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ARTS & CULTURE
ADULT CLASSES
NEW! Thrive & Grow Vegetable Gardening Course NEW! Writing Family History
Fridays, October 6, 13 & 20, 3 – 4:30 pm
Are you wondering what it takes to have a successful
vegetable garden here in the Southwest desert? In this series,
expert gardener Michael Ismail will demystify vegetable
gardening in the desert, teaching you simple techniques
which can produce tremendous results. Come learn about
building and maintaining healthy soils, selecting the right
seasonal varieties, proper watering, dealing with problem
insects, proper fertilizing, and so much more! Whether you
are new to gardening, or haven’t yet experienced the results
you have hoped for, this gardening series is for you. 
Instructor: Michael Ismail
$15/ $12 members per class
Jewish Heritage Center Tuesdays, October 10 – 31, 5 – 7 pm
We all have family stories to tell. Tucson writer Lynn Saul will
lead a writing workshop using components of fiction, poetry
and non-fiction. Please share your family history in this course.
Lynn Saul writes poetry, creative non-fiction, short fiction and
other works. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the
University of Arizona and teaches Writing and Humanities at
Pima Community College. She is active with Congregation Bet
Shalom and much of her work involves Jewish themes.
Instructor: Lynn Saul
$75/$70 members
Multipurpose Room
NEW! Geniuses of Russian Literature: Fyodor
Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov
Mondays, October 9 - 30, 7 – 8:30 pm
This course will introduce you to the biographies and major
literary works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy and Anton
Chekhov in the historical context of Russia’s development in
the 19th century. The instructor, Roza Simkhovich, was a
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Russian and Slavic
Studies at the University of Arizona. She specializes in
teaching oral communication, translation, interpreting and
business language at the intermediate and advanced levels.
Instructor: Roza Simkhovich
$36/$30 me