Wetaskiwin 2017 SPRING / SUMMER PROGRAMS YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING Photo courtesy of Ron Asp Published by the City of Wetaskiwin & the Wetaskiwin Community Learning Council 780-361-4400 | www.wetaskiwin.ca | (c) 2017 City of Wetaskiwin 780-361-6241 |2017 clcwetaskiwin.ca SPRING / SUMMER PROGRAM GUIDE 1 WetaskiwinINSIDE... ARTS & CULTURE ......................................... 4 BODY & MIND .......................................... 20 CITY OF WETASKIWIN ............................. 28 MANLUK CENTRE ..................................... 31 WETASKIWIN REGIONAL AQUATICS AND FITNESS SUMMER CAMPS ...................................... 48 COMMUNITY CLUBS ................................. 57 COMMUNITY SUPPORT ............................ 58 COUNTY OF WETASKIWIN ..................... 62 EVENTS ..................................................... 65 LEARNING & LITERACY ............................. 70 MUSIC & DANCE ...................................... 80 PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS ......................... 81 SENIORS PROGRAMS ............................... 82 SPORTS & FITNESS .................................... 83 YOUTH PROGRAMS .................................. 87 ALDER FLATS ............................................. 89 BUCK LAKE ............................................... 90 MA-ME-O BEACH ..................................... 91 TOWN OF MILLET ..................................... 92 MULHURST BAY COMMUNITY .................. 99 Wetaskiwin Community Learning Council www.wetaskiwin.ca 780-361-6241 | [email protected] [email protected] www.clcwetaskiwin.ca facebook.com/wetaskiwin | @wetaskiwincity 2017 SPRING / SUMMER PROGRAM GUIDE 33 ARTS & CULTURE WETASKIWIN ART AND CRAFT CENTRE 4520 - 48 Avenue, Box 6453, NOTE: Wetaskiwin T9A 2G2 No one is considered registered for 780-362-ARTS (2787) | www.waacc.ca a course until payment is received by Facebook under Wetaskiwin Craft Centre WAACC. It is the responsibility of the registrant to contact WAACC to verify WAACC is a not for profit organization, registration. managed and operated by volunteers, with a mandate to provide art, craft and All adults registering in courses are cultural opportunities in the community. required to hold a current calendar year WAACC membership ($5) and all COURSE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE children registering must have at least There are Two Ways to Register: one parent or guardian who holds a current membership. (1) Call WAACC Office 780-362-ARTS (2787) - Leave a message - we will get EARLY REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED back to you within two business days, – ALL CLASSES REQUIRE ADVANCED then mail your completed registration REGISTRATION. Courses will be subject form (available at www.waacc.ca) along to cancellation if the minimum number with payment to: of registrants is not received five (5) Wetaskiwin Art and Craft Centre, business days prior to course start date. Box 6453, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2G2 A full refund will be issued for any courses cancelled by WAACC. See OR www.waacc.ca for cancellation policy. (2) Register online at www.waacc.ca and COURSE/WORKSHOP INQUIRIES follow the prompts. Drop off payment Send email to: [email protected] or call at the Craft Centre or mail payment to: 780 362-2787 and leave a message with WAACC, Box 6454, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2G2 your name, phone numbers, day/time of call and what you are inquiring about. 4 CITY OF WETASKIWIN | WETASKIWIN COMMUNITY LEARNING COUNCIL KIDS & TEEN PROGRAMS TEEN PROGRAMS AGES 6 - 13 AGES 12 & UP KIDS WITH CAMERAS NEW! See details of the following programs for *Recommended for ages 8 - 13 Teens & Adults in the Adult section: Concrete Leaf Casting Here’s a fun opportunity for youngsters Concrete Stepping Stones to “see” the world through the lens of a Easter Theme Cupcakes camera. They will learn to notice the world Getting To Know Your Camera around them and photograph it creatively. How To Take Family Photos/Portraits Bring a digital camera (with fully charged How To Write A Book In 40 Days Or Less battery) and camera operating manual to Learn To Knit the workshop. Needle Felting Figurines (Minimum attendance 5; maximum 10) Pet & Wildlife Photography Instructor: Ronna Jevne, PhD Rock Painting For Beginners Date: Saturdays, March 18 Time: 1 - 3:30pm Fee: $30 per student (Bring a digital camera with fully charged battery) ADULT PROGRAMS Location: Craft Centre, Room #1 AGES 16 AND UP *Younger students might be considered KIDS ANIME & MANGA with instructor’s approval DRAWING Kids love Anime and Manga drawing! POTTERY & CERAMICS This cartooning style is similar to drawing realistic people and so it’s a great way to Clay shall be purchased from WAACC. introduce students to some people-drawing Price includes use of WAACC tools/ skills. The kids will progress from pencil equipment as well as the cost of glazes and sketching to black line drawing and then to firing. Specific pottery class questions can be finished color cartoons. directed to [email protected] (Minimum attendance 7; maximum 10) Instructor: Margot Soltice Date: Tuesdays, April 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16 POTTERY FOR BEGINNERS Time: 4:15 - 5:45 pm This eight week course is offered for Fee: $75 plus $35 for Supply Kit - $110 people with little or no pottery experience. (all other materials provided in class) Learn about the characteristics of clay; Location: Craft Centre, Room #2 create decorative and functional pieces through hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Classes are small so there’s lots of opportunity for one-on-one instruction. (Minimum 5 participants: 6 maximum) Instructor: Nonie Chalmers Date: Tuesdays, April 4 - May 23 Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm Fee: $190 (plus purchase of clay at first class) Location: Craft Centre, Room #3 2017 SPRING / SUMMER PROGRAM GUIDE 5 RAKU FIRING – CHALK PAINTING – BRING INTERMEDIATE POTTERY YOUR OWN PROJECT A unique firing technique developed in the Bring an old item from home – we provide 16th century in Japan, this short Raku course chalk paint and techniques to help you will provide intermediate potters with the create a new treasure. Our instructor brings opportunity to learn the heating and cooling years’ of experience to guide you through process and other techniques involved in the process. Finish your piece for indoor creating a magical transformation of colors or outdoor use. Previous experience with in their works of art. chalk painting recommended. (Minimum 4 participants; 6 maximum) (Minimum attendance 3; maximum 10) Instructor: Nonie Chalmers Instructor: Terry Demoline Date: Saturdays, May 27 & June 3 Date: Saturday, April 1 Time: 10am - 4:30pm Time: 10am - 4pm Fee: $135 (plus purchase of clay at first Fee: $120 (includes supplies and materials) class) Bring a bag lunch! Bring a bag lunch! Location: Craft Centre, Room #3 Location: Craft Centre, Room #4 *See POTTERY OPEN STUDIO TIME DOTS, DOODLES & DRAWING – PEN & INK Love doodling and want to make something DRAWING, PAINTING & pretty? In this class you will be taken through various techniques to bring your dots and OTHER ART FORMS doodles to a new artistic level. From ancient patterns to the most current doodle art, you CHALK PAINT & will enjoy this interesting art form! DECOUPAGE (Minimum attendance 7; maximum 10) There are so many ways to add ‘antiqued’ Instructor: Margot Soltice designs and patterns to individualize your Date: Wednesdays, April 12 - May 17 hand-painted pieces. In this class, you Time: 6 - 8pm will base coat a number of supplied items Fee: $90 plus $35 for supply kit - $125 (all with chalk paint and then decoupage other materials provided in class) and antique them. “Chalk Painting for Location: Craft Centre, Room #2 Beginners” recommended prerequisite. (Minimum attendance 3; maximum 10) Instructor: Terry Demoline Visit Date: Saturday, April 29 Time: 10am - 4 pm www.clcwetaskiwin.ca Fee: $120 (includes supplies and materials) to view the Bring a bag lunch! 2017 SPRING/SUMMER Location: Craft Centre, Room #2 PROGRAM GUIDE online To register for any of these programs: 780-362-ARTS (leave a message) | www.waacc.ca 6 CITY OF WETASKIWIN | WETASKIWIN COMMUNITY LEARNING COUNCIL STAINED GLASS STAINED GLASS – BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE Learn to create fascinating stained glass projects using the copper-foil technique. If you already have some experience, you will be able to expand your skills. Course includes how to choose glass, patterns and placement, scoring, breaking, grinding, ROCK PAINTING FOR shaping, foiling, soldering and basic framing. BEGINNERS (Minimum attendance 5; maximum 10) TEENS, ADULTS, FAMILIES Instructor: Wayne Neilson A fun way to discover new opportunities to Date: Thursdays, March 9 - April 27 create objects of art. Each participant shall Time: 7 - 9:30pm bring 2 or 3 small, washed rocks to the Fee: $150, includes supplies and use of workshop – then be ready to learn basic WAACC equipment (Does not include glass techniques for rock painting and ways of which is purchased separately from the creating your own art collection. Craft Centre) (Minimum participants 5; maximum 12) Location: Craft Centre, Room #4 Instructors: Judy Dancey & Betty Dragon Date: Saturday, May 6 Time: 1 - 4pm Fee: $20/person or $35/family (maximum FABRIC ARTS 4 family members) *registration fee includes all painting supplies BRAZILIAN EMBROIDERY Location: Craft Centre, Room #2 The ancient craft of three dimensional embroidery, for beginners or the more SIP OF ART experienced. A variety of stitches to create Once a month, A Sip-of-Art event comes amazing, beautiful designs will be taught. to the Craft