Your moment in the sun!

SUMMER 2016
ENCORE SUMMER LEARNING
Your moment
in the sun!
Creating opportunities
for seniors to maintain
lifelong vitality through
self-development
and service.
What’s inside
50business
& information technology
51 health sciences
53humanities
54humanities—
field trips
57humanities—
arts
59trades
& technology
Photographs courtesy of Ruth Milliken,
Ann Weigel and Michael Lawson
Encore classes are
designed for adults ages
50 and older but open to
all ages 18 and older.
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Your moment in the sun!
Encore Pricing
& Policies
Weekend and evening
classes
Computer Basics: Personal
Projects in Word, Excel and
PowerPoint
53 Writers’ Workshop
Encore classes are one credit hour
unless otherwise noted.
• Residents 65 and older may take
up to six credit hours at San Juan
College per semester at the senior
rate of $5.75 per credit hour ($5
tuition, $0.75 student activity fee).
• Residents under 65 pay $46.75
per credit hour ($46 tuition, $0.75
student activity fee).
• Non-residents pay $146.75 per
credit hour ($146 tuition, $0.75
student activity fee).
When residents 65 and older take
more than six credit hours in a
semester, they will be charged the
under 65 rate for the additional
credit hours.
Please note that you may be in
the system as a non-resident if
you initially enrolled with San Juan
College before you established
residency. The system will
automatically charge your account
the applicable amount. If you are
in the system as a non-resident, it
cannot be changed for a class once
you are enrolled. For residency
questions, call 505-566-3441.
To receive a refund on classes
lasting less than one week, you must
withdraw from the class 72 hours
before that class begins. To receive a
refund on classes lasting more than
one week, you must withdraw from
the class no later than one day prior
to the second class meeting.
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Microsoft Office contains more
54 Hopiland: Taawa Canyon possibilities—that may be sitting
unused on your computer.
Petroglyph Site
Explore Microsoft Word, Excel and
54 Explore Canyon de PowerPoint. Discover more uses of
Chelly
your personal photos using advanced
55 Creede Repertory commands in Microsoft Word 2013.
Theatre
Create a net worth statement,
household inventory, basic budget
56 Discover Opera: Don plans or other spreadsheets using
Giovanni
the templates available to you in
56 Experience Zuni Pueblo
Excel. Explore creative presentations
57 Art Jewelry Making in in PowerPoint. Personal projects
the Evening
are encouraged and laptops are
welcome. (15 max)
58 Encore Pottery in the Evening
COSC 104 E24
SJC West Kirtland, Room 120
58 Encore Pottery: Hand 1–3 pm TUE 6/7–7/26
Building/Wheel Throwing
Instructor: LOUISE MILLER
59Gunsmithing
NEW! Computer Basics:
Managing Digital Photographs
business
& information
technology
Introduction to Photoshop
Photoshop is a powerful tool
for editing photos—and much
more. Whether you are new to
Photoshop or brushing up your
Photoshop skills, express your inner
artist digitally. Discover Photoshop’s
many tools and learn how to create
logos, intermediate graphics and
advanced graphics. The class will
move at the pace of the students.
(15 max)
DMAD 104 E02
SJC Room 7128
2–4 pm MON 6/6–8/1
(no class 7/4)
Instructor: MICHAEL BULLOCH
www.sanjuancollege.edu/Encore 505.566.3214
From your vacations to your
grandchildren, do you have
hundreds—or thousands—of
digital photographs? Beginning
with principles of file management,
discover how basic computer
knowledge can help you organize
and enjoy your images. By learning
Microsoft Word, you can create
beautiful memories through digital
scrapbooks and other documents.
(15 max)
COSC 104 E23
SJC Room 7128
10 am–noon THU 6/9–7/28
Instructor: LOUISE MILLER
LOUISE MILLER “knows her
material very well. She took the
time for each of us.”
—Computer Basics student
Irma Alexander
ENCORE SUMMER LEARNING
health sciences
JEAN-ELISE SMITH is“knowledgeable, sensitive to older people’s
needs, and fun. She works hard and is very attentive. I can’t say
enough good things about her.”
—Senior Fitness student Harriet Dame
Senior Fitness
Increase your fitness with this low
impact exercise class for seniors
emphasizing range of motion
activities, agility and flexibility
training with balancing skills. All
exercises can be performed either
standing or seated in a chair.
Physical participation is required and
participants work at their own pace.
(30 max)
Jean-Elise Smith has taught group
exercise at San Juan College for over
15 years and is an AFAA certified
group exercise instructor.
PHED 104 E10
HHPC Room 55209
9–10 am M/W/F 6/1–8/5
(no class 6/6, 6/8, 6/10 & 7/4)
PHED 104 E98
Bonnie Dallas Senior Center
10:30–11:30 am M/W/F 6/1–8/5
(no class 6/6, 6/8, 6/10 & 7/4)
PHED 104 E99
Bonnie Dallas Senior Center
1–2 pm M/W/F 6/1–8/5
(no class 6/6, 6/8, 6/10 & 7/4)
2016FA PHED 104 E01
HHPC Room 55209
9–10 am M/W/F 8/8–10/12
(no class 8/29, 8/31, 9/1 & 9/5)
2016FA PHED 104 E96
Bonnie Dallas Senior Center
10:30–11:30 am M/W/F 8/8–10/12
(no class 8/29, 8/31, 9/1 & 9/5)
2016FA PHED 104 E97
Bonnie Dallas Senior Center
1–2 pm M/W/F 8/8–10/12
(no class 8/29, 8/31, 9/1 & 9/5)
Instructor: JEAN-ELISE SMITH
Improve Your Golf Game
Relaxing, recreational golf offers
an opportunity to hone your
skill and get outside. Learn the
basic techniques and etiquette of
the game of golf with hands-on
instruction. Appropriate for all skill
levels from novice to experienced
players. Two play dates will be
scheduled during the class. Golf
clubs required but will be provided
if needed. $20 fee payable to Piñon
Hills Golf Course at the first class
for rule book and a limited number
of range balls. Bring to the first
day of class a notebook and pencil,
comfortable athletic shoes, layered
clothing, sunscreen, water bottle,
hat/visor and clubs if you have
them. (12 max)
Dana Hickman is the Director of
Instruction at Piñon Hills Golf Course
and is a PGA Life Member.
PHED 104 E45
Piñon Hills Golf Course 3–5 pm TUE & THU 6/2–7/14
Instructor: DANA HICKMAN
Ann Anthony holds a B.A. in
Psychology, with an emphasis on
health and healthy behaviors,
and an M.A. in Organizational
Learning and Instructional
Technologies, which is based
on adult learning and change
management principles.
Courageous Choices, Elegant
Aging
We’ve all heard, “Growing old is not
for sissies.” Yes! It takes courage to
age successfully, “elegantly”! As we
age, we want to add to the number
of “chapters” in our “life’s book,”
but too often we dread those later
chapters as a time of inevitable
decline and increased vulnerability.
Supplied with some tidbits of wit
and wisdom from scholars like
anthropologist Angeles Arrien,
researcher and storyteller Brené
Brown, positive aging teachers Ken
and Mary Gergen and physician
George Vaillant, reflect on your
accumulated personal wisdom,
explore and discuss topics that will
ignite your courage to challenge the
pervasive and debilitating view of
aging as synonymous with decline,
and kindle a deeper appreciation
of this very special time of life.
Potential discussion topics include
living a purpose-filled life, honoring
your “authentic self,” preventing
“psycho-sclerosis” (hardening of the
“attitudes”), healing damaged or
broken relationships, maintaining
“generativity” and creating a legacy
that will be cherished by future
generations. Participants will
connect with their deepest wisdom
gifts and clarify what they want their
“elegant elderhood” to be and what
steps they can take today to make it a
reality tomorrow. First day attendance
is important for the group dynamic; no
late registrations for this class. (12 max)
HLTH 104 E02
SJC Room 1908
1–3 pm MON 6/6–8/1 (no class 7/4)
Instructor: ANN ANTHONY
Cost for each Encore class: Residents 65 and older: $5.75 (first six credit hours) Residents under 65: $46.75 Non-Residents: $146.75
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ANN ANTHONY “knew her stuff . . . I hadn’t
done it before [and I felt] very comfortable.”
—Joy Through Movement student Sophia Silva
Joy Through Movement: T’ai Chi Chih®
T’ai Chi Chih® (pronounced tie chee chuh) was developed in 1974 by
American Tai Chi master Justin Stone as a gentle, easy-to-learn adaptation
of the ancient and more esoteric T’ai Chi Chuan. T’ai Chi Chih® (literally,
knowledge of reality) is a Chi Gung discipline, a moving meditation, a
system of exercises, a means of self-cultivation and an aid to greater
health and longevity, with only 19 movements and one pose completely
focused on the development of the intrinsic energy the Chinese call “chi”.
Students commonly experience immediate physical health benefits such as
increased energy, lower blood pressure, better quality sleep and increased
agility and balance. In addition, students have reported clearer thinking, a
marked reduction in stress and greater well-being in general after only a
few weeks of regular practice. Enjoy the benefits that only live instruction
by an experienced and accredited T’ai Chi Chih® teacher can give. Through
class discussion, explore the powerful connection between the mind, body
and spirit to generate emotional, physical, spiritual and mental balance and
enhanced health. (15 max)
Ann Anthony has been an accredited T’ai Chi Chih® teacher since 1976.
2016FA PHED 104 E39
HHPC Room 55209
1–3:10 pm WED 6/8–8/10
Instructor: ANN ANTHONY
Water Works
Discover a fun and safe form of movement that meets the fitness needs of
those ages 50 and older through ADL (activities of daily living) exercises.
Experience water weight resistance, aerobic training, balance and agility.
Exercise equipment is provided. Please bring a towel. $25 pool usage fee
payable at first class. (30 max)
PHED 104 E04
Bloomfield Aquatics
8–9 am M/W/F 6/8–8/5
(no class 7/4)
Instructor: ERIN EAGLE
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www.sanjuancollege.edu/Encore 505.566.3214
Strength and Stretch in Aztec
Enjoy the physical benefits of
living life to the fullest, plus the
camaraderie of other seniors who
have similar interests! Join this class
to maintain and/or increase your
strength, cardiovascular health and
flexibility in a safe, fun environment.
Utilize a variety of equipment
provided and engage in activities to
stretch and tone your body. Persons
of all fitness levels are welcome.
(25 max)
Alberta Chappell earned an M.S.
from the University of North Texas
and certification as a Senior Fitness
Specialist from the Cooper Institute
in Dallas and as a Group Fitness
Instructor from the American
Institute of Fitness Educators.
2016FA PHED 104 E13
Aztec Senior Center
10–11 am M/W/F 7/6–8/31
Instructor: ALBERTA CHAPPELL
Sycamore Park Fitness
Discover Sycamore Park Community
Center and enjoy low impact
exercise. Exercises focus on range
of motion, agility, flexibility and
balance. All exercises can be
performed either standing or
seated in a chair. Participants are
encouraged to work at their own
pace. (20 max)
2016FA PHED 104 E32
Sycamore Park Community Center
9–10 am M/W/F 7/18–9/14
(no class 9/5)
Instructor: NATALIE SPRUELL
ENCORE SUMMER LEARNING
humanities
Writers’ Workshop
No writer works in a vacuum.
The opposite of vacuum is a
workshop. Feedback, critique and
encouragement refine and enrich
our writing. Bring your work-inprogress, notes or ideas and we’ll
talk about writing, workshop each
others’ pieces and, well, write!
(15 max)
Traci HalesVass has both an M.A.
and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing
from Naropa University and has
taught writing for over 15 years. She
is a professor at San Juan College, a
novelist and a short story writer.
ENGL 104 E01
SJC Room 1861
9 am–1 pm SAT 6/4–6/25
Instructor: TRACI HALESVASS
Traci Halesvass has an
“openness” and is “great at
getting things started and going.
[She] fosters a great atmosphere
for aspiring writers.” I enjoyed
“the inspiration to write and then
listening to other writers and
getting input.”
—Writers’ Workshop student
David Selby
NEW! Learn to Play the
Ukulele This amazing little instrument is back
in style! Whether you like Tiny Tim or
Meghan Trainor, there is a wealth of
music and excitement out there for
the Uke. No prior musical experience
required; bring your own instrument.
(15 max)
MUSI 104 E04
1–2 pm TUE & THU 6/7–7/28
SJC Room 1908
Instructor: URSULA MESSANO
NEW! History of Christianity:
What Happened Next?
After the end of the Biblical era, how
did the Christian church progress?
Examine the events, individuals and
empires over the last 1900 years that
formed the many branches of today’s
diverse Christian Church. Special
attention will be paid to heresies,
the formation of denominations
and the groups that “lost” such as
the Donatists, Nestorians, Gnostics,
Maniceans, Waldensians, Cathars
and Albigensians. Grounded in
stories and historical details,
gain a better understanding and
appreciation of Christianity’s rich
history. (25 max)
Ursula Messano holds a Masters
of Divinity from Phillips Theological
Seminary. She is an ordained minister
and currently teaches at Navajo
Preparatory School.
HIST 104 E07
2:30–4:30 pm TUE 6/7–7/26
SJC Room 1908
Instructor: URSULA MESSANO
NEW! An American Art
Form: The History of the
Musical
The musical play was invented in the
USA and still thrives here. Explore
the history of the musical and the
Great White Way. From George and
Ira Gershwin to Lin-Manuel Miranda,
share the lives and works of great
musical composers and producers,
including works by Andrew Lloyd
Webber, Rogers and Hammerstein
and Leonard Bernstein—and other
favorites as suggested by the class.
You’ll be sure to leave class with a
song! (25 max)
MUSI 104 E02
2:30–4:30 pm THU 6/9–7/28
SJC Room 1908
Instructor: URSULA MESSANO
Ursula Messano taught
with “humor, knowledge and
clarification. Answers were easy
to understand.”
—World Religions student
Marcia Craig
Financial need?
We have Encore
scholarships available
thanks to the generosity
of an anonymous Encore
donor and the Encore
Ambassadors. These
scholarships are available
for San Juan County
residents with a financial
need. Call 505-566-3803
for more information.
Cost for each Encore class: Residents 65 and older: $5.75 (first six credit hours) Residents under 65: $46.75 Non-Residents: $146.75
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humanities—summer field trips
NEW! Hopiland: Taawa Canyon
Petroglyph Site
Explore Canyon de Chelly
Experience Hopi people, learn about their
past and present from their own voices,
art, and artifacts, walk among the pueblo
village architecture and sample their traditional foods.
Stay overnight and dine at the Hopi Cultural Center Inn
located on Second Mesa in scenic north-central Arizona
where the Hopi live in several independent villages. Visit
the Hopi Museum and tour Taawa Canyon Petroglyphs
(rock art) with Paul Tso (Hopi).
Enjoy a Hopi-led walking lecture
tour atop First Mesa of Walpi
Village. Drop by the home of
Joseph and Janice Day (Hopi),
long time Southwest traders, for
an informative talk about the
cultural context of Hopi arts and
crafts. Browse the unique trade
items in their Tsakurshovi Trading
Post, an “educational institution
masquerading as a retail store.”
Before visiting Hopiland you
are encouraged to read Harold
Courlander’s The Fourth World
of the Hopis: The Epic Story of
the Hopi Indians as Preserved in
Their Legends and Traditions.”
In this two-day, overnight field trip to Canyon
de Chelly National Monument discover
both the cultural significance and scenic
beauty of this sacred canyon country of the
Diné. Established in 1931, Canyon de Chelly (də-shā’)
preserves a dynamic human history spanning more
than 4,000 years. The National Monument is located
“entirely on the Navajo Nation with roughly 40 families
residing within the park boundaries. The National
Park Service and the Navajo
Nation work in partnership to
manage this special place.”
Engage National Park Service
Rangers (Navajo) who share
Diné stories and explore both
the North and South Rim drives
with “overlooks providing
excellent views of the canyon
below.” Experienced Navajo
guides narrate your intimate
4 x 4 journey deep within the
towering sandstone walls of
the Canyon. Stay overnight and
dine at the historic Thunderbird
Lodge nestled among the
cottonwoods at the mouth of
Canyon de Chelly.
Students are responsible
for all education-discounted
Hopi interpretive fees,
accommodations and meals.
Additional travel details
available on information sheet
(ask for this at registration).
Register for the class by May 31
in order to plan logistics. Please
provide your email address at registration so that the
instructor can send information prior to class. (15 max)
Students are responsible
for all education-discounted
interpretive fees,
accommodations, meals and
Navajo-guided 4 x 4 tour costs
for this overnight field trip.
Register for class by June 14 in
order to plan logistics. Please
provide your email address
at registration so that the instructor may send you
additional information prior to class. (15 max)
Mike Lawson received an M.A. in Anthropology from
UNM and a Ph.D. in American Indian History from ASU,
and enjoys exploring southwest landscapes and cultures
whether as student or scholar—learning and sharing
along the way.
HIST 104 E09
Field Trip: SAT & SUN 6/25 & 6/26
Instructor: MICHAEL J. LAWSON, PH.D.
HIST 104 E08
Field Trip: SAT & SUN 6/11–6/12
Instructor: MICHAEL J. LAWSON, PH.D.
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field
trip
field
trip
White House Ruins, Canyon de Chelly (photo this page)
by Meredith Lee-Mike Photography
www.sanjuancollege.edu/Encore 505.566.3214
ENCORE SUMMER LEARNING
Creede Repertory Theatre —
Magic at 9,000 Feet!
Creede, CO (population
500) is nestled at 9,000
ft. in the spectacular
San Juan Mountains and
was once a silver mining boomtown
that attracted colorful characters
like Bob Ford, Calamity Jane and
Soapy Smith. These days, Creede
attracts another colorful bunch—
artists and audiences traveling
to experience the award-winning
Creede Repertory Theatre, now in
its 51st season! So, how does a tiny
mountain town sustain a theatre
for 51 years? The magic is in CRT’s
repertory format: a visitor to Creede
can see many different shows in just
a few days. Get a glimpse into the
magic and madness of the Creede
Repertory Theatre’s challenging and
exhilarating process of producing
seven shows in just three months.
Students will have a meal with
Creede Rep company members,
enjoy a backstage tour, and see the
following Mainstage productions:
field
trip
The History Room
We should always keep our
promises, right? In this dark,
fantastical comedy Steve made a
promise to kill his best friend Helen,
if she descends into dementia like
her mother. Now, 20 years later he
must choose, navigating the many
faces of Helen’s illness, her stubborn
caregiver husband, her estranged
daughter and the ghost of his own
son, who is hell-bent on Steve doing
the bloody deed. With breathtaking
moments of magical realism, The
History Room explores honor, loss,
the integrity of memory and who
should decide how it ends.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Lying, cheating, double-dealing
and utterly hilarious! Based on the
popular 1988 film, Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels is a con-man comedy
set on the French Riviera. There’s
Lawrence Jameson, a stylish swindler
portraying a foreign prince to get
his hands on ladies’ jewels, and
Freddy Benson, a scruffy fraudster,
who collects donations towards his
“grandmother’s” hip-replacement.
The tiny French town isn’t big
enough for the both of them, so the
first to swindle $50,000 from the
beautiful heiress, Christine Colgate,
can stay while the other must ship
out. This battle of cons will keep
audiences laughing on the edge of
their seats while humming David
Yazbek’s delightfully jazzy score.
Kind of Red
Creede Rep’s favorite redhead
stars in this laugh-out-loud farce.
When Rick, a professional jazz
trumpet player, has hit rock
bottom—he’s off the wagon, every
note he plays sounds wrong, and
his former fiancée is marrying
a neurosurgeon—he sends a
desperate prayer to Saint Lucia for
guidance. The universe sends him
another memorable redhead to
transform his life into a chaotic,
hilarious, 1950s sitcom. Kind of Red
explores the desire for fame, the
passion of performance and the
longing for connection.
The trip will include additional costs
for theatre tickets, transportation,
food and lodging (one night).
Registration for the class must
be made by June 30 in order to
plan trip logistics. A sheet with
trip logistics is available at the
Community Learning Center or by
calling 505-566-3214. (15 max)
THEA 104 E01
SJC Room 1925
Pre-trip meeting: FRI 7/15
10–10:30 am
Field Trip: Creede Repertory Theatre
SAT & SUN 7/30 & 7/31
Instructor: SARAH WALLACE
“Easily among the state’s five
best theater companies”—
The Denver Post
“. . . one of the 10 great
places to see the lights way
off Broadway”—USA Today
Visit www.creederep.org to learn
more about this dynamic theatre.
Cost for each Encore class: Residents 65 and older: $5.75 (first six credit hours) Residents under 65: $46.75 Non-Residents: $146.75
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Throughout students’ visit to Zuni
(right), they walked through pueblo
village architecture and experienced
Zuni culture.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL LAWSON
Encore returns to the opera!
Discover Opera: Don Giovanni Mozart’s Don Giovanni
(aka Don Juan in other
versions) is funny,
compelling, tragic and
more—particularly when
performed in the world class setting
of the Santa Fe Opera. Pre-trip
class will ease any opera fears and
take you a long way in enjoying
your experience in Santa Fe. Learn
to enjoy opera by studying and
experiencing Don Giovanni, which
is widely acclaimed as some of
the best lyric music composed for
the stage. Is the Don truly evil or a
hopeless romantic in overdrive? The
libretto, by Lorenzo da Ponte, asks us
to consider this question.
field
trip
Register by June 2. In addition to
the cost of the class, please plan to
pay for opera tickets, food, lodging
(one night) and transportation.
Please request the sheet with trip
logistics at registration. $135 due at
registration. (15 max)
Dr. Vicki Holmsten and her husband
Don Allen previously taught an
opera course for Encore, but their
affinity for the Santa Fe Opera
extends the length of their marriage
as they scheduled their wedding date
around their Santa Fe Opera tickets
32 years ago. Dr. Holmsten taught
English at San Juan College for over
25 years before she retired in 2014.
MUSI 104 E03
1–3 pm MON 7/18 & WED 7/20
SJC Room 1908
Field Trip: July 22–23 (experience
begins in Santa Fe 1 pm Friday 7/22)
Instructor: DR. VICKI HOLMSTEN
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Experience Zuni Pueblo
field
trip
Journey south to Halona Idiwan’a—the Middle Place, or Zuni
Pueblo. Visit the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center
while museum specialist Curtis Quam (Zuni) narrates the sacred
Zuni (A:shiwi) origin and migration stories. Explore the exhibit
Hawikku—Echoes from Our Past. Then walk the grounds of Hawikku—scene
of Spanish Contact in 1540—listening to Ken Bowekaty (Zuni) describe the
fierce conflict between Zuni warriors and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.
Enjoy overnight accommodation following a traditional Zuni dinner at the
historic Inn at Halona, a bed and breakfast located in the heart of Zuni
offering a “genuine cultural discovery in a welcoming yet private, unique
setting.” Following breakfast, experience the Middle Village and Our Lady
of Guadalupe (Old Zuni) Mission as the artist Ken Seowtewa (Zuni) explains
the history of the Catholic mission church and the meaning of the Zuni
images that grace the interior walls. Throughout your visit, experience
the Zuni people, learn of their past and present from their own voices, art
and artifacts, walk among the pueblo village architecture and sample their
traditional foods. Students are responsible for all education-discounted
Zuni interpretive fees, accommodations and meals. Additional travel
details available on information sheet (ask for this at registration). Register
for the class by July 12 in order to plan logistics. Please provide your email
address at registration so that the instructor can send information prior to
class. (15 max)
Mike Lawson received an M.A. in Anthropology from UNM, a Ph.D.
in American Indian History from ASU, and enjoys exploring southwest
landscapes and cultures whether as student or scholar—learning and sharing
along the way.
HIST 104 E10
Field Trip: SAT & SUN 7/23 & 7/24
Instructor: MICHAEL J. LAWSON, PH.D.
www.sanjuancollege.edu/Encore 505.566.3214
ENCORE SUMMER LEARNING
humanities—arts
Discover Shakespeare: Utah
Shakespeare Festival
Design and Basic Bench Skills
in Art Jewelry Making
Art Jewelry Making in the
Evening
This annual trek is a
glorious outing to the
beautiful landscape of
Cedar City, Utah, where
the internationally renowned Utah
Shakespeare Festival puts on a host
of Shakespeare’s plays along with a
handful of colorful, lively, humorous
or dramatic stage productions.
The menu never fails to satisfy!
This year we will enjoy witnessing
dissolution giving way to resolution
and patriotism (Henry V), a return
to childhood fantasy and optimism
(Mary Poppins) and an exploration
of love where you’re sure you won’t
find it (Much Ado About Nothing).
A pre-trip meeting will lay the
groundwork for both the plays and
travel arrangements. In addition to
the cost of the class, please plan to
pay for theater tickets, food, lodging
(two nights) and transportation.
Please request the sheet with trip
logistics at registration. Register by
June 30 in order to plan logistics.
$140 due at registration. (16 max)
Have you ever admired a piece of
jewelry and tried to figure out just
how it was made? Begin a love affair
with metal and jewelry making
and build beginning skills in this
challenging art form. Explore the
design process and create several
simple pieces of metal jewelry
over the length of the course in a
hands-on experience for beginning
metalsmiths and hobbyists. Discuss
using tools from home during the
first session in order to keep down
the cost. Pick up a suggested
supply list at the Community
Learning Center before the first
class. Recommended (but optional)
text: The Complete Metalsmith:
An Illustrated Handbook, Tim
McCreight, ISBN 0-87192-240-1,
available online. (15 max)
Begin a love affair with metal and
jewelry making—after work or at the
end or your day. Develop beginning
skills in this challenging art form.
Explore the design process and create
several simple pieces of metal jewelry
over the length of the course in a
hands-on experience for beginning
metalsmiths and hobbyists. Discuss
using tools from home during the first
session in order to keep down the
cost. Pick up a suggested supply list
at the Community Learning Center
before the first class. Recommended
(but optional) text: The Complete
Metalsmith: An Illustrated
Handbook, Tim McCreight, ISBN
0-87192-240-1, available online.
(15 max)
field
trip
2016FA ARTS 104 E07
Bonnie Dallas Sr. Ctr. Activity Center
12:30–3:20 pm THU 8/4–9/29
Instructor: CATHERINE THOMAS-KEMP
ARTS 104 E15
Bonnie Dallas Sr. Ctr. Activity Center
5–7:50 pm THU 6/2–7/28
Instructor: CATHERINE THOMAS-KEMP
Encore returns to the Utah
Shakespeare Festival—to get up
close and personal with the Bard
(right).
Cost for each Encore class: Residents 65 and older: $5.75 (first six credit hours) Residents under 65: $46.75 Non-Residents: $146.75
PHOTO BY MARY HAYES
ENGL 104 E09
SJC Room 1925
Pre-trip meeting: 5–7 pm TUE 8/2
Field Trip: WED 8/3–FRI 8/5
Instructor: VICKI WHITAKER
ARTS 104 E05
Bonnie Dallas Sr. Ctr. Activity Center
12:30–3:20 pm THU 6/2–7/28
Catherine Thomas-Kemp has
been making jewelry for over 25
years. See her designs at www.
catherinethomaskempartjeweler.
com.
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SUMMER 2016
Your moment in the sun!
NEW! Fiber Arts
Instead of a brush and a palette,
make your medium thread and
fabric. Discover a diverse world
of fiber from tapestry weaving on
picture frames and tree branches to
wearable art and fabric sculpting.
Explore color, texture and fabric
types and then use your creativity to
expand the possibilities of textiles.
Class will emphasize using found
materials in order to minimize costs
and supplies will be discussed at the
first class. (15 max)
Anna Kinney has a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Fiber Arts from Adams State
University as well as over 25 years of
experience as a fiber artist, including
serving as Department Head of
Spinning, Weaving and Felting for
the San Juan County Fair.
ARTS 104 E16
Bonnie Dallas Senior Center
9 am–12:05 pm WED 6/8–7/27
Instructor: ANNA KINNEY
Artist Hat and Fall Tapestry (above photos)
by Anna Kinney, Fiber Arts instructor
World of Watercolor
Whether you are just beginning
or want to advance existing
skills, simplify watercolor with a
combination of tricks, techniques
and tools including sponges, spray
bottles and washes. Learn the
fundamentals of good composition
with the use of shapes, contrast and
color to help create more interesting
and entertaining paintings. Supply
list available at the Community
Learning Center. (12 max)
ARTS 104 E17
Henderson Fine Arts Ctr. Room 9032
2–5:10 pm TUE 6/7–7/26
Instructor: MICHAEL BULLOCH
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Encore Pottery in the Evening
Cups, plates, platters, bowls and
more. You don’t need a pottery
wheel to make fun and functional
pottery pieces. Learn hand building
clay techniques as well as how to
fire the pots in the kiln and glazing
techniques. How far you go with
your style and technique is really
up to you. Let your imagination run
wild and let that clay artist inside
you roam free. Students will be
responsible for their own clay and
tools. Please come to the first day
of class with clay and tools at the
ready. We will be hands-on from day
one! Contact Jessica at 505-632-8351
(day) or 505-419-7526 (evening) for
a list of supplies. (16 max)
ARTS 104 E06
Bonnie Dallas Sr. Ctr. Ceramics Bldg.
5–7:50 pm WED 6/8–8/3
Instructor: JESSICA POLATTY
www.sanjuancollege.edu/Encore 505.566.3214
Encore Pottery: Hand
Building/Wheel Throwing
Whether you are a beginner,
intermediate or advanced clay
person, let your imagination run
wild and let that clay artist inside
you roam free. Learn hand building
and wheel throwing with clay as well
as how to fire the pots in the kiln
and glazing techniques. How far you
go with your style and technique is
really up to you. Students will be
responsible for their own clay and
tools. Please come to the first day
of class with clay and tools at the
ready. We will be hands-on from day
one! Contact Jessica at 505-632-8351
(day) or 505-419-7526 (evening) for
a list of supplies. (16 max)
ARTS 104 E02
Henderson Fine Arts Ctr. Room 9036
8–12:15 pm SAT 6/18–7/30
(no class 7/2) Instructor: JESSICA POLATTY
Encore Pottery: Hand Building
Cups, plates, platters, bowls and
more. You don’t need a pottery
wheel to make fun and functional
pottery pieces. Learn hand building
clay techniques as well as how to
fire the pots in the kiln and glazing
techniques. How far you go with
your style and technique is really
up to you. Let your imagination run
wild and let that clay artist inside
you roam free. Students will be
responsible for their own clay and
tools. Please come to the first day
of class with clay and tools at the
ready. We will be hands-on from day
one! Contact Jessica at 505-632-8351
(day) or 505-419-7526 (evening) for
a list of supplies. (16 max)
2016FA ARTS 104 E11
Bloomfield Senior Center
1–3:05 pm TUE & THU 7/5–8/11
Instructor: JESSICA POLATTY
ENCORE SUMMER LEARNING
Robert Bridges is “well organized and peaceful—very
Zen . . . I have taken just about every class Robert has and I
am always happy and joyful and centered when it is done.”
—Photography student Meredith Lee-Mike
Joy of Photography
field
trip
As busy people, our
appreciation of the
ordinary, everyday world
can quickly become
routine and visually boring. We drive
to work and see the “same old, same
old,” missing the beauty along the
way. We take a trip to some exotic
place to awaken our senses, and
upon returning home we see those
old familiar surroundings with fresh
eyes and with joy and delight the
thought comes: “Oh, I’d like to take a
picture.”
Having a camera can give you
permission to act like a kid again, and
photography can serve as a bridge
Moods of Spring: Sputnik by Robert
for the recognition, realization
Bridges
and exploration of your curiosity,
imagination and your own creative eye. Discover new ways of perceiving
and of abandoning habitual ways of seeing and judging your own work and
what you expect of a “good photograph.” Play with light and form, texture,
color and movement and learn new ways to use the camera’s controls with
practical “how-to” hands-on experiences. Bring your camera to class.
(12 max)
Robert Bridges has been playing with a camera for over 40 years; view his
work at www.rbridgesimagery.com.
PHOT 104 E04
SJC Room 7225
1–5 pm WED 7/13–8/3
Field Trip to be scheduled as a class during existing class time.
Instructor: ROBERT BRIDGES
trades & technology
Gunsmithing
Problems with that old firearm?
Do you want to customize,
refurbish, repair or build that dream
weapon? Learn trouble-shooting,
small tool fabrication, metallurgy,
filing, brazing, scope mounting,
rebarreling, chambering, checkering,
shaping trigger guards and more
with San Juan College safety rules in
place and pledges for firearm safety.
Utilize the San Juan College machine
shop to operate a lathe, mill and
other shop equipment. (12 max)
Rick Brannan and Kevin Simmons
have both been involved with the
San Juan College hobby gunsmithing
class for a number of years. Rick
Brannan taught vocational shop in
Bloomfield for 20 years, was a Navy
Armorer, Avionics Tech and Military
Police, and has taught woodworking
at San Juan College. Kevin Simmons
has taught the gunsmithing class
since 2007.
3 credit hours
Cost: $17.25 residents 65 and older (first 6 hours)
$140.25 residents under 65
$440.25 non-residents
2016FA MASH 104 E01
Trades & Technology Room 2107
6–10 pm TUE 5/31–8/16
Instructor: DAVID (RICK) BRANNAN
2016FA MASH 104 E02
Trades & Technology Room 2107
6–10 pm WED 6/1–8/17
Instructor: KEVIN SIMMONS
2016FA MASH 104 E03
Trades & Technology Room 2107
3–7 pm THU 6/2–8/18
Instructor: DAVID (RICK) BRANNAN
Cost for each Encore class: Residents 65 and older: $5.75 (first six credit hours) Residents under 65: $46.75 Non-Residents: $146.75
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