Getting Started with Knitting
Don’t let knitting become a lost art! Learn the basic techniques to create interesting and practical pieces. You will be introduced to the essentials with plenty of opportunity to practice—cast on, knit and purl, rib, and bind off as well as routine trouble shooting skills. Practice yarn will be provided. Bring to class: a pair of size 8 knitting needles (10-inch), medium crochet hook, small scissors, and 6-inch ruler or measuring device.

4 Wed., Oct. 1-22, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
University Center Rm. 208
Instructor: Marilyn Erickson
Cost: $65 ($54 with LIFE Discount)
Code: 5064

Scandinavian Knitting—Holiday Projects
Christmas stockings, hats, scarves—add colorful, bold patterns to special projects for the season. Learn techniques for working with several colors at the same time to create designs that look like they belong in northern Michigan. You’ll begin with a practice piece (materials provided) and progress to a project of your own (you provide materials). Some knitting experience required. Bring a pair of size 8 knitting needles (10-inch), medium crochet hook, small scissors, and a measuring device.

3 Wed., Nov. 5-19, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
University Center Rm. 208
Instructor: Marilyn Erickson
Cost: $55 ($46 with LIFE Discount)
Code: 5065

Learn to See as an Artist Sees, and
You Can Draw as an Artist Draws
Drawing has very little to do with natural talent and everything to do with learning how to see the way an artist sees. Learn why you draw the way you do, and a discover a step-by-step method that teaches accessing the right side of the brain. Yes, you can learn to draw! Bring an inexpensive 11 x 14 inch drawing pad, two pencils, and a kneaded eraser.

6 Wed., Oct. 1-Nov.12 (no class Oct. 15)
3:30-5:30 p.m., University Center Rm. 204
Instructor: Elizabeth Abeel
Cost: $119 ($97 with LIFE Discount)
Code: 5056

Learn to See as An Artist, Part II
Continue to enhance your ability to access the creative right side of the brain and improve your drawing skills by building on the principles and concepts you’ve learned in Learn to See as an Artist. A $28 material fee should be made payable to instructor at first class. Prerequisite: Learn to See As An Artist.

6 Wed., Oct. 1-Nov. 12 (no class Oct. 15)
6:30-8:30 p.m., University Center Rm. 204
Instructor: Elizabeth Abeel
Cost: $119 ($97 with LIFE Discount)
Code: 5057

The World of Leonardo Da Vinci
Painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, scientist—Leonardo’s world stretches far beyond the 67 years he lived and still astounds and influences us today. From the Mona Lisa to the natural world to the Da Vinci Code, humanities teachers, Dave Parrish and Lyn Salathiel, take you on a mind-expanding, multi-dimensional journey into the life and work of a creative genius known as “the most relentlessly curious man in history.”

2 Tues., Nov. 4 & 11, 1:30-3:30 p.m.  
University Center Rm. 5
Instructors: David Parrish & Lyn Salathiel
Cost: $45 ($38 with LIFE Discount)
Code: 5055

Encounter with the Arts
Spice up your fall by adding extra fun and insight into two main stage musicals coming to the Old Town Playhouse. Price for each includes a ticket to the performance. Lunch is included with the September matinee.

Nunsensations
You’re in for fun and laughter with The Nunsense Vegas Revue as the sisters take on a new adventure. Meet director Kris Hains for lunch at Horizon’s Cuppa Joe to discuss life with the “Order of the Sister’s of Charity” before attending the matinee performance of Nunsensations, the 6th show in Dan Goggin’s Nunsense series. Kris is a local and national freelance writer and founder of Stage Door Productions. She provides lots of insight (and gossip) on the production and may even lead the famous OTP backstage tour after the performance.

Sun., Sept. 14, 1-5:30 p.m.  
Meet at Horizon’s Cuppa Joe
Coordinator: Margaret Schaal
Cost: $45, includes theater ticket and lunch
($42 with LIFE Discount)
Code: 5058

You’re in Good Company
Attend the opening night of “the most uproariously funny musical in recent years” with an insider’s view. Urinetown, by Kotis and Hollmann, is a wild tale taking place in a city with a water shortage. The pre-classroom introduction explores the creation of this new musical along with real life Michigan water issues. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow theater goers in this fiction and fact encounter complete with the opening night reception.

Wed., Nov. 5, 1-3 p.m. 
University Center Rm. 213
and Fri., Nov. 7, 7 p.m. at
Old Town Playhouse
Coordinator: Margaret Schaal
Cost: $39, includes theater ticket
($35 with LIFE Discount)
Code: 5059

Opera Notes!
The Met has come to Traverse City with Simulcast Live via satellite at the State Theater. Enlighten your opera experience with two pre-event classroom explorations that will familiarize you with the plot, music, personalities, and notable highlights through video excerpts, music, and discussion. Make it an event by opting for a convenient box lunch or bring your own. (Opera ticket prices not included) Register for both sessions and save $5.

Nov. 6 – November Operas
Explore November operas, Dr. Atomic and Berlioz’s Damnation de Faust, in this lively presentation and discussion of two bigger-than-life performances.

Thurs., Nov. 6, 1-3 p.m.
Cost: $19 without lunch      Code: 5060
($16 with LIFE Discount)
Cost: $28 with lunch          Code: 5061
($25 with LIFE Discount)

Dec. 16 – Holiday Opera
Discover insights and get tidbits on the Met’s new production of Massenet’s Thais and Puccini’s La Rondine.

Tues., Dec. 16, 1-3 p.m.
Cost: $19 without lunch       Code: 5062
($16 with LIFE Discount)
Cost: $28 with lunch        Code: 5063
($25 with LIFE Discount)
University Center Rm. 209
Instructor: Margaret Schaal