Educational Opportunities - Something for Everyone Pages 6–9
Let your Creative side show
Canvas au Latte—Cardinal Creek
Alpaca Fleece Dryer Balls
Wake up and discover your inner
artist! Paint along with the instructor
as she guides you step-by-step from
a blank 16 x 20” canvas to a inished
rendition of a colorful snow scene
with a creek and cardinals. No
experience needed, just come and
have fun with acrylics using textures
for the snow banks and distant hills.
Coffee provided, a supply fee of $3 is
payable to the instructor in class.
Julie Schroeder
Date: Fri, Feb 22
Time: 9:00 am–12:30 pm
Cost: $35
Class #: AEA16
Location: Gladstone, 107A
No chemicals, no perfumes, and
handcrafted by you! By absorbing
moisture, dryer balls help to maintain
a more humid environment in the
dryer, thereby cutting down on
static. They also reduce drying time
by helping to aerate the items while
drying. It’s a win-win and now you
can learn to make your own from
alpaca leece. Diane Coderre
Date: Tue, Feb 19
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEA10
Location: Gladstone, 108
Additional painting classes and workshops as well as basketry, weaving, welding and beading classes can be found in the
Learning for All catalog or you can call the ofϔice at 651-748-7250 for more information
History matters
Holocaust in Europe
The Holocaust refers to the genocide
of millions of Jewish people and other
persecuted groups during World War
II. Learn about these atrocities and
the sympathizers that responded to
the extreme violence employed by the
Nazis. Dan Hartman
Date: Fri, Jan 25
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ1
Location: Gladstone, 105
The Immigration Centers:
Angel Island and Ellis Island
It is the early 1900’s, and you are
standing with your steamer trunk.
What is next? View photographs and
discuss the historical entry process
including the physical examination
and the citizenship test given to new
immigrants. Hear personal immigration
stories of the instructor’s ancestors.
Perhaps you have a story to share from
your ancestry. J. B. Anderson
Date: Fri, Feb 8
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ7
Location: Gladstone, 105
St. Patrick: Fact or Fraud?
Shamrocks, green clothing,
and corned beef and cabbage
commemorate St. Patrick’s Day in
modern times, but what is the history?
Meet Patrick Bergin, the captured
Welshman who became a Viking slave
and was taken to Ireland to begin a
life of service. Discover the story of St.
Patrick. Terry Kubista
Date: Fri, Mar 15
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ4
Location: Gladstone, 105
Reconstruction in the South
The period from 1863 to 1877 is known as the Reconstruction era. Discuss the
historical events of this period in the United States and discover how Congress
attempted to reunite the North and the South. Dan Hartman
Date: Fri, Mar 22
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm
Cost: $15
Class #: AEQ2
Location: Gladstone, 105
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