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Classes and Activities - Adults

NEW! Getting to Know Your New Digital Camera
Ages 18 - 54
What do all those buttons do? Why do you have to be careful when you change batteries? What the heck is slow flash? Come to class with your camera and learn about how it operates. No experience necessary.
7810.901 W 10/8 6:30-9:30pm
Location: Folsom Arts Center, 48 Natoma St.
Fee: $55 / $45 resident discount
Instructor: Robert Gouine


Intro to Digital Photography
Ages 18 & up
This fun class provides a guideline for purchasing necessary equipment (and knowing what not to buy). Learn to transfer your images from the camera to the computer, clean up photos, and save them for e-mail or printing on photograde paper. Process photos taken during class and receive helpful handouts.
7810.902 Sa 10/25 9am-12:30pm
7810.903 M 11/17 6:30-10pm
Location: Folsom Art Center, 48 Natoma St.
Fee: $55 / $45 resident discount
Instructor: Robert Gouine

Intermediate Digital Photography
Ages 18 & up
Learn to use special tools and filters to clean up your photos! Adjust color in the image, crop, remove backgrounds, blur, add text, repair prints of dust and blemishes, remove red eye, and apply filters. Bring your favorite photo original image out of the camera before any adjustments on your media disk to work with during class.
7810.904 W 12/3 6:30-10pm
Location: Folsom Art Center, 48 Natoma St.
Fee: $55 / $45 resident discount
Instructor: Bob Gouine

Ceramics
Ages 18 & up
Explore various techniques in formbuilding
and surface application. Simple
projects will hone your skills. Choose
to develop your ideas with professional
guidance, or create directed projects.
Course is ideal for those who want
to work with their hands, relax, and
succeed in creating beautiful, finished
pieces of functional or decorative art.
Fee includes glazes and firing. Clay may
be purchased from instructor for $8-$10.
7742.901 M 9/22-10/27 6:30-9:30pm
7742.902 M 11/3-12/15* 6:30-9:30pm
*No class 11/24
Location: Folsom Art Center, 48 Natoma St.
Fee: $89 / $79 resident discount
Instructor: Cherie Hacker

Ceramic Open Studio
Ages 18 & up
Open studio is for anyone currently registered in one of our other ceramic
classes that would like to receive professional guidance on projects in the
studio. Fee includes glazes and firing. Clay may be purchased from instructor for $8-$10.
7742.903 M 9/22-10/27 3:30-6:30pm
7742.904 M 11/3-12/15* 3:30-6:30pm
*No class & 11/24
Location: Folsom Art Center,
48 Natoma St.
Fee: $46 / $36 resident discount
Instructor: Cherie Hacker


Mosaic Mirror
Ages 18 & up
This beautiful craft can transform a plain object into a colorful masterpiece. Students will learn the ancient art of using fragments
of colorful stained glass, fun tiles, and fabulous china to design a mosaic
mirror. Mosaic artists will learn breaking methods, adhesives, tile setting, grouting, sealing techniques and individual design concepts. Each mosaic is a distinctive design with exquisite and delicate detailing
that adds to the charm and character of each piece. The result is a beautiful object of art. Please bring a $25 material fee to the instructor at first class.
7711.901 W 11/12-11/19 6-9pm
Location: CAB Classroom
Fee $91 / $81 resident discount
Instructor: Suzanne Bell

Encaustic Painting
Ages 18 & up
The ancient art of Encaustics dates back over 2000 years ago. Encaustic paintings are created from melted beeswax, pure pigment, and Damar resin. The resin cools and hardens, giving the painting a beautiful, luminescent, glossy finish. Students create several technique samples
along with a completed encaustic painting ready for showing. Truly amazing paintings! Please bring a $25 material fee to the instructor at class.
7715.902 W 10/15 6-9pm
Location: RG Smith Clubhouse, Folsom
Fee: $62 / $52 resident discount
Instructor: Suzanne Bell

NEW! Photoshop Digital Art for Teens & Adults
Ages 13 & up
Explore the amazing world of digital art. Learn basic and advanced tools and effects that will help you change, improve or make your own digital images. Learn to use a Digital Tablet and Pen to quickly edit your Digital Artwork. You will sign your own digital art with this tool and have your own private Art Show. Take home your art projects printed or on a CD. Please bring a material fee of $5 to instructor.
6710.904 M 10/6-12/8 6:30-8:30pm
No class 10/13 & 11/24
Fee: $160 / $150 resident discount
Location: Folsom Art Center, 48 Natoma St.
Instructor: Tamara Kacevas


NEW! Parenting a Child with AD/HD
Ages 18 & up
Class provides educational information and support to individuals and families that are dealing with AD/HD and learning to navigate the associated challenges. Please bring a $5 materials fee to
the instructor at class. Topics include:
• Overview of AD/HD
• Developing parenting strategies and
interventions
• When your child is having difficulty at
school
• Understanding the Federal Education Laws
7860.902 Tu 9/16 7-9:30pm
Location: CAB Conference Room
Fee: $61 / $51 resident discount
Instructor: Holly Graff

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NEW! Get Organized: Managing Time, Space & Paper
Ages 18 & up
Do you feel overwhelmed by too much clutter and not enough time? It’s time to manage your schedule and your stuff so you can get the most out of every aspect of your life. Learn strategies, structures and systems for organizing success. Please bring a $5 materials fee to the instructor at class.
Topics include:
• Organizing rules and secrets
• Smart sorting and filing strategies
• Focus on time and procrastination
• De-clutter your home & office
• Systems and routines to stay organized
7860.901 Sa 10/11 9-11:30am
Location: CAB Conference Room
Fee: $61 / $51 resident discount
Instructor: Holly Graff


Ultimate Chocolate Truffles
Ages 12 & up
Make elegant, dome-shaped truffles with a variety of luscious fillings including: white, milk and dark chocolate. Learn how to flavor basic ganaches (fillings) with liqueurs and oils. Make and take a dozen truffles in a gift box. Students will be given recipes, notes, tips, and truffle molds. Please register one week before class. Please bring a material fee of $12 to instructor.
7401.901 Sa 9/27 10am-12pm
Location: CSD Kitchen (in gym)
7401.902 Tu 11/18 7-9pm
Location: Folsom Community Center,
50 Natoma
Fee: $49 / $39 resident discount
Instructor: Karen Moore

Basic Computer
Age 18 & up
Discover how easy it is to use a computer and to find a wealth of information at your fingertips. Emphasis will be on basic computer applications such as: introduction to the computer, using the
internet, sending email messages and safe guarding your identity. Please note: Basic Computer I is a prerequisite for the Basic Computer II class.
Basic Computer I
7840.901 W 9/3-10/8 9:30-10:30am
7840.903 W 10/15-11/19 9:30-10:30am
Basic Computer II
7840.902 W 9/3-10/8 11am-12pm
7840.904 W 10/15-11/19 11am-12pm
Location: Teen Center Computer Lab
Fee: $70 / $60 resident discount
Instructor: Bruce Coleman

NEW! Themed Cookie Decorating
Ages 18 & up
Bake and decorate beautiful themed cookies! Learn to make cookie dough (roll and cutout), icing, and develop skills in outlining and filling cookies with royal icing. Each class has a different seasonal theme. Students will take home their decorated cookies along with a gift bag filled with recipes, notes, tips and a cookie cutter. Please bring a $12 material fee to the instructor at class.
7408.905 M 9/22 5-7pm (Fall)
7408.906 M 10/27 5-7pm (Halloween)
7408.907 Sa 11/22 10am-12pm (Thanksgiving)
7408.908 M 12/15 10am-12pm (Christmas)
Location: CAB Kitchen
Fee: $55 / $45 resident discount
Instructor: Musarrat Afshan

NEW! Sing Christmas
Age 16 & up
Do you love to sing Christmas music? Would you like to meet others who feel the same? Join us for a class that will teach and perform many of the best holiday favorites. Depending on talent level there will be pportunities for solos, duets, as well as ensemble numbers. We may even be able to put on a performance in December for the community!
Tuesday • 7-9pm
7827.901 9/9-9/30
7827.902 10/7-10/28
7827.903 11/4-12/2 (No class 11/11)
Location: CAB Conference Room
Fee: $40 / $30 resident discount
Instructor: Robert Sedgwick


NEW! Learn To Play Piano By Ear
Ages 18 & up
If you can figure out the melody to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” you’re ready to play piano by ear. The secret to playing music by ear is knowing what chords go along with it. You will learn how to use bass lines, how to hear and know the correct chord changes, how to transpose, and how to use the Circle of Fourths and Fifths. Forget about your sheet music. You’ll be memorizing tunes as you learn them. This workshop is open to all musicians. You should have a basic knowledge of chords. If you don’t, take the “Piano Your Teachers Never Taught You“ class first. Materials fee of $27 per student for study book and CD will be collected in class by instructor.
7836.901 Sa 10/18 3-6pm
Location: R.G. Smith Clubhouse, Folsom
Fee: $54 / $44 resident discount
Instructor: Todd Walker


Middle Eastern Dance
Ages 18 & up
Class covers basic steps and rhythms done to moderate tempo music as well as dances that will build upon previously learned basic movements. Our instructor created Stanford University’s successful “Mid Eastern Dance for Exercise” class. Wear comfortable clothing and soft-soled sandals. No previous experience is necessary.
BEGINING
7630.901 Th 9/18-10/23 7-8pm
7 630.903 Th 10/30-12/11* 7-8pm
intermediate
7630.902 Th 9/18-10/23 8-9pm
7630.904 Th 10/30-12/11* 8-9pm
*No class 11/27
Location: Folsom Veterans Hall
Fee: $81 / $71 resident discount
Instructor: Azar


Ballroom Dancing
Ages 15 & up
Learn the art of social dance using an interrelated method of teaching. Students will gain confidence in their dancing skills, no partner needed!
Wednesday • 7:30pm
7610.901 9/3-9/24 American Tango I
7610.903 10/1-10/22 American Tango II
7610.905 11/5-12/3* Ballroom Review
(Waltz, Foxtrot, Cha Cha, E/C Swing & Tango)
Wednesday • 8:30pm
7610.902 9/3-9/24 Salsa I
7610.904 10/1-10/22 Salsa II
7610.906 11/5-12/3* Ballroom Review
(Quick Step, Samba, Bolero)
*No class 11/26
Location: Folsom Community Center
Fee: $46 / $36 resident discount
Instructor: Siggy Kristiansen


Piano Your Teachers Never Taught You
Ages 18 & up
Learn to play the piano in just one day! This class will teach you 72 chords, 156 hand positions, how to read music from lead sheets and fake books, and all the tools of the trade that will help you sound like a pro! You will be able to play any song, in any key when you master your technique using an exclusive audio CD and study book. A $27 materials fee
is payable to the instructor at class. If you can read the notes C,D,E,F,G,A,B you already know enough to enroll! If not, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Piano Magic, Inc. P.O. Box 1694, Rocklin,
CA 95677 or visit: www.pianotogo.com.
7838.901 Sa 10/18 11am-2pm
Location: R.G. Smith Clubhouse, Folsom
Fee: $54 / $44 resident discount
Instructor: Todd Walker


Country Line Dancing
Ages 16 & up
A great form of aerobic exercise, a stress reducer and way to meet new friends. If you are a new dancer, take the beginning class to learn simple dances while you achieve the basic steps. If you already know the
basics, the Intermediate class will teach you standard and hot new dances.
Beginning:
Monday • 7:45-9pm
7620.805 9/8-9/29
7620.901 10/6-10/27
7620.903 11/3-11/24
F ee: $42 / $32 resident discount
Intermediate:
Monday • 6:15-7:40pm
7620.806 9/8-9/29
7620.902 10/6-10/27
7620.904 11/3-11/24
Location: Folsom Rotary Clubhouse
Fee: $46 / $36 resident discount
Instructor: Phyllis Finn-Gifford


Beginning Guitar
Ages 13 & up
This 4-week class concentrates on basic guitar skills. First, you’ll learn to tune your guitar. Next, learn to play some simple melodies then add a few easy chords and strumming patterns that will allow you to accompany folk, country, blues, and rock songs. You could be playing simple tunes
right away. A $17 materials fee is payable to the instructor at first class.
7825.901 W 10/1-10/22 7-8:10pm
7825.902 W 11/12-12/10* 7-8:10pm
*No class 11/26
Location: CSD Pavilion
Fee: $85 / $75 resident discount
Instructor: Hank Hamilton

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