Educational Activities for All
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Card Making Class
First Monday of the month, 10 a.m. Learn to create your own special occasion and holiday cards using rubber stamps. You'll leave with three completed cards. Cost: $5 per person. ------ Knitting Mondays 1 p.m. Beginners learn from the best how to cast on, knit, purl and more. Just bring a pair of size 8 knitting needles and four-strand worsted weight yarn. Experienced knitter? Come for the camaraderie! No charge. ------ Weight Watchers Tuesdays: Weigh In at 5:30 p.m. - Meeting at 6 p.m. - New member orientation at 6:30 p.m. Get guidance from a leader who's lost weight with Weight Watchers, and encouragement from members just like you, while you discover weight-loss strategies in a fun, interactive weekly meeting. Cost: See group leader. ------ Tuesday Night Art Class Tuesdays: 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Instructor: Greg Marshall New students welcome! Greg will teach introductory drawing skills to beginners and continue into painting instruction. Beginners will learn the basics of compositional layout, perspective, tonal value and drawing mechanics. Ages 16 and up, and all skill levels welcome. Cost: $3/class. Please bring your own supplies:
------ TOPS Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a non-profit weight-loss and wellness program. It’s your opportunity to learn healthy eating and exercise, and earn recognition and support. Cost: See group leader. ------ Foot Clinic & Blood Pressure Check - Including Diabetic Foot Care Third Wednesday each month, 8:30-11:30 a.m. by appointment Cost: $20. Diabetic foot care cost: $30 Trained staff and a nurse from Stoughton Hospital provide foot and nail care in a private setting. In a 30-minute session, nails are trimmed and filed, and feet are assessed for sensation and circulation. Please bring two clean towels for the foot clinic. Free blood pressure checks follow. ------ Rock County Benefit Specialist Fourth Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. The benefit specialist helps seniors age 60 and older understand their options with private and government benefit programs. They are knowledgeable about Medicare, Medical Assistance, Food Share, Social Security Disability, Senior Care and more. Trained and guided by attorneys, benefit specialists cut through red tape and act as advocates for seniors. No charge. ------ Dementia Care Second Thursday of the month, 10 a.m. For caregivers and those concerned with their own memory. Memory screenings and consultations. Contact Cori Marsh, Dementia Care Specialist ADRC of Rock County Tel: 608-741-3615 ------ Low Vision Support Group First Thursday each month, 10:30 a.m. This is a place to learn from others about sight loss and how to cope with the emotional cost. Exchange information about new solutions and resources, too. No charge. |
Special EventFree Photography Workshop:
The Vital Importance of Composition in Taking Better Photographs Led by Mike McKinnon Thursday, June 29
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
This highly participatory workshop is designed to offer you a pallet of ideas, "rules", attributes, elements, suggestions and techniques to consider in conscientiously improving the composition of your photographs. In the process you will be exposed to a mental model that can be adapted to enhance your ability to "compose" imagery that is worthy of deserved praise. Most importantly you will understand why that commendation is warranted. This awareness and application of the complexity of composition, aligned with design theory, better informs you in judging the strengths and areas for improvement in photography in general, and your photographs in particular. In simple terms this workshop will help you to take better pictures . . . and be able to explain how you will continue to do it. To personalize that self-assessment please bring two photographs from your collection that will be the focus of your evaluation.
Here's what past participants say about Mike's workshop:
· "What I liked best was that I can use much of this valuable information starting tomorrow." · "I feel more confident in my self-criticism by having a mental checklist to use in evaluating the quality of photography in general and most importantly my own as well." · "The relaxed interactive approach that involved the audience was very helpful in applying old and new ideas." · "Now I have the motivation to find and reread the manual that came with my camera." · "I'm taking him . . . or at least his ideas with me to Hawaii." Pre-registration is encouraged (but not required). If you plan to attend, please email art@creeksideplace.org or call 608-882-0407.
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