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Art & Enrichment Furniture Making Learn basic furniture making techniques with stationary tools from an experienced woodshop teacher. Once you learn the basics, you will work at your own pace and make any project you desire. Supplies (wood, nails, glue) not included, but use of all tools and equipment is.
Age: 18 & over Drawing, Beginning Develop your drawing skills no matter what level you are. You will notice a remarkable change in your ability to draw what you see by using the right side of your brain. Students will be drawing with pencil, charcoal and pen throughout the course. This course will help beginners as well as experienced painters.
Age: 18 & over Jewelry Making; Beading Find a new hobby. Learn basic techniques for cable necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anklets. Instruction includes crimping, tools, findings and materials options. You will create a piece of jewelry at class great for gift giving.
Age: 16 & over Knitting Learn how to cast on, knit, purl, bind off, fix errors, and finish your project. Make gifts for gift giving. Class is for beginners and those who want to continue learning.
Age: 16 & over Photo Mounting Learn to properly cut, mount, and label your photographs to enter them in the annual Photo Contest and Show. Please bring your own photo sized between a 5x7 and an 8x10 to mount.
Age: 12 & over Artbooks, Basic Bookmaking Introduction to book making that explores a variety of book forms and creative embellishments. Use a variety of art mediums to create a personal idea or themed book.
Age: 18 & over Soap Making The art and craft of soap making is neither difficult nor mysterious. Discussion on essential oils and natural ingredients. Take home soap samples. Receive hands on experience and a sample taken home with you.
Age: 16 & over Pine Needle Basketry Learn the art of pine needle raffia basketry. The intricate teneriffe center looks more difficult than it really is. Leave with completed ornament and the skills and materials to make your own basket.
Age: 18 & over Language French, Beginning Conversational Learn to explore another language with techniques that help you speak with ease in every day situations. Develop vocabulary into simple phrases and questions, and explore differences in cultural manners. This is a great course for those with no, or some French language experience.
Age: 18 & over French, Intermediate Conversational For those who’ve had experience with the language and wish to improve conservation skills. Sentence building techniques, grammar structures, and new vocabulary will increase your language confidence. Concentration on reading and written communication skills.
Age: 18 & over French, Advanced Conversational For those who have had experience with the language and wish to converse more easily. Learn to understand complex written and verbal materials presented in various ways. Discover transitions in language during conversations about the past. Focus will be on reading and comprehension as well as class discussion.
Age: 18 & over Spanish, Beginning Conversational Have fun while learning basic Spanish vocabulary, grammar and phrases, for use while traveling or in the workplace. Instructor has experience teaching at college and for the Ethnic Support Council.
Age: 18 & over Spanish, Intermediate Conversational For students who are ready to move on and expand their Spanish speaking skills.
Age: 18 & over Technology & Real Estate Computer Basics This course is a friendly introduction to the world of computers using the
Windows Operating System. Gain experience while you learn terminology,
functions, hardware, and software basics with hands-on practice. Learn the
basis of the Windows desktop environment along with control panel settings and
basic fi le management. Review and practice word processing basics and look
Age: 14 & over Excel Introduction Manage your household budget, learn a new skill for the office, chart your weight or estimate what your trip will cost. With Excel you can do all of these and more. Get hands-on experience in setting up spreadsheets and understanding how they work. Gain experience in creating formulas and functions as well as charting your results.
Age: 14 & over Word Processing Learn the basics for word processing and get creative with different fonts and graphics. Take the mystery out of margins, tackle tabs and turn on to templates. Put pictures and clip art together with your documents. Along the way, learn a few design tips and have fun with your creations.
Age: 14 & over PowerPoint Learn PowerPoint and the many multi-purpose uses for this program, including presentations and slide shows.
Age: 14 & over
Buying/Renting Residential Property/Landlord Rights Want to get return on your investment? Save money on insurance, tax filing, and professional assistance. For new or experienced investors interested in buying and understanding rental property for income or retirement and the rights of being a landlord. Also discuss rents, codes, financing, appraisals, leverage, rental agreements, property condition, smoke detectors, water heaters, credit form and more. Bring a sack lunch.
Age: 18 & over Incorporating; Understanding Corporations Understanding corporations (C & S), LLC, LLP, General & Limited Partnerships. Discuss why, what and how to start, assets to protect, taxes, forms, personal liability and incorporating in Washington State and others. Class provides knowledge not legal advice.
Age: 18 & over Residential Landlord - Tenant Act & Laws New or experienced landlord? Learn about local and federal discrimination laws, landlord/tenant rights, rental agreements and leases, codes, tenant selection, evictions, etc. Handouts and forms on rental agreements, property condition report, smoke detectors, water heaters and applications. Class provides knowledge not legal advice. Bring a sack lunch.
Age: 18 & over Education & Enrichment Ukulele, Beginning A unique and inexpensive way to have musical fun with family and friends. A ‘take anywhere’ instrument anyone can play with easy and simple instruction. Students must bring their own ukulele. Prior to purchasing one, please call the instructor for more information, 425-3786
Age: 10 & over Creative Writing - Write On! Regardless of how long you’ve been writing, you will experience word-crafting exercises designed to improve your skill. Get inspired by new ideas and fresh approaches! Gain resources, tips, and techniques gleaned from writing conferences, and get support and encouragement from the instructors and other writers.
Age: 18 & over Music Theory Learn the basics of how to read music. Learn notes, key signatures, time signatures, and basic elements of how to read music. No prior music background necessary.
Age: 16 & over The Organized Life Life is crazy, but you don’t have to be! Come and learn 3 key strategies for tackling your home and calendar so you can achieve peace and order in your life. Visual and hands-on, this workshop will give you the tools to tackle the areas in your life that feel out of control. It’s as easy as 1-2-3. Instructor is a professional organizer.
Age: 18 & over Planning & Enjoying a Home Greenhouse Learn practical options for constructing or purchasing a hobby greenhouse and how to get the most fun and benefit from greenhouse ownership. Construction topics included are structure, glazing, worthwhile features, plant support, environmental control and maintenance. Greenhouse usage topics will include choice of plants for pleasure and food, plant health and growth, pest control, automation, and hydroponics for the hobby greenhouse.
Age: 18 & over Smoking & Cooking Fish from Local Waters Discover techniques/concepts of building and buying smokers. Discuss curing vs. brines, fuels, herbs, spices, cleaning and preparing your purchase or catch (salmon, bass, crappies, catfish, trout and shark). Go home with recipes and handouts for smoking and cooking.
Age: 18 & over Dance Swing & Ballroom Social Dance If you need a short lesson to learn a few steps or to brush up, come for the first 1/2 for a easy swing lesson. Three hours of great dance music for those swing and ballroom enthusiasts!
Age: 14 & over It is best to have a partner for ballroom and swing dance lessons. The Jitterbug Swing, Beginning The easiest swing dance is very versatile and lots of fun. Beginner class will take it slow and concentrate on the basic rhythm and footwork. This is the perfect class for first-time dance students.
Age: 16 & over Salsa, Introduction A popular energetic Latin style dance with a variety of basic steps. Learn the basic turns and breaks and how to combine them into fun patterns with other tricks. Class is appropriate for beginners.
Age: 16 & over Jitterbug Swing, Beyond Beginning The easiest of the swing styles. You will learn to add combination turns and tricks to your basic dance.
Age: All Ages Rumba, Introduction Sometimes described as ‘Waltz with an attitude’, this Latin dance with a simple basic box step is easily mastered before moving on to turns, breaks and combinations. Class is appropriate for beginners.
Age: 16 & over Hula, Beginning Learn the various types of Hawaiian dance: Hula Kahiko and Hula Auana as well as the costumes used for each. Then learn the basic foot and hand motions, and complete choreographies.
Age: 16 & over Belly Dancing Discover bellydancing as a form of aerobic and muscle toning exercise. Learn the foundations of slow and fast movements, muscle isolations, shimmies, and playing finger cymbal rhythms to bellydance music. Wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing. Fun for any ability level. Instructor has 26 years teaching experience. First timers will need to purchase a set of finger cymbals for use beginning with the fourth class.
Age: 16 & over Belly Dancing, Intermediate Learn variations of basic movements and new dance combinations. Class will also include turning dance movement into dances, introduction to veil dancing, and new finger cymbal rhythms. Wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing. Prerequisite is Bellydancing I or previous bellydancing classes.
Age: 18 & over Lunch Hour Line Dance A beginning line dancing class. Line dancing is a great social activity that provides physical fitness and helps increase memory skills. Learn to all styles of music. No partner needed. Practice CD include in class fee.
Age: 18 & over Line Dancing, Intermediate For intermediate and advanced dancers.
Age: 18 & over Line Dancing, Beginning Line dancing is an activity that provides physical fitness, increases memory skills and promotes social skills. Instructor has 23 years of experience teaching. Learn line dancing to all style of music. It’s not just country anymore. Practice CD is included in class fee. No partner needed.
Age: 16 & over Health & Wellness Zumba Gold Zumba Gold is a great introduction to the newest Zumba craze. It’s a high energy, dance work out choreographed to Latin style music. You’ll learn approximately 4 dance styles/moves and repeat for a full hour of fun and a great work out!
Age: All Ages Participants will need to wear loose, light weight clothing and non-stick shoes. Please bring a water bottle. Hip Hop Workout Burn away those extra pounds with fun and exciting hip hop moves set to some latest hits. Learn new combinations each week, improve muscle tone and increase physical fitness. No prior dance experience necessary. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle.
Age: 16 & over Back & Abdominal Muscle Strengthening This class will introduce you to techniques and exercises for training and strengthening the abdominal and back muscles to help decrease and prevent injuries. Please bring your own mat.
Age: 18 & over Nutritional Detox Medically supervised nutritional cleanse instructed by licensed naturopathic physicians. Receive information about food choices, hydrotherapies, and exercise to aid the body in elimination of toxins identification of food allergies and minimizing toxin exposure.
Age: 18 & over Nutrition Tips; Heart Health You are what you eat. Explore basic nutrition with a focus on eating whole foods. Learn how to choose ‘good’ proteins, fats and carbohydrates to sustain your energy, enhance vitality, and achieve a healthy weight. Learn simple diet changes you can make to have a profound and positive impact on your life.
Age: 18 & over Yoga; Hatha Flow This is a slower paced class exploring breath, body alignment, strengthening and stretching, while discovering the foundation of poses. This class is energizing yet soothing to the nervous system while renewing to the body and mind.
Age: 18 & over Please bring a yoga mat and an oversized towel. Yoga; Relax & Renew For anyone wishing to relieve daily stressors of life. This class combines gentle postures, breath and restorative poses. All levels of students will benefit from this relaxing, soothing class which will nurture body and mind.
Age: 18 & over Please bring a yoga mat and an oversized towel. Tai Chi This is a non aerobic continuous movement class. It will help you develop physical and mental relaxation, strength and balance. An additional half hour will be available for those who have taken this class before and would like extra time to work on their skills.
Age: 18 & over Sports Men’s Self-Officiated Basketball This is a self-officiated league in which players call their own fouls. Single round-robin format will be played with a running clock. League awards are also included. This is a great league to join to get into shape! Registration Deadline: Oct 8.
Age: 18 & over Golf Lessons This is a great class for beginning golfers or for those who have not had lessons on proper golf swing techniques. All equipment and balls provided. Instructor is a P.G.A. Professional. Sign up at Longview Parks & Recreation Office, 2920 Douglas Street.
Age: 14 & over Moonlight Golf Tournament This scramble tournament is a sure hit for men and women - experienced or not. Fee includes green fees, 2 moonlight glowballs, and prizes. Don’t miss this once a year chance to golf in the dark! It’s an exciting, easy and memorable experience!
Age: 16 & over
Ultimate Frisbee Ultimate Frisbee is a mixture between soccer and football using a Frisbee and is a great way to get into shape. Teams will be put together using the self-evaluation form filled out by individuals at the time of registering. The league includes all ability levels so come take part in one of the fastest growing sports around.
Age: 16 & over Volleyball Open Gym This is an open gym volleyball program for men and women over the age of 18. All experience welcome.
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