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Thursday, March 18, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Crossroads ART Center restarts CLASSES this month
Discover a new art, or come back to your favorite ongoing class
BAKER CITY — Due to declin-
ing COVID-19 cases in Baker
County, Baker City’s Crossroads
Carnegie Art Center is again offer-
ing education programs.
All classes will be capped at six
students to ensure physical dis-
tancing. Face coverings that cover
nose and mouth are required for
ages 5 and older.
Classes also include contact
tracing information and wellness
checks. Individuals who want to
access classes but have an ADA
disability are encouraged to contact
Executive Director Ginger Savage
at 541-523-5369 to review options
for participation.
“Our goal is to get people of all
ages back to the art center partici-
pating in classes,” Savage said.
The Crossroads scholarship fund
is available. Recipients are asked to
contribute 10% of their tuition.
Enroll in classes online at www.
crossroads-arts.org. For more infor-
mation, call 541-523-5369 or stop
by the center, 2020 Auburn Ave.
LEARN TO LOVE WATERCOLOR
AND PASTELS
Becky Mancino Litke leads this
class on Wednesdays. There are
two sessions: 3-5 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Students can attend one or both
— each session is considered a
separate class.
Cost is $16 per session for mem-
bers, or $24 for nonmembers.
ADULT OPEN STUDIO
This course, led by Paul Hoel-
scher, is for age 18 and older. It
meets Saturdays from 1-3 p.m.
Cost is $16 per session for mem-
bers, or $24 per session for non-
members. Purchase four sessions
for $54 members, $86 nonmembers.
CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE
DANCE
scrapbook papers. Each card folds
up to fi t a standard A2 enve-
lope. All materials are provided
(including three envelopes per
person), but participants are
encouraged to bring their own
scissors and old calendars.
Cost is $16 for members, or $24
for nonmembers. There is also a
$5 supply fee.
soft and oil
pastels, char-
coal, graphite,
conte, colored
pencil and clay
sculpture.
Cost is $16
per session for
members, or $24
for nonmem-
bers. Purchase
four sessions for
$54 members,
$86 nonmem-
bers.
GLASS ETCHING
Debbie Friedman’s dance classes
will begin in April and continue for
six weeks. The class for ages 6-8
begins April 6 and meets Tuesdays
from 4-5 p.m. A class for ages 9
and older starts April 7 and meets
Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m.
Friedman will utilize very basic
concepts of dance and rhythm and
simple choreography.
Cost of each class is $24.
ORIGAMI
GREETING
CARDS
Learn to
make unique
greeting cards
in this class set
for Thursday,
April 15, from 6-8 p.m.
The class is for ages 12 and older,
although ages 8-11 may attend for
$5 with a paid adult.
These cards are made using a
napkin fold process and then can
be individualized with color and
photographs (see above). The craft
is a great use for old calendars and
Ginger Rembold will teach a
class on simple glass etching on
Thursday, March 25, from 6-8
p.m. This is for ages 12 and older.
Ages 8-11 may attend with a paid
adult.
Participants should bring three
to four glass items to etch (the
Dollar Tree is a great source but
be aware sharply curved surfaces
are more diffi cult) plus simple
pattern ideas. Bring a hard copy
of a pattern, an X-Acto knife and
old towel.
Cost is $16 members, $24 non-
members.
PHOTO JOURNALING FOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL STUDENTS
Debbie Friedman will start this
six-week class on April 8. It meets
Thursdays from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
In this class, participants will
walk around Baker City to explore
visual imagery and basic photo-
graphic concepts.
Images will be paired with jour-
naling — essays, poetry and daily
diaries.
Cost is $48 for 12 hours of in-
struction plus a $5 supply fee.
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