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| KNITTING | QUILTING | |
| MAT CUTTING | SCRAPBOOKING | |
| MEMENTOES | SEWING |
All Occasion Card Making Instructor: Marianne Fravel It’s easy and fun to create beautiful cards using rubber stamps! Create 10 all occasion cards (2 each of 5 card designs) and learn stamping techniques. Materials fee of $15 is payable to the instructor at class. Marianne Fravel has been in the scrapbooking and cardmaking business for 2 years, offering weekly workshops in her home. She is a teacher with a Master’s degree in Computers In Education as well as a mother of 4 children. She is an avid reader and also quilts and knits.
DATE & TIME: Mon. Mar. 24 7:00-9:00PM
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Garden in a Basket Instructor: Betsy Williams Bring the garden indoors! Plant a “garden in a basket” to add life and color to the center of your dining table or garden window. This arrangement combines potted plants with fresh cut flowers in a decorative basket. Arranged together, pots of flowering plants, lacy ferns, trailing ivies and fresh flowers become a delightful table garden. With proper care, the plants will last for many months and the fresh flowers can be replaced when desired. Materials fee of $39 is payable to the instructor. Betsy Williams has been in the business of growing, selling, decorating and teaching about working with herbs since 1970. She is an experienced florist who uses her knowledge to create uniquely beautiful, fresh and dried floral pieces. She has authored several booklets on herbs. DATE & TIME: Tues. Feb. 26 6:30-8:30PM COST: $22 LOCATION: Sr. Ctr. |
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Arranging Spring Flowers Instructor: Betsy Williams Spring is in the air! It’s time to fill your home with the bright blossoms of the season! Learn how to buy, pick, cut and condition daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, pussywillows, flowering shrubs and other spring plant material. Each student will make two arrangements, one in glass and another in an attractive container with floral foam. Please bring floral scissors, an apron and a box to carry your arrangements home in. Materials fee of $49 is payable to the instructor. DATE & TIME: Tues. Mar. 18 6:30-9:00PM COST: $22 LOCATION: Sr. Ctr. |
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Spring Twig Wreath Instructor: Betsy Williams Celebrate the return of the growing season with a 15" twiggy wreath decorated with pussywillows, flowers and greens. Finish your wreath with ribbons or raffia to coordinate with your home décor. Your wreath can be hung outdoors in a sheltered area or indoors to brighten up gray days. Please bring floral scissors. Materials fee of $34 is payable to the instructor at class. DATE & TIME: Tues. Apr. 15 6:30-9:00PM COST: $22 LOCATION: Sr. Ctr. |
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Designing Window Boxes Instructor: Betsy Williams Window boxes are gardens in a box - fun, manageable and so pretty. Window boxes can be planned to coordinate with your home’s color scheme, accent a season, celebrate an occasion, provide herbs for the kitchen or do it all at once. Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables and even miniature evergreens grow well in window boxes and they can decorate windows, steps, walls, railings, fire escapes, patios and porches. Learn how to plant and tend window boxes, which plants are best suited for them and how to design for shade as well as sun. You will plant a 24" window box suitable for a sunny location. Please bring an apron and floral scissors. Materials fee of $42 is payable to the instructor at class. DATE & TIME: Tues. May 13 6:30-8:30PM COST: $22 |
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Make a Grassy Planter Instructor: Betsy Williams There is more to grass then lawns! There is a world of ornamental grasses that can add a touch of sophistication to your gardens and planters. Grasses are easy to care for, have a long growing season and come in an array of sizes and textures. Learn about annual and perennial grasses and how to grow them. We will fill a 12" planter with a selection of grasses and a lovely trailer or two. Please bring garden scissors and an apron. Materials fee of $42 is payable to the instructor. DATE & TIME: Tues. June 10 6:30-8:30PM COST: $22 |
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Knit 1, Purl 2: The Basics of Knitting WE'RE SORRY, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED Instructor: Freddi Triback This class is for beginners, but all knitters are welcome to join! Learn the basics of knitting; how to cast on, cast off, the knit stitch and purl stitch. Start fun projects including hats, scarves and ponchos to work on throughout the course. Once you learn the basics, you’ll be able to work independently and create new, knitted projects on your own! Handouts and practice yarn will be provided. 8 classes. Please bring two pairs of needles (size 6-10, straight or round) and 2-4 skeins of your favorite yarn. Freddi Lynne Triback has been an instructor at Landmark School for the past 12 years. She’s taught everyone from kids to adults the basics of knitting and how fun and fulfilling it can be.
DATE & TIME: Tues. Feb. 26-Apr. 15 7:00-9:00PM COST: $70 |
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Mat Cutting Workshop Instructor: Larry Glickman Creative matting may be the most important and rewarding element in custom picture framing. This one-day workshop will provide basic instruction in mat measuring, beveled cuts, creative corners, ovals and multiple openings. Explore advanced techniques of mat decoration such as double and triple matting, V-groove, the inlay mat, slant and notch corners and French matting. All mat cutters, tools, and equipment will be provided for use in the workshop. Limited matboard will be available from the instructor or bring your own matboard, artwork and equipment. Bring a #2 pencil, notepad, ruler and lunch. Larry Glickman has been teaching matting and framing for the Andover & Brookline Centers for Adult Education and doing matting and framing workshops for various art associations in the Metro Boston area for 20 years. He owns “Traveling Framers” in Andover. DATE & TIME: Sun. Mar. 9 10:00AM-2:00PM COST: $40 |
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Memories & Mementoes: Create a Multi-Media Treasure! WE'RE SORRY, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED Instructor: Rachel Rome Create a multi-media magical memory book from treasured diaries, journals, letters, photographs, souvenirs, art work, scrapbooks and other memory collections. Using art and writing, edit, write, cut and paste, bind and publish a magical memory book. Display in your home, or make copies for family and friends! 4 classes. Please bring photos, journals, magazines, scissors, glue stick, sparkles, markers, oak poster board cut in 8 x 10 inch sizes; white paper, watercolor paint and colored pencils. Rachel Rome Houpes, current president of the Guild of Beverly Artists, holds an M.Ed. in Art from Tyler School of Art (Temple University). Ms. Rome’s vibrant colors and expressionist painting style reflect her many years of painting in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Italy and on Cape Ann. She is a member of the Guild of Beverly Artists and winner of the Best in Show Award. DATE & TIME: Tues. Feb. 26-Mar. 18 1-4:00PM COST: $85 |
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Adult Art Class WE'RE SORRY, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED Instructor: Rachel Rome Award-winning artist, Rachel Rome, offers classes in painting instruction for beginners to advanced students in drawing, pastels & acrylic and watercolors. Learn about fundamental art principles including composition, line, value, drawing, color mixing, brush technique and much more. Draw outdoors from nature and indoors from still life, photographs and imagination. Meet other art lovers in this friendly and relaxed class. 10 classes. A list of supplies will be mailed to students prior to the start of class. DATE & TIME: Tues. Feb. 26-Apr. 29 9:00AM-Noon |
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One Stroke, Decorative Painting with Jeanette WE'RE SORRY, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED Instructor: Jeanette Lerner Developed by Donna Dewberry, this One-Stroke painting course will teach students the correct method of loading the paintbrush, allowing you to blend, highlight and shade all in one stroke! This expanded course will introduce students to 8 different types of decorative flowers, a new one each week. Students will use Folk-Art Acrylic paints to paint flowers and will accent them with Dimensional Paints. This course is an addition to students that have taken the Basic One-Stroke course and can also be enjoyed by students new to One-Stroke painting. 8 classes. A list of supplies will be mailed to students prior to the start of class. Jeanette Lerner has enjoyed painting and drawing for years. She became interested in Decorative Painting in 1996 and loved it. Jeanette has painted many walls in homes on the North Shore area. She became certified in Decorative Painting in 2002. She enjoys teaching and painting for her customers. DATE & TIME: Mon. Feb. 25-Apr. 14 7:00-9:00PM
COST: $105 |
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Watercolor Magic Instructor: Natalie Bacheller Students will experience the excitement of watercolor, as they paint landscapes and seascapes. They will use their own personal photos and use various techniques including wet-into-wet, English and drybrush. 8 weeks. Materials list will be distributed at first class. Natalie Bacheller, (BFA), is a graduate of Mass. College of Art. She has studied with Betty Lou Schlemin, Roger Curtis and many other well-known artists. She is highly respected as a professional artist and instructor with 35 years’ teaching experience. DATE & TIME: Wed. Feb. 27-Apr. 16 7:00-9:30PM COST: $110 |
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Morning Oil & Watercolor Classes Instructor: Natalie Bacheller Registration has begun! Non-residents may register one-week prior to start of class. Oils Watercolors Residents: $125 Beverly Seniors: $95 Non-residents: $145 |
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Intro to Digital Photography: Get the Most Out of Your Digital Camera Instructor: Michael Naimo This class covers it all, from how digital cameras work to how to work your digital camera. Over the course of 3 weeks, we’ll figure out the controls for your digital; discuss resolution, white balance, and file formats; define basic photo terms and concepts; and suggest techniques for improving photos. Output options for getting images from the camera onto paper, disc or the world wide web will also be introduced. This class combines lessons from the popular class, “20 Tips to Better Photography”! 3 classes. Michael Naimo has been a commercial and fine art photographer for over 20 years. He has lectured in high school and on the college level, and taught various workshops in photography and studio lighting. Michael Naimo Photography travels throughout New England to shoot and his studio is located in Marblehead. To see Michael’s work online, visit www.michaelnaimo.com. DATE & TIME: Tues. Mar. 11-25 7:00-9:00PM COST: $65 |
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Digital Photography II Instructor: Michael Naimo This class is designed for the student who wants to take their photography to the next level! An SLR camera is preferred but any camera with a manual mode will work. We will work on the image from conception to final presentation. Through the use of basic photographic techniques the student is able to create and capture the images they want. This class is about the capture of images, it is NOT a computer program class! Photoshop and digital and wet darkroom techniques will be discussed, however it will not be the focus of the class. There will be some homework! 4 classes. Materials fee of $25 is payable to the instructor at class. DATE & TIME: Tues. Apr. 1-22 7:00-9:15PM COST: $85 |
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Quilting Instructor: April MacPhail Come discover the magic of quilting! Turn ordinary pieces of fabric into a beautiful, hand-made quilt or wall-hanging. Choose to create a wall-hanging (4 week class), baby quilt/lap quilt (6 weeks). This class is designed for all quilting levels. Please bring sewing machine and quilting tools including thread, scissors, rotary cutter, pins and quilting grid ruler. Fabric and batting may be purchased through the instructor or students can bring their own. April MacPhail began quilting 11 years ago. She studied with former Beverly Recreation instructor, Mary Lou Mital. April has served as President and Vice President of the Garden City Quilters Guild.
DATE & TIME: Mon. Feb. 25-Mar. 31 7-9:30PM LOCATION: Sr. Ctr. |
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Scrapbooking WE'RE SORRY, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED Instructor: Marianne Fravel Learn how to create beautiful scrapbook pages to showcase your photos. You will use a variety of techniques, paper, punches and stamps to make a thematic scrapbook. You can bring your own photos or just make the pages in class and add photos later. It’s easy and FUN! Each student will receive a scrapbook kit (coordinated designer paper, cardstock and die cuts) and an adhesive. 4 classes. Materials fee of $15 is payable to instructor at class. DATE & TIME: Mon. Feb. 25-Mar. 17 7:00-9:00PM LOCATION: Sr. Ctr. |
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Start Sewing! THIS CLASS IS FULL! CALL 978-921-6067 TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST! Instructor: Phyllis Vray, Sew Creative Get started sewing! Express your creativity by learning basic techniques that can be put to use doing all types of projects. You will learn how to use your sewing machine, make a needle book and tote bag, then work with a pattern to make either a skirt of pajama bottoms. All levels of skill welcome and beginners are encouraged to attend. 6 classes. Please bring your own sewing machine. A list of supplies needed will be mailed to students prior to the start of class. Phyllis Vray is the owner of Sew Creative in Beverly and has been sewing since she was a child. After high school she took garment sewing and tailoring classes at Essex Aggie and has been quilting for 15 years. She is the Past President of Crossroads Quilters Guild in Beverly. Four years ago Phyllis combined her sewing and business skills to open Sew Creative. She is certified to sell, teach and service Pfaff sewing machines and embroidery software. DATE & TIME: Wed. Feb. 27 – Apr. 2 7:00-9:30PM LOCATION: Hannah |
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