GENERAL INTEREST Courses

How to Start Any Home Based Business (Virtual)

Turn your talents and hobbies into profits by starting a home business. This is probably the most comprehensive business start up workshop you will ever find. You will discover: more than 250 legitimate home business ideas; mandatory legal documentation; many ways to market your product/service; how to take tax deductions (this workshop included!) If you really want to succeed in a home business, this step-by-step session is a must.

AE310 - LeeAnn Krusemark

The Monarch butterfly is an important pollinator species but their numbers have declined by over 80% since the 1990s. In this course, we’ll learn how to attract and host both adult Monarch butterflies and caterpillars in your yard, deck, porch, etc. Learners will discover how to successfully raise them from the egg all the way to maturity and release.

All courses will be held at Vista Room 203, 2777 34th St S:

AE63 - Kerri Spiering $15 ($12)*

Thursday, 3/9, 6:30-8 PM

AE93

Tuesday, 6/27, 6:30-8 PM

Historic River Walk (All Ages)

Join Mark Peihl, archivist at the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, for this informative walk along the Red River. Check out the historic sites, including the steamboat landing and remnants from the riverfront saloons. Put on your walking shoes and bring the whole family for this two-mile trek on the bike trails by the river. Class will meet outside the front door of the Hjemkomst Center.

Wednesday, 5/24, 6-7:30 PM

Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave N $20 ($15)*

Raising Chickens 101

Interested in raising chickens? Raising Chickens 101 class will help you get started. You will learn the basics of caring for chickens and how to overcome the obstacles. Topics include feed, housing and equipment, as well as general breed and egg information. Join Judy Hansen, who has raised chickens for over 12 years, is a Licensed Veterinary Technician, MN Grown Producer, Registered with the MN Dept of Agriculture, and a MN Certified Poultry Testing Agent, for this engaging discussion.

AE64 - Judy Lynn Hansen

Wednesday, 4/12, 7-9 PM

Vista Room 120, 2777 34th St S

$15 ($12)*

Tuesday, 7/11, 6-8 PM

Virtual

$39 ($34)*

Introduction to Screenwriting for Television or Movies (Virtual)

In this comprehensive session, you will learn about special screenwriting terms and formats for television and the big screen. You will also learn how to plot a story, develop characters, and execute your work in the proper screenwriting format. You will discover the difference between a Treatment, a Spec Script and a Shooting Script and when to do each. You’ll also get an inside look into the business of selling your script to agents and producers.

ABC67A - LeeAnn Krusemark

Saturday, 7/8, 1-2 PM

Virtual

$39 ($34)*

Writing for Online Blogs, Magazines & Websites (Virtual)

You don’t need a journalism degree or previously published articles to write for anyone’s online blog, magazine, or website. Some opportunities offer exposure, while many pay well -- $1 a word and more. In this fast-paced session, you will learn how to: find ideas, sources, and more than 1,000 opportunities that pay, conduct interviews and create interesting content, protect your copyright, write query letters, and then use this credibility to sell other articles or even your self published novel.

ABC70A - LeeAnn Krusemark

Saturday, 7/15, 3-5 PM

Virtual

$39 ($34)*