community education spring 2015

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COMMUNITY EDUCATION
SPRING 2015
On Our Cover: Four Musicians by Shaun McNiff, 2002, Oil on canvas,
34x40 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Telesis Corporation, Washington, DC.
The painting is currently hanging in the community center at Buckingham
Village Apartments in Arlington, VA.
Telesis specializes in building urban communities.
Our Cover Story
Well known for establishing the first expressive arts therapy graduate training
program at Lesley University, from which the field of expressive arts therapy
emerged, Shaun McNiff has received various honors and awards for his work
including the Honorary Life Member Award of the American Art Therapy
Association. His books include Trust the Process: An Artist’s Guide to Letting
Go, and Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul. LCE was honored to welcome
Shaun as a guest presenter last winter, and we are equally honored to feature
his energy and artistry as expressed in Four Musicians this spring. For more
information on Shaun McNiff and his art, writing and workshop schedule, please
visit shaunmcniff.com.
From the Director
Like the promise of the season itself, this spring catalog is
essentially an invitation to begin again. Whether it be a small
start taking part in a one night lecture, or a full turn toward
an almost forgotten, recently renewed, or brand new topic of
interest, each LCE offering contains occasions for camaraderie,
contemplation, and discovery. I hope that in the pages that
follow, you will find a myriad of personalized invitations to
commencement and renewal.
Wishing you all the joy that spring can bring,
— Craig Hall, Director
LCE Online
Complete course descriptions, class
status, and registration information
can be found online at:
lexingtoncommunityed.org
Table of Contents
Around Our Town.................... 7
Body/Mind............................ 35
Lexington Public Schools
Superintendent of Schools:
Dr. Paul B. Ash
Assistant Superintendent
for Curriculum, Instruction, and
Professional Development:
Carol A. Pilarski
Business, Career, and
Finance............................ 34
LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Daytime Classes................... 34
Chairman: Margaret E. Coppe
Judith Crocker
Alessandro Alessandrini
William Hurley
Jessie Steigerwald
ELL/Languages..................... 20
Courses for Children ............ 27
Computers............................ 22
Cooking................................. 30
Creating Community/
LexMedia........................... 8
Exercise and Dance.............. 37
Fine Art.................................. 15
Home, Hobbies & Travel....... 32
STU D EN T REPRESEN TATIVE:
Humanities............................. 9
Abigail Schwartz
LCE Presents........................... 3
Lexington Community Education
Director: Craig Hall
Manager of Programming:
Andrea Paquette
Registrar: Amy Sullivan
Accounts Payable: Joan Taratuta
146 Maple Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
(Access office via 328 Lowell Street)
Telephone 781.862.8043
Fax 781.863.5829
[email protected]
Music/Theater Arts.............. 11
Parenting Perspectives......... 26
Test Preparation/
College Planning.............. 28
Yoga...................................... 38
Writing.................................. 14
Instructor Biographies.......... 40
Registration Information...... 42
Directions............................. 42
Registration Form................. 43
Catalog Design: Pehlke Design
School/Municipal Employee Wellness Partnership
Courses that are marked with the yoga symbol are eligible for an
employee tuition discount. For tuition details please visit lps.
lexingtonma.org and click on the Administration tab.
LCE Online
Complete course descriptions, class status, and registration information can be
found online at www.lexingtoncommunityed.org
LexingtonCommunityEd.org
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About Lexington Community Education
LCE is a self-sustaining, integral part of the Lexington Public School system
that is committed to promoting lifelong learning. Our programs are open to all
regardless of residency and are appropriate for participants 16 years of age and
over. Our Classes for Children are for specified ages. LCE provides an extensive
summer children’s program called Lexplorations which offers classes for
creative and academic enrichment.
Lexington Community Education presents
Unstoppable: The Emerging
Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle
the Corporate State
An Afternoon with Ralph Nader
Soul Fury: The Poetry of Rumi
A Reading with poet Coleman Barks and
cellist Eugene Friesen
Sunday, May 17, 2015 • 4:00-5:30 pm
Thursday, May 21, 2015 • 7:30-9:00 pm
Follen Church Society, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington • $10 • SNAD
Follen Church Society, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington • $10 • SRUM
Large segments from the progressive,
conservative, and libertarian political
camps find themselves aligned in
opposition to the destruction of civil
liberties, the economically draining
corporate welfare state, the relentless
perpetuation of America’s wars,
sovereignty-shredding trade agreements,
and the unpunished crimes of Wall
Street against Main Street. In his latest
book Unstoppable, Ralph Nader makes
a persuasive case that Americans are
not powerless in this fight, explores
the emerging political alignment of the Left and the Right against converging
corporate-government tyranny, and shows how Left-Right coalitions can
prevail over the corporate state and crony capitalism. Americans can reclaim
their right to consume safe foods and drugs, live in healthy environments,
receive fair rewards for their work, resist empire, regain control of taxpayer
assets, strengthen investor rights, and make bureaucrats more efficient and
accountable. Nader argues it is in the interest of citizens of different political
labels to join in the struggle against the corporate state that will, if left
unchecked, ruin the Republic, override our constitution, and shred the basic
rights of the American people.
Ralph Nader has been called one of America’s most effective social critics.
He also has been called everything from Muckraker to Consumer Crusader to
Public Defender. His documented criticism of government and industry has had
widespread effect on public awareness and bureaucratic power. He is the “U.S.’s
toughest customer” as Time magazine noted. His inspiration and example have
galvanized a whole population of consumer advocates, citizen activists, and
public interest lawyers who in turn have established their own organizations
throughout the country. The crusading attorney first made headlines in 1965 with
his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a scathing indictment that lambasted the auto
industry for producing unsafe vehicles. The book led to congressional hearings
and a series of automobile safety laws passed in 1966.
This is how the heart sounds. Do not
change the melody, this now, you and I,
here together. Let this being with each
other be heart-sound.
The evocative, spiritual poetry of
thirteenth century Sufi mystic Rumi
has inspired people for centuries, and
Coleman Barks’ stunning translations
are unparalleled. This exquisite new
collection speaks to the mystery of soul
friendship, specifically between Rumi
and Shams Tabriz, and universally in the
relationships we all share. Jelaluddin
Rumi and Shams Tabriz met in 1244 and began a mystical, divine friendship, one
not bound to time and space and despite their differences. Where Rumi was
introspective, loving, and embodied peace and kindness, Shams was wild, brash,
and honest—full of a fiery passion Barks calls “soul fury.” Together they shared
an eternal friendship that resulted in Rumi’s luminous poetry.
Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential
Rumi, Rumi: The Big Red Book, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, and
The Drowned Book. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers’ PBS
television series on poetry, The Language of Life and Fooling with Words. He
taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years, and he
now focuses on writing, readings, and performances.
Eugene Friesen is active internationally as a
concert artist, composer, conductor and teacher.
In 1995 and in 2006 Eugene won a Grammy
Award for musical contributions to two Paul
Winter Consort albums, “Spanish Angel” and
“Silver Solstice.” He has worked and recorded
with such diverse artists as Dave Brubeck, Toots Thielemans, Betty Buckley, Will
Ackerman, Joe Lovano and Dream Theater. More information on Eugene can be
found online at: www.eugenefriesenmusic.com
Please visit LCE’s co-sponsor and
collaborator in community learning,
Back Pages Books
289 Moody Street, Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 209-0631 • backpagesbooks.com
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Lexington Community
Education presents (continued)
The Song of Achilles
An Evening with author Madeline Miller
Finding Zero: A Mathematician’s Odyssey
to Uncover the Origins of Numbers
An Evening with Amir Aczel
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 • 7:00-8:30 pm
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 • 7:00-8:30 pm
Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • SSOA
Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • SACZ
This evening join best-selling author,
Classicist, and educator, Madeline
Miller as she discusses the importance
of studying and teaching the Classics,
and her process of blending scholarship
and creativity to create The Song of
Achilles. Madeline Miller was born in
Boston and grew up in New York City
and Philadelphia. She attended Brown
University, where she earned her BA and
MA in Classics. For the last ten years
she has been teaching and tutoring Latin,
Greek and Shakespeare to high school
students. She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on
Social Thought, and in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama,
where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. The
Song of Achilles, her first novel, was awarded the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction
and was a New York Times Bestseller. It has been translated into twenty-three
languages including Dutch, Mandarin, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic and Greek.
Madeline was also shortlisted for the 2012 Stonewall Writer of the Year, and
her essays have appeared in a number of publications including the Guardian,
Wall Street Journal, Laphamís Quarterly and NPR.org. She currently lives in
Cambridge, MA, where she teaches and writes.
The invention of numerals is perhaps the
greatest abstraction the human mind has
ever created. Virtually everything in our
lives is digital, numerical, or quantified.
The story of how and where we got these
numerals, which we so depend on, has
for thousands of years been shrouded in
mystery. Finding Zero is an adventure filled
saga of Amir Aczel’s lifelong obsession: to
find the original sources of our numerals.
Aczel has doggedly crisscrossed the
ancient world, scouring dusty, moldy texts,
cross examining so-called scholars who
offered wildly differing sets of facts, and ultimately penetrating deep into a
Cambodian jungle to find a definitive proof. Here, he takes the reader along for
the ride.
The history begins with the early Babylonian cuneiform numbers, followed by
the later Greek and Roman letter numerals. Then Aczel asks the key question:
where do the numbers we use today, the so-called Hindu-Arabic numerals,
come from? It is this search that leads him to explore uncharted territory, to
go on a grand quest into India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and ultimately into
the wilds of Cambodia. There he is blown away to find the earliest zero—the
keystone of our entire system of numbers—on a crumbling, vine-covered wall of
a seventh-century temple adorned with eaten-away erotic sculptures. While on
this odyssey, Aczel meets a host of fascinating characters: academics in search
of truth, jungle trekkers looking for adventure, surprisingly honest politicians,
shameless smugglers, and treacherous archaeological thieves—who finally
reveal where our numbers come from.
Amir D. Aczel is the author of fifteen books, including The Riddle of the
Compass, The Mystery of the Aleph, and the international bestseller Fermat’s
Last Theorem. An internationally known writer of mathematics and science, he
is a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He lives in
Brookline, MA.
THE FIVEASH LEGACY LECTURE
The views of our presenters and instructors do not necessarily
represent the views of Lexington Community Education, the Lexington
Public Schools and/or its employees.
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Celebrating The Great American Songbook
A Lecture and Recital featuring Pianist
Lewis Porter and Lee Konitz on Saxophone
The Life of Super-Earths
How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and
Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life
on Our Planet
An Evening with Professor Dimitar Sasselov
Saturday, May 23, 2015 • 8:00-9:30 pm
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 • 7:00-8:30 pm
Follen Church Society, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington • $10 • SKON
Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • SSUE
Canonized by jazz musicians and music
historians alike, the Great American
Songbook originated from popular
Broadway show tunes and Hollywood
musicals. Today the “Songbook” contains
some of the most pleasantly sophisticated
melody, harmony, and chordal
arrangements found in any music from
any time period. This evening, through
lecture and performance, we will examine
and celebrate some of the enduring songs
of great American composers with two
masters of jazz.
Lee Konitz, born in 1927, is a world-famous master of saxophone improvisation
in a melodic and unique style--he has recorded with Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck,
Charlie Mingus, Chick Corea, and many others during his legendary career. He
will perform with Lewis Porter on piano (who appeared at LCE previously in
duets with Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano) in a program where “Great American
Songbook” standards will be taken apart and reassembled.
Lewis Porter, Ph.D, long known as a jazz educator and
author of books including the celebrated and definitive
volume John Coltrane: His Life and Music, is active as
a jazz pianist, keyboardist and composer. Known for a
free and open attitude, he contributes to many types of
musical situations. Dr. Porter has appeared in concert
internationally with such masters as Joe Lovano, Ravi
Coltrane, Jeff Coffin, Jane Ira Bloom, Wycliffe Gordon, Joe Morris, Marc Ribot,
George Garzone, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway, Alan Dawson, Gregg Bendian
and many others. He is a regular member of the Indian-influenced quartet
Dharma Jazz with Badal Roy. He has recorded thirteen CDs. The critics have said
that Porter is “A helluva piano player” (Jazz Times). “Mixing experimental with
traditional, [he] plays up a storm.” (Midwest Record) “Porter is a deep thinker.”
(Swing Journal). His music is “founded upon depth and cunning use of space”.
In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus fomented
a revolution when he debunked the
geocentric view of the universe, proving
instead that our planet wasn’t central to
the universe. Almost five hundred years
later, the revolution he set in motion is
nearly complete. Just as earth is not
the center of things, the life on it, it
appears, is not unique to the planet. Or
is it? In his book The Life of Super-Earths
Professor Sasselov offers a breathtaking
tour of current efforts to answer the
age-old question: Are we alone in the
universe? Tonight astronomer Dimitar Sasselov, the founding director of Harvard
University’s Origins of Life Initiative, will explain the hunt for habitable planets
and alien life forms. He will discuss how the search for “super-Earths” – rocky
planets like our own that orbit other stars– may provide the key to answering
essential questions about the origins of life here and elsewhere. That is, if
we don’t find the answers to those questions here first. As Sasselov and other
astronomers have uncovered planets with mixes of elements different from our
own, chemists have begun working out the heretofore unseen biochemistries
that those planets could support. That knowledge is feeding directly into
synthetic biology–the effort to build wholly novel forms of life–making it likely
that we will first discover truly “alien” life forms in an earthly lab, rather than on
a remote planet thousands of light years away.
Dimitar Sasselov is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University and the
Founder and Director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative. His research has
been covered by the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and others. He lives in
Auburndale, Massachusetts.
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Lexington Community
Education presents (continued)
Irish Voices
A One-Person Performance with Actor/
Educator Stephen Collins
Stämbandet, The Scandinavian Vocal
Ensemble presents
A Nordic Spring Sojourn
Saturday, April 18, 2015 • 3:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2015 • 7:00-8:30 pm
Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • SIRI
Follen Church Society, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington • $10 • SNSS
They call it The Norton Anthology of
English Literature and yet many of the
writers included were born in Ireland.
The commonality of course is the English
language but there are vast cultural
differences which will be explored in this
performance. A great deal of Irish writing
deals with the land, the past, the church,
and the changing political landscape.
Yeats, Joyce, Heaney, McCourt, and other
prominent writers are represented in this
dramatic offering.
Stephen Collins grew up in Cambridge,
and received a BA in Literature from UMass Boston. After twenty-plus years in
a sales career, he is back doing what he truly loves - performing and teaching.
Recently he has been teaching seminars on Whitman, Hardy, Shakespeare, Frost
and Contemporary Poetry at various locations throughout the country.
If you live in the land of the
midnight sun, you can be
forgiven an obsession with
summer. Precious months
of nearly constant day call
forth a delight that borders
on cult-like devotion. The
music of Scandinavia
abounds with themes of
light, love, celebration,
and all things green and
growing, often imbued
with a mystical quality.
From calling to the fishing boats to calling the goats, the Vocal Ensemble relates
the infectious joy of a Nordic spring! Join us as we journey through space and
time, weaving Scandinavian life and lore into a tapestry of sounds. You will
experience voices echoing in the mountains and fjords of Norway, ride through
the enchanted desert of Iceland, wander through the magical summer forests of
Sweden and dance in the villages of Finland and Denmark. We will take you on a
musical odyssey you will never forget!
Founded in 1978, Stämbandet has a reputation for excellence both as
an a cappella ensemble and a World Music vocal group. Presenting songs
rarely heard outside of Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden, this
captivating vocal band often breaks into six- and seven-part harmonies sung in
six languages. Led by Allen LeVines, musical director since 1985, Stämbandet
performs a wide range of a cappella folk traditions unique to Scandinavia,
including “trall”—singers imitating fiddlers playing dance music—a practice
that has been compared to scat singing.
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Lexington High School Sophomore Book Launch,
See below!
Around
Our Town
NEW!
LHS Poetry Book To Launch
National Poetry Month
“Where We Are: Poems from
Lexington High School’s Class of
2017” offers a rare glimpse into the
hearts and minds of students sharing
what inspires, worries, piques and
matters most to them - an authentic
look at where they are right now
as unique individuals. “Where We
Are” is the fourth book from Student
Publishing Program (SPP), a free,
award-winning Literary Arts program
that works with local educators
and the nation’s top poets to help
students find and express their own
creative voices, and to demonstrate
their academic merit beyond
data-driven assessment. SPP was
cofounded in the 2002 by LHS Grad
Anthony Tedesco and LHS Educator
Karen Russell, and then successfully
developed over the course of 10
years of LHS participation with the
invaluable input and support from
LHS teachers, students, parents,
administrators and Lexington’s
community at-large.
See LCE.LHSpoem.org for more
information on the program, the
LHS books, or its free writing
resources such as exclusive
video of best writing advice
and inspiration from many of
America’s top poets, including
Robert Pinsky, X. J. Kennedy,
Billy Collins, Jorie Graham, and
the late Philip Levine.
NEW!
Lexington Parent Academy
Planned and Sponsored by the
Lexington Public School’s School
Health Advisory Council (SHAC)
together with the PTA/O Presidents
Council, the Lexington Human
Services Department, the Lexington
Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese
American Association of Lexington
(CAAL) and Lexington Youth and
Family Services
The first ever Lexington Parent
Academy is coming to town on
Saturday, March 28, 2015. Designed
to educate and empower parents to
manage the changing demands of
parenting in today’s world. Parents
can choose to attend one, two or
three workshop sessions based
on personal interest and need.
Workshops include the following:
Cybersafety: Teaching Children
to be Safe, Secure and
Responsible in the Digital World
by Detectives Jeff Chaisson and
James Rettman, Julie Fenn and Dr.
John Murray
How Do You Know if Your Child
Needs Help? by Dr. Timothy Dugan
and William Blout, LICSW
Understanding and Addressing
Anxiety in Teenagers by Dr. Dale
Dillavou
An Introduction to Mindfulness
for Parents by Dr. Mary Ann Christie
Burnside
Help Your Teenager get His/Her
First Job by Reem Yared, CEO of
HelpAroundTown.com
Concussions and Return to
Academics by Susan Kaftan, NP,
RN, LICSW
Motivating the Unmotivated by Dr.
Blaise Aguirre
Motherhood: A Demanding and
Invisible Journey by Dr. Kumkum
Pareek Malik
A Complementary Approach to
Stress Management for Students
by Dr. Jing Liu
Parents as Allies: Supporting
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Questioning
Youth by Matthew Willis, MEd
They’re Not Crazy; They’re
Adolescents. Understanding the
Teenage Brain from the Inside
Out by Dr. Sion Harris and Julie
Fenn, LICSW
Parents as Sexuality Educators
by Jennifer Wolfrum, MEd.
Safe and Healthy Eating at
School by Kevin Silva
Some workshops will be repeated.
For more information about each
workshop, the presenters and a
workshop schedule go to the School
Health Advisory Council’s webpage:
http://lps.lexingtonma.org/
Page/1500 and click on the link: LPA
Presenters and Schedule.
A complimentary beverage station
(coffee, tea, water) will be available
and the high school’s SADD
(Students Against Destructive
Decision-making) club will be
selling snacks as a fundraiser. For
further information contact Jennifer
Wolfrum, Assistant Coordinator of
Physical Education and Wellness,
Lexington Public Schools: wolfrum@
sch.ci.lexington.ma.us
1 Saturday, 8:30 am-1:30 pm.
Meets March 28, Clarke Middle
School
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Creating
Community
Simple Ways to
Protect Your Home
Instructor: Detective Aidan Evelyn,
Lexington Police Department
The Town of Lexington has a current
population of approximately 33,000
people living in about 11,000
residences. Due to its affluent status
and location within the Greater
Boston Area with easy access to
Routes 2 and 128, it is an attractive
target for residential burglaries. Join
Detective Aidan Evelyn, Community
Resource Officer from the Lexington
Police Department for a discussion
addressing this type of crime
prevention. The course will focus
on home security systems, target
hardening through environmental
design, and other methods to make
your home a hardened target for
would-be criminals.
FCRI, 1 Thursday, 6:30-8:00 pm.
Meets April 30, LHS, Room 229.
Free, but pre-registration is required.
Interested in Teaching?
LCE is always looking for
new course ideas, and
outstanding instructors. Call
781.862.8043, or email info@
lexingtoncommunityed.org for
a course proposal.
As a self-supporting part of the
Lexington Public Schools, LCE
understands that “self-support”
means “community support”. Our
new Creating Community catalog
section is intended to highlight
opportunities for individuals to
freely assist community, and in
turn for community to freely assist
individuals.
Doing Good by Serving Well
Instructor: Ted Coates
Are you currently on a board of
a charity or considering serving
on one? Far too often people find
themselves on Boards when they do
not fully understand the mission and/
or operations of the organization,
and do not understand their role as
a Board member. Often, the result
is inefficiency and frustration. This
course is intended to help you
determine first; if the Board is a
good fit for you, and if so, how you
can maximize your value to the
organization and help promote the
effectiveness of the Board. Through
lecture, examples, best practices,
and discussion, you will learn to do
good by serving well.
ODGS, 2 Mondays, 6:30-9:30 pm.
Begins April 27, LHS, Room 231,
$40/Seniors $35.
LexMedia
Classes
Hospice Volunteer Training
Instructor: Compassionate Care
Hospice Staff
By engaging in activities which
enhance an individual’s quality of
life, hospice volunteers can make a
profound difference in just one-totwo hours per week. These activities
can include writing letters, playing
music, holding hands, or even just
sitting quietly. During this four-week
course, you will be introduced to
interdisciplinary team members and
receive training in the philosophy of
hospice, end-of-life medical issues,
family dynamics, communication,
grief and loss, and spiritual care.
Please join us for this introspective
exploration into hospice and a
unique and comforting approach to
care of the mind, body, and spirit at
the end of life. Light refreshments
will be served at each class, and
individuals who successfully
complete the training will have
the opportunity to serve others.
Volunteers are supervised by a
volunteer coordinator and supported
by other members of the patient
care team.
OHVT, 4 Thursdays, 6:00-9:00 pm.
Begins May 14, LHS, Room 225, 146
Maple Street, $10.
LexMedia TV Production Classes
All classes are free and open to
people who live, work, or attend
school in Lexington. The Orientation
class is the prerequisite to taking all
other classes. To take the classes
you must be 18+ years old, or 15-17
with a parents’ permission, or 10-14
if a parent takes the class with you.
Please register by contacting
Mark McMinn at: mark@
lexmedia.org
LexMedia Orientation and
Field Production Part 1
We’ll start with a thorough tour of
the facilities then we’ll talk about
our rules, regulations and procedures
and how LexMedia is organized
and funded. You’ll also learn about
our current productions and what’s
possible. During the Field Production
course you will receive hands on
instruction with our Sony NX70U
HD cameras. The class teaches
the basic skills of field production
including camera operation, camera
movement, tripod use, working with
talent, aesthetics of production and
more. The completion of this class
enables the new LexMedia member
to take the Field Production part 2
class.
April 7th. 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Field Production Part 2
In this class we will set up a typical
interview scenario. We’ll then light
it with classic 3 point lighting and
also set up and adjust the audio
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Introduction to Philosophy, see below.
Humanities
NEW!
recording system. By experimenting
with the lighting and trying various
microphones you will get a good
sense of what works best and why.
After taking this class the LexMedia
member is now certified to use our
portable production equipment.
April14th. 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Studio Production
Dates changing and added monthly.
Email for more information.
Learn how to operate a studio
camera, direct, run sound and be part
of a TV crew as a real studio show
is shot.
Introduction To Video Editing
Final Cut Pro X, April 21st at 7:00 pm
Premier Pro CS 5, April 15th at 7:00 pm
2015 LexMedia Summer Kids
Movie Making Class
This year’s Kids Movie Class will
take place Aug 17th-21st from 11am
to 4pm at the LexMedia studios.
The kids will learn all about movie
making, from creating a story to
developing a character, acting,
camera use, sound recording and so
much more. When the kids are done
they will receive a DVD of their work.
This class is open to children who
live or attend school in Lexington
and are 10 to 13 years old. Class fee
$250. For more information or to
sign up please contact mark@
lexmedia.org
Each term our humanities section
offers classes that aim to heighten
our understanding of the human
experience and honor the idea and
ideals of a liberal arts education.
Introductory Astronomy
Instructor: Pedro Lilienfeld
This introductory course is intended
to provide a basic understanding
of our place is the universe in light
of the latest scientific observations
and discoveries. Join us for a
fascinating look at the evolution
of human thought and knowledge
about the earth and the cosmos
through the ages, from Babylonian
and Greek antiquity, through the
Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the
Enlightenment, the 19th century,
and finally to the unprecedented
present expansion of our detailed
understanding of the universe.
The course then looks at our solar
system and its planets, followed by
a review of star evolution and the
location of our solar system within
the Milky Way galaxy, the formation
of the elements, supernovas and
pulsars and black holes. This is then
followed by our present knowledge
about galaxies, super giant black
holes at their centers, quasars,
and dark matter. Concepts such as
dark energy, the precise age, size,
dynamics and composition of the
universe will be introduced, followed
by the latest thoughts about the
multiverse. The principal methods
and tools of today’s astronomy are
discussed. Practical observational
instructions are provided such as
the use of small telescopes, as well
as the use of star charts and apps.
The course concludes with a review
of the prevalent thoughts about
the probability of extraterrestrial
life and intelligence in the contexts
of both the exciting discoveries of
extrasolar planets and the history of
life on earth. Stunning graphics and
photos illustrate the lectures. Math
familiarity is not expected.
HINA, 5 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30
pm. Begins April 8, LHS, Room 225,
$100/Seniors $75.
An Introduction to Philosophy
Instructor: Ilhan Zeybekoglu
This course serves as an introduction
to some of the more interesting
problems philosophers have dealt
with over the centuries. Topics will
include the forms of argument,
the nature of properties, personal
identity, freedom vs. determinism,
skepticism, and justification in
ethical theory. Our approach will
be problem-oriented, i.e., we will
focus on topics generally, rather than
reading specific historical texts. This
will allow us to cover more ground
efficiently and will provide a great
structure for thinking about these
issues both for students with no
philosophical background as well
as those with a desire to expand
upon or clarify their understanding of
these topics.
HPOP, 6 Mondays, 7:30-9:30
pm. Begins April 27, LHS,
Room 241, $120/Seniors $100.
Jane Austen’s Pride and
Prejudice: Character and Conflict
Instructor: Tracy Marks
Whether you have read Pride and
Prejudice or have only watched a film
version, you are likely to enjoy Jane
Austen’s ironic humor and appreciate
how her characters struggle with
obstacles in love. This mini-course
will begin with an introduction
to life in Georgian and Regency
England, particularly in regard to
family, romance, and marriage. Our
focus, however, will be on reading
and discussing Pride and Prejudice,
as well as viewing and comparing
brief excerpts from several of the
film versions. We will pay special
attention to the process of courtship
in the novel, and how the main
characters gain self-awareness as
a result of conflict. Please read the
first 15 chapters before the first
class. Recommended edition: The
Annotated Pride and Prejudice (First
Anchor Books, 2007).
HJAN, 4 Thursdays, 12:30-2:30 pm.
Begins April 30, LCE Conference
Room, 146 Maple Street, Access by
328 Lowell Street, $65/Seniors $50.
See Also
Poetry Writing Workshop with
Tom Daley, page 14.
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Experience Howlin’ Wolf (above), Muddy Waters,
and many more in A Guided Tour of Modern PostWar Blues Music, see below.
NEW!
NEW!
Romantic Comedies: More
than Bridget Jones and
Seattle Insomnia
A Guided Tour of Modern
Post-War Blues Music
Instructor: Caroline Foley
As long as humans
have shared stories,
romance and love have
been top picks for
their subject matter.
It is not surprising that, from film’s
own beginnings, romantic comedies
consistently remain a favorite. Often
silly and entertaining, these movies
bring a lightheartedness that many
find enjoyable. However, underlying
the romantic plot points and fasttalking witty banter, these movies
can actually be rather subversive,
especially during the restrictive
Hays Code era. We will explore this
genre from all its angles--big budget
and low budget, Hollywood and
international, modern and classic.
HROM, 5 Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm.
$100/Seniors $85.
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Instructor: Roger Gumley
Explore the fascinating music known
as the blues with long-time blues
aficionado, Roger Gumley. Blues
is the foundation of most popular
American music of the 20th and 21st
centuries, yet it remains obscure to
most people. This evening, Roger
Gumley will talk and play video clips
and the music of the major figures
of the blues since 1945, including
Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Otis
Rush and Buddy Guy among others.
This will be a perfect way to expand
your knowledge of this fascinating
element of America’s folklore. Roger
Gumley has been an avid follower
of blues and jazz music for over 40
years. He has worked as a radio disc
jockey in Ames, Iowa and Cincinnati,
Ohio. He has interviewed such blues
masters as B.B. King, Hound Dog
Taylor, Roosevelt Sykes, Koko Taylor,
John Hammond and J.B. Hutto. His
articles on the blues have appeared
in the Iowa State Daily and The
Christian Science Monitor.
HGUM, 1 Thursday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Meets May 14, LHS, Room 221, $20.
781.862.8043
NEW!
NEW!
Appreciating Jazz Music
Instructor: Raymond Chow
Have you ever wondered what the
difference between blues and jazz is?
Or, what jazz fusion is? “Appreciating
Jazz Music” is an introduction to
the fascinating world of American
jazz. For those music lovers who are
curious about this repertoire, this
course provides a guide through
the complex world of jazz, and will
teach students the basic tools for
understanding this music. We will be
listening to a range of jazz recordings
in the course. And, students will
be encouraged to participate in
discussions based on the listening.
HJAZ, 8 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
$150/Seniors $115.
See Also
Photography, The
Basics and Beyond,
page 19.
Louis Armstrong’s Music in
the Context of His Time
Instructor: Louis Porter, P.h.D.
Maybe you read
about how great
Louis Armstrong’s
music was,
and how
revolutionary it was in the 20s.
Or maybe you’re already a fan.
Either way, this interactive
presentation will broaden your mind
by comparing Armstrong to little
known contemporaries in both the
jazz and classical fields, so that you
will be able to say, Louis Armstrong
was great compared to what?
Revolutionary, compared to what?
We will also share some insights
about how his music changed over
the years. Lewis Porter, Ph.D., long
known as a jazz educator and author
of books including the celebrated
and definitive volume John Coltrane:
His Life and Music, is active as a jazz
pianist, keyboardist and composer.
Dr. Porter has appeared in concert
internationally with such masters
as Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Jeff
Coffin, Jane Ira Bloom, Wycliffe
Gordon, Joe Morris, Marc Ribot,
George Garzone, Mark Dresser,
Gerry Hemingway, Alan Dawson,
Gregg Bendian and many others. He
is a regular member of the Indianinfluenced quartet Dharma Jazz with
Badal Roy. He has recorded thirteen
CDs.
HLOA, 1 Wednesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Meets April 29, LHS, Room 221, $25/
Seniors $20.
Music
Performance/
Theatre Arts
NEW!
NEW!
The ABC’s of Opera
Spring Opera Preview
Instructor: David Collins
Let’s enjoy the music of Aida, La
Boheme and Carmen - the most
popular of operas and the basic
foundation of the standard operatic
repertoire. We will explore the
major musical numbers of the opera
Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi. We will
hear a variety of famous singers
i.e. Leontyne Price, Renata Tebaldi,
Jon Vickers, and Robert Merrill. You
will hear and see the connection
between this opera with the Grand
Opera tradition from France. Our
source for the beautiful love story
of La Boheme, by Giacomo Puccini,
is wonderful Australian Opera
production sung by great young
singers. We will also hear audio
selections by Pavarotti and Caballé.
We will end with Carmen, by
Georges Bizet. It is one of the most
tuneful and famous operas of all
time. Gripping drama, passionate
love and fate ruling the day - what
more does an opera need? Join us
as we encounter the three A, B, C’s
of opera.
HDOP, 3 Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30 pm.
Instructor: David Collins
This spring brings us three very
tuneful, yet different, operas to
enjoy. Our first class will present the
French composer, Jules Massenet’s
version of the Cinderella story Cendrillon, which will be produced
by Boston University. In this version,
Massenet writes beautiful music
inspired by love, and combines it
with an evocation of a fairy world.
The world famous double bill of
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci is
our next subject, and one that the
Metropolitan Opera is presenting
in HD at local movie theaters.
Memorable melodies, dramatic
action, and spiteful revenge combine
to excite the opera-goer inspiring
shouts of “Bravo!”. We finish by
preparing for the MET’s HD showing
of Mozart’s masterpiece, Don
Giovanni. We will sample some of
the many arias and ensembles as
well as the great finales to both acts.
Many consider this the greatest of
Mozart’s operas as it combines the
humorous with the diabolical.
HOPE, 3 Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00 pm.
Begins April 7, LHS, Room 240, $75/
Seniors $55.
NEW!
NEW!
The Genius of
Benjamin Britten
Instructor: Richard Knisely
Benjamin Britten is
considered one of
the top few great
composers of the
twentieth century, yet
his reputation in the US sits largely
on a couple of his operas. He was,
indeed, the first great opera composer
in Britain in 300 years, and his
uncanny sense for psychological
drama has rarely been matched. But
Britten wrote many great symphonic
works, concertos, chamber music,
songs, and other genres. His mastery
of opera has simply overshadowed his
other great work, outside of Europe.
Britten chose not to follow the atonal
path of other composers of his time.
He remained true to tonality by
exploring many of the modes outside
of major and minor, which is why so
much of his music remains popular
today. In this course we will meet
the life-long English school boy, who
remained committed to his strong
pacifist ideals even during WWII and
lived a kind of charmed, utterly British
life, and whose musical world reflects
the fantasies and fears of an English
childhood. We’ll hear many of the
works that we should know today, and
study two of his greatest operas: Peter
Grimes and The Turn of the Screw.
Understanding of the fundamentals
and forms of classical music will be
advantageous, but is not required.
HBEN, 8 Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00
$120/Seniors $115.
Speak the Speech! (Or How
to Give Your Own TED Talk)
Instructor: Poornima Kirby
Do you have exciting
and important things to
say, but aren’t sure how
to say them? Are you a
little rusty at speaking
in public? Taught by a professional
actress and writer, this relaxed and
welcoming session will provide a
laboratory in which to dust off your
inspired notions and give them
voice. We’ll explore the structure
of famous speeches by everyone
from Shakespeare to Martin Luther
King, as well as a variety of Ted
Talks. We’ll talk about what makes
a good topic, how to present it
with your unique perspective and
personal brand of humor, and we’ll
learn simple memorization and
performance tools that can help your
words and ideas shine.
HTDT, 1 Wednesday, 6:309:30 pm. Meets April 29,
LHS, Room 221, $100/Seniors $80.
See Also
The Secrets of BBQ,
page 30.
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NEW!
Private Music Instrument
Lessons for Every Age and
Level
Music Instructor Spotlight:
Brenda Bishop, Voice
LCE provides excellent, convenient,
and reasonably priced individual
music lessons with highly qualified
professional musician teachers for
all interested students and adults.
The following instruments are
available for individual study: Voice,
Sitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet,
Saxophone, Bassoon, Upright
(double) Bass, Bass Guitar, French
Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone
Horn (Euphonium) Tuba, Percussion
(Drums), Electric and Acoustic
Guitar, Violin or Viola. Lessons are
held in the afternoon and evening
at Lexington High School. Each
semester contains approximately
16 lessons. Students must arrange
convenient weekly lesson times with
the instructor. The fee is $54 per
hour of instruction. One may choose
a 30 minute, 45 minute, or 60 minute
course of lessons. To register: Call
the LCE office and we will put you in
touch with our music teaching staff.
Saturday morning lessons are also
available.
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Brenda Bishop grew
up in Boston and
graduated from the
Boston Conservatory,
cum laude, with a
Bachelor of Music in Applied Voice.
At the Conservatory, she studied
with Grace Hunter and Iride Pilla.
After college, she went on to study
with Eddie Watson in Boston, where
she focused more on pop and jazz
techniques. Brenda has been a
professional vocalist for 26 years,
leading her own band for 16 of those
years. She has performed over a
thousand gigs, covering all styles
of music including classical, jazz,
pop, R&B and musical theatre. She
has appeared at Symphony Hall, the
Hatch Shell and on WBZ-TV. Brenda
has been teaching privately in
Lexington for the past 10 years.
781.862.8043
See Also:
Celebrating The Great
American Songbook,
with Lee Konitz and
Lewis Porter, page 5.
The Fun-damentals of Music
Instructor: Richard Knisely
Did you ever wonder
what is meant by
“counterpoint”? Or
why a dominant
seventh chord is the
most dynamically active harmony in
tonal music? Or maybe even these
questions have not occurred to you
but you are curious about what
makes music music: how are those
bewitching sounds put together, or
the mysterious movements within
the music? The Fun-damentals of
music will introduce you to the basic
building blocks and concepts of tonal
music in a way that is entertaining
as well as educational. What may
seem difficult, technical information
is brought to life by the music itself
and your ears will soon lead you
on a journey of discovery that will
show you why music is so often
beloved of mathematicians and
scientists, not to mention those of
us who are neither, but revel in the
endless ravishments and intricacies
of the greatest composers. We will
learn what harmony is, beyond a
pile of pretty sound, and what are
the elements of the alchemy of
unity built from diversity, of which
Bach was the greatest master. Be
not afraid! No knowledge of math,
science or, well, music, is required.
MFUN, 8 Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00
$120/Seniors $115.
Great American Guitar
Styles: The Blues
Instructor: Robert Butler
Berklee College of Music trained
teacher performer Robert Butler has
developed this two session guitar
workshop focusing on the emotional
melodies and stirring rhythms that
pervade the great American guitar
style known as the Blues. Class
participants will be guided in a
relaxed yet efficient approach to the
practical techniques of fingerstyle
and flatpicking, the rich and varied
rhythm based pallet of blues chord
progressions and theory. You will
explore scales, bass lines, and
melodic guitar solo improvisation
used by musicians from the earliest
recordings to the present. Individual
instruction is part of each session.
Everyone, regardless of proficiency
is welcome to participate in class
ensemble and jams. Students are
encouraged to bring to class recordings
of their favorite Blues artists which
will be used to demonstrate and
explain technique, composition and
practical applied theory. With these
two sessions you will develop a solid
musical foundation to build on while
learning the history behind the Blues
art form and its influence on music
heard worldwide. Each student should
have an acoustic or electric guitar or
bass and a notebook. Optional but
recommended, a phone, iPod or other
device for recording class instruction.
Mr. Butler will supply all music charts,
lead sheets and texts.
MGBU, 2 Saturdays, 11:00 am-1:00
pm. Begins May 2, LHS, Room 221,
$55/Seniors $45.
Master musician and educator Peter Sulski leads
Instrumental Camerata for Adults (see below) and
Chamber Music Performance Group, page 14.
NEW!
Beginning Bluegrass
Jamming (for all Bluegrass
instruments)
Instructor: Tony Watt
The Beginning Bluegrass Jamming
Class is open to all bluegrass
instruments: banjo, fiddle, guitar,
mandolin, bass and Dobro a.k.a.
resophonic guitar, and is geared
towards beginner and intermediate
musicians who are interested in
learning how to play with other
musicians. We will focus on the
basics of bluegrass jamming
such as keeping time, non-verbal
communication and jam etiquette.
The primary goal is to provide
the students with the skills and
experience needed to participate
in bluegrass jams. There are no
prerequisite songs, and you don’t
need to be able to play leads on
your instrument, sing, or read music.
Students should be able to play
melodies and/or backup parts (i.e.
guitarists should be able to switch
between chords comfortably).
Students are welcome to bring a
recording device, however it’s not
necessary as the instructor will be
recording each class and sharing the
recordings between classes. Class
size limited to 9.
MBLU, 5 Tuesdays, 8:00-9:30 pm.
Begins April 14 and meets 4/28,
5/12, 5/26, and 6/2. LHS, Room 244,
$100/Seniors $75.
Beginning Three-Part
Harmony Singing
Instructor: Tony Watt
The Beginning Three-Part Harmony
Singing class is focused on two core
skills: learning how to determine
harmonies, and learning to teach
yourself to sing harmonies using
your instrument as a guide. We
will focus on a handful of common
folk/country/bluegrass vocal tunes,
and there will be homework each
class including both singing and
determining harmonies. There are
no prerequisite songs, and you don’t
need to be able to read music or play
lead. The Harmony Singing class is
open to all instruments, all levels—
both rhythm and lead players—but
it is geared towards those who have
trouble finding harmonies on their
instrument and/or with their voice.
You will need to bring an instrument
with you to class each week, and
although it’s not required, please
familiarize yourself with the G Major
scale in the first position of your
instrument.
MRHY, 5 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 pm.
5/12, 5/26 and 6/2. LHS, Room 244,
$100/Seniors $75.
Beginning Hand Drumming
Instructors: DrumConnection
Teaching Faculty
For thousands
of years the
drum has
provided
people with a
powerful basic tool to communicate,
express themselves, form community
and profoundly integrate the
senses. This course will give you
all the tools you’ll need to really
enjoy yourself playing your drum.
Our introduction to the rhythms of
Brazil, Cuba, Guinea, Haiti, Mali,
Senegal and Trinidad will allow us
to experience the healing power
of the drum and express our own
voice. As you unleash your natural
musical ability, you can experience
joyous, ecstatic states of mind. Plan
on having a fun time learning the
traditional rhythm for the djembe,
conga and ashiko drums. You can
learn to play simply for your own
enjoyment, or to play with other
musicians. DrumConnection’s
team teaching approach provides
individualized instruction, and
challenges and excites your senses.
You are welcome to bring your own
drum, rent from the instructor by
calling 781-316-8068, or use an
LCE drum for the class session.
LCE drums cannot be taken home.
A $5 materials fee, payable to the
instructor, will cover the cost of the
workbook and all written materials.
DRUM, 6 Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm.
$125/Seniors $105.
Instrumental Camerata
for Adults
Instructor: Peter Sulski
This class is designed for adults
with a wide range of skills who are
interested in playing chamber music
together. We will explore different
pieces from the classical repertoire,
and address both the technical and
musical components of ensemble
playing. Whether you are a recent
beginner or someone who has taken
an extended break from playing but
would like to resume (and need a
motivational program to help!), this
is sure to be a rewarding experience.
The class is open to violinists,
violists, cellists, bassists, oboist,
flutists, and bassoonists who are
comfortable with basic note-reading,
and are playing at a “late beginner”
level or higher. Please contact
instructor with any questions or
concerns regarding playing ability.
Depending on the interest of the
group, the last class can end with a
performance for family and friends.
For more info on Peter, visit http://
petersulski.com/projects.html.
MSTE, 8 Mondays, 7:30-9:00 pm.
$170/Seniors $130.
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Writing
Chamber Music
Performance Group
Instructor: Peter Sulski
You are welcome to join this
chamber music course led by Peter
Sulski of the Worcester Chamber
Music Society, Chamber Music
Society of Lexington, and Pedroia
Quartet. Groups will be divided by
level into one-to-a-part ensembles
that will together explore the
great chamber music repertoire.
Violin, viola and cello are welcome.
Performers should play at Suzuki
book level 3 and above. Repertoire is
picked to serve each participant and
group, from Bach to Beethoven.
MCHA, 8 Mondays, 6:30-7:30 pm.
Begins April 6, LHS, Room 240, $195.
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Whether it originates from memory
or fantasy, takes shape as poetry or
prose, our expert writing staff will
help you get your word out.
Memoir Writing
Instructor: Tom Daley
Memory is not an instrument for
exploring the past but its theatre.Walter Benjamin
Summon incidents and characters
from your past to the stage of your
memory through writing prompts
designed to create a personal
literature. Let your unique life
experiences help to create poems,
short stories, song lyrics, flash
fiction, personal essays, riddles or
even the beginning of a book-length
memoir. Whether you intend to
share your written remembrances
with family and friends or a broader
audience, you will find this a
collegial and supportive workshop
in which weekly exercises will help
you to transform the rich material
of your life into unique works of art.
The instructor, a published poet who
teaches poetry writing and leads
workshops on the creative process,
will offer suggestions for getting
your work published, either privately
or in journals.
WMEM, 7 Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00
$170/Seniors $130.
W2ME, 8 Fridays,12:30-2:00 pm.
Room, 146 Maple Street, Access
via 328 Lowell Street, $145/Seniors
$110.
781.862.8043
Poetry Writing Workshop
Poetry is not only dream and vision;
it is the skeleton architecture of our
lives. It lays the foundation for a
future of change, a bridge across our
fears of what has never been before.
– Audre Lourde
Poetry writing,
largely, is a solitary
endeavor. This
workshop will provide
the opportunity for
poets, both beginning and practiced,
to share their work with other
poets in a collegial and supportive
environment. We will concentrate on
sharpening the impact of your poems
through careful consideration of
their strengths and their limitations.
Optional take-home writing exercises
will give you the opportunity to
explore the myriad forms poetry can
take. Bring 10 copies of a recent
poem (no more than two pages long)
to the first session.
WPWW, 7 Wednesdays, 6:15-8:15
$170/Seniors $130.
Strategies for Getting
Published in Journals,
Magazines and Online:
A Workshop for Creative
Writers
Have you written poetry, fiction,
or creative non-fiction? Are you
looking for a broader audience
for your work? This workshop will
offer successful techniques for
finding the right journal, magazine,
or online venue for your creative
output. We will discuss issues such
as developing a relationship with
an editor, the right kind of cover
letter, the timing of your submission,
the pros and cons of contests, how
to use the web to maximize your
exposure, simultaneous submissions,
and how to attract the attention
of agents. The instructor’s poems
and reviews have been published
or are forthcoming in numerous
journals and other venues, including
The Boston Globe, Fence, Harvard
Review, Denver Quarterly, The
Massachusetts Review, Crazyhorse,
Barrow Street, Poetry Ireland
Review, Prairie Schooner, 32
Poems, Diagram, Salamander, Del
Sol Review, Southern Humanities
Review, The Bulletin of the Emily
Dickinson International Society, and
Studio Potter.
W011, 1 Friday, 6:00-8:00 pm. Meets
May 15, LHS, Room 222, $30/Seniors
$25.
Author John Oberteuffer teaches An Introduction
to Self-Print Publishing Print and e Books, see
below.
Fine Art
An Introduction to SelfPublishing Print and eBooks
Instructor: John Oberteuffer
Self-Publishing is becoming any
increasingly popular option for
writers. Thanks to print-on-demand,
digital technologies, and Internet
marketing opportunities, selfpublishing can be inexpensive
and profitable. There are several
good options for producing print or
ebooks and making them available
on Amazon and in bookstores. The
self-published author of the mystery
thriller Swedish Blood and creator
of the fine arts book Impressionist
George Oberteuffer, John Amiard
(Oberteuffer), will describe his
experience and offer practical
guidance on low-cost and effective
self-publishing choices for authors.
He will discuss how to become your
own publisher and create print-ready
text and cover design files using
word processing software on a
personal computer. Oberteuffer will
also discuss marketing and sales
options for self-published books.
WPUB, 3 Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Begins April 30, and meets May 28,
and June 4, LHS, Room 234, $75/
Seniors $55.
Personal Essay Writing
Instructor: Lauren Doolan
In this course we will write about
personal experiences in short essays.
If you’ve always wanted to write
about your life, but don’t know where
to start, this course is for you. We
will write on different themes each
week and explore different writing
styles. We will also discuss different
components of the personal essay
like tone and format. We’ll help
each student find his or her unique
voice. Students will share their work
in a supportive and constructive
environment. We’ll also read a
variety of published essays.
WESS, 6 Wednesdays, 7:009:00 pm. Begins April 15,
LHS, Room 222, $120/Seniors $100.
Writing Children’s Books for
New and Returning Students
Instructor: Jane Sutton
Taught by a Lexington
author of eight published
books, this class on
writing for children
will work on character
development, plot, and descriptive
writing. This course is open to students
who previously took Writing Children’s
Books, as well as to new students with
some previous writing experience.
Participants are encouraged to work
in the genre(s) of their interest, and to
share and critique their manuscripts
and submission cover letters.
WCB2, 5 Tuesdays, 7:15-9:30 pm.
5/26, 6/ 9 and 6/16. LHS, Room 148,
$125/Seniors $95.
Word Photos: A Writing
Workshop for Parents
Instructor: Irene Hannigan
Word Photos is a workshop designed
for parents who would like to explore
the potential of using writing as tool
for capturing and preserving special
moments with their children. For just
ten minutes a day, a few a times a
week, parents can quickly amass a
substantial number of musings. We
will explore how this raw material
can be used as the inspiration for
more polished pieces of writing,
special projects and even gifts, if
desired. We will write and share our
writing with one another and discuss
ways to establish and sustain the
routine of writing despite our busy
days.
WDWP, 4 Mondays, 1:00-2:30 pm.
See Also
An Introduction to French Wines
with John W. Fiola, DWS,
page 31.
In his book “The Art Spirit” American
painter Robert Henri writes, “To
apprehend beauty is to work for it”.
LCE invites you to work, apprehend,
enjoy and ultimately add to the
beauty of the world through our
many art offerings.
Fundamentals of Drawing
Instructor: Peter Hines
It’s not necessary to travel to exotic
places or pick an unusual subject
to create art that is fresh and new.
Through overcoming the visual
prejudices we have developed
that make every day things seem
invisible, exciting art can be created
almost anywhere, and inspired by
almost any subject. In this drawing
class for beginning and intermediate
students, we will emphasize
observation and description of items
that are present in our own homes
and our neighborhood. We will
consider issues including form and
line, shading and shadows, shape
and proportion, and composition and
perspective. Students will receive
individual attention in a relaxed and
friendly setting. Please call LCE for
supply info.
AFOD, 8 Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30
am. Begins April 8, Central Office
Classroom 4A, 146 Maple Street,
$150/Seniors $120.
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An example of the artwork of Fundamentals of Drawing, Daytime
Watercolor, and Intro to Pastels instructor, Peter Hines.
NEW!
Introduction to Drawing
Art for Mindfulness
Daytime Watercolor
Introduction to Pastels
Instructor: Brittney Carbone
This class is an exploration of a
variety of perceptual problems
involved in drawing natural and
artificial inanimate objects. Students
will work with direct observation
of the subject matter. Students
study form, space, perspective,
and composition. Various modes
of perception, representation, and
expression are explored. No prior
experience necessary-all abilities
are welcome. Please bring to class
vine charcoal, charcoal pencils of
assorted hardness and a chamois.
ADRA, 5 Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Begins May 11, LHS, Room 210,
$100/Seniors $75.
Instructor: Susan Dahl
Mindfulness is a
meditation practice
that has been shown
to enhance focus
and promote stress
management. If you have been
curious about what it is and how to
bring its benefits to your life, try Art
for Mindfulness. Students will use
drawing, painting, and printmaking,
among other projects, to explore a
different principle of Mindfulness
each week. No artistic experience
is necessary, but established artists
will discover new ways to experience
their creativity. People interested in
starting or reinforcing a meditative
practice will find that art can make
it easier to integrate its insights in
their daily lives.
AMMA, 8 Thursdays, 9:30-11:30
am. Begins April 30, LCE Office, 146
Maple Street, Access by 328 Lowell
Street, $135/Seniors $105.
In this class we will practice the
fundamental skills of mixing color
and drawing with a brush. We
will examine many of the qualities
of appealing paintings, and how
technique enables self-expression
from the start. The cost of materials
is approximately $65 to $85. A $7
setup fee is payable to the instructor
at the first class. Supplies: 3 or 4
round sable brushes ranging in size
2 to 10; a pad of good watercolor
paper approx. 9” x 12” and a simple
set of paints that are mostly primary
colors—cadmium yellow, cadmium
orange, cadmium red, rose madder,
ultramarine blue, cerulean blue,
Chinese white and ivory black.
Avoid paints that include the
word hue in the description, e.g.,
‘cadmium yellow hue’, and get the
genuine traditional colors. A pad of
disposable palette paper or a small
palette may be useful.
ADYW, 4 Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am.
Begins April 9, Conference Room 2,
Central Office, 146 Maple Street,
$80/Seniors $60.
This medium reduces the time
spent on setting up and cleaning
and is ideal for artists with limited
space and time. We will begin with
exercises designed to get control of
color and become familiar with the
texture of pastels while practicing
the drawing of simple subjects.
Emphasis will be on studying objects
and describing what we see rather
than rehearsing the performance
of set procedures. Please bring a
beginners set of oil or soft pastels
that includes red, yellow, blue,
white, and black, and a pad of
student grade drawing paper.
APAS, 4 Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 am.
Begins May 21, Conference Room
2, Central Office, 146 Maple Street,
$80/Seniors $60.
Finding Your Visual Voice
Instructor: Annie Zeybekoglu
Are you someone who has always
thought, “I can’t draw!”? Discover
how accessible (and how much fun)
drawing can be! We will experiment
with line, shading, texture and more
as you develop your observation
skills and create images that are
both responsive and wholly personal.
We will explore a variety of drawing
media and mark-making techniques,
as you realize that the world is
waiting to hear your visual voice! No
previous experience is necessary.
AFVV, 6 Mondays, 7:30-9:30 pm.
$120/Seniors $100.
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The Art of Making
Picturebooks–an Illustrator’s
Perspective on Manuscripts–
Advanced
Instructor: Marit Menzin
In this class we will experience
firsthand the art of children’s book
creation. Participants will create
a storyboard, make a dummy of
the story they are working on, and
explore creating wordless books.
We will review the formula for
picture book structure: introduction,
story development, and the climax
and resolution in relation to the
illustrations. We will examine page
layout, design and illustration style,
as well as different kinds of
NEW PROJECT!
art media used in picture books.
We will also discuss submission
packages, the use of agents,
assembling portfolios, and how to
market your work. Assignments will
be given.
WWCB, 4 Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Begins April 6 and meets 4/13, 5/4
and 5/11. LHS, Room 235, $120/
Seniors $90.
NEW!
Chinese Flower and
Bird Painting
Instructor: Son Mey Chiu
“April showers bring May flowers.”
Spring is the best season to explore
this important genre of traditional
Chinese Painting. Students will learn
a variety of brushwork with ink and
colors to depict flowers, birds and
insects with symbolic meanings.
The theories and philosophies
behind this age-old art form will be
introduced. Afterwards, students
will apply the brush methods to
painting flowers, birds and insects
that return to the New England area
in the springtime, for example: the
crabapple blossoms and the orioles.
Beginning and returning students are
welcome. Painting supplies for new
students approximately $57 payable
to instructor at the first class.
ACBP, 4 Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00 pm.
Begins May 5, LHS, Room 210, $105/
Seniors $85.
Weaving
Knitting
Instructor: Beth Cederberg Guertin
Rigid heddle looms produce plain
weave cloth on a fun and portable
loom. Come weave a striped scarf in
three weeks (9 hours). Students will
have a choice of weaving a bamboo
scarf or a cotton scarf (7” X 72” plus
fringe) using two to five colors of
their choosing. Students will need
to come to the instructor’s studio in
Waltham prior to the first class to
choose their yarn and colors. The first
class will consist of winding a warp
and threading the loom. The second
class students will begin weaving.
The student will take the loom home
to weave the scarf between classes
(2 weeks). The third class will consist
of taking the scarf off the loom,
twisting the fringe and learning how
to wash the scarf. Schacht Cricket
Looms will be provided for students
use (and can be purchased from the
instructor). These looms are small
and lightweight enough to be carried
in a canvas tote bag provided by
the instructor. A materials fee of
$18.00 for the yarns will be paid to
the instructor. Please bring a 3 ring
binder and scissors to class. Note
that the class meets for two weeks
and then skips a week to provide
weaving time and then meets to
complete the project. Class size
limited to 8 students. Class meets
April 8, 15 and 29.
AWVE, 3 Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00
$125/Seniors $95.
Instructor: Pat Heggie
This class for beginning and
intermediate knitters will enhance
your enjoyment of this creative,
enjoyable, and relaxing hobby that
can provide beautiful and cozy
wearable items for you or for others.
The instructor will provide individual
help as needed, using the American
knitting style. Bring either your
current project or a skein of worsted
weight yarn and a pair of #8 needles.
AWKN, 8 Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00
$140/Seniors $105.
ATHKN, 8 Thursdays, 7:00-9:00
$140/Seniors $105.
NEW!
Introduction to
Beaded Jewelry
Instructor: Karenna Maraj
Come learn the basics
of beading! You will
learn about design,
different types of
stringing materials and
adding clasps. You will be able to
make a necklace and a memory wire
bracelet. Bring your own beads and
supplies if you like or pay a materials
fee of $5 -$10 directly to the
instructor. The cost of the material
will depend on the beads selected.
ABEAD, 1 Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00
pm. Meets May 19, Karenna Maraj
Jewelry, 95 Trapelo Road, Belmont,
$30.
Sea Glass Jewelry Making
Daytime Advanced Knitting
Instructor: Kerry Keohane
If you are trying to knit a sweater,
learn about finishing, knit in the
round, work with double point
needles, lace stitches, create simple
color work, or want a bit of help
with a challenging project then
this is the class for you. Bring your
patterns, yarn, needles, unfinished
projects, and questions for a morning
of knitting. A small class size will
ensure plenty of individualized
attention. For intermediate and
advanced knitters.
ADKN, 4 Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30
am. Begins April 29, LCE Conference
Room, 146 Maple Street, $70/
Seniors $55.
Instructor: Carol Redinger
This course will review basic
concepts of sea glass jewelry
making, and introduce intermediate
level techniques. Learn to create
coiled wire, spirals and other
embellishments on genuine sea
glass! Materials fee of $35 is
payable to the instructor at the
first class. Class is held in the LCE,
Conference Room, Access by 328
Lowell Street, and enter through the
side door of the Old Harrington.
ASGJ, 2 Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 pm.
Begins May 12, LCE Conference
328 Lowell Street, $45/Seniors 35.
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Master Upholsterer, Kevin Kennedy returns to teach the basics of furniture repair, see below.
NEW!
Mosaic Collage with
Tempered Glass
An Introduction to
Metalsmithing
Instructor: Suzanne Owayda and
Betsy Rodman, artist-owners of
Mosaic Oasis Studio
Safety glass or crash glass, formally
known as tempered glass, can be
used to create a unique piece of art
when combined with collage and
mosaic technique. This is a fun, quick
way to preserve pictures and other
mementos, and is an alternative
to scrap booking. This is a great
beginner class, no mosaic experience
needed. Start by covering a board
with metallic papers, tissue, foils,
glitter, Mylar and more. Incorporate
your personal paper images, photos
or text to include in the mosaic. You
will cover your piece with tempered
glass and other mosaic material for
a beautiful look! This is the perfect
medium to permanently save your
printed images. Tuition includes
all materials, usage of tools, and
instruction. All that you need to
bring are your personal items for the
project.
AMOS, 3 Mondays, 6:30-9:00 pm.
Begins May 11, Mosaic Oasis Studio
and Supply, 1189 B Massachusetts
Ave, Arlington, $130.
Instructor: Karenna Maraj
Come and learn to make beautiful
jewelry with an introduction to
metalsmithing techniques! You will
be guided the first day on basic
techniques; how to solder, saw,
file, hammer, make jump rings and
findings. The next two sessions will
be spent using your new skills to
make bracelets, rings, earrings and
pendants. We will use stamps, set
stones and learn wire wrapping,
just to name a few examples of
skills. Silver is available for a small
additional fee. While this class is
geared toward beginners, students
with some previous experience
will work on perfecting skills and
learning new techniques. Class is
limited to six students.
AITM, 3 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Begins April 28, and meets 5/5,
and 5/12. Karenna Maraj Jewelry
Collection, 95 Trapelo Road,
Belmont, $115.
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Furniture Upholstery
Stone Carving Saturdays
Instructor: Kevin Kennedy
Whether you are looking to spruce
up a room with a repaired or reupholstered piece, learning the art
of furniture upholstery can provide
your home with functional beauty,
and perhaps even save you some
money in the long run! Join master
upholsterer Kevin Kennedy from
Upholstery On Broadway in Arlington
in this hands-on, weekly class
that will teach you the basics of
craftsmanship by working in depth
and week-by-week with your needy
portable piece of furniture.
AUPH, 6 Mondays, 6:00-9:00 pm.
$185.
Instructor: Scott Cahaly
In this one-day workshop, you’ll
have the unique opportunity to carve
your own stone. For beginners and
experienced sculptors alike, you’ll
be guided through the process of
looking into the rock for imagery,
carving into material, planning and
forming a sculpture, and using tools.
Hand-carving techniques will be
demonstrated, and stone carving
lore will be discussed. We’ll also
touch upon safety in the studio, and
stone and tool sourcing. You will
leave with your stone sculpture in
hand. Please bring a bag lunch to
class. All materials will be provided.
Classes are held at Scott’s Stone
Carving, 80 Loomis Street (Bike Path)
Bedford, MA 01730. For additional
class information please visit: www.
stonecarvingdust.blogspot.com
ASTN, 1 Saturday, 9:30 am-3:00
pm. Meets April 18, at Scott’s Stone
Carving, 80 Loomis Street, Bedford,
$125.
A2STN, 1 Saturday, 9:30 am-3:00
pm. Meets May 23, at Scott’s Stone
$125.
A3STN, 1 Saturday, 9:30 am-3:00
pm. Meets June 20, at Scott’s Stone
$125.
See Also
Romantic Comedies: More
than Bridget Jones and Seattle
Insomnia, page 10.
A Taste of Blacksmithing
Instructor: Carl West
The discovery of iron
and how to work it
changed human history.
Tools, weapons, and
daily life haven’t been
the same since. Here’s your chance
to learn to control one of the basic
elements of modern human life.
In this three hour class you will be
introduced to the basic smithing
techniques of hammering, drawingout, cutting, bending, and twisting.
Using these techniques and a coalfired forge you will heat a piece
of iron to brilliant incandescence
and with anvil, hammer, and tongs
create a decorative and useful
“S”-hook. Students should visit
prospecthillforge.com/safety.
php for safety notes and clothing
recommendations.
ABLA,1 Saturday, 2:00-5:00 pm.
Meets April 18, at Prospect Hill Forge,
38 Guinan Street, Waltham. $65.
A2BL, 1 Thursday, 6:30-9:30 pm.
Meets April 30, at Prospect Hill Forge,
A3BL, 1 Sunday, 2:00-5:00 pm.
Meets May 17, at Prospect Hill Forge,
Photography:
The Basics and Beyond
Introduction to Photoshop
Elements
Photoshop Elements:
The Next Step
Instructor: Scott Metzger
Great photographs are created
through the right mixture of angle,
light, subject, story, and spirit.
In order to capture all of these
ingredients in the snap of a shutter,
a photographer needs the skill set to
potentially assess, frame, and shoot
in a fraction of a second. In this class
we will stock our photographic “tool
box” through studying the essential
elements of taking a great picture.
We will explore documentary,
lighting, the rule of thirds,
camera and computer processing
equipment, and composition. We
will also examine ways to manage
work flow and the particulars of
portrait, landscape and commercial
photography. By the end of the class,
students will feel more comfortable
with their ability to make a stronger,
more engaging photograph. Please
bring your camera to class.
APBB, 4 Mondays, 7:00-9:00
pm. Begins April 27, LHS,
Room 229, $80/Seniors $60.
Instructor: Katherine Gorry Hines
In this hands-on
introduction to Adobe
Photoshop Elements
12, we’ll explore the
different Elements
workspaces, and take a look at some
of the tools and their functions.
You’ll learn how to resize, crop, and
rotate images, and how to fix some
common problems such as red-eye,
and over- or under-exposed images.
You’ll also learn about adjustment
layers and masks, and how to add
text, filters, and use blending modes
and special effects. You’ll learn
techniques for repairing old, faded,
or damaged photos, and retouching
to bring out the best in your photos.
We’ll cover some methods for
removing unwanted objects, and
combining elements from different
photographs. Class is limited to 4
students; each student will have his
or her own computer to use during
the class. Instructor, Katherine GorryHines, is the co-owner of Complex IT.
CAPB, 3 Tuesdays, 10:00 am - 12:00
pm. Begins April 28 at Complex IT, 9
Meriam St., Lexington Center. $165.
Instructor: Katherine Gorry Hines
We’ll continue to study layers
and why you should use them.
Specifically, we’ll talk more about
using layer masks—where the true
power of Photoshop Elements lies.
Some techniques we might cover will
be how to add a soft glow to your
photographs, how to replace a grey
sky with a blue sky, and a technique
for removing dust and scratches.
Another topic we’ll discuss is
using the selection tools along
with the healing tools to remove
distracting or unwanted parts of your
photographs. Prerequisite: Students
should have taken Introduction
to Photoshop Elements, or have
instructor approval. Class is limited
to 4 students; each student will
have his or her own computer to
use during the class. Class is taught
using Photoshop Elements 12 for
Mac. Class to be held at Complex
IT, 9 Meriam St., Suite 1, Lexington
Center. Instructor, Katherine Gorry
Hines, is the co-owner of Complex IT.
CAPE, 2 Tuesdays, 10:00 am-12:00
pm. Begins May 26 at Complex IT, 9
Meriam St., Lexington Center. $110.
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ELL/
Languages
Beginning Spanish
Advanced Spanish
Spanish Conversation
Instructor: Arlayne Peterson
This course is intended for students
who can already speak, read, write,
and understand basic English and
want to focus on conversation
practice. We will review grammar
including verbs and prepositions. We
will also work on practical exercises
to improve everyday conversation.
No class April 23 and May 7.
LINE, 8 Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
Instructor: Pilar G. Cabrera, Ph.D.
This beginner course focuses on
basic communication in Spanish.
Students will develop communication
skills that include greetings and
farewells, answering the phone,
ordering a meal, discussing traveling
and hotel accommodations, and
talking about recreation and sports.
Students will learn grammar usage
such as regular and irregular verbs,
subject-verb agreement, progressive
tense, agreement of articles, nouns,
and adjectives in the context of
discussion, reading, and writing
exercises.
LBGS, 8 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
English Conversation
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Angelita Garcia, Ph.D.
This course is for those who have a
sound intermediate level knowledge
of the Spanish language and culture.
The objective of this class is to
engage students in multiple task
approaches to learning both grammar
and cultural mores that equal “the
backbone to correct conversation”.
We will develop further mastery of
the practical application of Spanish
as used in everyday life across
environments. Each class will consist
of pronunciation, vocalization,
comprehension, construction, and
vocabulary building. We will also
explore readings from Spanish
newspapers and literature, and learn
from other forms of media including
radio and Spanish television
programs.
LADS, 8 Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
Instructor: Anthony Marques
Sustain and enhance your Spanish
speaking ability. You will love this
interactive, funny, high-energy class.
Students need to have at least two
years of Spanish study, and must
be comfortable translating the
following: Si Ud. quiere practicar
español al completo, únase a
nosotros. La clase será en español
solamente. Después de un breve
repaso de los principios básicos,
tendremos presentaciones hechas
voluntariamente por los estudiantes,
y también tendremos discusiones
culturales, turísticas, y alimenticias,
sólo limitado por la imaginación y
habilidad del presentador.
LSCO, 8 Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
No matter where you travel in the
world, communication is the key to
success. Our courses are taught by
instructors who both speak well and
teach well in multiple languages.
Intermediate English
Instructor: Tom Peterson
Have you studied English or perhaps
traveled or lived in an English
speaking country, yet still feel
uncomfortable when Americans
use informal English? In this
class, you will learn to understand
and make yourself understood
in communication with schools,
landlords, neighbors and government
officials. Your confidence will grow
as we converse about daily life,
family, children, friends, shopping,
travel and what to see and do in the
Boston area.
LCOE, 8 Tuesdays, 9:30 am-11:30
am. Begins April 14, Follen Church,
$120/Seniors $90.
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Instructor: Angelita Garcia, Ph.D.
The demand for Spanish speakers
in professional and personal
situations is constantly increasing.
This Intermediate Spanish course is
designed for students with a basic
understanding of Spanish looking
to improve their conversational and
compositional skills. In eight twohour sessions, students will learn
how to express themselves through
phrases and questions, compose
and read written assignments in
class and will learn of traditions of
Hispanic-American cultures.
LHCC, 8 Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00
$120/Seniors $90.
781.862.8043
See Also
Stress Less: Learn to
Meditate, page 37.
Beginning Italian
Italian: Conversation
Beginning French
Instructor: Sonia Parravano
In this class students will have
opportunities to develop skills in
grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary,
spelling, and conversation. Students
will learn the Italian sound system
and the rudiments of vocabulary
and grammar necessary for basic
communication. They will also
become increasingly competent in
listening, reading, writing, speaking,
grammar and culture. This course
is built around readings, class
discussion, videos, and active class
participation. Memorization and
mechanical practice is required.
Textbook will be discussed at first
class.
LBIT, 8 Thursdays, 6:30-7:45 pm.
$115/Seniors $85.
LDBI, 8 Fridays, 9:30 am-11:00
am. Begins April 10, LCE Office
Conference Room, 146 Maple Street,
Access by 328 Lowell Street, $115/
Seniors $85.
Engage in fun and stimulating
conversation while enhancing your
cultural, literary, and linguistic
proficiency. The course explores
a wealth of interesting topics, like
Renaissance Italy, contemporary
literature, current news, cuisine,
music and more. Students are
encouraged to prepare a topic and
discuss their findings in an informal
atmosphere. In addition to oral
production, writing assignments and
in class prompts aim to help students
express their ideas in the language.
A great fit for students who have
intermediate to advanced proficiency
in Italian.
LICO, 8 Thursdays, 7:45-9:00 pm.
Begins April 9 , LHS, Room 148,
$115/Seniors $85.
Instructor: Maurice Bombrun
Beginning French is
for students with no,
little, or “forgotten”
French knowledge.
The course introduces
basic pronunciation, grammar, and
vocabulary to build the foundation of
the language in a fun environment.
Students will learn to communicate
simple concepts in French, both
written and spoken. Focus is shared
among reading, writing, listening
and speaking for a well-rounded,
dynamic learning experience. The
college-level Contacts, Valette/
Valette, may be purchased online or
from a bookstore.
LBFR, 8 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
Italian: Advanced
This course is for those who have
completed Beginning Italian or its
equivalent. Grammar and vocabulary
will build upon what was covered
in Beginning Italian with a focus on
speaking skills.
LDABI, 8 Fridays, 11:00 am-12:30
pm. Begins April 10, LCE Office
Conference Room, 146 Maple Street,
Access by 328 Lowell Street, $115/
Seniors $85.
NEW!
French Etiquette, Protocol,
and Savoir-Vivre
Students will learn about codes,
rules, and conventions established
in France over 1500 years. They will
get to know everything about good
and bad manners, greetings, table
manners, courteousness in French
society. Topics will be presented and
discussed in the context of current
French and American societies. Four
of the classes will be conducted in
English, and four in French.
LSAV, 8 Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
Beginning French II
Instructor: Karen Girondel
New and returning students are
welcome to join this fun novice level
French course. You will be totally
immersed, visually and auditorily, in
French language and culture. Even if
you think you can’t learn a language,
this course is for you, because the
focus is on understanding what you
hear, and learning lots of vocabulary
in context through pictures and
sound. Grammatical structures will
be taught contextually as vocabulary,
so that it just sounds right, giving
you confidence to speak French.
Writing skills will coincide naturally
once you can understand what
you hear and read. Songs, video,
and engaging activities using the
interactive white-board will make
you think that you are in France
during this two hour class.
LADF, 8 Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
Intermediate French
Intermediate French is for
students with all basic concepts
of pronunciation, grammar and
vocabulary. The course quickly
reviews the foundation to build
upon and expand the language
patterns and grammatical structures.
Vocabulary is enhanced further
through simple dialogues, readings,
and translations. We will review
verb tenses and more are presented.
Students learn how to communicate
with simple sentences in applicable
situations. The college-level book
Contacts, Valette/Valette, may
be purchased online or from a
bookstore.
LINF, 8 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30
$120/Seniors $90.
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Computers
Daytime Intermediate French
This total immersion course is
designed for students who are able
to create sentences in French using
learned vocabulary and expressions
in basic social situations. While
they make mistakes, and pause to
find the right word or to self-correct,
they are generally understood by
sympathetic native speakers who are
accustomed to non-native fluency.
The emphasis will be on perfecting
listening and speaking skills in a
variety of authentic cultural contexts,
as well as increasing vocabulary and
grammatical accuracy. The course is
taught in a very visual way making it
fun and easy to make rapid progress
towards advanced proficiency.
Please note there is no class on
Tuesday, May 26.
LDIF, 8 Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30
am. Begins April 7, Central Office
Conference Room #2, 146 Maple
Street, $120/Seniors $90.
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French Language
Through Film
Film transports us to
another place, another
time and another
life. Film provides
language learners with
a rich audio-visual context, along
with dynamic vocabulary, idiomatic
expressions, authentic dialogue, in
addition to cultural and historical
references. This course will feature
presentation of vocabulary and some
key grammatical structures which
students will practice in the context
of the film, as well as open-ended
exercises, activities, discussions,
and role-playing designed to help
them improve their proficiency.
Listening and speaking skills will be
emphasized in this class rather than
reading and writing. This course
is for you if you know some basic
French, understand some of what
you hear when spoken at normal rate
of speed and want the opportunity
to speak in a context that will
encourage increased vocabulary
and grammatical accuracy without
lists of words and tedious written
exercises.
LFIL, 8 Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
$120/Seniors $90.
781.862.8043
From buying a new computer and
editing digital photos, to creating
your own web page, you are sure to
find something to match your ability
and interest.
Computers are provided for all
computer classes. However, if
preferred, students may bring their
laptops for any of Kristen Butler’s
classes.
Introduction to Computers Daytime
Instructor: Kristen Butler
Have you never used a computer...
or feel that you really need to learn
the basics? Learn the lingo and
the fundamentals of a computer. In
this hands-on class, learn how to
use a mouse, keyboard, pull-down
menus, find and save files, basic file
management, how to print, and how
to shut down. The class is taught in a
Macintosh lab; skills learned can be
applied to a Windows PC. The class
will also include a brief overview
on what to look for when you buy
a computer. Class size limited to 7
students.
CDINT, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am-12:30
pm. Meets April 9, LCE Conference
328 Lowell Street, $45.
Introduction to Microsoft
Word – Daytime
Learn how to use this powerful word
processing program to write your
papers, create flyers, write your
resume, modify document setups,
change margins, change fonts, and
other information. Students must be
familiar with the basics of how to
use a computer.
CDWO, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am-12:30
Introduction to Microsoft
Excel – Daytime
Learn how to use a spreadsheet
application and create graphs using
the data in your spreadsheets. Learn
how to use multiple worksheets
and share the data between the
worksheets. MS Excel is a great tool
for tracking numbers.
CDEX, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am - 12:30
Room, 146 Maple Street, 146 Maple
St, Access by 328 Lowell Street, $45.
Introduction to PowerPoint –
Daytime
Learn how to use a presentation
package that will allow you to
create slide presentations using
text, charts, pictures, and graphics.
Instead of using overheads,
PowerPoint allows you to create
interesting, colorful, and interactive
presentations. Students must be
use a computer.
CDPP, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am - 12:30
pm. Meets May 7, LCE Conference
Intermediate Word – Daytime
Learn how to use this powerful
word processor to create your own
letterhead, your own fax cover sheet,
create footnotes and endnotes, use
styles, make a table of contents and
more. Students must be familiar
with the basics of how to use a
word processor. Class size is limited
to 8 to allow for individualized
instruction.
CDIW, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am-12:30
Intermediate Excel – Daytime
Organizing Your Computer –
Daytime
Learn how to organize your files
and folders, manage the “My
Documents” folder, and backup
your information. Students must be
use a computer.
CDORG, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am-12:30
Learn how to import and link files,
setup databases and mail merge,
create your own labels, modify
charts, define macros and more.
Students must be familiar with the
basics of how to use Excel. Class
size is limited to 8 to allow for
individualized instruction.
CDIX, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am-12:30
Intermediate Powerpoint –
Daytime
Introduction to
Microsoft Word
Learn how to create slide masters,
tables, create custom shows,
insert photos, add sound, animated
graphics and more. Students must
be familiar with the basics of how to
use PowerPoint. Class size is limited
to 8 to allow for individualized
instruction.
CDIP, 1 Thursday, 9:30 am-12:30
pm. Meets June 4, LCE Conference
Learn how to use this powerful word
processing program to write your
papers, create flyers, write your
resume, modify document setups,
change margins, change fonts, and
other information. Students must be
use a computer.
CWOR, 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
Meets April 8, LHS, Room 215, $35.
Register for DAYTIME
classes with Kristen
Butler and SAVE!
• Sign up for 3 computer
classes for $125 a $10
savings!
classes for $165, a $15
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Introduction to
Microsoft Excel
Learn how to use a spreadsheet
application and create graphs using
the data in your spreadsheets. Learn
how to use multiple worksheets
and share the data between the
worksheets. MS Excel is a great tool
for tracking numbers.
CINX, 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
CWEX, 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
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Introduction to PowerPoint
Intermediate Excel
Learn how to use a presentation
package that will allow you to
create slide presentations using
text, charts, pictures, and graphics.
Instead of using overheads
PowerPoint allows you to create
interesting, colorful, and interactive
presentations. Students must be
use a computer.
CIPO, 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
Learn how to import and link files,
set up databases and mail merge,
create your own labels, modify
charts, define macros and more.
Students must be familiar with the
basics of how to use Excel.
CIEX, 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
Organizing Your Computer
Learn how to organize your files
and folders, manage the “My
Documents” folder, and backup
your information. Students must be
use a computer.
CORG, 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
Intermediate Word
Learn how to use this powerful
word processor to create your own
letterhead, your own fax cover sheet,
create footnotes and endnotes, use
styles, make a table of contents and
more. Students must be familiar
with the basics of how to use a word
processor.
CINW, 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
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Intermediate PowerPoint
Learn how to create slide masters,
tables, create custom shows,
insert photos, add sound, animated
graphics and more. Students must
be familiar with the basics of how to
use PowerPoint.
CNPO 1 Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 pm.
Meets June 3, LHS, Room 215, $35.
Register for EVENING
classes with Kristen Butler
and SAVE!
• S ign up for 3 computer
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Introduction to
Adobe Photoshop
Buying & Selling on
eBay (and Amazon)
Instructor: Damian Barneschi
In this class students will learn how
to use Photoshop as both a tool to
alter digital images and as a means
of creating finished pieces of original
artwork. The course begins with an
explanation of Photoshop tools and
soon has students using these tools
to manipulate images. Students will
then learn how to use Photoshop
to improve digital photos. For this
purpose, students are encouraged
to work from their own image
bank, but images will be provided if
necessary. Finally, students will use
their acquired knowledge to create
original pieces of artwork, including
a print advertisement and a photo
collage.
CAPS, 6 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30
$180/Seniors $135.
Learn how to buy and sell effectively
on eBay, the world’s largest online
auction. Taught by a former eBay
Powerseller, this workshop will
teach you about searching for and
buying items, researching sold items
and item prices, and bidding. Most
of the focus will be selling - how
to create and submit listings and
photos, determine auction timing,
handle payments, deal with non
responsive buyers, maintain secure
transactions, give feedback and earn
positive feedback. Class will consist
of lecture, demonstration, question
and answer, discussion, and the
opportunity to receive constructive
critique of your own eBay listing.
Selling through Amazon Marketplace
will also be briefly covered. Meets
May 18 and June 1.
CBAY, 2 Mondays, 6:30-9:00 pm.
Seniors $45.
See Also
Finding Zero, A Mathematician’s Odyssey to
Uncover the Origins of
Numbers, page 4.
Classes taught by Complex IT are held in the Adams Building, located at 9 Meriam Street in Lexington.
The iPad for Beginners
Facebook for Beginners
Instructor: Katherine Gorry Hines,
co-owner of Complex IT
Are you thinking about getting an
iPad, or did you just get one? If
you’re feeling a bit lost and would
like to learn the basics, this is
the class for you! This general
introduction will cover iPad features,
swiping and gestures; typing and
Autocorrect, some of the built-in
applications, and how to find more
apps in the App Store. Bring your
own iPad if you have one, or follow
along as we demonstrate the iPad’s
features. Please note that class is
taught using iOS8. If your iPad has
an older operating system, not all
features demonstrated in class will
apply to your iPad. To check your
iOS version and to see if there is an
available update for your iPad, from
the Home Screen, tap Settings >
General > About. Class size limited
to six.
CPAD, 1 Thursday, 10:00 am-12:00
pm. Meets May 7, Meets at Complex
IT, 9 Meriam St., Lexington Center,
$55.
Instructor: Katherine Gorry Hines,
co-owner of Complex IT
Everyone keeps telling you to get on
Facebook, and you haven’t joined
yet. Or perhaps you joined, and then
after logging in, said to yourself,
“Now what?” Facebook is becoming
the first place many people turn to
for sharing news, photos, and event
invitations. Don’t miss any more of
your friend’s and family’s wedding,
baby, or cute kitten pictures! You’ll
learn about friend requests, Timeline,
your news feed, messaging,
Facebook etiquette, and privacy
and security settings. Please come
to class with your Facebook login
email and password, so you’ll have
a chance to follow along using your
own account.
CFAC, 1 Thursday, 10:00 am-12:00
noon. Meets April 30, Meets at
Complex IT, 9 Meriam St., Lexington
Center, $55.
See Also
Create a Free Personal Website,
page 25.
Create a Free
Personal Website
Instructor: Robin Verdier
Learn how to create a personal
web site without learning HTML,
using the free Google Sites facility.
In addition to ordinary text, you
will learn how to add pictures,
documents, music, sound, recipes,
items for sale, a personal journal
or blog, and more complex objects
like photo albums, spreadsheets,
presentations, maps, and pictures
uploaded from your camera; the
possibilities are almost endless.
Course is Web-based and will be
taught in a Mac lab. If you prefer
you may bring your laptop. Skills
learned are applicable to both Macs
and PC’s. Prerequisites are basic
typing and browsing skills and a
Gmail account, which you can create
at http://mail.google.com. Please
supply an email at registration for
important information to review
before the first class.
CWEB, 3 Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Computer Programming
in Java, with Graphics
Applications
Instructor: Robin Verdier
We all use computers to run
commercial programs like web
browsers and word processors
that take directions from us and-usually-- do what we asked. This
course teaches you to write your
own programs using Java, which
is among the best of contemporary
computer languages and the
preferred language for Android
mobile applications. Java is
preinstalled on most Macs, and is
available free from Oracle for Mac
and Windows. We’ll use Macs in
the lab. The course concentrates on
things that are sparsely covered in
most available books, such as timers,
random numbers, and graphics;
the final study is a program that
creates beautiful, randomly-changing
geometric designs. No programming
experience is necessary, but you do
need basic typing skills.
CJAV, 6 Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
$150/Seniors $120.
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Doctor and Author Kyle Pruett visits LCE,
see below.
Parenting
Perspectives
Twitter for Social and
Professional Marketing
Have you wondered what Twitter
is and what it can do for you?
Not only a popular tool for social
networking and receiving up-to-date
news, Twitter can help you make
dozens of professional contacts,
market yourself, discover and share
valuable resources, and participate
in informative educational chats. In
this hands-on experiential course,
you will set up an account, learn
to tweet (send brief messages),
reply and retweet, find mentors
to follow, build your network of
followers, reach thousands of
people through hashtags, send direct
messages, protect your privacy, and
participate in a Twitter chat. Learn,
connect, have fun, and begin to
create a valuable global network.
Prerequisite: Basic PC or Mac
experience.
CTWI, 2 Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 pm.
Seniors $45.
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Music educator Shinichi Suzuki
states, “Children learn to smile
from their parents.” Each term
our parenting perspectives offers
courses and talks that are geared
toward living happily and healthy in
family, in community.
NEW!
Bullying Solutions:
Understanding, Preventing,
and Overcoming
Instructor: Robin D’ Antona, Ed.D.
Robin D’Antona, Ed.
D. is an educational
consultant and
Adjunct Professor at
Nova Southeastern
University. She is author of: 101
Things Everyone Should Know
about Bullying and The Comfort
Zone: Providing a Safe and Bully
Free Environment for School Age
Childcare. Her upcoming book
Tackling Bullying in Athletics looks at
this issue and offers some practical
solutions for both coaches and
parents. She is a Certified National
Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer
and works with school districts,
after school programs and other
groups training parents, teachers,
coaches and practitioners in bullying
prevention. Robin frequently
presents at conferences on a variety
of topics related to school safety.
Recently Robin has been featured
on WGBH-Boston, CNN-Atlanta,
WBZ- Boston as an expert in bullying
prevention. She has been quoted in
numerous newspapers and online
publications including CNN Health,
781.862.8043
Boston Globe and the Springfield
Republican to name just a few. Her
experience as name just a few.
Her experience as an educator,
administrator, coach and parent
bring a powerful and personal
touch to her work. She has been
featured on WGBH, WBZ, CNN
and quoted in the local news and
national publications including
People Magazine. She is recognized
nationally as a charismatic lecturer
and keynote speaker on bullying
prevention in schools, athletics and
on the Internet.
SBUL, 1 Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm.
Meets April 30, LHS, Library Media
Center, $10.
NEW!
Fatherneed: Why Father
Care is as Essential as
Mother Care
Instructor: Kyle Pruett, Ph.D.
Fathers have always parented
differently than mothers. After
more than two decades of highly
acclaimed research at the Yale
Child Study Center, and the practical
application of private practice, Dr.
Kyle D. Pruett knows and teaches
why that difference is so important.
Dr. Pruett’s book Fatherneed: Why
Father Care is as Essential as Mother
Care has become an essential
how-to guide for women and men
who wish to work toward engaged
fathering. This evening Dr. Pruett
will discuss what fathers can do to
meet the emotional needs of their
children, from infancy through
the toddler years, childhood,
adolescence,and young and mature
adulthood. Offering advice to
fathers ranging from how to speak
to toddlers so that they listen, to
how to avoid the common tendency
to reinforce gender stereotypes in
young children, to how to maintain
a connection with an increasingly
autonomous teenager, this evening
will offer practical discussion and
helpful tips for all fathers—including
divorced fathers, fathers of adopted
children, stepfathers, and fathers
of special needs children—as well
as mothers who want children who
are meaningfully connected to their
fathers. Dr. Kyle Pruett is Clinical
Professor of Child Psychiatry at
the Yale School of Medicine and
holds a private practice in infant,
child, and family psychiatry. A
prominent author, international
lecturer, media personality, and
pioneering researcher, conducting
the country’s only long-term study
of the impact on children of primary
caretaking fathers), Dr. Pruett is
an internationally known expert
and forensic consultant on child,
parental, and family development,
paternal involvement, children’s
mental health, creativity, and the
effects of media, trauma, and divorce
on children. He is the author of
several award- winning books and
appears frequently in The New York
Times, National Public Radio, Good
Morning America, CBS News and
The Today Show.
SFAT, 1 Thursday, 7:00-8:30pm.
Meets June 4, LHS, Library Media
Center, $10.
Courses for
Children
Daughters of Narcissistic
Mothers: The Road to
Recovery
Understanding ADHD and
Non-pharmacological
Approaches to Treatment
Instructor: Dr. Stephanie
Kriesberg, Psy.D.
Are you a woman who feels you
are never good enough, no matter
how much you do, or how hard
you have tried to find a successful
path in life? Has your relationship
with your mother been hurtful
and confusing? Perhaps you are
dealing with the impact of maternal
narcissism, a rarely discussed issue
in our society. Narcissistic mothers
lack the fundamental capacity to
empathize with their daughters’
feelings. Narcissistic mothers raise
their daughters in an atmosphere
of shame, criticism, control, or even
neglect. Daughters of such mothers
often grow up feeling valued for
what they do, rather than who they
are. Based on the book, Will I Ever
Be Good Enough?: Healing The
Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by
Dr. Karyl McBride, this evening we
will explore some of the stories and
survival strategies of daughters of
narcissistic mothers. Dr. Stephanie
Kriesberg is the only psychotherapist
in Massachusetts trained and
certified in Dr. McBride’s model of
recovery for daughters of narcissistic
mothers.
PDNM, 1 Monday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Instructor: Naomi Steiner, MD
9.6% of children and
adolescents present
with ADHD (Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder), by far the
most common neurodevelopmental
disorder in childhood. In addition to
the classic ADHD symptoms of poor
attention span, high activity level,
and impulsivity, children with ADHD
are at substantial risk for behavioral
problems at school, academic
underperformance and failure, and
dropping out. Dr. Steiner will review
and explain the presentation of
ADHD, using examples to illustrate
the symptoms and how they can
change between elementary,
middle and high school, and
college. She will discuss treatment
options, focusing particularly on
nonpharmacological approaches
such as computer based attention
training systems, which include the
highly publicized neurofeedback. Dr.
Steiner will review these therapies,
demonstrate neurofeedback, and
answer your questions regarding
this approach and ADHD in general.
(Note: No direct patient clinical
therapeutic guidance will be given.)
PADH, 1 Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Seniors $20.
Each summer LCE’s Lexplorations
program offers wonderful creative
experiences that are anticipated and
warmly remembered throughout the
regular school year. Our Courses for
Children section aims to offer that
same no-stress environment filled
with opportunities for enrichment
and fun.
Home Alone
Instructor: Officers of the Lexington
Police Department
Help your child feel safer and more
secure when home alone or with
siblings and learn telephone and
doorbell answering strategies.
Class is designed for children ages
9 and older. Younger children may
attend with an accompanying adult.
Instructors are Officers from the
Lexington Police Department. Class
size is limited so please register
early.
K009, 1 Monday, 6:30-7:30 pm.
Free, but space is limited and preregistration is required.
See Also
Lexington Parent Academy,
page 7.
Babysitter’s Training with
American Heart Association
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR/AED
Instructor: Graham Lehman
Participants will gain the knowledge
and skills necessary to safely
and responsibly care for children
and infants. This training will
help participants to develop
leadership skills; learn how to
develop a babysitting business,
keep themselves and others safe,
help children behave, and learn
about basic child care. In addition,
participants will learn to recognize
and respond appropriately to
cardiac, breathing and first aid
emergencies until more advanced
medical personnel arrive. Students
who successfully complete this
course will receive an Adult, Child
and Infant CPR/AED and First Aid
certification valid for two years and
a Babysitter’s Training certification
with no expiration. Course curriculum
is appropriate for students ages
11-15.
KBTR, 2 Thursdays, 4:00-7:30 pm.
$140.
K2BT, 2 Thursdays, 4:00-7:30 pm.
Begins May 28, LHS, Room 173,
$140.
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Children’s Summer Program
For Academic and Creative Enrichment
To learn more, visit
Lexplorations 2015 is filling fast! Don’t wait to reserve a space in your child’s favorite summer program!
Find out more at LexingtonCommunityEd.org
Test Prep/
College Planning
Fiction Writing for Fourth and
Fifth Graders
Introduction to Novel Writing
for Middle Schoolers
Art Studio: Charcoal and
Pastel for Grades 2-5
In Control:
Crash Prevention Training
Instructor: Karen Day
Local children’s book author Karen
Day will lead fourth and fifth
graders through interactive writing
exercises as they explore how to
start a fictional story of their own.
Students will learn the importance of
showing, not telling, and why every
book needs a strong, active voice.
No experience needed, just a good
imagination!
K2FI,1 Thursday, 6:00-7:30 pm.
Instructor: Jillian Aldrich
Have you ever wanted to write
your own story? Create a novel that
could one day be published; just like
Divergent, Hunger Games, or Diary
of a Wimpy Kid? Come join this three
class workshop on writing your own
fictional story! Each week will be
a different class working towards
a new part of your story: Setting,
Characters, Plot. We will talk about
each in detail with an informative
lesson and finish the class with a
productive workshop. Bring your
ideas! Doesn’t matter if you want
to write fantasy, science fiction,
historical fiction, or realistic fiction;
all are welcome!
KNOV, 3 Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 pm.
Begins May 5, LHS, Room 221, $60.
Instructor: Alma Bella Solis
Using a combination of charcoal
pencils and chalks, or dry pastel
pencils and chalks, you will produce
your own compositions interpreting
subjects ranging from still life to
human figures. You’ll learn drawing
methods including outline, contour,
shading, blending, detailing and
explore perspective, proportion,
and more. Class size limited to 7
students.
KPAC, 6 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm.
In Control: Crash Prevention Training
offers students from Lexington
High School and their families an
opportunity to learn the skills that
can not safely be taught on public
roadways. Learn how to handle
panic stops, turning into the skid,
tailgating, and emergency lane
changes, as well as the latest
techniques for maintaining safe
habits. This 4.5 hour class will teach
you how to handle mistakes made
not only by you, but also by others.
Car crashes account for almost
50% of teen deaths and training
has been shown to be the answer.
Visit www.driveincontrol.com/
lexingtonhighschool to learn about
the discount on the class, available
insurance discounts for graduates,
and how much fun learning to handle
Massachusetts roads can be in a
closed course environment.
Fiction Writing Workshop for
Middle School Students
Instructor: Karen Day
Creating a strong narrative voice
is one of the most important
ingredients in fiction writing. In this
workshop local children’s author
Karen Day will take middle school
students through the exercises
she does when creating fictional
characters. They will also explore
plot, setting and theme. Students
will leave with an understanding of
how to create a strong voice. They
will also have the beginnings of a
story of their own.
KFIC, 1 Thursday, 6:00-7:30 pm.
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Art Studio: Charcoal and
Pastel for Grades 6-9
Instructor: Alma Bella Solis
Using a combination of charcoal
pencils and chalks, or dry pastel
pencils and chalks, you will produce
your own compositions interpreting
subjects ranging from still life to
human figures. You’ll learn drawing
methods including outline, contour,
shading, blending, detailing and
explore perspective, proportion,
and more. Class size limited to 7
students.
K2PAC, 6 Wednesdays, 5:45-7:45
$155.
Driver Education
Instructor: CS Driving School
A complete driver’s education
program (classroom and behindthe-wheel lessons) is available
through LCE. Students must be
at least 15.9 years old to begin
the program. Please see the LCE
website for details and dates (www.
lexingtoncommunityed.org). The cost
for the course is $530.
LCE Test Prep
Instructors: LHS teachers Lauren
Lamoly, Chris Doucette, and retired
LHS teacher Karen Mechem
Prepare for the SAT exams by
reviewing the critical components of
the test. Each subject is taught by an
experienced LHS teacher. Students
receive individual attention as
needed. Register early as enrollment
is limited. Texts, to be purchased
before the first class, are available at
Barnes and Noble or online. Required
text for SAT English, SAT Writing
and SAT Math is The Official SAT
Study Guide – Second Edition by the
College Board.
MATH: Students will review
mathematical operations and
learn test strategies necessary
for success on the SAT.
Monday Math SAT Prep for
the June Test with Chris
Doucette
P3MST, 6 Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Wednesday Math SAT Prep
for the June Test with Chris
Doucette
P3SAM, 5 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30
$165.
College Essay Writing
ENGLISH:
Tuesday English SAT Prep for
the June Exam with Lauren
Lamoly
P001, 6 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 pm.
Please also purchase: Barron’s
Critical Reading Workbook ISBN-13:
978-1438000275.
WRITING:
Thursday Writing SAT Prep
for the June Exam with
Lauren Lamoly
PWTH, 6 Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm.
begins April 28, LHS, Room 226, $195.
Please also purchase: Barron’s
Grammar Workbook ISBN-13: 9781438003771
Summer Writing SAT Prep
with Karen Mechem
PSWR, 4 Meetings, June 29-July
2, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, LHS, Room
240, $195
Please also purchase Word Power,
by Meg Schneider – Buy a used
paperback copy, only available online
at Amazon.com.
Instructor: Mindy Pollack-Fusi
Are you a high school student who
will need to write your essay(s) for
college applications? Have an idea
for a topic...or no idea at all? When
you write, do you tend to stare at
a blank page, or at the few lines
you’ve managed to crank out, and
have no clue what to put down next?
Relax! Writing the essay(s) can
actually be fun, and simple--and we
will discuss Do’s and Don’ts. You will
learn tips to finally get started and
complete your essay in advance of
those nasty deadlines. Each student
will get a few minutes one-on-one
at the end of class. Class size limited
to eight.
PEST, 1 Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
PESW, 1 Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Meets June 3, LHS, Room 221, $30.
Finding the Right Fit: The
College Admissions Process
Instructor: Larry Dannenberg
Looking to find the right school for
your child? If you have a child in
high school you can’t afford to miss
this class! We will show you how to
choose the school that is the right
fit for your child as we walk you
through the admissions process.
Learn about how merit scholarship
money works and what you can do
to better your chances to receive it
even if you are not a top student.
This class is particularly important
if your student is at the top of the
class, has learning disabilities, is
an athlete, or is average. Learn why
starting the process early can offer
significant advantages, especially for
business owners, divorced parents,
or home-schooled children. Instructor
will discuss recent changes in
student loans. For adults only. Larry
Dannenberg is a professional college
placement consultant.
PFIT, 1 Wednesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Summer English SAT Prep
with Karen Mechem
PENG, 5 Meetings, July 6-July 10;
9:00 am-11:30 am, LHS, Room 240,
$195.
Please also purchase Word Power,
by Meg Schneider - Buy a used
paperback copy, only available online
at Amazon.com.
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Cooking
NEW!
You Can Afford College If...
Instructor: Donald Anderson
If... you plan in advance; you
understand the financial aid
process; you act early enough
to be successful. Financial aid
goes to the families who plan in
advance—ideally before December
31 of the child’s sophomore year of
high school. This course will teach
you the concepts and strategies
that will help you maximize your
financial aid by understanding the
process, and how implementing
strategies may increase a family’s
eligibility even if you have a “high
income” or own a business. The
greatest amount of financial aid
goes to the families who act in the
years before college. Remember:
procrastination equals less financial
aid. All schools are not alike, so it
is important to know your options
and opportunities. A free financial
aid analysis will be available to all
attendees. For more information
please visit our website at http://
www.collegefundingadvisors.com
PMFA, 1 Wednesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
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Navigating the StudentAthletes College Search and
Recruiting Process
Instructor: Nicholas Michael
The path to being accepted to
college for a student-athlete
is more complex than the one
followed by a traditional student.
The process and timing differ and,
in fact, start much earlier for the
student-athlete. It is not unusual
for student-athletes to be identified
as “prospects” by coaches when
they are only sophomores (though
coaches cannot reach out to studentathletes until July following their
junior year). Ultimately, however,
the student-athlete must “satisfy”
not only an admissions officer but
also must attract and convince a
coach that he or she can play their
sport at the college level and will
make a contribution to the team.
This two-part course is designed
to educate student-athletes and
their parents about navigating the
often confusing, generally stressful
college search and recruiting process
and to assist the college bound
student-athlete how to make sound
and fact-based decisions throughout
the entire process, which usually
takes 12 to 24 months leading up
to the submission of applications
to colleges. The first session will
cover the factors that influence a
student’s college preference criteria,
process timelines, define recruiting
terminology, describe the differences
between NCAA divisions and their
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impact on the student-athletes’
recruitment and college life,
identify what coaches are looking
for, explain how to get noticed by
developing and executing a targeted
communication plan to get on a
“coach’s list,” and much more. The
second session is designed to outline
specific academic and athletic action
steps for each year of high school,
and to show how to develop and
implement a prototypical plan which
addresses the issues identified in
the first session to establish a path
for finding the best college for each
student-athlete.
PNSA, 2 meetings, Tuesday April 28,
and Thursday April 30, 7:00- 9:00 pm.
LHS, Room 233, $40.
See Also
Furniture Upholstery,
page 18.
The Secrets of BBQ
Instructor: David Schaefer
Real barbecue is wood-smoked:
we’re not talking burgers and dogs
here. We’ll learn the right cuts of
meat, sauces, and seasonings to
prepare world-class barbecue. We’ll
discuss Memphis Style Spareribs,
Carolina Style Pulled Pork, and
Texas Beef Brisket, as well as BBQ’d
poultry. Learn about the preparation
of these meats and if time permits,
some of the many Southern side
dishes that complement them. This
class will be mostly lecture and
demo. (Real barbecue takes many
hours to prepare, so we won’t be
doing the actual, entire process.)
BBQ chef David Schaefer will teach
the essentials for making the real
thing. Handouts will be provided;
a $15 food fee is included in the
tuition to cover the cost of this
satisfying, authentic feast.
NBBQ, 1 Thursday, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Cookbook author, chef, and educator Debra Samuels teaches Korean Cooking and leads a Tour of H Mart,
see below.
NEW!
H Mart Tour and
Korean Cooking Class
Instructor: Debra Samuels
The Asian supermarket H Mart is just
around the corner from Lexington.
Its aisles are chock full of treasures:
sauces, noodles, dumplings, seaweed,
rice, tofu, fresh banchan (Korean
side dishes), an ocean of fish, teas,
condiments galore and so much more.
But for some of us, the unfamiliar
ingredients, unrecognizable labels
and the football-field-size of the store
is just too daunting for an enjoyable
shopping experience. Join Debra
Samuels, Boston Globe food writer
and author of two cookbooks (“The
Korean Table” and “My Japanese
Table”) for a tour as she guides you
around the market to acquaint you with
this wonderful resource. “Shop with a
recipe; that helps to focus your task”
says Samuels. Participants will do just
that pulling together the components
of a Korean meal. The next session will
be a cooking class where students will
use all the items to create a feast. A
$15 per person materials fee is payable
directly to the instructor on the second
evening and includes the meal, recipes
and an introductory bag of cooking
spices. Please let the instructor know,
in advance, if you have any dietary
restrictions.
NHMT, Monday, May 11, 6:308:30 pm and Tuesday, May 12,
6:30-8:30 pm. On May 11 students
will meet at H Mart, 3 Old Concord
Rd, Burlington, MA 01803 at the
entrance to the Food Court. On May
12 students will meet at 127 Woburn
St., Lexington, MA.
Flavors of Thailand
Instructor: Shwarya Viboonlarp
Experience the sublime and exotic
flavors of Thailand. Bring your
curiosity and sense of adventure
to this hands-on class taught by a
native of Bangkok. Thailand cooking
blends fresh ingredients and visual
appeal. For the people of Thailand,
it is important that every aspect of
life - even hard work - have a sense
of sanuk, or fun. This is especially
true of Thai cooking, since sanuk is
always present in the preparation
and the enjoyment of meals. Each
class will focus on a cold salad,
either a beef salad, mango fresh
rolls, avocado cucumber salad or
Som Tam (papaya salad). Salads can
be a full meal or an appetizer. Some
can be served with sticky rice too. A
materials fee of $30 is payable to the
instructor. This class will be filmed
for broadcast.
NTHAI, 3 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30
pm. Begins May 6, LexMedia Studio
Kitchen, $65.
See Also
Introduction to Pastels, page 16.
NEW!
NEW!
An Introduction to
French Wines
Instructor: John W. Fiola, DWS,
Join us as we explore and taste the
many regional wines of France - from
Burgundy and Bordeaux to the Loire,
Rhone Valleys and beyond. French
wines can be mysterious to many
wine drinkers. There are so many
names, labels, places and grapes
that we often don’t know where
to begin. We think French Wines
are wines of sophistication, and
therefore very expensive. However,
did you know that most of the wine
grapes and winemaking techniques
of today originated in France, and
many of the wines can be quite
affordable? . We will discuss the
grape varietals and climates of
these regions, the wine making
techniques that were perfected there
and now utilized the world over. A
$20 materials is payable directly to
the instructor. This class will not be
filmed for broadcast. Participants
must be 21 years of age or older.
NWIN, 1 Thursday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Meets April 30, LexMedia Studio
Kitchen, $25.
Appreciating Craft Beers of
New England: A Beer and
Cheese Pairing
Instructor: Damian Barneschi
The beer landscape has transformed
dramatically over the last twenty-five
years. What was once a flavorless,
fizzy yellow beverage has now been
redefined by the craft beer world as
a product that has as much, if not
more, complexity and nuance as
some of the most sought after wines
and spirits. This class gives you a
crash course in the craft beer world.
The class begins with a brief history
of beer, then delves into the specifics
of various beer styles. Participants
will have an opportunity to sample,
take notes on, and discuss six of the
best widely available beers made by
New England craft breweries. Later
in the class, the instructor will give
a brief explanation on pairing beer
with food. Participants will sample
six New England cheeses and then
pair each with the beers sampled
earlier in the class, noting how the
flavor profiles might compliment or
alter the perceptions of each other.
Food fees are included in the cost of
tuition. Participants must be 21 years
of age or older.
NBEE, 1 Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Meets April 14, LexMedia Studio
Kitchen, $65.
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The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize
Life on Our Planet, An Evening with Professor and Author, Dimitar Sasselov, page 5.
Home, Hobbies
and Travel
Planning Your
European Vacation
Instructor: Wim Nijenberg
Learn how to book the best products
and services: air hotels, rail, car,
ferry, and sightseeing from an expert
with 35 years of experience! You
can make your trip more enjoyable
and save time by wisely planning
it in advance. Become aware of
the many discounts in Europe and
avoid missed opportunities. For
individual and escorted travel as well
as cruises in Europe. Participants
receive two months free access to
a Europe Travel Reference website.
Even if you already have made
arrangements for your upcoming
vacation, this class will give you
helpful tips on how to make it more
enjoyable.
FEUR, 1 Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Seniors $20.
Paris Off the Beaten Path
Walking in the British Isles
Instructor: Sally Peabody
Love Paris? Get beyond the Champs
Elysees and the Eiffel Tower to
explore four delightful up-andcoming quarters with Paris-expert
Sally Peabody. Sally will take
you on a virtual tour of charming
village-like Batignolles in the 17th
arrondissement, to the hot rue de
Martyrs area in the 9th just south
of Pigalle, to the funky Faubourg
St. Antoine quarter in the 11th
and to multicultural, arty Belleville
in the 19th. Bistro, cultural and
shopping recommendations will be
included. $5 materials fee payable
to instructor. Sally Peabody is a
consummate traveler, travel writer,
tour guide and president of Your
Great Days in Paris.
FPAR, 1 Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 pm.
Seniors $20.
Instructor: Mary Hamilton
England, Scotland, Wales, and
Ireland all have extensive networks
of well maintained, well marked long
distance walking paths that afford
the luxury of finding your own pace
while exploring new, quaint, and
beautiful places. Although there are
many costly companies that will set
up an itinerary for you , transport
your luggage, and even provide
rides for the weary, there is nothing
like the sense of adventure and
accomplishment that comes from
independently learning about and
affordably enjoying this experience
by doing it yourself. This evening
you will be able to find out about
route choices, maps and guidebooks,
B&B’s, travel etiquette, public
transport options, and what to pack
and carry for your well-paced tour.
F011, 1 Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm.
See Also
A Nordic Spring
Sojourn with the
Stambandet Vocal
Ensemble, page 6.
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Are You Ready to
Move to Boston?
Instructor: Andrew Friedland
A move into the city—Back Bay,
South End, Beacon Hill, etc.—may
represent a major lifestyle change
that could imply certain difficult
tradeoffs. This course explores the
benefits, obstacles and choices you
might encounter in this journey.
Taught by a Realtor who lived in
Newton and made the move many
years ago, Andrew frequently
assists couples and individuals who
are pursuing this move with his
very patient coaching style. Topics
covered include what you will find
different with city-living, how to
approach the potentially daunting
task in adjusting to a smaller
home as well as the mechanics of
searching for and selecting your new
home.
FBOS, 1 Monday, 6:30-9:00 pm.
Seniors $20.
NEW!
You Can Fix it Too
Instructor: Marie Leonard
Spend an evening
with professional
Handywoman and
author Marie Leonard
and learn how to
successfully complete many of the
projects on your own TO DO list.
Marie will introduce you to a basic
tool kit, explaining how to use the
most common tools you’ll need to
fix everything in your home. Learn
how to use a drill and how to install
the right wall anchors for hanging
curtain rods, towel bars, and more.
See what is inside your toilet tank
and how simple it is to fix without
calling a plumber. Take a faucet
apart and discover the basics of how
to repair or replace it. Learn how
to patch holes in a wall and use a
caulking gun. Marie will also spend
as much time as possible answering
your specific questions. This course
is perfect for anyone who is ready
to get the information and practical
advice they need to successfully
take on and complete basic home
improvement and repair projects.
Materials fee of $16, payable
directly to instructor, includes a
signed copy of Marie’s recently
published book, Marie’s Home
Improvement Guide.
FFIX, 1 Tuesday, 6:30-9:00 pm.
NEW!
Simple Ways to
Protect Your Home
Universal Design
for the Home
Instructor: Lexington Police
Department
The Town of Lexington has a current
population of approximately 33,000
people living in about 11,000
residences. Due to its affluent status
and location within the Greater
Boston Area with easy access to
Routes 2 and 128, it is an attractive
target for residential burglaries.
Come join Detective Aidan Evelyn,
Community Resource Officer from
the Lexington Police Department
for a discussion addressing this
type of crime prevention. The
course will focus on home security
systems, target hardening through
environmental design and other
methods to make your home a
hardened target for would be
criminals.
FCRI, 1 Thursday, 6:30-8:00 pm.
Free, but pre-registration is required.
Instructor: George W. Little
Do you have an older or handicapped
loved one living at home, but in
need of better accessibility? Are
the kitchen counters too high,
doors difficult to open, hallways too
narrow, or the house just difficult
to access without a ramp? More
and more accidents in the home can
be prevented with modifications
to the home. Many of today’s
retirees are choosing the high cost
of a retirement home, just because
their own homes are not properly
designed for them! Explore the
benefits of Universal Design, taught
by a practicing architect and interior
designer. Classes will be structured
to educate homeowners about
existing challenges, and offer real
solutions, with estimated costs for
repairs and modifications. Topics
include bathrooms and kitchens and
students are encouraged to bring
information about their own homes
for in-class analysis.
FUNI, 3 Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Seniors $50.
Straighten Up!
Instructor: Pamela Kristan
Whether you’re drowning in papers,
can’t see your desktop, do ‘bingeand-purge’ maintenance, or just
struggle with organization, this
session is for you. You’ll see the
4-Point Straighten Up! strategy in
action. Find out how to exercise your
sorting ‘muscles’, create appropriate
stuff-handling systems, throw things
out, pinpoint what you need to stay
optimally organized, and learn how
and when to stop. Participants have
called this work “a godsend!” “easy,
fun and upbeat.”
FORG, 1 Thursday, 6:30-8:30 pm.
April 16, LHS, Room 226, $30/
Seniors $25.
See Also
Speak the Speech!
(Or How to Give
Your Own TED Talk),
page 11.
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Daytime
Classes
Business, Career
& Finance
NEW!
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
(in your own home): An Intro
duction to Long Term Care
Instructor: Robyn Samuels
Anyone who has taken care of
an aging or declining parent
understands the emotional and
financial toll on all close family
members. Long term care planning
provides for the consequences of
living a long life and addresses the
accompanying physical and cognitive
needs. In this seminar, we will
discuss options that are available
should you or a loved one need
assistance at home, in an assisted
living facility, or in a skilled nursing
facility. You will learn strategies that
are currently available to help meet
your family’s long-term needs and
avoid the emotional and financial
devastation caused by lack of
planning. It is all about quality of life
for all family members, including the
caregivers. And for most people, that
means waking up in a familiar and
comfortable place.
FLTE, 1 Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Seniors $20.
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Lexington Parent Academy............................................................................7
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice................................................................9
ABC’s of Opera.............................................................................................11
Great American Guitar Styles......................................................................12
Memoir Writing...........................................................................................14
Word Photos: A Workshop for Parents........................................................15
Fundamentals of Drawing............................................................................15
Art for Mindfulness......................................................................................16
Daytime Watercolor.....................................................................................16
Intro to Pastels.............................................................................................16
Daytime Advanced Knitting.........................................................................17
Sea Glass Jewelry Making..........................................................................17
Stone Carving Saturdays.............................................................................18
A Taste of Blacksmithing.............................................................................19
Photoshop Elements....................................................................................19
English Conversation...................................................................................20
Advanced Italian..........................................................................................21
Daytime Intermediate French......................................................................22
Intro to Computers.......................................................................................22
Microsoft Word............................................................................................22
Microsoft Excel............................................................................................22
Intro to PowerPoint......................................................................................23
Organizing Your Computer...........................................................................23
Intermediate Word.......................................................................................23
Intermediate Excel.......................................................................................23
Intermediate Powerpoint.............................................................................23
iPad for Beginners........................................................................................23
Facebook for Beginners...............................................................................25
Babysitter’s Training.....................................................................................27
Intro to Novel Writing for Middle Schoolers...............................................28
Art Studio: Charcoal and Pastel for Kids.....................................................28
SAT Test Prep...............................................................................................29
Walking Meditation in Nature.....................................................................37
Self Massage...............................................................................................37
Beginning Yoga............................................................................................38
Joyful Yoga..................................................................................................38
Yoga with a Chair.........................................................................................39
Iyengar Yoga................................................................................................39
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The Process of
Purchasing a Home
Instructor: Jeremy Richman
Learn in detail the latest information
about buying a home so you can feel
confident, informed, knowledgeable
and in control from the start to
the finish of the largest purchase
you may ever make. Learn about:
determining your “real ideal” home;
qualifying a home; assessed or
appraised vs. zillow valuations;
making offers and negotiating to
yes for less; home inspections;
protecting your deposits; choosing
an attorney, home inspector and
mortgage agent; buying short-sales
and bank-owned properties; and
how to choose, hire and work with
a real estate agent to represent you
as your “buyer’s agent.” Included
are worksheets and forms and a
copy of the 40-page handbook “The
Homebuyer’s Companion” written by
the instructor.
BHOM, 1 Tuesday, 6:30-9:00 pm.
Seniors $20.
Mind
& Body
NEW!
The Process of
Selling a Home
Instructor: Jeremy Richman
Get tips on successfully selling your
home in today’s economic landscape
and hear the latest intelligence on
the local real estate market. Learn
how to prepare your home for sale,
what turns buyers on and off, and
how to select a realtor vs. selling the
house yourself.
BSHO, 1 Tuesday, 6:30-9:00 pm.
Seniors $20.
See Also
Irish Voices:
A One-Person
Performance with
Stephen Collins,
page 6.
Smart Social Security
Planning: For Boomers and
Beyond
Instructor: Rick Fentin
What do you need to know to
maximize your Retirement Income?
With income from 401k and IRA
accounts becoming less reliable,
more and more attention is being
paid to maximizing retirement
income by making the best choices
possible regarding Social Security
benefits. Social Security benefits
can potentially account for a million
dollars of retirement income. In
this course you will find answers to
questions regarding Social Security
availability and the best time to
apply for benefits. We will also
consider major factors regarding
how to use starting, stopping and
buy back strategies to take maximum
advantage of your benefits as
well as how to minimize taxes on
Social Security benefits through
coordination with other retirement
income.
B010, 1 Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Creating a New Direction for
Your Life Journey
Instructor: Paula Solomon
It happens to us all, and it is not
always comfortable! Transitions
are part of every stage of our
life; sometimes triggered by
circumstances (like a loss of a
spouse, a job layoff, an empty
nest), and some happen by choice
(becoming a parent, a desired job
change, or plan to retire). Often we
just feel our way through it, and
hope we end up in a good place.
These changes are more likely to
lead to a better quality of life if we
have a pro-active plan that is based
on an awareness of what best suits
us, and is guided by our dreams and
passions. In this two session class
we will use some life coaching tools
(including both individual and small
group exercises) to help you identify
your talents and interests, values
and passions. With that in mind you
will be guided to clarify your vision,
and outline some beginning steps to
creating a life that better suits you.
FLIF, 2 Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm.
$45/Seniors $35.
Our Financial Courses are
not intended to substitute for
individual financial counseling or
advice. Neither LCE or the Lexington
Public Schools may give specific
advice on personal investments.
LCE seeks to offer opportunities
that promote learning about holistic
health and living well. In this
section you’ll find everything from
courses on meditation to alternative
understandings of nutrition.
NEW!
CPR/AED/BLS for the
Healthcare Provider
Instructor: Graham Leman
This course is for healthcare
professionals including EMS
personnel, physician assistants,
doctors, dentists, nurses, respiratory
therapists, physical therapists and
lifeguards who need to know how
to perform CPR, as well as other
lifesaving skills, in a wide variety
of in-hospital and out-of-hospital
settings. CPR/AED/BLS for the
Healthcare Provider Course covers
the Critical concepts of high-quality
CPR including: The American Heart
Association Chain of Survival;
1-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult,
child and infant; 2-Rescuer CPR
and AED for adult, child and infant;
Bag-mask techniques for adult, child
and infant; Rescue breathing for
adult, child and infant; and Relief of
choking for adult, child and infant.
Upon completion of this course,
students receive an American
Heart Association CPR/AED/BLS
for the HealthCare Provider Course
Completion Card that is valid for two
years. Students also receive a CPR/
AED/BLS for the Health Care Provider
manual and a Pocket Mask.
MFACP, 1 Thursday, 5:30-10:00 pm.
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Fixing Our Broken Sleep
Instructor: Rick Clerici
In this 90-minute
presentation
attendees will gain an
understanding of the
intimate connection
between sleep and physical,
emotional and cognitive health.
Attendees will learn techniques for
overcoming common sleep problems
like trouble falling asleep, difficulty
staying asleep, excessive thinking,
waking too early, “Sunday night
insomnia,” chronic insomnia, and
daytime sleepiness. Ample time
is planned for individual sleep
questions. Educational support
materials will be supplied along
with questionnaires designed to
help attendees better understand
the nature of their own sleep. A
guided relaxation exercise teaches
techniques for initiating sleep and
returning to sleep. This hands-on
presentation has helped many
people to begin getting better sleep
almost immediately.
MSLE, 1 Monday, 7:00-8:30
pm. Meets April 27, LHS,
Room 226, $30.
NEW!
An Introduction to the
Alexander Technique
Instructor: Dan Rosenthal
Developed by F.M.
Alexander in the
1890’s the Alexander
Technique focuses on
the relationship
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between the head, neck and back
and aims to improve and restore
the body’s natural relationship
and rhythm. In this introductory
workshop, the principles and benefits
of the Alexander Technique will be
discussed and demonstrated. Some
benefits may include: relief from neck
and back pain, improved performance
in music, theatre, dance, and sports,
as well as relief from chronic health
problems (asthma, sciatica). Each
student will receive brief one-on-one
instruction from the teacher, and the
class will also learn group exercises
that they can practice at home.
MALX, 3 Mondays, 7:00-8:30 pm.
Seniors $25.
Stop Dieting
Instructor: Sue McCombs
Imagine not being tempted to
overeat; to feel indifferent to sugar,
bread, pasta, too much snacking,
and grazing from dinner to bedtime.
Using guided relaxation and imagery
(techniques used in hypnosis) you
will notice an improvement in
your desire, determination, and
resourcefulness, which will lead
you toward successfully instituting
a healthier pattern of eating. This
program is designed to help you
let go of unwanted pounds gently,
easily, and permanently. Please do
not consume any alcohol prior to
class. Audio CD’s will be available
for $30 for those who wish to take
the program home with them.
MAPP, 1 Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm.
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Changing Your Brain (To a
Positive, More Happy You)
Instructor: Jeanne Mayell
We used to think that we were stuck
with the brains we had, that if we
were melancholy, for example, we
just had to accept it. We’d admire
the upbeat, positive Oprah Winfreys
of the world, and think if only we
had their brains. Now neuroscience
reveals that we can change our
brains with simple mental exercises
the way we can change our bodies
with a daily workout. We can, in fact,
become genuinely happier, more
positive and open people, not by
repressing our negative thoughts, but
by building up the positive pathways
in our brain. Before long we find a
natural buoyancy in our thinking,
and, along with it, a boost in our
creativity, intuition, immune system,
love lives and careers. Come to this
class to learn how to jump-start your
new brain! To learn more about the
instructor, please visit http://www.
jeannemayell.com
MBRN, 1 Monday, 12:15-3:15 pm.
Meets May 18, LCE Conference
Room, 146 Maple Street. Access by
Stop Your Sugar Habit
Instructor: Sue McCombs
What if you had no desire to eat
anything with sugar? What if looking
at a product with sugar left you with
the feeling of total indifference?
No more longing for that chocolate
bar or soft drink. What if all that
expertise, the thinking and obtaining
and consuming of sweets, got
transformed into some positive habit,
like exercise or another desired
outlet. Focus can be placed on eating
moderate, well balanced meals
featuring fresh fruits and vegetables
and lean, quality protein. Watch your
energy increase as the sugar leaves
your system. No more highs and
lows from sugar rushes. It is possible
using the hypnosis techniques of
guided imagery taught in this class,
to help you make this change on a
powerful subconscious level. Please
do not consume alcohol prior to
class. An audio CD will be available
for $30 for those who wish to take
the program home for reinforcement.
MSUG, 1 Thursday, 7:00-8:30 pm.
See Also
An Introduction to Philosophy,
page 36.
Renowned Poet and Translator Coleman Barks and Celebrated Cellist Eugene Friesen present the Soul Fury of Rumi’s poetry, page 3.
Exercise
and Dance
NEW!
Stress Less:
Learn to Meditate
Walking Meditation in
Nature
Instructor: Richard Geller
Meditation is one of the best ways
to reduce stress and improve your
health, as evidenced by many recent
scientific studies. Participants
will learn: how meditation works,
numerous different meditation
techniques, and strategies for
integrating meditation into your
daily work and life. Upon completing
this program, participants will
be able to practice meditation
anytime, anywhere that stress
occurs, and immediately feel the
benefits. Throughout the four week
course, participants are taught and
practice over 10 powerful meditation
techniques including: breath focus,
body scan relaxation, standing and
walking meditation, Tai-Chi and ChiKung beginning practice, sound and
mantra meditation, simple Yoga as
a meditation, visualization practice,
and mindfulness meditation. The
entire program is highly interactive,
hands-on, and easy to learn. The
class is taught by Richard Geller of
MedWorks Corporate Meditation
Programs, who has been featured
in the Boston Globe, Bloomberg
News, Financial Times, Mass High
Tech, and Boston CBS-4 TV news
(see www.meditationprograms.com).
Participants sit in chairs and wear
normal business attire. Sorry, no
eating in the class.
SLLM, 4 Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00 pm.
Seniors $40.
Instructor: Kimber Green
By going into nature we are more
easily able to access an inner
stillness. These 4 sessions will
slowly build on the understanding,
concepts and practice of
mindfulness while walking on
local nature trails. There will be
an emphasis on how to bring
these concepts into your daily life
and will include home practice
recommendations. The first session
will meet at Lexington High School.
The rest of the session locations
and directions to trailheads will be
announced during the first session.
Please dress for the weather
so that you can most enjoy the
emerging of spring in all its variety
of temperatures and moisture! We
will plan to reschedule if there is
lightning.
MWAL, 4 Wednesdays, 3:00-4:30
$50/Seniors $45.
NEW!
Self Massage Techniques
Instructor: Kimber Green
Therapeutic massage has many
health benefits including increasing
flexibility, releasing tight muscles
due to knots or trigger points,
increasing overall circulation and
increasing overall feelings of wellbeing. Plus, it simply feels great.
Join licensed and board certified
massage therapist, Kimber Green,
to learn specific self-massage
techniques using a foam roller and
tennis balls. We will target 3 muscle
groups that tend to plague us with
tension and pain. There will be some
basic review of the muscle anatomy
and physiology related to why
muscles get tight/unhappy, muscle
contraction and what is happening
when we manipulate muscle fibers.
We will also cover simple techniques
to increase awareness of and
prevent muscle tension. It is the goal
of the instructor to make this course
very informative, practical, and fun!
Please wear comfortable clothing
with smooth fabric. Yoga or exercise
type clothing is appropriate. Bring
a yoga mat or other similar pad (we
will be on the floor when using the
self-massage tools), and a foam
roller: either a smooth foam roller
or one with bumps, which is the
instructor’s preference. The instructor
will provide tennis balls. These
items will become your “home selfmassage kit” to use for many years
to come! If you have any health
concerns or injuries, please consult
with your physician to make sure
that massage is not contraindicated.
MSEL, 3 Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00
pm. Begins April 8, LCE Conference
Room, 146 Maple Street, Enter by
Our Exercise and Dance classes
provide many low-impact, affordable,
and fun ways to help you get in
shape and stay that way.
An Introduction to Tai Chi
Instructor: Virginia Payne
Originally one of
the ancient Chinese
martial arts, Tai Chi
is practiced today by
students primarily as
a method of exercise that cultivates
physical and mental harmony in
movements. Scientific studies show
that Tai Chi improves and possibly
prevents chronic conditions such
as arthritis, heart disease and
diabetes (Tai Chi is reported to ease
Fibromyalgia according to a study
published in The New England
Journal of Medicine). In fact,
practicing Tai Chi regularly helps
reduce stress, improve balance,
improve coordination, strengthen
immune systems, and develop body
awareness and confidence. Please
wear loose, comfortable clothing
and soft flat indoor shoes, such as
flat sneakers. Outdoor shoes are not
permitted inside the studio.
EVTI, 10 Tuesdays, 5:00-6:15 pm.
$150/Seniors $120.
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Shiv Mundkur leads Yoga, Breathwork, and Meditation, see below.
Tai Chi II and
Eight Pieces of Brocade
Beginning Yoga
Instructor: Virginia Payne
Practicing Tai Chi regularly helps
reduce stress, improve balance
and coordination, strengthen
immune systems, and develops
body awareness and confidence.
This class is a continuation of the
“Intro to Tai Chi” class. Students
will continue to learn more moves in
the second section of the long form
while continuing to practice and
improve the first section along with
deep breathing exercises in each
class. The Eight Pieces of Brocade
Qigong will again be used as warmup exercises before practicing the
Tai Chi form. Please wear loose,
comfortable clothing and soft flat
indoor shoes, such as flat sneakers.
Outdoor shoes are not permitted
inside the studio.
EITC, 10 Tuesdays, 6:15-7:30 pm.
Seniors $120.
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Instructor: TBD
Join us for an introductory hatha
yoga class, whether you have never
done yoga before, are a beginner,
or would like to enhance your yoga
practice. We will pay attention to
breathing in order to focus the mind
and body. We will engage in a full
range of yoga poses to develop
flexibility, strength and stamina as
well as expand our repertoire of
movement. This practice will invite
you to alleviate stress, recharge and
return to daily activities with renewed
energy and vitality. Creating an overall
sense of balance and well being, we
will practice with joy, patience and
humor. Wear comfortable clothes
and bring a mat. This class is open to
absolute beginners and to those who
have had some previous introductory
experience. We will pay attention to
breathing to focus the mind and body.
We will engage in a full range of yoga
poses to develop flexibility, strength
and stamina as well as expand our
repertoire of movement. This practice
will invite you to alleviate stress,
recharge and return to daily activities
with renewed energy and vitality.
Creating an overall sense of balance
and well being, we will practice
with joy, patience and humor. Wear
comfortable clothes and bring a mat.
EYOM, 8 Mondays,10:45-11:45 am.
Begins April 6,Room 4A, Lexington
Public Schools, Central Office, 146
Maple Street, $110/Seniors $85.
781.862.8043
Yoga, Breathwork, and
Meditation
Instructor: Shiv Mundkur
Yoga is the process of uniting the
body, mind, and soul. Through
manipulating the posture of the body,
we can breathe into the areas in
which we hold tension. The breath
helps to increase awareness and
circulation to that area of the body
- allowing detoxification of the body
to occur on the physical, emotional,
mental, and spiritual levels. Shiv,
a certified yoga teacher via South
Boston Yoga, combines many styles
of yoga to leave you feeling balanced
and energetic by the end of the
practice. For more information: www.
mentalfitness101.com.
EBRE, 6 Mondays, 6:45-8:15 pm.
$120/Seniors $100.
Interested in Teaching?
LCE is always looking for
new course ideas, and
outstanding instructors. Call
781.862.8043, or email info@
lexingtoncommunityed.org for
a course proposal.
Joyful Yoga
Instructor: Linda Del Monte
Students of all ages, levels, and
abilities can enjoy this style of
yoga, known as a “celebration
of the heart.” This is yoga that
combines a Kripalu (heart centered)
and Iyengar style (detail oriented),
where your pose will originate
within your body and move to the
outside of the body. We will work
on finding balance, distributing
weight equally and aligning the
body in a therapeutic way that will
keep you safe while practicing.
Gain strength and flexibility while
finding the connection of body, mind
and spirit. Yoga mat required. Wear
comfortable, loose fitting clothing,
and bare feet.
EYF2, 9 Fridays, 12:00 noon -1:15
pm. Begins April 10, Hancock Church
$130/Seniors $100.
See Also
Soul Fire: A Rumi poetry
Reading with Coleman Barks
and Eugene Friesen, page 3.
Yoga with a Chair
Hatha Yoga
Iyengar Yoga
Instructor: Susanne Sandberg
If you cannot get down on the floor
to exercise but want to stay fit, try
this hatha yoga class, which uses a
chair for balance. You do not need to
lie down to get the benefits of yoga.
These benefits include stretching,
flexibility, balance and strength.
Learn yogic breathing, postures and
meditation. Wear non-restrictive/
stretchy clothing and bring a bath
towel. You’ll feel stronger, healthier
and more relaxed after every class!
ECHR, 8 Mondays, 9:15-10:30 am.
Begins April 6, $105/Seniors $80,
Room 4A, Lexington Public Schools,
Central Office, 146 Maple Street
Instructor: Asha Ramesh
Stretch and strengthen without
competition or performance anxiety
in this basic hatha yoga class.
Class will include standing, sitting,
and supine poses, with a focus on
breath. Postures are basic, without
compromising on the wellness they
deliver. The format changes from
one week to another, allowing for
variation and multiplicity in poses.
The yoga you take home will allow
customization to suit your mood and
needs. Dress comfortably and bring
your own mat.
EHYO, 8 Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00
pm. Begins April 8, Diamond Middle
School Cafeteria, $115/Seniors $80.
Instructor: Mary Wixted
Been curious about why so many
people are taking yoga in the United
States? Come enjoy a yoga class
taught in the Iyengar method of
yoga. The Iyengar method is to yoga
what classical ballet is to dance.
It is a progressive offering of the
yoga postures designed to provide a
safe and an ever-deepening practice
which opens and strengthens the
body while drawing the mind into a
meditative state. Props will be used
to make the postures accessible.
EYEN, 8 Tuesdays, 9:15 am-10:45
am. Begins April 7, Hancock Church,
$150/Seniors $115.
Zumba®: Ditch the Workout,
Join the Party!
Instructor: Ami Stix
Let’s face it, working
out can be healthy,
rewarding and
beneficial. Working out
can be lots of things,
but it’s never been known to be an
exhilarating experience…until now!
Zumba® is a dynamic, exciting, and
effective fitness system. Routines
feature an interval approach where
fast and slow rhythms and resistance
training are combined to tone and
sculpt your body while burning
fat. Add some Latin flavor and
international zest into the mix and
you’ve got a Zumba® class! You
don’t need to know how to dance.
Just enjoy the music and follow
along.
EZUM, 8 Mondays, 7:00-8:00 pm.
Begins April 6, Harrington School,
$110/Seniors $80.
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Our Instructors
Donald Anderson is employed with
College Funding Advisors providing
financial aid information to the Boston
area.
Maurice Bombrun is a French native,
experienced teacher and bilingual dual
citizen. He teaches and tutors, privately
and with local private and public schools,
and has worked for Alliance Francaise.
With undergraduate studies at the
Sorbonne and LSE London, he holds
Master’s degrees from Sciences Po Paris
and the University of Grenoble.
Monica Bou is the co-owner of iDance
Boston
Kristen Butler has been a computer
teacher, repair tech, network designer, and
computer consultant for over 21 years.
Robert Butler was trained at Berklee
College of Music and has created
a program designed to encourage,
educate and delight anyone who has an
appreciation for the varied music styles
played on the guitar.
Beth Cederberg Guertin has been a
weaver for more than thirty years, and has
a strong local and regional reputation for
her knowledge and support of weaving
and the fiber arts.
Helen Chen is an author, educator,
creator of “Helen’s Asian Kitchen”, a fine
collection of cookware and accessories
designed for the Asian kitchen, (and
daughter of Joyce!). She enjoys sharing
some of her “family culinary secrets”.
Son-Mey Chiu (ED.D. Harvard University;
Chinese Master Emerita, Boston Latin
School) is a professional Chinese painter.
She has taught at the Massachusetts
College of Art and Design, the Decordova
Museum, the Harvard Graduate School
of Education and other New England
institutions.
College Funding Advisors provides
financial aid information to the Boston
area.
Andrew Friedland is a leading Realtor
with Gibson, Sotheby’s International
Realty in Back Bay who returned to city
living years ago after raising a family in
the Boston suburbs.
Ted Coates is a retired Navy and Coast
Guard Commander, who has headed three
non-profits as Executive Director. He has
also served on numerous Boards and
Committees not only for non-profits, but
for homeowners associations, government
agencies, schools, as well as private
clubs.
David Collins is an opera aficionado and
the pre-opera lecture for Opera Boston.
Tom Daley a published poet, tutors
poets, and has extensive poetry workshop
experience.
Pilar G. Cabrera, Ph.D., is a native
Spanish speaker, SchoolWorks, Consultant
and a Lesley College Assoc.Professor.
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Caroline Foley graduated from Tufts
University with a BA in English, and went
on to receive her MA in Film Studies from
the Huston School of Film and Digital
Media at the National University of
Ireland, Galway.
Shani Rea Collymore is an attorney in
private practice in Lexington, focusing on
estate planning.
Brittney Carbone is an art teacher at
Lexington High School.
Raymond Chow graduated with a
Master of Music from the University of
North Texas. He subsequently taught
as Teaching Assistant at Stony Brook
University, and is currently Graduate
Assistant at Longy School of Music of
Bard College.
Rick Clerici is a Certified Clinical Sleep
Educator, a Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Educator and a Hypnotherapist. As a sleep
consultant Rick is a sought-after speaker
and advises corporations, universities and
municipalities on sleep-related issues.
Larry Dannenberg is a professional
college placement consultant.
Karen Day is a published fiction author
for middle grade and young adult readers.
Linda Del Monte is a Kripalu-certified
yoga teacher who has been teaching for
over 10 years, and practicing for almost 30.
Lauren Doolan earned her M.F.A. in
fiction writing from Sarah Lawrence
College and her B.A. in writing, literature,
and publishing from Emerson College.
Chris Doucette is a veteran LHS math
teacher who has been teaching SAT math
prep for over 5 years.
Eileen Entin is a long-term resident of
Lexington and has visited, done volunteer
work in, and led walks through Lexington’
Conservation lands for the past 15-20
years. Ellen is a member of the Greenways
Corridor and is president of Citizens for
Lexington Conservation.
Aidan Evelyn Retired USAF after 31
years with a mixture of active duty and
reserve, and is presently a Police Officer
for the town of Lexington, MA.
Rick Fentin is a Certified Financial
Planner
John Fiola, DWS, CSW, Certified WSET
Educator, is a Boston based wine educator
who has been teaching both consumers
and professionals the finer points of wine
since 2006.
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Angelita Garcia, PhD is a native
speaker and scholar of Spanish history
and culture.
Richard Geller of MedWorks Corporate
Meditation Programs, has been featured
in the Boston Globe, Bloomberg News,
Financial Times, Mass High Tech, and
Boston CBS-4 TV news (see www.
meditationprograms.com).
Karen Girondel is a recently retired LHS
teacher of French Language and culture.
Katherine Gorry Hines is co-owner of
Complex IT.
Roger Gumley has been an avid follower
of blues and jazz music for over 40 years.
He has worked as a radio disc jockey
in Ames Iowa and Cincinnati Ohio. He
has interviewed such blues masters as
B.B. King, Hound Dog Taylor, Roosevelt
Sykes, Koko Taylor, John Hammond and
J.B. Hutto. His articles on the blues have
appeared in the Iowa State Daily and The
Christian Science Monitor.
Mary Hamilton is an avid traveler with
15 years of experience walking the British
Isles.
Pat Heggie, has been teaching the art of
knitting for over 18 years.
Peter Hines has a BFA from University of
PA. and has taught art for many years.
Kelly Hurley
Steve Iverson is the co-owner of
Complex IT.
Kevin Kennedy began training with
European masters at age 17. For 30 years,
he has been an Upholsterer for countless
Boston area designers and leading art
restorers, including consulting with and
heading the upholstery department at
Trefler and Sons, in Newton, MA.
Kerry Keohane learned to knit as a
child in Canada and has taught knitting for
the past 15 years.
Poornima Kirby has taught acting
and theater arts at the Nirmal Arts
Academy in Canajoharie, NY, as well as
coached privately in acting techniques,
Shakespeare, and movement. She studied
at Shakespeare and Co. and the London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and
received her B.A. in Drama, with honors,
from Vassar College.
Richard Knisely, hosted Classical
Performances and several other programs
on WGBH radio for 25 years, bringing
a casual enthusiasm for great music to
many thousands of people in New England
and beyond.
Stephanie Kriesberg, Psy.D, is a
licensed psychologist in Lexington,
Massachusetts with 20 years’ experience
treating children, adolescents, and adults.
Irene Hannigan is a parent, an educator
as well as a writer. For the past fifteen
years she has facilitated a monthly writing
group for adults. She is the author of
Off to School: A Parents-Eye View of the
Kindergarten Year as well as many articles
about education. Her most recent book
A Principal’s Journey: The School as My
Classroom was published in September
2014.
Pamela Kristan, m.author of The
Spirit of Getting Organized: 12 Skills
to Find Meaning & Power in Your Stuff
and Awakening In Time: Practical Time
Management for Those on a Spiritual
Path, has been helping people discover
valuable strategies for change since 1985.
She gives presentations and consultations
in time management, communication, and
personal organization skills. See her Web
site, http://www.pamelakristan.com.
Lynnette Hartwig is an Engine Designer
and daughter of a Dealership Auto Repair
Shop Manager.
Graham Leman is a certified BLS
instructor for the American Heart
Association and the American Red Cross.
Sharon Heermance, Ph.D. is a
psychologist in Arlington. Her practice
emphasizes developing a compassionate,
mindful stance toward the many parts of
ourselves. To learn more, check out her
website at www.heermance.com
Marie Leonard is the owner of her own
home repair business, Marie’s Home
Improvement and author of Marie’s Home
Improvement Guide.
Pedro Lilienfeld is an electronics
engineer and applied physicist with a lifelong interest in Astronomy and Cosmology
who became an amateur astronomer
at age 15. He is a graduate of a special
course in Astronomy under UNESCO
auspices. He is presently a consultant and
was Principal Science Advisor at Thermo
Fisher Scientific in Franklin, MA.
John Amiard Oberteuffer teaches and
lectures on self-publishing. In addition
to self-publishing under his own imprint,
Edson Press, he has worked with several
authors to help them self-publish their
books, including the true crime memoir
Citizen Somerville, the mystery Death of a
Drug, and the non-fiction title A Chemist’s
Role in the Birth of Atomic Energy.
Jeremy Richman has been in the real
estate market for over 10 years, with
combined experience as a developer,
realtor, mortgage agent and even a
foreclosure counselor. He has an unusual
breadth of knowledge about real estate
which he freely shares with his clients so
they are fully informed. Jeremy grew up in
Lexington, LHS class of ’76
Cammy Thomas, is the author of
two books of poems, Cathedral of
Wish, and Our Dark Game. Her poems
have appeared in Appalachia, Bateau,
Common Ground Review, Eclipse, The
Healing Muse, and Ibbetson Street Press,
among others. She lives in Lexington,
Massachusetts, and teaches English at
Concord Academy.
George W. Little, AIA is a practicing
architect/interior designer with 30 years
of experience. He has a Masters degree
in Interior Design from Suffolk University
and has worked in New England for the
last 15 years on a variety of residential,
commercial, public and healthcare
projects.
Sonia Parravano is currently teaching
Italian at Dante Alighieri in Cambridge.
Debra Samuels is a cookbook author,
food and travel writer and cooking
teacher. Debra has lived abroad for more
than a decade in Japan and italy, where
she studied Italian, Indian, Korean and
Japanese cuisine.
Robin Verdier, earned a Ph.D. in
Theoretical Nuclear Physics at Harvard,
and worked as a Principal Research
Scientist in Particle Physics at MIT until
retiring, subsequently continuing as a
Visiting Scientist. He has drawn on his
extensive experience with computer
languages to create the courses that
he teaches and the numerous included
program examples.
Myrsini Makrakis is the co-owner of
iDance Boston.
Karenna Maraj is a professional jewelry
artist who studied metalsmithing at RISD
and has taught locally for many years.
Karenna Maraj Jewelry Collection is both
a gallery showcasing local artists and a
classroom/studio space.
Tracy Marks has an M.A. in the
teaching of English and has taught Adobe
Photoshop in schools around the Greater
Boston area.
Anthony Marques has been speaking
Spanish for most of his life and has been
teaching since 1989.
Jeanne Mayell, Ed.M., M.P.H. is an
intuitive counselor, tarot reader, holistic
life coach and teacher who has practiced
in the Boston area for 25 years. Her
website is www.jeannemayell.com.
Dr. Susan McCombs is a board-certified
clinical hypnotherapist.
Virginia Payne has been practicing the
traditional Yang style Tai Chi long form for
the past 23 years, and has been teaching
Tai Chi for many years at the Chinese
Language School in Lexington on Sundays.
Sally Peabody writes about Paris and
French culture, she designs and leads
acclaimed custom tours, and arranges
for her clients’ access to the people and
places that best fit their interests, budget
and travel Sally Peabody is a consummate
traveler, travel writer, and tour guide, and
president of Turkish Journeys.
Monte Pearson, holds a Masters Degree
in Political Science from the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst and has been
involved in politics since 1978. He teaches
a seminar on grant writing every spring
at Simmons College. He is the author of
Perils of Empire: The Roman Republic and
the American Republic (Algora Publishing,
2008).
Arlayne Peterson has an M.A. in
Education and has taught ELL at LCE for
many years.
Tom Peterson is a former professor of
international business law and a certified
ESL instructor.
Marit Menzin is the award-winning
author and illustrator of Song for Papa
Crow. She also received a Mom’s Choice
Award Gold Honor in July of 2012. Marit
is from Lexington and her art has received
various awards.
Mindy Pollack-Fusi runs
CollegeApplicationEssayCoach.com,based
in Bedford.
Scott Metzger is an award-winning
Lexington based photographer. For more
info visit, www.metzgerstudios.com.
Carol J. Redinger, MSW is a social
worker and resident of Lexington who has
been promoting relaxation for clients and
students over the years, in a variety of
educational and social service settings.
She is currently an Adjunct Instructor
at North Shore Community College in
Beverly, MA, and enjoys sharing her
passion for sea glass.
Nicholas Michael is the founder of
Odyssey College Search
Wim Nijenberg CTC, has been planning
European travel for 35 years.
Asha Ramesh is a certified yoga teacher
from The Yoga Studio in Boston and a 200hour registered Hatha yoga teacher.
Robyn Samuels has been in the financial
services industry since 1998 and has been
presenting seminars for the past thirteen
years. She became passionate about long
term care planning after helping her own
parents through this very difficult process.
Suzanne Sandberg is an occupational
therapist who has been studying yoga for
many years and received her yoga teacher
training from Kripalu.
Alma Bella Solis, is an artist, designer
and calligrapher who has been teaching
art to adults and children for nearly 20
years.
Paula Solomon, MSSS, is a career
and life transition coach, with The
Seasons of Your Life Coaching. Her
work incorporates recent research from
motivational and positive psychology
as well as techniques to foster creative
visioning and problem solving as part of a
life planning process.
Naomi Steiner, MD, has been a
pediatrician, counseling families, for
20 years. She runs the CATS project
(Computer Attention Training in
Schools for children with ADHD) at the
Floating Hospital for Children/ Tufts
Medical Center, which also includes
neurofeedback.
Ami Stix is a licensed Zumba instructor
and a trained dancer.
Peter Sulski is currently on the faculty
as teacher of violin/viola/ chamber music
at Clark University and College of the
Holy Cross.
Jane Sutton is a Lexington resident and
published author of four picture books, 3
middle grade novels and one YA novel.
www.jane-sutton.com
Shwarya Viboonlarp is a native of
Bangkok.
Les Wallerstein, is an attorney with
a Master’s Degree in psychology who
is committed to the least adversarial
practice of law possible. He has practiced
family law in Lexington since 1992 and
is a past president of the Massachusetts
Council on Family Mediation, and the
founding editor of MCFM’s Family
Mediation Quarterly.
Tony Watt, is an award-winning flat
picking guitarist.
Carl West, (Prospect Hill Forge) began
blacksmithing in 1977 after reading Aldren
A. Watson’s “The Village Blacksmith” and
has been doing it off and on since. He
earned a BFA in Sculpture at CarnegieMellon University.
Mary Wixted, is a nationally certified
Iyengar yoga instructor with over 8 years
of teaching experience (5 years with
Lexington Community Education). Mary
is expert in helping beginners enjoy the
practice while taking more experienced
students to their maximum pose
protecting the body with the use of props
when needed.
Annie Zeybekoglu, has taught Drawing,
Mixed-Media Painting, and Artist Books
in the Boston area for over 20 years, and
has worked as a freelance illustrator and
graphic designer. She was on the Visual
Arts faculty at LHS 1997-2014.
Ilhan Zeybekolu, completed his
undergraduate studies in Philosophy from
UMass Boston and his graduate studies in
Philosophy at Tufts University.
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For programs sponsored by the Lexington Recreation Department,
contact them at Lexington town hall: (781) 862-0500 Ext. 262
Contact Info
146 Maple Street
Phone: 781.862.8043
Fax: 781.863.5829
[email protected]
Important
Information
Directions To
Sites in Lexington
HOW TO REGISTER
By Phone: Pay with a Visa or
Mastercard. Call 781.862.8043.
Please have the course code, your
card number, expiration date, and V
code ready when you call. By Mail:
Use registration form on the back
page or download a form from our
website. Enclose a check made
payable to: Lexington Community
Education or provide your Visa or
Mastercard number. Please do not
email credit card information.
Walk-In: The LCE office, located
at 146 Maple Street is open from
9-3, Monday through Friday. Our
Lexington High School Office is open
from 4pm-9pm Monday through
Thursday while classes are in
session.
By FAX: Completed registration
forms may be faxed to the LCE office
at 781.863.5829.
Registration Confirmations:
LCE does not send registration
confirmations for classes listed in our
fall, winter or spring catalogs.
Discounts and Scholarships
Our classes are open to everyone,
regardless of residency. Reduced
tuition is available to seniors (65
years of age and over), and also to
employees of the Town of Lexington
for most, but not all, of our classes.
Limited scholarship assistance is
available for Lexington residents;
please call to request an application.
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No-School Dates
There will be no day or evening
classes on Monday through Friday,
April 20-April 24 and Monday, May
25. Whenever Lexington High School
is closed there are no LCE classes
at LHS. When Lexington Public
Schools are closed due to weather,
LCE is also closed. You may call
LCE at 781.862.8043 for a recorded
announcement. Public School
closings may be found online at
http://lps.lexingtonma.org/snow.
Cancellation and
Refund Policy
Refunds will be issued for all
class cancellations or for medical
emergencies. If you withdraw from
a class at least two business days
before the start of your class you
may request a refund, minus a $10
processing fee. If you choose to
receive a credit toward another
course, the processing fee will not
be applied. Please note that refund
checks can take four to six weeks
to process. Special series lectures
are non-refundable. No refunds or
credits are given for changes in
instructors, or locations. If you are
dissatisfied with a class, please call
us immediately.
781.862.8043
Lexington Community
Education’s Central Office
is located at 146 Maple Street
Vehicle Access is via 328 Lowell
Street. As you enter the driveway,
continue past Harrington Elementary
School Building. The LCE Central
Office building is the brick building
behind the school. Please park in
designated areas (not in front circle
due to fire lane restrictions)
Lexington High School
251 Waltham Street
LHS is located near the corner of
Waltham St. and Worthen Rd. Enter
through new main entrance via parking
lot on Worthen Road. Most classes are
on the 2nd floor of main building. Our
office is in the LHS Dean’s Office on
the first floor in Room 142.
Clarke Middle School
17 Stedman Road
Stedman Road is off of Waltham St.
Diamond Middle School
99 Hancock Street
Please enter front door only from
Hancock Street entrance.
Cary Library
1874 Massachusetts Avenue
From Lexington Center, go north on
Mass Ave, then turn left on Muzzey
Street. Then turn right on Raymond,
then right on Clarke Street. The
Library parking lot is on the right.
The Learning Center and the Meeting
Room are on the lower level.
Complex IT
9 Meriam St., Suite 1
Suite 1 is on the lower level.
First Parish Church
7 Harrington Road
Steepled white church facing town
Green in Lexington Center. Park behind
church building in big lot. Parish Hall is
upstairs. Parker Hall is downstairs.
Follen Church
Located in East Lexington next to the
East Lexington branch library. Enter
through side door at rear of building.
Classroom is on 2nd floor.
Hancock Church
The stone church facing the Battle
Green.
Harrington School
328 Lowell Street
The Lexington Depot, 13 Depot
Square. The former train Depot
that sits behind a grassy square and
faces Mass. Ave. There is parking
available behind the building for a
small fee.
Lexington Senior Center
1475 Massachusetts Avenue.
Entrance to the Lexington Senior
Center is in the back of the building.
Lex Media Studios
54 Concord Ave. in the Avalon
Lexington Complex
Please see LexMedia’s website:
www.lexmedia.org for detailed
directions
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legislation (chapter 622 and Title IX).
We are committed to serving the needs
and interests of the community—
adults, seniors, and children.
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expressed or implied, in any LCE
class, is solely that of the instructor.
LCE assumes no responsibility for the
course content. Courses are designed
for education and enjoyment, and are
not intended to serve as the basis
and/or rationale for any decision on
the part of the participants.
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**Each course code is listed with each course title. Thank you. NO CONFIRMATION WILL BE SENT!
*Write one check for the TOTAL amount and mail to: Lexington Community Education, 146 Maple St., Lexington, MA 02420
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