Home Repair and Maintenance for Women
Tired of having to call someone in to do those little home repairs you feel you could do yourself? Learn lots of useful skills to attend to the tasks required to maintain your home. You will work hands-on with things like drains, faucets, doors, windows, and drywall to make adjustments and repairs. Learn the safe use of basic tools while learning to repair, adjust, and replace common household fixtures.

4 Thurs., Oct. 8-29, 6:30-9 p.m.
Aero Park Campus, M-TEC Rm. 157
Instructor: Joseph Brown
Cost: $99          Code: 5692

Sundials and Sunscapes
Learning about and using natural time cycles helps reconnect us to our local places and the natural world around us. Gain an understanding of daily and seasonal cycles, how our use of “standard” and daylight savings” time differs from local solar time, cultural perspectives, and basic astronomical concepts. Explore sundials and the many creative ways they can be used in your own backyard. Learn how to design and build a windowsill sundial for your home or office.

2 Thurs., Sept. 24 & Oct. 1
6-8 p.m., Beckett Bldg. Rm. 146
Instructor: Dean Conners
Cost: $45           Code: 5693

Natural Landscapes: An Important Part of
Green Building – Part I
Complement your effort to “green” your home by incorporating a natural landscape. Whether you want to work on a section of your yard or are starting from a raw building site, consider nature as a model as you maximize beauty with design techniques while minimizing environmental impact and maintenance. Landscape architect Dean Conners guides you through a process to assess and work with the natural features of your lot. Learn how to landscape for energy conservation, collect and store rainwater, control soil erosion, and create low-water gardens. Discover natural systems that blend plant communities, native species, water flow, and natural pest control into your design. Enroll in Part I and Part II and save $7.

2 Wed., Sept. 16 & 23, 6-9 p.m.
Beckett Bldg. Rm. 148
Instructor: Dean Conners
Cost: $59           Code: 5694

Natural Landscapes Workshop – Part II
Apply the principles and concepts learned from Natural Landscapes – Part I and create a landscape plan your current project. This workshop will allow you to refine your ideas with the guidance of Landscape Architect Dean Conners. Gain practical landscape application skills to complement your lot’s natural features, minimize maintenance and environmental impact, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. Bring photos and or drawings of your site to work on in class. If you don’t have a project, attend anyway and see how others apply design ideas. Enroll in Part I and Part II and save $7.

Wed., Sept. 30, 6-9 p.m.
Beckett Bldg. Rm. 148
Instructor: Dean Conners
Cost: $35         Code: 5695