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| Instructor: |
Claire Hopley |
| Location: |
Museum of Fine Arts |
Saturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
This course explores traditional herbs of our region and the aroma and depth they contribute to fine summer and fall meals. Claire will discuss the use of herbs in co...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
CVHM Genealogy Library |
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources of the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. Learn how to use census records, vital records, city directories, passe...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
CVHM Genealogy Library |
Wednesday, 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources of the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. Learn how to use census records, vital records, city directories, passe...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
CVHM Genealogy Library |
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Explore your French-Canadian heritage. Begin by learning how to use the Loiselle Index of more than one million marriage records in the Province of Quebec from 1642-1963. Th...
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| Instructor: |
Mari Funai |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.
This is a continuation of Course No. 17 and for those who have already worked with Tarot.
Delve into the ancient art of Tarot. Examine the intricate card designs of the Ta...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine |
Tuesday, June 10, depart 8:15 a.m., return 6:15 p.m., (Edwards Street parking lot)
Please register by March 1.
We'll tour the former home of Walter Gropius, the celebrated German architect, te...
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| Instructor: |
Pat Gregory & Meredith S. Greene |
| Location: |
Springfield Science Museum |
Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon
4-day Workshop!
Learn about our Earth as you explore dinosaurs and the cool fossils they left behind, create your own clay pots, and explode a volcano to see what h...
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| Instructor: |
Karen Dupuis |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon
From exotic cultures in far-away worlds to the fascinating forces of nature, you'll travel the world as you view new and ancient treasures in the museums. Draw, paint, ...
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| Instructor: |
Kirsten Goldman & Karen Dupuis |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum & Springfield Science Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
From dinos to Darwin and bones to birds, find the connections between our feathered friends and large, scaly reptiles from the prehistoric past. Learn how scientis...
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| Instructor: |
Greta Breglio-Redman |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Fashions are in one day and out the next, but some fashions will be around for centuries. From American Colonial to the royal courts, each period in history can be...
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| Instructor: |
Pat Gregory & Meredith S. Greene |
| Location: |
Springfield Science Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon
Travel the night sky among the constellations and planets in the Seymour Planetarium. Oooh and aaah over gems and minerals while you explode a volcano and learn what r...
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| Instructor: |
Karen Dupuis |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon<.b>
Amazing science, ancient treasures and prehistoric creatures will be the inspiration for this journey of creation. We will visit fun, interesting exhibits aro...
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| Instructor: |
Karen Dupuis & Kirsten Goldman |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Things aren't quite what they seem in this class which combines art and science to help us discover what is real and what is not. Learn about famous fakes and how ...
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| Instructor: |
Pat Gregory & Meredith S. Greene |
| Location: |
Springfield Science Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon
Travel the night sky among the constellations and planets in the Seymour Planetarium. Oooh and aaah over gems and minerals while you explode a volcano and learn what re...
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| Instructor: |
Lydia Negron |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Explore the world through the exciting medium of mask making. Learn about the variety of styles and materials used throughout history as you design and create seve...
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| Instructor: |
Karen Dupuis |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Express yourself through photography, painting, mixed media and assemblage. Explore all the possibilities of creativity through collage techniques combining photog...
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| Instructor: |
Lydia Negron |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Turn the ordinary into extraordinary works of art by combining the elements of painting, sculpture and collage. By changing scale, shape, and texture, ordinary...
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| Instructor: |
Kirsten Goldman & Meredith Scrivens-Greene |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Explore the cultures of ancient Egyptians, Incas and Mayans through architecture, art, artifacts and treasure. Learn the science of mummification, marvel at fe...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Sisson |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Explore the exciting world of fabric design using Javanese batik (wax painting), Japanese shibori (bound dyeing), marbling, and block and monoprinting. Create v...
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| Instructor: |
Greta Breglio-Redman |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Take your drawing and painting skills to the next level in this intensive studio art class. Learn how to apply the principles of line, perspective, contour and...
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| Instructor: |
Lydia Negron |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Throughout history we find examples of art modes which entice us with their bizarre elements and disparate spatial perceptions. During this intensive week of st...
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| Instructor: |
Juliet Bacchas & Linda Spelko |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Working primarily with clay, students will explore several pottery techniques and sculptural forms. Learn the basics of wheel throwing, centering the clay and p...
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| Instructor: |
Janet Sadler |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Fri., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
3-day workshop!
Your creative ideas matter – and there are many ways to express them through writing. In this introduction to the Amherst Writers & Artist...
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| Instructor: |
Haven Williams |
Monday-Friday, 3:30-5 p.m.
Do you know how to play the oldest skill game in the world? Certified chess coach Haven Williams will teach you everything you need to play and develop your chess skill...
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| Instructor: |
Haven Williams |
Monday-Friday, 3:30-5 p.m.
Gothic Chess, Millennium Chess, Omega Chess, 16 Pawn Chess — these are some of the newer but lesser known versions of the game. If you already know how to play ch...
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| Instructor: |
Timothy Swallow |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Learn to make a traditional, ceremonial hand drum with expert Lakota drum make...
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| Instructor: |
Carol Russell |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Learn the fundamentals of the copper foil technique for prod...
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| Instructor: |
Robert Markey |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Thursday & Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Learn two different methods of creating a 2-dimensional mosaic an...
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| Instructor: |
Maureen Egan |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Paint one or several silk scarves in this workshop. Color washes, resist pa...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Wednesday, 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources at the Connecticut Valley ...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources at the Connecticut Valley H...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources at the Connecticut Valley H...
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| Instructor: |
Haven Williams |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Mondays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Are you interested in learning how to play chess? Certified chess coach Haven ...
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| Instructor: |
Doug Gillette |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Mondays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Develop a precise starting point from which to look at your subject, analyze ...
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| Instructor: |
Robert Masla |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Join artist Robert Masla in a
playful, supportive environm...
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| Instructor: |
Doug Gillette |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Friday, 10 am-3:30 p.m.
Take your drawings to the next level by exploring a variety of materials and techn...
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| Instructor: |
Doug Gillette |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
This course is designed for the painter who is still in the early stages of exper...
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| Instructor: |
Robert Masla |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m.
Robert Masla will share the excitement of various approaches to pain...
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| Instructor: |
Greg Maichack |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Work in the medium of your choice and experience the unique joys of en pl...
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| Instructor: |
Janet Sadler |
| Location: |
Museum of Fine Arts |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Mondays & Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Writing is in a large way founded on life experiences &ndas...
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| Instructor: |
Juliet Bacchas & Linda Spelko |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Member registration for this course begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of wheel throwing, centering the clay, an...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine |
Member registration for this trip begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Depart 7:30 a.m., return 6:15 p.m.
Located at the former St. Andrew-on-Hudson in Hyde Park, N.Y., a Jesuit s...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine |
Member registration for this trip begins May 19!
General enrollment begins May 27.
Depart 7:30 a.m., return 8 p.m.
Spend a day in New York City and seize the opportunity visit the Metropolita...
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