fall 2015 continuing education course catalog

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Fondant Skills 201

Cymbidium Orchids, Hydrangeas, Dogwoods & Roses

Learn these gum paste and fondant techniques: Cymbidium Orchids, Hydrangeas, and Dogwoods & Roses. Also learn how to assemble flowers and leaves to make beautiful bouquets for cakes and cases. Instructor: Glenn Riggs Dates: August 6, 13 and 20th Time: 6:30 9:00pm

Place: BBC 132

Fee: $50, supply list provided

Cupcake Arrangements

Every party needs a festive centerpiece! Create a sunflower or hydrangea cupcake arrangement to compliment your next social gathering. Supply list is provided.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs

Dates: August 27 & September 3

Time: 6:30 9:00 pm Place: BBC 132

Fee: $40, supply list provided

Building Buttercream Skills

(Wilton Course 1)

Thousands of people just like you have experienced the excitement of decorating their first cakes in a Wilton class. You will see how easy and rewarding it is to decorate wonderful cakes and other desserts that will

delight your family and friends. Your certified instructor will show you the keys to baking, icing, and decorating cakes, and special treats. Learn these buttercream techniques: star, borders, drop flower, rosette, ruffles, zinnia, ribbon rose, printing and writing. Students will receive a Wilton Certificate of Completion.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs

Dates: September 8, 15, 22, & 29

Time: 6:30 9:00 Place: BBC 132

Fee: $54, Supply List provided

Tall/Stack Cakes

Learn how to make your tall cakes stand up straight! During your class, you will assemble and decorate your special creation. In addition to creating multi-layer cakes you will receive valuable tips for serving, transporting and storing your masterpiece. Supply list is provided.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs Dates: September 10

Time: 6:00 9:00pm Place: BBC 132

Fee: $35, supply list provided

Painting Cookies

Learn to make delicious sugar cookies and paint cookies in vibrant colors. Participants will learn tips and techniques that will take your cookie decorating to the next level. Supply list is provided.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs Date: September 17th

Time: 6:00 9:00pm Place: BBC 132

Fee: $35, supply list provided

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Fondant Skills 301

Poppy, Peonies, Succulent, Hibiscus, & Calla Lily

Learn these gum paste and fondant techniques: Poppy, Peonies, Succulent, Hibiscus, and Calla Lily. Also, learn how to assemble flowers and leaves to make beautiful bouquets for cakes and vases. Supply list is provided.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs

Dates: October 1, 8, 22, 29

Time: 6:30 9:00pm Place: BBC 132

Fee: $50, supply list provided

Royal Icing Cookies

Participants will learn to make a delicious sugar cookie recipe and decorate cookies in vibrant colors using royal icing. Learn how to use fabric techniques, antiquing techniques and rose embellishments to take your cookie decorating to the next level. Supply list is provided.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs

Dates: November 5 & 12

Time: 6:30 9:00pm Place: BBC 132

Fee: $35, supply list provided

Snow Globe Cakes

Learn how to make a snow globe cake! Impress your friends at your next social gathering with a winter wonderland. The snow globe technique is a great way to enhance any occasion or holiday.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs Date: November 19

Time: 6:30 9:00pm Place: BBC 132

Fee: $35, supply list provided

Gingerbread House

Learn how to build a classic Christmas tradition, the gingerbread house. Once complete your gingerbread house will help decorate your home for the Christmas season.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs Date: December 3rd

Time: 6:30 9:00pm Fee: $35, supply list provided

Christmas Cookie Blossom

Learn how to make a designer Christmas Cookie Bouquet for a fraction of the cost of having one made for your Christmas festivities. Students will learn to make a delicious sugar cookie recipe, and decorate cookies in the seasons colors with all the accents.

Instructor: Glenn Riggs Date: December 10th

Time: 6:00 9:00 pm Place: BBC 132

Fee: $35, supply list provided

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Fashion Fun: Halloween Help!

Need a last minute, quick, no-sew costume? In an hour, we will upcycle t-shirts into simple, but fun Halloween masks and capes.

Instructor: Jennifer Welch

Date: October 24th Time: 4 5pm

Place: BBC 215

Fee: $15, supply list provided

**No tricks, just treats in this DIY class inspired by the MCC Common Reader book titled, Garbology, by

Edward Humes.

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Merry Monograms

Learn to use simple household items to monogram your own Christmas or Holiday themed shirts for the family! Freezer paper stenciling is a wonderful way to add monograms or simple graphics to all types of fabrics. In this class you will create a monogrammed shirt and learn how to use freezer paper stencils to add graphics to t-shirts, or any fabric of your choice.

Instructor: Katrina Florea

Dates: November 30th

Time: 5 6:30pm Place: BBC 215

Fee: $15, supply list provided

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August: Personal Effectiveness Skills

With Felecia Johnson

August 14th

10:0011:00am

Business Synergy Lab

Fee: FREE, must register to attend.

Class is limited to first 24 registered.

September: Conflict Resolution

September 4th

10:0011:00am

Business Synergy Lab

Fee: FREE, must register to attend.

Class is limited to first 24 registered.

October: Traditional Media Marketing

With Kim Simons

October 2nd

10:0011:00am

Business Synergy Lab

Fee: FREE, must register to attend.

Class is limited to first 24 registered.

November: Social Media Marketing

With Lyndsey Adkins & Brianna Pantano

November 6th

10:0011:00am

Business Synergy Lab

Fee: FREE, must register to attend.

Class is limited to first 24 registered.

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SB 200-Juvenile Law & Explanation

With Jim Gooch

August 4th 11:00 am -1:30 pm Location: Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Fee: $35 for HCBA Members;

$54 for Non-Members Lunch is included in the cost.

HB 78-Trust Estates

With Rush Hunt

November 10th 11:00 am -1:30 pm Location: Hopkins County Chamber of

Commerce Fee: $35 for HCBA Members;

$54 for Non-Members Lunch is included in the cost.

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Photographic FUN-damentals Learn the basics of creating great photographs. Classes will cover topics like camera operation, effects, action photography, night photography and much more! Students are required to bring a fully adjustable digital camera.

Instructor: Ron Elliott

Dates: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7 & 14

Time: 5:307:30pm Place: BBC 214 Fee: $25

Tai Chi Chuan & Qigong For over 30 years, Scott Sifu has been practicing a Yang-style short form, for relaxation, overall health, focus/centering, and longevity. In recent years, he has added single movement exercises, qigong, to his repertory. The practice is slow and easy, and without contortion or other stress. It is a perfect exercise that encourages balance, muscle tone, a positive attitude, and overall wellness. Class is limited to first 15 paid registrants. Students must wear smooth sole shoes and loose clothing.

Instructor: Scott Sifu Vander Ploeg

Dates: September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 19, 29, November 2, 9, 16, & 23

Time: 4:305:30 pm Place: Anne P. Baker Gallery, Glema Mahr Center Fee: $40

Black Kentuckians & the American Civil War Through the Emancipation Proclamation sounded the death knell of slavery in the United States, white attitudes toward newly freed black Americans would change slowly. In Kentucky, the experiences of African-Americans during the American Civil War were many and variedand sometimes tragic. This course will present an overview of those experiences with special attention given to the important role and sacrifices made by African-American Kentuckians who fled slavery by the thousands, entering Union camps and volunteering to enlist in the Union army.

Instructor: Dr. Robin West Date: October 20

Time: 6:008:00pm Place: JHG 309 Fee: FREE

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Welcome to Windows! Learn the basics of the new operating system, Windows 8 and 8.1. With instructor, Natalie Cooper, you will find out just how easy and fun it is to navigate this new system with some tips and tricks.

Instructor: Natalie Cooper Date: September 22

Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm Place: JHG 214

Fee: $25

Microsoft Word-Level One This class is designed to provide beginning level skills in Word. You will learn how to enter and delete text, cut, move, paste, change font size and color, change styles, borders, shading, and more! Focus will also be placed on how Word interfaces with other Microsoft Office programs.

Instructor: Natalie Cooper

Date: September 29 & October 6

Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm Place: JHG 214

Fee: $30, $15 book fee

Microsoft Word Level Two

This class is designed for the intermediate Word user who has a working knowledge of the Word program. Topics in this class include: working with bullets, symbols and styles, using sections, linking and embedding, templates