CCAE Winter 2022 Class Catalog by Cambridge Center for Adult Education

ONLINE AND INºPERSON CLASSES

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WINTER 2022 AT CCAE

This winter, we are o‹ering a mix of in-person and online classes in all departments. Classes will be marked wi the following icons: Online

In-Person at CCAE

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Special Holiday Class

In-personclasseswilltakeplaceatCCAEa alimitedstudentcapacity.Studentsen inin-personwinterclassesmustshowpro offullCOVID-vaccination 91 toaCCAEsta‹ memberpriortoattendingclass.Pleases ccae.org/in-person-classesforupdated in-personclassguidelines.

Online classes will continue to be o‹er via Zoom. The Zoom link and information on how to join will be emailed to you. Plea also check your spam folder. If you register 12 hours or less before the class begins or after the start date, please conta zoom@ccae.org for the link.

Thank you for taking classes at CCAE! We look forward to seeing you this winter

FALL CLASSES STILL ENROLLING M O N DAY

W E D N E S DAY

DECEMBER

NOVE MBE R

T U E S DAY

T H U R S DAY

CREATIVE HOLIDAYS: MAKE YOUR OWN WREATH

FRENCH: JESUIS D'ACCORD: LEARNING FRENCH WITH SONGS*

SEASONAL BREW: BEERS FOR HOLIDAY ONLINE CLASS WITH TASTING KIT

ATASTEOF SOUTHERN SPAIN

HOLIDAYS INJAPAN: JAPANESE NEW YEAR

HOWTOMAKE ANESTATE PLAN

5-6:30pm

7-8:30pm HOBR-FA21.01

PORTRAIT DRAWINGAND PAINTING: WEEKLONG INTENSIVE* 9:30am-12:30pm PDPI-FA21.01

6-9pm SSPN-FA21.01

2-4pm JPNY-FA21.01

2-4pm ESTP-FA21.01

EXPLORETHE WORLDWITHBEER

PARENTAND CHILD: SUGAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT

EASYHOLIDAY COOKIES

BOSTON CHOCOLATE HISTORYAND TASTING

FRIENDSAND FAMILYSERIES: MEXICAN TAMALES

1-2:30pm BCAO-FA21.01

2-4:30pm TMAL-FA21.01

7-9pm WDBR-FA21.01

6-9pm HOCO-FA21.01

6-8:30pm KDSC-FA21.01

S U N DAY

7-8:30pm YULE-FA21.01

S AT U R DAY

FRSO-FA21.01

F R I DAY

HOLIDAY CUPCAKES DECORATING

HOLIDAY COCKTAILS: MIXING AND TASTING

6-8pm CUPH-FA21.01

7-9pm HMIX-FA21.01

DATENIGHT: HOLIDAY WINE COCKTAIL 7-8:30pm HWCK-FA21.01

* Class meets more than once. See full schedules and descriptions at ccae. org. All classes above are onilne unless otherw

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FOOD & WINE

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Phone: 617-547-6789

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Location: 42 & 56 Bratle e Str et, Harvdar e Squar Mailing Ade dr s: O P. . Box 9113, Cambridge, MA 0238-9113

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ESLSchedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

R E G IS T E R O N L I N E AT C A E . O R G

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W I NT E R R E G I S T R ATION OP E N S

WORLDLANGUAGES

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HUMANITIES

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ArtHistory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 History&ContemporaryIssues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

W I NT E R TE R M S TAR T S

Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Mon, yda an J uary 10

Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Stage,Screen&More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

O F FIC E H O U R S

VISUALARTS&CRAFTS

Monyda – Th, ydasur 9am-8pm

Drawing&Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Fri, yda 9am-7pm

StudioSchool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Printmaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Multimedia&Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 FiberArts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

H O L IDAY S CCAE will be closed and no classes will be held on

Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Martin Luther King, . Jr Day - an J uary 17

Woodworking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

e rP sident’s Day - Februay 21

PERFORMINGARTS Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

C O N NEC T W ITH U S

Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Mind&Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Lifestyle&Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

C L AS S FO R M AT Classesmeetin-personatCCAE,onlineviaZoom,andO‹site.

SPECIALPROGRAMS BlacksmithHousePoetrySeries .

IMPORTANTINFORMATION Online

Offsite

In-Person at CCAE

Special Holiday Class

Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 ImageCredits,unlessotherwisenoted:©RomanaVysatova REGISTER ONLINE AT CCAE.ORG OR CALL 617.547.6789

Food & Wine

“Evelyn[Schichner] wasveryengaging andeagertoshare herrecipes.” —CLAIRE S., AFTERNOON TEA

Gluten-Free

Vegan

Vegetarian

Ouronlineclassesareinteractive.Youarewelcometocookalonginourcookingclassbychoosingafeworalldishestocookwithorjus unlessotherwisenoted.Foronlineclasses,youwillreceivealinkandrecipepacketoncetheclassisconfirmedtorun,whichmaybebet theclassstarts.Ourin-personcookingclasseswilltakeplaceinthekitchenat56BrattleStreetatalimitedcapacity.

COOKING BASIC KNIFE SKILLS

BASIC COOKING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES

Didem Hosgel | Chef and Owner, tastefulsini.com

Dagmar Smith | Chef, Graduate of Cambridge School of Culinary Art

Honingyourknifeskillsisthemostimportantwaytofinesse Develop classic cooking skills that will help you underst yourartistryinthekitchen.Throughacombinationof recipes and improvise, including essential knife skills, c demonstrationandclasspractice,youwilllearnhowtochop,meat, where to shop, and kitchen equipment. The first two dice,andslicelikeapro.ChefDidemHosgelwilldemonstratecutting nights will emphasize learning how to use knives e‹ectively. Each techniquesforavarietyofdi‹erentvegetableswhichyouwill night then of this hands- on cooking class, students will make a comple practiceonyourindividualcuttingboard.You’lllearnabout meal sharpening from appetizer to dessert. Recipes will include: BBQ braised yourknife,themanydi‹erenttypesofknivesandtheirapplications, chicken, as carrot ginger soup, chocolate chip cookies, salsa, chili, wellasgeneralknifecare.We’llmakeamealwhichshowcasesall shredded ofthe winter salad, salisbury steak with mushroom or onion cutsincludingbakedchicken,sautéedvegetables,andawinter manysalad. mu–ns, pan seared sirloin steak and much more. COURSE CODE: KNIF Sec. 01: Thursday, 6-9pm. Jan. 27 | $100

COURSE CODE: BCST Sec. 01: 6 Thursdays, 6-9pm. Begins Feb. 17 | $350

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Sandra Frezza | Certified Instructor, Sandra’s Sweet Sensations

Come join cookie extraordinaire, Sandra Frezza, to learn how to decorate cookies for holidays, birthdays, and special celebrations using royal icing. Sandra will demonstrate a variety of techniques which you will then use to create your own design on your cookies. If you are actively participating in the class, please have royal icing and cookies in the shape of your choice ready to decorate before the class begins. You’ll receive a recipe on how to make plain royal icing and cookies before class as well as a supply list.

Ploy Khunisorn

COOKIE DECORATING: ROYAL ICING

COURSE CODE: BRIC Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-8pm. Jan. 26 | $50

ALL ABOUT CHOCOLATE: TARTS AND ART Linda Khachadurian | Chipper Confections Sugar Art, @chipperconfections

Learn all the basics about chocolate, from its cacao bean origins to tempering methods to basic casting, sculpting, and coloring techniques. We’ll also bake up a decorative and whimsical chocolate halvah tart, which is a unique recipe created by CCAE chocolate and sugar artist, Linda - Khachaduri an. The chocolate tart is a variation of the triple lemon compassion crunch tart she made on episode 2 of the Food Network series Candy MASTERING PIES Land. You’ll learn how to make all the components of the tart, including Evelyn | Culinary Instructor tart crust, chocolate halvah custard, meringue, and bubble sugarSchichner art. Share the love with your friends and family with delicious C O U R S E C O D E : TA R A homemade pies! In this hands- on class, we will learn di‹eren Sec. 01: Tuesday, 6-8:30pm. Feb. 8 | $85 techniques for making crusts and fillings. We’ll make fruit hand pies, comforting coconut custard pie, and the iconic - Pennsylv ITALY’S DOLCE VITA: ITALIAN DESSERTS nia Dutch shooy pie. Diane Manteca | Private Chef, Culinary Instructor

COURSE CODE: PIES

Sec.make 01: Tuesday, 6-9pm. Mar. 15 | $60 Italians love ending their meals with desserts. Let’s classic Italian desserts at home in this online class. We’ll make tiramisu, Italian fruit crostata, ricotta pie, and citrus olive CAKE DECORATING oil chi‹on cake. We’ll also talk about how to store these delicious Sandra Frezza | Certified Instructor, Sandra’s Sweet Sensations desserts. Please feel free to pick one or two or all desserts to bake

along or just watch and learn. The list of ingredients needed will be Learning the art of cake decoration is a wonderful way to sent prior to the class along with the Zoom link. impress friends and family with gorgeous cakes for all occasions. Join us in the CCAE kitchen to learn how to COURSE CODE: ITDS prepare icing, color, level, fill and frost a cake. We’ll start with di Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-8:30pm. Feb. 9 | $60 piping techniques including stars, rosettes, shells, drop owers leaves. Then you will decorate your own cake with guidance from PARISIAN MACARONS Sandra. Bring a 6, 7 or 8-inch unfrosted single layer cake to class and a box or cake carrier to transport your finished cake. Icing and too Evelyn Schichner | Culinary Instructor use in class will be supplied. You’ll take home instructions and French macarons are sweeping the nation! These delicate and decorating tools including tips, bags, couplers and a cake circle colorful almond confectioneries can be a sweet ending to a C O U R Sto E CODE: BTER meal or just a snack. You’ll learn step-by-step techniques Sec. 01: Tuesday, 6-9pm. Mar. 22 | $95 make macaron shells and two fillings including buttercream and chocolate ganache. C O U R S E C O D E : M AC A Sec. 01: Tuesday, 6-9pm. Feb. 22 | $85

BRIOCHE

Evelyn Schichner | Culinary Instructor

Perhaps the best-known French sweet dough, brioche, is as light as it is rich. We will address the careful scaling, vigo kneading, shaping, and baking of an assortment of pastries Linda Khachadurian | Chipper Confections Sugar Art, including brioche à tête, sticky bun, and braided bread. We’ll make @chipperconfections brioche dough from scratch and then Evelyn will show you how to Watch a sugar piece come to life as you learn the basic shape and bake into di‹erent pastries. science of isomalt, a sugar derived from sugar beets, and why C OURSE CODE: BRIO this compound disaccharide is a more durable and glossier Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-9pm. Mar. 23 | $100 option for sculptures than sucrose. Students will also learn casting, pulling, and blowtorching techniques and various coloring options, including the use of edible markers.

SCIENCE & ART OF SUGAR SCULPTURES

COURSE CODE: ISOM Sec. 01: Monday, 6:30-8:30pm. Feb. 28 | $80

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VALENTINE'S DAY COOKING AND BAKING CLASSES Evelyn Schichner | Culinary Instructor

You’ve heard of a Bûche de Noël—how about a Bûche de Valentin? In this class we will make a sponge cake roll with a cream and fresh fruit filling. To decorate the cake, we will make some Valentine’s Day themed treats such as heart shaped meringues, sugared cranberries, marzipan decorations and special valentine cookies. A treat for the eyes and more importantly a treat to eat!

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BÛCHE DE VALENTIN

C O U R S E C O D E : B DVA Sec. 01: Thursday, 6-9pm. Feb. 10 | $85

DATE NIGHT: A TASTE OF SOUTHERN SPAIN Luis de Haro | Spanish Cuisine Expert, Chef

Come join chef Luis de Haro, a native chef from Spain and spend time with your beloved one and cook a delicious meal from Southern Spain. You’ll learn all about the authentic dishes and avors of one of the most fascinating culinary VALENTINE’S DAY: SPARKLING WINE WITH regions. We’ll start with Antonia’s salmorejo (creamy gazpacho from Cordoba), pipirana de Jaen ( julienne of vegetables lightly KIT PICKUP marinated in extra virgin olive oil, egg yolk & sherry vinegar from Smith | Chef, Graduate of Cambridge School of Culinary Art Dagmar Jaen), chorizo al vino tinto (chorizo in red wine from Seville), and ajo Let’s spark your Valentine’s Day date with this fizzy wine colorao (red garlic fish stew from Almeria). Our wines are D.O. from tasting. We’ll talk about methods for making sparkling Spain and will finish with Orange Olive oil tortes from Seville and wines, regions where they are produced, and how to best cinnamon ice cream. enjoy them. We’ll see why having a glass of sparkling wine makes us COURSE CODE: NGHT feel special and more alive. This online interactive class inclu Sec. 01: Friday, 6-9pm. Feb. 11 | $180 per pair the sparkling wine tasting kit with small tasting bottles an tasty bites. Each pair will pick up the sampling kit at CCAE, 56 BOSTON CHOCOLATE HISTORY AND TASTING BrattleStreet,CambridgeMAonThursday,February10,4-6pm. Registration for this class will close on Sunday, February 6. Victoria Kichuk | Professional Chocophile, cocoabeantown.com C O U R S E C O D E : V DAY

Boston has many historical connections to chocolate, Sec. 01: Sunday, 5-7:30pm. Feb. 13 | $160 per pair starting with the Revolutionary War and continuing on to become the home of the very first chocolate factory in North America. However, expanding our understanding of VALENTINE’S ITALIAN DINNER chocolate includes looking at it from a global perspective. Learn Diane Manteca | Private Chef, Culinary Instructor more about chocolate’s sweet local history as well-as its complicat ed global future with this fascinating class brought to you by Love is in the air and no one can pull o‹ a romantic meal like the Italians. In this class, we will prepare dishes to Victoria Kichuk of Cocoa Beantown. Be prepared to come away celebrate a sweet Valentine’s at home. We’ll make fennel, from this class with a deeper understanding of how to taste radicchio, chocolate as well as its historical and cultural significance. Thisand parmesan salad, chicken saltimbocca, roasted tomato and porcini risotto, and braised artichokes and peas wi class includes a tasting kit that must be picked up on Wednesday, fresh basil. We’ll finish the class with amaretto chocolate tru February 9, from 4-6pm at CCAE, 56 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. and a glass of Italian wine. We encourage you to cook along in this Registration for this class closes on Monday, February 7, at 6pm. class. Don’t forget to have a glass of wine and some snacks if you Please sign up early. plan to just watch and learn. The list of ingredients needed wil C O U R S E C O D E : B C AO sent prior to the class along with the Zoom link. Tuition is per Sec. 01: Saturday, 1-2:30pm. Feb. 12 | $65 person. COURSE CODE: ICRO Sec. 01: Monday, 4-6:30pm. Feb. 14 | $70

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RUSSIAN DUMPLINGS: PELMENI AND VARENIKI

Turkish cuisine is full of texture, avors, and aroma. Olga Kharina | Culinary Instructor Join Chef Didem, our native Turkish chef, who will be Described as the "heart of Russian cuisine," there is nothi teaching you how to make homemade staple meals quite so cozy and comforting as Russian dumplings, pelmeni with her intuitive knowledge of Turkish cuisine and her cooking and vareniki. This class will begin with making the dough fr experience working with Chef Ana Sortun at restaurants Sofra and scratch. While the dough is resting, we’ll make the meat fillings fo Oleana. We’ll make lentil soup, quick root vegetable pickles and manti, pelmeni and then vegetarian fillings for vareniki. Olga will disc a Turkish ravioli, with garlic yogurt and tomato brown butter. folding techniques and how to best cook and serve the dumplings COURSE CODE: TKHC Come meet your new favorite comfort food! Sec. 01: Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm. Jan. 13 | $120

PERSIAN CUISINE Jacqueline Church | Cooking Instructor, Private Chef

COURSE CODE: RNDM Sec. 01: Thursday, 6-8pm. Feb. 3 | $90

CHINESE COOKING: FLAVORS OF MALA

Persian cuisine is deeply steeped in tradition and Jacqueline Church | Cooking Instructor, Private Chef ancestry. The avors, textures and colors are Mala is a Chinese avor profile that includes numbing (Ma) tantalizing. Sa‹ron, turmeric, pomegranate, and spicy (La) avors. Did you know Sichuan peppercorns are cardamom—how can one resist a crispy rice tahdig with rose petals? not true peppercorns? We’ll learn more about this and ot In this class we’ll make fesenjan (a pomegranate walnut stew), a tahdig iconic ingredients. Famous chili peppers from the Sichuan region w rice dish with the crispy bottom, rose petals and barberries, and gondi also be used, and we’ll review other key ingredients of the Sichua (Persian “matzoh balls”) made with chickpeas and chicken. pantry. Learn the key and often overlooked ingredient to make COURSE CODE: PERS authentic Dan Dan noodles (either pork or vegetarian); Yu xiang or Sec. 01: Friday, 6-9pm. Jan. 14 | $65 “fish fragrant” pork or chicken (vegetarians can choose eggplant); sour and hot “ower tofu” soup. You are welcome to cook along in this online class or just watch and learn. The list of ingredients an COASTAL INDIAN COOKING sourcing tips will be sent prior to the class along with the Zoom Karishma Pradhan | Cooking Instructor, Chef, COURSE CODE: MALA @homecookingcollective Sec. 01: Friday, 6-9pm. Feb. 4 | $70

When you think of Indian food, you may think about the rich North Indian curries or South Indian dosas. TURKISH STREET FOOD: SPICE IT UP But India is an incredibly diverse place. The avors of each region are unique. One such region is on the Western coast of Hosgel | Chef and Owner, tastefulsini.com Didem India in Maharashtra, where dishes feature coconut, spices, and a wide Learninghowtobalancethecomplexityofmany swath of seafood. Join Karishma, our native Indian cooking instructor, di‹erentspicesisaninvaluableskillinthekitche and learn how to make coastal Indian food. We’ll make spicy coconut classwillexploretheexpansiveworldofTurkishspic and tomato fish curry, fried spiced crispy potatoes, homemade fromyourownkitchen.ChefDidem,ournativeTurkishchef,willbe chapati, and cucumber red onion raita. While we cook, we’ll talk about teachingyouhowtousespiceinyoureverydaycookingwithher the history and culture of Indian cuisines. intuitiveknowledgeofTurkishcuisinesandhercookingexperienc COURSE CODE: INCS workingwithChefAnaSortunatSofraandOleanarestaurant.Theme Sec. 01: Tuesday, 6-9pm. Jan. 18 | $100 includesaheartylentilsoup,butternutsquashborek,androot vegetableslawwithpomegranatemolassesvinaigrette.Youare welcometocookalongorjustwatchandlearn.Thelistofingredient INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY neededwillbeemailedtoyoupriortotheclassalongwiththeZoom Ashwini Ramanisankar | Cooking Instructor and Entrepreneur COURSE CODE: TKST

The richness and avor of South Indian food is mainly Sec. 01: Sunday, 3-5pm. Feb. 6 | $65 attributed to the large array of spices and natural ingredients. In this online class we’ll make delicious chicken curry three DIM SUM FOR BEGINNERS di‹erent ways. We’ll start with making chicken curry powder from scratch. Then, we’ll make restaurant-style chicken curry, pepper Jade Li | Cooking Instructor and Chef, @yucancook chicken curry, and south Indian chicken curry. We’ll serve the curry Dim Sum is a wonderful way to experience how diverse and with steamed basmati rice. We’ll talk about the history and culture of avorful Chinese cuisine can be. Dim Sum includes snacks the food in India and the di‹erent styles of cuisines and health and small dishes of di‹erent avors and textures along wit benefits of Indian spices. tea over conversation. In this fun hands- on class, we’ll talk abo COURSE CODE: INDS history, etiquette and classic dishes of Dim Sum. We’ll make popula Sec. 01: Sunday, 11am-1pm. Jan. 23 | $100 dim sum dishes from Jade’s hometown including steamed spareribs with rice our, pearl meatballs, a vegetable side dish, and a tomat egg drop soup.

Private Cooking Classes

Want to arrange a private cooking C O U R S E C O D E : D I M S Sec. 01: Saturday, 4-7pm. Feb. 12 | $110 class? Visit ccae.org/about/rentals oremailinfo@ccae.org.

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MORE THAN MALA: SICHUAN COOKING Jade Li | Cooking Instructor and Chef, @yucancook

Chengdu in Sichuan has been recognized by UNESCO as the city of gastronomy because of its sophisticated cooking. Joi Jade, our native Chinese instructor, who is originally fro Chengdu. She will explain why there is more to this cuisine than t famous chili oil and Sichuan peppercorns. Sichuan cuisine is abou complexity of seven factors: spicy, owery, salty, sour, sweet, bitter, and smoky. We’ll make Sichuan style salad, Kung Pao chicken, mapo tofu, and mixed vegetables side dishes. We’ll serve the dish with steamed rice.

COURSE CODE: SCHN Sec. 01: Sunday, 12-2pm. Feb. 20 | $65

KIMBAP: KOREAN SUSHI ROLLS Ploy Khunisorn | Ploy's Kitchen, ployskitchen.com

Kimbap is a popular street food in South Korea that is nutritiously delicious and a great choice for a to- go lunc Unlike Japanese sushi, Korean Kimbap always contains cooked meat. You will learn every step from scratch including rice Elliot Savitzky | Culinary Instructor, Chinatown Expert roll, protein, and vegetables. We’ll make classic kimchi, tuna, and Let's spend the afternoon strolling through Boston' s vegetarian Kimbap. We’ll also make delicious dipping sauce to ser Chinatown on the day of the Chinese New Year parade. Wewith will these avorful Korean sushi rolls. be visiting many di‹erent locations and retail establishments COURSE CODE: KBAP during the tour such as dim sum, BBQ, Pho, hot pot, noodle shops,Sec. as 01: Saturday, 11am-12:30pm. Feb. 26 | $65 well as restaurants of various cuisines. We will also stop by bakeries, bubble tea shops, herbal medicine shops, live poultry markets, grocery stores and a ginseng coop. During the last stop, we’ll enjoy a DUMPLINGS AND WONTONS delicious dim sum together. We’ll talk about the menu and how toLi | Cooking Instructor and Chef, @yucancook Jade order, so you can come back and enjoy Chinatown on your own. The Join Jade, our native Chinese instructor, and learn about plan might be slightly changed regarding the parade and the weather fundamentals of Chinese dumplings and wontons. We’ll pinc condition. Please see the section description for the meeting point. and pleat our way to a succulent and satisfying Tuition includes the cost of dinner, taxes, and tip. The instructorsqueeze, will send a welcome information package via email one day prior tomeal. theWe will make traditional boiled dumplings served with soy sauces, pan-fry dumplings for crispy potstickers, and shrimp class. Students are asked to follow Massachusetts Statedipping Guidelines for an authentic wonton soup. Using pork, Napa cabbage, regarding social distancing and to wear a mask throughoutwontons the class. Chinese chives, & seafood, we’ll make various traditional filling COURSE CODE: CHTN scratch. Enjoy a dumpling feast in this introductory class and ta Sec. 01: Sunday, 11am-2pm. Feb. 13 | $85 home the rest.

DINNER IN CHINATOWN: CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECIAL EDITION

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN THAI COOKING

COURSE CODE: CHND Sec. 01: Saturday, 6-9pm. Feb. 26 | $100

Ploy Khunisorn | Ploy’s Kitchen, ployskitchen.com

Thai restaurants have become wildly popular CHINESE STEAMED BAO in the United States, and yet cooking Thai Jade Li | Cooking Instructor and Chef, @yucancook street food at home can be a challenge, Come see for yourself why steamed buns (Bao) are such a especially for vegetarians. Join Ploy, a native Thai who will teach you popular staple in Chinese cuisine. We will use tradition the skills and authentic recipes to recreate your vegetarian Thai steamers to make plain, savory, and sweet Bao in a variety o dishes at home. You’ll also learn about where to shop locally for the shapes and sizes. We’ll make the yeasted dough from scratch and tu freshest ingredients. We’ll make Thai fresh rolls with peanut sauce, them into delicious sweet and savory steamed buns including t green curry and steamed jasmine rice, veggie Pad Thai, and mango and glass noodles bao, hanamaki spring onion and Sichuan pepper sticky rice. A gluten-free option is available. While the food is cooking, bao, and red bean paste bao. You’ll learn di‹erent folding techniq Ploy will show you how palm sugar and coconut milk have been made and how in Thailand and how we use all parts of coconut trees from roots to to steam them. C O U R Sor E C O D E : B B AO fruits in our daily life. You are welcome to cook along in this class Sec. 01: Saturday, 12-3:30pm. Mar. 5 | $100 just watch and learn.

C O U R S E C O D E : V TA I Sec. 02: Saturday, 4-6:30pm. Feb. 19 | $65

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MANTE TWO WAYS: TRADITIONAL AND VEGAN Linda Khachadurian | Chipper Confections Sugar Art, @chipperconfections

Mante (or manti) is a popular, boat-shaped Armenian Let’s spend a Sunday morning and learn how to make dosa dumpling that was first brought to the country as a from scratch. Delicious and gluten-free, masala dosas are result of cultural interaction between Armenia crisp and u‹y rice and lentil wraps filled with a spicy potato Mongols during the 13th century. In this class, we will whip up two curry and served with creamy coconut chutney. With their combina iterations: a traditional, beef-filled mante, and a vegan mushroo tion of easy-to- digest protein and curried vegetables, these popular version. crêpes make for a healthy, light meal. We’ll use the same batter to C OURSE CODE: MANT make idly and uttapam, South Indian favorite breakfast dishes.

COURSE CODE: DOSA Sec. 01: Sunday, 12-2pm. Mar. 6 | $55

Sec. 01: Monday, 6-8pm. Mar. 14 | $60

HAVANA NIGHTS: CUBAN COOKING

INDONESIA: BALINESE RITUALS AND VEGAN SALAD

Diane Manteca | Private Chef, Culinary Instructor

COURSE CODE: BALI Sec. 01: Monday, 7-9pm. Mar. 7 | $35

Knowing the fundamentals of good soup is essential for your winter meal rotations. In this class you’ll learn how to m wonderful vegetable broth which will be used in the soups make along with some store-bought alternatives. We’ll have a cre roasted veggie soup, a Mediterranean fish soup, a split pea and ham soup plus more. We’ll also make some cornbread mu–ns to accompa ny our soups.

Cuban food is truly a mixed bag of wonderful tastes, combining avors from Spain, Africa, the Caribbean, and Ayu Martiasih and Ngurah Wijaya Native American Taino food. In this hands- on class, we’ll mak Indonesia has recently become one of the world’s top travel guiso de maiz (Cuban corn chowder), picadillo classico (Cuban savory destinations, in part due to its fresh, avorful and cravable beef), morosy christiano (rice and black beans), platanos mauros (fri cuisine. Join Ayu and Ngurah as they welcome you into their plantains), and pastel de limones creollos de cazo bueso (the ori Balinese home and show you how local concepts, rituals, and nature key lime pie). inuence Balinese culture and food. You’ll learn how to makeCAyu’s OURSE CODE: CBAN delicious Gado Gado, a vegan salad with peanut sauce, using Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-8:30pm. Jan. 12 | $65 traditional tools and fresh ingredients. You’ll also learn about how family tradition is an important part of their daily practice. At the end WARMING WINTER SOUPS of the session, Ngurah will take you on a quick tour to see their home and the beauty of Bali nature. Dagmar Smith | Chef, Graduate of Cambridge School of Culinary Art

JAPANESE SUKIYAKI AND SIDE DISHES Ploy Khunisorn | Ploy's Kitchen, ployskitchen.com

Sukiyaki is one of the most popular styles of Japanese food in Japan. The dish exquisitely COURSE CODE: WSOU balances avors of savory meat, sweet vegetables, Sec. 01: Thursday, 6-9pm. Jan. 20 | $65 and salty umami dashi broth. Out of the many di‹erent styles to cook and serve sukiyaki, we will finish it in a pot on the stovetop and serve it VEGETARIAN SPANISH PAELLA at the table. You can use chicken, beef, pork, seafood or tofu. While sukiyaki is cooking, we’ll make Japanese spinach salad with sesame Luis de Haro | Spanish Cuisine Expert, Chef dressing (Gomaae), Japanese seasoned rice, sesame dipping sauce, Nothing is better than homemade Spanish paella to and soy dipping sauce. We’ll finish the class with matcha fudge for a share with family and friends. Join Chef Luis and dessert. We’ll also talk about di‹erent styles to make and serve the learn how to make the world’s most renowned rice sukiyaki. dish, Spanish Paella. This vegetarian version full of avors is a C O U R S E C O D E : J P SY delicious take on classic paella and can be made without a trad Sec. 01: Saturday, 4-6pm. Mar. 12 | $65 paella pan. Come cook along and see why the heady aroma and sumptuous avors of paella have cemented this dish as a Spanish staple. While the paella is cooking, we’ll make a delicious salad a TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN CUISINE authentic sangria. We’ll end our sweet night with some olive oil Olga Kharina | Culinary Instructor and orange marmalade from Seville. Few cuisines are more suited for winter than RussianCcuisine. O U R S E C O D E : V PA E Come learn about traditional Russian staples with our Sec. 01:native Friday, 6-9pm. Jan. 21 | $100 Russian chef, Olga Kharina. We'll make the famous Russian salad with the curiously French name, Oliver, as well as classic beef strogano‹. To finish o‹ the night, we will prepare a delicious Russian apple cake, sharlotka. COURSE CODE: RSSN Sec. 01: Sunday, 2-4pm. Mar. 13 | $100

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SAUERKRAUT AND KIMCHI WORKSHOP

SOUTH AFRICA: MAGIC SHOW AND DESSERT

Norah Ylang | Fermentationist, Educator, @fermentsbynorah

Natalie and Chad Burgers

Fermented foods are rich in probiotic bacteria and enzymes South Africa is rich in diversity in both culture an that help maintain intestinal ora, improve the digestive language. Aside from gold, Johannesburg has a system, and enhance the immune system. Join Norah, our vibrant variety of fun festivals with food, music, and fermentation expert, who will guide you through the processarts. of Join Natalie and Chad and learn about interesting desti fermenting sauerkraut and kimchi. While we prepare our ferments, Johannesburg as well as how to pronounce a few easy Afrikaans Norah will discuss the science behind sauerkraut and kimchi. words. You’ll Then we will whip up a traditional South African peppermint learn about the di‹erences and similarities of both fermented crisp tart. This dessert is often served at a South African wedd products. You are welcome to follow along and make sauerkraut it’s and/ also great as a snack. We’ll finish this experience with a fun or kimchi or just watch and learn. The list of ingredients needed interactive will be magic show. emailed to you prior to the class along with the Zoom link. C O U R S E C O D E : M D S A COURSE CODE: VFIZ Sec. 01: Saturday, 1-3pm. Jan. 22 | $55

Sec. 01: Saturday, 1-2pm. Feb. 5 | $30

YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN INTRODUCTION TO CARD MAGIC Jacqueline Church | Cooking Instructor, Private Chef ON PAGE 51 Warming and comforting, savory pies are always welcome at WINTER SAVORY PIES

the winter table. In this session we’ll make a spi‹ed-up version of traditional Shepherd’s Pie with beautiful piped potato topping. We’ll also make vegetable pot pies with pu‹ pastry CHARCUTERIE BOARD WITH CABOT CHEESE crowns, and a seafood pot pie with.wait . for it..tater tot topping. Each Cabot Educational Team of these delicious and hearty winter pies will become part of your We eat with eyes first as we use all sensory systems—taste, regular rotation. You are welcome to make pies along in this online smell, class or just watch and learn. The list of ingredients needed will be vision, auditory, and touch to enjoy food. A beautiful charcuterie board helps stimulate the taste bud. Let’s sent prior to the class along with the Zoom link. scare out of creating a deliciously creative arrangement. You’l COURSE CODE: WPIE about varieties of Cabot cheese that pair well with nuts, crac Sec. 01: Tuesday, 6-9pm. Jan. 25 | $65 even salami. The cheese kit is sponsored by Cabot and will be ship directly to your home. If you register before January 8, you will receive the kit before the class. Any registrations after January 8, the ch COOKING WITH ROSÉ kit shipping will be processed after the class which will take a Ploy Khunisorn | Ploy’s Kitchen, ployskitchen.com weeks to arrive. The kit will include 3 bars of Cabot’s award-winni Spend Saturday night in and learn how to cook with rosé! In cheddar cheese packed with some treats. No withdrawal is allow this hands- on class, we’ll start with marinated goat cheese after January 8. with herbs and spices served with crackers. Then we will C O U R S E C O D E : C B OT make winter salad with roasted vegetables and rosé vinaigrette, Sec. 01: Saturday, 3-4pm. Feb. 5 | $40 hearty vegetable soup, rosé shrimp scampi with fettuccine, and rosé poached apples served with vanilla ice cream. We’ll finish the class with a rosé cocktail. KOMBUCHA COURSE CODE: LUV V Sec. 01: Saturday, 4-6:30pm. Jan. 29 | $65

Norah Ylang | Fermentationist, Educator, @fermentsbynorah

Fermentedbeveragesarerichinprobioticbacteriaa enzymesthathelpmaintainintestinalora,improvet digestivesystem,andenhancetheimmunesystem. GNOCCHI THREE WAYS JoinNorah,ourfermentationexpert,whowillguideyouthroughthe Diane Manteca | Private Chef, Culinary Instructor processofbrewingkombuchaathome.Norahwilldiscussthescience Let’s learn how to make homemade gnocchi like an Italian. andIn historyofkombuchaandsharesomeofherfavoriteavoringideas this online class, Chef Diane will teach you how to make three You arewelcometofollowalongwithyourownkombuchaSCOBYand di‹erent types of gnocchi: classic potato gnocchi, butternut starterliquidorjustwatchandlearn.Thelistofingredientsn squash gnocchi, and Tuscan spinach and ricotta gnocchi. Chef Diane beemailedtoyoupriortotheclassalongwiththeZoomlink. will show you how to make sauces including Bolognese, marinara, and C O U R S E C O D E : KO M B brown butter sage. We’ll also talk about equipment to make your Sec. 01: Saturday, 3-5pm. Mar. 5 | $50 homemade gnocchi, including a potato ricer, a fork, and a gnocchi paddle. You are welcome to make gnocchi along in this online class or just watch and learn. The list of ingredients needed will be sent prior TAMALES to the class along with the Zoom link. Jacqueline Church | Cooking Instructor, Private Chef COURSE CODE: GNOC Sec. 01: Sunday, 4-6:30 pm. Jan. 30 | $65

Join our tamalada pequneña: a small tamale party! Old and new join together as we learn tried-and-tr tips and techniques. We’ll make two types of tamales (one classic chicken and corn, and one vegetarian sweet potato a black bean) and learn about Masa and nixtamalization. We’ll also pico de gallo and micheladas and you’ll learn a secret for making p de gallo in March that tastes like summer tomato salsa!

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CLASSIC SPANISH TAPAS

GLUTEN FREE COOKING

Luis de Haro | Spanish Cuisine Expert, Chef

Ploy Khunisorn | Ploy’s Kitchen, ployskitchen.com

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Friends, family, and food are a way of life in Spain and nothing Stopspendingafortuneinthegluten-free signifies that better than classic tapas—little bites with big aisleatthegrocerystore!Entrees,side avor! Learn how to make regional tapas including gambas al dishes,snacksanddesserts—younameit, ajillo (garlic shrimp with sherry, parsley & olive oil), stu‹ed piquillos we’llcoverit.Inadditiontocookingsomeyummyglutenfreedishes, (fire roasted peppers with bonito tuna & capers), tortilla espanola we’lltalkaboutresources,options,whatlabelssayand ( don’tsa classica, croquetas ( jamón serrano or drunken goat cheese)recipe , chorizo substitutions. a Inthisinteractiveonlineclass,we’llle la sidra (chorizo cooked in cider), and Spanish an. We’ll pair them make with greensaladwithroastedsweetpotatoandhomemadegreen authentic homemade sangria. goddessdressing,roastedchickenwithherbcrustandavocadoai sweetandspicymisoroastedeggplant,rainbowricepilaf,andginger C O U R S E C O D E : TA PA maplepoachedpears. Sec. 01: Friday, 6-9pm. Mar. 11 | $100

RAVIOLI WORKSHOP

COURSE CODE: GFCC Sec. 01: Saturday, 11am-1:30pm. Mar. 26 | $65

Diane Manteca | Private Chef, Culinary Instructor

Italy boasts delicious ravioli from all regions. In this class, we'll make our pasta dough from scratch and then turn the dough into a sheet so that we can shape di‹erent styles of ravioli dumplings including large, square, half-moon ravioli filled with ricotta BEER AND ART HISTORY: spinach, pumpkin, and wild mushrooms. We’ll finish with di‹erent sauces including vodka sauce, parmesan cream sauce, and roasted A TALK AND TASTING pepper pesto. Kris Butler | Exam-Certified Beer Judge

WINE, BEER & SPIRITS

C O U R S E C O D E : R AV I Sec. 01: Saturday, 6-8:30pm. Mar. 12 | $90

Beer and art have a long history together, from Egyptian hieroglyphics to Hogarth, Picasso, Bruegel, Renoir and Mane We invite you to taste and discuss several beer styles fr local breweries as we examine the artistic imagery of beer in ITALIAN FARMHOUSE DINNER paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, and comics. You’ll se Diane Manteca | Private Chef, Culinary Instructor art from the 160 s to the present time, from museums and private Let’scookmorecozyvegetabledishesthiswinter.Inthis class collections all over the world, and even on the beer - bottles t we’llmakequick,easy,andyummyItaliandishesthatareselves. high Raise a glass to your favorite artist! innutritionandfullofvegetables.We’llstartwithgrilled COURSE CODE: BART bruschettawithmascarpone,wildmushrooms,andbabyarugula.We’ll Sec. 01: Wednesday, 7-9pm. Feb. 16 | $60 alsomakehomemadepicipastawithporkragu(nopastamachine required)andbroccolirabewithcannellinibeans.We’llfinishtheclass withumbrianpastrywrappedpearsstu‹edwithfigjam. GIN TASTING: MORE THAN JUNIPER C O U R S E C O D E : H FA M Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-8:30pm. Mar. 16 | $100

Paulo Pereira | Business Development Manager, Hotaling & Co.

The avor profile of gin goes well beyond juniper. Rowan berries, heather, coul blush apples, dandelion, yuzu, bog myrtle and Japanese sansho pepper are among the few vegetal and oral botanicals that infuse the exceptional spir taste in this class. We will explore international producers of award-winning gin and see just how diverse this fragrant botani spirit can be. The class will focus on how distilleries are able t showcase a sense of place through their water production metho aging, botanical combinations, and more. COURSE CODE: GINP Sec. 01: Saturday, 6-8pm. Jan. 22 | $100

COCKTAILS NIGHT: GIN AND GENDER Daniela Castaneda & Alejandra Toro-Matos

Gin has a long history in America, and so do cocktails. In this online class, join Alejandra and Daniela, a queer Latinx co who have bartended for over 10 years and learn how to make 3 delicious gin cocktails step by step. We’ll talk about the histo background of each cocktail and how gender stereotypes have inuenced how the cocktails have been made until today. We’ll als talk about the glassware of each cocktail and the story behind supply list will be sent prior to the class along with the Zoom li are welcome to substitute gin with any of your favorite spirits. T will still come out delicious. COURSE CODE: GINC Sec. 01: Friday, 7:30-9pm. Feb. 25 | $60 REGISTER ONLINE AT CCAE.ORG OR CALL 617.547.6789

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ASIAN WHISKY TASTING Paulo Pereira | Business Development Manager, Hotaling & Co. Japanesewhiskyisthemostwell-knownandbelovedAsian whisky.OtherAsiancountries,suchasTaiwan,arealso producinglesserknownyetexceptionalandaward-winning spirits.Thisclasscentersaroundthehistoryofwhiskyproductionin Asiaandhowitsuniqueclimateanddistillationprocessesproduce someofthefinestwhiskyintheworld.Youwilltasteandcompare severalwhiskiesfrompremierproducerssuchasNikkaandKavalanand comeawaywithagreaterappreciationforthistrulyfascinatingspirit. COURSE CODE: JBRN Sec. 01: Friday, 7-9pm. Feb 18. | $100

IRISH WHISKEY & HISTORY John Doyle

Ireland has a long and colorful history that has shaped the modern Irish whiskey industry. The whiskey itself has also left its own impression on Irish history and culture. In this class we will discover the impact whiskey has had on Ireland’s historical course, from the rebellions and NATURAL WINE uprisings to the golden age of Irish whiskey, and its fall. AlongMarie-Louise the Friedland | Sommelier journey we will sample four spirits that characterize the times. Buzz-word or serious and impactful winemaking COURSE CODE: IRIW technique? Weaving together discussions of Sec. 01: Saturday, 7-9pm. Mar. 19 | $100 environmental concerns and the ecological impact conventional winemaking, this class seeks to decode the comple world of natural wine while sampling outstanding styles from le ORANGE WINE natural winemakers. Sommelier, Marie-Louise Friedland, will guide Marie-Louise Friedland | Sommelier through tasting classic and contemporary styles of-what is cons What is it?! Is it made from oranges? Will this fad ever ered natural wine, giving students a working understanding of t pass? In this class we will discuss the complex and growing and significant viticultural style. long history behind the style of wine known as C O U R S E C O D E : N AT R “Orange Wine.” (Spoiler alert, this style of wine has been around as Sec. 01: Friday, 7-9pm. Mar. 18 | $110 long as the grape-fermented beverage has been around.) We will sample orange wine from all over the world in order to taste and understand several di‹erent styles of fermentation. Everyone will OF BUYING WINE SECRETS leave this class with a grasp of this prominent wine type and a new Marie-Louise Friedland | Sommelier favorite. Doyousu‹erfromdecision-makingparalysisinthewine COURSE CODE: ORAN departmentatWegman’s?Doyouwanttoensurethatthewin Sec. 01: Saturday, 7-9pm. Jan. 29 | $100 youarebuyingisnatural,biodynamic,andhighqualityeven ( whenit’satana‹ordableprice)?Thisclasswillcovertheimporta understandingthewholewinesupplychainfromproducertoshelf DATE NIGHT: BEGINNER RED WINE AND Studentswillleavewithanunderstandingoftheimportanceof CHEESE TASTING WITH KIT PICKUP distributors,importers,andwinelabelinglawstoallowforamor informedconsumer.Wewillbetastingavarietyofthebestwines Dagmar Smith | Chef, Graduate of Cambridge School of Culinary Art pulled Let’s spend a relaxing evening together getting to know thefromthearea’swineshops,largerchains,andcornerstore

COURSE CODE: HTBW fundamentals of red wine. Most of the red wines we sample Sec. 01: will be French but there might be a few surprises. Included inFriday, 7-9pm. Mar. 25 | $100 the kit will be unique nibbles including several artisan cheeses. You’ll learn about how to taste red wine and discover how delicious wine SHERRY TASTING doesn’t need to break the bank. This online interactive class includes Anthony Liberti | Cheesemonger & Wine Buyer, Formaggio Kitchen the wine and cheese tasting kit to be picked up at 56 Brattle St. Cambridge, MA on Wednesday, March 2, 4-6pm. Registration for this The beloved Spanish fortified wine, sherry, exists on a class will close Sunday, February 27. The tuition includes the tasting tasting spectrum from briny and dry to sweet and kit for 2 people. syrupy. In this class you will learn about the many

COURSE CODE: WINC Sec. 01: Friday, 7-8:30pm. Mar. 4 | $150 per pair

diverse types of sherry from Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado and Oloroso. You'll also learn about which sherries should be apprec on their own and which ones to pair with food, as well as how to cook with sherry to impart a subtle sweetness and acidity to many di dishes.

COURSE CODE: SHER Sec. 01: Saturday, 7-9pm. Mar. 26 | $90

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Business & Technology

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SMALL BUSINESS ESSENTIALS: 20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

PROGRAMMING WITH JAVASCRIPT Rob Reed | M.S., Computer Science, IT and Web Developer

The class will introduce students to programming with JavaScript, one of the most widely used programming You know you have a great product; how do you turn it into a languages in the world today. It is intended to be a first successful business? Success in small business is about the programming class, and as such will cover fundamentals- of program small and large decisions you make. Choosing the type of ming common to all languages and areas of interest. We’ll discuss entity you should be, opening bank accounts, keeping track of income in two contexts, the web browser and the Node. js JavaScript runt and expenses, employees, payroll, and taxes: we’ll make sense of it all. environment. Our goal will be to cover a useful amount of JavaScrip Join us to learn the ins and outs of starting a business and, if you have while also laying a strong foundation for those wanting to conti already started, how to get yourself on the right track. with programming as a hobby or career. This is a beginner-friendly C O U R S E C O D E : S B QA course. No prior knowledge is required. Joe Carreiro | Small Business Consultant

Sec. 01: 2 Wednesdays, 6-8pm. Jan. 12 & 19 | $75

COURSE CODE: INJS Sec. 01: 5 Tuesdays, 6-8pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $200

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MEDICARE 101 Elaine Miller | Regional SHINE Program Director, Minuteman Senior Services Are you eligible for Medicare? Do you know the costs of Medicare and the types of services it covers? Do you know when to enroll to prevent permanent premium increase penalties? We will cover these topics as they apply to Medicare Part A (hospital coverage), Part B (medical coverage), Part C (Medicare Advantage), and Part D (drug coverage). We’ll discuss how having employer-sponsored insurance coverage after retirement impacts your Medicare choices and whether you should consider enrolling in a Medigap supplemental insurance plan. COURSE CODE: ABCD Sec. 01: Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm, Jan. 20 | $70

INTRODUCTION TO MODERN WEB DESIGN Rob Reed | M.S., Computer Science, IT and Web Developer

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO PUBLISHING YOUR OWN BOOK

Ashwini Ramanisankar | Entrepreneur and Self-Published Author You can publish content on the web without knowing much about the technology itself. That isn’t what this class isIf about. you have a plan to publish your own book this class is for This is an in- depth course on the fundamentals of modern you. Ashwini, a self-published author, will guide you through web design, primarily HTML and CSS, with emphasis on responsive the process of publishing your own book from scratch. This design practices. Not a cursory overview, we’ll start from the class is geared towards beginners who are in the initial phases beginning, building up our knowledge of the components of these writing a book or who are just curious about the process of self-p languages, and layering on the techniques necessary to worklishing. towardWe’ll talk about Kindle eBook publishing and the print p becoming competent, e‹ective web designers. This is - a begin You’ll learn about formats, outlines, and potential costs incl ner-friendly course. No prior knowledge is required. graphics without hiring an agency. We’ll also talk about pricing a potential revenues of publishing a book. COURSE CODE: CODE Sec. 01: 6 Fridays, 6-8pm. Begins Jan. 21 | $200

COURSE CODE: CKBK Sec. 01: Saturday, 3-5pm. Jan. 29 | $45

INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS

SPENDING, SAVING, AND BUDGETING: WordPress is one of the most user-friendly blogging andDEVELOPING HEALTHY MONEY HABITS

Ben Vivante | Web Developer, vivante.us

content management systems available. You can buildJimmy almost Becker | MBA, Yale School of Management anything from a personal or business website to everything in This class is for anyone who wants to learn to save more, between. Join us for a quick overview of this powerful software. You spend less, and improve your financial decision-making skil will learn the ins-and- outs of WordPress so you can begin building You will learn how to develop healthy and sustainable your site today! Basic computer skills and Internet literacy are spending and saving strategies, create and sustain a budget, sa required. Bring your own web-ready laptop. retirement, mix love and money, determine how much insurance you COURSE CODE: WRDP need, and how financial institutions operate. Sec. 01: 5 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 24 | $150 No class Feb. 14 & 21

HOW TO USE YOUR APPLE DEVICE Marjorie Wein | Wize Guides

COURSE CODE: SSAB Sec. 01: Saturday, 10am-12pm. Feb. 5 | $50

FINANCIAL PLANNING DURING RETIREMENT

Jimmy Becker | MBA, Yale School of Management You have an iPhone or iPad, now use it to its full potential. This class is for anyone already retired or planning to do s Learn how to set up Wi-Fi networks, install and organize apps, the next few years. You will learn about investment strat set up email, and take, edit, and send photos. You’ll learn and determining how much risk to take, which assets to dra some of the hidden features that will make using your Apple device down first, the importance of minimizing fees, Social Security claim more pleasant and productive. Please have your iPhone 6 or newer strategies, the role of annuities, a safe level of spending, rever and/or iPad Air or newer ready to use. mortgages, Medicare surcharges, and whether long-term care COURSE CODE: SMRT insurance makes sense. Sec. 01: 3 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm. Begins Jan. 27 | $135

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COURSE CODE: FPRE Sec. 01: Saturday, 1-3pm. Feb. 5 | $50

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FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP

OVERVIEW OF INVESTMENT CONCEPTS

Sophie Kulas | Financial Professional

Rod Laurenz | Financial Advisor, laurenzfinancial.com

Moneyisrarelytaughtathomeorinschools.Somepeoplecan Don’t know the di‹erence between a stock and a bond? workhardtomakemoneyforanentirecareerbutstillretireConfused about mutual funds and your 401k? We’ll clarify the broke.Maybewedonothavemuchmoneybecausewedonot basic information you need to know about investing, how to knowmuchaboutit.Thisworkshopwillhelpyoumanageyourpersonal ensure you’re properly diversified, and why all your money shouldn’ finance.We’llcovervarioustopicsincludingcashow,debt - manage be in your bank account. You’ll learn the most important concept ment,financialstrategies,contingencyplans,andretirement need plans. to make investment decisions and how to avoid common pitfa COURSE CODE: FNNC Sec. 01: 6 Tuesdays, 6-7pm. Begins Feb. 8 | $150

COURSE CODE: OOIC Sec. 01: 2 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Mar. 1 & 8 | $70

COMPUTER SECURITY FOR HOME AND SMALL BUSINESS USERS

TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN FINANCIAL LITERACY

Vadim Droznin | CEO Q.E.D. Systems, Inc.

Jimmy Becker | MBA, Yale School of Management

This class is intended to educate students about the latest This class is for parents who want to learn how to develop IoT (Internet of Things) security practices. It starts with a their teenage and pre-teen children’s financial literac basic introduction about past and current computer and related decision-making skills. You will learn how to guid network threats. You will learn how to defend and protect your kidshome to create good spending and saving habits, responsibly mana and business computers, networks, mobile devices, and other credit IoT cards and student loans, work with financial instituti against cyber threats. We will discuss protection against consider Viruses, a Roth IRA when they have earned income. Lastly, we’ll Malware, Ransomware, SPAM, and others. Students will learn how discuss to how to talk with your kids about money. create complex passwords and protect their personal Wi-Fi and COURSE CODE: KDFN important data. Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-7pm. Mar. 2 | $35

COURSE CODE: CSEC Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-8pm. Feb. 9 | $50

SAVING FOR RETIREMENT

HOW TO MAKE AN ESTATE PLAN Stephanie Mandell | Attorney

Weallknowthateveryoneshouldhaveawill,andyetmanyof usputthiso‹.Thisclasswillmotivateyoutoorganizeyour This class is for adults of all ages who want to learn how to assetsandcreateanestateplan,includingdocumentsth achieve a financially secure retirement. You will learn canabout assistincaseofincapacity.Youwillreceiveanintroductiont di‹erent retirement plan structures (401ks and IRAs, Roth commontermsandoptions,includinghowtospecifypersonal versus Traditional), Social Security, annuities, how much you need representatives to (formerlycalled“executors”)andguardiansina save, di‹erent saving strategies, how and where to invest your thedi‹erencesbetweenwillsandtrusts.Youwillalsogettipsfo savings, understanding investment risks, and the importance planning of thatgobeyondthelegalesefoundinestatedocuments. minimizing fees. COURSE CODE: ESTP

Jimmy Becker | MBA, Yale School of Management

C O U R S E C O D E : S AV R Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-8pm. Feb. 16 | $50

BASIC WINDOWS SKILLS Marjorie Wein | Wize Guides

Sec. 01: Sunday, 2-4pm. Mar. 6 | $50

INTRODUCTION TO MAILCHIMP Elizabeth Cerda | Design and Communications Specialist

Learn how to use MailChimp to generate email campaigns for You may feel comfortable writing a quick email or searching your organization, website, or business. his class will cove for a great restaurant but still be mystified by the many other how to set up email campaigns, create lists, segments, things your computer can do. This class will provide a firm groups, and tags. We’ll discuss best practices for maintaining a foundation for people new to computers including learning how healthy to subscriber list and conducting e‹ective email campaign manage files and folders, mastering the basics to keep your computer maintain an engaged audience. We’ll learn about MailChimp’s secure and healthy, working with email attachments, and knowing wonderful data reporting features and integrations with oth what to do when your kids won’t help you anymore. Students must software. use Finally, we’ll briey discuss alternative email market their own laptops. platforms.

COURSE CODE: WNDO Sec. 01: 2 Thursdays, 3:30-5:30pm. Feb. 24 & Mar. 3 | $110

COURSE CODE: MCPB Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-8:30pm. Mar. 9 | $65

English as a Second Language

“Theclasswasveryflexibleandstudents couldaskanyquestionsrelatedtoEngli anytime.Itwasveryhelpful.Ialways enjoyclasseswithAndrea[Aptecker].” —KEIKO, ESL HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED: SPEAKING PRACTICE FOR FLUENT ENGLISH

CCAEo‹ersin-personandonlineclassesatbeginner,intermediate,andadvancedlevelstaughtbyhighly-trainedandexperiencedins Communicative,learner-orientedteachingmethodsandthemulticulturalatmospherefacilitatenotonlylanguagelearning,but fromallovertheworld.OuronlineclassescanbejoinedfromeverywhereandthisallowsustowelcomebackstudentswholefttheBo di‹erenttimezones.WeusetheCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceCEFR) ( toassessstudentsandestablishlearninggoals.Tofindthe attendourfreeonlinepersonalassessment 15 )orcontact days(p. FrancescaFerrarisatlanguages@ccae.org.Please 19 forsee level p. descriptionsand visitccae.org/classes/eslforourmostup-to-datelanguageclasses.

ENGLISH INTEGRATED SKILLS CLASSES Our integrated skills classes help students improve reading, writing, ESL INTERMEDIATE LEVEL listening, and speaking skills. At every level, students learn to interact John O’Donnell | ESL Instructor in increasingly complex ways, from everyday to professional English. These classes require the purchase of a textbook.

ESL BEGINNER LEVELS 1 & 2 Rosa Lopez, John O’Donnell | ESL Instructors COURSE CODE: EBEG Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:15am-10:45am. Begins Jan. 19 | $290 | John O’Donnell No class Feb. 21 Sec. 02: 8 Weeks, Mondays & Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 19 | $290 | John O’Donnell No class Feb. 21 Sec. 03: 9 Saturdays, 10am-12pm. Begins Jan. 22 | $220 | Rosa Lopez

ESL BEGINNER LEVELS 3 & 4

COURSE CODE: ENI1 Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Mondays & Wednesdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 19 | $290 No class Feb. 21

ESL INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2 Sandy Middleton | ESL Instructor

COURSE CODE: ENI2 Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $290

ESL HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED Liz Ging | ESL Instructor

John O’Donnell | ESL Instructor COURSE CODE: ENBE Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:15am-10:45am. Begins Jan. 18 | $290 Sec. 02: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $290

COURSE CODE: ENHA Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30am-11am. Begins Jan. 18 | $290

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Free Personal Online Assessment Days Needhelpwithfindingtherightclassforyou? RegisterforoneofourfreeonlineassessmentsonZoom.

The TOEFL is the most widely used test to measure English Thursday,Decemberpm 8-6 , 1 uency in the world. Thousands of academic institutions, government agencies, and professional associations require Tuesday,Januarypm 8-6 ,4 a good TOEFL score for admission or membership. In this class, Wednesday, 1 -9 ,5 students practice the four skill areas evaluated on the TOEFL (reading, Januaryam listening, speaking and writing) using authentic test materials. Tips Contact Francesca Ferraris at languages@ccae.org o and strategies are shared to help students get the score they need for 6 1 7 - 5 4 7 - 6 7 8 9 ext. for 1 2 for any questions. admission to their top universities. This course is also perfect advanced-level students who may not be planning to take the TOEFL but wish to further develop their general English skills. We highly recommend attending one of our free online personal INTERMEDIATE assessment days before enrolling in this class.

C O U R S E C O D E : TO F L Sec. 01: 9 Saturdays, 10am-12pm. Begins Jan. 22 | $220

– CEFR B1

CONVERSATION Katy Doughty, Sandy Middleton | ESL Instructors

ENGLISH SPECIFIC SKILLS CLASSES BEGINNER – CEFR A2

CONVERSATION Katy Doughty, Sandy Middleton | ESL Instructors

This class is for intermediate-level students who want improve their pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar whil developing their conversational skills. Activities wi open discussions, debates, and presentations.

COURSE CODE: ENCI Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-2:30pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $290 | Sandy Middleton Sec. 02: 8 Saturdays, 1-3pm. Begins Jan. 22 | $195 | Katy Doughty

INTENSIVE VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

Gain confidence and develop your English-speaking skills in TRAINING this conversation class for high beginning and low intermedi ate level students. Reinforce your basic knowledge ofAndrea English, Aptecker | Actor, Public Speaking Expert, Playwright develop uency with the past tenses, acquire new vocabulary, and In this fun class, we will learn new vocabulary, and practice correct pronunciation. This class will provide a friendly, safe improve speaking, listening, and pronunciation ski classroom environment where you can practice with lively activities with a variety of material from newspapers, podcast how to speak comfortably and confidently in everyday English. TV segments, and more. There will be tests and class activities e

COURSE CODE: ENCB Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:15am-10:45am. Begins Jan. 18 | $290 | Sandy Middleton Sec. 02: 8 Saturdays, 10am-12pm. Begins Jan. 22 | $195 | Katy Doughty

VOCABULARY TRAINING Liz Ging | ESL Instructor

week. For intermediate and advanced students.

C O U R S E C O D E : E I VA Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:15am-10:45am. Begins Jan. 19 | $290 No class Feb. 21

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PRESENTATION

In this class for high beginner or low intermediate students, Andrea Aptecker | Actor, Public Speaking Expert, Playwright we will work on acquiring, memorizing and using new This intermediate class is for students (CEFR Levels B1-B2) vocabulary. Fun activities will introduce and reinforce the new who want to practice conversation skills, and improve vocabulary across a broad spectrum of topics, such as everyday speaking performance. Activities include discussions, sh routines, work situations, current events, etc. Studentsstorytelling will have a lot speeches, and informative speech presentations of opportunities to increase their vocabulary by practicing with and speeches are evaluated. This is a warm, supportive, fu stories reading, writing exercises, conversations, and small presentations. atmosphere.

COURSE CODE: EVBE Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $290

COURSE CODE: PUSP Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Mondays & Wednesdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 19 | $290 No class Feb. 21

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EARLY BIRD ENGLISH PRACTICE Andrea Aptecker | Actor, Public Speaking Expert, Playwright

Start your day o‹ right with some English exercises before you go to work, or, if you join us from another time zone, finish your day with this refreshing and fun class. You will practic conversation, listening, pronunciation, and reading with new ac each class. COURSE CODE: ENEB Sec. 01: 9 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8-9am. Begins Jan. 18 | $220

ESL BOOK CLUB Joanne Nicklas | ESL Instructor

READ, DISCUSS, DEBATE!

Andrea Aptecker | Actor, Public Speaking Expert, Playwright The tradition of book clubs in the US dates back to This class is for advanced ESL students who want to improve the early 19th century in New England, and there are their vocabulary, comprehension, cultural understandi more than 5 million book club members in the US speaking confidence in a fun class based on reading and today. CCAE is happy to introduce English students to this tradition by discussion. Students will read newspaper and magazine article meeting regularly to read and discuss a book, its themes, characters, books, cartoons, blog entries, excerpts from stories, and more. The and related subjects. This term we’ll Little be reading Fires Everywhere readings will be followed by questions, discussions, and individ by Cambridge resident Celeste Ng. This best-selling novel, set in group presentations and debates. All presentations and debat suburban Cleveland in the 19 0s, depicts issues of transracial discussed and evaluated. adoption, motherhood, and privilege that we still discussbe today.

COURSE CODE: BOCL Sec. 01: 5 Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 19 (meets bi-weekly) | $90

ACCENT IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP Elaine Crowder | Ph.D., Applied Linguistics

COURSE CODE: ERDD Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:15-10:45am. Begins Jan. 18 | $290

MAKE IT CLEAR: INTONATION AND SOUNDS (PHONEMES)

Improve your accent and acquire a communication edge in Steven Bloomberg | Communications Skills Developer business that enhances professional relationships. Learn to hear and correct accented speech sounds that contribute to This class is all about intonation. The most import misunderstood speech. After reviewing why certain sounds are so part of English pronunciation is intonation. Inton troublesome, we will practice universally di–cult sounds, using a is the contrast between higher-sounding parts of technique that builds new habits of speech. Please bring a recording speech and lower-sounding parts of speech. Often, when people device to class, $35 for class materials, and a willingness to practice! don’t understand what you say, it has to do with intonation. Get English intonation under control, and greatly diminish the fre COURSE CODE: ABET with which you experience this problem. And, with enough practice, Sec. 01: Saturday & Sunday, 9:30am-12:30pm. Mar. 5 & 6 | $105 you might even be able to eliminate this problem. During this cour you’ll also learn how to pronounce sounds (phonemes) that are WRITING di–cult for you. Joanne Nicklas | ESL Instructor

COURSE CODE: ENIP

No class Feb. 22 & 24

COURSE CODE: ENPS Sec. 01: 6 Saturdays, 1-3pm. Begins Jan. 22 | $190

Sec. 01: 6 Saturdays, 10am-12pm. Begins Jan. 22 | $190 This class is for intermediate-level students (CEFR Levels B1-B2) who want to improve their general writing skills. Students will learn about di‹erent sentence patterns, PRIMARY STRESS FOR BIG WORDS paragraph structure, and correct punctuation. During the class, Steven Bloomberg students will practice informal and formal writing for personal, casual, | Communications Skills Developer and also professional-related purposes. Students will be prompted to Learn to speak more clearly by learning to pronounce produce a wide range of writing genres including emails, cover letters, English words correctly and better. The key to doing and short essays. this is knowing the primary stress syllable, the mos prominent, loudest, syllable or vowel sound in a word. You’ll also COURSE CODE: ENWI sentences so that you can use the words you practice in context a Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 18 | so that you can improve the clarity of your speech. $290

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John O’Donnell | ESL Instructor

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IfyouhaveagoodcommandofEnglishbutfindthatyour Increase communication confidence and-compe writingneedshelp,thisistheclassforyou.Wefocuson tence. Learn from experience. Practice a variety of vocabularyandwordforms,grammar,punctuation,and short presentations. We’ll practice speaking so t practice.Verbtenses,sentencestructure,paragraphbuilding, youand can find the right words to more e‹ectively communicate your essaydevelopmentareallpartofthecurriculum.Studentswill ideas have ata meetings. We’ll focus on content, organization, confident lotofopportunitiestopracticeexpressingthemselvesinwritten language, personal expression, and communication strength. As English.Inthisclass,allmajorformsofwritingwillbecovered,necessary, including we’ll focus on grammar and vocabulary, as well. Students letters(businessandpersonal),journals,essays,andotherforms receive that coaching, guidance, and critique so that they can convey studentsfindhelpful.Thisclassisgreatforanyhighintermediate messages or more successfully. advancedstudentwhowantstoimprovetheirwrittenEnglish and COU R S Eis CODE: ENMP especiallyrecommendedforstudentspreparingfortheTOEFL. Sec. 01: 5 Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $200

C O U R S E C O D E : E N WA Sec. 01: 9 Saturdays, 1-3pm. Begins Jan. 22 | $220

PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GRAMMAR AND FLUENCY POLISH

EFFECTIVE BUSINESS EMAIL AND PRECISE PUNCTUATION Steven Bloomberg | Communications Skills Developer

Improve your business professional emails and become more confident and competent writers. Pres Increase your confidence and polish your English. Learn to ent your emails for corrections, improvements, and use less common grammar and review grammar topics. This editing. Working as a group, we’ll review and discuss your professio is a great opportunity to ask questions about grammar email andwriting and talk about how to bring it to the next level. Al vocabulary usage and clear up any uncertainties you could have. get better at punctuation and eliminate doubt about how best Discover ways to improve through conversational speaking activities punctuate your writing. This course includes Steve’s punctuat so that you can speak English even better than you do already. guides. We’ll cover grammar points and questions that are often overlooked. Requirements Polish for this class: Provide an email that is 80 to 150 or 20 your skills and uency with a refreshing approach to English grammar words before each class or have a complete email ready to work wit and usage. Grammar topics will include Hypothetical language at and the start of each class. If possible, include the email that you modal verb review, present and past time advanced review, preposi to if you were not the person who initiated the communication. Co tions and adverbs, and much more. also prepared with an idea to write one email during the class.

Steven Bloomberg | Communications Skills Developer

COURSE CODE: ENGR Sec. 01: 7 Weeks, Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 24 | $315 No class Feb. 21

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COURSE CODE: ENBU Sec. 01: 5 Fridays, 6:30-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 21 | $150

THE POWER OF YOUR BUSINESS VOICE: PROMOTE YOURSELF AT WORK Steven Bloomberg | Communications Skills Developer

Developyourvocalexpressionandvocalstrengthsothatyo areabletobeamoreconvincingcommunicatoratworkandin BUSINESS ENGLISH business.Unlockyourpowerandprojectyourrealselfatwor Liz Ging | ESL Instructor whenyouspeakwithleadership,teammembers,cross-functional teams, IfyouareahighintermediatetoadvancedESLstudentwho is andclients.Learntousethepowerofyourvoicetopromote yourselfatwork.Participateinspeakingpracticeactivitiesan interestedinlearninghowtonavigatetheEnglish-speaking exercises tomovebeyondthelimitationsofyourcurrentvoice.Rec workplace,thenthisistheclassforyou!Thisclasscovers a coaching andguidancetoincreaseyourvocalexpressionandvocal rangeofbusinesstopics,suchasprofessionalintroductions, meetings, strength. telephoneconversations,writingbusinesslettersandemails, etc.WeWe’llalsointroduceandexplorerhetoricasawaytocre andmoreconvincingmessages.ForadvancedESLstudents. willdiscussexamplesoftypicalworkplacesituations,whilestronger practicing businessvocabulary,speaking,reading,andwritingskills.

COURSE CODE: BEGL Sec. 01: 8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30-9pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $290

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COURSE CODE: ENPV Sec. 01: 6 Thursdays, 6:30-9pm. Begins Feb. 17 | $240

CCAE offers a financial assistance—5 0 % off tuition—to qualifying adults of all ages. Some restrictions apply. Scholarships must be approved prior to registration. All s applications must be submitted at least 4 8 hours in advance of the requested class

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PUSP: Public Speaking and Presentation 8Weeks,Mondays&Wednesdays,1am-12:30pm.BeginsJan.19|$290 ENEB: Early Bird English Practice 9Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,8-9am.BeginsJan.18|$20 ERDD: Advanced Conversation: Read, Discuss, Debate! 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,9:15-04am.BeginsJan.18|$290 ENHA: High Intermediate/Advanced: Integrated Skills 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,9:30-1am.BeginsJan.18|$290

ENBE: Beginner Levels 3 & 4 : Integrated Skills 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,9:15-04am.BeginsJan.18|$290

ENCB: Conversation for Beginners 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,9:15-04am.BeginsJan.18|$290

ENI1: Intermediate 1 : Integrated Skills 8Weeks,Mondays&Wednesdays,1am-12:30pm.BeginsJan.19|$290

ENI2: Intermediate 2: Integrated Skills 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,1am-12:30pm.BeginsJan.18|$290

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ENMP: Meetings and Presentations 5Tuesdays,6:30-9pm.BeginsJan.18|$20 ENBU: Eﬀective Business Email and Precise Punctuation 5Fridays,6:30-8pm.BeginsJan.21|$150 ENPV: The Power of your Business Voice: Promote Yourself at Work 5Tuesdays,6:30-9pm.BeginsFeb.17|$20 TOFL: Preparation for the TOEFL 9Saturdays,10am-12pm.BeginsJan.2|$20 ENWA: Writing & Grammar 9Saturdays,1-3pm.BeginsJan.2|$20

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ENWI: Intermediate Writing 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,7-8:30pm.BeginsJan.18|$290

BOCL: ESL Book Club 5Wednesdays,5:30-7pm.BeginsJan.19(meetsbi-weekly)|$90

ENGR: Professional Level Grammar and Fluency Polish 7Weeks,Mondays&Wednesdays,6:30-8pm.BeginsJan.24|$315

EBEG: Beginner Levels 1 & 2: Integrated Skills 9Saturdays,10am-12pm.BeginsJan.2|$20

ENCB: Conversation for Beginners 8Saturdays,10am-12pm.BeginsJan.2|$195

ENCI: Intermediate Conversation 8Saturdays,1-3pm.BeginsJan.2|$195

ENPS: Primary Stress for Big Words 6Saturdays,1-3pm.BeginsJan.2|$190

ENIP: Make it Clear: Intonation and Sound (Phonemes) 6Saturdays,10am-12pm.BeginsJan.2|$190

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) Visitccae.org tolearnmoreabouttheclasses,theinstructors,

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CCAEo‹ersafinancialassistance,o‹ %05 tuition,toqualifyingadults ofallages.Somerestrictionsapply.Seeccae.org/about/scholarships fordetails.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactourStudent ServicesCoordinatoratinfo@ccae.org.

BEGL: Business English 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,7:30-9pm.BeginsJan.18|$290

ENBE: Beginner Levels 3 & 4 : Integrated Skills 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,7-8:30pm.BeginsJan.18|$290

ABET: Accent Improvement Workshop Saturday&Sunday,9:30am-12:30pm.Mar.5&6|$105

EVBE: Vocabulary Training 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,5:30-7pm.BeginsJan.18|$290

EBEG: Beginner Levels 1 & 2 : Integrated Skills 8Weeks,Mondays&Wednesdays,7-8:30pm.BeginsJan.19|$290

ENCI: Intermediate Conversation 8Weeks,Tuesdays&Thursdays,1-2:30pm.BeginsJan.18|$290

EIVA: Intensive Vocabulary and Listening Training 8Weeks,Mondays&Wednesdays,9:15-04am.BeginsJan.19|$290

ONLINE CLASSES

EBEG: Beginner Levels 1 & 2 : Integrated Skills 8Weeks,Mondays&Wednesdays,9:15-04am.BeginsJan.19|$290

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LISTENING

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World Languages

“Theteacher’senthusiasmfor thesubjectmatterisinspirin andlisteningtoheranimated storytellinginsuchbeautiful Italianisasheerpleasureas wellaseducational.” —LUDOVICA, DIAMOCI DELLE ARIE! L’ ITALIANO ATTRAVERSO L’OPERA

CCAEo‹ersin-personandonlineclassesinmanylanguagestaughtbyhighlytrainedandexperiencedinstructors.WeusetheCommonEurop ofReferenceCEFR) ( toassessstudentsandestablishlearning 19 ).Please goals visit (p. ccae.org/language-levelsforaself-assessment,leveldescrip andourmostup-to-datelanguageo‹erings.PleasetakeadvantageofourPersonalAssessment 21 ).Foranyquestions Days(p. aboutaspecificlanguage orlevel,youcanalsoemaillanguages@ccae.orgorcallFrancescaFerrarisat617.54 89ext.12.Manylanguageclassesrequirethepurchaseofa textbook.Foronlineclasses,werecommendpurchasingthebookbeforeattendingthefirstclass.

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

CHINESE

Joao Copertino Pereira, Katia Costa-Bancroft, Allan Oliveira | Native Speakers

Jin Cooper | Native Speaker and Author, Notes from Harvard

COURSE CODE: BPB1 Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Feb. 8 | $230 | Allan Oliveira

Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

MandarinChinesehasmorenativespeakersthananyothe Portuguese, the native language of Brazil, is spoken - by approxi language.AsMandarin’spopularityincreasesamonglanguag mately 180 million people around the world, including one million in learners,giveyourselfanadvantagewithanexperienceda Massachusetts! This series of engaging courses emphasize spoken enthusiasticinstructor. production and interaction. BEGINNER LEVEL 1 BEGINNER LEVEL 1 COURSE CODE: CMB1

BEGINNER LEVEL 2

BEGINNER LEVEL 3

COURSE CODE: BPB2 Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Feb. 7 | $255 | Joao Copertino Pereira No class Feb. 21

COURSE CODE: CMB3 Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

H I G H B E G I N N E R L O W I N T E R M E D I AT E This class assumes that students have taken Chinese classe continuously for approximately one year. It focuses on recognizing frequently used Chinese characters and writing simple Chines I N T E R M E D I AT E C O N V E R S AT I O N sentences, along with conversations for everyday life. Students Expand your vocabulary and uency in this relaxed and fun level will learn to handle a limited number of situations, such class for students who have at least 60 hours of instruction (or about past and future events, commenting about learning Chine equivalent). We will practice to express ourselves comfortably, discuss English, and making phone calls. These topics correspond to Lesson current events, and engage fully in the cultural context of Brazilian 1-3 of the Intermediate Chinese textbook with an accompanying Portuguese. Audio CD by Yong Ho. BEGINNER LEVEL 3

COURSE CODE: BPB3 Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Feb. 8 | $230 | Allan Oliveira

COURSE CODE: BPIC Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 | Katia Costa-Bancroft

COURSE CODE: CMLI Sec. 01: 9 Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255

I N T E R M E D I AT E This level is for students who have at least 60 hours of class room time in the language within the last 2 years, can identify the Katia Costa-Bancroft | M.A., Portuguese Language Education points of clear standard speech, and can read texts that consis Portuguese and Spanish are both Romance languages, ly of high-frequency language. At this level, students will learn wh toof say to show appreciation, to invite friends for social gatheri closely related in vocabulary and grammar. For speakers conferences, and to request permission or help. This is to - prepar Spanish, it can be a challenge to study Portuguese because dentsand for entering into conversation on topics that are likel of this close linguistic relationship. This class is for advanced everyday life, while asking students to write simple, connected t native speakers of Spanish who would like a quick, solid introduction familiar or personal topics describing experiences and impress to Brazilian Portuguese.

PORTUGUESE FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS

COURSE CODE: BPSP Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255

COURSE CODE: CMIN Sec. 01: 9 Thursdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255

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Neha Coureil | French Instructor

Melanie Huguet | Native Speaker

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Melanie Huguet | Native Speaker

In this class, we will cover verbs from each group of French verbs. We will conjugate these verbs in three tenses of French is the o–cial language of 29 countries. It has a long history l’indicatif, as an international language of literature and scientific standards and the present, the future, and the past tense (p composé) with practice and correct pronunciation. This will allo is a primary or second language of many international organizations. students to express themselves in the present, the future, an French has been called one of the three most useful languages for past. Regarding the third group, we will cover the most common verb business by Bloomberg Businessweek. Join their ranks in this series For students who have completed at least French Beginner Level of engaging classes, emphasizing spoken production and interaction. BEGINNER LEVEL 1

COURSE CODE: FRB1 Sec. 01: 7 Tuesdays, 10am-11:30am. Begins Jan. 11 | $225 | Neha Coureil

BEGINNER LEVEL 2 COURSE CODE: FRB2 Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Melanie Huguet No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

C O U R S E C O D E : F RV B Sec. 01: 4 Thursdays, 5-6:30pm. Begins Feb. 10 | $115

Á LIVRE OUVERT: FRENCH BOOK CLUB Michel L’Huillier | Native Speaker

Nous nous rassemblerons, via Zoom, deux fois par mois pour une discussion ouverte autour d’un livr langue française. Nous définirons les mots di–ciles, puis soulignerons les thèmes essentiels pour voir comment ces BEGINNER LEVEL 3 thèmes font écho à des événements récents ou touchent des sujet COURSE CODE: FRB3 importants de notre vie personnelle. Pour continuer “À livre ou Sec. 01: 7 Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $200 | notre conversation en Français, rejoignez-nous à bord du Nautil Neha Coureil voyageons ensemble dans les profondeurs du texte de Jules Verne BEGINNER LEVEL 4 n’est pas surprenant que le cinquième livre le plus traduit au COURSE CODE: FRB4 publié il y a 150 ans, continue de fasciner jeunes et grands et présage Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255 | déjà à son époque de problèmes qui sont bien d’actualité comme la Melanie Huguet course aux armements, le gâchis des ressources naturelles de la HIGH BEGINNER A l’heure où les hommes les plus riches de la planète: Bezos, Branso This class is for students who have completed - our 4 Be construisent leur propres fusées pour s’o‹rir des vols ant Musk ginner Levels or equivalent (approx. 50 hours of instruction ingravité the past de quelques minutes, il n’est pas interdit de penser qu year). The class includes a thorough revision of the basic grammar tous inspirés par le Capitaine Nemo. Peu de personnages de roman with a lot of opportunities to practice speaking skills. The goalaussi of this sont di–cile à cerner que Nemo, Nemo le pessimiste, le cyniqu class is to prepare students for our Beginner Conversation class. le misanthrope, le violent, l’intransigeant, l’impitoyable mai COURSE CODE: FRHB savant, l’amoureux du monde naturel, passionné par les profondeu Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 | des océans et de leurs secrets. For students with an intermedi Melanie Huguet advanced level (CEFR B1 and above). Required book: 20,000 lieues sous les mers by Jules Verne. L O W I N T E R M E D I AT E COURSE CODE: FRLI Sec. 01: 7 Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $200 | Neha Coureil

COURSE CODE: FRBC Sec. 01: 5 Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm. Begins Jan. 18 (meets bi-weekly) | $140

B E G I N N E R C O N V E R S AT I O N This class is for students who have completed our - four begin ner levels or the equivalent and are comfortable using the present and have some knowledge of passé composé and imparfait. Reinforce your basic knowledge of the structure of French, develop uency Free Personal Online Assessment Days with the past tenses, acquire new vocabulary, learn about culture, and Need help with finding the right class for you? Regist practice with lively activities and conversations. COURSE CODE: FRCB Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Melanie Huguet No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

for one of our free online assessment days on Zoom for Spanish, French, Italian and German.

Tuesday,Decemberpm 8-6 ,41 Tuesday,Januaryam 1 -9 ,4 Wednesday,Januarypm 8-6 ,5

For an online self-assessment, visit ccae.org/language-levels. Contact Francesca Ferraris at languages@ccae.org or 617-547-6 89 ext. 1 2 for more details.

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GERMAN Petra Bittner, Angela Day, Francesca Ferraris | Native Speakers

BREAKFAST IN GERMAN: FRÜHSTÜCK AUF DEUTSCH

The German language boasts about 120 million native speakers.Diana It is Erinna | Native Speaker the most widely spoken native language in the European Union. The Enjoy your breakfast while improving your German communi German-speaking countries are ranked fifth in terms of- annual publi cation skills. This class will build your vocabulary and ue cation of new books, with one-tenth of all books (including e-books) in a casual atmosphere. Recommended for advanced-level in the world being published in the German language. Count yourself students. among its learners in this series of engaging classes, emphasizing CO RSE CODE: GEBB spoken production and interaction. All classes are taught byUhighly 01: 8 Wednesdays, 9am-10:30am. Begins Jan. 12 | $230 educated and experienced native speakers, representing aSec. variety of cultures and accents. BEGINNER LEVEL 1 COURSE CODE: GRB1 Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 | Angela Day

BEGINNER LEVEL 2

GERMAN CONVERSATION ABOUT LITERATURE: EIN GANZES LEBEN Petra Bittner | Native Speaker

Als Andreas Egger Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts in das Tal kommt, in dem er sein Leben verbringen wird, ist er vier Jahre alt. Er wächst in der Familie seines Onkels ohne Liebe auf. Als junger Mann findet er Arbeit bei einer BEGINNER LEVEL 4 Firma, die die ersten Skilifte baut. Dann tri‹t er die Liebe seines COURSE CODE: GRB4 Lebens und verliert sie bald wieder. Eggers Leben ist hart, aber er Sec. 01: 9 Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255 | zufrieden. Er erlebt den Einzug der Moderne in sein kleines Dorf und Petra Bittner bleibt doch ganz der alte. In diesem Kurs lesen und diskutieren wi HIGH BEGINNER THROUGH SHORT STORIES Robert Seethalers Roman über das Leben, die Liebe und den Tod. This class is for students who have completed our Ger Required book: Ein ganzes Leben by Robert Seethaler. Students are man Beginner Level 4, have a solid knowledge of basic structures of to read the first 30 pages of the book for the first meeting. asked German, and would like to apply and practice this knowledge inspired COURSE CODE: GRGL by short stories about everyday situations. Along the way, you will Sec. 01: 6 Thursdays, 3-4:30pm. Begins Jan. 20 | $170 learn some grammar, pick up new vocabulary, improve your speaking, writing and reading skills and deepen your understanding of German culture. Required book: Ferien in Frankfurt - 10 Short Stories for GERMAN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ART AND Beginners (ISBN: 978-149 3 7612). COURSE CODE: GRB2 Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 7:15-8:45pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 | Petra Bittner

COURSE CODE: GEST Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Petra Bittner No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

I N T E R M E D I AT E COURSE CODE: GRIN Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255 | Petra Bittner

A D VA N C E D R E A D I N G A N D C O N V E R S AT I O N COURSE CODE: GRRC Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 | Francesca Ferraris No class Feb. 16 & 23

BEGINNER CONVERSATION Petra Bittner | Native Speaker

CULTURE: MUSEUMSBESUCHE IN BERLIN Petra Bittner | Native Speaker

Die Alte Nationalgalerie zeigt im Herzen der Berlin Museumsinsel eine der bedeutendsten deutschen Sammlungen der Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts. Dagegen ist der Hamburger Bahnhof ein „Museum für Gegenwart“. In diesem Kurs besuchen wir beide Museen virtuell: Wir erkunden die Museen, besprechen ausgewählte Kunstwerke und lernen Wis senswertes über berühmte und zeitgenössische Künstler. Every term new art works. For students with an intermediate or advanced l (CEFR B1 and above). COURSE CODE: GRMU Sec. 01: 3 Thursdays, 3-4:30pm. Begins Mar. 10 | $85

GERMAN STAMMTISCH: SPRECHEN UND

SPAZIEREN AM FRESH POND This class is for students who have completed our four beginner levels or the equivalent and are comfortable Petrawith Bittner | Native Speaker using the present tense and have some knowledge of Möchten Sie gern Deutsch sprechen in einer Gruppe? Präteritum und Perfekt. Reinforce your basic knowledge of the Wir spazieren um den Fresh Pond und reden über structure of German, develop uency with the past tenses, acquire verschiedene Themen (Deutschland, Reisen, Kunst new vocabulary, learn about culture, and practice with lively activities etc.). Alle, die gern Deutsch sprechen, sind herzlich willkommen! Egal and conversations. ob Sie Anfänger*innen sind oder schon länger Deutsch sprechen. COURSE CODE: GRBC Meeting point: Corner of Aberdeen Ave and Huron Ave. The instructor Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 will be sending an email to all registered students about the point. Students of all levels of German are welcome! C O U R S E C O D E : G S TA Sec. 01: 5 Sundays, 12-1pm. Begins Jan. 16 (meets bi-weekly) | $25

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ANCIENT GREEK

Dalia Mendel | Native Speaker

Theo–ciallanguageofthestateofIsrael,HebrewisaSemitic THEOGONY, GREEK MYTH, AND THE languagethatbelongstotheAfro-Asianlanguagefamily. ANCIENT GREEK LANGUAGE HebrewistheonlyCanaanitelanguagestillspoken,and the onlytrulysuccessfulexampleofareviveddeadlanguage.Modern Emilio Saavedra | Hellenist Hebrewisspokenbyapproximately10millionpeoplearoundtheworld. The drops of blood from Saturn’s castration create BEGINNER LEVEL 1 the ash tree nymphs well before the Olympians had COURSE CODE: MHB1 been born according to Hesiod’s Theogony. This text Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255 was written in the epic dialect of ancient Greek but this cours No class Feb. 22 center around selected English translations of the work. Durin class, the treatment of this text and the Orphic Hymns will lead discussion of many elements of ancient Greek society, culture, an POLISH language. Students will learn the alphabet, the names of the god some rudiments of the Epic and Attic dialects, and some elements Edward Mitukiewicz | Native Speaker epic recitation. This is a class geared toward absolute beginne Polish is a West-Slavic language, the o–cial language of students of Ancient Greek as well as those returning to the la Poland, and one of the o–cial languages of the European after a long hiatus. Union. After numerous waves of emigration since the C beginning of the XIX century around 10 million people speak PolishO U R S E C O D E : AG T H 01: 9 Thursdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255 around the world in addition to the approximately 38 millionSec. speakers who reside in Poland. One of the largest Diaspora communities is located in the US where Polish is spoken by 3.5 million people. Join LATIN them with a patient and experienced instructor who can guide you through this unique and interesting language. BEGINNER LEVEL 2 COURSE CODE: PLB2 Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 7-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

SALVETE ROMANI Joan Brunetta | MA in Medieval Studies, University of York

Have you always been interested in Latin but never had a L O W I N T E R M E D I AT E chance to study it? Although Latin is rarely taught nowad This level is for students who have at least 50 hours of classroom it remained the language of international communicatio time in the language within the last 2 years, are familiar with frequently Europe well into the 18th century. Latin gives access not only to used expressions, the past and future tense, and are able to express texts but also to more than 10 years of texts written in Classical themselves in everyday situations. Following the guidelines of the Europe and North Africa since the fall of the Roman Empire. In this Common European Framework of Reference, students at this level will class, students will work on developing a core Latin vocabulary a learn to identify the main points of clear standard speech, for exam understanding the basics of Latin grammar, with a focus on Latin’s ple, on TV or radio programs. They will learn to describe experiences linguistic connections to English and events and give reasons and explanations for opinions. BEGINNER LEVEL 1 REVIEW COURSE CODE: PLLI Worried you will have forgotten all your Latin grammar before Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 4:30-6pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 the start of Beginner Level 2? Never fear! In these review sessions No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 will recover your knowledge of 1st declension, 2nd declension, and the present tense. This grammar might feel like it is long lost to but rest assured that it is hiding in your brain somewhere! In th RUSSIAN sessions, we will root it out. Katya Maher | Native Speaker

COURSE CODE: SLR1

Sec. 01: 2 Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm. Jan. 12 & 19 | $60 Russian is the largest native language in Europe, with 14 million native speakers in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and B E G is I N Nalso ER LEVEL 2 COURSE CODE: SRL2 widely spoken in Central Asia. Russian is the eighth most Sec.the 01: 4 Mondays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Feb. 28 | $115 spoken language in the world by a number of native speakers and seventh by total numbers of speakers. Our experienced instructor, BEGINNER LEVEL 3 REVIEW Katya Maher, will make you familiar with how to read and write the Worried you will have forgotten all your Latin grammar before Cyrillic alphabet and everything else you need to communicate thisof Beginner Level 4? Never fear! In these review sessions thein start language. will recover your knowledge of 1st-3rd declension nouns - and adjec

BEGINNER LEVEL 1

COURSE CODE: RUB1 Sec. 01: 9 Thursdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255

BEGINNER LEVEL 2 COURSE CODE: RUB2 Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255

BEGINNER LEVEL 3

tives, present, imperfect, and perfect active indicative verbs, a all-important SID SPACE prepositions.

COURSE CODE: SLR3 Sec. 01: 2 Tuesdays, 5:30-7pm. Jan. 11 & 18 | $60

BEGINNER LEVEL 4 COURSE CODE: SRL4 Sec. 01: 4 Tuesdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Mar. 1 | $115

COURSE CODE: RUB3 Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255

I N T E R M E D I AT E C O N V E R S AT I O N A N D G R A M M A R COURSE CODE: RUIC Sec. 01: 9 Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255

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ITALIAN Maria Grazia Lolla, Federica P | Native Speakers Italian is spoken as a native language by approximately 85 million people in Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. Throughout the world, it is the fifth most studied foreign language. Taught by experi enced and educated instructors, these classes emphasize building vocabulary, solidifying grammar, and improving spoken interaction. BEGINNER LEVEL 1 COURSE CODE: ITB1 Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 5-6:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Federica P No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

BEGINNER LEVEL 2 COURSE CODE: ITB2 Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255 | Federica P No class Feb. 24

H I G H B E G I N N E R L O W I N T E R M E D I AT E COURSE CODE: ITLI Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 9:15am-11am. Begins Jan. 13 | $255 | Federica P No class Feb. 24

LETTURA E CONVERSAZIONE IN ITALIANO Pasquale G. Tatò | Native Speaker and Professional Linguist

Thisisanadvancedclassforstudentswhohavehadthe equivalentoftwoyearsofcollege-levelItalianandhave acquiredbasicreading,speaking,andlisteningskillsint Italianlanguage.Abook,typicallyacollectionofshortstories,wi readinclassanddiscussedfromthestandpointofbothformand content.Theclassroomdiscussionwillalsobethebasis - forconv BEGINNER CONVERSATION tionandoccasionalgrammarreview.Additionally,theinstructo Thisclassisforstudentswhohavecompletedourfourbeginner introduceotherItalian-languagematerials,suchasnewspapera levelsortheequivalentandarecomfortablewithusing the grammatical exercises,well-knownItalianshortpoems,aswellas presenttenseandhavesomeknowledgeofpassatoprossimo topicsofcurrentrelevanceforclassroomdiscussionandconver andimperfetto.Reinforceyourbasicknowledgeofthestructure Cof OURSE CODE: LETT Italian,developuencywiththepasttenses,acquirenewvocabulary, Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $280 learnaboutculture,andpracticewithlivelyactivitiesandconversations. L O W I N T E R M E D I AT E

COURSE CODE: ITIL Sec. 01: 4 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:30-6pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $230 | Maria Grazia Lolla

COURSE CODE: ITBC Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $280 | Federica P No class Jan. 18 & Feb. 22

DUE CHIACCHIERE E UN CAFFÈ: ADVANCED ITALIAN CONVERSATION

GIALLO & SPUMANTE: ADVANCED ITALIAN MYSTERIES CLUB Maria Grazia Lolla | Native Speaker, Ph.D., University of Cambridge

Stereotyped as the land of crime and intrigue, Italy has bee the setting of many international best-selling mysterie Politically committed, narratively sophisticated, and Federica P | Native Speaker supremely enjoyable, the best Italian mysteries explore the dar Immagina di essere seduto al bar di una piazza italiana, of Italy’s present, challenge ideas of justice, and seduce reader immagina di bere il tuo ca‹è e di gustare un cornetto mentre the evocation of la dolce vita. We will Almost discuss Blue by Carlo chiacchieri in italiano con le persone sedute ai tavoli vicini. Lucarelli. The novel recounts the investigation of a serial kil Immagina di immergerti nella cultura e nello stile di vita terrorizes italiani anche Bologna. Gripping, haunting, and textured, the narrat solo per un giorno alla settimana. This class is recommended for alternates the perspectives of the police detective, a blind w advanced students. and the killer himself. Music and the sense of hearing play a domin role in the investigation. Required Almost reading: blue by Carlo C O U R S E C O D E : I TC C Lucarelli (19 7). Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 9:15am-10:45am. Begins Jan. 11 | $280 No class Jan. 18 & Feb. 22

C O U R S E C O D E : I TG P Sec. 01: Thursday, 6-8pm. Mar. 24 | $50

APERITIVO LETTERARIO: ITALIAN BOOK CLUB Elena Lori | Native Speaker Do you love Italy and all Italian things? Do you like the idea of knowing more about the country’s literature, history, and culture? Then this Italian book club is perfect for you. Come to share some classic literature, novels, and contemporary fiction with a glass of wine, the Italian type, of course! Intermediate Level (B1) in Italian required. Every term a new book. Required book for the first meeting: Borgo Sud by Donatella di Pietrantonio (20 ).

COURSE CODE: APLI Sec. 01: 2 Fridays, 6-7:30pm. Feb. 4 & Mar. 4 | $60

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JAPANESE Tomoko Takagi | Native Speaker

Japaneseisspokenbymorethan125millionpeoplearound theworld—primarilybytheinhabitantsofJapan,butalsoby One of the most translated books in the Le world, populationsofJapaneseorigininHawaii,aswellasinNorth avventure di Pinocchio by the Florentine writer Carlo andSouthAmerica.Nearly4millionpeoplearoundtheworld- studyJap Lorenzini, better known as Collodi, originated in anese.Japaneseisanagglutinativelanguagewhoseoriginsarenot nineteenth- century Italy. The story of a wooden puppet who became a clearlyestablished.Thewritingsystemconsistsoftwo-syllabari boy has been the subject of countless retellings. The most inuential raganaandKatakana—andtheChineseKanjicharacters. by far is the 1940 cartoon adaptation by Walt Disney which gave B E G I N N E R L Ein V Eits L 1 international currency to a book that resonated quite di‹erently COURSE CODE: JPB1 native nineteenth- century Italian context. Disney’s interpretation Sec. 01: 9film Mondays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 significantly departs from Collodi’s original. So does the latest No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 adaptation by Italian director Matteo Garrone and so did the musical interpretation o‹ered by Italian rockstar Edoardo Bennato. B E GWeI will NNER LEVEL 2 dedicate the first class to Collodi’s book and the second C to some OU R S E of CODE: JPB2 the most memorable interpretations of the story of Pinocchio. Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 7:15-8:45pm. Begins Jan. 24 | $255 Students of all levels of Italian are welcome as long as theyNo are class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 prepared to immerse into the language. We recommend watching the BEGINNER LEVEL 3 movie before class.

Maria Grazia Lolla | Native Speaker, Ph.D., University of Cambridge

COURSE CODE: CICI Sec. 01: 2 Wednesdays, 6-8pm. Jan. 12 & 19 | $75

COURSE CODE: JPB3 Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 6:15-7:45pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255

B E G I N N E R C O N V E R S AT I O N This class is designed to thoroughly review beginner level Japan DIAMOCI DELLE ARIE! L’ITALIANO ATTRAVERSO (BeginnerLevel1-4orequivalent),exercisethoselearningsunder practical situations, and practice with lively and interacti L’OPERA VERISTA E I CAPOLAVORI DI PUCCINI It is for students who have completed Beginner Level 1-4 classes Maria Felicita Fichera | Native Speaker or equivalent, who have learned Hiragana, Katakana, and have som knowledge of basic conjugations of verbs (masu-form, te-form, and E’ una serie di incontri in cui sarà raccontata la storia short-le form) and adjectives et al. del Teatro d’Opera Italiano attraverso le storie,

melodie e i versi che hanno reso questa paginaC della OURSE CODE: JPBC Storia italiana famosa in tutto il mondo. E’ un percorso che esplorerà Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, in 6:15-7:45pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 particolare le Opere italiane della fine del 180 , approfondendone la struttura, i legami con il contesto storico-letterario e l’evoluzione attraverso i decenni. Conosceremo più da vicino l’Opera verista ei KOREAN capolavori di Puccini e, visitando i palcoscenici dei Teatri più Soe Young Lee | Native Speaker importanti, ascolteremo le voci dei grandi interpreti. Recommended Korean belongs to the Ural-Altaic family of languages and is for intermediate and advanced level (B1 and above). spoken by approximately 10 million people in South Korea, C O U R S E C O D E : I TA P North Korea, China, Japan, and the US. Due to Korea’s Sec. 01: 5 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $140 increasing economic and political importance in North-East Asia No class Jan. 17 Korean is growing increasingly popular around the world as a forei language. The “Korean Wave” has become an inuential global phenomenon since the start of the 21st century, heavily impacting AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE contemporary cultures, music, film, and television industries, an Colleen McGilpin | American Sign Language Instructor behavioral aspects of various people throughout the world. Learn the basics of sign language as a first step to developing BEGINNER LEVEL 2 receptive and expressive skills. You will learn commonly used COUR S E C O D E : KO B 2 signs, the basic grammatical rules of American Sign Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255 Language, and information about the deaf. This class requires the additional purchase of a textbook. BEGINNER LEVEL 1 COURSE CODE: ASB1 Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 7:45-8:45pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $170

No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

ASL PR ACTICE This class is for students who have attended at least a Beginner Level 1 & 2 or ( equivalent) and would like to expand their signing abilities. We will cover common phrases, sentences, ASL grammar, and a few fun new categories where we will continue our knowledge with American Sign Language. This class is great for anybody who wants to practice basic signs and to learn new signs. C O U R S E C O D E : A S PA Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $170 No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

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SPANISH Carlos Cruz, Martha de la Vega, Luis Carlos Lopez, Luz Elena Zuluaga | Native Speakers

SPANISH ADVANCED READING AND CONVERSATION: REFLECTIONS ON IDENTITY IN SHORT STORIES AND POEMS

Spoken in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, Spanish has the Carlos second largest number of native speakers in the world. It isLuis also theLopez | Native Speaker second most studied language in the world and the third most used Anintroductiontoshortstoriesandpoemsthatre language on the internet. Make Spanish your second language with ontheawsandvaluesofsocietiesthroughthelens our first-rate instructors. ofvariousidentities.Wewilldiscusstheauthors’ culturalandhistoricalcontextstounderstandtherepresent BEGINNER LEVEL 1 identityandinherentconicts.AuthorswillincludeAlfredoFres COURSE CODE: SPB1 Cortazar,CristinaPeriRossi,MarioBenedetti,JuliadeBurgos,Ale Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Costamagna,andmanymore.Studentsareencouragedtopractice Luz Elena Zuluaga theiruencybyconnectingthereadingselectionstotheleading No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 themesofgender,madness,ethnicity,andexistentialidentity.This Sec. 02: 9 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $280 | isrecommendedforadvancedstudentsCEFR ( B2andabove). Carlos Cruz Sec. 03: 9 Thursdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $255 | Luz Elena Zuluaga

COURSE CODE: SPRI Sec. 01: 5 Wednesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 19 | $140

BEGINNER LEVEL 2 COURSE CODE: SPB2 Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 9:15am-10:45am. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Luz Elena Zuluaga

No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 Sec. 02: 9 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Martha de la Vega No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 Sec. 03: 9 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $280 | Carlos Cruz

BEGINNER LEVEL 4 COURSE CODE: SPB4 Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Luz Elena Zuluaga No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS THROUGHOUT THE SPANISH SPEAKING WORLD Jose Lopez Espinosa | Native Speaker, M.A., Spanish Literature and Linguistics

Join us on this journey through the Hispanic world with music, short films, trivia, interviews, poetry, an much more. You will practice your listening, speaking writing, and reading skills and there will also be an opportunit review some grammar. The topics will reect the diversity and cult richness of the Hispanic world. This class is recommended for students with an intermediate or advanced level (CEFR B1 and abo COURSE CODE: SPEN Sec. 01: 6 Fridays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 21 | $190

H I G H B E G I N N E R L O W I N T E R M E D I AT E This class is for students who completed our 4 Beginner Levels or equivalent (approx. 50 hours of instruction). Students will SPANISH ADVANCED CONVERSATION: continue to work on their speaking skills, review and apply basic EXPLORE MADRID grammar including the past tense. The goal of this class is to gain Almudena Soriano Blázquez | Native Speaker confidence and be able to transition to a Beginner Conversation class at the end of the term.

Madridisacityfullofhistory,literature,customs,cultur andgoodfood.Allthesearegoodingredientstopracticeyo Spanishlanguageskills.Inthisclass,wewilltravelvirt placesinMadrid,listenandpracticeCastilianSpanish,andexpe how“madrileños”liveandenjoytheirvibrantcity.Wewilldiscove B E G I N N E R C O N V E R S AT I O N history, readliterature,listentosongs,analyzerecipesandwat This class is for students that have completed our four be movie clips.You’llparticipateinlivelyconversations,learnne ginner levels or the equivalent of it and are comfortable with using have fun,andmaybeprepareforarealtriptothisamazingcity.For the present tense and have some knowledge of preterite and future. studentswithahighintermediateoradvancedlevel(B1+andabo Reinforce your basic knowledge of the structure of Spanish, develop

COURSE CODE: SPHB Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $255 | Luz Elena Zuluaga

COURSE CODE: SPMA uency with the past tenses, acquire new vocabulary, learn about Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 24 | $230 culture, and practice with lively activities and conversations. COURSE CODE: SPBC Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $255 | Luis Carlos Lopez No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

No class Feb. 21

SPANISH ENCOUNTERS THROUGH MUSIC AND SONGS

I N T E R M E D I AT E C O N V E R S AT I O N Martha de la Vega | Native Speaker You are pretty comfortable in everyday situations and in applying your solid knowledge of the basics of Spanish. Now it’s time Songs are a great medium to express a wide variety to practice expressing yourself in more complex situations, to voice of universal emotions and a great window to other opinions, and share points of view with your classmates, to increase cultures. They are also very helpful and fun when your vocabulary, and engage fully in the cultural context of Spanish. learning Spanish. In every session, we will listen and process a cou of songs from di‹erent countries and genres. Improve your listenin COURSE CODE: SPCO skills and review some grammar, learn new vocabulary and idioms, a Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $255 | Luz Elena Zuluaga enjoy the immersion in the language and the culture. For interme students CEFR ( B1 and above). Every term has new material. COURSE CODE: SPSO Sec. 01: 5 Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Feb. 3 | $140 26

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Humanities “BrianBixbyisanexcellentand engagingteacher—agreatstoryteller. Hebringshistorytolife.” —KATHLEEN P., SHOWING THE FLAG: THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION (1838 - 1842)

ART HISTORY 25 DUTCH AND FLEMISH ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

WOMEN PAINTERS OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL

Susan Glassman | Ph.D., English, University of Rhode Island

Kate Petterson | Museum Educator

Join us for an in- depth exploration of 25 Dutch and Flemish Considered America’s first art movement, the 19th artists you should know, from Jan van Eyck in the fifteenth century Hudson River School is defined by sweeping century through René Magritte in the twentieth century. landscape paintings. The most recognized names of Additional artists included in the course are Rembrandt,painters Vermeer, of this style are Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Albert Rubens, van Gogh, Mondrian, and many other important Dutch and Bierstadt. But who were Sarah Cole, Josephine Walters, and Harri Flemish painters. We will also discuss major movements of art Cany and Peale? the We will explore works by these and other women painter artists’ relationships with the historical and social background of the period ofto their learn about how these women defied social norms time. At each session, we will view works by three or four artists a time and when artists were mainly men. learn interesting facts about their lives, the characteristics their art, C O U R S E Cof OD E : H U DW and their contributions to art history. Sec. 01: 2 Thursdays, 5:30-7pm. Jan. 13 & 20 | $75

C O U R S E C O D E : D FA R Sec. 01: 7 Fridays, 2-3:30pm. Begins Jan. 14 | $240

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HISTORY & CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THE U.S. SUPREME COURT: A HISTORY Brian Bixby | Ph.D. in History, UMass Amherst

AFGHANISTAN—PLAYGROUND OF EMPIRE BUILDERS AND ETERNALLY FAILED STATE, OR VICTIM OF GEOGRAPHY? Anatole Sykley | Local Historian, Independent Scholar

Afghanistan appears daily in the news today and experts and pundits discuss Afghanistan’s fate, The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of Constitutional though few seem to focus on its long and fascinating issues, and its decisions inuence Americans’ daily lives, from history.and Despite its mountainous terrain, Afghanistan has been citizenship to campaign contributions. Yet its structure ancient role in the Federal government is a mystery to most Americans. What gateway between Asia, Europe and India for millennia. A branch does it take to become a Supreme Court justice? How do cases reachof the Silk Route threaded its way directly into China vi fabled Wakan Valley. Ancient Persia, Alexander the Great, and Ghing the Supreme Court? What role do personalities and politics play on Khan all tried to subdue this land. Timur the Great incorporate the Court? How does one read a Supreme Court decision? We’ll country examine the history of the Court from the days of Chief Justice John into his empire where the city of Herat was one of his capi the 19th century, the British & Russian Empires expanding in Marshall, to today’s contentious decisions on a variety ofIn issues. opposite directions confronted each other inside Afghanistan Handouts and a bibliography will be provided. 20th century, world powers sought reasons to intervene - in Afghani COURSE CODE: SUPR stan from World War I to recent times in the name of national and Sec. 01: 6 Wednesdays, 3-5pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $190 world security. What does all this history tell us? Does it inform what lies in wait for Afghanistan and its people? We will explore t important question. Be prepared for many surprises from the dark AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT OR AGE OF chest of Afghanistan’s hidden and unfamiliar history!

INTIMIDATION? RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL SYMBOLISM IN BAROQUE CULTURE Anatole Sykley | Local Historian, Independent Scholar

COURSE CODE: AFGH Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 3-5pm. Begins Jan. 24 | $250 No class Feb. 21

As the Renaissance era gave way to the Enlighten ment in the 17th and 18th centuries, the EuropeanWHAT YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES world became inundated with riches and discoveries WANTS YOU TO KNOW: PERSPECTIVES gained from the empires overseas. European monarchs, merchants, and nobility expressed their wealth, power and knowledge byFROM building MOTHER AND SON large palaces and country estates. Vast paintings were commissioned Emily Frank | Ed. D., Harvard Graduate School of Education to cover the walls and ceilings of these giant palaces with subjects Frank-Lampon | MSW, University of Pennsylvania and themes to express confidence in mastering the world andRich their

destiny. Artists such as Tiepolo, and Jacques-Louis David, who This workshop will provide participants with a inuenced painters such as John Trumbull and Benjamin West framework for understanding how children with depicted scenes full of classical historical and contemporary political disabilities experience school by examining publis allegory. By looking at a few of these works and understanding the accounts of adults with disabilities. Topics to be addressed in historical events during which they were commissioned, we can then self- determination in children and understanding t promoting decide whether the codes and symbols that can be read from the of “dignity of risk.” This workshop is o‹ered in collaboration with works were used to impress, to enlighten, or to intimidate the viewer! Equity Intersection. C O U R S E C O D E : B AQ U Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 3-5pm. Begins Jan. 18 | $250

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INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR INCLUSIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE LANGUAGE OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

BRATTLE STREET: TORY ROW—A VIRTUAL WALKING TOUR Charles Bahne | Boston Historian

Let’s stay warm inside and explore Cambridge’s most celebrated street with a guided virtual tour. From Harv Are you interested in learning more about the Square to Elmwood, we’ll see the elegant mansions and the LGBTQ+ community? Are you unsure of terminology people who have lived in them over the past 250 years; the seven and want the opportunity to learn and grow? Ever estates wondered what each letter in the “alphabet soup” represents? Thenerected by British loyalists, then abandoned by them t as headquarters and hospitals for George Washington’s Army duri join us for an interactive introduction to building a foundation of the American Revolution; and Victorian- era houses that have be knowledge of the LGBTQ community and its rich history. This evening home to writers and inventors, including the creators of bakin is o‹ered in collaboration with Equity Intersection. powder, Fig Newtons, and Polaroids.

Manny Frank-Lampon | Community Organizer

COURSE CODE: IFIA Sec. 01: Tuesday, 6-7:30pm. Jan. 18 | $15

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: HOW GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH CAN BENEFIT FROM HISTORICAL MAPS Edward Mitukiewicz | Mathematician, Computer Scientist

WHITE PEOPLE CHALLENGING RACISM: MOVING FROM TALK TO ACTION—PART 1 Karen Blumenfeld and Michelle Chalmers | Co-facilitators

While this five-session workshop welcomes participant Answering the question “where do our ancestors come of all identities, its focus is on racism as a system that from?” is often key to a better understanding of the history White people created, maintain and condone - and and traditions of our families. Identifying the places where our White people have a responsibility to dismantle. The workshop ancestors used to live could be a critical step in finding sources of will take participants beyond the headlines to impart an genealogical information, but locating those places can be quite a antiracist world view that will infuse every aspect of parti challenging task, particularly in Eastern Europe. Web-based resourc lives, when hearts are open to it. In this small online group es—including digital repositories of historical maps and geographic setting you will: information databases—can help overcome those challenges. This the role of White people in dismantling racism, in workshop demonstrates the use of such resources in order toExamine enable becoming antiracist, and in building an equitable society. Expl correlating information from multiple sources and facilitate locating the impact of White privilege and how being unaware of that our ancestral towns in Europe. advantage helps perpetuate racism. Write about your own racia COURSE CODE: LOCA awareness journey. Enhance your understanding and capacity Sec. 01: 2 Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm. Feb. 2 & 9 | $60 for action through discussion of short readings, videos, and other materials. Share everyday racism-related situations w you may not have e‹ectively responded and, using role plays, BEYOND THE FREEDOM TRAIL: 12 OTHER work out e‹ective ways to challenge racism. Develop a specific LOCAL PLACES WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE plan for challenging racism in the workplace, an organization, o Elizabeth Merrick | Author in the community, while being encouraged to find other people in yourIn life who can provide support and serve as an accountabili Curious about local historic sites o‹ the beaten track? this partner in implementing your plan. class with slide show and discussion, you’ll learn about 12

fascinating sites in the Boston area that are significant innote: Attendance at all sessions and completion of al Please political, architectural, and literary history. This virtual tour will take assignments are required. Each participant will receive a pho you to places close at hand yet often missed by visitors and locals call from one of the facilitators prior to the start of this pr alike. to review the commitment and class requirements.

COURSE CODE: BTFT Sec. 01: Wednesday, 3:30-5pm. Feb. 9 | $40

COURSE CODE: WPCR Sec. 01: 5 Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Begins Feb. 22 | $150

A QUEER HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1800-1969

WHITE PEOPLE CHALLENGING RACISM: FROM TALK TO ACTION—PART 2

Theo Linger | M.A., History, Simmons University

Shannon Fuller, Jennifer Yanco | Co-facilitators

People we would today describe as queer have In WPCR Part 2, we’ll expand upon the always existed, even though they described groundwork laid in Part 1, as we focus on action themselves and their experiences in di‹erent ways. plans to dismantle racism in our communities. Some lived quiet, little- documented lives, while others became the We will do this through 1) building networks and identifying celebrated luminaries of their time, like Emily Dickinson and Ralph resources, 2) moving resources, and 3) digging deeper into Waldo Emerson. This course will tell a mainly chronological story, history to better understand how we got to where we are. starting at the beginning of the 19th century and ending with the start Participants will develop historical grounding presentat of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Handouts, including primary explore a particular person, event, or historical movement th source, and a bibliography provided. will help anchor our understanding of white supremacy, and inform our action plans. Participants are expected to have act COURSE CODE: QHST plans in hand that they will be working on; these can be from Part Sec. 01: 3 Thursdays, 5:30-7pm. Begins Feb. 10 | $80 1, or new action plans they have identified. This workshop is highly participatory and includes 2-3 hours of reading and THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR: A HISTORY OF reection assignments between sessions and work with an accountability partner. This workshop will be online. Prerequ MONEY IN THE UNITED STATES WPCR Part I. Brian Bixby | Ph.D. in History, UMass Amherst COURSE CODE: WPC2

We’veusedbeaverpelts,goldcoins,andelectronic Sec. 01: 5 Mondays, 6-8pm. Begins Jan. 24 | $150 transfersformoneyinthiscountry.Butwhatis No class Feb. 21 money?Howdoesitwork?Whatformsdoesittake? Andhowhasita‹ectedU.S.history?Inthisclass,we’llexamineall thesequestionsandmore,tounderstandhowwearrivedatasystem whereyouoftenneveractuallyseeyourownmoney.Electronic bibliographyandhandouts(but,alas,noelectroniccurrency!)included. COURSE CODE: MOHI Sec. 01: 6 Thursdays, 3-5pm. Begins Feb. 17 | $190

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WHAT IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY ANYWAY, AND WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE SUDDENLY TALKING ABOUT IT?

BOARD MEMBER BASICS

C O U R S E C O D E : C R AT Sec. 01: 4 Mondays, 6-8pm. Begins Feb. 28 | $135

COURSE CODE: VLBO Sec. 01: Thursday, 5-6pm. Feb. 3 | Free

Laurie Rothstein | Cambridge Volunteers

Are you new to a nonprofit board or considering joining a board for the first time? Do you have questions about what Joshua Frank | Local Educator might be expected of you individually or of the board as a In this four-session course, we will explore thewhole? If so, join us, and together we will review Board Member Basi popular impact of the work of a few of the foundingin a no-judgment environment where you can feel free to ask scholars of Critical Race Theory such as Derrick Bell, questions. We’ll cover these topics: What’s a 501c3 and why is it Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Gloria Ladson-Billings. We will engage in a structured like that? Why join a board and why are they importan case study of an earlier media controversy. Finally, we will examine the What are the roles & responsibilities of board members? Why are ongoing tension between the concepts of race consciousness and diverse voices important to boards? How do you read a budget? color blindness, and how these concepts illuminate or hinder the Participants are welcome to bring, for general discussion, job ongoing American dialogue about race. descriptions of any board position that they are considering.

VOLUNTEER IN CAMBRIDGE: FIND YOUR MISSION Laurie Rothstein | Cambridge Volunteers

LITERATURE

Lookingatcurrentandyear-roundvolunteeropportunities, LESBOS, thisworkshopo‹ersparticipantsachancetoreceive individu GANYMEDE, AND MEGILLOS: alizedguidance,learnfromeachother'sexperiences,and hear QUEERNESS IN ANCIENT GREEK LITERARY TEXT directlyfromlocalnonprofitagenciesaboutavailablevolunteer Emilio Saavedra | Hellenist positions.TheworkshopisledbyCambridgeVolunteersDirector Unlike much of modern western civilization, the LaurieRothsteininpartnershipwithagencyvolunteermanagers. ancient Greeks did not distinguish sexual desire COURSE CODE: VLNT behavior by the gender of the participants. The Sec. 01: Thursday, 5-6:30pm. Jan. 20 | Free practices of Ancient Greece have been both demonized and extoll as examples of radical queerness since the Renaissance. This discussion-based class will explore themes of prostitution, ho SHOWING UP RIGHT: uality, and trans identity in the ancient world through Greek t POWER AND IDENTITY FOR VOLUNTEERS selected English translations and is suitable for passionat Laurie Rothstein | Cambridge Volunteers and specialists alike. This two-hour workshop intended for volunteers andCpotential OURSE CODE: LEBO Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 6-8pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $270 volunteers, o‹ers participants an interactive opportunity to explore how power and identity (i.e. race, gender, ethnicity, etc) can impact volunteer work. Volunteering often brings people together across perceived di‹erences that fuel inequity. This workshop helps volunteers navigate that very special and rewarding but potentially thorny interpersonal space. The conversations are rooted in real volunteer experiences in local nonprofits and guided by experienced, local, DEI discussion leaders, Canopy Equity Coaching. COURSE CODE: VLNC Sec. 01: Friday, 9-11am. Jan. 28 | Free

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GREAT RUSSIAN AUTHORS Paul Karpuk | Emeritus Professor, Central Connecticut State Univ

In this introduction to mid to late-nineteenth- c Russian literature, we will read and discuss shor masterpieces by Tolstoy “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” “The Kreutzer Sonata,” “Master and Man," Dostoevsky Notes from Underground, “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," and Chekhov “The Name-Day Party,” “The Lady with the Pet Dog.” The selections are chosen to foreground these world-renowned writers as thinker philosophers, and moralists. COURSE CODE: PETD Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $240

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BLACKSMITH HOUSE POETRY SERIES: WINTER 2021 All readings listed below will take place online on Mondays at 7:15pm. Admission is $3. Visit ccae.org/blacksmithpoetry for more information. Founded in 1973, the awardwinning Blacksmith House Poetry Series features established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction. The series is named after the Blacksmith House at 56 Brattle Street, site of the village smithy and spreading chestnut tree of Longfellow’s 1839 poem “The Village Blacksmith.” Andrea Cohen Director Ron Spaletta & Daniel Grover Assistants to the Director Gail Mazur Founding Director

November 15

November 29

Peter Campion reads from his new Sandra Limreads from her new poetry collection, One Summer collection, The Curious Thing, with Evening at the Falls, with Atsuro Riley , Noah Warren, author of The Complete whose new collection is Heard-Hoard Stories

November 22

December 6

John Skoylesreads from his new book, Yes and No, with Pablo Medina , authorThe of Foreigner's Song: New & Selected Poems

George Kalogeris reads from his new poetry collection, Winthropos, with Chard DeNiord , whose latest collection is In My Unknowing

The Blacksmith House Poetry Series is funded in part by Cambridge Arts Council and Massachusetts Cultural Council. We appreciate our donors’ support of Cambridge Center for Adult Education and local cultural programming.

Spring 2022 season readings will be announced online at ccae.org/blacksmithpoetry. Stay tuned! REGISTER ONLINE AT CCAE.ORG OR CALL 617.547.6789

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BRITISH CRIME CLASSICS: SLEEP NO MORE BY P. D. JAMES Olga Turcotte | Jungian Consultant and Instructor

When It comes to murder, almost no one tells it like the incomparable P.D. James, a veteran expert in delving into the dark psychological state and the twisted mind of the perpetrator. Join us to read and discuss some of Baroness James’s gripping stories which focus so well on the macabre inner workings and the emotional complexities behind criminal and murderous acts. Please Sleep acquire No More (ISBN 978 0 52 436 5 2) published by Vintage Books and read the story The Yo-Yo for our first class: Olga Turcotte

COURSE CODE: CRIE Sec. 01: 5 Thursdays, 1-2:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $115

THE DECLINE OF A FAMILY: THOMAS MANN’S BUDDENBROOKS Petra Bittner | Native Speaker Mann’s novel Buddenbrooks, published in Germany in 190 , when the author was only twenty-six, has become a classic of modern literature. It portrays the lives of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in northern Germany. In the immensity of scope, the richness of detail, and fullness of humanity Buddenbrooks is unsurpassed. Thomas Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 192 . Join us in reading NONFICTION and discussing this modern masterpiece. Please obtain Thomas Mann Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family; translated by John E. Woods (ISBN 978-06 9752608). For our first class please read parts 1 and 2. NARRATIVE BUILD

WRITING

C O U R S E C O D E : FA M I Sec. 01: 6 Wednesdays, 2-3:30pm. Begins Feb. 16 | $170

Wayne Soini | Author

What’s the secret of readable prose? Novelists, memoirists, and short story authors know and you can, too: build-ups. Whether at the level of a ALICE MUNRO: sentence or a book, build-ups are KEY to the memorable pay- o‹s that THE LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN delight readers. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, already Petra Bittner | Native Speaker published or not yet, join author Wayne Soini in a dance with narr build-ups for eight sessions. All materials provided. This is a The Canadian short story writer, who won the Nobel participatory class with writing exercises and instant feedba Prize in Literature, has been described as - revolution izing the architecture of short stories. Her stories COURSE CODE: BUUP have been said to embed more than announce, reveal more than a 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $225 Sec. parade. The stories of this collection deal with Munro’s typical themes: secrets, love, betrayal, and ordinary lives. In this class, we’ll read and MEMORIES, STORIES, REFLECTIONS: AN discuss one short story a week. For our first meeting please read: “Cortes Island” PleaseThe obtain: Love of a Good Woman by Alice ONGOING PROJECT IN LIFE STORY WRITING Munro (ISBN: 978-0375 036 8) Kendall Dudley | kendalldudley.com

COURSE CODE: MURO Sec. 01: 4 Wednesdays, 2-3:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $115

Join us in writing stories you’ve forgotten and suddenly l to finish. Find voices, tempos, and characters. Use objects, photos, food, and all the senses to remember, build, and writ You’ll challenge the rules of writing and remembering disciplin A DICKENS SEMINAR HARD TIMES propriety! You’ll add dramatic tools to scenes and characters t Susan Glassman | Ph.D., English, University of Rhode Island brighten your memory and feed your imagination. You’ll thrive thr Hard Times, this shortest of Dickens’s novels, is a support of classmates and contribute mightily to our next b the bitter indictment of industrialization, with its writings of which there are 60 volumes already. dehumanizing e‹ects on workers and communities in C O U R S E C O D E : AU TO mid-19th- century England. Dickens was motivated by social Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 1-3pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $240 concerns: he feared that industrialization and ‘progress’ threatened to stunt human sympathies, forcing people into mechanistic social roles. He conveys what life was like in factory towns by blending realism with imaginative grotesques and vivid, melodramatic elements. Hard Times surveys English society and satirizes the social and economic conditions of the era by examining the family, schools, and workplace. COURSE CODE: DICK Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 10:30am-11:45am. Begins Jan. 11 | $230 Sec. 02: 8 Tuesdays, 2-3:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $230 32

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REIMAGINING THE WRITING YOU ARE TO DO: NEW SHOES FOR WRITERS

FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP Thomas Meek | Writer

For the student actively writing, this workshop format is designed to provide a supportive environment and criti You may think of yourself as a memoirist, non-fiction writer, feedback to help deepen and develop one’s work. The goal is short story writer, poet, journal keeper, blogger, or novelist. for each student to conclude the class with at least one finish What if you dropped the boundaries between types and of short fiction or ( chapter). We’ll examine character, plot, struct styles of writing? What themes, content, imagery, knowledge bases, language, and more while learning to incorporate constructive energy, and degrees of personal involvement might emerge? Are you criticism from peers. Please note: Students should have a projec looking for a fresh perspective on how you evolve your writing life? progress to take this class. We’ll experiment with breaking molds and crossover writing, accessing new themes and imagery, and seeing what forms may be C O U R S E C O D E : F I C T Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 5:45-7:45pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $260 opened to you.

Kendall Dudley | kendalldudley.com

COURSE CODE: MOLD Sec. 01: Saturday, 10am-1pm. Mar. 5 | $100

WRITING FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE

No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

INTRODUCTION TO WRITING CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Mopsy Strange Kennedy | Book Reviewer, The Improper Bostonian

Lee Gjertsen Malone | Journalist, Editor, and Author

COURSE CODE: WREP Sec. 01: 10 Wednesdays, 10am-11:30am. Begins Jan. 12 | $245 Sec. 02: 10 Thursdays, 3:15-4:45pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $245

COURSE CODE: TYKE Sec. 01: 2 Thursdays, 7:45-9:45pm. Jan. 13 & 20 | $100

Have you always wanted to write a children’s book? Join Lee We concentrate on two related genres using the first person. Gjertsen Malone, author of middlenovels grade The Last Boy Nonfiction articles such as the “Lives” and “Modern Love” at St. Edith’s and Camp Shady Crook (both published by columns in The New York Times and “Connections” in the Simon & Schuster), to learn the ins and outs of writing books for kid Boston Globe Sunday Magazine make use of the writer’s self, though of all ages, including a look at the di‹erent types of children’s bo the topic may be an external one. Books such Intoxicated as by My howthat to develop the right voice for a kid’s story; and various stra Illness by Anatole Broyard use fiction techniques to tell a story is for tackling plot. The class will include both reading and writin nevertheless the writer’s own. We’ll emphasize scenes, dialogue, and exercises and an opportunity to get valuable feedback on your wo the use of pungent and telling detail.

LIVING STORIES Don Gervich | Ed.D., Editor/Writing Coach, editorboston.com

WRITING FOR CHILDREN: WORKSHOP Lee Gjertsen Malone | Journalist, Editor, and Author

Children’s Writing Workshop: Are you working on a What makes a story vibrant and unique? We discover this as children’s book? Are you ready to take the next we share our newest writing. Come to this class to experiment steps? Join Lee Gjertsen Malone for an eight-week with styles and subjects, either fiction or memoir. Create intensive vividworkshop where you’ll have the opportunity to hone y characters who connect with zinging dialogue. Infuse our scenes work, with improve your writing skills, get valuable feedback, and meet detail, drama, and depth. Discover tales in our family and work, other humor“kid lit” writers. and turbulence, mistakes and joy. As we practice, we travel together COURSE CODE: TYKE.02 through the mystique of storytelling. Beginning and advanced Sec.writers 02: 8 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:45pm. Begins Jan. 25 | $240 are welcome.

C O U R S E C O D E : LV S T Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $225

WRITING THE STRANGE Valerie Lute | Writer

FICTION

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITING WORKSHOP Michael McComas | Clarion Graduate and Founder of The Mechanics Writ

Take a break from reality. In this class, we will explore stra bizarre, and outlandish fiction, looking at everything from classics of Poe and Kafka to the contemporary magical realists like Haruki Murakami. Each week we’ll share our writin loud, receive feedback from the class, and complete writing exerci to unleash the nightmares of our unconscious mind. COURSE CODE: OFFB Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 7:45-9:45pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $240

Explore the process of developing character- driven stories set in the fantastic otherworlds of your imagination. We will look at the interplay of character, setting, plot, and science in creating fiction that conveys ideas through storytelling. At the beginning of the class, we will read and discuss published genre fiction, while the second half will be devoted to workshopping student fiction. COURSE CODE: SFFW Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $240

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WRITING WORKSHOP: LINKED SHORT STORIES

PERSONAL ESSAY: TELLING YOUR STORIES Katie kalahan | Writer

What are your stories that stick with you, begging to be explored in writing? While personal essays can From Hemingway’s In Our Time to Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter take many shapes, most are: written from life, have an of Maladies, the linked story collection is an enduring and "I" narrator who becomes a character in the narrative, and seek to elastic American genre. O‹ering fiction writers an open, answer burning questions. In this course, students will read an intuitive form to build up a composite work of discrete narratives, personal essays, respond to others' writing, develop writing pra these “novels in stories” tend to unfold chronologically and are and explore narrative patterns that support and mirror the e strongly linked to a place. The first writing assignment will be to draft meaning. New writers welcome. one stand-alone short story. After review and feedback, students will C O U R S E C O D E : TO I L be asked to write a second story, which enriches, continues, responds Sec. to, and in some way belongs with the first. Returning students may01: 8 Wednesdays, 6-7:45pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $215 develop collections already in progress. For the first class, read two stories from a published composite and consider how the two POETRY connect. Registered students will be sent a book list.

Rosalie Davis | M.L.A. in Humanities, Harvard University

C O U R S E C O D E : S H OT Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $225 No Class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

LEARNING FROM PAUL NEMSER: A POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP Tom Daley | Educator

ESSAYS

Paul Nemser’s poetry fuses an intense lyricism with fierce intelligence and astonishing craft. Partici can bring poems on any subject. Optional exercises, WRITING THE PERSONAL ESSAY based on Nemser’s poetry, include thinking about an intimate in Sarah Duffet | Writer context of a parent’s line of work; writing a poem with a piece of a In this eight-week course, we will explore the creative song lyric dropped into it; writing about issues with speaking; wr personal essay. By examining works by masters of poem that engages with cast- o‹ things, and writing a rondel built the genre, we will discuss what it takes to create a what is considered an impairment. around compelling personal narrative. Throughout the course, you will C O U Rwork S E C O D E : L UA P on your essay, honing your skills as a close reader through in- class Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $240 workshops. By the end of the course, you’ll be well on your way to telling your story. Readings will include works by James Baldwin, WRITING THE UNSPEAKABLE: A POETRY Alexander Chee, and Esmé Weijun Wang, among others. C O U R S E C O D E : E S AY Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 3-4pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $215

WORKSHOP ON GRIEF AND TRAUMA Frannie Lindsay | Author, The Snow’s Wife

Writing honestly about grief and trauma is a little like performing surgery. You can’t be squeamish, nor will the patient survive surgical amboyance. You must take a deep Jamie Rose | Art Historian and Researcher breath, roll up your sleeves, scrub in. In this workshop, we will exam Why write? Perhaps you have an essay due for a disturbing events dispassionately. We will name things, and in do course, a cover letter for a job application, or a desire so cultivate simple candor. We will become familiar with the inst to journal. The primary reason to write is so that you ments, aesthetic and instinctual, rather than hyperbolic or a can formulate and organize a well-informed, coherent, and sophisti needed to write plain-spoken, accessible poems about those tou cated set of ideas. Ideas change the world, especially when they are subjects that leave us changed. written and read by those after you. Through various prompts, we will C OURS E that CODE: RAIN sharpen your writing, researching, and critical thinking skills, so Sec. 01: 8 Fridays, 6-9pm. Begins Jan. 14 | $280 you may apply them to any aspect of your life that requires writing (including, but not limited to, academic essays).

ESSAYS FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES

COURSE CODE: IDEA 8 Wednesdays, 1-2:45pm Begins Jan. 12 | $215

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TOUCH OF LIGHT: HAIKU FOR A LATE WINTER AFTERNOON Jeanne Martin | Ed. D., Teacher Poet and Retreat Leader Haiku is a simple yet complex nature poem that takes us directly into the present moment. Originating in Japan, it has become one of the most popular poetry forms in the world. In this course we will learn about haiku: its form, history, and structure, read many haiku, both famous and not so famous, and try our hands at writing haiku using fun and easy writing prompts. We will focus on images of late winter to deepen our awareness of the natural world using all five senses. Each participant will receive a copy of Jeannie’sTouch book, of Light, and a small writing notebook. C O U R S E C O D E : JA PA Sec. 01: Sunday, 10am-3:30pm. Feb. 13 | $110

STICKING THE LANDING: INTERMEDIATE POETRY WORKSHOP Ralph Pennel | M.F.A. Creative Writing

FILM Where we enter into poetry is rarely where we end up CLUB DISCUSSION staying, so it’s time to take it to the next level! In this Thomas Meek | Writer course, we will spend the term creating and revising For this four-week session, you’ll watch two films each week new work, as we develop our truest voices. We will hone our craft by and join classmates for a lively discussion led by Tom Meek reading and studying a variety of poets, exposing ourselves to a wide Cambridge Day film editor and member of the Boston Society range of styles and aesthetics to best cultivate our emerging poetic of Film Critics. Two films will be assigned each week (assignments wil identities. This class focuses heavily on revision and how to revisit the be given out before the first meeting). Films will be selected from initial creative impulse where our poems began what’s available on Amazon (may require rental) and Netix - (member COURSE CODE: STIK ship). Selections will ideally be one recently released film, and on Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 7:30-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $120 related film (by filmmaker, theme, social issue, etc.). Cinephiles and casual viewers are welcomed alike.

STAGE, SCREEN & MORE

COURSE CODE: PICS Sec. 01: 4 Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $100

PLAYWRIGHTS’ WORKSHOP

YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN CINE-CITTÀ: PINOCCHIO: You get an idea for a play. Now, how do you build it into a narrative? Moments grow into scenes. The movement of ITALIAN LITERATURE INTO FILM scenes becomes a language in itself. The story is secondary ON PAGE 25 to something more elusive: a dramatic world recognizable from our

Peter Littlefield | Stage Director, Writer, and Dramaturg

lives. We are here to support you, whether you’re just beginning or writing a full-length play. We will read work, discuss problems, and use exercises to trigger observation and imagination. C O U R S E C O D E : P LW R Sec. 01: 10 Thursdays, 7-9pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $270

GRANT WRITING Hillel Bromberg | Freelance Grant Writer

Do you have a wonderful project idea but feel stuck becaus you have no idea how to fund it? This grant writing class wil provide the foundational knowledge to write a compellin grant proposal. You will learn about the entire grant lifecycle, i Andrew Osborne | Screenwriter, baitshop.org the essential skills of prospecting, the key components of a prop the basics of proposal budgeting, and strategies to help you miti Whether you want to create movies, TV shows, plays, video common mistakes which block the approval of your grant. games, comic books, or web videos, come learn the basics of

INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING FOR MOVIES, TV, THEATER, AND MULTIMEDIA

scriptwriting in a supportive environment while you work CO URSE CODE: GRNT 01: Wednesday, 7:45-9:45pm. Jan. 12 | $55 towards the first, second, or even final draft of a solid “spec”Sec. script. We’ll explore the three-act structure, industry-standard format, character, and dialogue, as well as tips for surviving-in the entertain ment business and building your audience.

COURSE CODE: REEN Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 7-9pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $270 No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

Visual Arts & Crafts

“Jeremy[Durling]isan excellentinstructorwho knowshowtocommunicate hissuggestionsclearlyand respectfully.” —RACHEL M., DRAWING WITH THE FIGURE

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DRAWING & PAINTING BEGINNER DRAWING

CONTINUING DRAWING: COLOR & COLLAGE

Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com

Nicholas Mancini | Artist, namancini.com

A carefully planned series of exercises will introduce the This class will build on the principles of Beginner Drawin beginner to the following elements of observational drawing: this class, we will use di‹erent media (including charcoal perspective, composition, light values, and contour. Students collage, and colored pencil) to study light, form, and color, will begin by learning how to accurately measure and observe both objects in the still life and the human figure. Prior observational and the world around them. Classes will include instructor experience demonstra is highly recommended. tions and exercises in contour drawing, tonal drawing, and gesture COURSE CODE: DRCC drawing with plenty of time to practice in class and receiveSec. feedback 01: 8 Mondays, 7:45-9:45pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $270 from the instructor. No Class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 COURSE CODE: DRBA Sec. 01: 9 Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $330

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METAMORPHIC DRAWING YoAhn Han | Assistant Professor at MassArt, yoahnhan.com Move beyond the fundamentals and break out of your comfort zone by exploring observational and abstract concepts with non-traditional drawing methods. Experiment with wet and dry media on paper while challenging form, shape, composition, and special relationships. Demonstrations, critiques, and virtual gallery visits bring your work to a more intriguing level. This class is designed for students that want to continue to refine their skills in the medium and refresh their understanding of concepts. The first half of this class focuses on drawing and moves into wet mediums of the students’ choice. COURSE CODE: MEMD Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 6-8pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $210 No Class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

SKETCHBOOK SERIES Bryan Ramey | Artist, artbyramey.com It doesn’t take much to draw. While your surroundings may seem claustrophobic from being indoors during this time, that just means you might need a di‹erent point of view. In this class, we will discuss di‹erent drawing techniques and how to look at our surroundings from new and interesting perspectives. Elements of DRAWING composition, line quality, and some playfulness will combinePORTRAIT to bring out the “reclusive artist” in you. (ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF C O U R S E C O D E : S KC H Sec. 01: 6 Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $175

THE BRAIN)

Eric Bornstein | Artist, M.L.A., Harvard

A portrait is more than a face. Based in part from the book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards, the curriculum systematically introduces vital perceptua DRAWING WITH THE FIGURE skills to help organize visual information and capture the ess Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com your subjects. Classes will focus on gaining a familiarity with us This course will explore figurative drawing as an artistic drawing strategies, materials, issues of composition, and the practice. We will begin with a study of construction and attainment of the right ambiance to render e‹ective works. Ple proportion and move into capturing a sense of gesture andmedium/soft pure graphite pencil and vine charcoal and 18” x bring light. All classes will be held with a live nude model. Appropriate for 24” white drawing pad to first class. There is a live model in the clas both the advanced artist or the beginner. COURSE CODE: DRFH Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $330

DRAWING WITH COLOR Ellen Stutman | Artist, ellenstutman.com

COURSE CODE: PDRB Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 7:45-9:45pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $300

DRAWING AND PAINTING CAT AND DOG PORTRAITS

Eric Bornstein | Artist, M.L.A., Harvard We usually think of drawing with lines. In this class, we’ll focus Portrait drawing and painting enhances and supports de on color shapes to help us understand and draw what we see. seeing into another living being. This process bridges our We will learn about color mixing, using warm and cool colors di‹erences and can create enhanced intimacy with non-hu to create volume, separating objects, and creating space by showing man species. In this class, we will focus on painting and drawing di‹erences in value and issues of composition. We’ll concentrate on portraits of special cats and dogs in our lives, so we will celebr the strength that color gives to our drawing, using your choice of their faces and names to help tell their stories whether they pastels, oil pastels, or colored pencils. Some drawing experience is with us or passed on. We will also create a Facebook group and have useful but not necessary. an online exhibit of our works.

COURSE CODE: COLO Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $240

COURSE CODE: PETP Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $240

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CCAE Studio School offers a group of coordinated classes that focuses on perceptual drawing and oil painting. We are interes students develop skills that enable them to record and interpret, analyze and express. We are geared towards painting an stressing the importance of spatial relationships and careful observation. ccae. For more org/studioinformation, school.visit

INTENSIVE DRAWING BOOT CAMP

ADVANCED PAINTING

Brett Gamache | Artist & Art Instructor, brettgamache.com

Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com

C O U R S E C O D E : B O OT Sec. 01: Sunday, 10am-4pm. Jan. 23 | $165 Sec. 02: Sunday, 10am-4pm. Mar. 6 | $165

Sec. 01: 10 Wednesdays, 10 Fridays, 9am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $1045

Participants experience six hours of intensive drawing. TheThisclassisdesignedforstudentswhohavea-firmunder instructor will deliberately guide you on drawing fundamentals standingofthebasicsofoilpaintingandarereadytomove and thorough observation. Beginning with rudimentary aheadintoamorepersonaldiscoveryoftheirintentionsa exercises of “seeing” and “recording,” you will move through carefully visuallanguage.Wewillhavemodelsandstilllifesetups.Thisclas prescribed steps to the point where you can produce sound and solvent-free,oilbeingtheonlyadditionpermittedtothepaint.Dr satisfying drawings with newly acquired skills. We will work with experience live andatleastfourtermsofPainting:Foundationsarereq models most of the time. COURSE CODE: IAPT

STUDIO SCHOOL DRAWING Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com

PAINTING FROM LIFE: THE FIGURE & THE PORTRAIT

Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com This drawing class will use the figure as a basis - for under This class will focus on accurate observation and struct standing basic drawing elements such as line, form in space, understanding of both the portrait and the human figure. spatial relationships, light and dark, gesture, and composition. will seek to translate these complex subjects to their Beginners will be welcomed and continuing students will also beand methodically build our painting from a foundation of si terms challenged. Some classes might also include interior drawing, still life, color relationships. We will work with a nude liv but essential and landscape. from direct observation.

COURSE CODE: IDRW Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 2-5pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $415

COURSE CODE: PLFP Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 1:30-5pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $550

ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS: HEAD, NECK, HANDS & FEET

BEGINNER OIL PAINTING

Mark Lefkowitz | Certified Medical Illustrator

Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com

Join us for an introduction to the materials and mechani oil painting as well as the fundamentals of visual langua This class will concentrate on the three anatomic regions that You will learn about composition, drawing, values, and colo are the most challenging for artists to draw, paint or sculpt: while working from still-life and on other projects. No experience the head and neck, hands and feet. We will utilize a skeleton, necessary. live models, anatomy atlases, and references to learn about each C O U R S E C O D E : PA P P region’s skeletal elements, deep and superficial muscle layers, 01:draw 9 Mondays, 6-9pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $360 connective tissue, and vascular elements. Students willSec. then No Classof Jan. 17 & Feb. 21 directly from the live model, developing a greater understanding how to correctly draw the regions studied. Prior drawing experience is strongly recommended, particularly from a live model.

COURSE CODE: HNHF Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 7:45-9:45pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $295

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PAINTING THE INTERIOR: INTERIOR LIGHT Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com

This class will explore the complex subject of painting an interior space. We will work one step at a time from a combination of direct observation, photo reference, and invention. We will begin with drawing and color studies and use t to inform a larger final painting. Our goal is to better understan to capture light and perspective in this complicated environm be paired with Painting Through the Window for a 2-part course. Experience in drawing and painting in oil or acrylic is required. Oi is the preferred medium, but students who are comfortable using acrylic are welcome to do so. COURSE CODE: PINT Sec. 01: 5 Thursdays, 9am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $270

PAINTING THROUGH THE WINDOW: THE LIGHT OUTSIDE Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com

PAINTING FOUNDATIONS: STILL LIFE AND LANDSCAPE

This class will study the beautiful and expansive space we see while gazing through a window. Students will work from home to find a subject anywhere from a familiar landscape to the light streaming into a beloved room. We will use drawing and color studies to experiment with ways of seeing this space, and these studies will inform a lar final painting. Can be taken independently or as a second part to Painting the Interior. Experience with drawing and painting in oi acrylic is required. Oil paint is the preferred medium, but studen are comfortable using acrylic are welcome to do so. COURSE CODE: PWLO Sec. 01: 5 Thursdays, 9am-12:30pm. Begins Feb. 24 | $270

Jeremy Durling | Artist, jeremydurling.com You will be guided through a series of foundational color experiments involving personal still life setups. These ideas will then be applied to simplifying landscapes while working from a photograph. Learn the fundamentals of oil painting - in this inten sive, structured developmental painting program. We’ll stress visual language elements such as composition, observational measurement, values, space, and mark-making. In addition, we’ll utilize a series of limited palettes to build strength and understanding of color theory and color mixing. Oil paint is the preferred medium, but students who are comfortable using acrylic or gouache are welcome to do so. COURSE CODE: PFPH Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 9am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $390

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PAINTING THE FIGURE WITH COLOR

PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE

David Andrus | Artist, davidandrus.weebly.com

Anthony Riccardi | Artist

This class will focus on the use of vibrant color to create Every landscape includes many complex shapes and textures dynamic oil paintings from the live model that go beyond just In this class, learn to develop your perceptions of five copying. We will work with an increasing awareness of form di‹erent zones inside the landscape space: through, betwe and structure as well as looking at examples of past and present within, below, and above. Traveling through these zones, you will le artists for inspiration. Please bring a canvas to the firstthe class. fundamentals Some of landscape painting techniques. We’ll also d figure drawing experience would be helpful. various artists and their works to explore the many ways the landscape may be interpreted. Acrylic and watercolor paint medi C O U R S E C O D E : PA I O be used; no oils, please. Class meets indoors. Sec. 01: 10 Fridays, 6-9pm. Begins Jan. 14 | $415 COURSE CODE: PLSC Sec. 01: 10 Wednesdays, 10am-12:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $355

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BEGINNER ABSTRACT PAINTING Rachel DeLuca | Painter

WATERCOLOR

Abstract art covers a vast amount of di‹erent art-making styles and strategies. This beginner-level class will help you WATERCOLOR focus on the wide world of abstract painting and allow you to Anthony Riccardi | Artist practice examining, discussing, and creating your own abstract

is a translucent medium that sinks into the artworks. Each class will introduce you to a particular style andWatercolor you’ll a sheet of paper, releasing the light from the surface. also view famous historical or contemporary works. Classes will also Watercolor dries fast, enabling one to work quickly with cover basic acrylic techniques. There are many di‹erent ways to think freshness and spontaneity. In this class, we will address the fun of and paint an abstract picture, so this class will begin with exercises mentals of watercolor painting, with an emphasis on exploration based on shape, color, and composition. personal expression. COURSE CODE: ABSB Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $330

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ABSTRACT ART: PAINTING AND MIXED MEDIA

C O U R S E C O D E : WAT E Sec. 01: 10 Wednesdays, 1-3pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $290

WATERCOLOR AND PEN & INK ILLUSTRATION

Rachel DeLuca | Painter

Nicholas Mancini | Artist, namancini.com

COURSE CODE: ABSI Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $330

No Class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

Bryan Ramey | Artist, artbyramey.com In this workshop, students will learn to develop their own artistic voice through exercises in abstract Learntomarrytheuid,luminousqualityofwatercolorwitht expressionofhand-drawnpenandinklinestocreatedetail thinking. Classes will introduce you to contemporary illustrationswithpersonality.Studentswilllearnand artists working all over the globe as well as explore artists throughout withavarietyoftechniquesforusingwatercolorandpenandink history. We will begin with a series of guided projects using acrylic togetherandwillchooseonestyleforoneormoredevelopedpieces paints and mixed media. Students will also be able to explore Priorwork. experiencewithwatercolorispreferred,butnotnecessary. individual projects and develop skills to speak about their Students should have taken one of the following prerequisites to C O U R Sprior E CODE : WPIN enrolling: Beginner Abstract Painting, Abstract Art: Contemporary Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $210 | Nick Mancini Approaches, or Painting Abstract Art: All Levels Part One. Sec. 02: 8 Thursdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $210 | Bryan Ramey

MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE Natalia Slattery | Artist, nataliaslattery.com

ABSTRACT AND EXPERIMENTAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING

YoAhn Han | Assistant Professor at MassArt, yoahnhan.com This eight-week workshop is an introduction to the world of Using the uid and luminous medium of watercolor, collage and mixed-media art-making. Collage is one of the students will explore abstract and experimental most accessible and freeing artistic mediums. With a creative painting with creative exercises. The instructor eye, nearly anything in your home can become a material for introduce contemporary watercolor artists and discuss thei expression. In this class, we will look to collage artists throughout techniques. Students will have a chance to work on their own pro history and the world around us for inspiration. Through in- class in a supportive environment using experimental approaches to demonstrations, students will learn a myriad of collage techniques, painting. This class is appropriate for both beginners and those including cut-paper, 3-D collage, and creating collagraphs for have prior experience with watercolor. press-free printmaking.

C O U R S E C O D E : M I XC Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 3-5pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $230

C O U R S E C O D E : WA A B Sec. 01: 8 Saturdays, 10am-12pm. Begins Jan. 15 | $230

BOTANICAL WATERCOLORS: PAINTING THE FLOWER Adam Adkinson | Artist, adamadkinson.com

The fragile beauty of owers and the vibrancy of watercolors go hand in hand. In this class, the instructor will guide you through painting severa types of owers from start to finish. He will provide color mixing, brushwork, and step-by-step instructions. He will also share tip tricks for watercolor that you can use for a lifetime. Explore the details of nature in color, light, and form. All levels from beginne advanced are welcome. Tuition includes a $15 materials fee to cover the cost of owers. C O U R S E C O D E : WA F L Sec. 01: 6 Thursdays, 10am-12pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $190

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INTRODUCTION TO RELIEF PRINTMAKING Laura Sheffield | Artist

Explore the varied styles of relief printmaking in t sessions, focusing on linoleum cut (linocut) with detours into printing with found objects, recycla and traditional woodcuts. This form of printmaking, an ancient cr with modern practitioners, will help you learn (or refine) your skil design as well as image-making, and leave you with a portable printmaking skill! We will look at contemporary and historical a inspiration, learn block- cutting techniques, and print on a var papers. In the final session, we will also try altering our prints, o them in collage. Relief printing can be pursued on a small (or very large) scale and is a technique you can continue in your home studi or on your kitchen table. Our printmaking space at CCAE is spaciou and has many of the tools you need - a list of materials will be provided to students.

COURSE CODE: PRIR Sec. 01: 4 Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $145

AQUA EFFIGIES: THE PORTRAIT IN WATERCOLOR Bryan Ramey | Artist, artbyramey.com

MULTIMEDIA & PHOTOGRAPHY

Inthisworkshop,wewillexploretheportraitintheinspirational INTRO TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR mediumofwatercolor.Wewilldiscusshowtoapproachthe portrait,proportions,andstructureofthehead.TheNatalia instructor Slattery | Artist, nataliaslattery.com willexplainhowheapproacheswatercolorbybreakingdowncolor Adobe Illustrator is a powerful tool for creating v choices,compositions,andvaluesoflight/shadowinorderto illustrations that can be used in a myriad of ways. In constructasolidfoundationforthepainting.Theinstructorwill this class, students will learn the basics of Illus demonstratehowtoputaportraittogetherfromstarttofinishusing through demonstrations and the hands- on experience of creatin bothrealisticandabstracttechniques.Wewillfinishthedaywith logo. We will also discuss the principles of logo design and look at everyoneworkingthroughaportraitfromplanningtocompletion. examples for inspiration. This class is geared toward Illustrat Basicwatercolorexperienceisrecommendedbutnotrequired. beginners, but students who are looking to grow or refresh their C O U R S E C O D E : WA P P are also welcome! Sec. 01: Saturday, 10am-2pm. Jan. 29 | $100 Sec. 02: Saturday, 10am-2pm. Mar. 12 | $100

PRINTMAKING

COURSE CODE: ADIL Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-9pm. Jan. 19 | $75

INTRO TO ADOBE INDESIGN Natalia Slattery | Artist, nataliaslattery.com

Whether you are printing yers for an event or creating social media graphics for your business, Adobe InDesign allows creators to easily work with both images and text. In this class, students will learn the bas Susan Rice, Laura Sheffield | Artists InDesign through demonstrations and the hands- on experience of designing an event yer. This class is geared toward InDesign Practice one of the most instantly-rewarding forms of beginners, but students who are looking to grow or refresh their printmaking: monotypes! The first session will feature reduction monotypes, the use of monotype base, are also welcome! watercolor, and water-soluble crayons, and the qualities ofCvarious OURSE CODE: ADIN printmaking papers. In the second session, we will experiment with Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-9pm. Feb. 2 | $75 stencils, masks, and trace transfer monotypes. You can combine these methods and others to create unique prints, employing multiple pressings to build up layers on the same print. For the thirdINTRO session,TO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: we will try chine collé, a form of collage, using lightweight papers and DIGITAL COLLAGE the press to add richness, texture, and layers to your images. This Natalia Slattery | Artist, nataliaslattery.com class will include time to finish projects and discuss how monotype In this class, students will learn how to collage printmaking can be continued at home without a press. Our studio together images from di‹erent sources to create uses exclusively non-toxic materials and some tools and supplies are creative works of digital art. Students will lear provided or can be purchased on-site from CCAE. A list of supplies basics of Adobe Photoshop through demonstrations, examples, and and resources will be provided to enrolled students. Longtime CCAE handspractice. This class is geared toward Photoshop beginne printmaking teacher Selma Bromberg will be a visiting artist aton the final but students who are looking to grow or refresh their Photosho session, showing her recent work. are also welcome! COURSE CODE: PRIM

MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING THREE WAYS: INSPIRATION AND BASIC TECHNIQUES

Sec. 01: 4 Fridays, 10am-1pm. Begins Jan. 14 | $185

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BEGINNING JEWELRY: BANGLE BRACELETS Laurie Savage | Metalsmith

Beginning jewelry making students can continue learnin this workshop which focuses on creating a set of 3 textured bangle bracelets, one each in sterling silver, bronze, and copper. Students will learn to further develop their fabricat including measurement, texturing, filing, forming, soldering, and tumbler finishing. All materials will be provided, including ster silver, bronze, and copper (in di‹erent shaped wires), saw blades, solder, and sandpaper. A materials fee of $40 is payable to the - instru tor on the day of the class. COURSE CODE: JEBB Sec. 01: Friday, 5:30-9:30pm. Jan. 21 | $80

BEGINNING JEWELRY: STERLING SILVER PENDANT WITH BEZEL-SET STONE Laurie Savage | Metalsmith

JEWELRY BEGINNING JEWELRY Laura Jaklitsch | Metalsmith, laurajaklitsch.com

Beginning jewelry-making students can continue learnin this workshop which focuses on creating a sterling silve pendant with a bezel-set cabochon stone. Students will develop their fabrication skills, including drilling, sawing, pie filing, multiple soldering techniques, making jump rings, satin fin and setting the stone. All materials will be provided: sterlin sheet and wire, copper (for practice), cabochon stone, saw blades, solder, and sandpaper. A materials fee of $40 is payable to the - instru tor on the day of the class. COURSE CODE: JEPD Sec. 01: Friday, 5:30-9:30pm. Mar. 25 | $80

INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY

Laura Jaklitsch Inthismulti-weekclass,beginningjewelrystudentswill learn to | Metalsmith, laurajaklitsch.com designandfabricatetheirownhandcraftedjewelry.Students For students who have completed our multi-week willlearnhowtotexture,file,form,solder,sand,andpolishas Beginning Jewelry class, or have taken 3 or more theymakedi‹erentprojects,whichmayincludearing,bangles,and single-session beginner jewelry classes, join us t bezel-settingastone.Allmaterialswillbeprovidedandthere isa$50 your design and fabrication skills. You will undertake m further materialsfeepayabletotheinstructoronthefirstdayofclass. challenging projects while learning how to customize them, the COURSE CODE: JEBE Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6-9pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $360

include a hollow ring project, prong setting, and tube setting a s All materials will be provided and there is a $50 materials fee paya to the instructor on the first day of class.

BEGINNING JEWELRY: STERLING SILVER BAND RING

COURSE CODE: JWIN Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 6-9pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $360

Laurie Savage | Metalsmith

ADVANCED STUDIO JEWELRY

Beginning jewelry making students will learn the fundamental Laurie Savage | Metalsmith techniques for designing and fabricating a sterling silver textured band ring. Students will learn how to texture, file,If you have taken ten or more intermediate/advanced-leve jewelry classes or have a similar experience, join us to po form, solder, sand, and polish the ring. All materials will be provided, including sterling silver, copper (for practicing techniques), saw your skills to the highest level. You’ll enjoy open studi blades, solder, and sandpaper. A materials fee of $40 is payable towhich the to create the jewelry of your own design with direction fro instructor. There is no materials fee; please bring the material instructor on the day of the class. intend to use. Enrollment in this class is allowed only with per COURSE CODE: JEWR from the instructor; email us your request at info@ccae.org and Sec. 01: Friday, 5:30-9:30pm. Jan. 14 | $80 include your experience. The instructor will reply to you directl Sec. 02: Friday, 5:30-9:30pm. Feb. 25 | $80 C O U R S E C O D E : J E WA Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 6-9pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $350

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GLASS STAINED GLASS DESIGN Michel L’Huillier | Stained Glass and Fusing Artist

Usingthecopperfoilmethod,createastainedglasspanelup ( tosquare 5.1 feet)Learn . todevelopyourideasintoquick sketchesandthenintoafull-scaledesign.Fromthere,playwi shapes,colors,andtexturestobringyourdesigntolife.Learntocut glassaccurately,foil,andsolder.Classtuitionincludesamateri C O U R S E C O D E : S TG A Sec. 01: 4 Sundays, 10am-4:30pm. Begins Jan. 23 | $335

TEXTURED GLASS: LOW RELIEF FUSED GLASS PANELS OPEN STUDIO METALSMITHING AND JEWELRY

Michel L’Huillier | Stained Glass and Fusing Artist

Create a low relief mold made with ceramic fiber (a soft material easily cut or torn) on top of which 3 layers of glass (8” Laurie Savage | Metalsmith x 1 ”) will be kiln-fired at 150 °. The glass sheets will become one solid piece and take the imprint of the texture and the sha If you are or have been a metalsmithing or a jewelry student, fiber pieces exactly like you handcrafted it. You will have the join us to work independently on projects of your ownthe design option to bring colors to your project by cutting colored pieces with direction from the instructor. Intermediate-level transparent fusible glass. Your instructor will fire your creat experience is required. Please bring the materials you intend to use. If own kiln. A $135.0 materials fee per student will be included in the you have any questions, please email info@ccae.org before the first class and we will have the instructor reply to you directly.tuition. Your glass creation will be returned to you ready to be displayed in a sturdy custom wooden frame. No previous glass COURSE CODE: OPMT experience is necessary. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

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FIBER ARTS

COURSE CODE: KILN Sec. 01: Sunday, 2-4pm. Jan. 23 | $195

GLASS FUSING: SUSHI SET Michel L’Huillier | Stained Glass and Fusing Artist

In this 3-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of glass fusing while having fun playing with glass shapes, colors, and textures. First, through a series fun exercises, you will learn how to use glass powders, frits, and KNITTING FOR BEGINNERS stringers. Then, you’ll design and create your own sushi set: a big Sarah Guérin | Certified Master Knitter square plate or long channel plate, 2 individual dishes 6” x 6”, and on As an introduction to knitting, we will cover casting on and o‹ small dipping sauce dish 3” x 3”. A $125 materials fee is included in as well as the only two stitches in knitting: knit and purl. Once Additional dishes can be made for $25 extra; big plates f the tuition. comfortable with these new skills we will move on to$5 knitting extra, payable to the instructor during class. Please note: in the round and shaping techniques with increasing and decreasing students must wear closed-toed shoes; safety glasses will be stitches. We will also discuss the di‹erence between various fibers Your instructor will fire your pieces in his own kiln. The provided. and how to choose wisely for each project. With your newly acquired be available at the CCAE within two weeks. skills, you will be able to whip up birthday and holiday gifts for COURSE CODE: GFSS everyone you know as well as special projects for yourself. Sec. 01: Sunday, 1-4pm. Feb. 27 | $200 COURSE CODE: BKNT Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 26 | $250

INTRODUCTION TO SCREENPRINTING Natalia Slattery | Artist, nataliaslattery.com Screen printing, or silkscreen as it’s sometimes called, is a versatile print process perfect for both bold designs and soft painterly prints. In this class, students will learn the basics of screen printing at home, including using various forms of resist, printing on fabric, and creating a DIY exposure unit for making detailed stencils from printed transparen cies. Over the course of 8 weeks, students will find inspiration in contemporary printmakers and learn through demonstration, hands- on work time, and opportunities for feedback from the class. COURSE CODE: SLKS Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $230

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WOODWORKING INTRODUCTION TO WOODWORKING: BUILD A BOX Dana Farmer | Woodworking Instructor

Become familiar with typical woodworking tools and the basics of joinery and construction techniques by building the foundational shape from which most furniture and structures are constructed: a box! We will discuss di‹erent types of wood and what factors go into your choice of material. We will also discuss di‹erent types of joints, and both the structural and aesthetic reasons you may want to use one joint method over another. Students should plan on spending around $50 on materials.

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WOOD CARVING WITH SMALL TOOLS Dan Paret | Woodworker, planesimplebox.com

Wood carving is a relaxing, meditative endeavor. Once you gain a bit of facility with the tools and an understanding of how wood is likely to respond, your carving space will become a place of refuge and escape. Our approach will be relaxed, the mood WOODWORKING OPEN SHOP quiet and encouraging. Through a series of demonstrations and Carl Spagnoli | Woodworker discussions, you will be introduced to a variety of wood carving techniques and styles, all of which can be carved with a modest setIn ofthis open shop, students have time and space to complet small wood carving tools. Each class will include a demonstration,modest projects of their choosing under the guidance of a time for beginning the work, and for asking questions. Between instructor. Refine your knowledge about tools, woods, join classes, you will have an opportunity to finish the project and andhone tool sharpening with both hand tools and a range of power to your skills. We will share our work and the instructor will answer Students should plan on spending $50- 1 on materials depending questions before moving on to the next carving project. on the scope of their projects. It is recommended that student taken an Introduction to Woodworking class at CCAE, or have COURSE CODE: HTDC previous woodworking experience. Sec. 01: 7 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Begins Feb. 1 | $210

WOODWORKING: INDEPENDENT WORKSHOP

C O U R S E C O D E : W KC A Sec. 01: 10 Fridays, 6-9pm. Begins Jan. 14 | $370

Dan Paret | Woodworker, planesimplebox.com In an environment with equal parts seriousness and levity, we will work independently on projects of our own choosing. Working alongside like-minded people We offer discounted parking we will share the joys, challenges, setbacks, and little victories of with validation at the making wood objects. The instructor in this workshop will participate as a maker in addition to supervising the shop environment. He will Charles Hotel Garage and answer questions, share insights, and provide guidance, but mostly he the University Place Garage. will be teaching by example while other makers take full charge of their own projects. Please note that only a limited selection of Charles Square Garage machine tools will also be available for use, which will be discussed during the first class. All skill levels are welcome as long as you are 3 : 0 pm: First two hours discounted $ 1 per hour. Before prepared to work independently.

Discounted Parking for CCAE Students

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3 : 0 pm- 1 am, Monday through Friday: Purchase a $ 6 sticker at the CCAE Registration Desk. You will affix it your parking ticket in lieu of further payment. University Place Garage Before 4 pm, Monday through Friday: < 1 hr = $ 5 1 - 5 hrs = $ 1 0 You must exit by 2 am. Free parking in Harvard Square on Sundays!

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Performing Arts “Itwasanexcellent andenjoyableclass, andChris[Brenne] wasthebestguitar teacherIhavehad.” —JIN C., BEGINNER GUITAR

Allmusicstudentsmustprovidetheirowninstruments.Studentswillneedtorentaninstrumentiftheydonotownone.

THEATRE ACTING WORKSHOP: THE BASICS

STORYTELLING AS PERFORMANCE

Dewayne Nelson | Actor on Stage, Film & TV

Explore the basics of acting for stage and film. We will work We all have a unique story inside us and this is your opport with scripts from contemporary plays and films, connecting nity to tell yours! The key to successful storytelling lies our e‹orts to the work of living playwrights and film directors. just in the well- crafted story itself but in how the stor We will use theater games and improvisation, having fun while presented taking to make an intimate connection with your listeners chances. We will cover the audition process, what casting companies movement, nuance are skills critical to the actor are key and th seek in an actor, and practical tips about the industry andbe how taught! to getJoin us in exploring this exciting art form and release t work as an actor. hidden actor in you. C O U R S E C O D E : AC T 1 Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $260

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IMPROVISATION: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Mary Valentine King | Actor and Director Explore fresh and novel approaches to problem-solving in this introduction to improvisation. Meet new friends and enjoy developing unique skills while designing innovative solutions to everyday situations. Through the exploration of group exercises and theater games, you will have the opportunity to grow and exercise your creativity in a safe and respectful environment. No experience necessary! COURSE CODE: IMPV Sec. 01: Friday, 5:45-8:45pm. Jan. 14 | $80

ACTING: THE MASTER CLASS Mary Valentine King | Actor and Director Through lecture, mock audition, scene study, and monologues, this workshop concentrates on growth and development, tailored to your specific gifts and performance needs. Intended for those who have had some acting experience, it will o‹er a specialized format focusing on confronting stage fright, vocal projection, body language, and the use of e‹ective gestures, to help you build a robust acting persona. Critical feedback and suggestions will enable you to engage, inuence, and impact your future audiences. COURSE CODE: THMC Sec. 01: 6 Fridays, 5:45-8:45pm. Begins Jan. 21 | $250

STAND UP COMEDY WRITING AND PERFORMANCE Joshua Filipowski | Comedy Instructor

DANCE

ADULT TAP DANCE LESSONS Jai Underhill | Tap Dancer Everyone can Tap Dance, all you need are tap shoes, a oor, and some tap steps and rhythms to practice and play with.

Have you ever thought about trying stand-up comedy? Or do you want to take your stand-up and comedy writing to the C O U R S E C O D E : TA P S next level? This workshop will help you find your inner Sec. 01: 8 Saturdays, 10am-11pm. Begins Jan. 15 | $170 comedic voice, whittle down to find the funny, or punch up what already is. Students will also be given several opportunities outside of class to perform. DANCE FOR A ROMANTIC OCCASION

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Jim Spellman | Dancer

This class will prepare you and your partner to dance with ease and grace. You will experience the joy of leading and following. Simple patterns of movement will be taught. We wil introduce basic elements of waltz; foxtrot, bolero, and romantic EXPLORING VOICEOVERS WORKSHOP two-step that can help you pick your style and song. If you have a Nancy Halpin | Voice Talent & V.O. Producer favorite song, feel free to bring it to complement the instructo Have you been told you have a great speaking voice? Have playlist. LGBTQ couples welcome. you wondered how to monetize it working in voice- over, but COURSE CODE: WEDD don’t know how to begin? Join us to learn essential strategies Sec. 01: 2 Fridays, 6-8pm. Feb. 4 & 11 | $110 per pair for pursuing the craft of voice- over. You’ll get candid, insider tips on working as a VO actor. We’ll discuss VO acting techniques, making great VO demos, home studios with marketing strategies. You’ll have an opportunity to perform a commercial and get professional feedback in a nurturing, fun, no-pressure environment. You’ll leave the Consider a CCAE workshop with an action- oriented game plan! COURSE CODE: OICE Sec. 01: Monday, 7:45-9:45pm. Mar. 7 | $50

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INSTANT GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS Chris Brenne | Musician & Composer, B.A. Berklee College of Music

This is a guitar class for beginners on steroids! We’ll use innovative practice methods to get faster and better r without taxing your valuable time. Anyone can buy a chord Michael Frank | Ph.D. Cornell University book, look up songs on YouTube, or download a tab, but this class wil Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Niebelungen, made show you how to make use of these resources. We’ll focus on how to up of four very long operas, is among the most put a chord progression together with rhythm and expression to monumental works of art ever created: a full songs using strumming and some fingerpicking. You’ll walk out of the performance would take longer than the total time of thisfirst course. lesson having started playing your first song! Students hav It took Wagner twenty-six years to write the work, and even a cursory bring their guitar or rent one. CCAE does not provide them in clas study of the mythology, the libretti, and importantly, the music C O Uwould RSE CODE: GTB1 take years. This course will simply attempt to provide - a verySec. prelimi 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $250 nary introduction to this work; we’ll look at the overarching shape of the storyline, become familiar with the main musical ideas or leitmotivs, study more carefully some of the Ring’s greatest musical GUITAR FOR ADVANCED BEGINNERS INSTANT scenes, and if time allows, do a detailed analysis of the firstChris act of Brenne | Musician & Composer, B.A. Berklee College of Music Die Walkure. This is a continuing guitar on steroids! We’ll make use of COURSE CODE: RING practice methods that will get faster and better resul Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $225 without taxing your valuable time. Moreover, we’ll explore transitions between chords and tricks that will help you nav song. We’ll cover all the basic chords, strums, and even some MEETING THE BOSTON CELTIC MUSIC SCENE fingerpicking and melody/leads! We will also talk about and try some Adam Bern | Musician, Violinist, Composer of the ways that musicians use to make a song come alive! The digita Have you ever been to an Irish pub around the Boston PDF file of the book is included in the fee. area, heard musicians at the corner of the pub ripping COURSE CODE: GTB2 a tune and clearly having the time of their life, and Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $250 thought to yourself, “This looks like fun, I wish I could join in!” Then this is the class for you! We will dive into some of the Boston Celtic music scene’s unique repertoire so you can play in your first jam session! All INTRODUCTION TO UKULELE instruments and levels are welcome! Amy Kucharik | amykucharik.com

EXPLORING WAGNER’S RING

COURSE CODE: BCMI Sec. 01: 4 Saturdays, 1-3pm. Begins Jan. 15 | $120

The approachable ukulele, more popular than ever, is the instrument of choice for great-sounding, portable music. You’ll learn the basics quickly so you can start playing so you love right away. Simple chords will have you sounding great afte THE 45s ERA: WHEN SINGLES RULED! just one class, and you’ll soon have a repertoire ranging from Tin 1955-1989 Alley ukulele classics to current pop hits. You will learn trick hunting down ukulele song chord charts online and adapting th Gregory Leschishin | Facilitator strumming and singing pleasure! No prior experience is This class discusses and illustrates how popyour music of necessary; bring your ToTototo. the 1950s through the 1980s became hits. The

charts were determined by airplay and sales C O U R S E C O D E : U K E 1 Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $225 calculated by methods that only a few people had control over. Hundreds of songs were released by many independent record labels seeking the opportunity to snag a hit. Cash Box Magazine was one of CONTINUING UKULELE the prominent music publications that Dick Clark, Solid Gold, and Rick Amy Kucharik | amykucharik.com Dees’ Weekly Top 40 used to count down the hits. Students will have a weekly musical scavenger hunt and be encouraged to share their You’ve learned several basic chords and strummin memories as well as selected songs. Relive and rediscover your 45 what’s next? In this continuing class, elevate your collections with this fun class! skills to move to the next level. Learn how to play

COURSE CODE: ER AS Sec. 01: 6 Thursdays, 6-8:30pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $170

barre chords uidly, strum interesting rhythms in a variety of gen and enhance your strumming with cool percussive techniques. Lea to play and sing a wide variety of songs and know which strum patterns to use. We’ll investigate how to make intros and outr cool and pave the way for exploring fingerstyle uke.

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BEGINNING FINGERSTYLE UKULELE Anne Ku | Ukulele Instructor

Fingerstyle ukulele refers to using individual fingers to pluck the melody, accompaniment, or both, like the way folk musicians and singer/songwriters-accompa ny themselves with fingerpicking. Produce a sweeter sound from your ukulele by using the correct fingers with proper fingerpicking techniques. This instrumental ukulele path leads to chord melody arrangements, solo playing, and instrumental ensemble performance, from duets to larger groups. No prerequisite.

COURSE CODE: PICK Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $225

CONTINUING FINGERSTYLE UKULELE Anne Ku | Ukulele Instructor

Journey into instrumental ukulele and discover how PIANO: BEGINNER LEVEL 2 beautiful your ukulele can sound. Convert a lead sheet into a chord melody arrangement, where the Penrose Allphin | Composer melody notes and the chords intertwine and co- exist. Explore Have you always wanted to learn the piano? This class will di‹erent genres of music, including classical, folk, pop, and rock. have you playing piano in no time! Level 2 is for those who can Replicate instrumental ri‹s with your ukulele to mimic a bass guitar, play with two hands together and read the grand sta‹. rhythmic guitar, lead guitar, synthesizer, piano, and other instruments. COURSE CODE: PNO2 Expand beyond solo playing to duets, trios, and ensemble playing. Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 7:15-8:15pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $250 Prerequisite: Beginning Fingerstyle Ukulele or equivalent.

COURSE CODE: PIK2 Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $225

PIANO

INSTANT PIANO FOR HOPELESSLY BUSY PEOPLE

No Class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

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BEGINNER RECORDER John Tyson | Performer, Teacher, Renaissonics.com

The recorder is the most played instrument in the world. I enchanting tone and a huge repertoire of early, classical popular, and world music styles make it popular with amate Learn all the chords needed to play any pop song in one and professionals and its ergonomic design allows players with n afternoon! You’ll learn how to construct major, minor, and previous experience to instantly discover a great variety of so seventh chords; practice and memorize chords; and and creative possibilities. Come discover how easy the basic re transpose a song into your key, play a song by ear, and accompany technique is while exploring a wide variety of solo and ensemble yourself singing. It is essential to know the notes on the piano and repertoire. Instruments will be available for purchase from the have a basic knowledge of the treble clef. You can download a free instructor. brochure on Debbie’s website, EasyPianoStyles.com, under the “Free COURSE CODE: RECD Music” tab which teaches you the basics of music notation.

Deborah Gruber | B.M., M.M., easypianostyles.com

COURSE CODE: INPI Sec. 01: Saturday, 10am-1pm. Feb. 19 | $90

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Sec. 01: 10 Thursdays, 4:45-6:15pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $285

RECORDER ENSEMBLE John Tyson | Performer, Teacher, Renaissonics.com

A Chamber Ensemble for all sizes of recorders. Open to Intermediate and Advanced players with ensemble experi Do you have a piano or keyboard at home but you don’t know ence. Repertoire includes Renaissance, Baroque, - contempo how to play? Do you want to play your favorite songs on the rary, popular, and world music styles. Come join the fun! piano? During these unprecedented home-staying times, how COURSE CODE: RECE about making some piano music at home! Online piano classes will Sec. 01: 10 Thursdays, 6:20-7:50pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $285 teach you how to read music, how to play both hands together, and how to learn a new song more quickly. Join us to master the basics of beginning-level piano playing. Requirement: you need to have a keyboard or piano at home.

Penrose Allphin | Composer

COURSE CODE: PNO1 Sec. 01: 9 Mondays, 6-7pm. Begins Jan. 10 | $250 No class Jan. 17 & Feb. 21

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Individual Lessons

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Life & Wellness

“TakingaclasswithNeil [Hayward]isalwaysa delightfullearningexperience —BETH G., ADVANCED BIRDWATCHING: SPRING MIGRATION

MIND & BODY YOGA FOR A BETTER BACK

GENTLE YOGA

Eric Bornstein | Kripalu-Certified Yoga Instructor, M.L.A., Harvard

This posture sequencing guides you through poses (asanas) Thisclassisintendedforthosewantingagentleapproacht in a mindful ow designed to source all our movement from asana(physicalyoga)practice.Youcanexpecttolearnbasic our deep strength and to discover the beauty in our yogaposes,pranayama(breathing),andmeditation.Wewillpay movement. We will practice strategies to lengthen stubborn attentiontoalignment,breath,andstillnessofmind.Comeasyoua hamstrings and hips, eliminate pain and compression in yourClower OURSE CODE: GENY back and neck, and create opening and exibility in your upper back Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 12:15-1:15pm. Begins Jan. 13 | $130 and shoulders. Careful attention is shown to our awareness of proper posture and breathing (pranayama) while in transitions and in stillness. Please bring your yoga mat.

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FULL BODY MASSAGE TECHNIQUES WITH A PARTNER Eric Bornstein | Kripalu-Certified Yoga Instructor, M.L.A., Harvard

TAI CHI FOR BEGINNERS Cho Li | Instructor

Originally one of the ancient Chinese martial arts, Tai Ch practiced today primarily as a method of exercise that Bring a friend or significant other to learn basic Esalen/ cultivates physical and mental harmony in movement. Its Swedish massage strokes through lecture, discussion, slow, uid forms based on the Chinese principle of yin and yang, and demonstration, and supervised practice. The Saturday class its emphasis on relaxed, e‹ortless movement makes it ideal for takes more time to cover the worksheet on massage strokes for the people of all ages. You will learn the first section of the traditi back and uses an extended syllabus that includes legs and feet. Each Yang-style of long-form Tai Chi. Wear loose, comfortable clothes and participant can look forward to a 90-minute massage. Each pair soft, at shoes. should bring 2 pillows, 2 sheets or large towels, and a squeezed bottle C O U R S E C O D E : TAC H of oil. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. To be able to massage the Sec. 01: 8 Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15pm. Begins Jan. 11 | $165 entire back, women should wear a low-back bathing suit or halter/ bathing suit top that opens in the back.

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TAROT FOR BEGINNERS Sally Cragin | Astrologer

This hands- on workshop includes the history of this uniqu art form and its practices. Students will learn the rudi IMPROVE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND the four suits, the significance of the numbers, and the interpretation of “Major Arcana” cards. Discussion encouraged, a CLEAR YOUR MIND WITH IRON KIM we will practice some simple readings, and then move on to more MOVING MEDITATION METHODS complex readings. We use the Rider-Waite deck, designed by Pamela Seanne Sullivan | Instructor Colman-Smith for in- class readings. Appropriate for beginners, and those wishing to practice and improve their abilities. In this course, you will learn three sets of moving O U R S E C O D E : TA R O meditation movements that strengthen yourCimmune Sec. 01: Monday, 7:45-9:45pm. Mar. 7 | $50 system, decrease stress, and increase energy. The time-tested sequences, which come from a 150 -year old line of traditional martial arts, harmonize the Yin and Yang of the body by THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE: opening the energy meridians. This, in turn, immediately increases internal and external body strength. In addition to strengthening and FOR IMPROVING POSTURE PRINCIPLES balancing the upper, middle, and lower body, the movements prepare AND RELIEVING PAIN the practitioner for stationary meditation. Participants will also learn Jill Geiger | Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique both a standing and sitting meditation technique.

The Alexander Technique: Principles for Improving Posture and Relieving Pain Jill Geiger Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique Interested in improving your posture moving with ease, and reducing sti‹ness, pain and tension? Since Q IFLOW WATER 190 the principles of the Alexander Technique have enabled - individ als of all ages to reduce tension and stress, improve the perform Leda Elliot | Tai Chi Master of all of life’s activities, and experience lasting relief from chr QiFlowisasoothingandgentleexerciseprogramthat In this class, you’ll experience how they can be applied to everyda interweavesthemostpowerfulande‹ectiveelements activities to help you feel, move and look better. ofTaiChi,QiGong,andbreathworkintooneseasonal COURSE CODE: MODO Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 7-8:15pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $170

COURSE CODE: TECH owthatenhancesvitality,mentalclarity,andexibility.Carefully Sec. 01: season, 2 Thursdays, 7:30-8:30pm. Jan. 20 & 27 | $50 curatedtoalignwiththefourmainseasonsandonetransitional theexercisesincorporatetheancientChinesetheoryoftheFive Elements.EachseasonalQiFlowisdesignedtohelpunblockenergy BECOMING HEALTHIER stagnationwhileopeninguptheinternalenergypathways. Frances Lin | Health Coach COURSE CODE: QIFL

Sec. 01: 8 Wednesdays, 7-8pm. Begins Jan. 12 | $155

Our dream is not only to live long but to live long pain-free move freely, and hopefully, medicine-free. Many people pay attention to eating healthy, exercising, losing weight, an getting regular checkups. Yet, there is another important know one must obtain to avoid major health crises down the road, whi understanding the body’s signals and solving problems from the causes. Come join this class for your long-term true good health!

COURSE CODE: WELL Sec. 01: 2 Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm. Jan. 26 & Feb. 2 | $50

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INTRODUCTION TO CARD MAGIC John Bach | Magician

Ever wanted to amaze family and friends by performing incredible magic tricks anytime, anywhere, with just an WINTER BIRDWATCHING IN BOSTON ordinary deck of playing cards? Now you can, even if you’ve Neil Hayward | Author, Vice President, Brookline Bird Club never touched a deck of cards in your life. In this class, you’ll lear Ever wondered where the birds go in winter? Some of repertoire of dazzling tricks, many requiring no special skill, as w them are still here if you know where to look, while basic sleight- of-hand techniques and professional tips for makin others come from far afield to join them. In fact, magic more powerful and entertaining. winter can be the best time to see some of the more unusual ducks C O U R S E C O D E : M AG I and water birds. We’ll study some of the species, learn where to Sec.find 01: 4 Fridays, 7:30-9pm. Begins Jan. 28 | $150 them, and discuss how birds cope with the stresses of the season. In the classroom, we’ll study some of the species, learn where to find THE ART OF SELF-COMPASSION them, and discuss how birds cope with the stresses of the season. We’ll also take a brisk walk along part of the Emerald Necklace Lauren Mackler | laurenmackler.com (Jamaica Pond and Olmsted Park) in search of these snowbirds. This class is ideal for complete beginners, those who have taken the In this skill-packed class, coach, psychotherapist, CNN commentator, and bestselling author Solemate:ofMaster the introductory Birdwatching for Beginners class, or anyone who just Art of Aloneness & Transform Your Life, Lauren Mackler, wants to get out and enjoy the winter weather. o‹ers practical ways to cultivate greater self- compassion as a n COURSE CODE: WBRD way of being in your daily life. You’ll learn essential tools for bui Sec. 01: 2 Tuesdays, 5:15-7:15pm. Jan. 18 & 25 | self- esteem and confidence, and appreciation for the unique perso $100 you are. Turn the concept of self-nurturance into concrete behav In-Person Field Trip to Jamaica Pond and Olmsted Park: and create a more loving relationship with yourself. Saturday, Jan. 29 from 9am-12pm.

LEARN BIRDSONGS Neil Hayward | Author, Vice President, Brookline Bird Club

COURSE CODE: SCOP Sec. 01: Thursday, 7-8:30pm. Jan. 27 | $45

THE ART OF EMOTIONAL FREEDOM

Ever wanted to know what the birds are that you hear Lauren Mackler | laurenmackler.com around your home and local travels? This class will Areyouoftenrunbyyourfeelings?Inthispowerful give you the tools to be able to do just that. We’ll be onlineevent,you’lllearnabouttheoriginsofchroni reviewing local species, and use some graphic illustrations and toxicemotions,andpracticaltoolstostoptheir mnemonics to help remember the sounds. We’ll also examine why diminishinge‹ectonyourlife.Whetheryouremotional“addiction”is birds use songs and understand the di‹erences between contact anger,depression, fear,insecurity,orsomeotheremotionalpattern calls, alarm calls, songs, and ight calls. It’s a lot more intricate than coachandbestsellingauthor Solemate: of Master the Art of you might imagine, and this class will hopefully open your eyesrenowned and ears to what’s around you. The course is two-afternoon Zoom Aloneness & Transform Your Life,LaurenMackler,willhelpyoubetter understand thehabitualemotionslimitingyourlife,andhowtotr meetings and a morning spent birding at Mount Auburn Cemetery (or themtoonesthatcreateamorejoyfulinnerandouterenvironmen other local birding hotspot depending on possible Covid-related closures) where we’ll practice our new skills. COURSE CODE: BSNG Sec. 01: 2 Thursdays, 5:15-7:15pm. Jan. 20 & 27 | $130

COURSE CODE: EFRE Sec. 01: Saturday, 10am-11:30pm. Mar. 26 | $45

In-Person Field Trip to Mount Auburn Cemetery: Sunday Jan. 30 from 9am-12pm.

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“Rachel[Deluca]isverysupportiveandengaging withherstudentsandhasdoneanexceptionaljob presentingonline.Sheisorganizedandwarmand makestheonlineexperienceasgoodasitcanbe… Sheisopentofeedbackandisreallywonderful withherstudentsandhasbeenabrightspotofan otherwiseuninspiredyear.Ihopesheknowshow muchherstudentsappreciateher!”! —TRINA L., PAINTING ABSTRACT ART: ALL LEVELS

Whatour studentssay: “OurZoomsessionshavebeenincredibly insightfulandhelpedmetoreflecton myexperiencesasanimmigranttothe USfromSingapore…Itrulyappreciate theopportunitytohavetakenthisclass andlearnedalotfromSteve[Bloomberg] aboutUSbusinesscultureandhowto projectconfidenceintheworkplace.” —NORAH, ESL ADVANCED: MEETINGS AND PRESENTATION

“[SusanGlassman]whoisscholarly,fullyprepared, enthusiasticandcoversthematerialwithattention detailandasksrelevantandthoughtprovokingquestion Classisexcitingandtimeisspentcoveringthemes, characters,settingandplot.Weareneverdisappointed becausesomuchattentionandpreparationisprovided. Arichbibliographyaccompanieseachclassifstudents wishtodoextrareadingandparticipationislivelyandata highlevel.Wonderfulclass!” —MARTHA S., NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S SHORT STORIES

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CCAE Winter 2022 Class Catalog

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Mind & Body

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WORLD LANGUAGES

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Level Descriptions for ESL & World Languages