 SEWING
Sewing for Beginners or as a Refresher
— Jane Smith
Is your sewing machine gathering dust because you don’t remember
how to use it or you never really learned how? Learn the basics,
using a pattern, selecting appropriate material, and constructing
an easy project. Bring your machine, enthusiasm and the required
equipment. Click here for supply list.
- ARCR 1127W01 — Tue
6:30-8:30 p.m., 4 wks, Jan 27-Feb 17
ACC TBA — $79
Intermediate Sewing
— Jane Smith
If you know the basics of sewing and feel ready for
a bigger challenge, please join this class! Choose a more complicated
pattern with
sleeves or a collar and learn more in the sewing process
so that you can feel comfortable sewing anything on your own!
- ARCR 1119W01 — Tue,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 4 wks, Feb 24-Mar 17
ACC TBA — $79
CROCHETING
Hooked on Crocheting!
— Shelly
Stephens
“
Hook on” as a beginner or “wanna-be” expert.
Gain tips, knowledge and crochet creativity while you relax and
meet new crochet friends. Practice yarns and crochet hooks are
provided for first-timers or bring your own special project. Left-handers
are welcome.
Shelly Stephens has taught men and women to initiate and perfect
this traditional craft.
- ARCR 1122W01 — Wed,
6-8 p.m., 4 wks, Feb 4-25
ACC TBA — $59
EMBROIDERY
Brazilian Embroidery:
Summer Spray
— Christine Hause
Create beautiful three-dimensional Brazilian Embroidery. Use a
variety of rayon threads to add stunning color to the small piece
(8”round). The stitches are easy and fun to learn and include
stem, couching, French knots, bullions, cast-ons, knotted lazy
daisy and pistil stitches! These realistic flowers and foliage
look like they are growing on your fabric and have attracted the
butterfly. Kit will provide everything you need to get started,
including beads and specialty threads. Bring small 6” embroidery
hoop and scissors. Check out the picture of what you will make
at www.ChristineHause.com under Class Samples.
Christine Hause is an award winning and certified Brazilian Embroidery
instructor.
- ARCR 1121W01 — Wed,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 2 wks, Mar 18-25
ACC TBA — $44, $25 material fee to instructor
KNITTING
Knitting for Beginners:
Make a Scarf or Hat
— Marsha Asheim
Learn the basic components of knitting - cast on, knit, purl,
cast off, increases and decreases. Discuss knitting abbreviations
and
conventions, how to read a pattern, and how to read a yarn label.
Begin your project while working with an expert to help you.
You may purchase materials the first night of class or bring
200 yards of worsted weight yarn and size 8 knitting needles.
- ARCR 1124W01 — Mon,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 2 wks, Feb 9-16
A Knitted Peace — $49
5654 So Prince, Downtown Littleton
 CREATIVE WRITING
Writing for Fun and Profit!
— Jason Moore
So you want to be a writer? Do you have an idea for a novel or
script? Would you like to tell the story of your grandmother’s
life or share your own life experience? Maybe you simply fill pages
in a journal and don’t know what to do with them. Embrace
your writer by participating in structured writing exercises and
sharing your work in a supportive, encouraging environment. Learn
tools and techniques to help you live the writing life.
- WRIT 1003W01 — Mon,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 6 wks, Feb 2-Mar 9
ACC TBA — $99, $5 material fee to instructor
Creative Writing II
— Kathyrn Winograd
Go deeper. Explore the deep roots of expression and discovery within
fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and the multiple cross-overs between
genres. Choose a specific genre for focus and begin the creation
of a larger, sustained body of work. You must have previous writing
experience.
- WRIT 1012W01 — Thu, 6-8:45 p.m., 15 weeks, Jan 22-May 7
ACC TBA — $269, plus books
FREE
LANCING
Freelance Writing: Discovering the Myths and Realities
— Betty Moore
Learn about the various markets open to freelance writers, how
to break in, and what you can expect to earn. Understand the elements
of making a sale, including pitching to editors and negotiating
contracts. Discover how to choose a market that matches your skills
and interests, and how becoming a specialist can boost your selling
power.
- WRIT 1004W01 — Tue,
6-8:30 p.m., 2 wks, Jan 27-Feb 3
ACC TBA — $59
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
How to Write for Children and Young Adults
— Denise Vega
Are you working on a picture book or novel for children or young
adults or do you have an idea for one? In this workshop with award-winning
children's and young adult book author Denise Vega, evaluate what
is currently published, understand picture book and novel structure,
analyze existing works, and explore various writing techniques
such as “show don’t tell.” If you have something
you’re working on, bring it! The majority of this workshop
focuses on good writing techniques for both picture books and novels,
with some time at the end to discuss how to submit a manuscript
for possible publication and other “getting published” topics.
Note that this course does not cover self-publishing.
Denise Vega is a published, award-winning author and the Co-Regional
Advisor for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators. Her books include the young adult
novels “CLICK HERE (To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade)” -a
Colorado Book Award winner and bestseller for Scholastic Book Clubs
and “Fact of Life #31”. Picture books include “Grandmother,
Have The Angels Come?” and “Build A Burrito”,
with more books on the way. Denise has also published articles,
short stories, and poems in both the children and adult markets.
Visit www.denisevega.com
- WRIT 1013W01 — Sat,
9 a.m.-noon, Mar 14 (1 session)
ACC TBA — $59, $3 material fee to instructor
NON-FICTION
Creative Nonfiction: Write Your Life
— Kathryn Winograd
Discover the tangled intersection of poetry, fiction, and memoir.
Explore the transforming moments of your life and learn how to
discover and share epiphany with an audience. Examine a variety
of publishing venues in this workshop-style class.
Kathryn Winograd is the author of “Air Into Breath”,
winner of the Colorado Book Award, and three nonfiction books on
writing, published by Scholastic Inc. and McGraw Hill. She holds
a MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa and a Ph.D. in literature
and creative writing from the University of Denver. Her poetry
and nonfiction have been published in numerous national journals
and magazines and has also published children’s poetry and
stories. A faculty member for Arapahoe Community College, she is
also on faculty for Ashland University’s low residency MFA
program in Poetry and Creative Non Fiction.
- WRIT 1010W01 — Mon,
6-8:45 p.m., 15 wks, Jan 26-May 11
ACC TBA — $269 plus books
POETRY
Poetry Writing
— Chris Ransick
What are the fifteen ways of being a poet? According to David Citino,
they include poet as maker, as seer, as voyeur, and as one who
blesses and curses. Join Denver Poet Laureate Chris Ransick in
exploring the many ways we use poetry for expression. Along the
way, visit Aristotle’s “Affective Theory of Art”,
John Keats’ concept of negative capability, and Stanley Kunitz’s
wonderful musings on becoming a friendly host to your subconscious.
It’s a journey through language and the poetic arts you don’t
want to miss.
Chris Ransick, MA, MFA: Denver’s Poet Laureate, author of “Never
Summer: Poems from Thin Air”, co-winner of the 2003 Colorado
Book Award in Poetry, “A Return to Emptiness”, a collection
of short stories which was a finalist for the 2005 Colorado Book
Award, and the newly released collection of poems, “Lost
Songs and Last Chances”.
- WRIT 1011 W01 — Wed, 2:30-5:15 p.m., 15 wks, Jan 21-May 6
ACC TBA — $269 plus books
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