Community Calendar

Gentle partner stretching with Diana Michelle and Khira! This is a beginner's class and makes for a lovely Valentine's Day Date!

This is a beginner's class in partner stretching, in which both participants are active and assist each other in dynamic stretching.

Take your stretching to the next level with your friend, partner, roommate, next-door neighbor, or literally anyone - or we will pair you up with someone!

Bring a yoga mat, a bottle of water, pillows, and cushions - whatever you need to be most comfortable, as most of the moves will be done on the floor. Modifications are provided if you have limited mobility, and there will be a few extra mats on hand for use.

Diana Michelle, of Fine Art of Massage, specializes in Thai massage and somatic integration. She is also a Creative Spaces studio artist with an emphasis in photography and experimental film. Khira loves sharing her knowledge and is passionate about teaching yoga and movement therapy. She is also a Thai massage therapist.

Explore this new state-of-the-art facility.

Irish Slow Session is for those who would like to learn Irish tunes and songs. The hour before each Irish Session we’ll learn a few new tunes and tips on how to jam in the Irish Sessions.
Every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. Check the Folk School calendar for more information.

RD holds secular, science-based addiction recovery support groups every Monday. We are LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent led/friendly. Harm reduction approaches welcomed. Sober curious folks are welcomed. Anyone questioning their relationship to substances is welcomed. No student observers, please.

Using principles learned from the Fundamentals, Figure/Head, and Painting classes, we’ll apply our knowledge and skills to Great Master artworks. We’ll learn watercolor basics (wet on wet,wet on dry, color mixing). Each week we’ll look at various artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Winslow Homer and more. From each, we’ll cover the human figure, landscapes, and abstracts.

Course Outline

Week 1: Overview/ Review, Wet on Wet, Wet on Dry/Damp, Water Control Brushes, Strokes Pencils, paint, ink

Week 2: Simple Volumes, Visualizing simple masses Value

Week 3: Monochrome, Using Black and Earth-tones, Rubens and Rembrandt

Week 4: Warm and Cools

Week 5: Color, Working with Primaries, Color Mixing, Winslow Homer scenes, Georgia O’ Keefe abstracts, Sargent

Week 6: Long-Form Master Study, Applying our skills to a single study

Dr. William Schwab, author of Dream Derailed, takes immigration out of the headlines and into the classroom. Here we will dissect the administration's policies, examine the nations tangled immigration laws, and confront the realities of mass deportation.

Clinical psychologist, Dr. Marty Faitak, will guide you to learn strategies to manage anger, anxiety and frustrations that political and social tensions can spark. You will also learn how to have calmer, more productive conversations with people view the world differently.

Many believe that Hamlet is Shakespeare's finest play. Join Professor Emeritus of English, David Golliffe, to investigate Hamlet in two film versions: Kenneth Branagh's 1996 film and Michael Almereyda's 2000 version.

Join Best Friends Animal Society for a "no-stress" hand-stitch workshop with local artist Beatriz Segura from B Magic Craft Hands! Beatriz will teach three basic stitches to use on two Best Friends-inspired patterns. This workshop is perfect for beginners and a great way to get to learn more about our adoptable pets and resources! All materials included. Click the link to register at B Magic Craft Hands' website.

Registration Cost: $47

Judith Tavano has studied generations from all angles.She has learned that each generation has unique experiences, expectations, and behaviors, we all have one thing in common. We are all aging. Come together to look at what's good about aging, what's not and what we can change.