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Enjoying Wine series
Got Wine Knowledge?
Do you like wine? Have you always wanted to learn more about it? Are you intimidated by the vast number of choices? Would you like to learn how to choose wines to suit your personal taste? Would you like to know to serve them? What to serve them with? How to order wine in a restaurant setting? And what ARE those wine geeks talking about when they refer to a wine’s legs or body?
These questions… and as many more as you can think of to ask, will be answered for you at “ENJOYING WINE” a seminar series by Steven Russon
Where: Kirksville Arts Building, 117 S. Franklin, Downtown (just off the Square)
When: 4 consecutive Wednesday Nights: September 22 & 29, October 6 & 13
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Cost: $80
Sorry… as this class involves tasting wine, participants must be 21 years of age or older.
Questions: Contact Steven at 660.486.3325 or stevenrusson@cvalley.net
To reserve your space: Contact KAA at 660.665.0500 or kvarts@sbcglobal.net
Make a Ribbed Egg Basket
Instructor: Linda Colton
Wednesday, March 24 OR Saturday, March 27
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $ 40.00 (includes materials)
Limited to 8 participants per class
Ribbed baskets are named according to their shape or their special use. The egg basket is an old style that was designed for a variety of uses and they are similar to gizzard or buttocks baskets named because of their humped bottoms. This basket will be made with two round hoops, round reed and a variety of weaving materials. Students will learn to make a God’s Eye at the intersection of the loops.
To register, Call the arts Center at 665-0500 or Linda Colton at 665-1110
Class will be held at the Arts Center.
“Play in a Day” Workshop
Instructors: Half-Full Players, a Truman State University club dedicated to theatre for children.
The “Play-in-a-Day” Workshop will give kids an opportunity to perform for their friends and family in a short play after working on it all day. The workshop will include songs, dance, and a craft time where the children will make a special prop or costume to use during the performance. To have your child participate, just fill out this short form and drop it off at the Kirksville Arts Association by Friday, April 9.
Date: Saturday, April 17
Place: Kirksville Arts Association building
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Parents are invited to come watch the performances at 4 p.m)
Maximum: 30 participants
Cost: $10.00 fee due with Registration form.
Enjoying Wine
Instructor: Steven Russon
Class description:
Mankind has known and enjoyed wine for more than 9000 years, but still for many of us, it is misunderstood… even intimidating.
In this fun class, you’ll
• Learn a little history.
• Touch on how wine grapes are grown. (Viticulture)
• Learn how different types of wine are made. (Enology)
• Learn to “decode” the bottle label.
• Know what to expect from what’s inside.
• Learn about choosing, gifting, serving, and enjoying wine.
• Discover which wines enhance which foods and why.
• Learn to taste and evaluate wines like a professional.
• Taste different wines and learn to identify them.
• Learn to trust your own evaluations.
Class meetings: Four consecutive Wednesdays, 7-9:00 pm
April 7, 14, 21, 28th.
Fee: $65.00 (plus $15 materials fee)
Class size is 10 -15 (8 minimun)
Students must be 21 years of age to taste wines.
To register, call 665-0500 or contact StevenRusson@cvalley.net | 660-651-8637
Steven Russon has worked as a Wine Educator for many California wineries. He is an award-winning winemaker, free-lance wine writer, and a wine judge.
Beginning Digital Photography
Learn how to:
- Take photos with your digital camera
- Use the settings on your camera
- Transfer pictures from your camera to a computer
- Send images by email
- Get prints, cd’s or products with your pictures
Students must have a digital camera, a computer with internet access, and an email address.
Instructor: Jana Russon
Class meetings: Four consecutive Wednesdays, 7-9:00 pm
April 7, 14, 21, and 28th.
Fee: $70.00
Class size is 8-10 minimun.
Register by April 1
Call 665-0500 OR contact Jana at 660-651-8632.
About Classes
The above pictures are some of the classes offered at the Kirksville Arts Center in 2008. From left to right, handmade designer Christmas cards (Originals Paper Art), Basket weaving & handmade journals (Originals Paper Art).
All of our workshops and classes take place at the Kirksville Arts Center, 117 S. Franklin, downtown Kirksville.To be fair to our instructors, we do request a minimum of five students in order to conduct a class. Many of our classes also require the instructor to provide you with materials that need to be prepared in advance, so please, sign up early and bring a friend!
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