on the cover
HAVE
YOUR
FILL
of learning, with fall
classes at Oregon Coast
Community College
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN
For the TODAY
T
he timing of Catch the Wave, the
mini magazine that lists community
education classes offered at Oregon
Coast Community College, can lull you
into complacency.
“That class looks great,” you might think.
“But I’ve got plenty of time to sign up for
it.”
Hopefully you weren’t thinking of
learning to make holiday cookies from two
of the bright lights of the Central Coast
restaurant scene, Danelle Lochrie and
Ethan Granberg, because that October
class is already sold out. The Empanada
Experience? That tasty little pastry is filled
too.
“Our president okayed wine in the
college for that,” said Director Dave Price.
“People that got in in time are going to
get to sip wine while having bilingual
conversations and tasting fantastic Chilean
recipes. How fun does that sound?”
The odds are still on your side though,
thanks of the number of other fun ways
try something new provided in these non-
credit reasonably priced courses that, at
press time, are still open for registration,
including Price’s personal favorite “Walt
Whitman at 200,” where historian Mitchell
Santine Gould will be taking participants
through a multi-media experience of this
important poet.
“If people are reading anyone who wrote
110 years ago it’s probably Walt Whitman,”
Price said. “When he wrote ‘Leaves of
Grass’ it was racy.”
New and true fans will share their
favorite Whitman sample then lead the
class through a discussion of it, aided by
Gould, who has written a number of books
on Whitman and will show his recent video,
“Sailors: The Wheels on Melville’s Coach.”
ERNIE ROSE
Whether you want to observe birds in the wild or capture them in great shots like this, the college
has you covered.
Astronomy instructor (and
asteroid hunter) Sifan Kahale
professional
Stay on the cutting edge of the theme
with “Leaves of Glass,” presented by prolific
mosaic artist Joanne Daschel. Students will
create a 6”x12” mosaic of fall leaves, suitable
for indoors or out. Learn basic glass cutting,
an indirect method of mosaic making and
grouting, with materials and tools provided.
Capture a different form of fall color
during “Fly Tying and Fly Fishing,” where
experienced fly tyer and fly fisherman Sener
Otrugman will give a hands-on, approach
to getting people hooked on the sport.
Starter tools and materials are provided
and students will get expert help choosing
gear. Casting practice goes on no matter the
conditions.
“If it’s raining they cast down the hall,”
Price said. “It’s amazing to watch. Sener
has taught different classes for us and he’s
always a student favorite.”
Surveys have been showing a slow
takeover of fall over summer as the favorite
season of the year, but by November those
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people that checked the fall box might just
be rethinking things.
“Tahitian Drumming,” led by Lewis
Smith, can help channel that summer
feeling.
“Tahitian drumming isn’t really
something you would think about in
November but it’s perfect for just that
reason,” Price said. “Lewis’s collection
of drums that he brought from Tahiti is
gorgeous and he lets students play them.”
The class will mix lessons on classic
techniques, modern applications of the
drum and open jamming.
One lens or two? That’s the question
with the telescope series, the camera series
and the birdwatching class.
If you have a telescope that has been
serving as more of an art piece, astronomer
Sifan Kahale will guide you through how
to use it, what to look for (and where) help
you better enjoy the night sky.
“Sifan is a professional hunter of killer
asteroids.” Price said. “And that’s officially
the coolest job title on Earth.”
Whether you have a smart phone or
camera with interchangeable lenses, Paul
Calkins will walk you through “Using Your
Digital Camera: the Basics,” “Using Your
Digital Camera: Beyond the Basics” and
“Exposure,” where you will learn to use
camera settings in the best way for available
light.
At the South County campus, Jeffrey
Cox will teach “DSLR Camera Basics’” and
“Intro to Macro & Close-Up Photography.”
Audubon Society members Caren
Willoughby and Laura Doyle will be your
guide to “Birds of the Oregon Coast,”
where participants will learn identification,
adaptions and will have access to bird
guides and binoculars on the class field trip.
You’ll be leaving the most important
piece of equipment at home for the
“Dogless Dog Training” class by Cindi
Tringali, where you’ll learn how dogs learn,
what motivates them and add a new wrench
or two to your training tool box.
If the class subjects seem all over the
map, there is one thing that unifies them —
they all take place in or near a UNESCO
Biosphere reserve. Lincoln CIty local
Paul Robertson will give a virtual tour of
the what and wheres of this important
designation.
If choice overload has you feeling
stressed, consider the “Zen Meditation”
class or “Pickleball.” Whatever the class,
you’ll have a ball this fall at the Oregon
Coast Community College.
For more information and registration, go
to www.oregoncoastcc.org/communityed.