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Ridgewood Community School

SPRING 2021 Table of Contents

Contact Information...... 1

50 Plus Card...... 2 Our office is located in the

Day Tours...... 3 EDUCATION CENTER 49 COTTAGE PLACE, SECOND FLOOR Multi-Day Tours...... 6 RIDGEWOOD

Computer Literacy...... 9

Careers & the Workplace...... 10

Creative Arts...... 11

Culinary Arts...... 14

Dance & Movement...... 14 Telephone (201) 670-2777 Finance, Investments & the Law...... 17 Fax (201) 444-5565 Handcrafting...... 18 You can visit RCS Health, Personal Growth & Wellness...... 21 online at: www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us Home & Real Estate...... 26 or send us email at [email protected] Languages: English & World...... 27 Special Registration Hours: Leisure & Personal Time...... 28 Telephone: Monday - Friday; 1 - 4pm Liberal Arts & Music...... 30 We welcome your questions, Sports...... 31 ideas and comments.

Junior Edition...... 33

Faculty...... 35

General Information...... 37 Special thanks to RCS Watercolor instructor Joe1 Spring 2021 Calendar...... 40 Popadics for the use of the image titled “Spring Colors” that is featured on our cover. Joel’s Registration Information...... 41 classes can be found on page 11.

1 General Information

Hello customers and friends, As of the date that we are sending this brochure to press, we do not know if we will be able to have a normal semester with regular in-person classes. This catalogue is an attempt to plan for both scenarios. Some classes really only work in person and some teachers have found that theirs work better virtually. Other classes can work both in-person and virtually if needed. Here is what the designations you will see next to each class mean: l In-Person – these classes will only meet if their location is open l Virtual – these classes will only meet virtually. Most of these classes will meet via Zoom or Google Meet. l In-Person/Virtual – these classes can meet in either scenario. Decisions will be made closer to the start date for each class. If buildings are closed due to Covid-19, In-Person only classes will be postponed or canceled. If they are canceled, refunds will be issued for the sessions that were not completed.

Thank you for your support in the Fall 2020 semester. We were able to run more than 80 classes, mostly virtual. Our office building remains closed to the public at this time. We do not plan on being open for in-person registration for Spring 2021. Registering online is your fastest and easiest option. We are looking forward to seeing you in the Spring and wish you continued good health. RCS Staff

SATISFACTION — ATTENTION RIDGEWOOD RESIDENTS — GUARANTEE Do you have one of these 50 Plus Cards? If you don’t, give us a call at Ridgewood Community School is (201) 670-2777 and we will tell you how you can get one. proud of the fact that our students report a high level of satisfaction with our courses.However, we also Ridgewood Comunity School recognize our responsibility to those whose class did not fulfill their valid 50 Plus Card expectations. If upon completion Anyone who is 50 years of age or older and is a of your course, you feel that it was resident of Ridgewood may obtain a 50 Plus Card in not satisfactory, or you are not satisfied that the course delivered person from the Ridgewood Community School what was promised, RCS will issue during normal registration hours. This card entitles you a course credit, provided you the bearer to take a maximum of two (2) eligible send a written request to us as soon courses each semester for 50% off the regular fee. as the course is finished and Registration may be done by mail or phone once complete a course evaluation with a valid reason. The request must be you have obtained the card. Please note: all eligible received within two weeks of classes will be marked with a 50+. completion of course.

2 Day Tours

For all trips and tours, your reservations will be confirmed in writing by RCS approximately 2 weeks before the trip date. Withdrawals made in writing three (3) days prior to the tour will be accepted and your money refunded to you (minus $25 registration fee per ticket) provided we have a waiting list for that tour and your space can be resold. Tours run rain or shine.

The New Jersey History Tour A Cup of the Valley Coffee & Tea Festival NEW! NEW! Smithville Mansion, Underground Railroad at the Culinary Institute of America & Museum & Prison Museum Cold Spring, New York Group Tours & Travel LLC Group Tours & Travel LLC Our first stop on the history tour is the Smithville Historic Are you a coffee junkie or tea fanatic? Well this is the tour for you! District, now listed on the National and New Jersey Registers of The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park is hosting its Cup of Historic Places. This village grew from a small sawmill operation the Valley Coffee & Tea Festival where we can stretch out that first to a major industrial plant employing hundreds of workers and sip of coffee or tea into an all day affair. There’s an opportunity to is famous for its American Star high wheeled bicycle. The highlight here is an 1840s Greek Revival Mansion built by H.P. taste a variety of imported coffees and teas as well as local Smith, Pioneer of the Industrial Revolution. The Smithville concoctions from right here in the Hudson Valley. Special Mansion will take us back in time to revisit the history that exhibitions throughout the day such as brewing and roasting occurred here as well as experiencing the story of Smith’s techniques, espresso creations and presentations along with industrial village. Our second stop is the Underground Railroad special ceremonies including a Japanese Tea and Ethiopian Coffee Museum of Burlington County. Started by Louise Calloway on a Ceremony will also be offered. Curious minds can be enchanted site directly behind a station on the Underground Railroad, the by tasseography, more commonly known as tea leaf readings by museum is now housed in Historic Smithville. Our tour here Ms. Jade. There will also be a special appearance by author Sarah offers a visual presentation of the Underground Railroad Alden Combs, who will be signing books and answering questions experience right here in Burlington County, New Jersey where it about her latest work “Theater Ghost”. There will be time to flourished before the Civil War. We will leave the museum with a browse the festival at your leisure and grab a snack, as we’ll have a better understanding of why Burlington County merits the later lunch today. After we’re all hyped up on caffeine, we’ll have honored title of “the Cradle of Emancipation”. After an tons of energy for walking (or running!) around the picturesque, included lunch at the historic Robin’s Nest Restaurant in Mt. idyllic village of Cold Spring. The Main Street is filled with antique Holly, we’ll make our third stop at the Burlington County Prison shops, specialty stores, boutiques, art galleries and more coffee Museum. Local and national history, architecture, criminal law, shops! Take your time to wander and browse, relax in the beauty sociology, art and the paranormal are only a few things we will of Dockside Park, and find a place for a late lunch while enjoying find in our tour here. One more stop before our return home, the Hudson River atmosphere. $135 downtown Burlington’s Historic District. We’ll spend some time browsing the boutiques and quaint antique shops including the 002- Sunday, April 11, 2021 Historic Burlington Antiques Emporium, then make our way Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at 8:45 home with wonderful memories of an historical day. $155 AM and returns approximately 5:00 PM. Cars may be E S T. 1 9D 4 9 001- Saturday, March 27, 2021 parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk. Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at “The Jazz Corner of the World” 8:15 AM and returns approximately 5:45 PM. Cars may be parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk.

Cherry Blossoms at The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens & the Snug Harbor Cultural Center NEW! Group Tours & Travel LLC Our day begins with the glorious Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Spring is in the air and with it comes a rainbow of colors throughout the 52-acres of gardens and open spaces. Now is a special time of year to stroll these floral delights since the garden’s Cherry Blossoms should be in full bloom. Make sure to explore the more than 200 cherry trees along the Esplanade, the Cherry Walk and Japanese Pond Garden. Other highlights are the bonsai museum and the roses, magnolias, lilacs, wildflowers, orchids, and rhododendrons which should be in or near bloom. After time to stroll through the gardens and browse in the shops, enjoy lunch on your own in the garden’s café. From here we travel to nearby Staten Island to visit one of New York City’s most unexpected and extraordinary destinations, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden. Once a 19th century rest home for sailors, Snug Harbor is now a place where history, architecture, gardens, agriculture, visual and performing arts, and education come together in a dynamic experience. Included in our botanical garden walk is a visit to the magnificent New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden. Based on Ming Dynasty gardens (1368-1644 AD), this is one of two authentic classical outdoor Chinese gardens in the U.S. This tour requires a little more walking than other tours but as always, you may walk as much or as little as you like. $135 003-Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at 9:00 AM and returns approximately 6:15 PM. Cars may be parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk

3 Day Tours

Inspiring Art & Architecture NEW! KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature Bartow-Pell Mansion & Noguchi Museum Special Exhibit at the New York Botanical Group Tours & Travel LLC Gardens Our day begins with a hidden artistic gem tucked away in Astoria, Group Tours & Travel LLC The Isamu Noguchi Sculpture Museum and Gardens. The museum Cosmic Nature is 2021’s must-see exhibition at the NYBG. was established and designed by the artist in his commitment to Everyone will rave about it for years to come! Join us as we view showing art in public spaces and is a celebration of the life of this NYBG exclusive, highly anticipated, multisensory presentation Noguchi and the extraordinary works he left behind. Besides the of the work by the internationally celebrated Japanese artist, Yayoi amazing and serene outdoor sculpture garden, you will be Kusama. The exhibit is designed to capture and illuminate the astonished by over 200 works of art that are housed in a artist’s profound engagement with nature in larger-than-life works renovated 1920s industrial building with 27,000 square feet of of art. Across NYBG’s 250-acre landmark landscape and buildings, gallery space on two floors. The space also features a Museum Kusama’s lifelong fascination with the natural world will be Shop and Cafe which carry Noguchi’s lighting and furniture designs revealed in depth with multiple installations, including her along with books and gifts. A few steps away is another little gem signature-mirrored environments and organic forms, polka-dotted created in the spirit of Isamu Noguchi, the Socrates Sculpture sculptures of colossal flora, mesmerizing nature-based paintings, Park, a community engaged art space that provides an open biomorphic collages, works on paper, botanical sketches, as well platform for public art and encourages unfettered ambition in as a spectacular horticultural showcase in the Enid A. Haupt scale and subject matter. As we stroll through the grounds you Conservatory. KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature will also present brand- may notice that a majority of artworks are in the process of being new works, including a monumental site-specific pumpkin created, allowing visitors the unique opportunity to witness the sculpture and her first ever participatory greenhouse installation labor-intensive art making process firsthand. A memorable lunch that will be transformed over the course of the exhibition. We is next in a venue that was built by the Bohemian Citizens arrive in time to explore the many gardens that are not part of the Benevolent Society of Astoria. The Bohemian Hall and Beer special exhibit, enjoy a tram ride and time to lunch on your own in Garden carries on their tradition today and serves several Czech one of their restaurants. Our admission includes the KUSAMA specialties along with Beer Garden favorites. We’ll have the special PLUS: the full experience with admission to all KUSAMA: Cosmic pleasure of then touring the last remaining 19th century estate in Nature installations, access to Dots Obsession, Flower Obsession, Pelham Bay Park, the Bartow-Pell Mansion. Our tour will bring Mirror Room, works within the Mertz Library building, as well as all history to life as we walk through the mansion as among the other works included in the Garden’s outdoor collections and grounds. $170 access to select KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature installations on grounds 004-Sunday, May 2, 2021 Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at 9:45 and in the Conservatory. $145 AM and returns approximately 5:30 PM. Cars may be 005-Thursday, June 10, 2021 parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at risk. 9:15 AM and returns approximately 6:00 PM. Cars may be parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk.

Wine and Wolves Lakota Wolf Preserve & Brook Hollow Winery Group Tours & Travel LLC Take a break from your routine weekend plans and join us for a Wolf Watch at the Lakota Wolf Preserve where we can hear the howling of wolves echo through the mountains of the Delaware Water Gap. We will see British Columbian, Timber, and Arctic wolves in natural surroundings where bobcats and foxes also reside. Our tour will teach us exciting and interesting facts about these endangered, beautiful creatures and we’ll be able to view their behavior, watch them play, and have a photo opportunity of a lifetime. After our brush with nature, we’ll head to the Brook Hollow Winery where we will relax and enjoy a curated wine tasting in the rustic tasting room or, if Mother Nature allows, on the 104-foot-long covered porch overlooking the vineyard and the Delaware Water Gap. After a delicious lunch at the vineyard we can enjoy a glass of our favorite wine while listening to local music as we sip the day away. $195 006-Saturday, June 19, 2021 Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at 8:45 AM and returns approximately 5:30 PM. Cars may be parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk.

4 Day Tours

Whale Watching & Dolphin Adventure Cruise Pocono State Craft Festival NEW! Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm & Four Group Tours & Travel LLC It’s all aboard as we enjoy a four-hour long Whale Watch & Dolphin Sisters Winery Adventure Cruise on the 95-foot long American Princess. The Group Tours & Travel LLC American Princess has a large upper deck with a canopy, a large Tucked away in the Pocono mountains on 114 acres of beautiful main deck and a cabin with cushioned seating. It has a 90% rate of pastures, woodlands, and streams sits Quiet Valley Living Historical a whale and/or dolphin sightings. However, sightings are not Farm. Interpreters dressed in historic clothing who portray guaranteed. Cruises are rain or shine. After departing Rockaway, we members of the Pennsylvania German family that lived at this site pass the Marine Parkway Bridge, where peregrine falcons have provide an experience of farm life on a traditional 1800s been seen diving for prey. While passing the Breezy Point jetty, homestead. Quiet Valley is also home to all the farm animals dolphins may appear off the coast of New York City and have been typically found in the 1800s and includes an 1850s bank barn, known to jump near and under the American Princess. Further original farmhouse, cabin spring house, ice house, smokehouse, offshore toward Ambrose Channel, the entrance to New York dryhouse, and assorted smaller barns. If that wasn’t enough in harbor, we may see the blow of a whale and hear the captain itself, today the farm hosts the annual Pocono State Craft Festival, shout, “Thar she blows!” We hope to view humpback whales that one of the area’s largest variety of art and craft demonstrations. are approximately 45 feet in length weighing about 40 tons. Prior The finest artists and craftsmen from across the U.S. travel here to to boarding our cruise, we visit the scenic Jamaica Bay Wildlife feature their traditional and contemporary hand crafted items such Refuge, a 9,000-acre National Refuge, located just to the east of as pottery, jewelry, metal, stained glass, wood, baskets, leather, folk Breezy Point, Rockaway Park and the Mill Basin. Lunch is not art, fine art, photography, soap, gourmet foods and more! All included, but we may bring our own lunch, snacks and water craftsmen will be there personally to discuss their individual works aboard. Coolers are not allowed; hot dogs, mac and cheese, and provide several live demonstrations that will bring the creative snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board. $155 process to life. Enjoy local musicians as you stroll through the arts 007- Thursday, July 22, 2021 and craft vendors that line the pathways. Once you’re all shopped Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at 8:45 out, the rest of our afternoon will be spent relaxing with a wine AM and returns approximately 5:00 PM. Cars may be tasting at Four Sisters Winery. Enjoy live music on the deck while parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk. sipping delicious varieties of wine and even grab some snacks or a late lunch. We’ll raise our glasses and toast to a wonderful summer day filled with art, nature, and friendship! $135 French Heritage of the Hudson Valley NEW! 009- Sunday, August 29, 2021 Historic Huguenot Street, Water Street Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at 8:30 Shops & Robibero Vineyards AM and returns approximately 5:30 PM. Cars may be Group Tours & Travel LLC parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk. Today we’ll see history come to life at Historic Huguenot Street, nestled along the banks of the Wallkill River in the scenic Hudson Valley town of New Paltz. In this nationally recognized historic site, we’ll experience over 300 years of history throughout the 17th century community while also gaining a new understanding of the historical forces that have shaped America. The village tells the story of a French Huguenot settlement that evolved over time and reveals the history of the area’s Native and enslaved African peoples and Dutch settlers. After our guided tour of the church, homes, and replica wigwam, we’ll be inspired to think in new ways about American history and its relationship between past and present. Next, we’ll explore the vibrant village of New Paltz by strolling through the Water Street Market, a quaint, open air, European inspired shopping village. There will be time to browse the unique, locally owned boutiques, galleries and eateries. We’ll finish our day with a wine tasting at the family owned and operated, boutique winery, Robibero Vineyards. Here we’ll be surrounded by the stunning Shawangunk Mountain ridge while we enjoy our tastings on the pergola-covered patio or deck as we toast to the Huguenots who shaped New Paltz into what it is today. $180 008-Friday, July 30, 2021 Departs from Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool parking lot at 8:45 AM and returns approximately 5:15 PM. Cars may be parked in the lot for the duration of the trip at your own risk. 5 Multi-Day Tours

The tours below are escorted by Group Tours, Inc. For a complete itinerary including the deposit schedules, refund information and final payment dates, please call the RCS office. Any refunds given will be less a $25 per person registration fee. Tours run rain or shine. The Hotel Hershey, Amish Home, Farm & Lunch Mountains and Seas of New England Group Tours & Travel LLC Moose Safari, New Hampshire, Puffin NEW! Just mention the name Hershey and any American’s mouth starts to yearn for the sweet taste of Chocolate. Our accommodations Watch & Maine are in the luxurious Hotel Hershey, a proud member of the Historic Group Tours & Travel LLC Hotels of America. It is known for its refined elegance, signature Picture quaint, charming villages tucked within the Maine coastline service and abundant amenities. Here in Chocolate Town, USA, we that feature vibrant waterfronts and towering peaks with stunning will also enjoy an historic trolley tour of the town and visit scenery along with deep gorges and amazing waterfalls in the White Chocolate World. On our second day, we will explore the history Mountains of New Hampshire. That’s what you’ll experience this and folklore of the Amish and Mennonites in their Pennsylvania June! Join us as we search for puffins on Eastern Egg Rock and homelands. As we view their beautiful farmlands, we learn about moose in the mountainous wilderness along with an exploration of Pennsylvania Dutch farm life from its inception to the present day. deserts, jails and castles and everything in between. Other We will also enjoy lunch in an authentic Amish home with their highlights include: three nights at the Haraseeket Inn, one night at family. Other highlights include: breakfast and lunch in The Hotel the Mountain View Grand Resort, Puffin Watch Cruise, Pemaquid Hershey, One Room Schoolhouse, Farm Buggy Rides, Kitchen Point Lighthouse, Downtown Freeport and Wicasset, Castle Tucker, Kettle Village, Smucker’s Village, September Farm Cheese, one 1811 Jail Tour, Knickers-Sortwell House, Desert of Maine, LL Bean breakfast, two lunches, tour escort and more. Flagship store, Evening Moose Safari, White Mountains of New 010- May 13-14, 2021 Hampshire, Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, all breakfasts, four Twin Price: $665 per person; Single $745 per person lunches, one dinner, tour escort and more. Reservations must include a deposit of $150. 012- June 13-17, 2021 Twin Price: $1,590 per person; Single $2,060 per person Highlights of Northern Delaware Reservations must include a deposit of $350. Nemours Estate, Chesapeake & Delaware Canal NEW! Scenic Boat Cruise The Adirondacks - Walking on the Wild Side Group Tours & Travel LLC Group Tours & Travel LLC History, stunning mansions, lavish gardens and scenic rivers Time to discover the breathtaking beauty of the Adirondacks this await us in Delaware, a small state with endless discoveries. We June! Countless adventures await us as we travel north to the will walk through the Colonial time capsule of New Castle, a welcoming communities, mountains, lakes, verdant valleys and riverside town perfect for browsing and strolling and explore steep cliffs of this New York region. There will be sculptures, the magnificent country estate of Alfred I. duPont. There will be walking on tops of trees, lake views with a cruise, nature’s geology, two extravagant lunches and dinner along the riverfront. A historic forts, and if the weather permits, a clear night sky. All of scenic boat cruise tops the cake of this spectacular two-day these adventures will be enjoyed a short distance from the comfort getaway! First we travel to the historic town of New Castle, of one of the top 25 resorts in the northeast which we will call Delaware, a treasure trove of stately townhomes and Colonial home for the next 4 days, the beautiful Sagamore Resort nestled charm. Our lunch is in a 345-year-old building that now houses on its own private island in Lake George. Other highlights include: Jessop’s Tavern. There is also time to stroll New Castle’s Morgan Scenic Boat Tour, The Wild Center, Six Nation Indian cobblestone streets and visit The New Castle Court House Museum, Hoss’s General Store, Ausable Chasm, Fort Ticonderoga, where the Declaration of Independence was read on its steps. Adirondack Sky Center, Opus 40 Sculpture Park & Museum, Natural We will also enjoy a scenic river cruise on a portion of the lower Stone Bridge, all breakfasts, three lunches, one dinner, tour escort Delaware River and The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. Accommodations are in the Homewood Suites in the and more. Wilmington Riverfront. Spend the evening on your own 013- June 27-30, 2021 exploring the Riverfront and finding a lovely restaurant from the Twin Price: $1,570 per person; Single $2,100 per person many choices for dinner on your own. Our second day begins Reservations must include a deposit of $350. with a tour of the sprawling Nemours Estate, the 102-room mansion of Alfred I. duPont. Our visit includes a mansion and garden tour of perhaps the finest example of a modified Louis XVI French chateau in North America. The opulence, grandeur and overwhelming elegance of this estate is astounding. Following an extraordinary tour, we are treated to a memorable lunch in one of America’s most elegant dining rooms. The Hotel du Pont exemplifies the elegance and grandeur of the Gilded Age. It contains oak paneling, oak-beamed ceiling, gold chandeliers, richly textured draperies, Italian mosaics and original oil paintings. Other highlights include one breakfast, two lunches, tour escort and more. 011- May 20-21, 2021 Twin Price: $445 per person; Single $525 per person Reservations must include a deposit of $150.

6 Multi-Day Tours

History, Caverns & Gorges in Lexington, NEW! National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Virginia in Cooperstown Group Tours & Travel LLC Group Tours & Travel LLC This is a tour where history meets nature and everything in Derek Jeter is one of the finest baseball players that has ever graced between! The history of the Shenandoah Valley dates back to the field. He spent his entire illustrious 20-year career with the New 11,000 years ago when Native American tribes lived among the York Yankees. Our weekend is highlighted with attendance to the land. Today Lexington still holds onto their history which can be exceptional induction ceremony that will honor this incredible seen and felt in the charm of the downtown streets that once were sports icon. Many other exciting activities and events take place in part of the Great Wagon Road, often jammed with horses and Cooperstown this weekend. Enjoy unlimited access to the National wagons. Since the 1700s, the graceful and beautiful Natural Bridge Baseball Hall of Fame during our tour. Even those who have little was one of the most famous natural attractions in the country and interest in baseball will enjoy the museum’s many outstanding we’ll walk right underneath it. We’ll go on safari, visit a plantation, exhibits and the festive atmosphere in Cooperstown. Yankee fans hear haunting tales, see beautiful vistas of purple, and step in the will take additional pleasure in the induction of Derek Jeter. Be a pathways of Stonewall Jackson. Other highlights include: three part of history as we witness one of the most emotional induction nights at the Historic Robert E Lee “The Gin” Hotel in downtown ceremonies in years and see one of the largest gatherings of the Lexington, one night at the Skyland Resort in the Shenandoah National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees ever assembled. Other National Park, Luray Caverns, Natural Bridge State Park with Drama highlights include: Hall of Fame Yearbook, one night in the Albany of Creation, Monacan Village, Lace Falls, Belle Grove Plantation, Hilton Hotel, one breakfast, tour escort and more. Stonewall Jackson House and Memorial Cemetery, Horse & Carriage 015- July 24-25, 2021 tour of Lexington, Virginia Safari Park, Dinosaur Kingdom, Twin Price: $490 per person; Single $595 per person Lexington’s Haunting Tales Ghost Tour, White Oak Lavender Farm, Reservations must include a deposit of $125. wine tasting, Guinness Open Gate Brewery, all breakfasts, three lunches, one dinner, tour escort and more. 014-July 13-17, 2021 Twin Price: $1,465 per person; Single $1,820 per person Reservations must include a deposit of $350.

Mansions, Castles & 1000 Islands - Thousand Islands, New York NEW! Group Tours & Travel LLC The Thousand Islands are a land of storybook castles, quiet villages, vineyards and beautiful sunsets and we’ll have the chance to experience them all this August! Alexandria Bay, a unique community in the heart of this region will be our home during our exploration of the quaint towns and waterways filled with extravagant, remote and even dark islands. Our comfortable resort with beautiful and serene water views will be the perfect place to relax after our many explorations, so grab your bags and let’s explore! Other highlights include: four nights in the Riveredge Resort, Singer and Boldt Castle Boat Tours, Millionaires Row Tour, Thousand Islands Winery Tasting & Tour, Summer Concert Night, Farmer’s Market, Antique Boat Show, Antique Boat Museum, Glass Bottom Boat Tour, Thousand Islands Museum, Tibbets Point Lighthouse, Cape Street Market, Cape Vincent Fisheries and Aquarium, The Cape Winery Tasting, Phelps Mansion Museum, downtown Skaneateles, all breakfast, tour escort and more. 016-August 4-8, 2021 Twin Price: $1,545 per person; Single $1,895 per person Reservations must include a deposit of $175.

7 Multi-Day Tours

Stargazing at Cherry Springs State Park, PA Grand Canyon, Lynn Hall & Kinzua Sky Walk NEW! Group Tours & Travel LLC Did you ever long to see a true dark sky? Believe it or not, that sky is right here in our neighboring Pennsylvania at Cherry Springs State Park. We’ll have two nights to explore the skies in all its immensity and splendor. This area is also steeped with history, nature, and unique architecture, all of which we will delve into, experience, and enjoy. Our home for two nights is in the lovely Wellsboro, filled with small town charm and lit with gaslights straight from the 1800s. So much to see and do on this great summer getaway that you won’t want to miss! Other highlights include: two nights in the Historic Penn Wells Hotel, Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing, PA Grand Canyon, PA Lumber Museum, Lynn Hall Restoration Tour, Smethport Mansion District, Kinzua Sky Walk, all breakfasts, three lunches, tour escort and more. 019-August 24-26, 2021 Twin Price: $665 per person; Single $780 per person Reservations must include a deposit of $150.

8 Computer Literacy

Facebook 101 (Virtual) Selling on eBay (Virtual) Intro to MS Office (Virtual) Neil Valere Rick Feingold Jason Porod Are you wondering what everybody is Do you have legos, comics, textbooks, This course will give you an introduction talking about? Want to know if Facebook watches, auto parts, video games, to the programs included in MS Office - is right for you before you jump in? designer handbags, jewelry, a digital Word, Excel and Power Point. One night Maybe you just want to see your camera, or an iPhone that you would like will be spent on each program, with grandkid’s pictures. And if you are to turn into cash? Learn how you can homework in between classes to try out already a Facebook user, are you using declutter your house by selling unwanted what you have learned. This class will give America’s #1 social network correctly? items using eBay. Topics will include: how you a good idea of the basic functions of We’ll explain the basics and answer all eBay works, learning the value of your each program and what you might be able your questions. See how Facebook users items, pricing your merchandise, writing a to use them for. $140 easily connect with friends, brands, description, taking photos, using a PayPal 166-Thurs 7-9 pm photos, news, information, relatives, account, the bidding and selling process, 3 Sessions Starts Apr 8 opportunities and more. $35 shipping your goods, eBay selling fees, 163-Tues, Mar 23 7-8:30 pm delivery confirmation, feedback and more. Zoom Meeting One Session Students will be able to develop their own Fundamentals (Virtual) NEW! eBay listings upon completion of the Marya Larkin Facebook 201 - Fine class. The instructor is an eBay Learn all about Zoom and how to use it Tune Your Facebook (Virtual) Powerseller with more than 10 years of to stay in touch and stay engaged during Neil Valere experience. $60 Covid-19 and beyond. We will cover Now that you have learned the basics of 159-Tues, Apr 13 7-9:30 pm creating an account, scheduling a Facebook, this follow-up class will help One Session meeting, inviting others, host controls, you fine tune your Facebook experience. screen-sharing, recordings and more. $40 Learn how to tailor FB with your privacy Grammar Lion: A Grammar 167-Tues, Mar 16 7-9 pm and security settings, customize your Refresher (Virtual) One Session profile page, create, edit, and invite friends Ellen Feld to your groups, send private messages, Everybody writes. Now, boost your Google Meet Fundamentals NEW! send money and much more. Facebook is knowledge of English grammar to write (Virtual) always evolving to make your experience better. Gain new tools. Experience Marya Larkin safe and fun, so come out and learn what results. Write with new strength. Explore Learn all about Google Meet and how to new things FB has to offer. $35 the basics of English grammar—like parts use it to stay in touch and stay engaged 165-Tues, Apr 13 7-9 pm of speech and punctuation—and more during Covid-19 and beyond. We will One Session advanced concepts—like syntax and cover creating, starting, and joining a wordiness. Comprehensive. Effective. video meeting from Google Meet, Organize Your Life with Google Fun. Get lots of practice with quizzes and Calendar and Gmail. Learn how to (Virtual) dynamic activities. Learn on your manage participants, and other Meet Evelyn McKinnon preferred schedule, from the comfort of features. We will focus on steps and best Join us for an exploration of the free your home, office, or favorite cafe. practices. Users are expected to have a tools in Google that will help to simplify Wherever you are, your personal Google account already set-up. $40 many aspects of your life. Become a instructor will guide you. Technology 168-Tues, Mar 23 7-9 pm better “Googler” as we learn tips and essentials: internet access, email, One Session tricks for searching the web. Discover the computer (recommended over mobile power of Gmail and Calendar for staying device). Questions? Contact the QuickBooks Online NEW! organized. Learn how to access and use instructor directly: ellen@grammar-lion. (Virtual) Google Apps – a suite of productivity com. Marya Larkin tools for word processing, slide 162-Go at your own pace to complete This three-class series focuses on presentations, spreadsheets, photos, your course in 4 to 12 weeks. QuickBooks Online Fundamentals and will forms, and more. This is a “hands on” Starts Apr 9 $139 cover everything you need to get started course for beginners, so you will need to with QuickBooks Online. Topics include have a laptop, chromebook, or desktop setting up and customizing your computer. It is recommended that all company; chart of cccounts; cdding & participants have a Google email account importing customers, vendors, products set up before the first class to fully & services, managing your expenses, experience the class. Go to google.com/ reconciling your bank accounts, and gmail and click on “create account.” reporting. $195 $140 169-Tues 7-9 pm 164-Thurs 7-9 pm 3 Sessions Starts May 4 3 Sessions Starts Mar 11

9 Careers & The Workplace Internet Basics for Small Public Speaking Interview Basics Via Zoom Business (In-Person/Virtual) (In-Person/Virtual) (Virtual) John Tully Kristen Krasinski Fran Kelley It’s easy to get left behind by technology If you are reluctant to speak in front of an This class will prepare you for what to and our tendency might just be to try and audience or have a fear of public expect on an interview today. We will ignore it. For small business owners this speaking, this is the perfect course for cover everything from how to answer can be a fatal mistake. Without an you. It is unfortunate that many people behavioral interview questions, body understanding of what the internet “is” limit their careers and social abilities by language tips, eye contact, and how to and why it’s important for small business, being fearful of speaking in public. This presetn yourself on Zoom, Facetime, even experienced and successful course is designed to limit these fears by Skype and Hire Vue interviews. It is business owners can quickly cede market helping students understand that public especially important for you to be ready share to their competitors. This two- speaking is a skill and like all skills, the for telephone screening interviews - the session class starts with a brief history of techniques must be learned and practiced most common way interviews start today. Your instructor is a certified Human the internet before describing in layman’s in order to do well. If you take this course, terms the components of a successful Resources Professional and will be able you will develop a much deeper skill for to answer any of your questions on NEW! small business website and provides a public speaking. Your confidence will grow interviewing. $40 clear strategy for those looking to rapidly and you will have a great deal of improve their online presence. This is a fun meeting and learning from the other 107-Wed, Apr 21 7:30-9:30 pm beginner’s class and there are no students in the class. $80 One Session prerequisites other than a general 113-Mon 7:30-9 pm understanding of computer terminology. 6 Sessions Starts Mar 1 Home Staging 2…The Next $45 Step (In-Person/Virtual) 102-Tues 7-9 pm Mary Fitzgerald 2 Sessions Apr 6 & 13 Rescue Your Resume & Cover Letter Via Zoom (Virtual) Did you love the Careers in Home Staging class? Are you ready to jump into the 10 Rules for Social Media Fran Kelley world with your new-found knowledge and Today’s new job search includes key NEW! Dominance (In-Person/Virtual) creativity? In this class we expand upon John Tully words, search engine optimization (SEO), everything you learned in the first class It seems like Social Media has become and applicant tracking systems (ATS). and help you take the next step into the the way that the world communicates What is a job seeker to do? Today’s actual world of home staging. Discover today – tweets, posts and stories are resume needs to address all of these the difference between decorating and ever-present in our news cycle. But how components and more. This class will staging, get lots of “hands-on” practice do small business owners benefit from offer you the opportunity to develop or creating “scenes” and learn how to this phenomenon? This fun and update your resume incorporating the arrange furniture to sell a house. Most importantly, master our proprietary Home informative session seeks to answer the latest job search trends.You will work with a certified professional resume writer Staging Consultation so that you can following questions for the benefit of implement it right away and “make money small businesses and organizations: who will critique your final draft. We will walk you through several job search on Monday!” If you loved what you Where should I “be” on social media? learned and accomplished in CIHS, What do I write about? How do I keep e-notes that are needed to accompany your resume for maximum effectiveness imagine how clever and confident you will up? What works best? This is a beginner- feel after 3 more nights of staging fun. to-intermediate level class and there are and to communicate your value to recruiters and hiring managers. $105 This is a great class for realtors who want no prerequisites other than a general their listings to stand out in the NEW! understanding of computer terminology 115-Wed 7:30-9:30 pm marketplace. It is not necessary to have and a familiarity with the main social 2 Sessions Mar 24 & Apr 7 taken the CIHS previously, but if you take media platforms. $35 both classes this semester, you can take 103-Tues, Apr 27 7-9 pm Home Staging for Fun or Profit $25 off of the tuition for this course. $397 One Session (In-Person/Virtual) 109-Mon 7-9 pm Mary Fitzgerald 3 Sessions Starts Apr 19 Attention all people who love to decorate! If you want to learn how to make money or just have fun through Home Staging, then this class is for you. In our introductory class, you will learn what Staging is, along with our 5 1/2 step system to stage any home successfully. Plus, we go through a bunch of “hands on” exercises that will increase your skills and your confidence and are also a lot of fun! $50 119-Mon 7-9 pm 2 Sessions Apr 5 & 12 10 Careers & The Workplace

Voice Overs…Now is YOUR Time (Virtual) Writing for Profit Such a Voice, James Seawood (In-Person) In what could be one of the most enlightening 2 hours you’ve MT Schwartzman ever spent, this class will show you how YOU could actually There is nothing more thrilling for a writer than pitching an idea, begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos placing the story and getting a check. In this course, you will and more! Most people go about it the wrong way. In this learn techniques that are proven to work, whether your goal is class, you will learn about a unique, outside-the-box way to writing for print media or selling stories on the internet. Classes cash in on one of the most lucrative full or part-time careers will cover how to come up with original ideas based on out there! This is a business that you can handle on your own personal experience or professional expertise, how to find the terms, on your own turf, in your own time, and with practically right outlet for your story and how to write an effective story no overhead! And NOW is the best time to make this happen proposal. $80 as new companies are looking for new voices like never before. This exciting and fun class could be the game changer you’ve 117-Thurs 7-9 pm been looking for! $42 5 Sessions Starts Mar 18 104-Thurs, Mar 25 7-9 pm One Session

Creative Arts

Watercolor for Beginners (Virtual) Watercolor Painting-All Levels (In-Person/ Eric Santoli Virtual) Beginner watercolor simplified – a course for people of all Joel Popadics ages. If you have never even held a brush, this is the course Paint in a traditional, realistic way in this watercolor class for for you. All the mysteries and misconceptions of watercolor artists of all levels. Students will learn how to paint landscapes, painting will be revealed and explained. Students will be seascapes, marine and still life using a transparent approach to guided through the course and will learn everything they need watercolor. A brief demonstration will be given during each to know in order to produce beautiful paintings. The first session. Topics will vary from tricky techniques to universal evening is devoted to a discussion of materials and how to fit painting concepts. The balance of time will be spent on them into the individual student’s budget. Supplies will be individual instruction. Supply list available. $180 discussed at first class. $135 219-Thurs 2-5 pm 220-Wed 7-9 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 Painting in Oils or Acrylics (In-Person) Watercolor for Beginners II (Virtual) Anne Winner Eric Santoli Techniques of traditional painting are explored, in either oil or This course is designed for anyone with a reasonably good acrylic medium. Beginning and experienced painters are welcome. understanding of how to handle watercolor techniques. While Students will be encouraged to develop their own style and “voice” “Watercolor for Beginners” focused primarily on learning through their choice of subject matter. The formal elements of technique, level II will concentrate on using the medium to create painting such as color theory and structure are introduced. This is effects from morning mist to evening dusk; the way color changes not a “demonstration and copy” class, but one that encourages take place from one season to another; and painting three- individual exploration of the painting process. Supply list available. dimensional objects. Discussions and demonstrations provide $145 the student with unlimited information. Supply list available. 208-Tues 12:30-2:30 pm $135 206-Tues 3-5 pm 221-Tues 7-9 pm Unitarian Society Fellowship Rm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 218-Thurs 12:30-2:30 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4

11 Creative Arts Painting in Oils (In-Person) Digital Photography (In- Beginner/Intermediate Drawing Bill Brown Person/Virtual) (In-Person/Virtual) Beginners, as well as more experienced Chuck Solomon Rina Goldhagen painters, are welcome to study traditional This course is designed for the beginner to If you have always wanted to learn how oil painting. Each class will have several still intermediate student who wants to learn to draw, but have been frustrated with it life and floral set-ups. Landscape painting how to use their digital cameras to make in the past, we urge you to try this class. will be taught and encouraged to those better pictures and to understand how If your drawing skills are good but you interested. Achieving an overall light and their camera works. Participants will learn don’t know how to take it to the next atmospheric effect as revealed by nature is how to take their cameras out of the level, take this class. It is a real “how to” emphasized. You will learn the principles of automatic mode and creatively choose class that will give you the right shutter speeds, f-stops and ISO. We will painting and developing form. Instead of foundation for successful drawing and learn how to get the images off the digital just learning “how” to paint, you will learn will challenge you to achieve more than card and onto a computer and even take a you thought was possible. Students will “why” to use a particular color or tone. brief look at post processing in Photoshop. learn basic drawing techniques chosen to During each session an equal balance of Attention will be paid to the different types time is spent on individual instruction. of digital cameras including DSLR’s and train their perceptions and enhance their Award winning artist, Diana K. Gibson, will mirrorless cameras. Students will learn the hand-eye coordination. They will learn assist the class if enrollment is sufficient. rule of thirds, selective focus, depth of how to compose a drawing, identify the Supply list available. Supply list available. field, leading lines and shooting jpegs and range of values in the objects they draw, $135 raw and how to compose an image. Proper use shading to give their subjects volume, observe and draw “negative 203-Tues 7:30-9:30 pm lens choice for various situations will also space” and much more. Planned projects Ridgewood Art Inst. West Studio be discussed. Students will learn how to properly use flash as well as available light include two still life arrangements and a 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 in shooting portraits. We will also take a hand portrait. Supply list available. $125 look at some of the work of famous 209-Mon 7-9 pm Basic Photography photographers whose images made a 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 Creative Arts (In-Person/Virtual) difference. There will be five classroom sessions and two field trips. The field trips Vincent Marchese will take place on Saturday mornings, after Acrylic Paint Pouring NEW! This course is designed to develop your the second and third classes. There may be (Virtual) photographer’s eye. It will cover basic a small admission charge on the field trips. Britt Sikiric concepts and practices of traditional as Students will get a chance to show their Come join us as we play with acrylic well as digital photography. Topics will work from the field trips as well as from an paints that will be poured onto canvas include: understanding and using the independent project which we will discuss and wooden boards to create beautiful, camera & lenses, lighting and exposure, F in class. $95 one-of-a-kind works of art. This delight- Stops and depth of field, shutter speed 212-Wed 7-8:30 pm ful way of experimenting with paint will and motion and basic photographic 5 Sessions plus 2 field trips definitely add joy to your day and make peripherals. The course will address Starts Mar 17 you feel like a kid again. We will be aesthetic principles as they relate to pouring liquefied acrylic paints so it flows composition, space, exposure, and light in freely across the canvas and creates very both color and black & white photography. unique and spontaneous paintings. Attention will be given to each individual Ocean landscapes and/or starscapes are student with weekly critiques of just a few of the colorful paintings that assignments from topics as diverse as can be created. No experience needed. landscapes, portraits, children, A supply list will be emailed to students architecture, abstracts, etc. Students will be encouraged to compile their best work prior to the class. $40 into a portfolio. At least one class will be 217-Thurs, Mar 25 7-8:30 pm held off campus at the Paterson Museum. One Session Students will be given the opportunity to display their photographs in a group show featured at the Paterson Museum at the end of the semester. A textbook is recommended for this class. (John Hedgecoe’s New Introductory Photography Course; ISBN. Available through Amazon or eBay.) You can contact the Instructor with any questions at 201-414-1337 or email him at [email protected]. $100 211-Thurs 6:45-8:15 pm 8 Sessions Starts Mar 25 12 Creative Arts

Photo Tour in Ringwood State Park (Virtual and In-Person) NEW! Chuck Solomon This class is for those who have a basic understanding of the use of their digital cameras and would like an intense class on how to improve their photography. The first class will go over some camera operations such as exposure modes, focusing modes and metering modes. We will also look at composition and quality of light. We will discuss white balance and the use of various focal length lenses. While it is assumed students are familiar with the term “exposure triangle” we will learn how it is applied in photography. That is when to use various apertures, shutter speeds and ISOs. The second class will be a field trip to Ringwood Manor and State Park where students will get a chance to apply some of the lessons learned in class; as the instructor guides the participants on a photo tour around the park. This will include the Manor, botanical gardens and Shepherd Lake (depending on what is open). There may be a small parking charge and participants should dress comfortably and be prepared to walk a mile or two. The third class will give the participants a chance to show their “selects” from the field trip. This follow up slide show session will point out what makes some of the images strong and what images need to be improved. Class will also vote on best in show. Both class sessions will be virtual. A great deal of information will be presented in a short period of time. Photo enthusiasts are guaranteed to become more visually literate and become better photographers whether it be travel, landscapes, portraits or action photos. $50 215-Wed & Sun 3 Sessions Wednesday, April 28th, 7 - 9 pm (virtual) Saturday, May 1st, 9-11 am (on location) Wednesday, May 5th, 7- 9:30 pm (virtual)

Comedy Improvisation: The Joy of SITCOM- Stand-Up Comedy (Virtual) PROV (Virtual) Alex Ishkanian Alec Ishkanian Have you ever wondered if there is a “Marvelous Mrs. (or Mr.) Come join us for a special one night comedy improvisation Maisel” inside of you? Well, here’s your chance to find out! This workshop. You will discover how the art of comedy improvisa- course, inspired by Bobbie Oliver’s book, “The Tao of Comedy: tion, approached in a structured way, can be used to create a Embrace the Pause,” takes a mindful and soulful approach in pilot episode of a new sitcom in which you will star! You will helping you develop your unique comic potential. As you develop have the option of bringing with you an idea of an original a 5 minute set, you will learn how to write your own jokes, get tips character that you work on ahead of time, or you may create on performing your set, and acquire techniques to overcome one with the guidance of the instructor during the workshop. possible writing and performance blocks. Our last session affords After you meet your other co-star characters, we will then you the opportunity to invite family and friends to see you shine in decide upon a plot that involves everyone. Once our sitcom the comedy spotlight. Although this course is designed for plot is decided, we will rehearse certain “have to happen moments” to make sure the plot is fulfilled. Finally, we will beginning comics, all experience levels are welcome. Additionally, combine improv with the “have to happen moments,” and voila- would-be storytellers, sitcom writers, and writers (and performers) we will have a pilot sitcom ready for prime time! The instructor of all genres looking to inject humor in their material can also reap will provide a souvenir video of our finished pilot episode for benefits from participating in this comedic art form. So bring a you to watch until your sides, and the sides of your family and spiral notebook and pen to each class, and be ready to unleash friends, ache! This workshop is for all improv experience levels your “marvelous” in a supportive, caring, and hilariously fun including beginners. Come experience the joy of SITCOM-PROV environment! $145 where fun, laughter, and creativity are guaranteed - and per- 210-Thurs 7-8:30 pm haps, just perhaps, an Emmy nod too! $50 9 sessions Starts Mar 4 202-Tues 7-8:30 pm 3 Sessions Starts Apr 6 Painting Party – Monet’s Water Lilies (Virtual) Britt Sikiric Relax while you create a beautiful, soft, impressionistic, Monet-inspired masterpiece. No previous painting experience is necessary. Britt will guide you through a simple process to make a one-of-a-kind, unique painting for yourself or to give as a special gift. We will use acrylic paint on a 20 x 24 canvas. Step-by-step instructions will be given so that you will have a beautiful end product no matter what your skill level. A supply list will be emailed to students prior to the class. $40 216-Thurs, Apr 15 7-8:30 pm One Session

13 Culinary Arts

Simple Appetizers You Will Love NEW! Wine & Cheese Tasting (Virtual) NEW! (In-Person) Lia Littlewood, Say Cheese Bergen County Join us as we virtually taste our way around the Joseph Scillieri world! Learn about and sample cheeses from different regions You will be the hit of the party when you present your guests with and sip the delicious wines we have paired with them. Open a these moutn-watering appetizers. You will fully participate in the box filled with three cheese flights, various accoutrements and preparation of artichoke spinach bites, cheese straws, eggplate three 5oz glasses of wine to pair them with. Box pick up will be in and red pepper appetizers, pepperoni Stromboli and sausage Ridgewood the day of the event. Sign up and the teacher will be bread made with homemade dough. You will taste and enjoy in touch with Zoom and pickup details. Tuition includes all everything prepared. A food fee of $25 is paid to the instructor at materials. $65 class. $35 262- Wed, Mar 24 7-8:30 pm 265-Tues, Mar 16 6:30-9:30 pm RHS Rm 148 One Session One Session French Cheese Board (Virtual) NEW! Pasta - An Italian Cuisine (In-Person) NEW! Lia Littlewood, Say Cheese Bergen County Joseph Scillieri Celebrate Spring in Paris by making your own French themed Come join us for an exciting evening as you prepare homemade Cheese Board. Using classic French cheeses, we will assemble a manicotti and lazy lasagna. We will also prepare a tomato sauce beautiful board using techniques you can apply again and again! from scratch. The lasagna will be layered wtih rich ricotta cheese Pick up a box full of ingredients, including a slate board and meet adn ground beef adn chopped sausage. The meal will be us on Zoom that night to assemble. $80 complimented with a specialty salad with h omemade balsamic 260- Wed, Apr 21 7-8:30 pm vinaigrette adn garlic bread. You will taste and enjoy everything One Session that is prepared. Please bring containers to class for leftovers. A food fee of $25 is paid to the instructor at class. $35 The Sustainable Cook (Virtual) NEW! 265-Tues, Mar 23 6:30-9:30 pm Nicole Hough RHS Rm 148 Part cooking course and part lesson in sustainability, One Session this course will explore how to use everything you bring into your kitchen as well as techniques to get the most flavor into Creating Seasonal Cocktails at Home everything you make. Participants will learn a series of lessons, (In-Person/Virtual) NEW! recipes, and ideas for making sure nothing goes to waste in your Kathy Mahon kitchen, how to get the most flavor out of your food, how to use Students will learn the science of selecting ingredients for making all parts of items you buy, and how to reduce waste. Instructor cocktails at home like a pro. Knowing the science behind it will Nicole (Coco) Hough will provide a series of 3 live virtual classes enable you to create your own special drinks. We will also cover with discussion and Q&A as well as pre-recorded video and how to garnish a cocktail to make it look appealing in addition to guides to help you complete tasks before or after class. tasting great. Skills you will be learning include: understanding $75 which cocktail combinations should be stirred vs. shaken, proper 263-Wed 6-7 pm use of a jigger pour, strainer, juicer and the shaker combo. 3 Sessions Starts Apr 7 Students will also be shown how to make three standard cocktails using three different spirits. Demonstrated will be the Old Fashioned, Bloody Cosmo and Some Like it Hot. Students will receive a list of necessary supplies prior to class which can be purchased individually or as a kit from the instructor. $50 261-Tues 7-9 pm 2 Sessions Mar 16 & 23 NEW! Dance and Movement Cruisers & Crawlers (In-Person/Virtual) Restorative Yoga (In-Person/Virtual) HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty This class is geared toward crawlers and their parent/guardian. This weekly Monday night class is designed for anyone seeking Through props and basic instruments we explore sound, song, to relieve stress, work on posture, breathe and expansion of sensory play, and movement. Scarves, stuffed animals, bean range of motion. It features a gentle flow, combination of bags, shakers, balls, and other props are used in a variety of breath work, mindful movement and mediation to promote ways to help promote new ways of moving, language, and a resilience, healing and peaceful well being. We provide mats, good time for you and your little one. Come move, play, sing, bricks, blankets and bolsters as well as straps and yoga props and have some fun with us! $90 and offer a relaxing, welcoming environment for healing the 315-Mon 9:15-9:45 am body and mind through Yoga and Meditation. $175 HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut St, Ridgewood. 302-Mon 7:30-8:30 pm 8 Sessions Starts Mar 1 HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut St, Ridgewood. 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 14 Dance & Movement Yogalates (In-Person/Virtual) Music & Movement (In-Person/ True Beginner Adult Tap(In- HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty Virtual) Person/Virtual) This Yogalates class combines the HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty benefits of a yoga flow, focusing on a Come join this fun class for toddlers and This class is an open-level tap class for combination of flexibility and strength, preschoolers that would be better suited adults, geared towards beginners. The with the controlled, core-centric to having a parent or guardian participate class focuses on the fundamentals of tap principles of Pilates. Together, these two with them. Dance, move, and play to a technique and developing rhythm and coordination of this style. We begin with movement styles form a fusion that variety of music with caring and experienced teachers. Our songs and a warm up for the feet and ankles, tones and lengthens the body, and leaves followed by learning some basic tap skills you feeling revitalized. $175 activities help to promote balance, coordination, develop motor skills, and and steps. The end of the class focuses 311-Tues 6-7 pm increasing vocabulary while offering each on a variety of beginner to intermediate HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut child freedom to explore in their own choreography to advance the skills worked on in the beginning of class.$175 St, Ridgewood. way. Props are used in class for additional 9 Sessions Mar 2 sensory input and increased engagement. 304-Thurs 10:15-11:15 am HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut $90 St, Ridgewood. Pilates Ball (In-Person/Virtual) 316-Wed 9:15-9:45 am 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut Our Pilates Ball and Prop class focuses St, Ridgewood. on building core strength, balance, agility 8 Sessions Starts Mar 3 True Beginner Adult Ballet and facilitates stretch and elongation of (In-Person/Virtual) muscle groups. Designed for dancers, Adult Jazz (In-Person/Virtual) HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty This class is geared towards complete athletes and workout devotees. We HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty beginners to introduce the basic incorporate hand held props such as This open level teen/adult class is foundations of ballet. It teaches balance, weights and Therabands to add to the choreography-based to build dancers’ posture, and strength, as well as inspires circuit workout. $175 movement vocabulary and personal grace and confidence. Explore musicality 318-Tues 9-10 am style. After starting with a traditional jazz and dynamics while dancing your way HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut warm up, students will be guided through through each exercise during barre and St, Ridgewood. the movement vocabulary of the style center work .$175 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 before learning a combination to a new 300-Fri 12:15-1:30 pm song each week. The goal of this high- HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut Cardio Dance Fitness (In- energy class is for dancers to gain St, Ridgewood. Person/Virtual) confidence, control movements, and 9 Sessions Starts Mar 5 HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty make it their own. Whether you are a A balance between low impact trained jazz dancer or interested in Advanced Beginner Adult NEW! movements, choreography, and a getting into it, this class is for you! It is a Ballet (In-Person/Virtual) pumping heart. Get in your cardio with space for beginners to grasp HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty light conditioning, followed by a new choreography and advanced dancers to This is a classical ballet class focusing on combination every week, guaranteed to add style to their movements. $175 the barre with some center work at the make you sweat and smile! $175 324-Mon 11:30-1 pm end of the class.This class is geared 308-Wed 11:45 am-12:45 pm HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut towards beginners with some prior HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut St, Ridgewood. experience (either in childhood or as an St, Ridgewood. 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 adult) to build upon the basic 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 foundations of ballet. It teaches balance, posture, and strength, as well as inspires Pilates Ball (In-Person/Virtual) grace and confidence. Explore musicality HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty and dynamics while dancing your way through each exercise during barre and Our Pilates Ball and Prop class focuses center work. $175 on building core strength, balance, agility 301-Fri 7:30-8:30 pm and facilitates stretch and elongation of HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut muscle groups. Designed for dancers, St, Ridgewood. athletes and workout devotees. We 9 Sessions Starts Mar 5 incorporate hand held props such as weights and Therabands to add to the circuit workout. $175 313-Thurs 9 -10 am HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut St, Ridgewood. 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 15

RCS Gift Certificates make a great gift for that hard-to-shop-for person! Dance & Movement Adult Intermediate Ballet Belly Dancing for Beginners Advanced Beginner/ (In-Person/Virtual) (In-Person/Virtual) Intermediate Belly Dancing HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty Sa’Noorah (In-Person/Virtual) This is a classical ballet class for teens This class is an introduction to the Sa’Noorah and adults. Class starts with a full barre ancient and fascinating art of Middle Prerequisite: Belly Dancing for Beginners followed by center and traveling work. Eastern Dancing. This is a wonderful or previous Belly Dancing experience of 6 Some previous training in classical ballet form of exercise that combines aerobic is needed for this class. Faculty will months or more. This course is for provide corrections and adjustments in a activity with muscle toning movements students who want to expand their nurturing environment. $175 that improve flexibility, posture and knowledge of Belly Dancing and wish to 320-Thurs 7:15 -8:45 pm coordination. It is suitable for all ages learn exciting new movements. HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut and genders. You will have fun and laugh Choreography and the use of props (i.e. St, Ridgewood. as you learn the basic dance movements, veils and canes) will be introduced. Past 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 and isolations and become familiar with techniques will be reviewed and Middle Eastern music. Wear comfortable/ expanded upon and new techniques will movable clothing and ballet or jazz be introduced. $135 Adult Intermediate Ballet shoes, no sneakers. $135 305-Thurs 8-9 pm (In-Person/Virtual) 303-Thurs 7-8 pm 8 Sessions Starts Mar 4 HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty 8 Sessions Starts Mar 4 This is a classical ballet class for teens and adults. Class starts with a full barre followed by center and traveling work. Some previous training in classical ballet is needed for this class. Faculty will provide corrections and adjustments in a nurturing environment. $175 321-Wed 10-11:30 am HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut St, Ridgewood. 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3

Vinyasa Flow (In-Person/ Virtual) Musical Theatre/ Broadway Workshop (Grades 4-7) (In- HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty Person/Virtual) Vinyasa means “breath-connected HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty NEW! movement”. This yoga class flows This ten week youth “triple threat” class will provide students with instruction between ashtanga poses with an in each of the three disciplines of contemporary musical theatre: dance, voice, emphasis on alignment. $175 and acting. Each class will be geared towards one of the three disciplines, with 314-Fri 8:45-9:45 am the final two classes culminating in choreography and staging, to prepare a HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut musical theatre style performance for parent observation on the final day. St, Ridgewood. Acting syllabus will be a combination of Stanislavski and Uta Hagen technique. 9 Sessions Starts Mar 5 Group vocal training is rooted in music theory, aural skills, and proper vocal/ breath technique and body alignment for the musical theatre singer. Dance Power Vinyasa Flow (In- technique will supplement jazz technique classes and cover elements from Person/Virtual) classic musical theatre through to contemporary. $175 HeArt in Motion Studio Faculty 307-Sat Vinyasa means “breath-connected 9 Sessions Starts Mar 6 movement”. This yoga class flows HeArt in Motion Studio, 17 Chestnut St, Ridgewood. between ashtanga poses with an 1-1:45pm for Grades 1-3 emphasis on alignment. $175 2-3:00 pm for Grades 4-7 306-Sat 8 -9 am Veteran’s Memorial Park 9 Sessions Starts Apr 10

16 Finance, Investments and The Law How to Buy a Car at Dealer Cost Understanding Annuities: 50+ (In-Person/ Virtual) Everything You Want to Know About Annuities Rick Feingold But Were Afraid to Ask (In-Person/Virtual) Stop being hassled when you shop for a car. Learn about hidden Amy Harrison, CFP incentives such as factory-to-dealer rebates and holdbacks that When researching annuities, it’s not unusual to come across enable dealers to sell their vehicles at dealer invoice or less. conflicting opinions about them. However, a holistic financial Savvy consumers use the internet to force dealers to bid for their plan considers every possibility – including the many financial needs you may have over the course of your lifetime and the business when buying a car--you can, too. We will discuss how many possible solutions. Among the available savings and to find sources of FREE info on dealer invoice costs, how to investment strategies, annuities could play a role in helping you make an offer, negotiating by telephone and the internet, selling/ reach your goals. In this class, we will explore the different trading in your present car, and controlling the negotiations. types of annuities, benefits and how they may be used to Included is how to locate professional buying services to generate tax-deferred growth and possibly lifetime income. represent you at the bargaining table. $35 $35 per family 370-Thurs, Mar 25 7-9 pm 363-Wed, Apr 14 7-9 pm One Session One Session

IRA’s – How to Distribute Your Money and 50+ Creating a Social Security, Medicare and Long Term Care Strategy (In-Person/ Avoid the 50% Tax Penalties (In-Person/Virtual) 50+ Amy Harrison Virtual) The IRA distribution law has changed. This revised course Amy Harrison, CFP teaches anyone who has an IRA, 401(k), 403(b), TSA or qualified Social Security reaches almost every family and, at some point, pension plan what MUST be done to plan for its distribution. If will touch the lives of nearly all Americans. Knowing the facts things are set up improperly, it can cost you needless and about Social Security, Medicare and long term care planning is a expensive taxes. You will learn everything you need to know in prerequisite for making informed decisions that will fit into your order to make an informed decision. overall retirement strategy. Topics covered will include: How You will learn how to optimize your distribution and how to much of your current income might Social Security replace? minimize income and estate taxes. We will also discuss When should you begin taking benefits? How can working beneficiaries, spousal IRA rules and whether you should take during retirement affect your benefits? Will you be taxed on advantage of the new Roth IRAs. You will learn how to make your benefits and, if so, how much? What does Medicare cover? your IRA last a lifetime – or find out if it is more advantageous Do I need a Medigap policy and why? What are the local for you to move your money out quickly. If you are long-term care costs and how can I protect my spouse if I need contemplating retirement or are retired then this course is for long-term care? There will be time for questions. you! $35 per Family $35 per family 364-Wed, Apr 21 7-8:30 pm 361-Tues, Apr 20 7-9 pm One Session One Session Retirement Boot Camp Medicare Made Clear (In-Person/Virtual) 50+ Harris R. Reinstein, for Boomers (In-Person/Virtual) MBA, CLU, ChFC, AEP Amy Harrison, CFP Are you turning 65? Are you leaving your employer after age 65? Are you ready for a retirement that could last over 30 years? Have you just moved to the area? You may be wondering about This 2-night workshop will help you answer the questions that your medicare health insurance. If so, this course if for you. We keep you up at night. Topics will include: How do I create an will discuss how medicare works, how you get medicare, and what income stream once I no longer have a paycheck? Can I even it costs. You will learn about parts A, B, C and D for New Jersey. retire or do I have to work part-time? Do I understand my You will also learn what is not covered. We will discuss when you current investments, including my 401(k)/403(b) and are they can sign up and when you can change plans. You will leave with all appropriate for my goals?? Do I have the correct amount and this information accompanied by printed information from the type of insurance? What estate planning documents should I government with phone numbers to call and websites to visit for have? This seminar will be taught by a CFP, a CPA an Estate more information included. $35 Planning lawyer and a psychologist who will also address the 352-Wed, Apr 21 7-9 pm emotional aspects of retiring. You will obtain the knowledge One Session needed to address your key areas of concern, how to improve your financial outlook and how to make better financial decisions as you approach and enter your retirement years. at the first class. $55 per family 367-Thurs 7-9 pm 3 Sessions Starts Apr 8

17 Finance, Investments and The Law 50+ Elder Law & Estate Planning (Virtual) The Seven Deadly Sins of Estate Planning Marize Helmy or Michael A. Manna 50+ (Virtual) 50+ Elderly individuals and their children are faced with a wide Marize Helmy or Michael A. Manna range of questions, particularly relating to basic legal Despite the Information Age that we are living in with access to documents they need to control their personal and financial mass amounts of information readily available at our fingertips, lives, how to reduce or eliminate inheritance tax, as well as the instructor’s law firm continues to find people making the financing long term care. This course is designed to address same mistakes relating to estate planning and asset the importance of drafting a will, living trust, as well as preservation. This course is designed to share the top seven financial and medical powers of attorney. This course will mistakes repeatedly made so that you can avoid making them. also address the different types of funding for facilities, such After all, “A smart person learns from their mistakes; a wise as private pay, long term care insurance, and government person learns from other people’s mistakes.” assistance. Client eligibility for government programs such as $35 per family Medicare and Medicaid will also be discussed at length 360-Thurs, Mar 18 7-8:30 pm $35 per family One Session 357-Thurs, Apr 29 7-8:30 pm One Session

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Creating Fine Silver Jewelry for Beginners Creating Fine Silver Jewelry–Level Two (In-Person) (In-Person) Terry Kovalcik Terry Kovalcik This beginner’s workshop will explore the seemingly endless This is an intermediate level fine silver jewelry class. The possibilities of creating silver jewelry with Precious Metal prerequisite for this workshop is attendance at a prior class in Clay. It will introduce you to the different types of PMC (lump, silver metal clay jewelry. If you have attended one of Terry’s sheet and paste) in an easy step-by-step format. Topics introduction to silver jewelry classes or a metal clay class with covered will include: working with the clay, creating forms, another instructor, this class is for you. We’ll continue to carving, molding, texturing, firing, oxidizing, and polishing. explore the unique qualities of silver metal clay, while Participants will explore these techniques with an eye toward constructing more complicated three-dimensional, hollow form finding their own voice and style through a choice of projects elements. Learn how to combine your silver jewelry with a - pendants, hollow forms, decorative beads, constructed splash of color to finish your designs—work with UV resin, forms and earrings. PMC is a unique jewelry making material. polymer clay inlays, glass paints, or Aura 22. Each project will This user-friendly product is a malleable substance that is be made more complex by combining many of the techniques composed of fine silver particles in an organic binder. It can learned in prior workshops with an aim to help bring your work be sculpted and manipulated like potter’s clay. After firing in to the next level. *Please note: Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is a kiln, all that is left is your unique design in pure (.999) silver. based on the market price of silver which fluctuates daily. Due Materials fee* is payable directly to instructor at class. to the fluctuating price of the silver, the price listed here may *Depends on price of silver Please note: Precious Metal Clay not accurately reflect the current price of the material. Prices (PMC) is based on the market price of silver which fluctuates may end up being higher or lower. At the time of this printing, daily. Due to the continuing rise in the price of the silver, the the cost of PMC materials for this class is approximately price listed here may not accurately reflect the current price of $96-$110. Aura 22 is an optional cost and also fluctuates with the material. Prices may end up being higher or lower. At the market conditions. All participants are required to pay a $25 time of this printing, the cost of PMC materials for this class is bench/kiln fee for consumable materials, firing supplies and approximately $92-$100. $165 colorants, payable directly to the instructor at the start of the 411-Mon 6:30-9:30 pm session. $165 BFMS Art Rm 412-Tues 6:30-9:30 pm 8 Sessions Starts Mar 8 RHS Rm 138 8 Sessions Starts Mar 9

18 Handcrafting Bobbin Lace Making (In-Person) Sensational Stained Glass (In-Person) Mayra Petretti Patty Vangieri, www.glassgallerynj.com Bobbin lace is an old type of handwork. A few simple stitches lay If you ever wanted to learn the classic and beautiful craft of the foundation for the most intricate lace. Even the simplest stained glass but had no idea where to start, this is the class for patterns can be used for clothing, place mats and wall hangings. you. As a beginner, you will learn the fundamentals of laying out Supply cost is $20. $100 a pattern, using tools, cutting glass, foiling and soldering while 404-Wed 9:45-11:45 am creating a simple suncatcher. You will 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 then move on to a larger (up to approx. 10”x15”) flat panel project of your choice. Please bring safety glasses and an apron Mending and Alterations (Virtual) or work shirt to the first class. Additional supplies will be Vivian Burns, www.soyoustudio.com discussed the first night of class. Approximate cost of materials This virtual class will teach the basics of mending and simple is $95. $165 alterations. Sewing machines are NOT necessary for this class. 424-Tues 6:30-9:30 pm Students are encouraged to bring their own items for personalized RHS Rm 194 instruction which can enhance the learning of the entire group. 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 $90 401-Mon 6:30-8 pm Stained Glass II (In-Person) 5 Sessions Starts Mar 22 Patty Vangieri, www.glassgallerynj.com This is an open workshop for those thathave already taken Create Your Own Natural Skincare (Virtual) Stained Glass 1 andwould like to work independently, but in a group environment. Branch out to new projects such as lamps, LaShonda Tyree a large flat panel,cement stepping stones or 3-D pieces like With over 16 years of experience making natural soaps and jewelry boxes and candleholders – the choice is yours! Material cosmetics, La Shonda will teach and guide you on how to make fee can range widely, depending on your choice of your body products or at least make you more aware of what you project and glass selection. Class size is limited. $165 are putting on your skin. Take control of what goes on your skin from head to toe. Over the course of three weeks, you will learn 425-Wed 6:30-9:30 pm the basics of how to make your own soap, lotion, body scrubs, RHS Rm 194 bath fizzies, bath salts, facial masks and bath teas in this hands-on 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 DIY class. We will cover the theory behind each application and then put it into practice making each product from raw natural skin Beaded Jewelry for Beginners (Virtual) NEW! loving ingredients such as coconut oil and shea butter. A $40 Maya Oren-Dahan material fee is payable to the instructor. $75 Discover the wonderful world of jewelry-making. Learn 423-Tues 7-9 pm fundamental techniques like bead stringing, crimping and 3 Sessions Starts Apr 6 knotting from an expert. Experience working with various materials like leather, memory wire, seed beads and gemstones, and create unique necklaces and bracelets that you will love to Vegan Wax Candle Making (Virtual) wear or give as gifts. Beginning and intermediate students are LaShonda Tyree welcome. Supply list will be provided. Optional project kits can Do you enjoy burning scented candles? In this two hour hands on be ordered from the instructor. $120 workshop learn how to custom craft your own container candle 413-Mon 7-9 pm using eco-friendly plant based waxes such as soy and coconut. 8 Sessions Starts Mar 1 With candles being used in 7 out of 10 households, there is no wonder why everyone wants to learn how to make them. Topics Virtual Knitting Night (Virtual) covered will include: choosing the correct wick, selecting Emily Abramenko appropriate candle containers, using colorants, safely making Calling all intermediate and experienced knitters to join us for a candles, picking the right wax, properly use fragrance, melting and virtual knit night. Bring the projects you are working on, pouring at the correct temperature and sourcing ingredients. A projects you want to restart, or ideas for projects you want to materials fee of $15 is payable to the instructor at class. $35 start, and get help with any questions you might have. It will be 419-Tues, May 4 7-9 pm a fun way to connect with other knitters until we are able to One Session start in-person classes again. $120 426-Wed 7-9 pm 8 Sessions Starts Mar 10

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Crochet Fundamentals (Virtual) Open Studio: Knitting (Virtual) NEW! Susan Leibowitz Susan Leibowitz Learn the fundamentals of crochet and build your skills through a Are you confident in knitting basics and ready for more? Weekly progression of projects worked flat, in rounds and 3-D. Learn the intermediate & up skill building mini-lessons will be combined basic stitches, how to combine them into stitch patterns, gauge, with coaching and problem-solving assistance on self-selected on-going projects or class projects. We’ll continue mastering color changes and finishing. Master the language of crochet and the language of knitting through reading and interpreting more how to interpret patterns and charts. This class is for newbies or complex patterns and charts. Includes an option to design and as a refresher for those returning to crochet after a long break. write elemental patterns. For the first class, you’ll need US 8 Bring an I/5.5mm or I/6mm hook and solid light color, smooth (5mm) or 9 (5.5mm) knitting needle and a solid light color, worsted weight yarn to the first class. $110 smooth worsted/aran weight yarn to the first class. Continuing 407-Wed 6-7:30 pm students can bring their current project. $110 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 430-Thurs 11:30- 1pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 Open Studio: Crochet (Virtual) Susan Leibowitz Playing in Mud – Hand-building NEW! Build your crochet skills through a selection of projects Techniques (Virtual) worked flat, in rounds and 3-D. Learn the basic stitches, how Alisen Herman to combine them into stitch patterns, gauge, colorwork and Pinch, coil and slab! Students will be introduced to basic finishing. Master the language of crochet and how to interpret hand-building techniques. Be creative, get stress relief, and patterns and charts. More advanced crocheters will receive learn something new. Guided by instructor demonstrations and coaching and problem-solving assistance on their on-going coaching, students will learn to create various functional and projects. Skill builder lessons on intermediate & up topics will decorative items. Fun for all levels. A $60 material fee will need be offered. Includes an option to design and write elemental to be paid to the teacher for the supply kit prior to the first patterns. Bring an I/5.5mm or J/6mm hook and a solid light class. Lessons will include clay basics, making pinch & coil pots color, smooth worsted weight yarn to the first class. and storing our work, rolling a slab using either a rolling pin or Continuing students also can bring their current project. This bottle and making an easy cup or plate, adding handles and class is for new or continuing crochet students. $110 feet to pieces, finishing touches and decorating our pieces, 410-Wed 8-9:30 pm making templates for mugs and multiples to create a set, 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 surface design with color and texture, preparing for firing and glazing, basics on glaze. Material fee is payable to the instructor before the first class and local pick up of materials Knitting Fundamentals (Virtual) NEW! will be arranged. Materials fee includes one 25lb bag of mid-fire Health, Personal Growth & Wellness Susan Leibowitz white stoneware clay per person and a basic clay tool kit. Learn the fundamentals of knitting and build your skills through Instructor will glaze and fire up to 6 clay pieces, not to exceed a progression of projects worked flat and in the round. Learn 6”x6”x6” each. Limited glaze options TBD will be offered. the basic stitches – knit and purl and how to combine them Students will be able to pick up work within three weeks after into stitch patterns. We’ll cover casts-ons and bind-offs, gauge, dropping off for firing. Students and instructor will endeavor to and finishing. We’ll learn the language of knitting and how to avoid breaks when transporting work back and forth for firing, interpret patterns. This class is for newbie knitters and and will be held harmless if breaks should happen. $125 advanced beginners developing their skills. Projects 414-Wed 7-9 pm appropriate for the skill levels will be available. For the first 7 Sessions Starts Mar 17 class, you’ll need US 13 (9mm) straight 10” knitting needles and a skein of a Super Bulky yarn that is smooth and a solid medium color. $110 429-Thurs 9:30 – 11 am 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4

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Hypnosis for Weight Loss Usui Reiki One Certification Course (In-Person) A Healthy Mind For a Healthy Body (Virtual) Dawn Dittmar Lois Kramer-Perez CHt At this level of training, you will be initiated into the healing If you are ready to change your eating patterns and are tired of practice of the Usui Reiki system. This course will cover the feeling stuck, you know the time to act is now! It is always easier History of Reiki, Reiki Principles, Gassho Meditation, The Chakra to lose weight when we have a partner. What you may not realize is System, learning techniques for connecting to the Universal that your partner is already there waiting for instructions. Our best Source of Reiki energy at a deep level and allowing it to flow partner is our subconscious. Hypnosis is the perfect way to through you for self-healing, along with The Reiki Hand connect with our subconscious - enlisting that part of ourselves to Positions. You will receive the attunement to practice Reiki One. help. In this class you will experience a relaxing hypnosis session Once the connection is made through the attunement, the Reiki using guided imagery and suggestions to support healthy eating to energy will be available to you for the rest of your life. After the attain the results you desire. You will also learn self-hypnosis attunement, we will conduct a group practice, where everyone techniques to support your new behavior. Each participant will both receives and administers Reiki treatments. Materials will receive the recording of the class session for future use. $35 include a Reiki booklet to be distributed at the beginning of the 469-Wed, Apr 28 7-8:30 pm class for use during and after the class, as well as a Reiki One One Session Certificate at the end of the class. A materials fee of $25 is to be paid to the teacher. $150 Say Hello and Know! Introduction to Face 454-Tues 7-9 pm Reading Techniques (Virtual) 4 Sessions Starts Mar 2 Lois Kramer-Perez, CHt. Learn your unique elemental style based your archetype: Thinker, Usui Reiki Two- Practitioner Certification Groundbreaker, Transformer, Supporter or Diplomat. Begin Course (In-Person) operating with your natural strengths through understanding and Dawn Dittmar knowledge. Face Reading Techniques teach us how best to The Usui Reiki level two course is a comprehensive course that communicate by understanding not only our own inherent style gives you a deeper understanding of Reiki’s healing energy and but how to recognize that in others - in an instant! What would the techniques used in order to provide healing for others. This you say if I told you that you could understand how to course will begin with a review of Reiki One and then it will communicate with anyone on their terms just looking at their face! move on from there, with specific techniques to consciously Know the significance of ears, nose and mouth, size and shape. access and channel Reiki energy for either a Reiki treatment What do the eyebrows reveal? How about the ears? The shape of a session, or for applying Reiki from a distance. You will receive hairline and the lines on the face also tell a story. Learn these Face three sacred Reiki symbols and a Reiki Two attunement. You will Reading principles and you will never look at faces the same again! also learn the Byosen Scan. After the attunement, we will have a $40 group practice, where everyone both receives and administers 485-Wed, Apr 14 7-9 pm Reiki treatments using the symbols. We will review Reiki Client One Session Forms as well as New Jersey Laws governing Reiki. At the completion of this course, you will be a Certified Reiki Zen Stretch and Meditation (In-Person) Practitioner, with an unbroken lineage all the way back to Dr. Aliza Rosen Usui and you will be certified to perform a full Reiki treatment A stretch class is like a good massage that lasts for days. The on others, using a massage table, yoga mat or with your client class starts with a thorough and easy to learn stretch routine that in a seated position. Materials will include a Reiki Level Two anyone can do. Then we will learn correct breathing and finish Booklet at the beginning of the Class and a Reiki Level Two with a modern meditation that relaxes the mind and clears Practitioner Certificate at the end of the class. A materials fee mental anguish. Stretching improves flexibility, lowers risk of of $25 is to be paid to the teacher at the first class. *The injury, improves respiratory function, blood circulation, digestion, Prerequisite for studying Usui Reiki Level Two is having focus, balance, and induces relaxation. Get in touch with your successfully completed Usui Reiki Level One. $150 body, release stress, and unwind your mind with an easy stretch 455-Tues 7-9 pm class. Good for all levels. No fitness or flexibility required. Wear 4 Sessions Starts Apr 20 comfortable clothes, bring a yoga mat and enjoy. $120 467-Wed 7-8 pm 6 Sessions Starts Mar 17 Meditation - Beyond Mindfulness (In-Person/ Virtual) Dharmachakra Buddhist Center We would all like to become more centered and peaceful. Mindfulness is essential; it is used and developed through meditation. But meditation shows us that mindfulness is just the beginning to discovering lasting inner peace. Go beyond mindfulness. Learn to meditate. All are welcome. No prior eperience necessary. $85 476-Tues 7:30-9 pm 4 Sessions Starts Apr 6 21 Health, Personal Growth & Wellness The Wonderful World of Crystals (In-Person) Release Your Stress ~ with Mindfulness and Karen Finnerty – Eagan, CRMT, Crystal Practitioner Personal Clearing Techniques (Virtual) Crystals and gemstones have been used by ancient civilizations Lois Kramer-Perez CHt. for thousands of years. The Egyptians, Greeks, Sumerians, and Are you finally ready to learn how to release your stress? Are you others incorporated them into jewelry, cosmetics, and amulets, tired of carrying all of this weight on your shoulders? Are you used them for protection, ready to stop allowing situations, of which you have no control, health and much more. Today control you? What if I told you that you will immediately find crystals are used daily in all of relief from the stresses of the environment we live in today? You our lives. Crystals are strong feel lighter already! Learn the simple mindfulness and personal enough to power watches, and clearing techniques and you will find that you will move from to be used in industry and victim to victor. Through breathing, visualization, anchoring and technology. In the fields of guidance, even the most active minds are surprised to find ease alternative healing, crystals are using these simple techniques. The moment we begin changing believed to have healing our patterns through choice, we can respond to events of which properties that help to balance we have no control. Each participant receives a recording of the the mind and body and release meditation portion. No meditation experience required. Bring a mental, physical and spiritual pillow to make your seat more comfy. $35 blockages. So what then is crystal energy? How might crystals 484-Wed, Mar 24 7-8:30 pm be used to spark changes in your life, in your home, in your One Session career? Are you interested in learning how to set intentions and help bring them to life? You will learn how to shop for and choose crystals to support you, as well as how to care for and Playing With Pendulums (Virtual) use them. A variety of crystals will be discussed to help deepen Lois Kramer-Perez CHt your understanding. Whether you are a beginning crystal user or Are you curious about pendulums? Pendulums have become a seeking to expand your existing collection together we will very popular tool today. Pendulums have been used for “dowsing” explore the world of crystals and experience so much more. and “accessing intuition” for hundreds of years. You may have Come and enjoy and receive a gift of a free crystal. $35 seen people hold a ring on a string over a pregnant woman’s belly 479-Wed, Apr 14 7- 8:30 pm to see if she is having a boy or a girl. Students will learn the basics RHS Rm 234 about pendulums, how to set your pendulum to access One Session information and find out what to do when you do not have your favorite pendulum on hand. We will also practice using the A Fun and Fascinating Guide to Creating pendulum to receive information and learn how to begin using your Crystal Grids (In-Person) pendulum to clear your space, clear yourself and clear others. Have fun in this experiential class learning a valuable tool. No pendulum Karen Finnerty-Eagan CRMT, Crystal Practioner experience required. Bring your pendulum, or use a a teabag on a Would you like to increase peace and positive energy in your string with a quarter taped to each side. $40 home and life? Would you like to learn how to focus your 465-Wed, Apr 21 7-9 pm energy and amplify your intentions? Whether you are slightly One Session familiar with crystals, are a crystal lover, use crystals every day, or are interested in increasing your knowledge and use of Intro to Qi Gong – Movement, Meditation, Self- crystals, you just might be interested in learning about crystal Massage and Breath-work to Improve Health grids! Crystal grids have been used for thousands of years and are now gaining in popularity. So just what are crystal grids? and Energy (Virtual) How do crystal grids work? What crystals are used to make Karen Livanos-Centauro crystal grids? Creating a crystal grid can be fun, fulfilling and Learn about the Ancient Chinese practice of Qi (Chi) Gong (Kung). meditative. Learn to use your imagination and intuition to Qi Gong is a system of exercises, meditations and breath-work create crystal grids. Participants will receive step by step practices, combined to improve & harmonize the flow of “qi” (life directions on how to create three types of grids, learn about force energy) within the body. Qi Gong is easy to learn, non- grid components, how to set an intention for the grid, choose a strenuous and doesn’t require a lot of room to be performed. Qi grid base, choose the number and type of crystals and how to Gong can increase your physical strength and flexibility, enhance activate and maintain grids. Participants will also receive a free mental function, and aid in the reduction of stress. During the two crystal grid template and crystal. $35 classes, you will be introduced to several medical Qi Gong forms of 480-Wed, Apr 21 7-8:30 pm slow, flowing movements, meditation, self-massage, and breath RHS Rm 234 sequences to help improve your health and energy levels. Wear One Session comfortable clothing and sneakers to partake in gentle Qi Gong exercises which can be done standing or sitting. Please also drink water and eat lightly before class. $44 478-Wed 7-8:30 2 Sessions Apr 14 & 21

22 Health, Personal Growth & Wellness Zumba Gold Beginners – for Adults of ALL Ages Zumba Gold Beginners – Toning (In-Person/Virtual) (In-Person/Virtual) Mary Lee Costello Mary Lee Costello Do you love music? Would you like to dance without feeling Why include weight-bearing activity with an already unique, self-conscious? Lose yourself in the most influential movement in stimulating calorie-burning Zumba class? Besides the step-by-step the fitness industry and find yourself…in shape. Safely and instruction using every muscle in your body, you will learn how to effectively tone your body and burn calories in this beginner class, build bone density and strength by working against gravity to while dancing to Latin and International music including improve tone, balance and endurance. The lightweight toning Merengue, Salsa, Cha-Cha, Cumbia, Belly Dance, Flamenco, Pop, sticks are a cross between hand-held weights and maracas and are Rock ‘n’ Roll, Bachata, Tango, Samba, Bhangra and theme classics. optional for the class. Whether you choose to use the lightweight This class in designed to emphasize the basics, taught step-by- toning sticks or just your own resistance, you will experience an step to achieve confidence, perfect for those who are new to effective, low-impact approach that utilizes not only the lower fitness or are returning after a long time, who may not be able to body with activities such as walking and dancing, but also upper keep up in a high-energy class; or who have limitations that need body resistance training that works your shoulders, back and arms. to be addressed with modifications. Please wear comfortable The class is very similar to the Gold Beginners class, but is work-out clothing and flat soled sneakers (not running shoes) and designed in a circuit training format to balance the cardio and bring water and a small towel. The smiles, laughter and props are strength training for maximum “exercise in disguise” results. The on Mary Lee. The party is about to begin – she will be waiting for music selection is always the student’s favorite part of the class you! Contact instructor for more info or with questions (201) and the choreography fuses many genres such as merengue, salsa, 661-0365 or [email protected] $120 reggaeton, cumbia, bachata, tango, flamenco, dancehall, kizomba, 471-Tues 6:30-7:30 pm pop, rock & roll and fun themes. The instructor provides props BFMS Rm 135 and laughter to help burn the calories. The class is taught with 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 modifications to raise or lower the heart rate so that adults of ALL ages on the journey to a fit and healthy lifestyle can successfully participate and benefit. The weights cost about $20 and are available to purchase from the instructor at class. Enhance your workout and strengthen your muscles and bones. Contact instructor for more info or with any questions at (201) 661-0365 or [email protected]. $120 453-Thurs 7-8 pm BFMS Rm 135 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4

Jazzercise (In Person and Virtual) Rose Pasek, Instructor/Franchise Owner & Staff • www.jazzercise.com • [email protected] Jazzercise is the world’s #1 dance-fitness program. Through a unique collaboration, participants will enjoy UNLIMITED CLASSES for nine weeks, thats over 110 opportunities to work out! No previous dance experience is required and no matter what your fitness level, you will see results while you have fun. In Jazzercise you will find all ages, shapes, sizes and fitness levels. In other words, you’ll see people just like you. Instructors will demonstrate both challenging movements and low-impact variations. Each 60-minute class offers a blend of jazz dance and exercise choreographed to today’s music. Easy to follow, fun choreography includes a gentle warm-up, 30-minute aerobic workout, muscle toning and strengthening segment with weights, and a stretch finale. These classes are on-going and are for students of all levels. Wear loose, comfortable clothing (i.e. bike shorts, regular shorts, and jazz pants with a workout top or t-shirt) and cross-training athletic shoes. Bring a towel or exercise mat and a non-breakable water bottle with a lid. Please arrive 15 minutes early to your first session. Come as often as you like. Schedule is subject to change. Check website for updates. 452-Mar 1- May 15 $129 for unlimited classes

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Jazzercise Westwood, Parkside Community Church, 545 4th Ave, Westwood NJ

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Arthritis, Balance and Fall Prevention Exercise Introduction to Astrology (In-Person) Program (In-Person) Dawn Dittmar Mary Lee Costello Did you ever wonder what the ancient people did before the Does arthritis pain or fear of falling prevent you from participating invention of the television? They waited until nightfall, studied in the normal activities of daily living? You’ll be surprised to learn the moon, the stars and the planets and began to realize that that this class, with an emphasis on flexibility and balance, also when Hermes Trismegistus said “As above so below,” he wasn’t incorporates all the recommended movements from the Arthritis fooling. Astrology is still the ultimate reality show. Whether Foundation. Using popular music from many decades and easy you’re new to astrology or a returning student, take that next motions, makes the class totally fun! It will uplift your spirits and step, go “Dancing with the Stars” and discover what the stars enliven your muscles. This informative class will help those with and planets might be saying to you! A practical approach is rheumatic or musculoskeletal arthritis enjoy a more active lifestyle emphasized for use as a springboard to future study. A $5 while improving overall health. We also target range of motion, materials fee is payable to the instructor. $115 muscular strength/endurance, cardio endurance, neurobics and 458-Wed 7-9 pm relaxation techniques. Class will include some arthritis inspired Tai 8 Sessions Starts Mar 3 Chi exercises. A guided meditation is conducted at the conclusion of each class. Participants are offered both seated and/or standing Yoga for Deep Relaxation (In-Person/Virtual) options. In this group exercise class you will also use light weights, Mary Ann Gebhardt rubber resistance bands, flexible balls and more, while smiling to The practice of yoga quiets the mind and releases tension while the music. After a class or two, you will be inspired and feel better. developing strength and flexibility in the body. Sessions will include Please wear supportive footwear and bring water and a set of 1 lb. breath work, posture practice, meditation and relaxation. This hand-held weights (optional). Instructor will provide the additional class is designed specifically for the novice. Students should dress assistive equipment. After a few classes you should notice a in comfortable, layered clothing and bring a yoga mat and large reduction in pain and stiffness, notice increased flexibility and towel or blanket. This class blends yoga and ayurveda. $105 develop strategies to improve balance, confidence and feel like a 482-Wed 7:30-8:30 pm new you! $140 481-Wed 6-7 pm 8 Sessions Starts Mar 3 BFMS Rm 135 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 Gentle Yoga in a Chair (In-Person) Joan Tarrant This course will be a gentle yoga class with a special emphasis on Feng Shui 101 – Feng Shui Your Space for the problems of people with arthritis or other joint/ mobility issues. Abundant Living (Virtual) The goal will be for participants to become more flexible and Lois Kramer-Perez CHt. prevent them from experiencing a loss of function in body parts. Learn some of the secrets of Feng Shui and create an abundant They will also experience an alleviation of pain. The class will life by arranging your space to achieve your hearts desires. Feng consist of a series of yoga asanas (poses), which have been Shui principles have sustained for thousands of years, cultures and modified and adapted to the participants’ needs. Chairs will be lifestyles, bringing us magnificent power to activate, create and used for people who have difficulty using the floor. Pranayama sustain healthy, abundant and happy lives. Do you want to find (breathing exercises) will be incorporated into the class, to reduce out how your front door can impact your career? Ever wonder why stress and ease pain. This class is not appropriate for pregnant bathrooms are so important in feng shui? How about the women. Please bring a mat or towel to class. There will also be a significance of the stove in your home - do you even use it? What guided meditation in every class. $135 is the best use of mirrors using feng shui principles? What is going 456-Thurs 10-11am on in your bedroom? Find out how photographs and storage in the 8 Sessions Starts Mar 4 bedroom can influence your relationships. Participants will find the right method and actions to fit their needs. Bring your Feng Shui questions. We will use three student floor plans as examples Acu-Yoga (In-Person/Virtual) in the class, email your floor plan of the one room you have a Joan Tarrant question about to [email protected]. Floor plan must be Acupressure is an ancient healing art that dates back to China received by Mar 31 to be eligible. $40 more than 5,000 years ago and has been shown to affect the 464-Wed, Apr 7 7-9 pm body by way of meridians (energy pathways) located One Session throughout the body. The benefits of gentle yoga movements are known to improve balance, strength and flexibility. Acu- Yoga is a way to combine the two into one practice. The class will explore art of pressing on pertinent acupressure points while maintaining a yoga pose. Tibetan Singing Bowls will be played during relaxation. Bring a yoga mat and a blanket to Home & Real Estate class. $50 486-Mon 7-8:15 pm 2 Sessions Apr 12 & 19

24 NEW!

Health, Personal Growth & Wellness Natural Ways to Care for Your Health Using Singing Bowls for Essential Oils (In-Person/Virtual) Healing & Relaxation (In-Person/Virtual) Lorinda Walker Mary Ann Gebhardt & Joan Tarrant This is an interactive lecture with a hands-on “Make and Take” Singing bowls are used in yoga, music therapy, and sound component, where participants will each select an essential oil and healing. They are also played to signal the beginning and the make a remedy to take home with them. Topics covered will end of silent meditation. Like a bell, the tone is produced by include: what essential oils are, where they come from and how striking the side of the bowl with a wooden mallet. By running they are sourced to insure that they are pure and effective. the mallet around the bowl - only with slight pressure - a pure Participants will get a chance to experience different essential oils, tone will eventually rise. When this happens, the bowl is said to learn what they are used for, and the different methods of sing. Tibetan singing bowls vibrate and produce a deep application. Included in the materials fee, each participant will relaxation, the singing bowls are also used in combination with select an oil to help with a particular health problem (for instance other healing practices, such as meditation and deep breathing. diffi-culty sleeping, fighting off colds, or decreasing headaches), This class will be deeply relaxing, starting with gentle yoga and make a roller bottle to take home with them for their use. stretches, followed by listening to the healing tones of the Educational hand-outs will be given and there will be time for bowls. More information about the bowls will be discussed. questions to be answered. A materials fee of $12 is payable to the Mary Ann & Joan will have over 50 singing bowls. Bring a yoga instructor. $35 mat and a blanket. $35 472-Tues, Apr 22 7-9 pm 462-Mon, Apr 5 7-8:30 pm One Session One Session

American Heart Association American Heart Association American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED Course Heartsaver First Aid (Virtual) Heartsaver CPR/AED & First (Virtual) Richard Van Der Wall Aid Course (Virtual) Richard Van Der Wall Heartsaver First Aid is a video-based, Richard Van Der Wall Heartsaver CPR/AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches This course is a blended learning course instructor-led course that teaches CPR for students critical skills to respond to and that combines the two individual courses adults, children and infants, AED use and manage an emergency in the first few at a cost savings. See the individual how to relieve choking in adults, children minutes until emergency medical services course descriptions for curriculum and infants. This course teaches skills with arrives. Students learn duties and information and details. In-person skills the AHA research-proven practice-while- responsibilities of first aid rescuers; first test will be scheduled with each student watching technique, which allows aid actions for medical emergencies, individually. instructors to observe the students, including severe choking, heart attack and 475-2 Sessions $140 provide feedback, and guide the student’s stroke; and skills for handling injury and learning of skills. This course is for anyone environmental emergencies, including with limited or no medical training who external bleeding, broken bones, sprains, need a course completion card for CRP for bites and stings. This course is for anyone job requirements or just for personal with limited or no medical training who reasons. Upon completion of the course, need a course completion card for First students will be issued a CPR certification Aid for job requirements or just for card valid for 2 years. In-person skills test personal reasons. Upon completion of will be scheduled with each student the course, students will be issued a First individually. Aid certification card valid for 2 years. 473-One Session $85 In-person skills test will be scheduled with each student individually. 474- One Session $85 Classes are taken on your own schedule. You will receive a link from the instructor with instructions.

25 Home & Real Estate

Working with an Architect on an Addition, Time to “Spring Fling” Your Garage! NEW! Alteration or New House Project (Virtual) (Virtual) Donald Rubin Jean Marie Herron, CPO, Posse Partners, LLC Working with an architect to plan and prepare for an alteration/ Join a certified professional organizer for an evening of addition or a new house project is a straightforward and logical decluttering and organizing one of our prime real estate spaces process and can be a very comfortable and enjoyable - the garage. Whether your garage is attached or detached, one experience. This course will take you through the steps involved bay or three, most of our outdoor storage spaces can use an to realize a successful project. Some of the topics discussed will overhaul when spring arrives. Come learn POSSE’s be finding an architect, planning the project, preparing the methodology for decluttering large areas so that you can construction drawings and specifications, zoning and zoning actually park cars inside if you want to. For over 15 years, variances and the construction phase. Examples of drawing and POSSE has been helping homeowners find the joy in owning a other illustrative materials will help to clarify the process. home because her clients are able to purge anything they don’t $35 love, use or need. $35 508-Wed, Apr 7 7:30-9:30 pm 505-Wed, Apr 7 7-8:30 pm One Session One Session

Event Planning & Creative Home NEW! Conquer Your Closet (Virtual) Entertaining (Virtual) Zahavi & Schwartz Peggy Calabrese, Peggy Calabrese Special Events LLC Does your closet overwhelm you in the morning? Can you never Do you want to throw an amazing party? Class will focus on find the right pair of shoes? Does a wrinkled sweater make you home entertaining which can be useful during both Covid-19 late? Are you tired of not having anything to wear? In this class, and normal times. Learn easy and creative event planning you will learn how to take inventory of what you have, purge strategies for both inside and outside spaces. We will cover items from your closet, and hear some great organization/ everything from developing the initial concept to the final tracking tricks about how to maintain your closet/wardrobe execution. Class will include instruction on tablescapes, party after you achieve closet clarity and conquer your closet’s issues. favors, invitations, building a menu and more. Special Please bring an image of the current state of your closet so we can presentations on floral design from Piece & Pollen and menu give practical and customized tips. You will also receive our list of ideas from Not Just A Pretty Plate. $70 local stores to help in your goal to conquer your closet! $40 506-Tues 7:30-8:30 pm 509-Thurs, Mar 18 7-8:30 pm 3 Sessions Starts Mar 16 One Session Designing a Garden-Style Spring Floral Love Your Style and Care for Your Clothing Arrangement (Virtual) NEW! (Virtual) Karina Granin, City Blossoms Learn to design a garden-style, spring arrangement. Zahavi & Schwartz The instructor will provide a detailed explanation on different Do you constantly feel like you don’t love what you are wearing? types of flowers used, their meaning, their care as well as Are you constantly tugging and pulling on every item? Do you different tricks and tips of the trade. The instructor will lead regularly get holes or have issues with how to maintain your each participant, step-by step in creating their very own spring, wardrobe? This class is your chance to work with a personal floral masterpiece. A supply fee is included in the tuition and stylist and get the equation to great personal style. You will also includes flowers, greens, and a vase. Students will be learn what makes you feel your best, so you always step out contacted to arrange material pick-up in Ridgewood. $95 feeling comfortable, confident, and put-together. In this class, 511-Tues, Mar 23 7-8:15 pm you will get the guidelines Zahavia and Schwartz use with their One Session one-on-one clients to help them find the best version of themselves. You will also get some of the best ways to care for Designing a Modern, Monochromatic NEW! items in your closet, and the instructor’s best recommendations for how to continue to care for the clothing stored in your Floral Centerpiece (Virtual) Karina Granin, City Blossoms wardrobe. Zahavi & Schwartz can help you reduce your stress in Learn to design an elegant, contemporary floral centerpiece. the morning, give you an organization system that works for you, The instructor will provide a detailed explanation on different and help you increase the length of the life of your clothing. $40 types of flowers used, their meaning, their care as well as 512-Thurs, Mar 25 7-8:30 pm different tricks and tips of the trade. The class will go over One Session some basics in centerpiece design and tabletop styling for parties and events. The instructor will lead each participant, step-by step in creating their very own centerpiece. A supply fee is included in the tuition and includes flowers, greens, and a vase. Students will be contacted to arrange material pick-up in Absolute Beginner Bridge (Virtual) Ridgewood. $95 Amy Nellissen, The Bridge Table 510-Tues, Apr 27 7-8:15 pm For those who have never played bridge, here is your chance to join the 25 million Americans hooked on the game. Online One Session bridge is booming during the shutdown. Learn to play bridge now, and you’ll be challenged and entertained throughout the Fall and Winter and for years to come. This is not a series of lectures. You will be playing cards online at every lesson. Classes are 26 held on Zoom and a separate bridge teaching platform. Computer requirements: You will need a newer desktop or laptop. Tablets, especially ipads, present problems that will make it hard to follow the lesson. Phones are impossible. You don’t need any special software, just a web browser. Google chrome is preferred. Any questions? Contact your teacher Amy at 201-429- 2915. $200 654-Wed 1-3 pm 8 Sessions Starts Apr 3 Languages Italian I (Virtual) Sign Language I (In-Person/ Virtual) French III (Virtual) Angela Maniaci For beginners who want to be introduced to Italian Carl Andreasen Isabelle LeLuc in order to develop listening and speaking skills in Learn the fundamentals of American Sign This is a conversational class that will cover basic situations such as meeting and greeting Language (ASL). Students are introduced to various topics such as current affairs, culture, sociology, history, etc. This is a class for people with greater ease when in Italy or with spelling, grammar, exchanging personal Italians in your lives. Some history on culture and information and talking about family, friends and advanced students and it requires a high level of traditions will be introduced. $115 activities. This course is designed for those with oral French and French conversation. $135 568-Tues 6-7:30 pm little or no knowledge of ASL. $130 558-Mon 7-9 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 571-Thurs 7-8:30 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 Text: Italian Made Simple 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 Text will be discussed at class. ESL - English as a Second Intermediate Conversational Italian Beginning Irish (In-Person/Virtual) (Virtual) Language (In-Person/Virtual) Bob Burke Catherine Chriss Designed to develop the basic skills of listening, Angela Maniaci Students will develop basic communication speaking and writing Irish. Will include brief For returning students and new students who have skills in English. The students will be discussion of history, customs and culture. $130 been introduced to Italian whether in an academic tested at the first class to determine level 575-Mon 7-8:30 pm or lifestyle capacity (e.g. Italian family background and confirm placement in the group. This 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 or the workplace). It is recommended that new class is not for beginners and students students participate in telephone/email evaluation must be able to read English. Text book with teacher before registering. Please provide will be discussed at first class and the cost Irish II (In-Person/Virtual) email address. $125 may range from $15-$30. $140 Bob Burke 569-Tues 7:30-9 pm 552 -Tues 9:30 - 11 am This is for those who have already taken a 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 beginner course or have some knowledge. $140 Text: Italian Made Simple 576-Mon 8:30-10 pm French I (In-Person/Virtual) 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 Alain & Martine Chahine Advanced Conversational Italian (Virtual) For the beginning student. Students will learn Intro to Japanese Culture everyday expressions which may be helpful Angela Maniaci when traveling to a French speaking country. and Language (In-Person/Virtual) We will continue to focus on building vocabulary We will cover greetings, salutations and basic Yasuko Hansen and strengthening conversational skills. We will conversations. $115 Class will teach you basics including daily continue to cover Italian history, culture and 556-Wed 7-8:30 pm expressions, pronunciation, questions, traditions. One segment will be based on 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 counting and culture. $135 ‘Conoscere l’Italia’ with excerpts from the Text: Panorama De La Langue: 573-Wed 7-8:30 pm textbook “Oggi In Italia.” It is recommended Francaise Niveau Level 1 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 that new students participate in telephone Text: Genki I: Elementary evaluation with teacher before registering.$135 French II (In-Person/Virtual) (Used is Suggested) 572-Wed 7-8:30 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 Alain & Martine Chahine For students who already have a basic Japanese II (Virtual) Text: Read & Think in Italian by the Editors knowledge of French. Students will learn about Yasuko Hansen of Italy Magazine conjugating verbs in the present tense along This class is for those who have already taken a with nouns in order to create short sentences to beginner course or have some knowledge. $135 Russian I (In-Person/Virtual) 574-Tues 7-8:30 pm use in conversation. Real life situations like Irene Fortunato 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 ordering food will be discussed. $125 Learn to read, write and carry on basic Text will be discussed at first class. 557-Thurs 7:30-9 pm conversations in Russian. $140 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 564-Tues 8:30-10 pm Text: Panorama De La Langue: German I (In-Person/Virtual) 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 Irene Fortunato Francaise Niveau Level 2 Text will be discussed at first class. Learn to read, write and carry on basic conversations in German. $140 563-Tues 7-8:30 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 Text will be discussed at first class.

Students are asked to purchase the text listed under each description and bring it to the first class. Texts range from $16-$40. Please contact the RCS office for more complete text information. If there is nothing listed under the description, no text is required. Spanish I (In-Person/Virtual) Spanish II (In-Person/Virtual) Julian Garcia Julian Garica An easy approach to learning the basics with proper pronunciation and This class is for those who have already taken a beginner course or have structure. $115 some knowledge. $125 577-Tues 7-8:30 pm 578-Tues 8:30-10 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 9 Sessions Starts Mar 2 Text will be discussed at class. Text will be discussed at class.

Leisure & Personal Time

Collectible Automobiles as a Passion (In-Person) Master the New York Times Crossword (Virtual) Bob Austin, Burton Hall, and Fred Hammond Steve Manin Whether you own a collectible car or not, this series of 9 sessions Have you always wanted to master the NY Times crossword? is for anyone who enjoys special interest automobiles as a hobby Join Steve Manin in an interactive course that will jump start or a passion. This course will explore the world of special interest your inner cruciverbalist. Steve is a writer, entrepreneur and cars…cars you do not need but would love to own. While the filmmaker who credits the NY Times puzzle with making him emphasis will be on the decades from 1940 to 1979, this does not smarter, a better writer, and unbeatable at Jeopardy. Each mean that older classics and newer cars will be ignored. The class session will start with a fresh puzzle, and each clue will be will begin with an assessment targeted to identifying the car or worked until Steve has elicited the correct answer from the family of cars that best suits each class member’s interest and class. You’ll find that success is really not about vocabulary. abilities, Drawing upon the considerable experience of the You already know most of the words. What you may not know instructors, as well as guest speakers, and class members includes myriad little tricks and, most importantly, the ability to themselves, each class will afford a journey through aspects of the train your brain to think like an expert crossword puzzle solver. collectible car hobby including: what car suits you, guidance on $100 buying a collectible car, sources of valuable car related information 670-Wed 7-8 pm and presentations focusing on the automobiles of specific 8 Sessions Starts Mar 3 decades. Other topics will include appraising, financing, insuring and registering, electronic communities and more. $115 Become a Mah Jongg Maven (In-Person) 656-Thurs 7:30-9:30 pm Arlene Sobel 9 Sessions Starts Mar 4 Have fun while learning to play the American version of the ancient Chinese classic. Follow the rules of the National Mah Jongg League as you get hooked on this popular pastime, that Travel Practically with Style (Virtual) exercises your mind and sharpens your memory, all while Zahavi & Schwartz socializing with the other players. Students can purchase their Do you always over pack? Is your suitcase typically overweight? Do own Mah Jongg card from Amazon for $9 or can borrow one you wonder how people always look so stylish and relaxed on from the instructor. $90 vacation? This class will teach you the best practices for compact 667-Thurs 6:45-9:15 pm packing, how to only pack a carry-on, what items to pack for a 4 Sessions Starts Apr 8 stylish adventure and nine reasons why it’s okay to over pack if you are organized about it. After this class, you will always be The Miracle Mets of 1969 (In-Person/Virtual) prepared and will look great while you travel. Join mother-daughter Rick Feingold stylists, Zahava & Orly for a fun night to learn how to figure out An amazin’ year it was! Join us as we share memories and what to pack for where you are going. $40 stories of the 1960s Mets from their 1962 humble beginnings as 651-Thurs, Apr 15 7-8:30 pm the worst team in baseball to their triumphant 1969 season as One Session World Champions. Featured are Managers Casey Stengel and Gil Hodges, Hall of Famer Tom (Terrific) Seaver, World Series MVP Donn Clendonon, and fan favorite Tug McGraw. Class includes Mets highlights video. The instructor is a life-long Mets fan. $35 652-Tues, Apr 6 7-8:30 pm RHS Rm 212 One Session

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Introduction to Beekeeping (Virtual) NEW! Hiking the Appalachian Trail (In Person) Frank Mortimer Harold Petzold An overview of the exciting and Enjoy some time hiking along the Appalachian Trail. We will travel fact-filled world of honeybees and on three different sections of the AT between Bear Mountain and beekeeping, this seminar is NY Route 17 for approximately five to seven miles for each hike. designed for people that have These will be through hikes, starting and ending in different never kept bees before and who locations on the trail and will require pre-staging vehicles at the are thinking about keeping bees end point of the hike. You must wear hiking boots and bring 1-2 and want to learn more. This quarts of water and snacks/lunch. Hikes will take place on three seminar will provide an introduction to beekeeping with a focus Sundays from 9 am - 2 pm. Group will meet at the Copper Tree on keeping bees in suburban New Jersey. Students will gain a Mall in Oakland, at the end of the Staples parking $65 basic understanding of what’s needed to safely, productively, 655-Sun, 9 am – 2 pm and enjoyably begin keeping their own bees. $40 3 Sessions Mar 28, Apr 18, May 2 669-Thurs, Apr 8 7-8:30 pm One Session Coastal Navigation (In-Person) United States Coast Guard The topics covered in this class will include: the tools of Walking Local Mountains (In-Person) navigation, the use of nautical charts, chart symbology, aids to Harold Petzold navigation like GPS and chart plotters, avoiding hazards and using Enjoy walks with an experienced hike leader. Locations chosen by landmarks. We will also cover boating publications and boating instructor based on ease, group ability and weather. Hikes will be apps. Additional topics will include tides, winds and current, using in the Highlands/Harriman area on trails in Norvin Green, Sterling the radio in an emergency situation and how to operate under Forest and Harriman State Parks. Please wear weather appropriate limited visibility and adverse conditions. $105 clothing and dress in layers. You must wear hiking boots and bring 653-Tues 7:30-9:30 pm 1-2 quarts of water and snacks/lunch. Hikes will take place on RHS RM 292 three Sundays from 9 am - 2 pm. Group will meet at the Copper Tree Mall in Oakland, at the end of the Staples parking lot. $65 7 Sessions Starts Mar 9 663-Sun 9 am-2 pm 3 Sessions Mar 21, Apr 11, Apr 25 Do I Need to Get Dressed (Virtual) Zahavi & Schwartz Are you constantly working via zoom? Have you had your first Outdoor Navigation (In Person) in-person meeting since Covid-19. Not sure what to wear to Harold Petzold work from home? In this class we provide some insight into If you have always wanted to understand how to read an outdoor clothing that looks professional but feels comfortable. We map and use a compass for finding your way in the woods, this is help you determine what’s your best look for all the new the course for you. Learn to interpret terrain, estimate distances, methods of communication. We break down the 5 easiest WFH negotiate obstacles and follow bearings. Students are advised to outfit combinations. The 3 easy ways to turn your mask into a dress appropriately in long pants and shirts and sturdy boots. fashion statement. As well, we review the top 9 brands that Compass and instructional materials will be provided by instructor offer comfort and good design. $40 for in-class use. Bring rain gear, lunch, snacks and 2 - 3 quarts of 671-Thurs, Apr 8 7-8:30 pm water. Group will meet at the Copper Tree Mail in Oakland at the One Session back end of the Staples parking lot. $50 668-Sat, Mar 20 9 am – 1 pm 665-Sat, Apr 24 9 am – 1 pm One Session

29 Liberal Arts, Music & General Studies

Art Talks (In-Person) NEW! Joy of Singing (In-Person) Roger Davidoff Eugene Papay Join our art-loving group to explore seven great Do you find yourself always singing a tune in the shower? Well, artistsand their selected masterpieces, in seven presentations come out of that shower and share your talent with other on their extraordinary contributions to Western Art. We will like-minded singers. Join this fun class to explore singing with explore the work and unique stylistic achievements of Dürer and for other people like you. Solo singing is (GermanRenaissance), Rembrandt (Dutch Golden Age), Seurat part of the course. This is not just a sing-a-long. Along the way (FrenchPost-Impressionism), Modigliani (Early 20th Century), you will pick up some hints on better vocal production through Kandinsky(Bauhaus), Magritte (Surrealism) and Diebenkorn (Late correct breathing, good phrasing and an even sound. The 20thCentury Modern American). Each class will show teacher will provide live accompaniment to enhance the songs. reproductionsof each artist’s most famous pieces, $110 accompanied by printeddescriptions, as well as a short 714-Mon 7:30-9 pm biography of each artist. Comeout and enjoy art without the 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 over-crowded galleries! $125 701-Thurs 7:30-8:45 pm Motown Records and Barry Gordy (Virtual) RHS Rm 240 Rick Feingold 7 Sessions Starts Mar 11 Berry Gordy wrote the Jackie Wilson hit Lonely Teardrops but barely made any money. So he started his own record company named Motown. The label played an important role in the racial Music Talks: The Art of the Short integration of popular music achieving crossover success. Roger Davidoff NEW! Motown would launch the careers of Diana Ross & the This course features seven presentations of ‘smaller’ Supremes, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Martha Reeves classical music pieces, composed to make their and the Vandellas, The Four Tops, and Stevie Wonder. Class impact includes classic video of the early years of Motown music. $30 in a shorter span. We will hear and discuss the art of composers 664-Thurs, Mar 23 7-8:30 pm who were able to condense their musical ideas, without needing One Session extended forms and long periods of time. If you’re expecting to hear Mahler, this class is NOT for you… conversely, if you love Victorian Book Club (Virtual) Chopin, this class has your name on it! We will hear M.T. Schwartzman ‘abbreviated’ works by JS Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Modern advertising, medicine, transportation, and even our Schubert, Weber, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, Christmas traditions can all trace their beginnings to the Victorian Brahms, Mussorgsky / Rimski-Korsakov, J Strauss II, Tchaikowsky, age. Join us for a lively discussion of how these 19th-century Dvorak, Rachmaninoff, Dukas, Joplin and Gershwin – developments shaped our society today and hear selected masterpieces ALL! Please join us aswe listen and enjoy great readings from period novels by Anthony Trollope, George Eliot, music in shorter bursts. $125 661-Tues 7:30-8:45 pm Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens and others. $35 RHS Rm 240 702 – Tues, Apr 20 7-9 pm 7 Sessions Starts Mar 10 One Session

Beginning Guitar (Virtual) The Nazi Spy from Begren County (Virtual) PJ Rasmussen James Calaski Enjoy playing this versatile instrument. Folk, classic rock, While researching the German American Bund for his graduate country and contemporary songs will be taught along with thesis, James Calaski came across documents regarding a basic chords, strums, blues & rock bass patterns and scales. resident of Glen Rock, NJ named Carl Schiphorst within the Ukuleles welcome! $120 declassified FBI files. Schiphorst resided in Glen Rock during 715-Mon 7-8 pm the 1930’s and was the leader of the Bergen County Unit of the 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 German American Bund, a pro-Nazi organization that existed in the US prior to WWII. Schiphorst was also the target of a 145 Intermediate Guitar (Virtual) page FBI investigation which suspected Schiphorst of being a PJ Rasmussen Nazi spy or agent. For the past several years, James Calaski has For those who know basic chords and would like to improve been researching Carl Schiphorst, the FBI investigation, his their skills and meet other players. Guitars may be rented by internment, and ultimate repatriation to Germany, a story which calling the instructor at (201) 391-2073. A materials fee of $2 illustrates the plight of thousands of German families during is payable to the instructor at the first class. Ukuleles WWII. He first presented his findings to the public in welcome! $135 conjunction with the Glen Rock Historical & Preservation 717-Mon 8-9 pm 9 Sessions Starts Mar 1 Society in April 2015 and has been in demand ever since, presenting to numerous libraries, schools and civic organizations throughout Bergen County and NJ. $35 701-Tues, Apr 20 7-8:30 pm One Session 30 Liberal Arts, Music & General Studies

Grammar Lion: A Grammar Refresher Just Write (Virtual) (Virtual) Gwendolen Gross Ellen Feld If you have been meaning to write more, but just can’t get Everybody writes. Now, boost your knowledge of English grammar started, come to weekly writing practice sessions designed for to write better. Gain new tools. Experience results. Write with new all levels of writers. We’ll review the fundamentals of writing strength. Explore the basics of English grammar—like parts of practice (including keeping your pen moving and you’re free to speech and punctuation—and more advanced concepts—like write the world’s worst junk) and then get right to it. There will syntax and wordiness. Comprehensive. Effective. Fun. Get lots of be several stimulating writing topics each session, discussions practice with quizzes and dynamic activities. Learn on your of craft and writing process and a chance (but not a preferred schedule, from the comfort of your home, office, or requirement) to read the fresh work aloud. You’ll go home each favorite cafe. Wherever you are, your personal instructor will guide week with ideas for where to continue. Perfect for jump-starting you. Technology essentials: internet access, email, computer a work-in-progress or generating new material. Please bring a (recommended over mobile device). Questions? Contact the notebook and pens or pencils. For both new and continuing instructor directly: [email protected]. students. $140 Start Date : Apr 9 659-Mon 1-2:30 pm 162-Go at your own pace to complete your course in 5 Sessions Starts Mar 15 4 to 12 weeks. Tuition: $139 An Evening with Strunk & White Writing for Profit (In-Person) (In-Person/Virtual) MT Schwartzman M.T. Schwartzman There is nothing more thrilling for a writer than pitching an idea, You probably remember Strunk & White from high school or selling the story, seeing it in print or posted on the internet, and college, but do you know who the authors were? Come join getting a check. Find out from a pro how to tell stories based freelance writer and Strunk & White aficionado M.T. on your personal experience or professional experience. Schwartzman as we learn all about their famous book “The Classes will cover how to come up with original ideas, how to Elements of Style.” From the history behind Strunk & White to find the right outlet for your story, and how to write a story its most enduring lessons on grammar and punctuation, this is proposal. $80 an evening that’s sure to be fun and informative. Bring your 117-Thurs 7-9 pm copy of “The Elements of Style” (4th Edition recommended) and go home a better writer! $35 5 Sessions Starts Mar 16 672-Tues, Apr 6 7-9 pm One Session

Sports

Volleyball (Co-Ed) (In-Person) Power Volleyball League (In-Person) Bob Livingstone Bob Livingstone, Men and women have an opportunity to have fun, exercise, www.ridgewoodvolleyball.com socialize and keep in shape. All classes are co-educational. Here is an exciting opportunity for competitive, co-ed teams Both skill levels have a warm up skill drill in the beginning of to play one another. There are two nights available, Tuesday & each class. After the start of the classes, instructors may Thursday. Each night has a round robin schedule followed by recommend class changes to keep groups ability-compatible. playoffs. Each team must field a co-ed roster at all times. $90 Interested teams or single players looking to possibly join BEG/INTERM 9-10:30 pm an existing team can e-mail Bob at [email protected] or stop 898-Mon Starts Mar 1 by either night for further information. 899-Wed Starts Mar 3 League starts Apr 5 9 Sessions RHS-Gym #1 Fee is $550 per team.

ADVANCED 9-10:30 pm 900-Mon Starts Mar 1 901-Wed Starts Mar 3 9 Sessions RHS-Gym #1

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Fencing for Children Gr 3-10 Premier Pickleball (In Person) (In Person/Virtual) Patty Corn & Barbara Norton, Premier Pickleball Maksim Zaitsev Come learn the fastest growing sport in America! All classes This class is designed to introduce students to the exciting include one hour of instruction and 30 minutes of guided play to get you on the courts and having fun. Classes include all the sport of fencing. Often called a physical game basic shots in the game, court positioning, etiquette, rules and of chess, fencing develops endurance, coordination, agility, scoring and are taught by certified pickleball instructors. All poise and balance. In addition to the physical aspect, it also equipment is provided. Participants must wear sneakers & develops concentration and problem solving skills. This class will comfortable clothes and be prepared to move and have fun. include warm-up games, footwork, agility and coordination $119 development, fencing instruction, bouts and fencing games. All 854-Tues 12-1:30 pm necessary equipment is provided.*An additional fee of $10 is to Hoop Haven, 132 Hopper Ave, Waldwick, NJ be paid to the instructor for insurance with USFA. $150 6 Sessions Starts Apr 6 855-Mon 5-6 pm Arena Fencing Academy, 152 Franklin Tpke, Waldwick Basketball (In-Person) 7 Sessions Starts Mar 8 John DiCostanzo Full court basketball played for the fun of it. Participants should bring a white shirt and a dark shirt to all classes. Fencing for Adults and $60/one night; $115/two nights Children over the age of 16 850-Tues 9-10:30 pm (In Person/Virtual) BFMS Gym 9 Sessions Starts Mar 3 Maksim Zaitsev This class is designed to introduce adults to the exciting sport 851-Thurs 9-10:30 pm of fencing. Often called a physical game BFMS Gym of chess, fencing develops endurance, coordination, agility, 9 Sessions Starts Mar 5 poise and balance. In addition to the physical aspect, it also develops concentration and problem solving skills. This class will include warm-up games, footwork, agility and coordination development, fencing instruction, and bouts. The featured sword is the Epee. All necessary equipment is provided. $150 852-Mon 7:45-8:45 pm Arena Fencing Academy, 152 Franklin Tpke, Waldwick 7 Sessions Starts Mar 8

Tee it Up with TGA (In-Person) TGA Golf Professional We bring the golf course to you. TGA’s golf program is perfect for beginners to build fundamental skills and learn about the sport. Our limited flight TGA golf ball is safe to use indoors while still maintaining an accurate flight path. TGA programs offer: professionally trained coaches, long game and short game lessons, learn golf rules and etiquette, returning golfers will learn and practice more advanced skills. Class offers a maximum 10:1 student to instructor ratio. Equipment is not provided. Make sure to bring at least a pitching wedge, 7-iron, and a putter. swing. $160 860-Mon 7-9 pm 6 Sessions Starts Mar 15

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Encore Music Studio: Private Instrumental Lessons (In-Person/Virtual) Gary Fink - Coordinator Through this program, you can study with an actively performing professional musician from the tri-state area – at an AFFORDABLE price! Lessons will give the opportunity for students of all ages to study an instrument. Please call for information regarding children in 3rd grade or younger. Lesson times will be arranged after school and in the evenings. Following registration, the instructor will contact students and a lesson time will be scheduled. The following instruments are offered this semester:

BRASS: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone Horn; WOODWIND: Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone; PERCUSSION and STRINGS: Viola, Violin, Cello and Bass as well as Piano, Guitar, Jazz Improvisation, Music Theory and Voice. Lessons are 14 weeks or 7 weeks. NOTE: When the artist/teacher cancels a lesson, that lesson will be rescheduled. Students may reschedule 2 lessons within the term. For further program information, contact Gary Fink between 10:30 am-1:30 pm at (201) 262-2237. 945 14 weeks, 30 min. lesson $520 945-7 7 weeks, 30 min. lesson $280 946 14 weeks, 45 min. lesson $710 Lessons start week 946-7 7 weeks, 45 min. lesson $420 of February 1st. 947 14 weeks, 60 min. lesson $920 947-7 7 weeks, 60 min. lesson $560

If you register for a full 14 week session before Feb 5, you will receive an Early Bird discount of $25. When registering, please indicate instrument.

RCS also sponsors the Ridgewood High School RCS Behind-the-Wheel Driver Education Program. Gift Certificates For more information, contact the Program Coordinator Ron Knott at (201) 670-2700 x 20648. make a great gift for that hard-to-shop-for person!

Call (201) 670-2777 for more information.

33 Junior Edition Fun With Art I (Virtual) Suzuki Violin Instruction Golf for Children (In-Person) Ann Monton (Virtual) TGA Premier Sports Explore the fundamentals of art with Louise Butler TGA brings the golf course to you! Our step-by-step drawings that include Children learn to play using the Suzuki award-winning curriculum incorporates landscapes, cartoons, animals and many method. They can learn at a very early age golf instruction, educational components, more favorites with a modern spin. and find that playing an instrument can be and character development lessons in a Enjoy working with the mediums of soft fun. Classes are small (maximum 6 fun and nurturing environment. Students chalk pastels, watercolors and paint. children) and each student receives develop skills and understanding of the This class is a wonderful introduction individual attention. Classes are game through station-based activities that will continue to enrich a child’s love 40-minutes and will be scheduled to begin and drills that increase in difficulty for the arts. A materials fee of $15 is between 3:30 and 5:30 pm. Parent throughout our 5-level program. Come payable to the instructor at the first attendance is required at all lessons. tee it up with TGA! $160 class. Assistant instructor John Monton Students must call Mrs. Butler directly for 953-Mon 6-7 pm will join the class if enrollment is placement and scheduling prior to 6 Sessions Starts Mar 15 sufficient. $110 registering - (201) 652-1192. Beginners are — Grades K-3 — not being accepted this semester. $110 952-Mon 4-5 pm 949-Mon 3:30-5:40 pm 8 Sessions Starts Mar 1 10 Sessions Starts Mar 1

Virtual Fashion Design (Virtual) 950-Tues 3:30-5:40 pm Vivian Burns 10 Sessions Starts Mar 2 This class will teach students how to sketch fashion Illustration using fashion 951-Wed 3:30-5:40 pm Croakies/Fashion Figures. This class will 10 Sesisons Starts Mar 3 cover illustration techniques, learning silhouettes and fashion details. We will also explore color and will finish the class by creating a fashion line. Tuition includes a materials fee which will be picked up from the Community School office before the start of class. $105 960-Mon 4-5:30 pm 5 Sessions Starts Mar 22

RCS SAT Prep (In-Person/Virtual) John Eichmann, English TBD, Mathematics The SAT has changed and this course will update you on those changes.This course will help to clarify the purpose, structure and use of the SAT test and will provide instructional material to develop the necessary skills in math and English. Math includes a brief review of arithmetic, algebra I, and geometry, with emphasis on intuitive solutions to problems and test-taking skills. English will stress techniques in reading comprehension, vocabulary, and types of reasoning, with an emphasis on how to complete the new essay portion of the exam. Additional test-taking and preparatory strategies will be discussed. Students will take sample tests, then we will grade them and go over strategies to improve their score. Students must purchase text prior to the first class. Please call the RCS office for title of current text. $200/one subject; $375/both subjects — ENGLISH — — MATH — 943-Tues 6:30-8 pm 944-Wed 6:30-8 pm RHS Rm 217 RHS Rm 217 6 Sessions Starts Mar 2 6 Session Starts Mar 3

34 Faculty Emily Abramenko, is an experienced knitter who has taught in a knitting of The Arts with a minor in Art History. He holds a BFA in Graphic Design; he store and loves to help her friends learn to knit has owned his own design consultant firm since 1991. He founded an Art Appreciation Program for public school elementary students, and continues Carl Andreasen, has 20 years of experience teaching sign language. to give lectures and museum tours at most NYC museums. In addition to his comprehensive knowledge of Western Art History, he has also studied Bob Austin, is the owner of Robert Austin Brand & Communications. Musicology at NYU’s Graduate School of Music, specializing in Austrian / Before starting his consulting practice, he was Global VP Corp Comm for German music from 1750 through 1900. Volvo Financial Services, for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, and was Director of Marketing Communications for Volvo. Dharmachakra Buddist Center, is a Buddhist meditation center in northern NJ. They are dedicated to helping you find happiness from within Cyndi Avedon, BFA from Northwestern University, over 35 years of your own heart and real solutions to your problems through Budda’s advice. experience teaching guitar to adults and children. John DiCostanzo, MA in Dental Technology, owns a dental laboratory in Phil Azzolino, President of Group Tours & Travel LLC has been escorting Bergenfield. He plays basketball as a form of exercise. He has been playing tours since 1984. During his 34 year career he has written and escorted over for over six years. two thousand group tours throughout most of North America and six continents. An added advantage that Group Tours provides on most Dawn Dittmar, began studying astrology at her grandmother’s knee when multi-day tours, is that Donna, Phil’s wife, also accompanies the group. she was 9 years old. She has also studied with Zoltan Mason and Jeri They are a perfect husband and wife team with dynamic personalities and London. She continues to study at the National Center for Geocosmic they provide additional personal attention to all passengers. Research and the Astrological Society of Princeton. She has been teaching Basic Astrology to Adults at the Brookdale Community College since 2014. William Brown, artist, teacher and apprentice to John Osborne for several years. Karen Finnerty-Eagan, is a Certified Reiki Master Teacher and Crystal Practitioner. She is a retired educator with 38 years of teaching experience Bob Burke, has been a student of the Irish Language for almost 30 years & working with children with special needs in the classroom. Karen has a has been teaching adults for the past 6 years. Master’s Degree in Education and is certified as a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant. Karen shares her passion, and experiences, Vivian Burns, has been sewing since she was 8 years old. She worked in collecting and working with crystals. She provides information and practical the fashion business for 20 years as a buyer/designer before she began So applications for their use and enjoyment. You Studio in 2005. Vivian teaches sewing in after school programs, adult schools and for private students. She is also an Adjunct Professor at John Eichmann, BS, certified NJ teacher, SAT preparation specialist. Berkeley College. Rick Feingold, has more than 25 years of Community School teaching Louise Butler, instrumental music teacher and performer in orchestras in experience. He holds the designation of eBay Education Specialist and has the area. worked as a Performing Arts Marketing Director and in marketing luxury automobiles. BA, in History Rutgers University, MBA, Penn State University. Peggy Calabrese, has been the owner of Peggy Calabrese Special Events His travel writing has been published in the Boston Herald and Christian for over 15 years. She has over 25 years of experience planning corporate Science Monitor. He has taught consumers how to get the best deals for and personal events. over 25 years. James Calaski completed his undergraduate studies at William Paterson Ellen Feld, has been an online grammar instructor for over 15 years, with University.. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a more than 40,000 students enrolled in her courses. She holds a master’s concentration in Criminal Justice. He pursued a career in law enforcement degree in writing from the Johns Hopkins University and has taught college and joined the Glen Rock Police Department in February 2000. In 2012, he courses online and in the traditional classroom, including creative writing, began researching the history of the Glen Rock Police Department and developmental writing, and English composition. Ellen has worked as a started posting historical blotter entries on the department’s Facebook and newspaper reporter and copy chief, personal essayist, website reviewer, and other social media outreach initiatives which garnered a large amount of writing coach public attention and media coverage. He continued to further his education receiving a Master of Arts degree in History at William Paterson University of Gary Fink, is the Director of Jazz and Percussion at Ridgewood High New Jersey in May 2013. While researching his thesis topic, the German School. He attended Eastman School of Music and William Paterson Univ. American Bund, he came across documents regarding a resident of Glen He has an active schedule as a freelance percussionist and studio instructor. Rock named Carl Schiphorst. Schiphorst resided in Glen Rock during the 1930’s and was a leader of the Bergen County Unit of the Bund as well as Mary Fitzgerald, APSD Certified Home Stager and Certified Home Stager the target of a 145 page FBI investigation suspecting Schiphorst of being a Trainer. ASP Staged Homes Professional and licensed real estate associate. Nazi agent. For the past several years, D/Sgt. Calaski has been researching Irene Fortunato, experienced foreign language instructor. Has taught in Carl Schiphorst, his investigation, internment, and ultimate repatriation to schools and adult education for over 20 years. Russian native who visits the Germany, a story which illustrates the plight of thousands of German families during WWII. country often. Alain Chahine,is a native French speaker and is married to a French speaker. Julian Garcia has almost 20 years of experience as a language instructor He has constant contact with France. His professional background is in and he speaks several different languages. He currently teaches adults at International Logistics and Supply and he currently teaches that subject at RCS and at Berlitz Union County College as an adjunct professor. Mary Ann Gebhardt, has been studying yoga for 25 years, is a registered Martine Chahine, was born and raised in the Loire Valley of France. She member of the Yoga Alliance 500 hours, and is a Chopra Certified Instructor. has a bachelor’s degree in French History. She has been teaching French to She creates a non-competitive environment integrating movement and adults for more than 15 years. breathing. Mary Ann traveled to Nepal where she trekked and brought back beautiful Tibetan Singing Bowls. Mary-Lee Costello, is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in Apparel Design. She is certified both by AFAA as a group exercise instructor Rina Goldhagen, is a resourceful and imaginative Artist and teaching and by Zumba Fitness LLC as an instructor for Basic Levels, Gold, Toning and professional, having more than 20 years of experience. She received her Zumba Kids and is CPR/AED certified. She brings Zumba joy to local schools, Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in watercolor, and in Relay for Life, senior centers and developmentally disabled adults. addition to being proficient in many other mediums, she is an excellent communicator. She established the Art of Excellence Studio in 2004 as a Roger Davidoff, is a graduate of The Philadelphia College of Art / University private instruction studio for select clientele. In addition, she has crafted a

35 Faculty 9-week Beginning Drawing class for the Adult Community School in com, on Facebook Live and YouTube. Named one of the five “Greenest Ridgewood in which she lays the foundation for successful drawing and Housewives of Bergen County” in 2011 by Bergen Health & Life Magazine, challenges students to achieve more than Nicole focuses on using every bit of what’s in your kitchen to get the most they thought possible. flavor into your every-day foods. Karina Granin has owned and operated a floral design company for the Alex Ishkanian, has loved acting since his grade school days. A graduate last 14 years. She has experience in all aspects of Floral Design of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, as well as Drew University’s theatre program, he went on to be a young adult member of Gwendolen Gross, an award-winning instructor and novelist, is the author The First All Children’s Theater performing at The Kennedy Center. More of five critically acclaimed novels, including Field Guide, Getting Out, The recently, he has been seen in LINE as a member of the historic NYC 13th Other Mother, and The Orphan Sister. Gwendolen’s newest novel, When She Street Repertory Company. Locally, he has worked with The Bergen County Was Gone (Simon & Schuster, 2013) explores the disappearance of a Players in both plays and musicals. He is a member of Creative teenager and the shadows and secrets of suburban life. She holds an BA Interventions, an educational improvisation ensemble. His continuous from Oberlin college and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her website studies in acting, improvisation ,Stand-Up Comedy, and singing have is www.gwendolengross.com. included work with Beryl Smith Durham, Barbara Feller, Michael Barbary, HB Studios, Laughing Budda Comdey School, and The Magnet Theater. He has Burton Hall, Burton Hall & Associates, LLC , has served the automobile authored many children’s musicals that tour schools through the United industry since 1977 as a creative resource benefitting from considerable States. experience in the premium end of the business. His list of clients includes Audi, BMW, General Motors, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, Maserati, Mercedez-Benz, Fran Kelley, MA, CPRW, SPHR, JCTC, SHRM-ScP, is a Certified Professional Porsche, Peugeot, Toyota and Volvo. Resume Writer and Job & Career Transition Coach and has extensive corporate Human Resources and Outplacement experience. Fran is a Fred Hammond, has over 25 years as a Public Relations executive and nationally published author and President of The Resume Works in Waldwick, automotive consultant and over 40 years in the automotive industry with NJ. some of the most respected marquees on the premium and performance end of the automotive spectrum. Terry Kovalcik, has over 30 years of dedication to creative work in art. He received a Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting. Terry currently works as Yasuko Hansen, has been an art student at Parsons School of Art and an a freelance illustrator with an emphasis on the children’s market. He art teacher in Japan. She taught at the Japanese School in New Jersey for 16 discovered PMC in 1999 and has been hooked ever since. He received years. She currently teaches at the High School Diplomats Program at Guild Certification in 2000 to teach others about PMC and became a Senior Princeton University. Certification Instructor in 2005. www.TerryKovalcik.com Amy Harrison, is a Certified Financial Planner and a Certified Lois Kramer-Perez C.Ht,,CHt., Intuitive Practitioner and Educator, Divorce Financial Analyst. She specializes in wealth management strategies Graduate of F.I.T, The Feng Shui Alliance School, Institute of Hypnotherapy including retirement, estate, divorce, and education planning. and Wellness Institute. Lois certified in Feng Shui and Hypnosis, and is a Board Member of International Feng Shui Guild. Lois is the go to expert Kim Hendrickson is author of the Tastefully Small™ cookbook series, when you’re finally ready to receive passionate relationships, a peaceful winner of two Florida Publisher’s Association gold medals. She has catered home, and a life you love. She puts her 10+ years of feng shui energy for the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Penguin Repertory Theatre, The clearing to work for realtors, divorcees, business owners, and moms running Bizarre Food Show, and Slangman’s World. She is a regular presenter at the a busy household, to put them in the driver’s seat with their relationships World Tea Expo, John Campbell Folk School, and at culinary events and spaces. You may have seen her guest appearances on the Dr. Joy Show throughout the New York area. Kim teaches that good food is more than and Family Today with Maria Mirkovitch. Lois is a sought after speaker, good taste; it’s the fun and joy of creating something beautiful and sharing expert, contributing author Breakthrough Results; and creator of popular it with others. programs such as “Clearing Meditation Circle” and the “Feng Shui Jumpstart”. Alisen Herman, has explored many mediums and has been intrigued about the process of ideation through execution. This curiosity led her from Marya Larkin, is a certified technology professional with over 20 years of foundation disciplines, life drawing and graphic design to the four- experience in IT. She has worked in profit and non-profit sectors; in dimensional possibilities of clay. She has been a potter for a few years education, trade union, legal, financial and biotechnology industries. She where she found a passion in high fire porcelain. Her past includes two spent this time as a Systems, Network, Server, and Backups Administrator years of Teacher’s Assistant for ‘Color’ theory class at Rhode Island School as well as developed and instructed end users, students, faculty and staff of Design and Sunday School teacher at Temple Emanuel of Woodcliff Lake. on hardware, software, mobile devices and technology platforms. She owns Currently she is a studio monitor for ceramics at The Art School at Old Rebooted Technology, a technology support company based in Ridgewood, Church and runs weekly small group workshops and 1:1 coaching. Her NJ. Services include: Technology support for organizations, small businesses education includes; BFA Rhode Island School of Design, Summer Studies at and individuals; technology coaching; web design, social media marketing the Instituto de Allende in San Miguel de Allende, MX, Workshops at Peter’s and technology training. Marya aims to boost computer confidence & Valley School of Craft and Sugar Maples Center for Creative arts, as well as technology skills with her comprehensive courses and coaching services. year-round study at The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ. Find out more about Rebooted Technology’s services at www.rebootedtech. Additionally, her art has been shown in the Mikhail Zakin Gallery at The Art com School at Old Church. Susan Leibowitz , is a lifelong stitcher and a Craft Yarn Council Certified Jean Marie Herron is a Certified Professional Organizer®. She founded Knit & Crochet Teacher for over a decade. Curiosity, problem-solving, and POSSE in 2005 after over a decade in the corporate food service industry. community are at the core of her classes. As an organizing and productivity consultant, her company specializes in helping people transform their professional and personal lives through the Isabelle Leluc, is a French native from the Southwest area of France. She transference of methodologies into their spaces and time management. Her is a freelance French tutor for individuals and small groups and she has work has helped hundreds of clients in homes, offices and training rooms. been teaching French for the last 9 years at all different levels (beginner, Jean Marie is a Golden Circle Member of the National Association of intermediate, and advanced). She works with her students to take various Productivity & Organizing Professionals, the Affiliate Chair for RealSource French officially recognized certifications and diplomas. She is fluent in 4 Association of REALTORS® and an Expert Writer for EzineArticles.com. languages. She holds a degree in languages and literature. Isabelle is passionate about developing her students’ skills in the French language. Nicole (Coco) Hough’s work has focused on everything “in-and-about the kitchen” for the last 18 years. Bringing together decades of experience as Lestat, is a former Fred Astaire Dance instructor. He has over 20 a kitchen designer with her love of food and cooking, Nicole shares her years experience as a Ballroom Dancing Master in New Jersey, New York and passions in her weekly cooking series and online videos at CocoHough. California. 36 Faculty

Lia Littleton, BA from Villanova University, MBA from St. Joseph’s University, jewelry. In the past five years she taught numerous crafting workshops for all Owner of Say Cheese Bergen County, Serving professional cheese boards ages. and teaching classes since 2019. Eugene Papay, music teacher in Bergenfield for 30 years, musical director Karen Livanos-Centauro is a RYT200 Yoga Teacher and has been teaching and accompanist for several regional opera companies, organist, soloist and yoga since 2007. She has completed a Medical Qi Gong Training as a “The choir director, vocal coach and accompanist. Healer Within” ™ Practice Leader. Karen is also a Reiki II Practitioner and a Gate Energy Facilitator. She has been working with energy and healing Rose Pasek, is a certified jazzercise instructor and franchise owner. modalities for over 20 years. Mayra Petretti, has been working with Bobbin Lace for almost 20 years. Robert Livingstone, teacher/player and coordinator of volleyball teams and She has completed the assessment program from the Lace Guild (UK ). She league. teaches privately and also at the Metropolitan Chapter’s Lace Day. She demonstrates lace making at various festivals and historical homes. Kathy Mahon has been in the hospitality industry for 40 years and has owned four restaurants. Harold C. Petzold, Licensed New York State Outdoor Guide. He has been leading hikes for more than 10 years. Angela Maniaci, is an experienced Italian Language instructor who has worked with area language schools for many years. Joel Popadics’, paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums across the United States. In addition, his work is in Steve Manin is a writer, entrepreneur and acclaimed documentary filmmaker. public and private art collections including the United Methodist Church, He has also solved the NY Times Crossword every day for decades. He credits Ridgewood and the University Medical Center of Princeton, Plainsboro. Mr. the puzzle for making him smarter, a better writer, and unbeatable at Jeopardy. Popadics is the recipient of numerous national awards. He is an elected Steve earned a BA in Economics from Brandeis University and an MBA in member of five art organizations and a signature member of the American Finance from NYU. Watercolor Society. He has been featured many times in AMERICAN ARTIST and THE ARTIST’S MAGAZINES. Mr. Popadics is a Past-President of the New Michael A. Manna, is an honors graduate from Boston College and Boston Jersey Watercolor Society. He is the education director and an instructor at College Law School. His is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law the Ridgewood Art Institute. He received a BFA from the School of Visual Attorneys and is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Arts in New York City. To view his watercolors on-line visit: http://www. Massachusetts as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. watercolorpop.com Manna is a licensed provider of mandatory continuing education for certified public accountants, certified life underwriters, certified financial planners and Jason Porod has been a teaching in the Ridgewood Public School district social workers. Mr. Manna has also served as a faculty member of the New since 1999. He taught grades 3-5 at Willard Elementary School for 17 years, Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, not for profit organization and is now teaching Math, Environmental Science, and STEM classes at both dedicated to the continuing education of attorneys. district middle schools. Jason holds a Master of Science in Educational Technology degree and served for many years as a teacher technology Vincent T. Marchese, is a native of Paterson, NJ. He graduated from coach. Ramapo College of NJ with a BA in Cultural Anthropology. He has also taught history and photography for many years. His studio is located across from PJ Rasmussen is an internationally acclaimed guitarist and leader of the the Great Falls of the Passaic River and he was involved with the 21-piece Boardwalk Jazz Band. The Boardwalk Jazz Band appears in two redevelopment of the Historic District. nationally syndicated TV specials each year. As a teacher, PJ creates custom learning plans and is dedicated to passing on a passion for music while Evelyn McKinnon, has been teaching English at the GW Middle School helping students achieve their goals. since 2006. She has an MA in Teaching from William Paterson University. She is an avid user of technology to enhance and streamline many areas of Harris R. Reinstein, MBA, CLU, ChFC, has been assisting senior investors life. for over 20 years. He is a Registered Investment Advisor with SagePoint Financial, Inc. Frank Mortimer is an adjunct instructor at the Cornell University Master Beekeeping Program, Vice President of the New Jersey State Beekeepers Aliza Rosen, Ohashiatsu Acupressure Therapist, LMT, Licensed Medical Association, and a Certified Master Beekeeper. Frank is the author of Bee Diagnostic Sonographer (ARDMS), Licensed Massage and Bodywork People and the Bugs They Love, (Kensington Publishing, March 2021) and Therapist, CPR certified and a member of the American Bodywork and has written multiple articles featured in the widely circulated Bee Culture Massage Professionals. Aliza is an advanced graduate of the Ohashi Magazine. As president of the Northeast NJ Beekeepers Association—a Institute- studied with Master Wataru Ohashi. Aliza has written articles in position he has held since 2011—he has: significantly grown his club’s wellness magazines and gives talks about back pain, stress and wellness. membership, aligned the Northeast NJ Beekeepers with Ramapo College, and founded the “Honey Cup,” an annual honey tasting competition. Frank has Donald Rubin, is a licensed architect in NJ and NY and a member of the promoted beekeeping throughout the Northeast by speaking to everyone American Institute of Architects. He has extensive experience designing from school children to gardening clubs and civic organizations. He has led residential projects, primarily single-family homes, as well as apartment beekeeping seminars across New Jersey and at The New York Botanical buildings and townhouses. He has an architectural practice based in Garden. In addition, he successfully campaigned for his hometown of Ridgewood to become New Jersey’s first “Bee City USA.” Frank is married, Westwood, NJ. has three children, and beekeeping is something the whole family enjoys Sa’Noorah, Sa’Noorah is a respected instructor and performer in the area doing together. For more information, please visit FrankTheBeeman.com known for utmost professionalism. Her technique is based on classical Lynn Needle, dancer, choreographer and master teacher. Egyptian and Turkish style fused with a touch of American glamour and flair. She has studied these styles of dance since 2007 and began teaching them Amy Nellissen, is an ABTA Master Teacher – the highest level recognized by in 2011, in addition to her own classes, she continues her studies weekly and the American Bridge Teachers’ Association. She is an ACBL-accredited takes workshops with numerous internationally acclaimed Master Instructors. teacher and a Silver Life Master. Prior to Belly Dance, Sa’Noorah held certifications to teach/coach, personal training, group fitness and Zumba. As a teacher, the combination of Barbara Norton and Patty Corn have over three years of teaching Sa’Noorah’s enthusiasm for the dance and love of learning will show experience. Each are IPTPA and PPR certified. Patty is also a USAPA through, bringing her students a memorable, creative and fun environment Ambassador, Premier Pickleball teaches and manages play in Bergen County, for all ages. NJ. Eric Alexander Santoli (b.1991), is a full-time artist and teacher. Santoli Maya Oren-Dahan is a local maker, jewelry designer and craft instructor. is a 2014 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a 2013 graduate of She is the owner of Maya Crafts where she creates personalized gifts and 37 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work and teaching revolve supplies needed for working in the craft. She also works as a commissioned around the individuality of each student and the painting techniques of the artist for those wanting custom work for their home or business. www. 19th century. Each painting is a visual poem, a memory and created most glassgallerynj.com successfully by being in the moment. He is very proud to currently be teaching at the Ridgewood Community School and at Bergen Community Richard Van Der Wall possesses over ten years professional experience, College. including supervisory, law enforcement communication, and emergency medical services. He is highly proficient in training and evaluation of MT Schwartzman, has been a full-time freelance writer covering the travel emergency service qualifications within the state of New Jersey, criminal industry for more than 25 years. During that time he has sold over 700 justice computer operations, and community affairs coupled with incident articles to magazines and websites in the US, Canada, England, Finland and command systems. Richard has been a certified CPR Instructor through the Australia. He has nearly 20 years experience teaching adult education. American Heart Association for the past 10 years. Joseph Scillieri, has a BA in Business Administration from WPU, and a Lorinda Walker, has been working with therapeutic grade essential oils for Certificate of Culinary Arts from Bergen Community College. He has over 13 14 years. She uses them exclusively as the first line of defense against years’ experience in the food service industry and is an experienced adult common ailments and has found them to be beneficial for supporting the education instructor. emotions as well. As a Licensed Massage Therapist for 24 years, Lorinda uses doTERRA Essential Oils in her massage therapy practice and is also a Britt Sikiric, graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a degree in Fine Certified AromaTouch Practitioner and a Certified AromaTouch Instructor. As Arts/Painting. She has been an art instructor for children and adults for over a doTERRA Diamond Level Wellness Advocate, she has traveled around the 20 years. She has also done scenic design for local theater companies, country, teaching others how to use essential oils to support a healthy been a visual merchandiser for various companies and did prop and scenic lifestyle. As a Certified AromaTouch Instructor, she has taught hundreds of design for the children’s television show “Steampipe Alley”. people how to facilitate the AromaTouch Technique, a clinical application of eight doTERRA oils to the back and the feet. This treatment helps alleviate Chuck Solomon, has been a professional photographer for over thirty years. stress, boosts the immune system, reduces pain and discomfort and restores A former staff photographer at Sports Illustrated; his photographs have balance to the body. Lorinda enjoys showing others how they can take appeared on the cover of that magazine more than forty times. Equally charge of their health and empower themselves to feel better without side proficient at shooting action, portraits and picture stories, he is also the effects, only side benefits. Essential oils have transformed her life in so many photographer and author of several children’s books. Chuck has received ways and she is passionate about sharing their amazing healing properties. many awards for his photographs and has had an image named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 100 greatest sports photographs of all time. He was Anne Winner, certified teacher and artist who has exhibited her work in a recently profiled in Adorama’s Meet a Pro series. A firm believer in the power variety of media. of the still image; he has spent a good deal of his career making memorable images and eagerly shares his passion for photography with his students. Janice Wolk, is self-taught dance caller, who has co-instructed Historic English/American Social Dance with Steve Tichenor through the Ridgewood Joan Tarrant is a registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. She has Community School for over 7 years. She serves as Secretary/Public Relations completed both the 200 Hour and 500 Hour course work and certification Liaison for the North River Historical Dancers, a historic dance troupe. Janice requirements. is also a member of New Jersey Militia Heard’s Brigade, a Revolutionary War re-enactment group, and of the American Friends of Lafayette, a historic and Akemi Thompson, B.A. Japanese Literature from Jissen Women’s University. patriotic organization dedicated to the memory of the Marquis de Lafayette. Has 9 years teaching experience. Aside from living history, other hobbies include art and art history. She has taken portrait painting workshops in Woodstock, NY and also enjoys dabbling Steve Tichenor, is currently the Chairman of the North River Colonial in watercolors. A longtime resident of New Jersey, Janice works in Manhattan Dancers. Steve has studied some Baroque dance as well as English Country at a world-renowned beauty company. dancing for several years. He is also a member of New Jersey Militia Heard’s Zahavi & Schwartz is made up of mother-daughter team, Zahava & Orly Brigade, a Revolutionary-War era re-enactment group, in which he has served Schwartz. We are personal stylists, wardrobe coaches, and curate unique in every capacity from NCO to Unit Commander. He also makes special shopping experiences for our clients. With over 10 years’ experience in the appearances to public school classes speaking to students regarding the fashion world, we have taken this knowledge and been perfecting our Closet Revolutionary War and 18th Century re-enacting. Tichenor’s interest in Rehab & Style Transformations, to teach our method to the community, to history is personal - both his maternal and paternal ancestors settled in New help more people gain clarity, define their style, and get more organized. We England in the early 1600s. look to empower men and women through their wardrobe, so they always feel comfortable and able to take on any challenge set before them. John Tully, is the owner of Delta Strategic Marketing a digital marketing agency that works primarily with businesses to improve their online Maksim Zaitsev, has 27 years of fencing experience, specializing in Epee. presence. John has worked for and with small businesses for the whole of He started fencing at age of 9 in 1988 in Tallinn, Estonia. Education: his working life – in a variety of roles from technical management (VP level) University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA Bachelor of Arts in Economics, through sales and marketing as Product, Business Development and class 2005. Personal achievements include: Master of Sport of Fencing Marketing managers. He understands the small business and what makes (A- Epee), Estonian Junior National Champion, multiple finalist and semi- them tick – what they need and what they don’t to have successful marketing campaigns. John has an extensive track record of public speaking finalist at National Championships, Estonian Junior National Team Member having presented seminars and training programs for 20+ years. He’s of Nikolay Novoselov, Irina Embrich and other prominent Estonian fencers. presented all across the US, Canada and Europe. John has been a volunteer Coached by National and Olympic coach Samuil Kaminsky, 14 Years of presenter for SCORE Chapter 15 and is also a teacher with the Montclair coaching experience: New Jersey Fencing Alliance 2012-2014, Medeo Adult School presenting a variety of courses on Internet Marketing and Fencing Club, NJ 2011-2012, Ridge High School, NJ (Women Epee Squad related topics. Champions, 2012) 2011-2012, Columbia High School (State Champions for many years), Dana Hall High School, MA (Head Coach) 2004-2006 & Boston La Shonda Tyree, is the owner of Nyah, a handcrafted beauty and skin care Fencing Club, MA 2001-2004. business. She turned a part time hobby into a full time passion, which consists of handcrafted soaps, lotions, bath salts, body scrubs, lip balms and bath teas. She has facilitated relaxation workshops and lotion making workshops for adults and children. Patricia Vangieri has been the owner of The Glass Gallery Stained Glass Studio in Nutley, NJ for 24 years. She is an instructor, designer and fabricator to novice and experienced hobbyists as well as a provider of tools and

38 Where We Are

The RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL business office is located at the Education Center, 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood. Most of our classes, however, are held in various schools & other facilities in Ridgewood. A few are held in other communities. Please check the course description of your particular course for the location of your class. All course descriptions give the location of the class. Below is a map of Ridgewood showing the Ridgewood locations only. If you need directions to your class in Ridgewood or any other location, please do not hesitate to call us (670-2777) and we will be happy to direct you. CLASS LOCATIONS

Ridgewood Schools Other Locations in Ridgewood 1. RHS - (Ridgewood High School) 11. Christ Church - 105 Cottage Place 627 E. Ridgewood Avenue 12. Ridgewood Public Library - 125 N. Maple Avenue 2. BFMS - (Benjamin Franklin Middle School) 13. Paramus Reformed Church - 660 E. Glen Avenue 335 N. Van Dien Avenue 14. Graydon Pool Parking Lot - Linwood Ave & Northern Pky 3. GWMS - (George Washington Middle School) 15. Ridgewood Art Institute - 12 E. Glen Avenue 155 Washington Place 16. The Stable - 259 N. Maple Avenue 4. Glen - 865 E. Glen Avenue 17. Education Center - 49 Cottage Place 5. Hawes - 531 Stevens Avenue 18. American Red Cross - 74 Godwin Avenue 6. Orchard - 230 Demarest Street 19. Unitarian Society - 113 Cottage Place 7. Ridge - 325 W. Ridgewood Avenue 20. Art of Motion Studios - 17 Chestnut Street 8. Somerville - 45 S. Pleasant Avenue 9. Travell - 340 Bogert Avenue 10. Willard - 601 Morningside Road

Directions to all schools and other locations are now available on the RCS website www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us 39 39 General Information You Should Know The RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL offers to all citizens and taxpayers of Ridgewood, as well as residents of nearby communities, the opportunity to continue their education and pursue special interests. The school is administered through the office of the Superintendent of Schools and assisted by the RCS Advisory Council. Ridgewood residents who would like to be considered for the Council should contact Shelly Stanton, Coordinator.

RCS is an equal educational opportunity organization. It affirms its responsibility to ensure all students and all employees equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, and social or economic status.

RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY COUNCIL Thomas A. Gorman, Ed.D. Acting Superintendent of Schools Board of Ed. Representative Scott Bisig, Business Administrator/Board Secretary. Lou Gallo-Mann Shelly Stanton, Coordinator, RCS Lynn Larson Eliza Sudol, Registrar, RCS Linda McNamara Susanne D. Ziskis

Schedule of Classes

Monday Tuesday Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Mar 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Apr 5, 12, 19, 26 Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 May 3, (10) May 4, (11)

Wednesday Thursday Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May 5, (12) May 6, (13)

Friday Saturday Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 May 7, (14) May 1, 8, (15)

X - No classes on that date/schools closed Passover begins – March 27 Easter – April 4 Spring Recess – March 29-April 3

REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1st

( ) - Make-up date for canceled classes. Please note that these dates are pre-scheduled make-ups for the 9-week session. If your class is less than 9 weeks, the first available date after the end of your class will be used as the make-up date.

40 Registration/Cancellation Information

1. No acknowledgements are sent. You should report to your class unless notified to the contrary. You have 4 easy ways to sign up: 2. Registration fee ($25 per person per course) is included in the tuition fee. It is not refundable for 1. MAIL IT NOW! DON’T WAIT! ~~~~ any reason (unless the course is canceled by RCS or ~~~~ Fill in registration form and mail it with check, money ~~~~ RCS institutes a schedule change). ~~~~ order or charge information to: 49 Cottage Pl., Ridgewood, 3. Tuition must accompany registration. Registrations NJ 07450. You can mail your registration as soon as you are processed in the order they are received. receive your brochure. 4. Refunds & Withdrawals: • If RCS cancels your course, you will receive a full 2. PHONE CHARGE ONLY refund. Phone Number: (201) 670-2777 • If you want to withdraw from a class before it Starting February 1st begins, you must submit your request in writing to (Visa and Mastercard accepted) RCS THREE FULL BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO Hours: Mon through Fri, 1-4 pm THE FIRST CLASS MEETING (not counting After classes start, RCS registration hours are 1-4 pm, the day of class). You will receive a refund (less Monday - Friday. the $25 registration fee). This policy differs for trips and tours. Please see those pages for details. 3. FAX IT CHARGE ONLY • If you withdraw from the class after the first session, no refund or credit will be given. If you Fax Number: (201) 444-5565 want to withdrawal or miss a class due to personal Starting February 1st reasons, illness, injury, negligence or an oversight Visa and Mastercard 24 HOURS A DAY of your own, no refund or credit will be given. Fax the form. In order for your registration to be properly • If you find a course does not meet your legitimate processed, it must include all information on registration expectations, we ask that you send a written form on next page. request to us as soon as the course is finished and complete a course evaluation. We will issue 4. ON-LINE you a tuition credit for another RCS course. • Refunds are processed in 3-4 weeks. https://tinyurl.com/y9g5khze 5. Any class is subject to cancellation (up to start date Starting February 1st of class) if registration is not sufficient. Students will Visa and Mastercard 24 HOURS A DAY be notified by telephone. Please register early!! Complete and secure online registration for all classes is now available through Community Pass. To begin, use 6. Special Needs: Most Ridgewood schools are the signup link above and create a Community Pass barrier-free. RCS will make your class accessible to account. Once this is done you will have access to all you. If you have special needs, please alert RCS upon the events and activities within Capturepoint.com. registration. Advance notice of 2 weeks must be given. 7. Book & Supply Fees: These are additional costs and are due at the first class. 8. School Closings: RCS is closed whenever the No Walk In Registratoin for this semester. Ridgewood schools are closed (see calendar on Our buiding is closed to the public. page 47). Closings due to inclement weather are Thank you. announced on the central office answering machine at 201-670-2700 or on the RCS office answering machine at (201) 670-2777 between 6:30 and 8 am and will remain there throughout the day. Emergency closing information is also available on the Ridgewood website www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us and on television news FOX 5, NBC 4, ABC 7 and Channel 12. If storms develop during the day, please call the RCS office at (201) 670-2777 after 3 pm for cancellation information. 9. Please check your calendar prior to registering. Refunds will not be given for personal scheduling conflicts or double-booked classes. 10. Transfers made at the discretion of the RCS office.

41 To Register

Follow the easy instructions on the facing page. Make check or money order payable to: RCS SPRING 2021 bk# RCS Cash o Education Center, 49 Cottage Place Check o Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Check # ______Use one card per course print per student. Name ______Forms may be duplicated. LAST FIRST Address ______

Town ______Zip ______

Registrations are not confirmed. Home Ph# ______Cell Ph#______Please report to your class unless Course title ______Course # ______notified to the contrary. Day/Date______Time ______Place/Rm:______Fee $______RCS courses are open Visa or MC # ______to all persons * Email:______CVV:______Exp. Date _______regardless of residence. Unless Make check or money order payable to: RCS SPRING 2021 bk# RCS Cash o otherwise stated, Education Center, 49 Cottage Place Check o Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Check # ______students must be at print Name ______least 14 years old LAST FIRST

and in high school to take Address ______

adult classes. Town ______Zip ______

Home Ph# ______Cell Ph#______*Except for those classes listed Course title ______Course # ______under the junior edition section, RCS classes are intended for Day/Date______Time ______Place/Rm:______Fee $______adults. Students ages 14-18 Visa or MC # ______may attend upon request, but Email:______CVV:______Exp. Date _______some classes are not suitable for children. Please call the RCS office Make check or money order payable to: RCS SPRING 2021 bk# RCS Cash o for more information. Education Center, 49 Cottage Place Check o Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Check # ______print Name ______Please do not wait until the LAST FIRST last minute to register. Address ______If there is insufficient Town ______Zip ______

enrollment for a course, Home Ph# ______Cell Ph#______it will be canceled. Course title ______Course # ______AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Day/Date______Time ______Place/Rm:______Fee $______- REGISTER EARLY!! Visa or MC # ______Email:______CVV:______Exp. Date _______

42 RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL Non-profit Org Ridgewood Board of Education U.S. POSTAGE Education Center, 49 Cottage Place PAID Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Paramus, NJ Permit No. 877 (201) 670-2777

*****ERCWSS***** POSTAL PATRON

4 easy ways to register: PHONE: (201) 670-2777

MAIL: 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

FAX: (201) 444-5565

ONLINE: https://tinyurl.com/y9g5khze

SEE INSIDE BACK COVER FOR REGISTRATION HOURS! No Walk In Registratoin for this semester. Our buiding is closed to the public. Thank you.