AM-11:40 AM, Sep 11-Jun 11 No class Nov 27, Dec 25, Jan 1, Jan 15, Feb 19, Apr 30, May 28 Jeanne Disney; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $40 per month

Jazz/Hip Hop Come learn fun and funky dance moves!

Learn to kick, leap and turn to the latest hip hop and pop music. It’s a high energy class with a strong emphasis on jazz technique. At the end of the session we will have a performance for friends and family. Note: jazz shoes required.

15468 Age: 7-11 Sa, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Sep 18-Nov 20 Jeanne Disney; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $89; Classes: 10

Tap-Children Noisy, fun, irresistible and contagious, youth tap is an ideal introduction to the dance studio! Civic Arts tap embraces other dance forms such as ballet and jazz, while promoting the young student’s musicality, strength, flexibility and balance. A series of warm-up exercises, stationary center practice and traveling combinations will culminate in a routine set to music.

15465 Age: 3-4 (Tiny Tappers) Th, 4:00 PM-4:45 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Emily Garcia; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $82; Classes: 9 15466 Age: 5-7 (Intro) Th, 4:45 PM-5:30 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Emily Garcia; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $82; Classes: 9

Ballet for Children III

YOUTH CLASSES

Tap-Children (Tiny Tappers) See description under SCHOOL AGES section

Designed for intermediate level students.

Technique is strengthened along with the advancement of ballet curriculum skills. This challenging class requires a commitment to regular attendance and adherence to the Attire as in Ballet I and II. Registration requirement: Students must have completed a full year in Ballet II level and be at least 9 years of age. A placement class must be taken in Ballet II if a student is transferring from another dance program. Additional day this season. Meets three times per week; must attend all three days.

15518 Age: 9-15 Th,4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Sep 9-Jun 9, (Mayo Sugano, Studio D, Civic Park) Sat, 11:50 AM-1:20 PM, Sep 11-Jun 11 (Jeanne Disney, Reh Rm, Shadelands) and Mon, 4:00-5:30 PM, Sep 13-Jun 11 (Rebecca Crowell, Per Arts, Shadelands) Fee: $130 per month

Ballet for Children IV

Registration requirement: Students must have completed 1-2 full years in the Ballet III level and be at least 11 years of age. A placement class must be taken in Ballet III if a student is transferring from another dance program. Do not purchase pre Pointe or Pointe shoes before session begins. You will be notified first week of classes of a pointe shoe class for both parents and students on the purchasing, care and general necessary information for pre-Pointe or Pointe work. Pointe shoes must be approved by teacher before elastics and ribbons can be sewn on. Meets three times per week; must attend all three days.

15519 Age: 11-18 We, 6:00-8:00 PM Sep 8-Jun 8 (Eddie Stegge, Reh Rm, Shadelands) Sa, 12:30-2:30 PM, Sep 11-Jun 11 (Kate Lieberth, Civic Park, Studio D) Mo, 5:30-7:00 PM, Sep 13-Jun 6 (Rebecca Crowell, Reh Rm, Shadelands) Fee: $158 per month

Diablo Ballet Professional Intermediate Program Director: Rebecca Crowell Instructors: Graciela Acedo, Erin Leedom, Edward Stegge

Advanced ballet training for ages 11-18 including technique, pointe, variations from classical and contemporary repertory. For audition contact Rebecca Crowell at (925) 943-1775, ext. 2. Class meets 4 days per week from Sept-June, 2011; please call for a brochure for more information.

15467 Age: 7-9 (Beg) Th, 5:30 PM-6:15 PM, Sep 16-Nov 18 No class Nov 11 Emily Garcia; Rehearsal Room, Shadelands Art Center Fee: $82; Classes: 9

Spring Dance Performance fee $10 Required of all students performing in the Spring Dance Performance on June 1 & 3, 2011. The fee helps cover the costs of the production such as facility and stage rental, administration, programs and technical staff.

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FALL 2010

SHADELANDS Campus THANK YOU Donors, Partners & Sponsors of Civic Arts Education VIVA ARTS Thanks to Our Sponsors Coit Financial Group Dutch Girl Cleaners State Roofing Systems, Inc Major In-Kind Sponsors City of Walnut Creek Diablo Magazine Chairs for Affairs Lynn’s Wedding Services Balloon Thrills J & J Event Design Orchard Supply Hardware Food and Wine Donors Barefoot Winery Café Oasis Chef’s Touch Catering Chef Dane’s Make and Take Courmet Culinary Excellence Catering Deli Delight Elegant Occasions Catering and Event Planning Englund’s Café and Catering Girard’s Catering Kinder’s Custom Meats La Tapatia Mexican Cuisine & Catering Pomegranate Mediterranean Cuisine Rocco’s Ristorante & Pizzeria Saxby's Coffee Sunrise Catering Taheris Mediterranean Restaurant Wild Thyme Catering Wilma Lott Catering Thank also to the many generous friends who donated bottles for wine for the Wine Pull Donors Jeff Bell, KCBS Walnut Creek City Council Photographer Gene Farley Center Repertory Michael Butler and Timothy Near Diablo Ballet Boundary Oaks Golf Course Peter Chastain of Prima Ristorante Joseph Family Vineyard & the Joseph Family Mockingbird Cellars Winery and Dick & Sally Ingraham Renaissance Club Sport Hotel

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Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel Contra Costa Musical Theater Diablo Light Opera John Gravell Moraga Country Club Lindsay Wildlife Museum Company C Festival Opera California Shakespeare Lamplighters Willows Theater Company Chamber Music of San Francisco Walnut Creek Recreation Department Chef Dane’s Make and Take Gourmet Massimo’s Ristorante Havana P.F. Chang Grissini Trattoria The San Franciscan Lark Creek Silk Road Peet’s Coffee Caffe Della Stella San Francisco Creamery Va da Vi Oi-C Bowl Sports Basement Blackhawk Museum Carol Dwinell Bill & June Bowen Natalie Inouye Lisa Taft’s Art Party Trader Joe’s Walnut Creek Ford All in the Kiln Patti Evans: Consignment Plus Walnut Creek on Ice & Walnut Creek Downtown Business Assn.

San Francisco Ballet; American Conservatory Theater; Beach Blanket Babylon; Berkeley Repertory Theater; Aurora Theater; Palace of the Legion of Honor; Oakland Zoo; San Francisco Musium of Modern Art; iFly San Francisco; Hearst Castle; Hurley’s; The Cottages at Napa and Pine Ridge Winery; Soroptimist International, Mendocino; Little River Inn; V’Canto Restaurant; Ricoshel Ridge Ranch; Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens; Skunk Train; Glendeven Inn; Rosemary & Wheatley Allen

Artist Donors

Major Funders - $500-1000

Supporters $100 -$250

Liane Abrams, Joe Bologna, June Bowen, Tom Crews, Barbara Davis, Gene Farley, Christie Ferrell, Sylvia Colette Gehres, Bea Guttman, Kathryn Ikeda, Sue Jensen, Shari McMurry Judkins, Ann Kalinowski, Chris Kanyusik, Martha Kean, Kasia Kessler, Sheri KwintCattoche, D.Jeka Lambert, Irma Lubbe, Heiner Lubbe, Seema Mahboob, Jodi Mattison, Betty McBride, Don McCarthney, Mary-Leigh Miller, Laura Morris, Brian Murphy, Jan Muto, Shirley Nootbar, Carolyn Price, Marsha Ramp, Mary Ellen Ratcliff, John Ricca, Nancy Roberts, Adrienne Rogers, Ellen Sachtschale, Patricia Scanlan, Mary Ann Shaw, Linda Schneit, Barbara Shull, Dee Steiner, Tudistudio, Kay Van Hoesen, Bonnie Wells, Beth Witrogen, Jim Wixon, Jane Yuen Corich

Barnes and Noble Booksellers Walnut Creek Chrysler Jeep Dodge West Valley Music Action Photo Sarber’s Photo Sunrise Bistro Washington Mutual Matching Gift Program Michael and Denise Weiner Paula and Steve Evangelou Phyllis and Harvey Ceaser Walter and Suzanne Cook Jenean and Brian Davidson Leona Phillips

California Pizza Kitchen, First Data, B R Cohn Charity Events, Clay Arts Guild, Contra Costa Music Teachers Assn., A&C Maintenance, Sharon and Bob Burke, Cynthia and Jack White, Claudia and Howard Nemir, Tse Ankey, Joe Bologna, June and Bill Bowen, Janice and Jake Bronson, Jay Healey, Kathy and Jerry Hicks, Laurie Itow and John Greitzer, Celeste Johnson, Peter and Amy Mercieca, David and Katharine Parse, Gary and Jean Pokorny, Nan Siegel, James and Jessica Fleming, Carol and Ken Fowler, Susan and Gagean Franz, Kathy and Jim Jakel, Barnabas and Veronika Kerekes, Wayne Lawson, Debbie and Al Medvin, Kathryn Nelson, Mima Baird, George and Trudy Barron, La Verne and Ronald Beverly , Emily and Allen Blanc, Mary Canale, Wai Ming and Frances Chan, Albert and Grace Cheng, Kathy and Gunther de Groot, Deanna Early, Mark and Estella Edwards, Roger and Ann Haley, Michael Heffernan, Barnabas and Veonika Kerekes, Barbara and Dave Johnson, Martha Kean, Roberta McCoy, Quintin McMahon, Mary and Hank O’Lee, Tom and Virginia Palmer, Vivien and Timothy Partridge, Fred and Barbara Perfetto, John Perfetto, Bing and Karen Presnell, Bill and Joan Prucha, John Ricca, Patricia Scanlan, Gary and Maria Schaub, Tina and Ed Schumann, Cindy and Tom Silva, Robert Simmons and Judy Whelan, Leung So Fun, Karen and Bob Stoker, Sally and Lee Welty, Laura Lee Wittenberg, Caroline and David Wood

Funders - $250-$500 Friends of Civic Arts Education Foundation Donors

Major Donors – over $3000 The City of Walnut Creek First 5 Contra Costa Network Theater Company The National Endowment for the Arts The California Arts Council Dutch Girl Cleaners, Dutch Enterprises Darlene Walley Anonymous

Donors $1000-2500 The James Irvine Foundation Childrens Hospital State Roofing Systems, Inc. Coit Financial Carol A. Dwinell Mary-Leigh Miller Regina Scheiding The Civic Arts League Heritage Bank of Commerce Diane Longshore

Gary Skrel Leona Phillips Adria and Norman Schwartz East Coast Pizza Bar and Grill Patricia and David Pava Marsha and Bob Ramp Phillip and Gretchen Arth Larry and Ellen Beans Marlon Bradford Joseph and Sharon Dilustro Holly Ingraham and David Julius Susanne and Charles Renner Edy and Jeff schwartz Ultima Unlimited, Inc. Alliance Of Chief Executives

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HOW TO REGISTER Scholarship applications now being accepted for the Fall 2010 quarter. Application deadline is Monday, August 30, 2010 All fee courses and camp registrations reflect a $2 administrative processing fee.

REGISTRATION

111 North Wiget Ln. Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Bancroft Rd.

1313 Civic Dr. Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Oak Park Blvd. exit

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Registration begins August 16, 2010

• Pre-registration is required for participation in classes.

Please, do not attend a class if you have not been registered.

ON-LINE: Log onto www.arts-ed.org and click on the EZReg logo

• Registration forms received prior to the dates specified will not be given priority consideration; however, you may fax, mail, or drop off your form at any time.

FAX: Fax your registration, with VISA or MasterCard information, to: (925) 937-2787 MAIL: Mail the registration form with your payment to: Civic Arts Education 111 N. Wiget Ln. Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Make checks payable to: City of Walnut Creek WALK-IN: Civic Park location; 1666 North Main St., Walnut Creek (1st floor in City Hall) Hours: 8:15am-4:45pm, M-F Shadelands location; 111 Wiget Ln., Walnut Creek Hours: 8am-9pm M-Th, 8am-8pm F, 8:30am-4:30 Sat E-Mail: artsed@arts-ed.org Note that classes may have filled during the Mail-in/Fax-in period.

PHONE-IN: Call (925) 943-5846 during office hours. Please have your class title, number and credit card information ready.

• Complete one registration form per family.

Forms may also be downloaded from our website, www.arts-ed.org.

• Waiting lists will be established once a class has reached maximum enrollment. If a space opens or a new class is created, you will be notified.

• A class may be cancelled if minimum enrollment is not met.

A full refund will be provided.

• Make-up dates for missed classes will only be granted for class cancellations resulting from direction of the Civic Arts Division.

• Refunds are allowed up to seven days prior to first class; a $10 service fee will be charged.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City of Walnut Creek encourages those with disabilities to participate in our programs. If you have any special needs that require specific accommodations so you can fully enjoy one of our classes, please call the Civic Arts office at (925) 943-5846.

Please provide us with your email address so that we may contact you if there is an important change to the class schedule.

Periodically, we provide registrants with department updates and exclusive offers via e-mail.

Civic Arts Education does not share our customers’ e-mail addresses or telephone numbers with any third parties

W A I V E R O F L I A B I L I T Y : I consent to participation in these activities and agree on behalf of said person and the undersigned that we assume the risk of accident or injuries sustained from whatever cause in connection therewith and release the City of Walnut Creek, the Walnut Creek School District, and their officers, agents, and employees from any and all liability for any such accident or injury. I understand I am responsible for all registration policies and procedures. I further understand the City of Walnut Creek reserves the right to photograph facilities, activities, and program participants for potential future use. All photos will remain the property of the City of Walnut Creek and may be used for publicity or promotional purposes only.

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Winter Ballet Gala e c n a m r o f r e P Winter Ballet Gala is a performance rich in holiday culture from around the world. The array of music and dance embraces the celebrations of all people and many countries. Holiday favorites will be featured both in the classical and contemporary styles.

This dance event will embody the Holiday spirit and the joy of performance art. Selections from the magical scenes of the beloved Nutcracker will also be performed with the rich costumes and music from this cherished family ballet. Diablo Ballet professional dancers will perform along with students from the Civic Arts Education Dance Academy in the Levels Ballet II, III, IV and Professional Intermediate Program. All dancers in these programs are eligible to perform in this unique and enriching performance. No audition is necessary if in one of these CAE classes. Requirement will be attendance at rehearsals and the fee of $50.

Performance Dates are: December 10, Friday 7:30PM December 11, Saturday, 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

SPECIAL EVENTS & PERFORMANCES July 30-Sept 24 The Significant 7, figurative drawing exhibit, Boundry Oaks

Oct 30 Viva Arts Gala Event, Shadelands Art Center, 6:30pm.

July 31-Sept 23 Donna Atar, paintings exhibit, Shadelands Art Center

Nov 23-Dec 22 Carole Dwinell and David Lipton, photography exhibit, Shadelands Connie English, Mosaics and Glass exhibit, downtown CityHall, 1st Floor

Donna Atar Aug 5-Sept 28 Christie Ferrell, photography exhibit, downtown City Hall, 1st Floor

Christie Ferrell Sept 28-Oct 28 Rana Nasser, Ceramics exhibit, Shadelands Art Center Sept 28-Nov 23 Juried Exhibit of Works on Canvas, Shadelands and downtown City Hall, 1st Floor Oct 3 YTC “By the Kids, for the Kids” Performance Event, Shadelands Auditorium, 5pm, tickets $10

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Dec 9 Jazz Band Concert, Shadelands Art Center Dec 3-5 Holiday Art Sale, Shadelands Auditorium and Studio E, Civic Park; opening night Friday, 5-9 pm.

Dec 10 & 11 Winter Ballet Gala, Shadelands Art Center (7:30 pm on Fri; 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm on Sat) Dec 14 Youth Orchestras of the Diablo Valley Concert, Shadelands Art Center Dec 16, & 17 Youth Theatre Company, Mini Kids and Kids Theatre performances, 7pm, Shadelands Art Center, “Cinderella Kids”

Oct 28-Dec 22 Jackie Gerry, ceramics exhibit, Shadelands Art Center

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