FALL 2009
| Arts | Holidays | |
| Cooking Yocona Inn Style | Music | |
| Dance | Kids | |
| Education | Technology | |
| Food | Community Interests |
For Artists
Book Arts Class - This course is closed.
Books and Cards! Get ready for the holiday gift giving early! Learn how to make several types of bound books and Pop-Up cards. Everyone loves hand made cards that you have put your heart into making. A personal memory book would be perfect for almost anyone in the family. Like an old fashioned quilting bee, making books is a social affair, so come join the fun and learn to make book bindings like the pamphlet binding, concertina, and post and screw.
Instructor: Katherine Rhodes Fields
Dates: October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, and 17
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: UM Art Department, Meek Hall Rm. 224
Fee: $225.00
Materials list:
| Linen thread | Needles with big eye | Xacto knife/blades |
| pencils | masking tape | Domestic Etch 20x26 |
| 1“ brush | Small bowl (for glue) | 1 pkg copy & print paper white or beige |
| scissors | 18” metal ruler | 1 pkg 65# cover paper |
| Embroidery thread | Awl, light duty | Color canson paper (book covers) |
| Small thin ribbon | Yes Paste | Bone folder pointed |
Chain Making
In this class, participants will be making a byzantine bracelet. It will be made from argentium sterling silver. The class will meet from 9:00 a.m. – until 3:00 p.m. with a break for lunch at 12:00 p.m. Tools will be furnished or participants can bring their own. Participants will use two sets of pliers, either two that they are comfortable with out of the bent nose, chain nose, or flat nose pliers. Class size is limited to 10 people.
Instructor: Virginia Murphree
Date: December 5, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Depot
Fee: $40.00
Fall Watercolor Class - This course is closed.
The class will include demonstrations of techniques, lectures and projects. The watercolor techniques taught include wet on dry, dry in wet and wet on wet, and styles will include abstract and still life compositions.
Instructor: Laurie Fisher
Date: October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, and 17
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: UM Art Department, Meek Hall Rm. 219
Fee: $225.00
Materials list:
- Watercolor paint in tubes: brands may range in price as do grades of those brands, for instance, “professional” or “artist quality” colors will be more expensive than the student grades, Cotman and Academy are student grades. If you have old paint that has dried up in tubes, don’t throw it away, it can be used. Suggested Colors: NO black or white, alizarin crimson, carmine, vermilion red, viridian, prussian blue, manganese blue, indigo, van dyke brown, sepia, hookers green dark, hookers green light, sap green, yellow ochre, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, cadmium orange, ultramarine blue, all Windsor colors, Antwerp blue, burnt sienna, burnt umber, raw sienna, raw umber, turquoise, rose madder, purple lake, lemon yellow and more.
- A portfolio to contain your materials
- Sponges, natural (ceramic class sponges are good)
- Watercolor pencils and crayons (caran d’ache are best)
- Bamboo brushes or watercolor brushes, assorted sizes, old toothbrushes, (no oil or acrylic painting brushes) and a brush just for gesso use
- Small spray bottle for spraying water on the painting surfaces
- A small bottle of gesso
- Rubber cement or watercolor resist
- Blue painters tape and old drawing boards or foam core boards
- Watercolor paper, one 18’x 24’ pad of 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper
The Woodshop Demystified - Woodworking 101 - This course is closed.
This class is designed for beginners! Ladies and gentlemen, be prepared to make Thursday night your favorite night of the week when you sign up for this class! It is a hands-on exploration of basic woodworking in a real shop! Machine safety and function, basic wood finishing, joinery techniques, and characteristics of wood will be discussed, demonstrated, and utilized as students build several small projects. This class is limited to 10 participants.
Instructor: Kevin Waddell
Date: October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, and 17
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: UM Art Department, Meek Hall Rm. 20
Fee: $225.00 plus $50.00 materials fee for glue, wood, stains, etc.
Materials list
Pencil; tape measure; inexpensive combination square; an old license plate; Optional Equipment: carving tools, chisels, paint and brushes, bottle caps and other decorative objects, glue gun.
For the Community
Japanese Business Communication and Culture Class
Those interested in exploring Japanese language and culture will find this course to be an easy and enjoyable way for beginners to learn about greetings, writing systems, useful vocabulary and culture. The class will focus on developing basic communicative skills in business contexts and on understanding Japanese customs, manners and structures. Various aspects of culture, such as Japanese calligraphy, tea, foods, and education system will be also introduced.
Instructor: Naomi Yamakawa
Date: October 28, November 4, 11, 18
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lott Room 213
Fee: $55.00
Personal Protection for Women Workshop
Personal Protection is more than being able to use your fists. It is recognizing and avoiding danger before something bad happens: on the street, on a date, in the home, while driving, shopping, and traveling, at school, at work, and so much more. Simple self-defense techniques, that really work, will be taught. Get your “What If?” questions answered. No experience or fitness level required. Don’t wait until it’s too late!
Instructor: Mark Chevalier, The Mississippi Center for Martial Arts Director
Date: September 30, 2009
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $35.00
For Dancers
Beginning Belly Dancing - This course is full.
Once found only in the Middle East & Africa, belly dance has now gone global. An ancient social dance form passed from generation to generation, it is a great way to tone muscles, lose weight, build self-esteem and make new friends. In this class, we will cover the basic steps, isolations, body waves, shimmies, and time permitting, some veil technique. The class is limited to 20 participants.
Instructor: Rachel Coleman
Date: September 14, 21, 28 and October 5, 12, 19
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $40.00 per person
Rhythm Dance
NEW COURSE OPENING!
In this six week course, we will cover four major rhythm dances. Two will be American rhythms and two will be Latin. The American dances will be East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing. Our Latin dances will be Mambo and Bolero. We will teach this class at a social level. Beginners are welcome; no partner necessary. Our goal for this class is to get the entire class comfortable enough with these four dances to use them socially.
| Week One | East Coast Swing |
| Week Two | Bolero |
| Week Three | West Coast Swing |
| Week Four | Mambo |
| Week Five | Review |
| Week Six | Review |
Instructor: Abigail Broome
Date: November 10, 16, 23 and December 1, 8, 15
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: E. F. Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $85.00 per person $75.00 per student (must show school i.d.)
Scott Bell and Abigail Broome are trained in both American smooth and rhythm ballroom dance. Scott was recruited from Waukesha, Wisconsin to be an instructor at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Memphis. His teaching qualifications include a Full Advanced Social Bronze certification and diploma, as well as an Intermediate Advanced Social Silver certificate. Abigail began working at that same studio after graduating from Ole Miss is May 2007. She received her Bronze Elements diploma and a Full Bronze certificate from the Fred Astaire franchise. Scott and Abigail are currently living in Memphis. They have been dancing together professionally for over a year. Together they have done a number of professional performances and exhibitions and are currently training for upcoming competitions.
Social Dancing Classes
Beginner: Come learn the fundamentals of ballroom dancing! This class is great for people with little to no experience in ballroom dancing. The class will cover the basic patterns in the Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Cha Cha, Rumba, and Swing.
Intermediate: This course builds on the fundamentals of the six major dances of Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Cha Cha, Rumba, and Swing. More complex patterns along with basic technique of lead and follow will be introduced. This course is developed for the dancer who already has some working knowledge of ballroom dancing.
Advanced: This course focuses on the complexity and intricacy of advanced patterns in the six major dances in addition to the Quickstep and Viennese Waltz. This course is designed for the dancer who has at least two years of experienced ballroom dancing and wants to further develop his or her skill.
Instructor: Stephanie Betts
Date: September 15, 22, October 6, 13, 20, 27
Time:
Beginner: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Intermediate: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Advanced: 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Paul B. Johnson Ballroom
Fee: $85.00; $65.00 for student with student ID
For Educators
Reading & Presenting (R.A.P.) Stories to Young Children - This course is closed.
The overall purpose of this workshop is to instruct educators to use techniques and activities that will enhance reading aloud and strengthen comprehension in their students. Through a mixture of songs and activities, educators are introduced to various types of read alouds, different styles of presentation, and best practices for building comprehension. Participants of the workshop will identify various types of stories, select books during the workshop and prepare a ready reference annotation of book titles. Participants will also examine different methods for presentations. Participants will be able to receive CEUS for an additional fee of $20.00.
Instructor: Brenda Pritchett
Date: September 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $85
For Foodies
Asian Cuisine Cooking - This course is closed.
Have you ever watched “Food Network” on television and aspired to cook like those chefs? Participants will learn four different original dishes originating from four different Asian countries. At the end of the cooking class, participants will know how to prepare, cook, and serve Singapore Fried Rice Noodles, Hong Kong pot stickers, Malaysia Curry Chicken, and Japanese Sushi.
The fee includes all ingredients needed for the meal and also printed recipes. Enrollment is limited to 10 people and will be taken on a first come first serve basis.
Instructor: Maria Ko-Lee
Date: October 20th and October 27th
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Depot
Fee: $85
Cake Decorating - This course is closed.
A basic class, Cake Decorating does not require any prior experience. This hands-on class allows participants to experiment and practice their cake-decorating skills under the direction of an expert. A supply list will be distributed in advance of the class. A supply list is available upon registration. The class is aught by Anita Cook, who has been decorating cakes for 26 years. She was trained in cake and candy decorating at Calico Cake Shop in Los Angeles. A supply list will be emailed to registrants.
Instructor: Anita Cook
Date: August 29, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: E. F. Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $35
Chinese Cuisine Cooking - This course is closed.
Impress your friends and family! Learn authentic Chinese cuisine from a native Chinese! This is a fun, hands on experience that you will treasure for life. Participants will learn four different, popular restaurant dishes that you will be able to cook in their homes. At the end of this cooking class, participants will know how to prepare, cook, and serve Fried Rice, Egg rolls, Fried Wontons, and Moo Goo Gai Pan.
The fee includes all ingredients needed for the meal and printed recipes. Enrollment is limited to 10 participants and will be taken on a first come basis.
Instructor: Maria Ko-Lee
Date: September 10th and September 17th
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Depot
Fee: $85
Chocolate Tasting for Adults
The unique aroma, flavor, and melt-in-your-mouth texture of chocolate provide a satisfaction like no other food on earth. In this chocolate-lover's workshop, learn the difference in taste of semisweet, bittersweet, milk, and white chocolate. Then, experience the latest trends in enrobed and infused chocolates as you learn how to taste chocolate using the five senses. In just one session, you'll be on your way to becoming a chocolate connoisseur.
Instructor: Michelle Sutton
Date: September 22, November 19, OR December 10
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Aunt Zula’s Gossip Parlor (located inside The Chocolate Bar off the Oxford Square)
Fee: $35
Cooking Yocona Inn Style with Paige Osborn
Paige Osborn, owner and executive chef of Yocona River Inn, is a native of New Orleans. She is a graduate of Tulane University. After several years of cooking in restaurants in New Orleans, Paige moved to Oxford in 1991 to pursue a graduate degree in Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi. Her return to the academic world was short lived, however, and after one semester she returned to the world of food, working in various Oxford restaurants before taking over Yocona River Inn in 1995. Paige and her son Tommy live next to the restaurant and call Yocona home.
The fee for “Cooking Yocona Inn Style” is $85.00 for each session. A payroll deduction is available for University faculty and staff. All classes will be held at The Depot.
Party Food
Tuesday, September 1, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Feta-Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
- Bacon-Broiled Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce
- Puff Pastry Pinwheels
- Crostini with Caramelized Onion & Fresh Thyme
- Lemon-Baked Brie with Honey & Pecans
Please contact Leteria McDonald McGee at (662) 915-1299 about available space.
Soup Basics
Tuesday, September 8, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Vegetable & Chicken Stocks
- Artichoke Bisque
- White Bean Soup with Tasso
- Tomato & Garlic Bread Soup
Please contact Leteria McDonald McGee at (662) 915-1299 about available space.
Food for the Grove
Sunday, September 13, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Chicken & Artichoke Cheese Cake
- Shrimp Creole
- Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya
- Balsamic Tomatoes
Please contact Leteria McDonald McGee at (662) 915-1299 about available space.
French Quarter Fare
Tuesday, September 15, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Seafood Gumbo
- Crawfish Etouffe
- Red Beans & Rice with Andouille Sausage
Please contact Leteria McDonald McGee at (662) 915-1299 about available space.
For the Holidays
Cake Decorating for Christmas
Instructor: Anita Cook
Date: December 15, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: The Depot
Fee: $35
Hassle Free Holidays
Do you want your home be filled with the holiday spirit — an open invitation for all to drop in? This course will help you reach that goal. Become skilled at working from a master plan so that you can enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. Tips on how to store holiday decorations, entertaining, and starting family traditions will be shared. Learn how to organize your home and your life from Halloween to Super Bowl Sunday.
Instructor: Maryanne Macdonald
Date: November 5, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $50
Maryanne has been teaching classes on organization and time management through The University of Memphis Continuing Education since 1989. Her home has been featured in The Commercial Appeal Home & Garden section, and she has been a contributor for articles on organization in At Home Memphis, Memphis Parent Magazine and Memphis Senior Housing Guide. By relating real life success stories from her experience as a professional organizer, Maryanne will energize and motivate you to become an organization success!
For Kids
Beginning Crocheting for Kids (Ages 10 - 12)
In Beginning Crochet for Kids, children will learn to chain, single and double crochet, and other basic stitches. A simple project will be completed. All needles and yarn are included. Snacks will be provided. Enrollment is limited to 20 children.
Instructor: Janice Crow
Date: December 19, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Depot
Fee: $50
Beginning Knitting for Kids (Ages 10 -12)
In Basic Knitting children will learn to knit and purl and other basic stitches. A simple project will be completed. All needles and yarn are included. Snacks will be provided.
Instructor: Janice Crow
Date: December 12, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Depot
Fee: $50
Kids Personal Protection Workshop (Ages 7-12)
The Kids Personal Protection Workshop will focus on basic and simple things children can do to protect themselves from strangers, dangerous adults, school yard bullies, abduction, and more. A parent or authorized guardian must be present during the workshop, so they, too, can learn these skills and reinforce them with their children. This workshop offers real value and usable skills for its dollar and time requirements. Children can, and do, use these proven skills. Class size will be limited to 16 children.
Instructor: Mark Chevalier, The Mississippi Center for Martial Arts Director
Date: September 2, 2009
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $35.00 per child (no charge for parents/guardians)
For Music Lovers
Instant Piano
If you yearn to experience the joy of playing piano, but you don't want years of weekly lessons, this short course is for you. A tortuous regimen of scales, exercises, note reading, counting and theory usually associated with piano lessons is not necessary. If you’re a true beginner in music, or an experienced note reader who wants to be freed from reading notes, in just one enjoyable evening you can learn enough secrets of the trade to make piano playing a part of your life, learning to play the way the pros do--with chords. Save time and money with this innovative approach that shows you the easy way to play several songs right in class, and then develop your techniques on your own piano or keyboard using the exclusive CD provided by the instructor. You'll learn all the chords needed to play any song, any style and any key including: gospel, country, blues, standards, show tunes, Christmas carols, etc. You'll also get a healthy dose of insider secrets on how to embellish songs.
This is an absolutely beginning class in chord piano techniques that will have you playing your favorite songs soon after only one session. It’s a proven, fun and relaxed approach to professional-style playing. No one will be embarrassed or put on the spot in class and people are amazed at how much they learn in just one session. If you can find middle C and know the meaning of Every Good Boy Does Fine, you already know enough to enroll in this workshop.
Cost of the course is $55, plus an additional $25 materials fee collected by instructor in class (32-page book and a 68-minute practice CD which is used as the textbook in class). The book and CD reviews everything learned in class and walks you through the process of playing each song at home through listening and imitating step by step. Because enrollment is limited, pre-registration is requested in order to estimate the number of books needed.
Instructor: David Haynes
Date: August 26th
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Place: Music Building
Fee: $55
For Techies
Digital Photography
Create better photos and have more fun with your digital camera. This class, led by Robert Jordan, UM assistant director of imaging services and an award-winning photographer, covers camera techniques, composition and lighting tips that will help you make the most of photo opportunities, whether you are just starting out or have been making photos for years. Bring your enthusiasm, creative spirit and camera!
Instructor: Robert Jordan
Date: September 15, 22, & 29
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $85.00
eBay Selling for Profit - This course is closed.
Learn to make a supplemental or full-time income from Olen Batchelor, an eBay-trained Certified Education Specialist. This multimedia course will include e-Bay University’s own training materials and will cover selling basics and beyond, including research, opening and using a Paypal account, improving your listings with better descriptions and digital photography, security, and post-sale activities, such as billing and shipping. Save yourself from frustrating hours poring over tedious instructions. Trial and error is error. Learn from a long-time successful seller. eBay Selling for Profit will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the E. F. Yerby Conference Center. The cost of the class is $60.00 plus $19.95 for a textbook.
Instructor: Olen Batchelor
Date: September 5, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Yerby Conference Center
Fee: $60.00 plus 19.95 for a textbook (the fee for the textbook will be paid to the instructor separately.
Mac OS X (For New to Experienced Users) - This course is closed.
Targeted at Mac users of all expertise levels, this course will cover introduction to basics of the Mac desktop through to editing video and twittering. Special emphasis will be paid to the “big three” (email, web, and photos), Windows to Mac switchers, installing software, and introduction to how to effectively use timesaving features like Exposé, Dashboard, keyboard shortcuts, etc. By the end of the class participants should know what all of the pre-installed applications do and how to use most of them. The course will incorporate interactive lecture as well as open question/discussion. Folks with MacBooks are encouraged to bring them as many techniques are best learned on your own computer. Those who do not have portables, or don’t yet own a Mac will be able to use computers in the lab setting.
Instructor: Errol Sayre
Date: October 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00p.m.
Location: Weir Hall
Fee: $30.00