ATS-904 ONLN-Art History

Section Info: Online | Art History | No class May 25 | This course provides instruction on the worldwide history of art. Specifically, we will use the works of the worlds art masters to analyze and discuss the fundamental principles and elements of art. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Mondays from 2-3:30 p.m. is mandatory for section 201.

ATS-904 ONLN-Art History

Section Info: Online | Art History | This course provides instruction on the worldwide history of art. Specifically, we will use the works of the worlds art masters to analyze and discuss the fundamental principles and elements of art. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m. is mandatory for section 202.

BNS-907 Pasadena-Ceramics 2

Section Info: Pasadena | Design, Marketing and Art of Ceramics II | No class May 8 and June 19 | Enjoy creating ceramics pieces to give as gifts, keep for yourself, or sell to others. Leave the firing and glazing to us! Take the finished work home. Note: Supplies are not included in the Senior cycle fee. A supply list of recommended supplies will be available the first day of class.

BNS-907 PSRC-Ceramics 2

Section Info: Pascal | Design, Marketing and Art of Ceramics II | Learn painting techniques and use various glazing techniques to acquire a glass-like finish or staining with acrylic paints, using additional methods by enhancing with antiquing and dry brushing. Students will work at their own pace. Discuss marketing strategies for selling ceramics.

BNS-907 PSRC-Ceramics 2

Section Info: Pascal | Design, Marketing and Art of Ceramics II | Learn painting techniques and use various glazing techniques to acquire a glass-like finish or staining with acrylic paints, using additional methods by enhancing with antiquing and dry brushing. Students will work at their own pace. Discuss marketing strategies for selling ceramics.

BNS-908 PASD-Wood Carving

Section Info: Pasadena Senior Center | Wood Carving | The purpose of this class is to develop the skills of wood carvers from the novice to intermediate levels. While this class offers a single project to be completed over each semester, other carving styles will be discussed. In this class, only hand tools (knives & gouges) are used and since carving tools are extremely sharp, safety will be emphasized. Tool sharpening & selection, painting, and pyrography will also be covered. In lieu of the semester project, students may work on their own projects with instructor assistance (as time allows). Students will identify art venues and determine sales potential.

ERC-904 ASRC- Genealogy

Section Info: Arnold Senior Center | Genealogy | No class April 28 | Make genealogy more interesting by fleshing out information about ancestors' lives. Learn how and where to find and record information. Discuss how to solve genealogical obstacles. Explore proper genealogy methods to construct a family tree that goes beyond names and dates and incorporates the history of the times.

ERC-904 PASD- Genealogy

Section Info: Pasadena Senior Center | Genealogy | No class April 29 | Make genealogy more interesting by fleshing out information about ancestors' lives. Learn how and where to find and record information. Discuss how to solve genealogical obstacles. Explore proper genealogy methods to construct a family tree that goes beyond names and dates and incorporates the history of the times.

ERC-904 SSAC- Genealogy

Section Info: Severn Center | Genealogy | No class April 30 | Make genealogy more interesting by fleshing out information about ancestors' lives. Learn how and where to find and record information. Discuss how to solve genealogical obstacles. Explore proper genealogy methods to construct a family tree that goes beyond names and dates and incorporates the history of the times.

HRY-901 ONLN-Forgotten Women

Section Info: Online | Forgotten Women | Notable Women of the World. Read Mavericks, Trailblazers, and World Changers by Zing Tsjeng. Discuss women in science, leadership, writers, and artists who have been forgotten or overlooked. These accomplished women have changed the course of our futures. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions on Mondays from 2-4 p.m. is mandatory for section 201.

HRY-908 PASD-Beautiful Gardens

Section Info: Pasadena Senior Center | Beautiful Gardens | Explore the features of local, regional, national and international gardens. Examine various types of gardens, their purpose, history and benefactors. Focus for this term is Japanese Gardens.

MUC-905 ONLN-Music Masterpiece

Section Info: Online | Music Masterpiece: Romantic Russians | This course explores the development of Russian music from its early lack of a national tradition to its emergence as a distinctive cultural force. Students will study the rise of native composition with Mikhail Glinka, the nationalist movement of the "Mighty Fistful," and the blending of folk elements with Romanticism. The course concludes with an examination of major Soviet-era influences and composers, including Shostakovich and emigre figures such as Rachmaninov and Stravinsky. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions Tuesdays from 9:00-11:00 a.m. is mandatory for section 201.

MUC-905 ONLN-Music Masterpiece

Section Info: Online | Music Masterpiece: Romantic Russians. | This course explores the development of Russian music from its early lack of a national tradition to its emergence as a distinctive cultural force. Students will study the rise of native composition with Mikhail Glinka, the nationalist movement of the "Mighty Fistful," and the blending of folk elements with Romanticism. The course concludes with an examination of major Soviet-era influences and composers, including Shostakovich and emigre figures such as Rachmaninov and Stravinsky. | Note: Attendance in online class sessions on Thursdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. is mandatory for section 202.

WRI-901 SCSC-Creative Writing

Section Info: South County Senior Center | Creative Writing | Both fiction and nonfiction writers benefit from applying creative writing techniques: hooking-the reader, characterization, setting, conflict, and satisfying endings. Through writing assignments, class discussions, and in-class exercises, you will advance your in-progress stories and discover new ones.

BNS-908 ASRC-Wood Carving-Beg Novice

Section Info: Arnold Senior Center | Wood Carving-Beginner Novice | This wood carving class is designed for absolute beginners, including those with no experience or who have not carved in many years. Instruction focuses on hand tools only-knives and gouges-with no power tools used. Students learn tool selection, basic knife cuts, sharpening, wood selection, pattern application, pyrography, and painting. Because tools are extremely sharp, safety and basic first aid is emphasized. A Kevlar carving glove and leather thumb guard are required. Note: For questions or for a list of required supplies, email Dave Parker at daveparker1000@gmail.com.