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Sketching
Date: September 5, 2024
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Length: 8 weeks
Cost: $8.00 members
      $8.00 non-members
Instructor: Ernesto Almada
Location: in one of our rooms
Description: The Sketching class continues with our 'seasoned' Instructor Ernesto Almada. While he may be a new instructor here, neither art, nor teaching is new to him. Ernesto is an Art major and has spent 33 years in the school district as a bilingual tutor. During that time he worked with an after school program. During that time he taught young students art skill, but teaching adults would be no different. He had several students who earned awards in local art shows. Classes will start with a foundation in basic shapes and then use those shapes to learn shading before moving on to more complete objects, 3D, still life, then finally portraits. There will be no tracing or copying of other people’s works. He wants people to show their own creativity. Students need to bring their own pencils (from 9H to 9B – The HB scale ranges from 9H, a hard pencil that leaves fine, light marks, to 9B, a soft pencil which a high ratio of graphite that leaves bold, dark marks.), or even just a #2 to start, a sharpener, as well as a sketch pad. The size of the sketchpad will depend upon a student’s personal preference. So make your mark in the world and don’t be afraid to make mistakes. That’s what they make erasers for.

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T.O.P.S.
Time: Tuesdays 8:30 - 10:00 am
Cost: members
       non-members
Location: Sun Room
Description: For anyone who has tried to lose weight, you know how hard it can be. Well you don’t have to do it alone. T.O.P.S. or Taking Off Pounds Sensibly is a group dedicated to helping others shedding some pounds. TOPS is a national organization with regional groups that meet. TOPS does not sell food or have one stop meal plans. They help you reach your weight-loss goals by focusing on health and providing you with the tools, information, support, and accountability for YOU to lose the weight. TOPS can't do the work for you. You only get out of TOPS what you put into it. At the meetings there are private weigh-ins before they start, then members share challenges, successors, or goals. This is followed by a brief program as well as awards to the best losers (that’s a good thing), contest winners, and members who’ve reached their goal. Our group meets here at the Center every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. Everyone who wants to take off or keep off pounds is welcome. Come visit and find out what they are all about. Their motto is “As intelligent persons we will control our emotions and not let our emotions control us.” Of course this carries over to our eating habits. They hope to see you there. And less of you every time thereafter!

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Fall Class Registration

Date:Fall Class Registration August, 30
Time:9:00 - 11:00 am
Length:
Cost:$8.00 per class members
non-members
Instructor:
Location:Game Room
Description:Register on Friday, August 30th for classes that begin on Tuesday, September 3rd. Various 8 week classes for a paltry $8.00 per subject. Womens' Bible Study, Sketching, Writing for Fun, Navigating the Next Chapter, Spanish.

Sketching

Date:Sketching September, 5
Time:9:00 - 11:00 am
Length:8 weeks
Cost:$8.00 members
$8.00 non-members
Instructor:Ernesto Almada
Location:in one of our rooms
Description:The Sketching class continues with our 'seasoned' Instructor Ernesto Almada. While he may be a new instructor here, neither art, nor teaching is new to him. Ernesto is an Art major and has spent 33 years in the school district as a bilingual tutor. During that time he worked with an after school program. During that time he taught young students art skill, but teaching adults would be no different. He had several students who earned awards in local art shows. Classes will start with a foundation in basic shapes and then use those shapes to learn shading before moving on to more complete objects, 3D, still life, then finally portraits. There will be no tracing or copying of other people’s works. He wants people to show their own creativity. Students need to bring their own pencils (from 9H to 9B – The HB scale ranges from 9H, a hard pencil that leaves fine, light marks, to 9B, a soft pencil which a high ratio of graphite that leaves bold, dark marks.), or even just a #2 to start, a sharpener, as well as a sketch pad. The size of the sketchpad will depend upon a student’s personal preference. So make your mark in the world and don’t be afraid to make mistakes. That’s what they make erasers for.

Womens Bible Study

Date:Womens Bible Study September, 9
Time:10:30 - 11:30 am
Length:8 weeks
Cost:$8.00 members
$8.00 non-members
Instructor:Rosetta Love
Location:Game Room
Description:By Women’s Bible Study we don’t mean one of those gender specific Bibles. It should be more accurately titled as Bible Study for Women. The class is taught by Rosetta Love. Each 8 week session the class goes over a different book in the Bible. Rosetta has also taught it at her church. Students will need to bring their own bible, but it doesn’t matter which translation it is. There are other handouts provided by Rosetta.

Writing for Fun

Date:Writing for Fun September, 5
Time:12:30 - 2:00 pm
Length:8 Weeks
Cost:$8.00 members
$8.00 non-members
Instructor:Student Led
Location:one of our rooms
Description:Don’t be ‘a writer’. Be writing. - William Faulkner The Creative Writing, or Writing for Fun class, is our only student led classes. The class brings in assigned projects and presents them to the class. The class then gives helpful feedback and discussion. Styles of writing varies from class to class, such as a memoir, humor, essays, poetry, etc. You will write about what you know, but if the assignment doesn’t please you. Write something else.

Navigating the Next Chapter - Making the Most of Life

Date:Navigating the Next Chapter - Making the Most of Life September, 17
Time:11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Length:5 Weeks
Cost:$8.00 members
$8.00 non-members
Instructor:Janet Egan
Location:in a room
Description:Navigating the Next Chapter: Making the Most of Life focuses on how to adjust to retirement. Specifically, how to live your best life at this time. If you plan on aging then plan on taking this class. For this session, the class is divided into: Getting to Know Each Other, Finding Fun/Leisure, Life Balance, Working Life, Changes, Giving and Receiving, Resource Day, ad Summary and Action Plan. Each session may change depending on the needs of the students. The class is taught by Janet Egan, a retired San Bernardino County Social Worker. This class is second nature to her as she had a career of doing trainings.

Spanish - a second languagee need an instructor

Date:Spanish - a second languagee need an instructor September, 3
Time:12:30 - 2:00 pm
Length:8 weeks
Cost:$8 members
$8 non-members
Instructor:Ernesto Almada
Location:in a room
Description: ¿Habla usted Español? If not you can learn by taking our Spanish class. Spanish is both a vulgar yet romantic language! The history of the Spanish language in Spain and the origin of the dialects of Spain begin with the linguistic evolution of Vulgar Latin. From those humble beginnings, it has evolved into the most widely spoken Romance language, both in terms of number of speakers and the number of countries in which it is the dominant language with over 500 million Spanish speakers worldwide. Ernesto will focus on conversational Spanish.