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Clay, Pottery Wheel and Sculpture All Ages, Including Children: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 9 to Feb. 13 or Tuesdays, Jan. 10 to Feb. 7, Beginner or advanced students will learn useful art by means of the potter’s wheel and will also learn to sculpt, hand build and add nature to their beautiful designs. Glazing and firing techniques will be applied when creating your pottery. All supplies and firings are included in cost. Parents are welcome to join with child. Cost: $158/$155 6 classes, $132/$129 5 classes.
Mommy & Me Clay Time Newborn and Up with Parent: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27. Great sensory fun with your little ones. This class invites moms, dads, or caretakers and their children to create milestone memorabilia. We will use our hands and feet, air dry clay, and paints, to make mementos & wall hangings. Wonderful for both parents and children to cherish as they grow older. Cost: $28/25 adult and 1 child, $10 each additional child.
Introduction to Drawing, Grades 2 to 4: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 10 to 31. Artist Bllu Catalano will guide young children in the use of colored pencils, ink, crayon, paints, watercolor and collage in this fun art class, with the focus on process, not product. Each week will be filled with projects that will encourage critical thought, creative confidence, collaboration, and a budding knowledge of art. A large shirt or smock needed. Materials fee of $8 payable to instructor at first class. Cost: $81/$78.
Nimble and Nifty Over 50: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Fridays from Jan. 13 to Feb. 13. This class is designed for the 55 and over senior looking for an engaging fitness environment. Participants will learn how to build strength, balance, coordination and muscle mass all in a small group setting. Elastic bands, medicine balls, light dumbbell weights and chairs will be used. Free Open House, Friday, Jan. 6, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Cost: $68/$66.
Shrink Shape and Stretch: 9 to 9:50 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 17 to Feb. 28, excluding Feb. 21. Stay active with this circuit class that combines easy to follow moves for cardio respiratory health, resistance exercises for muscle health and stretching for both flexibility and balance. Free Open House Tuesday, Jan. 10, 9 to 9:50 a.m. Cost: $68/65.
Obedience Dog Training I: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 4 to Feb. 8.  Join Lisa Bert of Fingers and Paws Dog Training and start your dog on the path to better manners. Cost: $143/140.
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