WINTER • 2017 explore the possibilities Hundreds of classes for adults, teens & kids! 2 Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568 Warm Winter Welcome Table of Contents e are pleased to bring you this winter term—and Classes for Adults (14+) with cold weather on the way, all of us at ACE would Around Town ......................7 W Business, Technology, & Finance . .8 like to cordially invite you to, “Come out and play!” We Crafts ............................11 know it can sometimes be hard to motivate yourself to get Daytime & Weekend Classes........17 out on a cold winter day or night, but are sure that if you Events.............................3 do, you won’t regret it. Mixed in with our usual array of Food & Drink......................14 Home & Garden...................18 classes we now offer Mah-jongg, chess, and a weekly game Important Information.............53 night. We’ll put the kettle on, so feel free to come in your Instructor Bios ................... 47 pajamas. We only wish we had a fireplace! Languages ........................19 One of our perennial goals is to help people make new Music, Art, & Photography .........21 Online Learning (Ed2Go) .......... 46 connections, even as you try something you’ve always wanted Recreation, Fitness, & Dance . .23 to do. We think this term has some terrific opportunities Registration Form (Adult) . 55 to do so, both for adults and in our ever-expanding youth Wellness..........................27 programs. So, once you’ve circled all the classes that catch Writing & Literature .............. 30 Classes for Youth (K–12) your eye, open the door and come out and play! High School & College Prep . 33 Also, I am thrilled to take on the role of director at ACE, TeenZone (Grades 6–8) ............37 and though I’ve met many of you over the years, I figured KidZone (Grades K–5) ..............38 GoLingo! Language Program I’d introduce myself anyway. I’ve lived in Arlington since (Grades K–5) ....................38 1995 and have been involved in community issues since All-Town, Mixed-Age Classes . .35 then. I’ve worked on improving our parks, playgrounds, VacationFun!......................36 and schools and am committed to creating opportunities SummerFun! Sneak Preview . 46 here. So working at ACE the last 2½ years has been a joy. Registration Form (Youth) ..........54 I am honored to take over from Donna, and to work with an incredibly dedicated team. I look forward to meeting you, and don’t hesitate to send me your ideas, questions, or concerns. No Class Dates* Happy Holidays, No evening classes will be held at Arlington High School on February 2, 15, and 20–24. *Schedule for classes held at other locations may vary; please check class description for details. Jen Rothenberg Arlington Community Education... is a program of the Arlington Public Schools that is completely See Important Information on page 53. supported by tuition received from our courses. ACE provides affordable education and enrichment opportunities for children Adult Classes meet at Arlington High, 869 Massachusetts Ave., and adults from Arlington and surrounding communities. Tax Arlington unless noted otherwise. TeenZone classes meet identification number: 046-001-070. at Ottoson Middle School unless noted otherwise. KidZone Jen Rothenberg, Director classes meet at elementary schools. Andrea Loeb, Youth Program Coordinator COVER ART: Winter Cover Art Contest winner: “Snowy Owl” Nina Coles, Business Manager by Jennifer Fuchel. Jennifer is a fine artist, graphic designer, Tracey Dramstad, Registrar sculptor, and craftsperson teaching at Suffolk University. Her Franca Duffy, Evening Coordinator experience and passion lead her into the realm of public art, Tanya Serrao, Evening Coordinator environmental design, community art, and curating. Jennifer Donna Eidson, Program Consultant annually orchestrates a collaborative project in which many Sarah Flanagan, Promotions artists create a single panel that is then adjoined to a larger Arlington Community Education painting. “Snowy Owl” is the result of one such project. To Arlington High School learn more about Jennifer Fuchel visit niftyarts.com. 869 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476 Catalog design: Pehlke Design [email protected] ArlingtonCommunityEd.org • 781.316.3568 Arlington Community Education n Winter 2017 EVENTS 3 EVENTS When registering for an EVENT online, please go to the left navigation sidebar, select “EVENTS”, then click on the event title for details. Women and Transition: This Is Who I Am: A Workshop Reinventing You in 2017 Colleen D. Hertel Linda Rossetti While overseeing her mother’s care from a distance, retired A follow-up to the successful Women & Transition fall attorney and journalist Colleen Hertel realized that as her workshop at Community Education, Linda Rossetti returns mother grew more dependent on her caregivers, she grew less with two evenings designed to help you reflect and act in 2017. able to communicate her own likes and dislikes or anything Countless life events—empty nests or marriage, geographic much about what made her tick. “I remember thinking, ‘If only moves or job losses, divorce or retirement—can leave us at the these people could know my mother’,” Hertel recalls. This, and doorstep of transition. Join this interactive workshop designed the experiences of friends, led her to create While I Remember to help women explore their approach to transition in a safe to Tell You: This is Who I Am, a combination guide, workbook, and supportive environment. We will examine the difference and journal for anyone seeking to age with dignity and control. between change and transition; gain an understanding of the The book features five stories of caregivers and aging or ailing phases of transition; investigate barriers and obstacles; and friends or family members, as well as intelligent, sensitive acquire a set of tools specifically designed to help women questions to get these important conversations started. navigate an opportunity to realign successfully. The sessions Readers have found multiple uses for the book. One woman will help participants dignify their experiences and embrace took it to a family reunion and used some of the questions transition as a positive, optimistic journey. The series will to reminisce with relatives. Another man used the questions conclude with the introduction of accountability tools that on visits with his mother to draw her out in conversation in can help attendees stay true to the action plans that will be ways that dramatically enriched their time together. “We are developed during our sessions. We hope you can join this an aging country living a long time, but most of us will lose provocative and deeply meaningful start to 2017! our independence at some point,” Hertel explains. “This book Linda Rossetti is an entrepreneur, Harvard MBA, author, and is a way of recording for ourselves and others what we care former EVP of Iron Mountain, a Fortune 500 company. She about and who we are” … while we remember. The workshop focuses on women and transition. Her book, Women & Transition: will include a free copy of Hertel’s workbook, exercises found Reinventing Work and Life, an Amazon top seller, features in the book, and a chance to share questions, concerns, and provocative new thinking about women’s choices and highlights stories with others on this journey. her research on transition conducted with 200 women. Rossetti Tuesday, January 31 7:00 - 8:30 pm $20 also serves as managing director of Golden Seeds, LLC, an angel capital network dedicated to providing growth capital to women- led businesses. Her work has been featured on NPR, NECN, CBS/ WHEN REGISTERING FOR AN EVENT ONLINE, WBZ Boston, Money Magazine, and Working Mother Radio. In addition to her MBA from the Harvard Business School she holds a PLEASE GO TO THE LEFT NAVIGATION SIDEBAR, BA from Simmons College. Visit womenandtransition.com. SELECT “EVENTS”, THEN CLICK ON 2 Thursdays, January 26 and February 9 7:00 - 9:00 pm $65 THE EVENT TITLE FOR DETAILS. 4 EVENTS Register Now at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org n 781.316.3568 EVENTS (cont.) Everything You Want Sing! Sing! Sing! New Hope for Hoarders To Know About College Ellie Foster, with Jonathan Kessler Gail Steketee, PhD. Planning: An Expert Panel Come sing fabulous three-part What happens when people’s Nicole Eidson of Arlington High, harmonies of popular contemporary possessions take over their lives? Known Jonathan Hughes of Mass. Educational songs set to great new arrangements. as hoarding, the condition is three Financing Authority, and Sue Wachter This drop-in, no-commitment singing times more common than Alzheimer’s of Acton College Consulting celebration is open to anyone who in this country. Yet for years, hoarders Preparing for college has never been loves to sing. Under the direction of an were misunderstood and seen largely more perplexing and complex. This enthusiastic singer and musician, we’ll as curiosities—lazy, slovenly or workshop seeks to provide families with begin with fun voice warm-up exercises, incompetent. Pioneering researcher Gail clarity, strategy, and peace of mind as then learn our parts and perform Steketee of Arlington has helped change you navigate the application process. In together, all in one night. You won’t all that. Steketee and others seek to addition to gaining understanding of the believe how great this feels! We hope change behaviors and assumptions of admission timeline and awareness of the to film the event and post online. Beer hoarders by exploring the thoughts most important steps in the process, you and wine will be available for purchase and feelings that lie behind them. She will receive honest, insightful answers at our new venue. Bring a friend or will discuss this compulsive disorder, to your questions from three experts, come make some new ones! Meet at identifying new strategies, resources, each specializing in a different part of artlounge, 1346 Mass. Ave., Arlington; and solutions. the process. AHS English teacher Nicole free on-street parking.