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                                      “Spring Garden”, mixed media, 20” x 16”, Marina Thompson
                                      Used with kind permission of the artist and gallery twist
                                      www.gallerytwist.com
                                      About the Artist
                                      Marina Thompson is a mixed media artist, born in Lexington, MA. Her work is colorful, rhythmic,
                                      and layered. Made using many different media (first digital iPad drawings, then pigmented wax
                                      layers, and then overpainting with oil) many layers are built up. There is a lot to discover and
                                      interact with.
                                      Her father was an architect and partner of Walter Gropius. Drawing on the Bauhaus-influenced
                                      world from her childhood, her art is graphically strong, as well as informed by her years in textile
                                      design and illustration.
                                      marinathompson.com

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                                                      Table of Contents                                      Complete course descriptions, class
stands for all things,
                                                                                                             status, and registration information
even for those things                                 Around Town...................................7        can be found online at
   that don’t flower,                                 Mind & Body................................. 29        www.lexingtoncommunityed.org
for everything flowers, from                          Business, Career & Finance......... 27                 Lexington Public Schools
   within, of self-blessing;
                                                      Courses for Children.................... 20            Superintendent of Schools:
though sometimes it is necessary                                                                             Dr. Julie Hackett
                                                      Computers.................................... 19       Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum,
to reteach a thing its loveliness,
                                                      Cooking........................................ 25     Instruction, and Professional Development:
to put a hand on the brow                                                                                    Christine Lyons, M.Ed., PhD
                                                      Creating Community......................7
of the flower,                                                                                               LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
                                                      ELL/Languages............................. 15          Chair: Eileen Jay
and retell it in words and in touch,
                                                                                                             Kate Colburn
it is lovely                                          Exercise & Dance......................... 30
                                                                                                             Scott Bokun
until it flowers again from within,                   Fine Arts, Fabric &                                    Kathleen Lenihan

   of self-blessing                                     Graphic Arts............................... 12       Deepak Sawhney
                                                                                                             STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

– Galway Kinnell                                      Home, Hobbies &Travel.............. 26                 Rosanna Jiang
Excerpt from “Saint Francis and the Sow”              Humanities.......................................8
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Lexington Community Education presents

One Night on Earth                                                     Writing Wild: 25 Women Who
WITH DEREK GRIPPER                                                     Shaped the Way We Read the
Friday, April 10, 2020 • 7:30 pm
Follen Church Society, 755 Mass. Ave, Lexington • $20 • SDEG
                                                                       Natural World
“Five stars…Gripper has brilliantly transferred [the kora]             WITH KATHRYN AALTO
repertoire onto a regular six string guitar. He sees [Toumani]         Thursday, April 16, 2020 • 7:00-8:30 pm
Diabaté as the Segovia, or indeed John Williams, of the kora,          Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • SWWW
championing it as a solo instrument. And Gripper brilliantly takes                                     In her latest book Writing Wild:
it back to the guitar. He’s opening a whole new repertoire of                                          Women Poets, Ramblers, and
classical guitar music…bringing African guitar into the classical                                      Mavericks Who Shape How We
mainstream.” [Simon Broughton]                                                                         See the Natural World, Kathryn
                                  Derek Gripper is a Classical                                         Aalto takes readers on a journey
                                  guitarist from Cape Town                                             through the natural world as seen
                                  specialising in the kora music                                       from the perspective of 25 women
                                  of Mali, in particular the music                                     writers (Dorothy Wordsworth,
                                  of Malian kora player Toumani                                        Susan Fenimore Cooper, Gene
                                  Diabaté. It took Gripper untold                                      Stratton-Porter, Mary Austin, Vita
                                  hours of painstaking work to                                         Sackville-West, Nan Shepherd,
                                  transcribe note-for-note the                                         Rachel Carson, Mary Oliver, Carolyn
                                  complex compositions of Malian                                       Merchant, Annie Dillard, Gretel
                                  kora player Toumani Diabaté          Ehrlich, Leslie Marmon Silko, Diane Ackerman, Robin Wall
                                  and find a way of playing them       Kimmerer, Lauret Savoy, Rebecca Solnit, Kathleen Jamie, Carolyn
                                  on six-string guitar. The results    Finney, Helen Macdonald, Saci Lloyd, Andrea Wulf, Camille T.
                                  appeared on his ninth album,         Dungy, Elena Passarello, Amy Liptrot, and Elizabeth Rush). Part
“One Night on Earth.” The album created an unprecedented               travel essay, literary biography, and cultural history, Writing Wild
meeting point between the written tradition of Western classical       ventures into the landscapes and lives of extraordinary writers
music and the oral tradition of the West African griots. Critical      and encourages a new generation of women to pick up their
acclaim was quick to follow. Classical guitar legend John              pens, head outdoors, and start writing wild.
Williams said he thought it was “absolutely impossible until I         Beginning with a journey up England’s tallest mountain in the
heard Derek Gripper do it.” Toumani Diabaté himself asked              Lake District in the footsteps of Dorothy Wordsworth, Writing
for confirmation that it was indeed just one person playing one        Wild captures pioneering women who dared to lace up their
guitar. Both invited Derek to collaborate with them: Derek             boots and pick up their pens to make history. This evening we will
performed with Williams in London’s Shakespeare’s Globe and            celebrate female wordsmiths, both historical and current, whose
King’s Place, and with Diabaté and his Symmetric Orchestra at          influential nature writing has deepened our connection to and
the Acoustik Festival Bamako, Mali. He also played with Trio           understanding of the natural world. These inspiring wordsmiths
da Kali at Carnegie Hall and won a Songlines Award for the             are scholars, spiritual seekers, conservationists, scientists,
best album in Africa and the Middle East. Derek tours regularly        novelists, and explorers. They defy easy categorization but share
in the USA, Canada, Britain, Europe, Zimbabwe, Swaziland,              a bold authenticity that makes their work distinct and universal.
Namibia, Australia, Malaysia, India and Mali. Aside from these
                                                                       Kathryn Aalto is an American landscape historian, garden
transcriptions Derek has created original music from his diverse
                                                                       designer, university lecturer, preservation consultant, and
influences, from Africa: Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, South Africa,
                                                                       writer. She has a M.A. in Garden History and a M.A. in Creative
Zimbabwe, Arvo Part, and Egberto Gismonti. Derek has also
                                                                       Nonfiction. She also has a diploma in Garden Design from the
spent many years performing and recording his own translations
                                                                       London College of Garden Design and a B.A. in English from
of Bach’s violin and cello music, infusing his interpretations with
                                                                       Berkeley. Kathryn is the author of three books including the New
his lessons from the oral traditions of Africa. His works for string
                                                                       York Times Best Seller, The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A
quartet, larger ensembles or installations have been performed/
                                                                       Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood
exhibited at The Venice Architecture Biennale, Peasmarsh
                                                                       (2015) and Nature and Human Intervention (2011).
Chamber Music Festival in the UK and used in films such as “Five
Fingers For Marseilles.”

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Lexington Community Education presents

Indian Classical Saxophones                                           An Evening of Music,
and Jazz                                                              Poetry and Story
WITH THE LEWIS PORTER-                                                WITH DAVID WHETSTONE AND MARTIN SHAW
PHIL SCARFF GROUP & MASTERS FROM INDIA                                Thursday, May 28, 2020 • 7:00-9:00 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2020 • 7:00-9:00 pm                                  Follen Church Society, 755 Mass. Ave, Lexington • $20 • SMAS
Follen Church Society, 755 Mass. Ave, Lexington • $20 • SICS          Martin Shaw is a teacher of profound cultural knowledge, and is
Deeply meditative ragas. Edgy contemporary jazz. Beautifully          a master artist at transmitting it. Those transmissions are subtle
intricate rhythms. Soaring flights of melodic exploration.            and profound. We desperately need his work.” – Tony Hoagland
Percussion fireworks. The Lewis Porter-Phil Scarff Group with                                          Dr. Martin Shaw is a mythologist,
guest master musicians from India put it all together in this                                          storyteller, and wilderness rites-of-
exciting one-time collaboration.                                                                       passage guide based in Devonshire,
                                               New York-based                                          England. Shaw gave up a lucrative
                                               Grammy-nominated                                        music contract to pursue the
                                               pianist, composer,                                      study of myth while living for four
                                               educator, and                                           years in a tent in the wilderness of
                                               author Lewis Porter                                     Wales. An international teacher,
                                               combines forces with                                    he tours the United States and
                                               Boston saxophonist                                      Canada annually and is visiting
                                               and composer                                            lecturer on Archbishop Desmond
                                               Phil Scarff in the                                      Tutu’s Leadership program at
                                               Lewis Porter-Phil                                       Oxford University and leads the
                                               Scarff Group (www.     Oral Tradition and Mythology program at Stanford University in
porterscarff.com). Scarff, noted for his mastery of jazz as well as   Northern California. He is the author of many books including
Indian music, is one of the few Americans who tours India every       Courting the Wild Twin, Cinderbiter: Celtic Poems, and the award
year alongside Indian masters. The quartet is rounded out with        winning ‘A Branch From The Lightning Tree: Ecstatic Myth and
Berklee star faculty Bertram Lehmann on drums, and Lexington’s        the Grace in Wildness’.
own Jason Davis on bass. From jazz standards to contemporary                           David Whetstone is one of the most active
treatments of traditional Indian classical fare, and from melodic                      sitarists in the United States, and a disciple
originals to free-wheeling improvisation, East emerges from                            of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Khan. He has
West and the audacious emerges from the contemplative.                                 collaborated and toured extensively with poets
“Conceptually imaginative, impeccably performed,” raves                                Robert Bly and Coleman Barks since 1974. David
Downbeat.                                                                              lives in Minneapolis, and teaches at Carleton
                                        Our distinguished                              College.
                                        guest artists are in the
                                        USA for a limited time.
                                        Both are the winners
                                        of awards in India:
                                        Classical saxophonist
                                        Priyank Krishna
                                        (priyankkrishna.weebly.
com) has delighted audiences in India and at festivals worldwide
with his mastery of North Indian ragas on the saxophone.
Anoop Banerjee is one of India’s foremost tabla artists and has
performed with many of its best known virtuosos.

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THE FIVEASH LEGACY LECTURE
I Can also Think to Learn:
A Book Launch Celebration                                              What the Ancient Greek Tragedies
WITH MARCIA STEERE                                                     Can Teach Us Today
Thursday, April 30, 2020 • 7:00-8:30 pm                                WITH BRYAN DOERRIES
Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • STTL               Sunday, May 3, 2020 • 4:00-5:30 pm
                                                                       Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $20 • SBRY
                           We all know that school is a place where
                           the concept of "learning how to think"                                     Brooklyn-based writer, director,
                           is explored, and yet it is remarkable how                                  translator, and lecturer, Bryan
                           struggling learners can enthusiastically                                   Doerries is cofounder and
                           "think to learn" as well. As an educator,                                  Artistic Director of Theater of
                           researcher and parent of a LABBB                                           War Productions, a social impact
                           student at Lexington High School,                                          company that reclaims the power
                           Marcia Steere cared about and worked                                       of the ancient Greek texts and
                           toward expanding the intellectual                                          uses theater to address pressing
                           potential of LABBB students by creating                                    social and public health issues and
                           a series of classes and a curriculum                                       present them to at-risk people
                           that enhanced development through                                          in society. Featuring prominent
                           class discussion, individual assignments                                   film and stage actors in staged
leading to creative endeavors, daily homework, and tests that                                         readings of plays from Antigone
allowed students to demonstrate "think to learn" growth. The           to Long Days Journey Into Night—each production followed by
group learning environment and effect meant that every student         provocative and intimate audience discussion—he addresses
became an active participant, and parental involvement was             head on issues such as combat-related psychological injury,
especially beneficial. Her new book I Can also Think to Learn:         PTSD, gun violence, police/community relations, end of life care,
How Academic Stimulation leads to Growth in Students with Mild         suicide, prison reform, political violence and torture, domestic
Intellectual Disabilities describes the results of a multifaceted      violence, alcohol/substance abuse and addiction, and natural
four year journey of teaching and learning across disciplines,         and manmade disasters. Viewing the Greek Tragedies not only
and explains how she and other LABBB staff developed and               as storytelling but a profound means of truth-telling, Doerries is a
experimented with curriculum and testing designed to both              self-described evangelist for classical literature and its relevance
challenge and excite struggling learners. The book, and this           to our lives today. Through his many and diverse theater projects,
evening's talk shares what teachers and students did, and what         Doerries uses age-old approaches to communalize the trauma
they learned.                                                          and help communities and individuals heal from trauma and loss.
                                                                       He shows us how suffering and healing are part of a timeless
Marcia Steere is an author, parent, artist, and educational
                                                                       process in which dialogue and empathy are inextricably linked.
researcher who holds a BA in arts and sciences and a BS in
                                                                       “Our objective is to bridge the divide,” Doerries says, “to
education from Indiana University. She has done research in
                                                                       raise consciousness, and move us to positive action.” Hailed
education in conjunction with the Institute for International
                                                                       by the Department of Defense as a “revolutionary public
Education at Stockholm University and mathematical conception
                                                                       health campaign,” Doerries’s groundbreaking Theater of War
studies with Irene Muira of San Jose University. She is the author
                                                                       has presented over 350 performances of Sophocles’ Ajax and
of an art book, Poems for my Coloring Book.
                                                                       Philoctetes for military and civilian audiences throughout the
                                                                       United States, Europe, and Japan, performing at military sites as
                                                                       diverse as the Pentagon, Guantanamo Bay, Walter Reed Army
                                                                       Medical Center, homeless shelters, high school auditoriums,
                                                                       theaters, and churches.
                                                                       Bryan Doerries lectures on his work at cultural venues
                                                                       throughout the world and, in recent years, has taught courses
                                                                       at Princeton University, the Stella Adler School of Acting, and
                                                                       the Bard Prison Initiative. He is a proud board member of the
                                                                       Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Arts in the Armed Forces,
                                                                       and Friends of the Young Writers Workshop. His books include,
                                                                       The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us
                                                                       Today, along with All That You’ve Seen Here is God, a volume of
                                                                       Doerries’s translations of ancient Greek tragedies.

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Motherhood Across Borders:                                          Sharenthood:
Immigrants and their Children in                                    Why We Should Think before
Mexico and New York                                                 We Talk about Our Kids Online
WITH GABRIELLE OLIVEIRA                                             WITH LEAH PLUNKETT
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 • 7:00-8:30 pm                            Wednesday, June 10, 2020 • 7:00-8:30 pm
Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • SMAB            Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington • $10 • SLEA
                               While we have an incredible amount                                  Our children's first digital footprints
                               of statistical information about                                    are made before they can walk―even
                               immigrants coming in and out of                                     before they are born―as parents use
                               the United States, we know very                                     fertility apps to aid conception, post
                               little about how migrant families                                   ultrasound images, and share their
                               stay together and raise their                                       baby's hospital mug shot. Then, in
                               children. Beyond the numbers,                                       rapid succession come terabytes of
                               what are the everyday experiences                                   baby pictures stored in the cloud,
                               of families with members on both                                    digital baby monitors with built-in
                               sides of the border? Focusing on                                    artificial intelligence, and real-time
                               Mexican women who migrate to                                        updates from daycare. When school
                               New York City and leave children                                    starts, there are cafeteria cards
                               behind, Motherhood across                                           that catalog food purchases, bus
Borders examines parenting from afar, as well as the ways in        passes that track when kids are on and off the bus, electronic
which separated siblings cope with different experiences across     health records in the nurse's office, and a school surveillance
borders. Oliveira offers a unique focus on the many consequences    system that has eyes everywhere. Unwittingly, parents, teachers,
of maternal migration and illuminates the life trajectories of      and other trusted adults are compiling digital dossiers for
separated siblings, including their divergent educational paths,    children that could be available to everyone―friends, employers,
and the everyday struggles that undocumented mothers go             law enforcement―forever. In this incisive book, Leah Plunkett
through in order to figure out how to be a good parent to all of    examines the implications of “sharenthood”―adults' excessive
their children, no matter where they live.                          digital sharing of children's data. She outlines the mistakes adults
Gabrielle Oliveira’s research focuses on immigration and            make with kids' private information, the risks that result, and the
mobility—on how people move, adapt, and parent across               legal system that enables “sharenting.”
borders. Her expertise includes gender, anthropology,               Leah Plunkett describes various modes of sharenting―including
transnationalism, and bilingualism with a concentration on Latin    “commercial sharenting,” efforts by parents to use their families'
America. Merging the fields of anthropology and education           private experiences to make money―and unpacks the faulty
through ethnographic work in multiple countries, Oliveira also      assumptions made by our legal system about children, parents,
studies the educational trajectories of immigrant and first-        and privacy. She proposes a “thought compass” to guide adults
generation children. Oliveira received her bachelor’s degree in     in their decision making about children's digital data: play, forget,
her native Brazil and earned her master’s and doctoral degrees      connect, and respect. Enshrining every false step and bad choice,
from Columbia University, where she was also a National             Plunkett argues, can rob children of their chance to explore
Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation. She           and learn lessons. The Internet needs to forget. We need to
is a current manuscript reviewer at the Journal of Diaspora,        remember.
Indigenous and Minority Education and the Journal of
Anthropology and Education Quarterly. She is also the co-
founder of the group Colectiva Infancias, which develops free
courses on the sociology and anthropology of children and
migration in Latin America.

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Creating Community/
Around Town

Making a Difference for
Those with Dementia
Instructor: Carla Koehl
Do you have a loved one who is living with
dementia–or who is providing care for
someone with dementia? If you’ve wanted
to learn more about what dementia is,                                                          gallery twist
and how to have successful interactions                                                        Lexington’s gallery twist is located in the
with those you encounter who live with                                                         center of town at 1963 Massachusetts
dementia, this one-hour informational                                                          Avenue, in a beautiful historic home near
session will provide helpful information.      Household Goods
                                                                                               the Battle Green. The gallery’s unique
You will leave with a new understanding        Household Goods is a non-profit,
                                                                                               setting in a beautiful historic house,
of how to help reduce the stigma of            volunteer driven organization that
                                                                                               together with the distinctive way they
dementia, and how to better engage with        provides a full-range of donated furniture
                                                                                               display art, makes for a gallery with a
those living with the condition.               and household items, free of charge, to
                                                                                               twist. Each year gallery twist presents
PDEM, 1 Monday, 10:00-11:00 am. Meets          help people in need make a home.
                                                                                               five exhibitions that offer visitors an
April 6, LCE, Large Conference Room, 146       Each year Household Goods furnishes             opportunity to enjoy an eclectic mix of
Maple St, Access via 328 Lowell St., $5.       2,700 homes for people in need referred         New England artwork in various styles and
                                               by social service agencies throughout           media. Typically 200+ artworks by 30+
Lex Eat Together                               Massachusetts. Help someone in need set         artists are shown. Here, in a home setting,
Lex Eat Together is a nonprofit, volunteer-    up a home by volunteering or donating           you can easily imagine the art in your own
led organization serving a free, nutritious    good quality furniture and smaller              home or workspace. Owners John and
dinner every Wednesday in the heart of         household items. Donations are accepted         Gillian Ross encourage visitors to ‘just
Lexington for anyone in need of food or        Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays              be’ with each piece, and offer what many
companionship. Begun in October 2015           from 9 to noon (except holidays and             have called ‘an art experience’. For more
and modeled on successful programs in          major holiday weekends) at 530 Main             information about visiting and current
nearby towns, Lex Eat Together provides        Street, Acton, MA 01720. Please visit           exhibits please visit: www.gallerytwist.com
a healthy, well-balanced meal to all who       householdgoods.org for a complete list
come to join us. To learn more, sign up        of acceptable donations and volunteer
to volunteer, or make a donation, please       opportunities.
                                                                                                                            LEXMEDIA
visit our website at lexeattogether.org,       Voices on the Green at                                                        STUDIOS
“Like” their page at Facebook.com/             First Parish in Lexington
LexEatTogether or email lexeattogether@        A program of storytellers and music
gmail.com.                                     on the theme, “And Then a Funny
                                               Thing Happened,” true stories of the
Home Alone                                     odd, hilarious, paradoxical, or bizarre
Instructor: Officers of the Lexington Police   occurrences of our personal lives. This
and Fire Departments                           program is one in an ongoing series of
Help your child feel safer and more            programs called Voices on the Green,
secure when home alone or with siblings,       on topics of wide community interest,
and teach them smart telephone and             created by First Parish in Lexington. Each      Media Production Classes at
doorbell answering strategies. This class      event includes storytellers with MOTH-          LexMedia
is designed for children ages 9 and            style personal stories about the impact         All classes at LexMedia are free and
older. Younger children may attend with        of the topic in their personal lives; and       available to people who live, work or
an accompanying adult. Instructors are         live music performances related to the          attend school in Lexington. For more
officers from the Lexington Police and         theme. There is a separate, concurrent          information and to sign up for a class
Fire Departments. Class size is limited so     Children’s Voices Storytelling event at First   go to https://www.lexmedia.org/events-
please register early.                         Parish that evening led by a professional       classes/. LexMedia is a membership-
K009, 1 Tuesday, 6:30-7:30 pm. Meets           storyteller that is open to all children.       based non-profit community access media
April 28, Lexington High School, Room          Doors open at 6:30 pm for refreshments          center serving the town of Lexington,
221. Free, but pre-registration is required.   and conversation. All are welcome.              Massachusetts.
                                               General Admission Seating. Suggested
                                               donation: General $10; Donor $20; Youth/
                                               Student/Child: $5. Tickets in advance at
                                               Voicesonthegreen.org or at the door.
                                               For information on how to participate,
                                               contact David Rose at drose@cast.org.

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Humanities                                                                                     Music and
                                                                                               Theatre Arts

Each term our humanities section               NEW Women of Greco-Roman                        NEW   American Music History
offers classes that aim to heighten our        Mythology                                       Instructor: Staff from Go Go Allegro
understanding of the human experience          Instructor: Skye Shirley                        Music School
and honor the idea and ideals of a liberal                                                     Explore the most influential genres of
                                                              The Ancient Greeks and
arts education.                                                                                American music. Ranging from traditional
                                                              Romans wove fascinating
                                                              interconnected tales of          blues in the late 1800’s, jazz in the early
NEW   Shakespeare’s Richard III                               witches, wives, prophetesses,    1900’s, Rock n Roll and Motown in the mid
Instructor: Cammy Thomas                       and temptresses, which have inspired            1900’s and modern eclectic mixes of all of
“Now is the winter of our discontent,” the     artists and writers from antiquity until        these and more.
play begins, the line spoken by Richard,       today. Greco-Roman societies were all           MLIT, 6 Thursdays, 7:00-8:00 pm. Begins
a bitter, malignant combatant in the           patriarchies, and their myths often reflect     April 16, Lexington High School, Room
medieval Wars of the Roses. He’s a nasty       patriarchal systems of control and anxieties,   229, $115.
piece of work, and admits it up front.         and at the same time we will see examples
And he’s after the crown, but there are        of women rebelling against patriarchy           Fundamentals of
many claimants in his way. How will he         and asserting their own agency. We will         Indian Classical Music
get rid of them? Shakespeare’s language        examine how constructions of gender and         Instructor: Srinivas Reddy
in this play is brilliant and beautiful,       sexuality functioned in ancient societies as
                                                                                               Fundamentals of Indian Classical
including some of his best insults, as when    a method of control for female behavior.
                                                                                               Music offers a general introduction to
former Queen Margaret calls Richard            We will first meet the key goddesses in
                                                                                               the theory of raga and tala, the core
a “poisonous, bunch-backed toad”!              the Greco-Roman pantheon, and explore
                                                                                               musical concepts that underlie all Indian
Come and be amazed, or horrified, by           famous myths from the Trojan War and
                                                                                               classical music. Drawing primarily from
Richard’s evil designs. What forces in the     Greek tragedy. All throughout the course,
                                                                                               the Hindustani tradition, this course
play, and maybe in himself, stand against      we will highlight connections to classic
                                                                                               will explore the definition, historical
his ambition, cruelty, amorality? No           female archetypes in modern culture and
                                                                                               development, complexity and creative
experience with Shakespeare is necessary.      see how recent adaptations continue the
                                                                                               realization of both raga and tala. By using
The first week will be an introduction         evolution of these foundational myths.
                                                                                               musical excerpts, live demonstration
to the play (no reading for that week),        HWGR, 8 Mondays, 5:30-7:00 pm. Begins           and interactive exercises, we will also
followed by five weeks, one act per week       April 6, Lexington High School, Room 234,       explore the improvisatory nature of Indian
until done.                                    $120/Seniors $100.                              music and how these techniques can be
HKR3, 6 Thursdays 7:30-9:00 pm. Begins                                                         incorporated into one’s own creativity.
April 2, Lexington High School, Room 225,         Introduction to
                                                NEW
                                                                                               MFIC, 1 Monday, 7:00-8:30 pm. Meets
$95/Seniors $75.                               Roman History                                   April 6, Lexington High School, Room 240,
                                               Instructor: Skye Shirley                        $25/Seniors $20.
NEW All Quiet on the
                                               How did a small settlement along the
Western Front                                  Tiber River expand to encompass the             NEW   Spring Opera Preview
Instructor: Tracy Marks                        entire Mediterranean and leave its mark         Instructor: David Collins
The award-winning classic, All Quiet on the    on so many aspects of our lives over
                                                                                               This spring we will enjoy two very unique
Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque          2000 years later? In this course we will
                                                                                               operas being produced by Odyssey
is a vivid portrayal of a German soldier’s     follow the city of Rome from its scrappy
                                                                                               Opera in Boston along with an opera in
experience on the front lines during World     beginnings as it fought other local tribes
                                                                                               HD from the New York Met. We begin
War I. In this class, we will discuss this     to its growth into a republic that has
                                                                                               with an exploration of Benjamin Britten’s
literary masterpiece and view clips from       lasted longer than our own has been in
                                                                                               opera, Gloriana, which was written to
the film. We will also read excerpts from      existence. We’ll ask the hard questions
                                                                                               celebrate the coronation of Queen
the highly relevant sequel, The Road Back,     about how the republic collapsed into
                                                                                               Elizabeth ll. Full of choruses, dances and
about a veteran’s mental and emotional         civil wars and re-emerged as an empire.
                                                                                               vocal numbers, this opera is as close as
struggles returning to Germany after losing    We will also reflect on how we know what
                                                                                               Britten ever got to writing a grand opera.
the war. Please read the chapters 1-3 of       we know about the past, and interrogate
                                                                                               We next take a look at Donizetti’s second
All Quiet (Wheen translation, free online)     the power structures that leave so many
                                                                                               opera in his trilogy on Queen Elizabeth l –
before the first class.                        voices out of mainstream Roman history.
                                                                                               Maria Stuarda / Mary Stuart. In this opera,
HWTL, 7 Fridays, 12:30-2:30 pm. Begins         From empresses to slaves, refugees
                                                                                               Donizetti creates a highly charged duet as
April 17, LCE Large Conference Room,           from volcanic eruptions to merchants in
                                                                                               Elizabeth and Mary confront each other
Access by 328 Lowell Street, and enter         the forum, we will familiarize ourselves
                                                                                               (a meeting which never really occurred)
through the blue side door of the Old          with countless Romans through primary
                                                                                               and finishes the opera with one of his
Harrington school. $135 /Seniors $105.         literature and artifacts.
                                                                                               greatest soprano aria-finales. Finally
                                               HIRSH, 8 Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30 pm.              we get acquainted with the composer
                                               Begins April 15, Lexington High School,         Edward German and his comic operetta
                                               Room 234, $120/Seniors $100.                    Merrie England. Composed in the style

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of Gilbert and Sullivan, this piece offers a      “late beginner” level or higher. Please              Guitar Rock Band Sessions
light-hearted look at the court of Queen          contact the instructor with any questions            Instructor: Robert Butler
Elizabeth l. Join us as we prepare for these      or concerns regarding playing ability.
                                                                                                       Trained at Berklee College of Music,
special performances. Classes will meet           Depending on the interest of the group,
                                                                                                       teacher performer Robert Butler has
on April 7, May 5 and June 2.                     the last class can end with a performance
                                                                                                       developed this six week guitar workshop
HOPE, 3 Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00 pm. Begins            for family and friends.
                                                                                                       focusing on the iconic melodies, riffs
April 7 and meets May 5 and June 2,               MSTE, 7 Mondays, 7:30-9:00 pm. Begins
                                                                                                       and driving rhythms that have been the
Lexington High School, Room 240, $85/             April 6, Lexington High School, Room 240,
                                                                                                       foundation of Rock music from the 1950’s
Seniors/$65.                                      $185/Seniors $140.
                                                                                                       to the present. Students of all levels
                                                                                                       will be guided in a relaxed yet efficient
Private Music Instrument Lessons                  Beginning Guitar
                                                                                                       approach to the wide variety of guitar
for Every Age and Level                           Instructor: Staff from Go Go Allegro                 techniques so essential in playing Rock
LCE provides excellent, convenient, and           Music School                                         chord progressions, bassline riffs and
reasonably priced individual music lessons        This exciting beginners guitar course                exciting improvised lead guitar solos
with highly qualified professional musician       will introduce students to fundamental               that shape this powerful and historic
teachers for all interested students and          technique and knowledge of the                       music style. Each session begins with a
adults. The following instruments are             instrument, general musicianship and                 30 minute live classroom demonstration.
available for individual study: Baritone          introductory level pieces of music. These            All will receive individual instruction
Horn (Euphonium), Bass, Bassoon,                  classes will expose students to different            with Mr. Butler addressing your specific
Cello, Clarinet, Electric and Acoustic            styles of music and the cultures that have           questions and musical goals. Everyone,
Guitar, Flute, French Horn, Guitar,               influenced multiple musical genres. Please           regardless of proficiency, is welcome
Oboe, Percussion (Drums/xylophone),               bring a guitar with you to class, other              to participate in class ensemble/ jams
Saxophone, Sitar, Trombone, Trumpet,              materials will be provided.                          playing a part that matches your ability
Tuba, Ukulele, Upright Bass, Violin or            MBGU, 6 Mondays, 9:15 am - 10:15 am.                 and skill level. Students are encouraged
Viola, and Voice. Lessons are held in             Begins April 13, LCE Large Conference                to bring to class recordings of their
the afternoon and evening at Lexington            Room, Access by 328 Lowell Street, and               favorite Rock artists which will be used
High School. Each semester contains               enter through the blue side door of the              to demonstrate and explain technique,
approximately 16 lessons. Students must           Old Harrington school. $160.                         composition and practical applied theory.
arrange convenient weekly lesson times                                                                 You need not be able to read classical
with the instructor. The length of lessons        NEW Beginning Guitar –                               notation to benefit from this series of
per week can be: 30 minute, 45 minute, or         Continued                                            informative sessions. Whether you are a
60 minutes. To register: Call the LCE office      Instructor: Staff from Go Go Allegro                 beginner or an experienced player, you
and we will put you in touch with our             Music School                                         will achieve success as a guitarist with Mr.
music teaching staff. Saturday morning                                                                 Butler’s Guitar Rock Band Sessions. Also
                                                  Continue to develop your fundamentals
lessons are also available.                                                                            included: How to choose and set up your
                                                  in the guitar by learning new techniques
For info about LCE Music teaching                                                                      instrument , amplification and electronic
                                                  and pieces of music. These classes will
staff, please visit: https://                                                                          effects devices to achieve the sounds
                                                  pose a slight challenge to build your
lexingtoncommunityed.org/music-                                                                        heard on recordings by The Ventures,
                                                  abilities, but still accommodate learning
instrument-lessons/                                                                                    Hendrix, Santana, Dire Straits, Van Halen
                                                  at a comfortable pace. Please bring your
                                                                                                       and many more. Each student should
                                                  guitar to class, all other materials will be
Instrumental Camerata for Adults                  provided.
                                                                                                       have an acoustic or electric guitar or bass,
Instructor: James Alers                                                                                portable amp and a notebook. Optional
                                                  MGUI, 6 Mondays, 10:15 am - 11:15 am.                but recommended, a phone or other
This class is designed for adults with a          Begins April 13, LCE Large Conference                device for recording class instruction. Mr.
wide range of skills who are interested in        Room, Access by 328 Lowell Street, and               Butler will supply all music charts, lead
playing chamber music together. We will           enter through the blue side door of the              sheets and texts.
explore different pieces from the classical       Old Harrington school. $160.
repertoire, and address both the technical                                                             MRGW, 6 Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 pm.
and musical components of ensemble                                                                     Begins April 30, Lexington High School,
playing. Whether you are a beginner or                                                                 Room 247, $155/Seniors $130.
someone who has taken an extended
break from playing but would like to
                                                                                                                  PRIVATE MUSIC
resume (and need a motivational program                                                                           INSTRUMENT LESSONS
to help!), this is sure to be a rewarding                                                                         this page
experience. The class is open to violinists,
violists, cellists, bassists, oboist, flutists,
and bassoonists who are comfortable with
basic note-reading, and are playing at a
                                                  One Night on Earth, with master guitarist
                                                  Derek Gripper, p. 3.

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2020 Lexington Community Education
Writing

Acting Skills for Business                             Public Speaking with Confidence                Whether it originates from memory or
Instructor: Lau Lapides                                Instructor: Lau Lapides                        fantasy, takes shape as poetry or prose,
Business professionals want to learn                   Are you making the impression you              our expert writing staff will help you get
the trade secrets that stage actors and                want to be making? Need to polish your         your word out.
industry pros know in the media and                    speaking skills for work? Want to eliminate
broadcasting industry! Come learn the                  fears and anxieties of speaking? From           NEW Paying Attention to

actors bag of tricks geared specifically for           the moment you enter a room in literally       Internal Conflicts: How to Use
corporate presenters, sales professionals,             seconds you make your impression...your        Complicated and Contradictory
customer service personnel. Learn how                  smile, your voice, your first few words,       Feelings in Creative Writing
to get a leg up on the competition and                 your style, your energy, your initial eye
                                                                                                      Instructor: Tom Daley
get that promotion. As analytical thinkers             contact--all of these ingredients create
working in quantitative ways our goal is               the successful chemistry to “command           If you avoid the conflict to keep the peace
to train you to develop the highest level              presence!” In this dynamic, fast-paced         you start a war inside yourself.
of soft skills available, and apply these              exciting workshop you will strengthen          — Cheryl Richardson
skills to your work. Discover tools and                and polish your speaking style by              From Hamlet’s soliloquy, “To be or not
techniques to build confidence while                   utilizing tools and techniques to help         to be,” to Katniss Everdeen’s conflict
strengthening physical and vocal presence              you engage your audience and polish            between the reluctance to kill and the
whether you are presenting live, online,               your presentation. Build self-confidence       wish to be a warrior in The Hunger Games,
or by phone. Engage and ignite your                    while learning how to organize and             internal conflict has stoked the bonfires
audience with storytelling techniques that             deliver interesting and relevant content       of creative expression. What are your own
work and build rapport while commanding                to your audience. Polish your articulation     internal conflicts? How might complicated
presence! Learn how to think fast on                   neutralize local accent/dialect, and           and conflicting feelings inform your own
your feet through improvisation and                    work on breathing techniques. Develop          writing? In this two-hour workshop, we
role-playing, manage your physical                     storytelling techniques that work and          will examine examples of internal conflict
and vocal message by incorporating                     engage your audience! Come dressed in          in literature. This examination will form
breathing and speech technique and                     comfortable clothing, bring a notebook         the basis for exercises in which you will
have fun discovering new approaches                    and water. No prior speaking experience        investigate your own internal conflicts or
to communicating in your work. Come                    necessary!                                     those of your subjects and use them to
dressed in comfortable clothing, bring a               HPSC, 1 Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 pm. Meets         create short scenes or stanzas.
notebook and water. No prior experience                May 6, Lexington High School, Room 225,        WCRE, 1 Friday, 6:00-8:00 pm. Meets June
necessary!                                             $25/Seniors $20.                               5, Lexington High School, Room 148, $30.
HASB, Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 pm. Meets
May 13, Lexington High School, Room                     NEW The Art of Making Picture                 The Way of Haiku
221, $25/Seniors $20.                                  Books for New & Returning                      Instructor: Brad Bennett
                                                       Students                                       wetlands trail
                                                       Instructor: Marit Menzin                       the twists and turns
                                                       Experience the art of creating children’s      of a blackbird's call
                                                       books first-hand. Participants will            Join award-winning haiku poet Brad
                                                       experiment character development, make         Bennett for a two-part writing workshop
                                                       a storyboard, and a model of the story         on haiku, the most popular poetry form in
                                                       they are working on. We will then review       the world! Haiku are so much more than
                                                       the formula for structuring a picture book:    counting syllables. These small poems
                                                       introduction, story development, and the       help us celebrate the extraordinary in the
                                                       story's climax and resolution in relation      ordinary and connect us more deeply to
                                                       to its illustrations. We will also examine     the natural world. After learning about
                                                       page layout, design and illustration style,    the history and technique of haiku and
                                                       as well as different kinds of art media used   reading some spring examples, we will
                                                       in picture books. Participants will draw       take inspirational walks outside and try
                                                       in class while discussing and learning the     our hands at haiku writing prompts. We'll
                                                       above. Assignments will be given.              also save time to share our poems in
Guitar Rock Band Sessions with Robert Butler, p. 9.                                                   a supportive atmosphere. Everyone is
                                                       WWCB, 5 Fridays, 11:00am-1:00 pm.
                                                       Begins May 8, Lexington Community              welcome!
                                                       Education Small Conference Room, 146           HHAI, 2 Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm. Begins
             TEA: THE ELIXIR OF THE EAST
                                                       Maple Street, access by 328 Lowell Street,     April 30, Lexington High School, Room
             p. 25                                     $135/Seniors $110.                             225, $45/Seniors $35.

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Memoir Writing                                   Poetry Writing Workshop                       Phrasing and Grammar
Instructor: Tom Daley                            Instructor: Tom Daley                         for Writers
Memory is not an instrument for exploring        Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is    Instructor: John Chamberlain
the past but its theatre. — Walter               the skeleton architecture of our lives. It    Learn about how the English language
Benjamin                                         lays the foundation for a future of change,   has a marvelous capacity for phrasing as
Whether you intend to share your written         a bridge across our fears of what has         we see examples and express ourselves.
remembrances with family and friends             never been before. – Audre Lourde             We will study seven phrase patterns
or a broader audience, you will find this        Poetry writing, largely, is a solitary        (preposition, verb, past and present
a collegial and supportive workshop in           endeavor. This workshop will provide the      participle, gerund, infinitive, appositive,
which optional weekly exercises will help        opportunity for poets, both beginning         absolute or zoom, and four important
you to transform the rich material of your       and practiced, to share their work with       sentence patterns involving clauses.
life into unique works of art, including         other poets in a collegial and supportive     Sentence combining will be used to
memoir pieces, personal essays and even          environment. We will concentrate on           show how writers dynamically arrange
the beginning of a book-length memoir. All       sharpening the impact of your poems           ideas in greater complexity on the fly.
work will be written outside of the workshop     through careful consideration of their        We will also get to know the “questions
and brought for a critique by other              strengths and their limitations. Optional     answered” approach to grammar, which
participants and the instructor, during which    take-home writing exercises will give you     reveals how modifiers answer a number of
time techniques for better writing will be       the opportunity to explore the myriad         basic questions as writers elaborate basic
explored. Bring nine copies of something         forms poetry can take. Bring 10 copies of     statements. You will gain confidence in
you have written of a memoir nature—a            a recent poem (no more than two pages         staring down any sentence grammatically.
journal entry, a paragraph describing a          long) to the first session.                   WP&G, 5 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:15 pm.
relationship, a letter recounting some           WPWW, 8 Wednesdays, 6:15-8:15 pm.             Begins April 29, Lexington High School,
memorable incident in your life—to the           Begins April 15, Lexington High School,       Room 224, $75/Seniors $55.
first meeting of the workshop. The piece         Room 148, $195/Seniors $150.
should be 750 words or less.
WMEM, 8 Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00 pm.                Daytime Memoir Writing                                       WRITING CLASSES FOR
                                                                                                              CHILDREN AND TEENS
Begins April 15, Lexington High School,          Instructor: Tom Daley                                        p. 21
Room 148, $195/Seniors $150.                     Memory is not an instrument for
                                                 exploring the past but its theatre.
Short Form Poetry                                — Walter Benjamin                             NEW   Writing About Nature
Instructor:Tracy Marks                           Whether you intend to share your written      Instructor: Tracy Marks
Cinquains, Clerihews, Landays! Whether           remembrances with family and friends          Whether you write nonfiction, fiction or
you have never written a poem or you are         or a broader audience, you will find this     poetry, if you are a lover of nature, you can
an experienced poet, you can easily express      a collegial and supportive workshop in        benefit from reading accomplished nature
yourself creatively by writing traditional       which optional weekly exercises will help     writers, and learning many approaches
short-form poetry of 2-6 lines. In this course   you to transform the rich material of your    to inspiring nature writing. We’ll develop
you will learn about and write in eight          life into unique works of art, including      our descriptive ability, consider scientific,
different forms from all over the world, many    memoir pieces, personal essays and even       environmental, philosophical, spiritual,
based on counting syllables, and most non-       the beginning of a book-length memoir.        romantic, feminist and travel-oriented
rhyming. Have fun discovering your talent        All work will be written outside of the       perspectives, and do personalized writing
for writing in such forms as haikus, tankas,     workshop and brought for a critique by        assignments. During one of our sessions,
tanagas, cinquains, shadormas, humorous          other participants and the instructor,        we’ll also enjoy a writing-oriented field
clerihews, and landays, the oral poetic          during which time techniques for better       trip amidst the profusion of spring
form of Afghan women.                            writing will be explored. Bring seven         blossoms. Recommended: John Murray’s
WSTU, 4 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:45 pm. Begins           copies of something you have written          classic, Writing About Nature, and Clare
April 7, Lexington High School Room 222,         of a memoir nature—a journal entry, a         Walker Leslie’s guided Nature Journal.
$85/Seniors $65.                                 paragraph describing a relationship,          One of our evening sessions will be a
                                                 a letter recounting some memorable            writing about nature field trip.
                                                 incident in your life—to the first meeting    WESS, 4 Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm. Begins
                                                 of the workshop. The piece should be 750      May 18, Lexington High School, Room
   LCE IS ALWAYS LOOKING
   FOR EXCELLENT TEACHERS                        words or less.                                222, $75/Seniors $65.
   OF INTERESTING TOPICS                         W2MEM, 8 Fridays,12:15-1:45 pm. Begins
   To propose a class, visit:                    April 17, LCE Conference Room, Access
   https://lexingtoncommunityed.org/             by 328 Lowell Street, and enter through                  WRITING WILD:
                                                 the blue side door of the Old Harrington                 Women Who Shaped the Way We
   looking-for-excellent-teachers/                                                                        Read the Natural World, p. 3
                                                 school. $165/Seniors $125.

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Fine Arts, Fabric &
Graphic Arts

In his book “The Art Spirit” American
painter Robert Henri writes, “To
apprehend beauty is to work for it.” LCE
invites you to work, apprehend, enjoy and
ultimately add to the beauty of the world
through our many art offerings.

Fundamentals of Drawing
Instructor: Susan Dahl
It’s not necessary to travel to exotic places
or pick an unusual subject to create art
that is fresh and new. Through overcoming        An example of the art of instructor Son-Mey Chiu.
the visual prejudices we have developed
that make every day things seem invisible,       Basic Drawing                                       students: approximately $57 payable to
exciting art can be created almost               Instructor: Elena Belkova                           the instructor at the first class.)
anywhere, and inspired by almost any             We will start with a discussion of the              ACBP, 4 Mondays, 1:00-3:00 pm. Begins
subject. In this drawing class for beginning     elements of design including line, shape,           May 4, Lexington Community Education
and intermediate students, we will               form, color, texture, value and proportion.         Large Conference Room, 146 Maple
emphasize observation and description of         We will focus on perspective and how to             Street, Access by 328 Lowell Street, $125/
items that are present in our own homes          create the illusion of space and objects on         Seniors $95.
and our neighborhood. We will consider           paper. Each lesson starts with a quick 10           Watercolor
issues including form and line, shading          to 15 minutes of sketching the objects we           Instructor: Ivan Orlinsky
and shadows, shape and proportion,               see around us. We will work on skills to
and composition and perspective.                                                                     This class is for both beginners and
                                                 have you drawing with more confidence               artists who have some experience with
Students will receive individual attention       and will continue to investigate different
in a relaxed and friendly setting. A $7                                                              watercolor. We will begin with an overview
                                                 drawing techniques and topics. You                  of the history of watercolor as a medium,
setup fee payable to the instructor at the       will practice in class and receive ideas
first class. Supply list: 1 tablet drawing                                                           successful watercolor painters from the
                                                 for continued practice between classes.             past and present and getting acquainted
paper, about 8.5 inch x 11 inch; pencils of      Please bring the following materials to
assorted hardness (between hb and 6b); 1                                                             with the materials and supplies we will
                                                 class: an 18” x 24” Drawing Pad of White            be using. Our first exercise will be laying
pencil sharpener, and an eraser.                 paper (not newsprint), Pencil HB, Willow            a flat wash. In subsequent classes we
AFOD, 8 Thursdays, 12:15-2:15 pm.                Charcoal sticks, and a kneaded eraser.              will work on different techniques such
Begins April 16, Lexington Community             A materials fee of $10 is payable to the            as wet on wet, value studies, layering,
Education Large Conference Room, 146             instructor at the first class.                      mixing colors, what colors to include
Maple Street, Access by 328 Lowell Street,       ADRAW, 6 Mondays, 5:00-8:00pm.                      on your palate, and a brief overview of
$165/Seniors $125.                               Begins April 6, Lexington High School,              the qualities of water color paint such
                                                 Room 166, $185/Seniors $140.                        as transparent, semi -transparent and
Oil Pastel Studio
                                                                                                     opaque. There will be a 20 minute warm
Instructor: Alma Bella Solis                      NEWAquatic Scenes with Chinese                     up exercise at the beginning of each class.
Using oil pastels, you will produce your         Brush and Colors                                    Please bring the following materials to
own compositions, interpreting subjects          Instructor: Son-Mey Chiu                            the first class: Paints: Cadmium yellow
ranging from still life to human figures.        During this spring season students are              deep; Lemon yellow; Cobalt blue; French
Drawing methods used in this course are          invited to explore painting aquatic flora           Ultramarine blue; Cerulean blue; Prussian
outline, contour then the creative strokes       and fauna. A variety of subject matters             blue; Cadmium red; Vermillion; Burnt
using the oil pastel sticks in achieving         will be introduced to cater to students of          Sienna; Yellow Ochre and Payne’s grey.
perspective, proportion, contrast,               different levels of experience with Chinese         Brushes: Bring what brushes you have; I
depth and dimension of the subjects              ink and colors. Students will learn painting        recommend #8 #10 round and a one inch
chosen. Oil pastels are waxy and thick,          water birds such as the kingfisher and              flat. Paper: Good quality watercolor pad;
the pigment being mixed with non-                egret. Aquatic plants such as the water lily        12” x16”. Palette: White china plate or
drying oil thus the thicker pad is used          and lotus will be introduced. Students will         a butchers tray. Other supplies: Two or
e.g. Canson,Strathmore. Please see the           also be given the opportunity to paint the          three jars for holding water, Rags, paper
Lexington Community Education website            Chinese goldfish and koi. Beginning and             towel, an HB pencil, kneaded eraser.
for supply list.                                 returning students are welcome. Please              Please bring a photo of your choice as a
ACHR, 6 Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm. Begins            bring a piece of felt to protect the table          reference to paint.
April 13, Lexington High School, Room            and your painting, a palette for watercolor,        AWATE, 4 Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm. Begins
148, $135/Seniors $105.                          and a three-segment water container or              April 6, Lexington High School, Room 212,
                                                 three cups. (Painting supplies for new              $90/Seniors $70.

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Acrylic Painting – Evening                      round size 2 and 3 flats in size range of 2,     Felt Making
Instructor: Linda Balek                         4, 6), 5 by 7 inches (or larger) color photos    Instructor: Elizabeth Stubbs
                                                of landscapes.
Studio acrylic painting classes are the                                                          Felt-making is an ancient art found in
ideal art class for those who want to           ADAC, 8 Thursdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.          many cultures. Although its origins were
relax, explore painting, and meet fellow        Begins April 16, Lexington Community             more practical than artistic, the old
artists in the community. This class            Education Large Conference Room, 146             techniques have evolved and new ones
will address mixing, composition, and           Maple Street, Access by 328 Lowell Street,       have been invented, often straddling the
painting techniques while encouraging           $175/Seniors $130.                               line between art and craft. Students will
your unique painting style through                                                               learn basic wet and needle techniques
individual instruction. Please bring to         Art & Mindfulness                                through weekly projects. Some work may
class a photo of what you would like to         Instructor: Sue Dahl                             occasionally need to be prepared or
paint for your unique artwork. In every         Mindfulness means “paying attention on           completed at home. Additionally, we will
class, painting instruction is given on a       purpose, in a particular way.” It has been       look at the work of a few contemporary
one to one learning approach and will           shown to increase focus, spark creativity,       felt artists. A materials fee of $30 is
cater to each student‘s personal needs          and promote a sense of calm. Each week,          payable to the instructor at the first class.
and interests. Because we also learn            the class will put Mindfulness into practice     AFELT, 6 Wednesdays, 1:45-3:45 pm.
from others' work, we will have a group         using a variety of art techniques such           Begins April 15, Lexington Community
painting critique at the end of each class.     as drawing, painting, printmaking, and           Education Large Conference Room, 146
While painting on canvas, you will explore      collage. All levels of artistic experience are   Maple Street, Access by 328 Lowell Street,
and experiment with your personal               welcome, as well as those who are curious        $135/Seniors $105.
artistic style. Recommended material            about mindfulness and meditation.
list is canvas, easel, container for water,     All materials will be provided by the            NEW   Origami for Adults
acrylic paint (Basic colors: white, cadmium     instructor; a fee of $10 is payable at the       Instructor: Linda Perry
yellow medium, cadmium red medium,              first class meeting.
                                                                                                 This haiku called Origami says it all:
ultramarine blue) mixing palette, and artist    AMMA, 8 Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 noon.            No cutting, no glue,
brushes.                                        Begins April 6, Lexington Community              Mostly one sheet of paper,
AACR, 5 Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30 pm.               Education Conference Room, 146 Maple             Wonderful results.
Begins April 15, Lexington High School,         Street, Access by 328 Lowell Street, $165/
                                                                                                 We will start with some basic folds,
Room 210, $120/Seniors $100.                    Seniors $125.
                                                                                                 moving onto lips that kiss and two links
                                                                                                 made from one piece of paper. Modular
Introduction to Acrylic Painting –              Quilting and Beyond
                                                                                                 origami and more complex folds will be
Daytime                                         Instructor: Cathy Berry                          introduced as time allows. Along the way
Instructor: Donna Calleja                       Is there a quilt you would like to make?         you will see the amazing ways origami is
Learn the basics of working with acrylic        Do you have a project that you would             used in construction, medicine and even
paints while creating original artwork.         like to finish? Have you ever seen a quilt       outer-space. A materials fee of $6 is
For our first project we will learn basic       that just strikes your fancy but you think       payable to the instructor at the first class.
techniques such as color mixing,                it would be too difficult? Come join our         AORI, 4 Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm. Begins
composition, under painting and paint           class and learn the basics and beyond            April 30, Lexington High School, Room
application techniques while creating a         with all the company of fellow quilting          214, $85/Seniors $65.
landscape painting from a photograph.           and appliqué enthusiasts which will keep
How to work in different painting styles        you going through the time consuming             Graphic Design
and subjects will be explored while             but creative and rewarding process of
                                                                                                 Instructor: Damian Barneschi
students follow their personal interests        starting, making and finishing your own
in their second painting project. The           special quilt. Optional field trips to quilt     Graphic Design provides an introduction
class will combine teacher demonstration        and fabric shops will be discussed in class.     to the fundamental principles of
with work time devoted to individual            Please see the updated supply list on the        typography, color theory, and layout as
instruction. How to prepare canvas and          LCE website.                                     well as the theories behind effective visual
paper for painting and using acrylic in                                                          messaging. Through the use of design
                                                AQ&M, 6 Mondays, 6:30-9:00 pm. Begins
mixed media work will also be covered.                                                           software including Adobe Photoshop and
                                                April 13 and meets May 4, May 11, May
Supply List for class - canvas or canvas                                                         Illustrator, students will demonstrate an
                                                18, June 1 and June 8, Lexington High
board (size range from 8 by 10 to 12 by 16                                                       understanding of industry standards, while
                                                School, Room 143, $140/Seniors $100.
inches), Acrylic paint in tubes (Basic colors                                                    producing personal work that expresses
– Titanium White, Yellow Hansa, Naphthol                                                         their individual and creative voice. To see
Red, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna) or                                                          Damian Barneschi’s work, please visit his
any set of yellow, blue, red, white and                    ART CLASSES FOR KIDS                  Instagram feed @dbarneschi
brown acrylic paints, disposable palette                   p. 21                                 AGRA, 6 Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
paper, and acrylic artist brushes (small                                                         Begins April 15, Lexington High School,
                                                                                                 Room 215, $175/Seniors $135.

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