Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Times
Wednesday, September 8, 1976, page 19 (of 43)
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Adult classes: The curtain's going up and the talent can be yours
Entertainment isn't always watching the curtain going up on someone else's talent. You can learn to throw a pot, glide across a ballroom, silkscreen a t-shirt or explore marine pools by selecting from the wide variety of courses offered this fall by South Dade private and community organizations. Registration for these courses is underway now, so glance over the list below, pick a skill you'd like to learn and sign up for a whole new experience. For science buffs Anybody who has ever looked at the sky at night and wondered about the stars or watched a bird build a nest will profit from the Museum of Science fall offerings. Courses range from history and crafts to photography and life sciences. Astronomy classes include two introductory courses, one in Spanish and one in English, and a course on constellations, including sessions in the planetarium. A course in landscape design is intended to have practical application in the student's own back yard, while enrollees in the sketching and water colors classes will set up easles at scenes of natural beauty for inspiration and instruction, History courses include Egyptology, South Florida Natural History and Ancient Near East. The six-week classes, ranging in price from $15 to $40 for Museum of Science members and from $24 to $50 for non-members, begin Sept. 18. For information on registration and a brochure, call 854-4242 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Classes are held Saturdays and evenings at the Museum of Science. Art for art's sake You can become any kind of artist you like by enrolling in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's School on North Kendall Drive. Learn batik and tie dye, ceramics, macrame, silkscreen and jewelrymaking in one of the Museum's sixweek courses. Traditional arts, like painting, watercolors, drawing and photography are also offered for beginning to advanced students. Or learn the body and mind relaxing art of yoga. Tuition ranges from $25 to $40 with additional fees from $1 to $20 depending on the materials needed for the class. Three special seminars are also offered for adults. Commercial Photography accepts students who know how to operate a camera and teaches them to make commercially acceptable photographs, asseble a portfolio and develop a personal style. Pottery for plants encourages the student with the green thumb to design and produce his own hanging planters, garden pottery and patio objects. A series of color slide lectures designed to emphasize the impact of the past on contemporary art is the format for the seminar entitled Gateways to Modern Art. The evening seminars range in cost from $20 to $30 with a $5 fee for the photography course and $10 for pottery. Register at the Museum School, 7867 N. Kendall Dr., from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Frida and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday through Sept. 11 or call 271-8450. Throw a pot You'll take something home with you at the end of the Ceramic League's fourth four-week mini-courses. Learn to make pots for pla ts, wind chimes, ceramic wall hangings, macrame and small sculptures. Pots for Plants and Patio Projects are the mini-courses for the first session, which started Tuesday, Sept. 7 and continues through Oct. 4. Call 235-9732 for information about space available in these classes or the advanced eight- week courses in glazing, hand-building, and using a potter's wheel. Class sizes are limited to insure individual instruction. All mini-courses are $20 plus a $7 materials fee. — CLAIRE ORTALDA
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