Souhegan Offering Fall Education Options For Adults

Souhegan High School is offering evening enrichment courses and workshops for Fall 2012 this year.

Check http://www.sprise.com/shs for a detailed schedule and courses descriptions. To register, call 673-9940 ext “5317” during school hours or email mpaul@sprise.com to register. Course size is limited to space available.

The courses will be filled with the first registered and payments before the first class will secure your seat.  The cost of the course is based on the number of weeks the course meets and residence in the SHS School District. 

All courses and workshops meet at Souhegan High School. (412 Boston Post Rd.  Amherst, NH  03031)

Monday

Yoga:  Moving Into Peace
Teacher:  John Silva
Dates:  Monday 8 weeks   9/24, 10/1, 15, 22, 29, 11/5 ,19, 26   
Times:  7:00 – 8:30-pm
Cost:  $70.00 for residents, $80.00 for non-residents

We will focus primarily on yoga postures and breath work, with some seated meditation and occasional free-form movement.  Each week we will emphasize one or two postures in detail.  We will empower body, mind, and spirit toward peace.  Each class will last 90 minutes, the last part of which will be a relaxation period.  This course is appropriate for all levels of experience, especially beginners. Participants should bring a yoga mat or large towel, a cushion or yoga wedge, and throw or blanket for relaxation.

Tuesday

Watercolor Painting
Teacher:  Kevin Dadoly
Dates: Tuesday     8 weeks 9/25, 10/2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 11/6, & 13
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Cost:  $90.00 for residents and $100.00 for non-residents     
Join Kevin Dadoly as he instructs this popular studio course designed to enhance and challenge all levels of watercolor artists from the beginner to the exhibiting artist! Expect to explore all types of painting techniques, and subject matter, in an enjoyable and positive environment.   

Fly Tying for Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
Teacher:  Peggy Brenner
Dates:  Tuesday      6 weeks   9/25, 10/2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
Times:  6:00 – 7:30pm
Cost:  $50.00 for residents, $60.00 for non-residents   Materials fee   $20.00

A hands on course taking us from the Beginner class or some basic experience to the next level, a combination of freshwater, saltwater and a salmon fly.
By the end of six weeks we will have constructed 12 patterns, starting where we left off in the Beginner class, perfecting technique and building flies in increasing complexity. By week six each student will have a fly selection that can be used anywhere or enjoyed as an art form.
The instructor will supply tools and vises for use in class, along with all materials and instruction for each fly.

Peggy Brenner has been teaching fly tying for the past 8 years at United Fly Tyers, Casting for Recovery and International Women’s Fly Fishing.  She is a demonstration tyer at the major fly fishing shows around the country, in the American Fly Fishing Museum display “A Graceful Rise” ladies throughout the centuries of fly fishing.. And,  the current apprentice in the NH Arts Council Traditional Arts Program – salmon flies and their construction mentored by Larry Antonuk of Keene, NH..

Stained Glass for the Holidays – Lamps and Ornaments
Teacher:  Susanna Ries
Dates: Tuesday       6 weeks    9/25, 10/2, 9, 16, 23,  30
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Cost:  $80.00 for residents and $90.00 for non-residents   
 
Come learn how to make a stained glass lamp and/or stained glass ornaments for the holidays,
We will be making simple lamps using geometric patterns.  For the ornaments, we will be making
3-D or 2-D stars, angels or any other idea you can bring to class.  There will be some glass supplied and some tools.
You may need to purchase material such as lamp base, solder, copper foil and frames for the lamp shades.  
    *** This is a beginner/advanced class***

Susanna Ries has been creating original stained glass for 21 years.
Her passion for glass began when she took classes at Renaissance Glassworks in Nashua NH.  She has been showing her artwork at two local galleries, East Colony Fine Art in Manchester and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Store in Concord.  Susanna’s background is in Fine Art - she earned a BA Degree in Art from Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire.

Wednesday

Beginning Hoopdance
Teacher: Kate Walsh
Day:  Wednesday  9/26, 10/3, 10, 17, 24, 11/7
Time:   6:15-7:45pm
Place:  Clark Elementary School Gym
Cost:  $50.00 for residents and $60.00 for non-residents

Catch the fun and fitness of the hoopdance craze. Beyond the hula hooping of the past, hoopdance combines a great core workout with moving around to get your heartrate up. Learn waist and hip hooping, halos, corkscrews,and the swoop in this level 1 class. Practice hoops will be provided. Join us in your comfortable exercise clothes ready to have fun. 

Introduction to Quilting
Teacher: Jean Cannon
Dates:  Wednesday      9/26, 10/3, 10, 17, 24, 11/7
Time:  7:00 – 9:00pm
Cost:  $70.00 for residents and $80.00 for non-residents  

Come learn the basics of quilting including design, color theory, cutting/piecing techniques, and finishing a small quilted project. This will be a hands on class with homework (sewing) each week. You will need a portable sewing machine in good repair. 

Fabric requirements, other tools and supplies will be discussed at the first class. 

Conversational Italian for Beginners
Teacher:  Susi Ehrenstein
Dates:  Wednesday   8 weeks  9/27, 10/3, 10, 17, 24, 11/7, 14 & 28
Times:  6:00 – 7:30pm.
Cost:  $70.00 for residents and $80.00 for non-residents

Are you planning a vacation to Italy or are you frequently travelling there on business and you would like to be able to order in a “Ristorante” or converse with people in you “Albergo?”  Then sign up for this 8 week introductory course.  Lesson content will cover: Pronunciation guide, Basic Expressions and Greetings,  Ordering in a “Ristorante,” Days of the week and telling time, Seasons and Months of the Year, Numbers from 1-1,000, and Basic Vocabulary.

The required book for this course can be ordered online before our first class:  Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide by Edoardo Lebano  ISBN 0-471-35961-0

Thursday

Great Simple Meals!
Teacher: Elizabeth Skipper
Dates:  Thursday   9/27, 10/4, 11, 18, 25 & 11/1
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm.
Cost: $100.00 for residents, $110.00 for non-residents plus a lab fee for ingredients. Enrollment limited to 12 students.

Understand what you're doing, and cooking becomes less mysterious and more fun! This class is for newbies in the kitchen and folks who want to brush up on their cooking skills. We'll start with knife skills, including the basic knives you need (it's fewer than you think), how to sharpen them, and how to use them. You'll learn classic cooking techniques by preparing simple, delicious meals, and enjoy them with your classmates.

We'll make dishes like Spinach & Mushroom Salad, Corn Chowder, Beef Bourguignon, Maple-Mustard Pork with Apples, Chicken with Tarragon Sauce, "Company" Potatoes, Skillet Carrots with Fresh Sage, and some simple desserts. Each dish is carefully chosen to illustrate a particular cooking technique and lay the foundation for future kitchen successes.

Please note that if you took Great Simple Meal in the spring, this class will reinforce many of the techniques you learned, but all the dishes we prepare will be different.

The instructor is Elizabeth Skipper, an accomplished personal chef and culinary teacher, of The Everyday Epicure in Amherst. www.TheEverydayEpicure.com

Colorful Copper, Whimsical Wire
Teacher:  Karen Mitchell
Dates:    Thursday   9/27, 10/4, 11, 18, 25 & 11/1
Times:  6:00-8:30pm
Cost:  $80.00 for residents, $90.00 for non-residents

Copper comes in many forms, like wire in multitude of colors and sheet as thin as foil.  Using simple tools, we will cut and bend, hammer and stamp, twist, coil knit and crochet our way to fun and funky jewelry.  We will add color with colored copper wire with heat and with resin inlay.  We’ll use pebbles beads and our imaginations.  It is easier than you think!