Creative Arts Classes

Hand-Blown Glass Ornaments
Glaskolben glass tubes make it easy for beginners to experience this old-world craft. Learn to heat glass with a small torch and then blow to form a shape. Experiment with shapes and colors to create 10 unique ornaments. Bring safety glasses and a small box to class.

LSP 5672 / Length: 4 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $149; Non-Sponsoring $179

CRN 754	Saturdays Nov. 4-11	9-11 a.m.	Marple
CRN 742	Saturdays Nov. 4-11	11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.	Marple

Watercolor
Covers brush handling, color mixing, composition and perspective, with step-by-step demonstrations in transparent watercolor for beginners and experienced painters. Supplies provided by the student. Bring sketching materials to the first class.

CAR 2513 / Length: 20 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $139; Non-Sponsoring $179

CRN 3021

Fridays Sept. 15-Nov. 17

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Marple

Anyone Can Draw
Study contours, space, composition and shading, using a variety of media that may include graphite, pen and ink, charcoal and pastels. Includes still life, landscapes and portraits. Supplies provided by the student; to be determined at first class.

LSP 5577 / Length: 16 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $129; Non-Sponsoring $159

CRN 1334

Fridays Sept. 8-Oct. 27

6-8 p.m.

Marple

Acrylic Painting
Learn the basics of acrylics in a studio setting, including care and use of materials, underpainting, light and shadow, color mixing, and paint application. Supplies provided by the student to be determined at first class. Bring sketching materials.

CAR 3615 / Length: 16 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $129; Non-Sponsoring $159

CRN 1304

Mondays Oct. 2-Nov. 20

6-8 p.m.

Marple

Bluegrass Jamming
Bring your instrument to class and have a blast! Learn the basics of playing in a bluegrass jam circle! Topics include jam etiquette, simple bluegrass melodies, and basic
bluegrass improvisation skills. Students will play their own instrument through most of each class.

LSP 5898 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $119; Non-Sponsoring $149

CRN 3031

Mondays Oct. 2-Nov. 20

7:45-8:45 p.m.

Marple

Piano I
Through group instruction in our electronic piano lab you will gain a thorough understanding of basic music concepts and learn to play some of the most familiar compositions. Access to a piano for practice is strongly recommended. Instructional materials will be supplied.

LSP 5463 / Length: 20 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $183; Non-Sponsoring $213

CRN 268	Tuesdays Sept. 12-Nov. 14	6-8 p.m.	Marple
CRN 1745	Saturdays Sept. 16-Nov. 18	9-11 a.m.	Marple

Beginning Guitar
Learn basic first position chords, basic strums, and basic finger picking while using popular tunes to learn these techniques. In addition, learn various music notation associated with the guitar including tablature, standard music notation and block chord forms. You will be learning new tunes each week and will be playing a song in the very first class. This is a "hands-on" class so bring your guitar to every class.

LSP 5893 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $119; Non-Sponsoring $149

CRN 2149

Mondays Oct. 2-Nov. 20

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Marple

Intermediate Piano
As a continuation of the Piano I course you will engage in the art of making music and learning to read new compositions. You will work with popular songs and learn how to analyze music so new scores can be played. Piano I book required.

LSP 5646 / Length: 20 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $183; Non-Sponsoring $213

CRN 1681

Saturdays Sept. 16-Nov. 18

11:05 a.m.-1:05 p.m.

Marple

Latin Rhythm
Includes rumba, Salsa and Cha Cha.

LSP 5617 / Length: 4 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $49; Non-Sponsoring $79

CRN 1335

Tuesdays Sept. 26-Oct. 17

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Marple

Dance Diversity
This is your opportunity to try various types of dance including Zumba, jazz, ballet, and modern dance. This class will be fun also a great way burn calories to the beat of the music.

LSP 5897 / Length: 10 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $149; Non-Sponsoring $169

CRN 2184

Mondays Sept. 11-Nov. 13

7:30-8:30 p.m.

Marple

Smooth Ballroom
Includes Foxtrot, Waltz and Tango.

LSP 5618 / Length: 4 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $49; Non-Sponsoring $79

CRN 1336

Tuesdays Sept. 26-Oct. 17

7:35-8:35 p.m.

Marple

Writers Workshop
Start the manuscript you’ve been dreaming of, or complete the one you’ve started. Learn to keep motivation high and word count growing. Develop and refine your voice, characterization, and plot. Discover techniques for overcoming writer’s block and strategies for revising/editing.

CAR 5606 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $89; Non-Sponsoring $119

CRN 2168

Tuesdays Nov. 14-Dec. 5

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Marple

Creative Writing
Learn to make your fiction or non-fiction writing come alive with creative techniques. Learn to see in new ways, use your senses more accurately, set a mood, use people more effectively, handle conversation and create a point  of view. Does not teach writing basics or English. 

CAR 3080 / Length: 16 hours
Cost: Sponsoring: $129; Non-Sponsoring: $159

CRN 267

Tuesdays Sept. 19-Nov. 7

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Marple

Introduction to Photoshop
Learn this image-editing program used by the pros. Course topics include: cropping and resizing images, selecting image areas, layers, compositing, adjusting color and lighting, retouching photos, adding text, and preparing images for print and the web.
Prerequisite: COM 3102 or equivalent skills. 

COM 1653 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $140; Non-Sponsoring $175

CRN 1676	Thursday Oct. 5	8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.	Exton
CRN 3025	Mon & Wed Nov. 27-Dec. 6	6:30-8:30 p.m.	Marple

Using Your Digital Camera
Bring your digital camera, cable to connect to your computer and the software disk that came with the camera to this hands-on course. Topics include: camera memory, controls and menus, techniques for taking better pictures, transferring pictures to the computer, editing your photos (red eye, lighting and color correction) and printing and sending pictures on the internet. Prerequisite: COM 3102 or equivalent skills. 

COM 0115 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $140; Non-Sponsoring $175

CRN 3008

Tues & Thurs Oct. 3-12

6-9 p.m.

Marple

Preserving Memories in the Digital World
What is the best way to archive and preserve memories in digital format? In this class learn about archiving and preserving family papers and photographs. You will learn how to organize, tag, save and preserve your old photos, notebooks, documents and memorabilia. Your instructor will take you through the process, step by step and provide an exceptional workbook for your project. You will never worry about your precious memories being lost or destroyed over time. Prerequisite: COM 3102 or equivalent skills

COM 0123 / Length: 4 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $70; Non-Sponsoring $88

CRN 3022

Saturday October 7

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Marple

Photoshop Advanced

Learn advanced techniques of this professional image editing program. Course topics include: masking, advanced use of layers, vector shapes and paths, special effects with text layers and blending modes. Prerequisite: COM 1653 or equivalent skills

COM 1657 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $140; Non-Sponsoring $175

CRN 573	Thursday August 3	8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.	Exton
CRN 918	Mon & Wed August 21-30	6:30-8:30 p.m.	Marple
CRN 3026	Thursday November 9	8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.	Exton
CRN 3027	Mon & Wed Dec. 11-20	6:30-8:30 p.m.	Marple

Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera 
It’s time to take your camera off Auto mode. Learn to control your aperture, shutter speed, color, and get a sharp focus all with hands on activities. After the basics we’ll get creative with trick photography, night photography, paint with light, and more! Prerequisite: COM 3102 or equivalent skills. 

COM 0118 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $210; Non-sponsoring $258

CRN 1363

Tuesdays Nov. 7-28

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Marple

Lightroom
Adobe’s premier tool for working with digital images. Lightroom handles it all from adjusting color, lighting, and size, to managing metadata, creating web sites, and printing. Learn how professionals and hobbyist can use Lightroom to manage all of their digital photos, while
saving time and giving that professional look. In this hands-on class, you will learn how to correct common lighting and color problems, reduce noise, crop, create web galleries, and print. Whether its pictures from your point and shoot camera or RAW files from your
professional DSLR, this class will have you creating professional images.

COM 1667 / Length: 8 hours
Cost: Sponsoring $140; Non-Sponsoring $175

CRN 3043

Tuesdays Dec. 5-12

6-10 p.m.

Marple