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brookline
Adult & Community Education
SPRING 2020
brookline
Adult & Community Education
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BROOKLINE
Brookline, Massachusetts
interim superintendent
Ben Lummis
school committee
Sharon Abramowitz, Helen Charlupski,
WHAT IS BA&CE? WHO TEACHES AT BA&CE?
Susan Wolf Ditkoff, Suzanne Federspiel,
Brookline Adult & Community Education Our instructors are poets, computer
Michael Glover, Jennifer Monopoli, David
(BA&CE) is one of the oldest non-credit, public programmers, teachers, chefs, therapists,
A. Pearlman, Julie Schreiner-Oldham,
education programs in Massachusetts. Adult doctors, artists, and businesspeople who
Barbara Scotto
education has been a part of the Brookline come to share their knowledge and training
community since 1832, beginning with the simply because they love what they do. ______
formation of the Brookline Lyceum Society. It Faculty biographies, listed on our website,
is now the largest public program in the state, will introduce you to their experience, BROOKLINE ADULT &
with close to 1,000 courses and over 10,000 talent, and training. COMMUNITY EDUCATION
enrollments yearly. Today, BA&CE is the hub advisory committee
of an educational network serving residents Marina Brodskaya, Arthur Conquest
from more than 50 neighboring communities WHO TAKES OUR CLASSES? (Chair), Thomas Hantakas, Jr., Chobee
in the greater Boston area and beyond. A People like you. People who know that Hoy, Peter Meyer, Jennifer Monopoli
self-supporting program of Brookline Public learning does not stop with graduation, (School Committee Representative),
Schools, BA&CE’s operating budget is funded but is a lifelong process. People who Steve von Lichtenberg
entirely from course fees. seek personal and professional growth;
entertainment and education; new ideas
administrative staff
and new experiences, and who enjoy the
WHAT DOES COMMUNITY EDUCATION MEAN? company of others who seek the same. Director
Through its proud tradition of public Michelle McGlone
schooling, the “business” of Brookline has Interim Assistant Director
always been education. The Brookline Public HOW DO YOU GET STARTED? Michael Spicher, PhD
Schools has built on this tradition, expanding Give us a call at 617-730-2700. Monday- Program Managers
the concept of public education to serve the Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, please find us Monica von Huene
many different constituencies which make up at 2 Clark Road, Brookline. In the evening, Carina Traub
Brookline and its larger community. BA&CE Monday-Thursday, 4:30-9:00 pm, and on Jacqui Morton
fulfills its mission by providing service to the Saturday, 8:30 am-2:00 pm, please visit us Evening Operations Manager
community and enlisting its support for public in the Main Office at Brookline High School. Patrick Soares
education. Visit us online at www.brooklineadulted.org.
Accounts Payable
As partners with the schools for a common Send us an email at bacep@psbma.org. Our
Susan E. Bonoff
purpose, BA&CE is committed to offering staff will answer your questions and help
you choose from among our comprehensive Operations Assistant
lifelong educational opportunity to all:
course selections. But first, keep reading. We Trevette Campbell
newcomers to the United States, working
people and professionals, those in transition think you will be pleased by what you see.
Daytime Office:
or career change, older citizens, persons with
2 Clark Road
special needs, and especially those who
Brookline, MA
have not been able to participate fully in OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY
the educational process. BA&CE is also We strive to offer educational programs
Evening/Saturday Office:
dedicated to supporting public education of the highest quality to our participants.
Brookline High School
by creating and providing opportunities Please let us know if you feel that the
115 Greenough Street
for innovation and flexibility in the school quality of the instruction was unsatisfactory,
Brookline, MA
curriculum. By offering programs that bridge or if you feel the class did not meet your
the generations, the Brookline Public Schools expectations. Please send us an email
Mailing Address:
seeks to unite the community in a common expressing your concerns, comments, or
P.O. Box 150 Brookline, MA 02446
purpose—educating for the improvement of positive feedback, and we’ll personally
the quality of life for all its members. respond.
Phone: 617-730-2700
Website: www.brooklineadulted.org
Email: bacep@psbma.org
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Volume 28/Issue 2/Spring 2020
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contents DIRECTOR COMMENT
Staff Picks for Spring
Courses:
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
1 Spring Highlights • Kids in the Kitchen: South of
the Border, page 7
2 Theme: Community
“Spring: A lovely
3 Special Events • The Life of Margaret Fuller,
reminder of how beautiful page 9
4 Thursday Evening Lecture Series
change can be!”
6 SmartPrograms • Music of Motown: An Analysis,
–unknown page 9
It's time to get out and
embrace the change all • Arranging for Songwriters,
COURSE CATEGORIES
around us and explore ways page 10
7 Especially for Children & Teens
Includes Driver’s Education to enhance our lives and the • Presentation Power, page 13
community through education.
8 Humanities
We welcome you, no matter • Writing and Meditation Mini-
10 Music & Performing Arts where you call home and Retreat, page 13
13 Writing & Communication Skills whether this is your first or
twentieth course/lecture • Snap and Chat (English as a
14 Languages with us. We encourage you to Second Language), page 19
17 English as a Second Language explore along with us.
See you in class! • Middle Eastern Feast, page 29
20 Computers & Technology
23 Finance & Career –Michelle McGlone, Director • Sketching People, page 41
Includes real estate
25 Life Skills
27 Cooking & Cuisine
Includes culinary tours
29 Walks & Tours
33 Well-Being & Yoga
Includes tai chi and meditation
35 Dance & Fitness
37 Homes & Hobbies
Includes archery and auto repair
40 Arts A Sample of Our Spring Walks & Tours
Includes photography
44 Crafts & Skills • Brookline’s Secret Stairways and Paths
Includes pottery
• Fenway Studios History and Art Studio Tour
A red panda at Franklin Park Zoo
• Parkside: Jamaica Plain’s “Little Concord”
ESSENTIALS
• A Walking Tour of Longwood and Cottage Farm
46 General Information
• Boston Public Garden: A Walk Through Time
47 Refunds, Credits & Transfers
• Brookline’s Hidden River
48 Class Locations
Inside Back Cover Registration Form
• Red Pandas at the Franklin Park Zoo
Inside Back Cover Parking Map • And more on pages 29-33
Visit brooklineadulted.org for newly added courses and any schedule changes.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 1T H E M E : CO M M U N I T Y
At Brookline Adult & Community Education, we decided to start having a theme for each year from the Fall term to the following Summer
term. The theme for the year will help to give some shape to some of the lectures, specials, and courses, but also to give our staff, students,
and faculty something to ponder. We will feature some courses each term, beginning Fall 2019 and ending Summer 2020, that foster this
theme.
This year’s theme is community.
We unanimously chose this as our theme because we wanted to emphasize this part of our program that has been
embedded in our name all along.
The catalog covers this year will come from
different student artists at the Urbano Project
Classes that overlap with the theme in Jamaica Plain. So, we wanted to introduce
of community or will help you build this community program to you:
community:
Undeclared Emergency: Addressing
the Climate Crisis in our Schools
Urbano
During this special event, we will discuss
the role that schools will play in serving as Project
an example for the larger community when
addressing the climate crisis. (Page 3) Urbano is a creative home for a community
John Singleton Copley's portrait of of intergenerational artists. Urbano is a
Youth Civic Engagement Paul Revere (Art and History of Boston) nonprofit art space that brings together
Students ages 8 to 16 will enjoy learning practicing visual artists, local youth,
more about how to influence change in their community. Through a and community members to learn and
collaborative project, students will research a local issue, explore solutions, experiment through place-based projects. We
and learn how to advocate for their recommendation. (Page 7) foster public and participatory art as a vehicle
for personal transformation, community
cohesion, and social change. Our projects
Storytelling consist of Artists in Residence, Youth Projects,
Build connections between yourself and others and you share your personal Apprentices, and Workshops all of which
narratives. Prepare to share your story with the community. (Page 13) intersect around an annual curatorial theme.
Learn more about them at
Art and History of Boston (English as a Second Language) http://urbanoproject.org.
Improve your English while learning about the beauty and hidden treasures of
Boston. Through classroom activities and two field trips, you will practice your
English as you discuss the wonders of Boston. (Page 18) Gallery at
Urbano Project
Literary Boston (English as a Second Language)
Some of America’s most famous writers had deep roots in and around
Boston. By reading their writing and discussing what we’ve read, you will feel
more confident in your English skills. Our last class will be a field trip to see
where many of these writers lived and worked. (Page 18)
Meze from Turkey and Greece
Learn how to make the perfect Greek party meal, including dishes such as
Garides Saganaki (shrimp with tomato and feta), Tirokafteri (Greek spicy feta
dip), Mercimek Koftesi (Turkish red lentil balls), and for dessert, Portokalopita
(Greek orange cake). (Page 28)
2 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2020S P E C I A L E V E N TS
Undeclared Emergency: Addressing the
Climate Crisis in our Schools
Roger Grande, BHS Teacher and 2019-20 Innovation Fund
Fellow
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 7:00-8:30PM Brookline High $10
The job of educators is to prepare young people to thrive
intellectually, financially, and emotionally in the future. Brookline
Veteran Children Project teachers do an outstanding job of preparing students—for a future
Susan Hackley and Martha Jackson, Co-Producers that does not exist. The future of climate change has arrived and we
are living through an undeclared emergency. Should schools play
Monday, March 30, 2020 • 7:00-8:30PM • Brookline High • $10
a crucial role in addressing the climate crisis? Increasingly parents
and students demand "yes!" Grande will begin with his own climate
Co-producers Susan Hackley and Martha Jackson, two Brookline story, address some of the impacts of climate change, and present
mothers whose sons went to war, will present their half-hour the challenges and opportunities for building a sustainability culture
documentary film Veteran Children: When Parents Go To War, in schools that can serve as an example for the greater community.
which premiered on Indiana Public Television last spring. The
film features American children talking about what it's like to Roger Grande has taught social studies for 23 years, mostly at Brookline
High School. He currently serves as the Brookline High School Innovation
have a mother or father serve in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria.
Fund Fellow and is working with educators, students and parents to
More than 2.7 million American children have a parent who has
make sustainability a core practice in Brookline Public Schools. Roger
served in one of these wars. What is the impact on them? What teaches modern world history and the Global Leadership class, and
is the impact on all of our children of nearly two decades of incorporates climate change into both courses. He created the Brookline
constant war? This timely film has been shown multiple times to High School Program in Social Justice Leadership.
great acclaim, and was presented at the National WWII Museum
in New Orleans on Veterans Day.
Susan Hackley is Managing Director of the Program on
Negotiation at Harvard Law School, one of the world’s Votes for Women: Massachusetts Leaders
leading centers of negotiation and conflict analysis. She also
served as Communications Director of the Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement
Democratic Party and was a speechwriter and policy analyst for Barbara Berenson, Author
political candidates. Her work has been published in National
Geographic Magazine, Los Angeles Times, and U.S. News & World Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 7:00-8:30PM, Brookline High $10
Report. She served as Chair of the Alliance for Peacebuilding,
a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to building Barbara Berenson, the author of Massachusetts in the Woman
sustainable peace and security worldwide. She serves on the Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers, will discuss the national
board of Trustees for Alaska, an environmental law firm. Susan's struggle for woman suffrage and emphasize the important role of
son is a veteran Marine Corps infantryman who served in Iraq. Massachusetts women in this campaign. Lucy Stone and other local
Her college boyfriend served—and died—in Vietnam. abolitionists were among the first who opposed women’s exclusion
from political life. Demanding the vote and other reforms, they
Martha Jackson has a long career building bridges across launched the organized women's movement at the first National
cultures and communities as an educator, non-profit board Woman's Rights Convention, held in Worcester in 1850. After the
member and mother. Martha taught English at Boston and Civil War, the Boston-based American Woman Suffrage Association
Northeastern Universities and the Boston campus of Japan's led campaigns across the country. Their work laid the foundation
Showa Women's University. She was a teaching fellow for for the next generation of suffragists to triumph over tradition.
Prof. Robert Coles at Harvard University. In addition, Martha Berenson will also address the battle over historical memory that
has served on non-profit boards including The Brookline long obscured the state's leading role.
Educational Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves New
England, and the Beacon Academy. Martha is a member of Barbara Berenson is the author of Massachusetts in the Woman
Blue Star Mothers, a non-political, non-profit organization of Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers (2018), Boston in the Civil
mothers of active-duty service men and women and veterans, War: Hub of the Second Revolution (2014), and Walking Tours of Civil War
which provides support to deployed military and assistance Boston: Hub of Abolitionism (2011, 2nd ed. 2014). She is the co-editor of
to veteran’s organizations across the nation. Martha’s son is a Breaking Barriers: The Unfinished Story of Women Lawyers and Judges in
veteran Army Ranger and Captain who served two deployments Massachusetts (2012). Barbara earned her undergraduate degree from
to Afghanistan. Harvard College and her law degree from Harvard Law School. She
worked as a Senior Attorney at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial
Court until June 2019. She is on the boards of Boston By Foot and the
Royall House and Slave Quarters. For more information, please see her
website: barbarafberenson.com
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 3THURSDAY EVENING LECTURES
For less than the price of a movie ticket, our spring lecture series is an excellent opportunity for both education and
entertainment. From the historical to the cultural, our lectures will engage and enlighten, and give you a taste of all that
Brookline Adult & Community Education has to offer.
Animal Top Ten Herbs for Building New Seascape by Edward
Communication Health and Home Friendships, Albee: A Staged
Rachel Selikoff, Animal Kelly Cannon, Herbalist and Fellowships, and a Reading
Specialist Educator
Sense of Belonging D. Adriane Spunt, Director
Nine out of ten people In this evening with an herbalist,
Val Walker MS, Writer, A pair of empty-nesters, Charlie
already have the ability to we’ll learn about the most and his wife Nancy, are discussing
understand their pet’s thoughts. popular herbs to grow and use Speaker, Consultant
their different visions for their
Their messages are not in our homes and for our health. It takes courage and initiative future one sunny afternoon on
usually complex, or beyond Plants including calendula and to break out of a period of a beach, after a picnic lunch.
understanding, but when comfrey may be easier to grow isolation and rebuild our As their conflict escalates they
you’re confronted with a lot of and utilize in our daily lives than support networks‚ in person. are suddenly distracted by a
odd behaviors, it’s sometimes we think. Even weeds might After a serious illness, a period pair of human-sized amphibian
difficult to understand them. have something to offer, if we of grieving, or relocating to a lizards, Leslie and his mate,
While we can’t guarantee know what to look for. In this new area, we may find it difficult Sarah, who have left the ocean.
immediate communication, this lecture, we will learn tips for to “get out there,” to be socially Their encounter encompasses
workshop will help you deepen growing herbs and see some confident, outgoing, and open generational and cultural
your ability to communicate of the ways they can be used to new relationships. Simply difference, conflict and, ultimately,
with your pet. We’ll spend time to create products such as going to a meetup might not acceptance and mentoring. Join
talking about behaviors from our infused oils, salves, and extracts. feel right, as we may prefer us for an entertaining evening of
history that demonstrate our Come hear about growing volunteering, a support group, theatre.
existing communication skills, medicinal plants and using them
and teach you how to listen or a class. On this evening, Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
to enhance your home and to we will offer guidance for how 8:30PM. Begins 4/16/2020. Brookline
better. We’ll also explore basic benefit your health.
commands that will help your to explore and tap into your High, $6.
animal understand you. Having Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00- wider communities to build
worked with Cesar Milan, Stan 8:30PM. Begins 4/2/2020. Brookline friendships, fellowships, and
Addison, the Arapaho Nation
High, $6. a deeper sense of belonging.
Medicine Man and Healer, and We will discuss realistic ways to
the owner of Best of Breed make commitments, and how to
in Westminster Dog Show, create honest goals.
our teacher is a gifted animal Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
communicator who will share 8:30PM. Begins 4/9/2020. Brookline
her ability to communicate High, $6.
as well as show you how to
confidently, organically, and
spiritually build your relationship
with your pet.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
8:30PM. Begins 3/26/2020. Brookline
High, $6.
Calendula
4 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Winter 2020Fundraising: The Work You’re Birthing in Boston:
An Introduction Born to Do What You Need to
Tom McGrath, Lauren Mackler, Best- Know
Development Assistant Selling Author and Coach
Emma O’Brien, Doula and
Carina Traub, Educator Do you long for a more fulfilling Reproductive Advocate
career but don’t know what it
You have a nonprofit or cause
is? Or perhaps you know your Starting a family can be
you care about, but in order to
dream, but don’t know where to overwhelming, especially once
sustain the organization, you
begin toward achieving it. Many you get into the details of
need to fundraise. Development
people end up in dissatisfying where and how the baby will be
work takes practice to build
jobs because they never learned born. This lecture is designed
your stewardship skills and
how to identify the “work they for anyone who is considering
hone the art of the ask. In this
were born to do”—work that giving birth in a hospital setting
introduction to fundraising, we
leverages their innate skills, in the Boston area or anyone
will discuss how to steward your
strengths and passions, and who is interested in learning
donors so they feel appreciated
brings a sense of purpose to more about labor and delivery
and compelled to keep giving,
their lives. Lauren Mackler, practices at local hospitals. Hear
as well as give an overview of
world-renowned coach, CNN from an experienced birth doula
the cycle of fundraising. We will
commentator, best-selling and reproductive advocate
reconnect to our “why” in order
author of Solemate and co- about items to consider while
to connect the development
author of Speaking of Success navigating the healthcare
efforts to the organization’s
with Jack Canfield and Stephen system. We’ll cover options
mission. Through case studies,
Covey will teach you how to available for pain management
small group activities, and a
unearth your innate strengths, in labor and delivery, rates
bit of role playing, you will feel
qualities, and passions, and of medical interventions at
more prepared to fundraise.
identify your optimal career‚ the some of our local hospitals,
Asking for money is not always
work that you were born to do. postpartum practices, ways
comfortable, so you will
to build your support system.
leave with tips that prepare Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
8:30PM. Begins 5/7/2020. Brookline After this lecture, you’ll feel less
you to be more confident
High, $6. overwhelmed and ready to
in your approach, as well as
connect with local resources
communication strategies to try
for everything from labor to
out in your context.
lactation.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
8:30PM. Begins 4/30/2020. Brookline Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Th 7:00-
High, $6. 8:30PM. Begins 5/14/2020. Brookline
High, $6.
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SmartPrograms for Children
Brookline SmartPrograms
for children ages 5-13
A perfect combination of fun and learning! BA&CE offers enjoyable and educational
programs especially for children during vacation weeks and summer months. Students
enrolled in any of our SmartPrograms will have a blast learning new skills, improving
current talents, and making friends in state-of-the-art studios. Students do not need to be
Brookline residents to enjoy these programs.
SmartVacations SmartSummers
Summer 2020
February 2020 April 2020
Discover the hottest summer destination,
Sign up for a fun-filled Sign up for a fun-filled SmartSummers! Choose from an exciting array
4 days: Tuesday, 4 days: Tuesday, of educational adventures that include science,
February 18–Friday, April 21–Friday, April creative arts, theater, computers, and more.
February 21, 2020. 24, 2020. July 1–August 21, 2020
For more information about these programs, please visit our website at
www.brooklineadulted.org or call BA&CE at 617-730-2700, ext. 0.
6 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2020Especially for Minecraft: Historic Adventures for Ages Etiquette for Teens: Social Skills
E S P E C I A L LY F O R C H I L D R E N & T E E N S
7-12 Nikki Sawhney, Instructor
Children & Teens
Eric Hansen, Instructor Teenagers are the leaders of tomorrow.
Solve hidden puzzles and secrets in a Present them with the opportunity to feel
Minecraft world as you uncover a fictional self-reliant and confident in any social
storyline through world history that includes situation by taking interactive lessons taught
famous figures like John F. Kennedy and by a certified etiquette consultant. Our
places like the Titanic. For Minecraft lovers, workshop is designed to empower teens with
Kids in the Kitchen: Fairy Cakes both beginner and more seasoned players, life skills that propel them towards personal
this class will immerse you in a world where and professional success, instill social
Christina Wynveen, Instructor
you will meet historical figures and famous consideration and mindfulness, and make
Children and their adults will pair up and places while fighting zombies. What fun! them more socially responsible. Confidence
celebrate Spring. Flowers have begun and social ease will help them find their
to push through and fairies will soon be Sec. 01: # sessions: 3 Day: Sa 9:00AM-12:30PM.
Begins 3/28/2020. Unified Arts Building, $155. place in the world amidst increasing social
returning to their favorite garden spots. pressure. This class will cover: the importance
Engage your senses and your imaginations of greeting others, rules of introduction,
with a whimsical morning of baking Fairy Stock Market Game for Middle self-presentation, respect and courtesy, social
Cakes, the daintier version of a cupcake. NEW! Schoolers media etiquette, telephone, texting and email
We’ll begin by mixing up a sponge batter Peter Yaffe, Instructor protocol, writing thank you notes, public
that will be spooned into our fairy pan. speaking, and much more. Discounts or
While they are baking, we’ll dream up Make big money fast (virtually, that is). In
this fun and high-spirited setting, you’ll try to waivers do not apply. For teens ages 13-18.
ways to entice our fairy friends with lovely
decorating. We will make a simple icing to grow a virtual $100,000 cash account into Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Tu 6:00-7:30PM. Begins
cover our cakes and once cooled, we will ice a top-performing portfolio and learn how 5/12/2020. Brookline High, $55.
and decorate. Once our little works of art daily events that shape our world affect our
are completed, we’ll all come together to sip finances. Play The Stock Market Game™ and
you’ll learn how investing actually works, Youth Civic Engagement
on raspberry cordials and munch on our
starting by examining how the markets work,
NEW! Sandra Soto, Instructor
fresh baked fairy cake creations. A $20 food
fee is included in the course fee. types of investment products, investment In this project-based collaborative
research, use of stock charts, global events experience, you’ll get a chance to influence
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Sa 10:00AM-12:00PM. and conducting research for case studies. change in your community. We’ll discuss the
Begins 4/4/2020. Unified Arts Building, $60.
Then you’ll learn about risk, speculating, levels of government and levers of change
diversification, and borrowing on margin. to better understand public policy-making
Kids in the Kitchen: South of the Border Working individually and in teams, you’ll and how you can influence it! Together, we
compete against your fellow classmates will learn to define and research a problem,
Christina Wynveen, Instructor
and other groups across the state in this propose a solution, explore alternatives,
Calling kids with an adult friend to come on SIFMA FOUNDATION sponsored game. and create a plan to advocate for our final
a culinary adventure in three parts. In our Warning: The Stock Market Game™ is played recommendation. We will showcase our final
first week, we’ll imagine ourselves in Mexico, each fall and spring by budding investors project and get feedback from an expert in
where little hands will love to make pozole, a as young as 4th grade. Can you do better the field. Recommended for ages 8 to 16.
hearty soup made of hominy or giant white than an elementary schooler in making
corn kernels, garlic, and chicken. We will also Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: Sa 10:00AM-1:00PM.
savvy financial decisions? Come find out. No
make Horchata, a refreshing drink made Begins 3/28/2020. Unified Arts Building, $136.
experience necessary!
using rice, spices, and milk. Our second stop
Sec. 01: # sessions: 7 Day: M 5:30-6:30PM. Begins
will be Brazil, where we’ll start by making
4/6/2020. Brookline High, $128. Driver’s Education
some delicious Pao de Queijo, naturally
gluten free treats made from tapioca flour, Joseph Giannone, Instructor
eggs, and cheese. While they’re baking, we’ll Etiquette for Teens: Dining According to Massachusetts state law,
make Brigadeiros, lovely little chocolate balls students are required to attend 30 hours
Nikki Sawhney, Instructor
rolled up with chocolate sprinkles. Week of classroom instruction, 12 hours of
three brings us to Argentina for empanadas Soon your teen will move away from home, behind-the-wheel training, and six hours
and chimichurri. A $45 food fee is included interview for admissions and internships, of observation. To be eligible for classroom
in the course fee. make their way out into the business world‚ instruction, students must have reached their
but do they know how to meet each new 16th birthday by the end of the course. The in-
Sec. 01: # sessions: 3 Day: Sa 10:00AM-12:30PM. situation with aplomb and leave a positive
Begins 5/2/2020. Unified Arts Building, $108. class portion of the Driver Education Program
impression? Practicing good social etiquette is offered both days and evenings throughout
will get them very far in life and the skills the year. Students will be taught on cars
teens learn in this class can be applied to with automatic transmissions. Administrative
any context: school, work, and more. This Fee: $56 (payable to the Town of Brookline).
workshop is designed to teach them how to Instruction Fee: $580, (payable at first class
conduct themselves at the dining table at to Pleasant Auto School). Upon successful
home, in a restaurant, or when meeting new completion of this course, students are
people. Teaching teens proper dining skills responsible for an additional $130 in Registry
and table manners helps them to succeed of Motor Vehicles fees. A breakdown of these
at school, socially, and later, professionally. fees is available in the BA&CE office. Discounts
Food samples will be served during or waivers do not apply.
class. Please contact us with any dietary
Sec. 01: # sessions: 15 Day: M, Tu, Th 3:00-5:00PM.
restrictions. Discounts or waivers do not
Begins 5/11/2020. Brookline High, $56.
apply. For teens ages 13-18.
Sec. 02: # sessions: 15 Day: M, Tu, W 6:30-8:30PM.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: M 6:30-8:00PM. Begins Begins 5/11/2020. Brookline High, $56.
4/13/2020. Unified Arts Building, $28.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 7Driver’s Education: Parents’ Class
Joseph Giannone, Instructor Humanities Poems for Poetic Lives
Michael Koran, Instructor
According to Massachusetts state law, Great poems delight us with humorous,
parents of high school-aged children must delicious and nutritious wisdom‚
also attend a classroom training session. transforming well our bodies, minds and
If the student is under 18 years of age, a spirits. On our poetic journey we’ll read
parent must attend the Parent Class so the aloud from some of the greatest poems ever
child can be certified by the Registry. Class written‚ by Whitman, Dickinson, Shakespeare,
is free for parents of Pleasant Auto School Classic American Short Stories Frost, Stevens, Rilke, Bishop, and other great
students; for all others, there is a $20 fee NEW! Audrey Borus, Instructor
poets we choose. We’ll explore how sounds,
(payable to Pleasant Auto School). words, rhymes, humor, style, and meaning
What makes a classic? Is it, as Mark Twain contribute to a poem’s beauty and truth.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: W 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
wrote: “a book which people praise and Getting to know these extraordinary poems,
5/20/2020. Brookline High, Free for parents of
Pleasant Auto School students; for all others, there don’t read?” Is it a work that speaks beyond we may be moved to create more poetic
is a $20 fee (payable to Pleasant Auto School). its historical moment and literary type? lives by recognizing and describing how
Or is it that some authors are just better momentous moments can be.
writers than others? We’ll use short stories
to examine this question. Along the way, Sec. 01: # sessions: 5 Day: Tu 6:00-8:00PM. Begins
3/31/2020. Brookline High, $106.
Parkour for Children and Tweens we’ll discuss literary conventions and look at
Parkour Generations Boston Staff the short story as a genre and art form. Our
readings will include some of the lesser- The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greece
This class is for children ages 6-13,
known works by well-known authors such as
of all ability and fitness levels, and Anatole Sykley, Instructor
Flannery O’Connor, Nathaniel Hawthorne,
will include instruction in the basic Greek history begins with events of near
and Dorothy Parker, as well as some authors
movements and techniques of myth and legend that began in the early
you may not know like Rebecca Makkai and
parkour, as well as exercises designed Bronze Age. The Gods on Mount Olympus,
Ben Shattuck. All readings will be available
to improve general fitness and ensure the Trojan Wars, and the rivalries of the
online or supplied by the instructor.
the long-term practice of the discipline. Greek City States such as Athens and Sparta,
Classes focus on exploring and moving Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: Tu 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
who spoke the same language, but differed
safely through one’s environment 3/31/2020. Brookline High, $99.
on whether social discipline combined
and overcoming both mental and militarism, or democracy and culture should
physical obstacles through the Introduction to Psalms be model for their society. Yet as events
progressive training system of parkour. such as the Trojan War and the threat of
A combination of games, exercises, Judy Weiss, Instructor
Persia’s expanding empire shows, the Greek
challenges, and technical drills will We will read a selection of psalms (poems) states were at times forced to act in united
provide scalable challenges to a wide found in the Hebrew Bible. These poems fashion. If Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
range of skill levels and will improve include odes of praise to the creator, inquired into how humans think, act, and
balance, coordination, strength, spatial prayers seeking deliverance from distress perceive the world of nature, Alexander
awareness, and flexibility‚ all while or persecution, psalms of sinners, songs the Great put it all into practice to expand
having fun! All classes are taught by of thanksgiving for rescue from danger, and promote the limits of Greek power
experienced ADAPT-certified coaches. and verses of moral instruction. We’ll and influence, creating a legacy that we
To drop into a single class (rather than consider characteristics of biblical poetry recognize today: does too much knowledge
register for the entire term), please (such as structure, parallelism, imagery, key create too much power? We will explore
call us or register online prior to class. words, and theology), and we’ll compare how Greek ideas influenced those whom the
Discounts or waivers do not apply. translations to understand choices that Greeks conquered, and later, those, such
translators make. Each class will also include as the Romans, who conquered the Greeks.
discussion of modern lessons to take from We will explore this fascinating era and
Parkour for Children (Ages 6-9) these psalms‚ opportunities to reflect on discover how these same Greek political and
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: M 6:00-7:00PM. gratitude, preservation of hope through philosophical ideas perpetuated throughout
Begins 3/23/2020. Tappan Street Gym, $90. tough times, the dignity of all humans and history until today. Maps, references, and
modern social justice, care of creation handouts will be provided.
and modern sustainability obligations, and
Parkour for Tweens (Ages 10-13) acknowledgment of our unknown sins that Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: F 1:00-3:00PM. Begins
3/27/2020. The Korean Church of Boston, 32
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: M 7:00-8:00PM. may have been unintended, or merely
Harvard Street (enter on Holden Street), $140.
Begins 3/23/2020. Tappan Street Gym, $110. unforeseen consequences of otherwise
good deeds. Please bring a copy of the Bible
to class (any translation).
Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: Tu 10:30AM-12:30PM.
Begins 4/21/2020. Brookline Senior Center, 93
Winchester Street, $118.
8 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2020The Art, History, and Controversies of The Rise of World Fascism 1919-1939: The 1619 Project
the Late Eastern Roman Empire Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan Joshua Frank, Instructor
Michael St Clair, Instructor Against the World
In this class, over four two-hour sessions, we
The Roman Empire split into two parts, the Anatole Sykley, Instructor will discuss and analyze the 1619 Project, a
HUMANITIES
Western (largely Europe) and the Eastern When World War I ended and the victorious ground-breaking series of essays, poems,
or Byzantine (Greece and Asia Minor). powers signed a treaty to end the “war short fiction, and a photo essay featured in
This course will present some of the key to end all wars,” little did they think what the August 14, 2019 edition of the New York
issues of the Byzantine Empire, such as the would happen next. Germany, defeated in Times Magazine. The Project looks at the
struggle with Islam, religious and artistic 1918, rose again as a power inspired by legacy of slavery and race in America since
controversies (Iconoclasm), the emergence National Socialism to challenge the world the first enslaved Africans were brought to
of women leaders, fascination with sports by 1939 with another and more costly war. Virginia. The Goal of the 1619 Project is to
heroes and sports riots (Nike riots), the Italy and Spain abandoned their ideas for consider “what it would mean to regard 1619
consequences of the Crusades, and democracy and gave rise to fascist regimes as our nation’s birth year…to place…black
financial and sexual scandals (Theodora). in response to their fears of being left Americans at the very center of the story we
We shall also look closely at the ancient behind in the world order. Japan, an ally of tell ourselves about who we are as a country.”
city of Constantinople with its art and the victorious powers during World War By the end of the course we will assess the
architecture (Santa Sophia). Furthermore, we I became unsatisfied with the peace that economic, political and social implications
will discuss the importance of Byzantium in was promised and began to expand its of the 1619 Project for our identity as a
the transmission to us of the culture of the empire at the expense of China. All these country, as citizens, for our future actions as
ancient world and its role in the Renaissance. rising powers combined forces during individuals.
Also crucial, we will consider lessons about World War II to challenge democracy like Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
the collapse of complex societies and how it was never challenged before. How did 3/23/2020. Brookline High, $99.
great societies go into decline. extremist regimes arise out of the ashes
Sec. 01: # sessions: 5 Day: Tu 6:30-8:30PM. Begins of the First World War? What methods did
4/7/2020. Brookline High, $106. their leaders use to inspire their people to White People Challenging Racism:
go to war against the rest of the world? Join Moving from Talk to Action
us for a unique comparative approach to Colin Stokes and Jennifer Hart, Instructors
The Latter Renaissance: From the the history of extremist regimes during the People of all heritages and identities are
Sistine Chapel to Shakespeare 1500- inter-war years. Maps and references will be welcome to this intensive workshop, offered
1600 provided. Selected newsreels from this era in the Boston area for 20 years running,
Anatole Sykley, Instructor will be examined and discussed. on the role of white people in dismantling
The 16th and early 17th centuries ushered Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: Th 1:00-3:00PM. Begins racism and building a just society. Topics
in a world that we, 500 years later, can 3/26/2020. The Korean Church of Boston, 32 include the history of racism and white
recognize as “modern.” If the earlier Harvard Street (enter on Holden Street), $140. supremacy, how they operate both
Renaissance era ushered in new ideas interpersonally and systemically, and how
about science, art, and Humanist thinking, white people can effectively disrupt them in
The Life of Margaret Fuller
the latter Renaissance can undoubtedly
be characterized as an era when these
NEW! Rosalie Davis, Instructor
our workplaces, communities, and personal
circles. Each session combines awareness
new ideas were exploited to the full. Through reading and discussion of Megan (through readings, videos, and discussions),
Politics and religion intersected with Marshall’s definitive 2013 biography, practice (through role-plays, reflections, and
science and culture to produce beautiful Margaret Fuller: A New American Life, this activities), and planning for individual action.
art and literature in Europe, while the rest course will introduce students to an Attendance at all sessions and completion
of the world experienced the European incomparable writer and her time. America’s of reading and writing assignments are
style of colonial empires. Figures such as first feminist, Fuller’s intellectual circle expected. Discounts or waivers do not apply.
Shakespeare put many of these ideas and included Julia Ward (later Howe), Ralph Sec. 01: # sessions: 5 Day: W 7:30-9:30PM. Begins
events as references into his plays. Figures Waldo Emerson, and Horace Greeley. 4/29/2020. Brookline High, $106.
such as Galileo, who revolutionized the view Although she did not live to see the
of the universe in a way that worried the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920,
established Church, to Monteverdi, who guaranteeing American women the right Music of Motown: An Analysis
revolutionized music, to King Henry VIII to vote, Fuller’s brilliant work would help Shannon Jacob, Instructor
who revolutionized Church-State relations, launch the campaign. For the first class, This course will provide an overview of the
and Martin Luther who changed Church students should read Section One (through music and artists from the Motown era.
relations with the people. Maps, references, page 65). Required text: Margaret Fuller: A Students will be encouraged to listen to
and handouts will be provided. New American Life, by Megan Marshall. and analyze the crossover between various
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: F 10:00AM-12:00PM. Sec. 01: # sessions: 5 Day: Tu 6:30-8:30PM. Begins genres of music, comprehend the growth
Begins 3/27/2020. The Korean Church of Boston, 4/7/2020. Brookline High, $106. of music videos and sound with the advent
32 Harvard Street (enter on Holden Street), $140. of technological evolution, and understand
the direct correlation between music and
society. The course covers a wide variety of
genres such as Gospel, Pop, Blues, Funk,
and Jazz. Artists such as Michael Jackson,
The Funk Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Mahalia
Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and Sam
Cooke will be discussed alongside analysis
of their music in an evolving music industry.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 7:00-8:30PM. Begins
4/27/2020. Brookline High, $60.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 9The First Lady of Song: The Jazz Stylings
of Ella Fitzgerald Music &
Performing Arts
Marshall Wright, Instructor
Over the course of a long and illustrious
career, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald enchanted
audiences worldwide. Shortly after bursting
on the scene as a girl singer in the Big
Band Era, Ella began her rise to the top of
the jazz world‚ a place she held for nearly Arranging for Songwriters
five decades. Over the course of three
Terry Kitchen, Instructor
weeks, we will trace her remarkable career,
stopping at many high points along the way. A song idea can take many paths on its
These will include her many collaborations way to the listener’s ear. How does the
with jazz artists like Chick Webb, Oscar songwriter‚ and the singer, musicians, and
Peterson, and Louis Armstrong. In addition producer‚ decide which path to take to get
we will take a particular look at her famous the maximum emotional impact from that
Songbook series, where she paid tribute idea? This course explores the many options
to the likes of Gershwin, Berlin, and Kern. and choices songwriters of all genres make,
Please come and join us as we revisit this from the writing process itself to choosing
fascinating artist and her remarkable career. tempo, feel and instrumentation to working
INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT with singers, musicians and producers to
Sec. 01: # sessions: 3 Day: M 1:00-3:00PM. Begins evoke the mood and musical environment
4/27/2020. Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester
Marshall Wright Street, $84.
that best fits your song. We’ll examine
classic songs and recordings of all genres
(and even different versions of the same
For the past 40 years, Marshall Wright song) to figure out how to get the most
Some Enchanted Evening: The
has lived in the Boston area, working Musical Collaborations of Rodgers and from a song and singer, where the peaks
as an archivist, a sports statistician Hammerstein and valleys should be, how to construct a
and writer, and currently as a retail Marshall Wright, Instructor groove, and what current genre conventions
manager. Along the way, he has also are. You do not need to be an experienced
Over the course of nearly 20 years, the
enjoyed a career as a professional songwriter or musician (lyricists welcome!),
songwriting team of Richard Rodgers
musician, playing a variety of keyboard but you should at least be an avid music
(composer) and Oscar Hammerstein (lyricist)
instruments in a variety of locales‚ from listener to get the most from the course.
churned out one mega-hit after another.
church settings to rock bands. With Beginning with their western musical‚ Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: Tu 7:00-8:30PM. Begins
such experience, in so many musical Oklahoma‚ and ending with the soaring 4/7/2020. Brookline High, $102.
genres, Marshall has enjoyed sharing The Sound of Music, the partnership proved
this knowledge with others. By teaching particularly fruitful. Over the course of
Music Theory 101
music appreciation courses at Brookline four weeks, we will look at the blockbuster
productions of State Fair, South Pacific, and Shannon Jacob, Instructor
Adult & Community Education, this gives
The King and I. In addition, we will examine If you want to play an instrument, improve
him a perfect forum for this activity‚
their lesser known‚ but still noteworthy your music reading or writing skills, or
enjoyable for pupil and teacher.
productions of Allegro, Me and Juliet, and Pipe appreciate more fully the music you listen
Dream, among others. Please come and join to, music theory is an essential tool. Music
us as we journey through Broadway history, theory is the study of the very simple
following the path carved out by these two concepts that underlie how music is written,
masters of the American musical. played, and heard. We will introduce the
Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 1:00-3:00PM. Begins
basic elements of music: notes, clefs,
3/23/2020. Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester rhythm and meter, major and minor scales,
Street, $99. sharp and flat key signatures, and simple
chords and harmony. We will focus on
composing a song with chords and lyrics,
so being able to identify meter, rhythm, and
notation is very important. Please bring a
notebook and music staff paper.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 4 Day: M 7:00-8:30PM. Begins
3/23/2020. Brookline High, $60.
10 Brookline Adult & Community Education • Spring 2020African Energized Hand Drumming Beginning Mandolin Violin
DrumConnection Faculty Brian Stuligross, Instructor Amos Lawrence, Instructor
Hand Drumming targets certain areas A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument Have you always wanted to play the violin,
of the brain that lead to relaxation and in the lute family and is usually plucked or have you played in the past and want
concentration. Studies have shown that with a plectrum or pick. This is a class for to pick it up again? From the fiddlers of
playing drums causes the brain’s electric students who are interested in developing the Hardanger plateau in Norway to the
and chemical functions to charge and act basic mandolin skills and playing with Highlands of Scotland and Cape Breton
upon the human body causing many types others in a group. We will practice picking Island, from the stage of Carnegie Hall
MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
of healing. Although MRI tests have shown techniques and learn scales and chords. to the quaint fiddlers of the Blue Ridge
that all musical activity helps, drumming In addition, we will learn to play several Mountains in the Carolinas, the violin has
has the best effect. We will take the deeply Americana folk songs as well as a couple succeeded in suiting every style and fulfilling
rooted, genetic connection humans of tunes from the Bluegrass and Celtic every need. We will explore the balance
have with music and combine it with the traditions. Please bring a mandolin. needed for proper tone production, along
time-honored tradition of many types of Sec. 01: # sessions: 7 Day: Th 7:00-8:30PM. Begins with how to read notes, comfortably hold
drumming. We will focus on rhythms from 4/2/2020. Brookline High, $163. the bow, and play in small ensembles. Violin
Africa, Brazil, and Haiti. Our universal love players of all levels welcome. Please bring a
stems from the concept that drums are violin and shoulder rest. A $15 music book
thought to be one of the oldest forms of Play the Banjo fee is included in the course fee.
music in the world and are a celebration of Paul Sedgwick, Instructor Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: Th 6:30-7:45PM. Begins
human history. A limited number of drums What’s more fun than listening to the 3/26/2020. Brookline High, $175.
may be available to rent from the instructor. banjo? Playing the banjo! You will learn
Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: Tu 7:00-8:30PM. Begins the secrets behind the two most popular
3/31/2020. Brookline High, $153. styles of 5-string banjo playing: Bluegrass, Beginning Piano
or three-finger style picking; and Old- Jonathan Lovenstein, Instructor
Time clawhammer or frailing style. You In the Beginner course, you will continue
Flute 101 will be given the opportunity to focus on to work on reading musical notation and
Tiffany Hildebrand, Instructor one style or the other, or may choose to becoming acquainted with basic piano
The flute is one of the most popular and learn both. We will look at the amazing techniques. You will work on playing
gratifying instruments to learn to play. history of “America’s instrument” through simple popular and classical piano pieces.
Designed for beginners, this class will demonstrations and recordings. Please The Beyond Beginner course will
cover basic techniques such as fingerings, bring a 5-string banjo, clip-on tuner, focus on major scales, primary chords,
breath control, and proper aperture. music stand, recording device (phone more complicated rhythms, and linear
Learn to read music as well as some is acceptable) and a notebook to class. accompaniments with the left hand. For
helpful tips to use when practicing. We will Required textbooks: Banjo for Beginners: An both courses, the required text: Alfred’s
discuss the history of the flute, listen to Easy Beginning Method by Tony Trischka, and Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level
recordings of top performers, and review Clawhammer Banjo Primer Book with Video One, is available online. Access to a piano
essential information about caring for your and Audio Access by Bradley Laird are both or keyboard for practice is required. This
instrument. Please bring a flute. available online. Sets of fingerpicks will be course will be taught on keyboards.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: Tu 6:00-7:30PM. Begins available in class for a $5 fee. Sec. 01 (Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: W 7:15-
3/24/2020. Brookline High, $168. Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 7:30-9:00PM. Begins 8:45PM. Begins 3/25/2020. Brookline High, $168.
3/25/2020. Brookline High, $168. Sec. 02 (Beyond Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: Th 7:15-
8:45PM. Begins 3/26/2020. Brookline High, $168.
Flute 102
Tiffany Hildebrand, Instructor Ukulele: Relax and Play Music
This flute course is suitable for flutists Paul Sedgwick, Instructor Introductory Guitar
with some experience. Whether you are Take care of yourself and learn to play the Steven Ohm, Instructor
improving your ability to read music, ukulele. We will start from the very beginning Introductory Guitar is a course for those
making sound on your instrument, or with lessons in chords, strumming patterns, who have never picked up a guitar before,
reading beginner to advanced music, this introductory music theory, and maybe even or for beginners who can strum a few
course will expose you to playing with a little fingerpicking. You will learn to play chords and would like to have fun learning
others using repertoire that challenges and sing a variety of popular songs, including new songs and playing with other guitarists.
different levels of playing. We will focus on ukulele classics from the 20s and 30s, Pop Our primary emphasis will be on building
rhythm as an ensemble, articulation and tunes, Rock, Blues, and Folk. We will also take chord vocabulary, establishing a rhythm,
dynamic possibilities, and how to better advantage of the joy of playing music with switching between chords, and gaining
improve your habits as a performer and an others from the very first class. Please bring comfort with the instrument. We’ll learn
individual. Students will have the option of a ukulele to class. Note: A Concert or Tenor about different chord types, what chord
preparing solo music, alongside working size ukulele is strongly recommended. While symbols mean, and how to play songs
on the music we study in class. Although the Soprano size is very familiar and cute, the reading from a chord chart. In Beyond
practicing by yourself is beneficial, this class larger sizes provide a more comfortable and Beginner we will work on rhythm, harmony,
provides the opportunity to learn how to accessible learning and playing experience. and a more expanded chord vocabulary,
play with others. Please bring a flute. Additionally, please bring a music stand, as well as alternate chord voicings and
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: Tu 7:30-9:00PM. Begins clip-on tuner, and recording device (phone pentatonic scales, with an aim to get more
3/24/2020. Brookline High, $168. is acceptable) to class. Required textbooks: comfortable with making music on guitar
The Daily Ukulele: 365 Songs for Better Living, alone or with a group. Please bring a guitar.
by Liz and Jim Beloff, and Jake Shimabukuro
Sec. 01 (Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: M 6:00-
Teaches Ukulele Lessons: Book with Full-Length
7:30PM. Begins 3/23/2020. Brookline High, $168.
Online Video.
Sec. 02 (Beyond Beginner): # sessions: 8 Day: M 7:30-
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 6:00-7:30PM. Begins 9:00PM. Begins 3/23/2020. Brookline High, $168.
3/25/2020. Brookline High, $168.
brooklineadulted.org • 617•730•2700 11Afternoon Beginner Guitar Learn to Sing: Beyond Beginner Acting: Brush Up Your Shakespeare
Steven Ohm, Instructor Lee R. Soto, Instructor D. Adriane Spunt, Instructor
This course is designed for beginner This course is designed for singers who Shakespeare is one of the great playwrights
guitarists. We will begin with the already have some singing experience of all time. His verse is intelligent, witty, and
fundamentals, including an overview of and are looking to further improve. Each playful, and his plays are filled with drama
tuning methods (using standard tuning), singer will explore the range, agility, and and rich comedy. In this class, designed
basic picking and strumming techniques, timbre of his or her voice, and work on for actors of all levels, or non-actors
proper fretting, as well as techniques for solo and group singing. Students and the who just want a better understanding of
developing strength and agility in both instructor will choose the vocal repertoire Shakespeare, we’ll explore this playwright
hands. As the course progresses, we so that all aspects of vocal technique and from a truly theatrical point of view. We
will learn about intervals, scales, chord musical interpretation can be applied to will choose humorous and passionate
construction, popular chord progressions, specific songs. Our emphasis will range scenes, and analyze Shakespeare’s rich
and song analysis. During each lesson, from traditional Jazz standards to more verse. By acting our way through the
we will hone our rhythm with the aid of contemporary show or pop tunes. This class scripts, we’ll explore storylines, act out key
metronomes and grooves. Additionally, we is suitable for students who have already dialogues, discuss characters, and discover
will explore improvisation at all points along taken a Learn to Sing class, or who have Shakespeare’s unique way of handling
the way. Please bring a notebook, pen/ equivalent experience. stage directions. Deepen your passion for
pencil, and an acoustic guitar. Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: Tu 7:30-9:00PM. Begins a playwright still famous almost 400 years
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 2:00-3:30PM. Begins 3/24/2020. Unified Arts Building, $168. after his death. Some homework will be
3/25/2020. The Korean Church of Boston, 32 given to prepare for each week, such as
Harvard Street (enter on Holden Street), $168. memorizing a monologue or scene.
Acting Workshop Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
Emily Singer, Instructor 3/25/2020. Brookline High, $140.
Introduction to Jazz and Blues Guitar
Experience the excitement of acting in
Steven Ohm, Instructor this participatory class. Through the use
This course will focus on basic to of improvisation and scripted work, you Voice Talent: Acting with Your Voice
intermediate jazz and blues techniques, will learn basic techniques of spontaneity, Lau Lapides, Instructor
including single-note blues heads, solos character development, text analysis, and Have you ever been told you have a voice
based on the blues scale, basic walking more. Gain confidence as you learn tricks for radio? Have you ever wondered what it
bass line, and comping. We will emphasize for conquering stage fright. Stretch yourself would be like to voice the next hit cartoon
the spirit of Jazz which is individuality as you develop skills of concentration and or commercial? This fast-paced, interactive,
and harmony. Once we learn the basics imagination, which are indispensable both fun workshop will introduce students to
mentioned above, we will play together as in the theater and in everyday life. Whether the world of voice-over. Discover powerful
a group. This course is for guitarists who your ambition is to act for stage, television, techniques that offer a solid foundation of
have some experience playing. Please bring or film, master public speaking in your vocal tools for those who are experiencing
a guitar. professional life, or for personal growth, voice-over for the first time or looking
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: W 6:00-7:30PM. Begins these tools can help you. These exercises to launch a career in the industry. We
3/25/2020. Brookline High, $168. will culminate in a final show, which will will incorporate practice time and offer
include monologues and scenes. Students professional feedback, including a Q&A
are also welcome to write their own scripts. discussion. Learn about the many genres
Learn to Sing: Beginner No previous experience is necessary. of scripts including: animation, commercial,
Lee R. Soto, Instructor Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: Th 7:00-9:00PM. Begins narration, eLearning copy, and much more.
Experience the enjoyment of expressing 4/2/2020. Brookline High, $118. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring
yourself through music by discovering water.
your singing voice. Each singer will explore Sec. 01: # sessions: 1 Day: Sa 11:00AM-12:30PM.
the range, agility, and timbre of his or her Acting: Scenes from Pulitzer Award- Begins 5/2/2020. Brookline High, $30.
voice, and work on solo and group singing. Winning Plays
We will develop proper tone production, D. Adriane Spunt, Instructor
breathing, and posture. Students and the Immerse yourself in award-winning writing
instructor will choose the vocal repertoire by acting in scenes from playwrights who
so that all aspects of vocal technique and have garnered the highest awards for
musical interpretation can be applied to their original and compelling plays. See for
specific songs. Our emphasis will range yourself why writers like Eugene O’Neill,
from traditional Jazz standards to more Arthur Miller, Beth Henley, and Marsha
contemporary show or pop tunes. Norman took home the prize. Explore
Sec. 01: # sessions: 8 Day: Tu 6:00-7:30PM. Begins these writers’ creative minds by becoming
3/24/2020. Unified Arts Building, $168. the characters in their imaginative worlds.
Character work, genre, and verbal and
nonverbal communication are just a few
of the many topics that will be covered in
this highly participatory acting class. Some
homework will be given to prepare for each
week, such as reading a play.
Sec. 01: # sessions: 6 Day: M 6:30-8:30PM. Begins
4/6/2020. Brookline High, $118.
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