BASIC OBEDIENCE FOR DOGS                                                                                                $70

Saturdays, 9-10:30 a.m., begins Oct. 3 (five weeks)                                                                    

Have you seen dogs doing tricks and wished that your dog could do them too? Does your dog run all over the house tearing it up and disobeying you? If you answered yes to any of these questions or want to learn more about dog training, this class is for you. This course will cover basic canine obedience and how dogs think. David has a passion and love for dogs. He is a Certified Canine Obedience Instructor. He will help "bring you eye to eye with your dog." Check out his Web site, www.caninesight.com.

Instructor:  J. David White, Certified Canine Obedience Instructor

                  Canine Sight Dog Training Services

Location:   343 Honey Hill Road, Searcy

DETAIL FLOWER PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR                                                                     $69*

Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m., begins Oct. 6 (6 weeks)

Love flowers? Come learn how to enjoy the freedom of painting flowers. With 15 years experience of teaching detail painting, Leaf has developed an easy way for beginners to do beautiful flower painting to show the beauty of every detail in flowers using water colors. (We will talk about the supplies you need in the first class) Do not worry if you have no any experience or painting skills. You will find out it is really easy and much fun!

Instructor:  Leaf Moore, Visiting Scholar, Art Department

Location:   Stevens Art Center, Room 203

DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS                                                                                                      $69    

Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m., begins Oct. 6 (four weeks)

This class on beginning freehand drawing and linear perspective will help you develop your drawing skills. We will cover gesture drawing, blind contour drawing and linear perspective. Some time will be devoted to teaching one-, two- and three-point linear perspective.                                                                                         .

Instructor:  Dr. John Keller, Professor of Art

Location:   Stevens Art Center, Room 202

CAKE DECORATING FOR BEGINNERS                                                                                  $35*

Saturday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m. - Noon

Back by popular demand

Decorating a beautiful cake is fun and an easy skill that you can enjoy sharing with family and friends.  This is a one-time beginning class where you will learn some basic techniques, and then it will take practice, practice, practice to develop your skills. You will learn simple decorating techniques such as borders, basket-weave, Cornelia lace, writing on a cake, and flowers and leaves.  You will also learn the basics of doing a character cake, which is popular for children's birthday parties.  All supplies will be furnished for this class; each student will receive some icing tips to keep. *There will be a $20 supply fee which is to be paid to the instructor. Plan to join us for a morning of fun as you learn the basics of a skill that will bring enjoyment in years to come!

Instructor:  Deanna Brooks, Professional Cake Decorator

Location:   Olen Hendrix, Room 100

SPANISH I FOR BEGINNERS                                                                                                     $89*

Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., begins Sept. 21 (6 weeks)

***Attention...early starting date

Description: Do you work with Spanish-speaking people?  Have you struggled when trying to communicate with Spanish-speaking friends and neighbors in your community?  Is your church planning a mission trip to a Spanish-speaking country?  Learning Spanish is a great asset for anyone in our society today.  This class is designed for beginners who want to learn the basics of conversational Spanish and grammar.  Topic examples include saying hello and goodbye, introductions, family and home, food, weather, telling time, pronunciation rules, and simple sentence structure.  Classes will involve speaking, listening, reading, and writing practice to help establish a basic working knowledge of the Spanish language.  Each lesson is designed to build upon the previous class lesson. A $10 lab fee will be collected the first night of class to cover the cost of the workbook.

Instructor:  Amanda Miller, Spanish Instructor

Location:   American Heritage Conference Center, Room 209

 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY                                                                                                           $69*

Mondays, 7-9 p.m., begins Oct.5 (four weeks)

Come learn digital photography and what all your digital camera can do.  We will also spend time learning general photographic techniques that will improve your photos.*An additional $10 lab fee will be collected by the instructor the first night of class.

Instructor:  Jeff Montgomery, Photo Services

Location:   Reynolds Building, Macintosh Lab

PHOTOSHOP 101                                                                                                                          $69*

Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., begins Oct. 6 (four weeks)

Want to learn how to use the top photo-editing software? Meet with us to learn the tools that can improve your images with the latest version of Adobe Photoshop CS4. You will learn about each of the tools to enable you to navigate, layer, straighten, mask, filter, print, color correct, dodge/burn, extract, liquefy, retouch/restore, automate (actions/batch), calibrate monitors, sharpen, soften, and part-swap. We can't cover everything in this 101 -- but stay tuned for a later "201!" Mike James -- He is a master photographer and editor, and has worked with Photoshop since 1995, starting with version 3! An additional $10 lab/printing fee will be collected by the instructor the first night of class.

Instructor:  Mike James, Master Photographer/Editor

Location:   Reynolds Building, Macintosh Lab

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT                                                                                                         $69

Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., begins. Oct. 8 (2 weeks)

Participants explore how to approach conflict, communicate during conflict, and resolve conflict situations. The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument will be incorporated to understand the five conflict-handling modes. Techniques and guidance on effectively using each of the five modes are discussed.

Instructor:  Dr. Mark Davis, Genesis Leadership Group/College of Business Professor

Location:   Mabee Business Building, Room 234

 

IMPROVING YOUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS                                                               $89/$150

Mondays, 6:30-9:00 p.m., begins Oct. 12 (3 weeks)

$89 per person or $150 per couple

This seminar is designed to take your personal relationships to the next level of depth and understanding. It is designed to help couples, families, and dating relationships extend their depth of interpersonal understanding and appreciation. The seminar focuses on the Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator (MBTI) as a foundation for the seminar. You will discover individual strengths and weaknesses of each personality preference

 and how these personality preferences affect relationships.

Instructor:  Dr. Mark Davis, Genesis Leadership Group, Certified Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Practitioner

Location:   Mabee Business Building, Room 234

           

SO YOU WANT TO SEW                                                                                                              $69

Mondays, 6-9 p.m., begins Oct. 5 (3 weeks)

Have you always wanted to learn the basics of sewing, but never knew what to ask? Or has it been a long time since you had time to sew? This class will teach you:

• How to set up a "little" corner for your sewing center.
• The basic needs for sewing
• Correct pattern cutting and how and what to mark on patterns...grain of fabric, etc.
• Stay stitching, proper seaming, darts, hems, adding waistbands, gathers, etc.
• How to make a garment (You will complete a sewing project in this class)

Kaye has almost fifty years of sewing experience and still enjoys "making" and adding her own personal touch to gifts, crafts, and home accents. By the end of the four weeks, each person will have completed a project. *Each student will need to bring their own sewing machine to class.

Instructor:  Kaye Morgan

Location:   Olen Hendrix Building, Room 200

BEGINNING SMOCKING                                                                                                              $35*

Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. - Noon

Smocking is a centuries-old art that adds a creative accent to clothing.  Most of the class time will be spent on English smocking, including reading a smocking plate, learning basic smocking stitches, and bullion roses. You will also be introduced to the art of working with silk ribbon embroidery.  You will need to bring a pair of small scissors to cut thread.  All other basic supplies will be provided; students will be given information about where to purchase additional supplies if they choose. This is a one-time class where you will learn the basics of beginning smocking.  Because smocking takes practice, there will be a short follow-up class sometime in November for students to ask more questions, show their work, and receive help with any problems they may encounter. * A $20 lab fee will be collected by the instructor at the beginning of class; this is in addition to the class fee. 

Instructor:  Deanna Brooks

Location:   Olen Hendrix, Room 200

 

 BEGINNERS CROCHET                                                                                                              $69*

Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., begins Oct. 6 (four weeks)

We will begin with something simple like a dishcloth or potholder. We will advance to a beautiful hand-made scarf to wear this winter. By the time this class is over, you will be well on your way to having an afghan finished for Christmas. *An additional $10 lab fee will be collected by the instructor the first night of class.

      Instructor:  Kaye Morgan

      Location:   American Heritage Center, Room 210

 

BEGINNERS QUILTING                                                                                                                $69

Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., begins Oct. 6 (six weeks)

This course for beginners will cover everything from start to finish that you need to know - from choosing a pattern and fabric to putting on binding. We will touch on everything from small wall hangings to a king-size quilt.

Instructor:  Phylliss Wright

Location:   Olen Hendrix Building, Room 200

 

BEADED JEWELRY                                                                                                                      $69

Mondays, 7-9 p.m., begins Oct. 5 (four weeks)

Come and discover how to creating one-of-a-kind necklaces and earrings. Every piece is as quick and easy to make as it is to view. You'll use a variety of beads and wires - gemstones, pearls, sterling silver, wire, leather and more. We will start with affordable tools and supplies. I can teach you using my tools, and then you can buy your own. Anyone one can do it! You will actually make something to wear during the first class. Books with lots of ideas will also be available to use.

Instructor:  Phylliss Wright

Location:   Olen Hendrix Building, Room 100