Albany Adult School Older Adult Classes

Classes for Older Adults

*Indicates limited enrollment.

indicates State supported.

All classes for older adults are free, however the Senior Center charges a small fee for use of the facility, payable at the Senior Center. It is advisable to register early through Albany Adult School, since classes fill quickly. Students must be 55 or older. All classes start the week of September 8.

American and European Short Stories

Instructor Bio (Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Birds play a role in each story in the fiction anthology "Birds in the Hand." Edited by a father and daughter, this splendid collection was published by North Point Press. Please buy your own copy.

Section 061200

Stories

Free

Mon

11:30am-1:30pm

Ratner

SRC

Communication: Writing Memoirs

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Learn how to describe your experiences in vivid language. Teacher and classmates will help you recreate places, time periods and events. Join us to write short pieces or longer memoirs. Class is warm and supportive.

Section 064000	Memiors A	Mon	3:00-5:00pm	Hyman	SRC
Section 064001	Memoirs B	Tue	2:30-4:30pm	Hyman	SRC

Contemporary American Novels

Instructor Bio (Online registration: class is in the Older Adult category) "The Known World," which earned Edward P. Jones a Pulitzer Prize, is a brilliantly imagined historical novel. Its unusual style is as striking as its intimate treatment of slavery. Please buy your own copy.

Section 061500

Contemporary

Free

Wed

3:00-5:00pm

Ratner

SRC

Cultural Studies

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Each week students will learn about a specific culture…its political, social and artistic contributions through a variety of explorations including: media, film, art, literature, dance, music, food, guest speakers and visits to cultural centers in the Bay Area. Students will also have opportunities to share their own cultural traditions and interests.

Section 061300

Culture

Free

Wed

1:00-3:00pm

Louie

SRC

Fine and Applied Arts: Painting

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Painting, beginning through intermediate. Drawing and composition for students of all levels. Class expands student knowledge of mixing and media. Bring whatever supplies you have to the first class.

Section 063000

Painting

Free

Thu

9:00am-12:00pm

Dalton (Photo)

SRC

Fine and Applied Arts: Papier-mâché Whimsy

Instructor Bio/Class Details (Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) No! This is not your fourth grade flour paste and balloon experience. Your outcomes will be much more sophisticated, thoughtful, playful and creative. Come, observe the class, do messy play and see how we recycle paper, cardboard and plastic into art. Bring a roll of 1 inch masking tape, full newspaper issue, scissors and a couple of coat hangers to the first class.

Section 063400

Papier-mâché

Free

Wed

10:00am-12:00pm

Wilson

SRC

Fine and Applied Arts: Textile Art

Instructor Bio/Class Details (Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Learn cross cultural handwork or turn old jean jacket material or old ties into wearable art or make unique decorator items worked in traditional crewel, Crazy Patch or a bold Northwest Coast button design. Try reverse appliqué such as the San Blas Island people (molas) or Ainus or Hokkaido, Japan. Having no art or drawing experience can be an asset. Bring treasured yardage, sharp scissors, dressmaker pins and a yard of unbleached muslin to first class.

Section 063200

Textile Art

Free

Wed

1:00-3:00pm

Wilson

SRC

Music Appreciation

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Verdi and beyond! We will explore more of the important old and interestingly new DVD productions of Giuseppe V's operas and then on to Puccini.

Section 061800

Music Appreciation

Free

Thu

1:00-3:00pm

Stern (Photo)

SRC

Scientific Perspectives: The Living Planet

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Explore the biology, plants and animals of our home planet earth through a variety of media: award-winning films, readings, guest speakers, field trips and class discussion.

Section 061600

Planet

Free

Tue

10:00am-12:00pm

Louie

SRC

*Theatre Explorations

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Attend matinee performances at the Berkeley Rep and Aurora Theatres with student discount tickets. Discuss pre and post-performances. Guest speakers will enrich the theater experiences. Meets at Northbrae Community Church (NCC), Berkeley. If you want to attend the first class field trip to Aurora Theater at 7 PM on Sunday 9/28/08 please bring $21 in cash & a plain envelope to your class meeting.

Section 062000	Theatre A	Free	Mon	10:00am-12:00pm	Fay	NCC
Section 062001	Theatre B	Free	Mon	1:00-3:00pm	Fay	NCC
Section 062002	Theatre C	Free	Thu	1:00-3:00pm	Fay	NCC

Western Art History Appreciation

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) View and interpret the art, art movements and lives of the great artists in the Western tradition. Course features videos, museum field trips, lectures, readings and class discussion.

Section 061400

Western Art

Free

Fri

2:00-4:00pm

Louie

SRC

World Literature

(Online registration: class is in the Older Adults category) Explore fine literature through lecture and class discussion. Different book each quarter.

Section 064200	World Lit A	Free	Mon	1:00-3:00pm	Hyman	SRC
Section 064201	World Lit B	Free	Tue	10:00am-12:00pm	Hyman	SRC