BEGINNERS ACRYLIC PAINTING CLASS
The beginner painting class will focus on foundational skills like colour mixing, learning how to create tints and shades, and taking a look at the colour wheel. Then we will continue using these skills to create a still life painting!
Session Syllabus
Session 1 Painting our own colour wheel
Creating tints and shades
Gessoing the canvas
Session 2 Learning how to mix brown
Sanding our canvas
Sketch our still life onto canvas
Session 3 Mixing a colour for the background
Brush stroke experimentation while painting background
Session 4 Learning to paint 3D objects in still life (painting the lemons)
Session 5 Continuing to work on lemon portion of painting
Session 6 Painting the leaf/stem
Finishing up our paintings!
WEDNESDAYS 3 - 4 PM
Session I September 20th – October 25th
Members $60 / 6 classes
Includes supplies
ACRYLIC PAINTING CLASS
This acrylic painting class will start with a refresher session that will be a quick reminder about how we can mix colours, and create tints and shades. Then we will create one small still life, and then a larger one with more objects added. This will help increase skills of creating realistic 3D shapes.
Session Syllabus
Session 1 Refresh on colours and painting
Create our own colour wheel
Gessoing our canvases
Session 2 Practice painting study (strawberry, should take up most of class)
Extra time can be used for sanding canvases and sketching out our still life's
Session 3 Painting the background, and blocking in our colours
If extra time we can start on the glass base, then lemon
Session 4 Paint the Lemon and Leaf
Session 5 Paint the glass
Session 6 Paint the strawberries and finish anything extra.
If extra time, discuss next session!
WEDNESDAYS 1 – 2:30 PM
Session I September 20th – October 25th
Members $60 / 6 classes
Includes supplies
PRINTMAKING ON MIXED MEDIA
Vintage papers and other ephemera are our starting point. From there, embellish your paper surface with pastel, then learn a delightful printmaking technique with which you can add a final layer of colour and visual interest.
FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
October 13th
Members $40 / 1 session
Includes supplies
ACRYLIC AND PASTEL ON BLACK PAPER
Painting with acrylic on black paper makes for an especially vivid work of art. You'll learn how to use acrylic in combination with pastel to create beautiful, eye-catching images.
FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
November 17th
Members $40 / 1 session
Includes supplies
WATERCOLOUR RESIST
Create gorgeous, dynamic art by stencilling, drawing and colouring with both chalk and oil pastels, then adding a top coat of watercolour paint.
FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
December 8th
Members $40 / 1 session
Includes supplies
HANDICRAFT GROUP
Join us for a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy some goodies, as we share a good laugh and funny stories. Then we make things to sell, which raises money to benefit our programs, services and activities. Please feel free to come and join us and see what we are up to. Even if you don’t think you are crafty, we will help you make something. This is a friendly bunch and such a nice way to meet new people. Through the clicking of the needles and the laughter you can often hear a true-to-life story being told or a current event being discussed. If you have a few hours to spare, please come join us. New ideas are always welcome.
TUESDAYS 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
FREE
MOVIE & POPCORN
Do you love to watch movies? Then join us for an afternoon full of movie enjoyment! Popcorn and tea or coffee included. Please come early as space is limited.
THURSDAYS 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Members Drop-in $2
COLOURING WITH FRIENDS
Chat, Colour & Relax Enjoy a relaxing social class where you can colour mandalas in whatever shade you choose. Have fun in a class that allows you to see the benefits of colouring without worrying about drawing. Pencil crayons and colouring pages will be provided. This is a class for everyone so come chat with friends and make new ones.
FRIDAYS 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Members Drop-in $2
Refreshments available
PLANET EARTH POETRY
The Planet Earth Poetry reading series is a launching pad for the energies of writers and poets. It is a place where words are most important. Join our featured readers on the third Friday of every month in the afternoon.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Raven Chapbooks Poets
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Meghan Fandrich
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Hologram Anthology group launch
Members Free
Refreshments available
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYONE
We should take pictures because they bring us joy, calm our minds, bring us awareness and have meaning to us. This is a photo group for sharing in a non competitive environment. What a photo means doesn’t depend on the camera, but on our eye and our feelings. Each week we will pick a simple theme (like “red” or “gnarly” or perhaps even “rocks”) and the next week we will share the favourite photo we have taken on the theme. After we have shared our fav’s and chosen a new theme, you can come for a short group walk or you can simply take photos on your own time. So if you simply want to share the joy of a taking a picture, this is the group for you. This is not a workshop however. As a member of the group, you should know how to take basic pictures on your device or camera, and how to email a photo.
TUESDAYS 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Members Free
SONG CIRCLE
Patrick Smith returns to James Bay New Horizons to present his much loved song circle. Repertoire consists of: swing songs from the 20’s through the 50’s; pop songs from the 50’s to the present; folk songs from many cultures; songs by artists like: Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Robby Burns, Ben E. King, Hank Williams, the Everly Brothers, the Beatles, Harry Belafonte, Louis Armstrong, Joanie Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Bill Withers, John Denver, Carol King, Johnny Mercer, Ricki Nelson, Pete Seeger, Roger Miller…and more. Friendly, lively, fun, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Coffee and tea provided. Come to sing or just listen.
WEDNESDAYS 1:00 – 2:30 PM
September 27th – December 13th
Bi-weekly
Members Drop-in $2
Refreshments available
ACOUSTIC PLAY ALONG SESSION
Come sing, play, or just listen. Friendly, lively, fun, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Charts provided for every tune. Voices and most acoustic instruments welcome. Percussion instruments provided. One bass guitar okay.
WEDNESDAYS 2:30 - 4 PM
September 27th – December 13th
Bi-weekly
Members Drop-in $2
Refreshments available
SAINTS & SWINGERS
JAZZ BAND ENSEMBLE
Treat yourself to a dose of lively, swinging music that will get your feet tapping and give your spirits a lift. Everyone is welcome. Bring along your instruments or best singing voice and join in belting out many familiar songs. Or just sit back and enjoy the entertainment.
THURSDAYS 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Members Free
UKULELE SOCIAL HOUR
With instructor Molly Raher-Newman is all that and more! Molly teaches a step by step method especially developed for adult ukuleleists. The classroom setting is relaxed with an encouraging, creative and confidence building atmosphere. Molly is teaching a 60 minute Ukulele for intermediate students. This class will focus on additional strumming and fingerstyle techniques, more types of chords and barre forms, plus a continuation of popular songs including Beatles, Motown, and your favourites.
THURSDAYS AT 10:00 – 11:00 AM
THURSDAYS AT 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session I September 21st – October 26th
Session II November 9th – December 14th
Members $50 / 6 classes
UKULELE BEGINNERS
Each student will realize that they can be a ukulele player. This course serves as an introduction to the instrument and will provide students with an instant access to making music on the ukulele. Focus points will be strumming and rhythms. Students will be led through an intensive six session course to introduce them to the ukulele. The course will be split into several units that cover various aspects of understanding the instrument and the music that can be created with it.
In each class, students will be led through a routine of tuning their ukuleles, warming-up, group instruction, and independent group practicing and playing. Students will also learn basic maintenance of the instrument and maintain tuning. Students will recognize and identify fundamental aspects of beginning ukulele. This classes end goal will have students able to play popular songs using chord charts, lyrics, and time signatures.
MONDAYS AT 10 AM – 11 AM
Session I October 16th – November 20th
Members $50 / 6 classes
The beginner painting class will focus on foundational skills like colour mixing, learning how to create tints and shades, and taking a look at the colour wheel. Then we will continue using these skills to create a still life painting!
Session Syllabus
Session 1 Painting our own colour wheel
Creating tints and shades
Gessoing the canvas
Session 2 Learning how to mix brown
Sanding our canvas
Sketch our still life onto canvas
Session 3 Mixing a colour for the background
Brush stroke experimentation while painting background
Session 4 Learning to paint 3D objects in still life (painting the lemons)
Session 5 Continuing to work on lemon portion of painting
Session 6 Painting the leaf/stem
Finishing up our paintings!
WEDNESDAYS 3 - 4 PM
Session I September 20th – October 25th
Members $60 / 6 classes
Includes supplies
ACRYLIC PAINTING CLASS
This acrylic painting class will start with a refresher session that will be a quick reminder about how we can mix colours, and create tints and shades. Then we will create one small still life, and then a larger one with more objects added. This will help increase skills of creating realistic 3D shapes.
Session Syllabus
Session 1 Refresh on colours and painting
Create our own colour wheel
Gessoing our canvases
Session 2 Practice painting study (strawberry, should take up most of class)
Extra time can be used for sanding canvases and sketching out our still life's
Session 3 Painting the background, and blocking in our colours
If extra time we can start on the glass base, then lemon
Session 4 Paint the Lemon and Leaf
Session 5 Paint the glass
Session 6 Paint the strawberries and finish anything extra.
If extra time, discuss next session!
WEDNESDAYS 1 – 2:30 PM
Session I September 20th – October 25th
Members $60 / 6 classes
Includes supplies
PRINTMAKING ON MIXED MEDIA
Vintage papers and other ephemera are our starting point. From there, embellish your paper surface with pastel, then learn a delightful printmaking technique with which you can add a final layer of colour and visual interest.
FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
October 13th
Members $40 / 1 session
Includes supplies
ACRYLIC AND PASTEL ON BLACK PAPER
Painting with acrylic on black paper makes for an especially vivid work of art. You'll learn how to use acrylic in combination with pastel to create beautiful, eye-catching images.
FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
November 17th
Members $40 / 1 session
Includes supplies
WATERCOLOUR RESIST
Create gorgeous, dynamic art by stencilling, drawing and colouring with both chalk and oil pastels, then adding a top coat of watercolour paint.
FRIDAY AT 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
December 8th
Members $40 / 1 session
Includes supplies
HANDICRAFT GROUP
Join us for a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy some goodies, as we share a good laugh and funny stories. Then we make things to sell, which raises money to benefit our programs, services and activities. Please feel free to come and join us and see what we are up to. Even if you don’t think you are crafty, we will help you make something. This is a friendly bunch and such a nice way to meet new people. Through the clicking of the needles and the laughter you can often hear a true-to-life story being told or a current event being discussed. If you have a few hours to spare, please come join us. New ideas are always welcome.
TUESDAYS 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
FREE
MOVIE & POPCORN
Do you love to watch movies? Then join us for an afternoon full of movie enjoyment! Popcorn and tea or coffee included. Please come early as space is limited.
THURSDAYS 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Members Drop-in $2
COLOURING WITH FRIENDS
Chat, Colour & Relax Enjoy a relaxing social class where you can colour mandalas in whatever shade you choose. Have fun in a class that allows you to see the benefits of colouring without worrying about drawing. Pencil crayons and colouring pages will be provided. This is a class for everyone so come chat with friends and make new ones.
FRIDAYS 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Members Drop-in $2
Refreshments available
PLANET EARTH POETRY
The Planet Earth Poetry reading series is a launching pad for the energies of writers and poets. It is a place where words are most important. Join our featured readers on the third Friday of every month in the afternoon.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Raven Chapbooks Poets
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Meghan Fandrich
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Hologram Anthology group launch
Members Free
Refreshments available
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYONE
We should take pictures because they bring us joy, calm our minds, bring us awareness and have meaning to us. This is a photo group for sharing in a non competitive environment. What a photo means doesn’t depend on the camera, but on our eye and our feelings. Each week we will pick a simple theme (like “red” or “gnarly” or perhaps even “rocks”) and the next week we will share the favourite photo we have taken on the theme. After we have shared our fav’s and chosen a new theme, you can come for a short group walk or you can simply take photos on your own time. So if you simply want to share the joy of a taking a picture, this is the group for you. This is not a workshop however. As a member of the group, you should know how to take basic pictures on your device or camera, and how to email a photo.
TUESDAYS 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Members Free
SONG CIRCLE
Patrick Smith returns to James Bay New Horizons to present his much loved song circle. Repertoire consists of: swing songs from the 20’s through the 50’s; pop songs from the 50’s to the present; folk songs from many cultures; songs by artists like: Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Robby Burns, Ben E. King, Hank Williams, the Everly Brothers, the Beatles, Harry Belafonte, Louis Armstrong, Joanie Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Bill Withers, John Denver, Carol King, Johnny Mercer, Ricki Nelson, Pete Seeger, Roger Miller…and more. Friendly, lively, fun, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Coffee and tea provided. Come to sing or just listen.
WEDNESDAYS 1:00 – 2:30 PM
September 27th – December 13th
Bi-weekly
Members Drop-in $2
Refreshments available
ACOUSTIC PLAY ALONG SESSION
Come sing, play, or just listen. Friendly, lively, fun, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Charts provided for every tune. Voices and most acoustic instruments welcome. Percussion instruments provided. One bass guitar okay.
WEDNESDAYS 2:30 - 4 PM
September 27th – December 13th
Bi-weekly
Members Drop-in $2
Refreshments available
SAINTS & SWINGERS
JAZZ BAND ENSEMBLE
Treat yourself to a dose of lively, swinging music that will get your feet tapping and give your spirits a lift. Everyone is welcome. Bring along your instruments or best singing voice and join in belting out many familiar songs. Or just sit back and enjoy the entertainment.
THURSDAYS 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Members Free
UKULELE SOCIAL HOUR
With instructor Molly Raher-Newman is all that and more! Molly teaches a step by step method especially developed for adult ukuleleists. The classroom setting is relaxed with an encouraging, creative and confidence building atmosphere. Molly is teaching a 60 minute Ukulele for intermediate students. This class will focus on additional strumming and fingerstyle techniques, more types of chords and barre forms, plus a continuation of popular songs including Beatles, Motown, and your favourites.
THURSDAYS AT 10:00 – 11:00 AM
THURSDAYS AT 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session I September 21st – October 26th
Session II November 9th – December 14th
Members $50 / 6 classes
UKULELE BEGINNERS
Each student will realize that they can be a ukulele player. This course serves as an introduction to the instrument and will provide students with an instant access to making music on the ukulele. Focus points will be strumming and rhythms. Students will be led through an intensive six session course to introduce them to the ukulele. The course will be split into several units that cover various aspects of understanding the instrument and the music that can be created with it.
In each class, students will be led through a routine of tuning their ukuleles, warming-up, group instruction, and independent group practicing and playing. Students will also learn basic maintenance of the instrument and maintain tuning. Students will recognize and identify fundamental aspects of beginning ukulele. This classes end goal will have students able to play popular songs using chord charts, lyrics, and time signatures.
MONDAYS AT 10 AM – 11 AM
Session I October 16th – November 20th
Members $50 / 6 classes