HOME ARTS
ABC's of Wine
Instructor: James Francisco, Owner of Euro Vin Importers
This course combines fun and education, providing the participant with basic wine knowledge. Feel confident ordering from a wine list, matching food and wine, discussing wine, entertaining with wine, and appreciating values in wine. Basic grape varieties and taste differences will be explored. No previous wine experience necessary. Maximum 25. Minimum 8. Deadline for registration is October 4th.
Fee: $25 per person, $40 per couple, with a $15 supply fee payable
to instructor per person due at the first night.
# 902 2 Wednesdays 10/15 & 10/22 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The Country Club of Hudson
Cookies and Such
Instructor: Chef Karron Brown
For the holiday season, learn to prepare these additions to your family favorites. Start with lemon bars, so tasty we call them "Lemon Lusters." The pretty yellow hue will lighten up your dessert tray. "Pecan Tassies" infiltrated with chocolate; "Rugala" with chopped dried apricots, walnuts, covered with white chocolate; and soft "Biscotti with Dried Cherries and Pistachios" with chocolate variations will all be demonstrated. Recipes will be given, along with all versions to eat...prepare to be inspired. Maximum 20.
Fee: $30
# 936 Saturday, November 15
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Studio 76 Culinary Theatre
Crochet Lessons/Project
Instructor: Jana Larsen
Learn (or re-learn!) to crochet with correct yarn tension and the stitches required to produce a simple granny square afghan for babies and toddlers. Finished project for Children's Hospital Linus Program or for grandchildren.
Fee: $45, plus $10 supply fee payable to instructor at first class
8 Tuesdays 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
# 949 Session One 9/16 - 11/4
# 950 Session Two 11/11 - 12/30
Summa Wellness Institute Senior Lounge
(Please use
Feather Tree
Instructor: Dr. Dennis E. Bauer
Enjoy the art of making the first known artificial Christmas trees. The first feather tree dates back to 1970. All materials are including for the making of an 18" feather tree. Allow 3 hours for your first tree. See www.hometraditions.com for more information. Limit 15.
Fee: $18,
plus $35 supply fee payable to instructor at first class
# 969 Thursday, October 16 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
HHS C70
Fresh Greens Holiday Centerpiece
Instructor: Chris Amos
Have fun being creative. Make your own holiday centerpiece using fresh greens, flowers, candles and other holiday novelties. Please bring a paring knife.
Fee: $18, plus $22 supply fee payable to instructor at first class
# 968 Monday, December 8 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
HHS C70
Greening Your Roof
Instructor: Brian Calamita
Advancing green roof technologies wherever possible, Brian Calamita of CRS, Inc., will educate you on the "green" basics. What green means, what products qualify as green as well as the benefits to your home, building and the environment. Discussion will include products such as metal, rubber, plastics and some natural options such as slate or cedar wood-shingle. Also discussed will be installation procedures, various costs and special recycling facilities that are available.
Fee: $15 per person, or $18 per couple
# 990 Tuesday, November 11 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
HHS A110
Residential Greening
Instructor: Libby Laubscher, B.A. Environmental Engineering
Greening your home can also mean greening your wallet! In this three-day seminar, learn utility management strategies for energy conservation, how to reduce chemical emissions in your home, how to green renovation projects, how to analyze the information given by the automotive industry. This course will examine the costs and benefits for you living in a green world.
Fee: $25 per person or $30 per couple
# 991 3 Wednesdays 10/22 - 11/5
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
HHS A111
How to Create Your Own Digital Scrapbook Using StoryBook Creator
Instructor: Colleen Springer
Just in time for the holidays! Create a holiday gift of memories by gathering all those wonderful digital photos from your family's summer vacation and publishing them in a digital scrapbook - a hardbound book! Or perhaps you have digital photos of your precious grandbaby, your daughter's dance recital, your son's athletic season, or your parent's wedding anniversary celebration that you'd like to show off in a hardbound digital scrapbook! Come learn how you can become a digital scrapbook author or photojournalist using FREE software! Prerequisite: Students should know how to use a computer, how to navigate Windows folders, open, close, and save files, and how to use a mouse. Students should bring with them a CD or jump drive containing at least 10 digital photos. Purchase of digital scrapbook is optional.
Fee: $30
# 989 Wednesday, October 15 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
HHS B102
Knitting
Instructor: Lois Howell
Getting started and improving beginning knitting skills will be the direction this class will take. Casting on, garter stitch, stockinette stitch, drop stitch, decreasing, casting off and felting will all be included in the instruction. Projects will include a scarf, a hat and a wool-felted handbag. It will be your choice to attempt one or all of the projects during the session, depending on the level of skills you begin with and develop during the session. Min. 5. Max. 12.
Fee: $42 ($47 after 10/4)
plus $20 supply fee payable at first class
# 945 5 Tuesdays 10/9 - 11/6
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
HHS Faculty Dining Room
Mosaic Shards
Instructor: Jeanne Hromco, mosaic shard artist
This art form uses crockery shards and found materials to decorate objects. Have fun using a hammer to smash plates, cups or used pottery and learning the techniques to apply the pieces to tables, mirrors, vases, flowerpots or surfaces of your choice. Learn to create your own designs, grout colors and artwork for your home or garden. Material list will be given and discussed at the first class. Limit 12.
Fee: $60, $12 approximate supply fee payable to instructor at first class
# 813 5 Fridays 10/17 - 11/14
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Barlow Community Center, Conference Room
Planning Your Kitchen Remodel
Learn about the latest kitchen design options from professional designers and space planners from Studio 76. What are the top five homeowner remodeling mistakes; pros and cons of current countertop materials; lots of new cabinet finishes; discuss problem spaces; appliance and lighting info; see "before & after" photos of unique area kitchens; what's a "partial" kitchen remodel; intro to green design....lots of take-home various product information and consultation certificates for all who attend. Maximum 30.
Fee: $18 per person, or $30 per couple
# 940 Tuesday, October 18 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Studio 76 Kitchens & Baths Showroom
9122 Ravenna Rd., Twinsburg
Pruning
Instructor: Charlie Robinson, Botanist
More residential landscapes lose their aesthetic appeal and get overgrown from improper pruning than any other cause. This class will feature a classroom lecture and discussion and a field visit to a classmate's residence to actually prune. In the classroom we will discuss plant identification, pruning tool choices, and seasonal timing of pruning. The hands on pruning will take place at a residence chosen by the instructor, Charlie Robinson. We will see first hand how thinning is done by using hand pruners. Shaping and shearing will be done with hand shears, leave your extension cords and electric shears at home! Charlie Robinson received a Bachelor's Degree in Botany from Kent State University. He has been working in the landscape industry since 1981 and is the owner of Robinson Lawn & Garden Center in Hudson. Limit 15.
Fee: $29
# 951 Tues., 10/21 7 - 8:30 p.m. & Sat., 10/25
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Ellsworth Hills Art Room
Singles Tennis Mixer
Bring your racquet to the Western Reserve Racquet and Fitness Club for a great time playing tennis and socializing with other singles. For tennis players of all levels and abilities! Relax at Schultzie's Refreshment Center after playing. Tennis racquets also available on loan. Please bring one appetizer to share.
Fee: $20 (includes indoor courts and balls)
# 928 Saturday, October 25
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Western Reserve Racquet and Fitness Club
11013 Aurora-Hudson, Streetsboro
Taste of Tuscany
Instructor: Chef Karron Brown
Join Chef Brown for a lovely fall menu in a beautiful Tuscan designed kitchen. Maximum 20.
Appetizer: Formaggio Con le Pere (a ripe fall pear with Reggiano cheese)
1st Course: Curcurbita Pepo (pasta, cheese, sausage-stuffed acorn squash with herbed red sauce)
Entree: Roasted Tuscan Chicken (herb infused with a side of Florence-inspired spinach)
Dessert: Lemon Ricotta Cake served with fall berries.
Prepare to be inspired!
Fee: $28
# 935 Saturday, September 27
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Studio 76 Culinary Theatre
9122 Ravenna Rd., Twinsburg
T.G.I.F. Socials for Singles
The Western Reserve Singles Network will be hosting on the first Friday of each month a meet and greet social right after work for area singles. You are invited to meet between 5:30 and ??? at a designated location. Please pre-register through HCER so we can keep you in the communication loop relative to any changes as well as any new single events that might be planned. Current WRSN members need not register until 2009.
# 929 Fee: $10 to become a WRSN member.
Fall T.G.I.F. Schedule:
September 5 Sara's Vineyard
1204 W. Steels Corner
October 3 Wing Ware House
November 7 Max McQ's, 1562 Akron-Peninsula
December 5 Emilios, 180 W. Streetsboro, Hudson
Coming this Winter...
A HOME DESIGN INDOOR EVENT
Saturday, February 7, 2009
at the commons at
Showcasing the latest design trends and products in kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms, outdoor kitchens, countertops and flooring plus color trends, accessorizing, lighting, Green Design and more!
Mini-Workshops with Designers
and Industry Professionals.
Registration details will be available
through HCER in November.
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