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SANTA MONICA COLLEGE | WINTER & SPRING 2021
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
& P ro f e s s i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t
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business! Drawing, Painting in Watercolor 1 & 2,
See pages 4 – 12 for more details.
or choosing the medium of your choice
in Paint Anything, where you have a
rainbow of techniques and colors at your
fingertips! Or tap into a source of writerly
inspiration with Writing a Short Story,
Poetry Writing & Reading Workshop,
Memoir Writing Workshop, or our newly
introduced writing class, How to Write
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SANTA MONIC A COLLEGE ABOUT SMC
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
COM MUNIT Y
To meet the lifelong learning
needs of the community,
SMC Community Education
EDUCATION
offers hundreds of classes
to individuals who wish
to explore their personal
interests or enhance their
careers. Our low-cost, not-for-
WINTER & SPRING 2021 credit Community Education
courses are designed to
enrich lives through hands-
CONTENTS on workshops and lively
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dance, and many other
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Students are required to have internet access,
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in order to take these classes. The instructor CommEd@smc.edu
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will be presented and the online tools needed
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NOTE: All Community Education classes Painting in Watercolor – Level 1
for the 2021 winter session and spring (Remote Live)
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semester are happening in “remote live” Come try your hand at a wonderful art form
environments. Students are required to with subtle nuances and spontaneity, as well
have internet access, necessary devices, as brilliance and control. Learn traditional
and a valid email address in order to take watercolor techniques through invaluable
these classes. The instructor will provide demonstrations that will give you a solid
information on how the course will be
foundation. Watercolor is a medium that’s
presented and the online tools needed
not as unforgiving as you might think, so
specifically for the class.
come find out about some surprising tricks
that will wash away those fears! Click here
for supplies list.
PERSONAL $109 | Freddie Manseau
Remote Live
INTEREST Sat 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 13
Sun 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Feb 28 – Apr 4
Art Painting in Watercolor – Level 2
(Remote Live)
Please note: Most art classes require Join a class designed for those who wish
students to provide their own supplies. These to improve and guide their watercolor
are NOT included in the course fee, unless techniques toward a more personal
otherwise noted. Please check class supply and creative direction. In a supportive,
list online. constructive, and stress-free environment,
learn how to achieve desired effects that
Landscape Painting (Remote Live) will enhance previous painting attempts, and
If you’ve ever wanted to know how to paint find out about effective methods for attaining
landscapes from photos or computer images, more satisfying results with new projects.
this is the class for you! Using oil or acrylic, Click here for supplies list.
learn the processes for capturing an image $109 | Freddie Manseau
or impression in paint as you work from Remote Live
photographic subject matter. Explore the
Sat 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 13
basics of painting landscapes, including the
role of seeing, using color as value, how to Sun 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Feb 28 – Apr 4
mix paint and match color, and the process
of building the surface. Paint Anything! (Remote Live)
$109 | Todd Carpenter Join us for a fast-paced, energetic course
Remote Live in the wonders of making paintings! If you
are a beginning or intermediate painter,
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Jan 5 – Feb 9 explore how to use multiple painting
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Feb 23 – Mar 30 mediums — watercolor and gouache, or
acrylic and oil paints — or focus on working
Introduction to Basic Drawing with the medium of your choice. Learn about
(Remote Live) a new method of painting each week, and
Learn how to compose with line, shape, tone, discover how to use new or non-art materials
and color in a class designed to introduce like liquid masking fluid, spraypaint, enamel,
you to the basics of drawing from life. Using and collage, just to add some fun! We have
still-life setups and our environment as a rapidly forming community of painters who
sources of visual inspiration, you’ll find out are excited to get to know you. Click here for
how to work with perspective, positive and supplies list.
negative shape, and texture as you explore $109 | Bryan Ricci
the use of traditional drawing materials. A Remote Live
great class for beginners!
Sat 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 13
$109 | Freddie Manseau
Remote Live Re-emerging into the New with
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Jan 6 – Feb 10 Expressive Art (Remote Live)
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Mar 3 – Apr 7 Our bodies are our source of self-discovery
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Apr 21 – May 26 and our creative expression. Tap into your
intuition and energy through an integration of
movement, creative visual arts, and writing.
You will build your own personal tool kit as
you explore how you choose to re-emerge
into a changed world, anchored in your own
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inner knowing, shared in community. No $99 | Betzi Richardson
experience necessary. Remote Live
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$139 | Patrisha Thomson Wed 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Jan 6 – Feb 10
Remote Live
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Mar 3 – Mar 24 More Mindfulness Meditation
(Remote Live)
A consistent practice of meditation will
Crafts bring tremendous benefits to your life,
including the ability to de-stress and relax
at will, increase concentration and selective
Home Sewing Bootcamp (Remote Live) attention, and more. Whether you have had
previous meditation experience and want
Introduce yourself or get reacquainted with
to extend and deepen that experience, or
your own home sewing machine. Through
you are a beginner exploring meditation to
a series of project-based, step-by-step experience clarity and peacefulness, this
exercises, you will quickly gain mastery in class offers in-class guided meditations,
winding the bobbin, threading, changing the Q&A, and discussions to clarify the
needle, balancing tension, stitching, and underlying concepts that support the practice
clean finishing various types of seams. Basic of meditation, to help you form and reinforce
apparel construction concepts, such as the mental habits conducive to a meditation
applying interfacing, sewing curves, use of practice.
various seam allowances, and professional
pressing will be emphasized. You will apply $99 | Betzi Richardson
these skills to two projects: construction of Remote Live
a tote bag and a pair of drawstring shorts or Wed 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Apr 21 – May 26
pants. Beginners welcome.
$169 | Barbara Rain Winter Lecture: Religious Art and
Remote Live Architecture from the Catacombs of
Sat 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6 Rome through the Gothic Cathedrals
(Remote Live)
Zipper Intensive (Remote Live) NEW! Tracing the development of religious
art and architecture from its inception in
Prerequisite: Sewing Machine Boot Camp
the Early Christian and Jewish period during
class or equivalent experience on the
Roman times to the great Gothic cathedrals
industrial sewing machine. Find out first-hand
of Europe, this presentation explores and
how to work with zippers by making a series
richly illustrates the influences of symbolism
of practice samples in boot camp fashion.
and pictorial representations of religious
Apply the zipper techniques you learn to a images in Europe and the Middle East.
handbag project with three zippers, such as Methods, materials, and construction
an outside patch pocket with a lapped zipper, techniques will be covered as they pertain to
an inside pocket with a railroad zipper, and a art and architecture in Christian, Jewish, and
bag closure with an exposed zipper. Islamic design.
$159 | Barbara Rain $59 | Eleanor Schrader
Remote Live Remote Live
Sat 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Feb 27 – Mar 20 Sat 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Jan 16
Spring Lecture: The Decorative Arts
Enrichment and Interiors of the Italian Renaissance
(Remote Live)
The “rebirth” of the arts during the
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Renaissance period gave rise to the
(Remote Live) importance of patronage in the arts.
Ever wanted to learn how to meditate? Want As Italy became the cultural center of
to improve your ability to concentrate, or to Europe and the cradle of the new ideas of
de-stress from the pressures of everyday humanism, its wealthy families supported
life? Basic Mindfulness is a clear, easy way fine and decorative arts in the creation
to begin. In a supportive class that includes of opulent interiors. Explore the splendid
simple instructions and brief in-class guided art, magnificent architecture, and luxurious
meditation sessions, learn how to enhance decorative arts that graced the homes of
your clarity of sense perception, build your the Renaissance. The lives of these wealthy
concentration power, and develop equanimity patrons of the arts will also be discussed
and restfulness in ways that can be applied within the social and political surroundings of
directly to daily life. the period.
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$59 | Eleanor Schrader $109 | Christy Wilhelmi
Remote Live Remote Live
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Sat 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Feb 27 Sun 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mar 7 – Mar 28
Spring Lecture: Henry VIII and
the Legacy of the Tudor Court Just for Fun
(Remote Live)
The splendor and pageantry of the Tudor
Court of King Henry VIII heralded the entry of Practical Tarot – The Major Arcana
England into the European Renaissance. As (Remote Live)
Henry rewarded his loyal followers with lands
seized from monasteries, he set in motion Learn how to read Tarot cards like a pro!
Start with a brief introduction to the Major
the creation and decoration of palaces and
Arcana (archetype cards) and the Minor
manors, a trend that continued for three
Arcana (four suits of 14 cards each), then
centuries, from the Renaissance through
take a journey through the powerful symbols
the Baroque and Georgian periods. Explore of the 22 cards in the Major Arcana. Without
the splendid architecture and sumptuous memorizing the meaning of each card,
interiors, furniture, and decorative arts of discover how variations in the cards’ artwork,
each period, set against the backdrop of combined with your own intuitive abilities,
court intrigues and the private lives of the can enhance and enrich a Tarot reading. After
individuals who owned these estates. taking this class, you’ll be able to perform a
$59 | Eleanor Schrader successful Tarot reading for yourself using
Remote Live just the Major Arcana — or even a single
card! If you have a Tarot deck, bring it to
Sat 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mar 6 class.
Spring Lecture: The Role of the Royal $99 | Davida Rappaport
Remote Live
Mistress in the Design of Great French
Palaces (Remote Live) Tue 6:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. Jan 5 – Feb 9
A taste for elegance and luxurious
refinement created a world in which Practical Tarot – The Minor Arcana
royal mistresses — with almost unlimited (Remote Live)
spending power — could tap the talents of
Learn about the Tarot’s Minor Arcana and
their country’s best painters and decorative
the various meanings and ways to interpret
artists to embellish their kings’ palaces and
its 56 cards (four suits of 14 cards each).
residences. Explore the lives of influential Without memorizing the meanings of each
mistresses to the French kings — including card, discover how variations in the cards’
Madame du Pompadour and Madame artwork, combined with your own intuitive
du Barry — within the social and political abilities, can enhance and enrich a Tarot
surroundings of court life. reading. After taking this class, you’ll have
$59 | Eleanor Schrader a better understanding of how the cards of
Remote Live the Minor Arcana can add layers and clarify
a Tarot reading. You’ll practice what you
Sat 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mar 13 learn in each class by playing Peter Rosson’s
“Tarot Profiling Game.” If you have a Tarot
deck, bring it along to class.
Home & Garden $99 | Davida Rappaport
Remote Live
Basic Organic Gardening 101 Tue 6:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. Feb 23 – Mar 30
(Remote Live)
Discover the basics of sensible organic ORGANIC GARDENING – Christy
gardening. Find out how to build good soil, Wilhelmi
what you need to know about amendments
and fertilizers, and tricks and tips for
I learned so much in a 4 session class,
beautiful gardens, even in containers and tiny
I was amazed. Christy’s knowledge
spaces. Learn about water-saving irrigation,
is vast and she willingly shares it all.
how to start seeds and nurse them into Her enthusiasm motivates you to get
healthy seedlings, and how to pick the best planting, even if you have never grown
transplants at the nursery. Also, find out anything.
how, when, and how much to prune, and how
to choose and care for your garden tools to —Patricia W.
make them last. Materials fee $10 at class.
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Languages Italian for Travelers
In a short course specifically designed for
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travelers, immerse yourself in a fun, relaxed
Note: Some language classes may require atmosphere as you learn practical Italian
a textbook, which is NOT included in course used in common travel situations, such as
fee. Level 2 classes are a continuation of asking for directions, finding accommodations,
Level 1. ordering at restaurants, and more! Emphasis
will be on developing your conversational and
Beginning Italian – Level 1 listening skills, with a splash of the colorful
cultural that is uniquely Italian. Materials fee
(Remote Live) $20 at class.
Prepare your spirit of adventure and get
$129 | Silvia Masera
ready to embark on an engaging journey
Remote Live
through the Italian language. Explore the
basics of Italian grammar, pronunciation, Wed 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Jan 6 – Jan 27
numbers, and verbs through an introduction Italian for Continuing Students
of the most beautiful cities in Italy. Your (Remote Live)
practical vocabulary and phrases will be
Do you have a basic knowledge of
enhanced as you learn about Italian culture, Italian? Come practice and improve your
art, and lifestyle. Buon viaggio! Materials fee understanding of Italian, and develop your
$15 at class. confidence speaking it. Expand your language
$129 | Silvia Masera skills and vocabulary as you use Italian to
Remote Live converse about family, friends, traveling, and
interests, as well as to describe present and
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Jan 5 – Feb 9 past events. Materials fee $20 at class.
$139 | Silvia Masera
Beginning Italian – Level 2 Remote Live
(Remote Live)
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Apr 20 – May 25
Prerequisite: Beginning Italian – Level 1
or equivalent class. Leave your luggage at Accent Reduction – American English
home, but come take a “journey” to Italy (Remote Live)
that will improve your skills in understanding Do people often ask you to repeat what you’ve
and communicating in Italian. Expand said? Is a thick accent preventing you from
your knowledge of Italian culture, art, and advancing professionally? In an interactive,
literature as you build your vocabulary and information-packed course which covers the
learn useful expressions and idioms. Through first half of our textbook, learn the secrets to
the immersion in historical and cultural speaking clear, easily understood American
English, and find out how to avoid — or
situations, learn the present and past tense
fix — the most common errors made by foreign
of the most frequently used verbs, the
speakers of English, regardless of their native
basic structure of the Italian sentence, and language. Required textbook (available online)
what you need to know about adverbs and : Mastering the American Accent Second
pronouns. Materials fee $15 at class. Edition, (black cover with downloadable audio)
$129 | Silvia Masera by Lisa Mojsin (ISBN: 978-1-4380-0810-3).
Remote Live Please bring your textbook to our first class.
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Feb 16 – Mar 23 $99 | Nicola McGee
Remote Live
Beginning Italian – Combo, Levels 1 & 2 Tue 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Jan 5 – Feb 9
(Remote Live) More Accent Reduction – American
In response to popular demand, we’ve added English (Remote Live)
a second level of Beginning Italian and an Do people often ask you to repeat what
attractive combination package. You may you’ve said? Is a thick accent preventing
enroll in either level — note that Level 2 you from advancing professionally? In an
requires either Beginning Italian – Level 1 or interactive, information-packed course
some familiarity with basic Italian — but you’ll which covers the first half of our textbook,
enjoy a substantial DISCOUNT if you sign learn the secrets to speaking clear, easily
up for BOTH levels at the same time (the understood American English, and find out
courses run consecutively). Materials fee how to avoid — or fix — the most common
errors made by foreign speakers of English,
$30 at class.
regardless of their native language. Required
$229 | Silvia Masera textbook (available online) : Mastering the
Remote Live American Accent Second Edition, (black cover
with downloadable audio) by Lisa Mojsin
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Jan 5 – Mar 23
SMC Community Education | commed.smc.edu | 310-434-3400 | 7(ISBN: 978-1-4380-0810-3). Please bring Intro to Music Theory (Remote Live)
your textbook to our first class. Knowing the basics of music theory will
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$99 | Nicola McGee help you make a better connection to
Remote Live composition, playing your instrument, and
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Mar 2 – Apr 6 becoming a better musician. Whether you
are a composer, play an instrument, or an
Music avid music listener, this intro-level class
will give you a clearer understanding of
music, so it all starts to make real sense,
and you can appreciate and enjoy music on
GUITAR SERIES a higher level. We’ll cover music element
Enrolled in Beginning Guitar and Guitar II at basics, sight reading, key signatures,
the same time and enjoy a discount. intervals, understanding scales, basic chord
construction, chords in a key, improvisation,
and more! Required textbook (please
Series Pricing: $199/two classes; $109/class purchase before attending first class): “All
About Music Theory,” by Mark Harrison (Hal
Beginning Guitar (Remote Live) Leonard Publishing; softcover; ISBN-13:
9781423452089).
Have a guitar sitting somewhere, just waiting
to be played? Ever wanted to strum the $99 | Peter Risi
strings and make music, but think it’s too Remote Live
hard for you? With a little practice, anyone Tue 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Jan 5 – Feb 9
can learn to play the guitar, so sign up for
this class designed to transform your view
One-On-One Piano (14 years – Adult)
of the guitar into the joyous, creative, and
accessible musical instrument that it is. (Remote Live)
Learn how to read music, play the open Finally! One-on-one piano lessons that are
chords that are widely used in guitar music, truly affordable, and private instruction is
and gain an overview of basic music theory. the best way to learn to play the piano.
You and your fellow students will help pick These 30 minute sessions are open to
the pieces to be taught, so everyone will adults or children and will progress at their
have a choice of music. Bring to class your own pace. Beginners will focus on note
guitar — acoustic, classical (nylon strings), reading, rhythm reading and music theory
or electric (no amp needed, but small amp while more advanced students will work on
OK). Required textbook (please purchase chord progressions, inversions, and piano
before attending first class): Hal Leonard technique. Materials used will depend on
Guitar Method, Second Edition – Complete experience and music style. Students should
Edition, by Will Schmid and Greg Koch (ISBN- have a piano/keyboard at home for daily
13: 9780881881394). This book can also practice.
be used for those who will be attending the
Guitar II class. $199 | Sarah Olim
Remote Live
$109 | Peter Risi
Remote Live SATURDAY JAN 9 – FEB 6
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mar 2 – Apr 6 Sat 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
Sat 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
Guitar II (Remote Live) Sat 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
Suggested prerequisite: Beginning Guitar or Sat 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
skills in basic note reading, ability to play Sat 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
a few open position chords, and a general
Sat 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
basic feel for the guitar. If you want to move
ahead in your guitar playing and build on Sat 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
the introductory elements you’ve previously Sat 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
learned, here’s the right class to get you to Sat 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
the next level. Required textbook (please
purchase before attending first class): Hal Sat 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
Leonard Guitar Method, Second Edition – Sat 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
Complete Edition, by Will Schmid and Greg WEDNESDAY JAN 13 – FEB 10
Koch (ISBN-13: 9780881881394). Wed 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Jan 13 – Feb 10
$109 | Peter Risi Wed 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Jan 13 – Feb 10
Remote Live
Wed 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Jan 13 – Feb 10
Tue 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Apr 20 – May 25 Wed 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Jan 13 – Feb 10
Wed 8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Jan 13 – Feb 10
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Wed 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Mar 10 – Apr 7
Photography
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Wed 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Mar 10 – Apr 7
Wed 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Mar 10 – Apr 7 On the Street with Your Camera
Wed 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mar 10 – Apr 7 (Remote Live)
Wed 8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Mar 10 – Apr 7 Learn how to capture images the way
SATURDAY MAR 13 – APR 10 documentary photographers do. If you are
an intermediate/advanced photographer, find
Sat 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10
out how to use imagery to make statements
Sat 12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 without words. This hands-on workshop
Sat 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 covers composition, visual direction, lighting
Sat 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 (natural and flash), proper lens selection, and
controlling depth of field. With an emphasis
Sat 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10
on the styles of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Keith
Sat 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 Carter, Gordon Parks, Mary Ellen Mark, W.
Sat 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 Eugene Smith, and Garry Winogrand, photo
Sat 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 assignments feature the significance of
Sat 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 conveying a story (photo essay or photo
story), an environmental portrait, and ‘the
Sat 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10 decisive moment’ with your images.
Sat 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10
$129 | Ed Mangus
WEDNESDAY APR 21 – MAY 19 Remote Live
Wed 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Apr 21 – May 19 Sat 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jan 9 – Feb 6
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Apr 21 – May 19
Wed 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Apr 21 – May 19 Photography Using Your iPhone
Wed 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Apr 21 – May 19 (Remote Live)
Wed 8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Apr 21 – May 19 Discover how to use your iPhone’s camera
SATURDAY APR 24 – MAY 22 to capture and express the ‘feel’ of your life.
In a hands-on 2-day workshop that combines
Sat 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22
classroom instruction with an outdoor field
Sat 12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 trip, start developing a pair of discerning
Sat 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 eyes by learning what to look for and how
Sat 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 to create more artistic imagery. Workshop
includes discussions and demonstrations
Sat 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22
of the iPhone camera app and other useful
Sat 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 apps, as well as accessories you can use in
Sat 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 your photography. Location of the field trip
Sat 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 will be given at first class.
Sat 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 $129 | Ford Lowcock
Sat 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 Remote Live
Sat 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Apr 24 – May 22 Sat 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Jan 9 – Jan 16
Contemporary Singing Techniques PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES
(Remote Live)
Enroll in Beginning Digital Photography AND
Whether you want to audition for “The Intermediate Photography at the same time
Voice” or just want to learn to sing in tune, and get a discount.
here’s a chance to learn all the so-called
“fundamentals of contemporary singing.”
Breathing, range, intonation, vocal power, Series Pricing: $199/two classes; $109/class
blending with registers, gaining confidence,
and overcoming performance anxiety are
just some of the topics we’ll cover in a
Beginning Digital Photography
safe, fun atmosphere. This unique “Vocal (Remote LIve)
Yoga” method uses techniques ranging from In a hands-on beginning photography
Alexander Technique, Yoga, and Chi Gong, to workshop, gain an understanding of the
The Bel Canto School of Singing, Fitzmaurice basic camera operations of f/stops, shutter
Voicework, and more to free the voice. speeds, ISO, and white balance while using
Beginners welcome! Materials fee $17 at natural light. Using the HDSLR format,
class. learn the controls and functions of your
DSLR camera from in-class demonstrations
$129 | Heather Lyle on exposure, depth-of-field, composition,
Remote Live focusing, metering, motion, and image
Thu 6:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Feb 25 – Mar 25 quality. Weekly assignments — critiqued
SMC Community Education | commed.smc.edu | 310-434-3400 | 9in class — will focus on specific technical this one-on-one video chat setting, and offer
information, then progress into more creative some coaching to improve your delivery. You’ll
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personal projects. A Digital Single Lens receive a professional voiceover evaluation
Reflex camera (DSLR) or Mirrorless camera later. One-time, 90-minute, introductory class.
with manual focus and exposure capabilities Learn more at voicesforall.com. You must be
is required. Bring your camera and instruction 18 years old or older.
manual to the first class. *Please note Requirements: Students must
$109 | Ford Lowcock have Internet Access and Video Chatting
Remote Live capabilities using a method such as: Zoom,
Tue 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Mar 2 – Apr 6 Skype (Win/Mac/Mobile) or iChat/FaceTime
(Mac/iOS). Appointments must be scheduled
before May 21, 2021.
Intermediate Photography
(Remote Live) $49 | Voices for All
Video Conference
Take your basic digital photo skills to the
next level! Sign up for this class that takes Voices for All will contact you for your
you outside the classroom for a series of individual appointment after you register at
hands-on demonstrations that emphasize commed.smc.edu.
camera techniques, working with natural light
and other lighting conditions, and artistic
considerations, with a focus on creativity, Writing
storytelling, portraits, and personal projects.
$109 | Ford Lowcock
Remote Live How to Write a Romance Novel
(Remote Live)
Tue 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Apr 20 – May 25
If you enjoy reading romance novel, you’ve
probably thought of writing one. This class
will give you the tools to start-and finish-a
romance novel you can market and publish.
Stage & Screen Through lectures and analysis of the
structure of a romance novel, we will start
with the basics, learning how to develop
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop with sympathetic, believable characters, and
Graduation Show (Remote Live) move on to explore methods of creating
a compelling, novel-length plot. Writing
Hone your skills as a stand-up comic in an
exercises conducted in class will reinforce
exciting hands-on workshop designed for
each lesson as enjoyable homework
both the absolute beginner as well as those
assignments. These will be reviewed in class
already showcasing around town. The class
in a strictly supportive environment. Students
culminates with a graduation show at the
will complete the class with a first chapter
Comedy Store, the World Famous Improv
and/or an outline of their very own romance
Comedy Club or another venue. Learn all
novel.
the techniques the pros use for joke writing,
finding your comic personae and POV, and $99 | Alyssa Kress
making the best choices for connecting with Remote Live
an audience. We’ll also discuss developing a Thu 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Jan 7 – Feb 11
sitcom and other projects that can bring your
comedy to the attention of the entertainment Writing a Short Story (Remote Live)
industry at large.
You will be given writing prompts in class
$129 | Jonathan Solomon and guided through sensorial meditation/
Remote Live exercises which activate your creative world.
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Mar 10 – Apr 28* We will look at and discuss the works of
*No class on Apr 14. great short story writers. You will be given
writing homework which the instructor will
Introduction to Voice Acting – read, edit, and make suggestions on how to
Personalized One-on-One Video improve and deepen what is already there.
This class creates a supportive, encouraging,
Conference Class*
and inspiring space in which the spark of
Explore the fun, rewarding possibilities of the each writer’s potential will be expanded upon.
voiceover industry! Discover current trends Expect reading, and writing homework. By the
and how they make it easy and affordable for last week of class you may have a very first
just about anyone to get involved. You’ll learn draft of a story.
about different types of voiceovers and tools
you’ll need to find success. Your instructor, a $149 | Nathalie Kramer
professional voice actor from Voices For All, Remote Live
will take notes as you read a real script in Sat 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Apr 17 – May 22
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(Remote Live) HEALTH &
In memoir writing, writers have the chance to
unleash memories in hopes of discovering FITNESS
a meaningful story that is part of life. The
process of conveying that narrative on paper,
however, can prove to be difficult. Explore Dance
the variety of memoir structures — including
the use of voice, narrative arc, setting, and
details — and find out how to identify the Cardio Salsa (Remote Live)
most compelling way to tell your story. Want to take Zumba to the next level?
$179 | Monona Wali Here’s a dynamic, energetic Latin dance
Remote Live workout that incorporates authentic Salsa,
Cha-Cha, Merengue, Ballroom, Bachatta,
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Mar 3 – Apr 7
Rhumba, Argentine Tango, and Ballet for the
cool down. Learn how to move like a pro to
Poetry Writing & Reading Workshop the infectious rhythms of the latest music
(Remote Live) releases, and shed the calories while having
Improve your writing by reading exciting fun. No partner required, and no dance
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poets! If you’re a beginning reader of poetry experience necessary! Caution: This class
or an already practicing poet, come discover is highly addictive. We have a large group of
the secrets of poetic form, metaphor, “Salsaholics”!
imagery, rhythm, and much more by looking $129 | Jackline Daneshrad
deeply into the works of a wide range of Remote Live
poets — from Shakespeare and the classics
to the best international, American, and LA Tue 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Jan 5 – Feb 9
poets — such as Kaveh Akbar, Nick Laird, Tue 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Feb 16 – Apr 6
Elizabeth Bishop, Lucille Clifton, Charles
Bukowski, Wallace Stevens, Stevie Smith, Adult Ballet I (Remote Live)
John Ashber, Pablo Neruda and Wanda Learn ballet technique in an active workshop
Coleman. We’ll discuss formal, free verse, that introduces you to the basics of ballet
and/or experimental poems, depending barre and center exercises, and emphasizes
on the interests of class members. In a the development of correct body alignment
supportive setting, take part in reading and basic core strength. Workshop covers
and writing exercises that will deepen your fundamental movement concepts, ballet
appreciation of poetry and further your own terminology, and body and foot positions.
work.
$129 | Cynthia Molnar
$99 | Betzi Richardson Remote Live
Remote Live
Thu 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Jan 7 – Feb 11
Sat 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mar 6 – Apr 10 Mon 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mar 1 – Apr 5
Mon 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Apr 19 – May 24
How to Write the Funny (Remote Live)
In a hands-on workshop featuring lectures,
in-class writing exercises, and supportive
feedback, discover how to write a comedic
Fitness & Relaxation
piece that is part story, part essay, part
dialogue, and entirely, uniquely you. Learn
all about the tools, techniques, and tricks Total Body Workout (Remote Live)
that comedy writers use to get laughs in Wishing you had a toned and sculpted
prose, screenplays, sitcoms, blogs, stories body? This is the right class for you! All
for live performance and even business major muscle groups will be addressed in
presentations. You’ll also make an exciting a workout that starts with a fun low-impact
discovery: There are no limits to what can be warm-up, followed by a sculpt session using
written “funny”! Anything on your mind and in hand weights, resistance tubing, medicine
your heart can be expressed through humor. balls, and Thera bands. Comprehensive
The workshop is designed for the novice stretching of the upper and lower body for a
comedy writer, experienced comedy writers, strong, long, lean, and toned physique are
and all points in between. And, last but not included, along with special balance and
least, we’ll have lots of fun and laughs along posture exercises.
the way. $129 | Jackline Daneshrad
$149 | Jonathan Solomon Remote Live
Remote Live Wed 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Jan 6 – Feb 10
Thu 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Mar 18 – May 13*
*No class on Apr 15.
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Earn Educational Hours
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You can earn educational hours on a per-hour-attended
basis by taking ANY of our Community Education classes.
Educational hours are awarded based on attendance,
NOT class length, and are NOT for transfer credit.
Go to commed.smc.edu and click on “Au Pairs” on the
left side-bar menu or use the QR code to the right.
Letter of Certification Processing Fees:
$20 for same day; $7.50 for standard 5 business days
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Stretch & Release (Remote Live) $179 | Jackline Daneshrad
Recent studies have shown that stretching Remote Live
the muscles can be as important as Wed 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Feb 17 – Apr 7
strengthening them. Come learn about
myofascial release, an alternative hands- Stretch & Release (Remote Live)
on therapy that uses gentle pressure on Recent studies have shown that stretching
connective tissue to relax muscles, release the muscles can be as important as
tight knots, and help improve your overall strengthening them. Come learn about
feeling of wellbeing. Find out how to identify myofascial release, an alternative hands-
common trouble spots, and learn several on therapy that uses gentle pressure on
techniques you can use for a relaxing feeling connective tissue to relax muscles, release
and better body performance. tight knots, and help improve your overall
$129 | Jackline Daneshrad feeling of wellbeing. Find out how to identify
Remote Live common trouble spots, and learn several
Thu 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Jan 7 – Feb 11 techniques you can use for a relaxing feeling
and better body performance.
Total Body Workout (Remote Live) $179 | Jackline Daneshrad
Wishing you had a toned and sculpted Remote Live
body? This is the right class for you! All Thu 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Feb 18 – Apr 8
major muscle groups will be addressed in
a workout that starts with a fun low-impact
warm-up, followed by a sculpt session using Self Development
hand weights, resistance tubing, medicine
balls, and Thera bands. Comprehensive
stretching of the upper and lower body for a Reiki – Level I (Remote Live)
strong, long, lean, and toned physique are Reiki is a healing modality that helps
included, along with special balance and eliminate stress from the body and promote
posture exercises. balance and harmony in body/mind/spirit.
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In an intensive one-day training session,
learn the first degree of Reiki healing for
DEVELOPMENT
self-care and to help others. Experience the
soothing, powerful energy of Reiki and a
deep rejuvenating relaxation. Find out how Develop new skills — or expand your current
to use Reiki to help change negative thought ones — through SMC’s Community Education
patterns or bad habits that interfere with the courses. These classes are designed to help
healing process. Certificate of completion you develop the necessary workplace skills
awarded upon successful completion of the and career development plan to get a job,
course. Required textbook (please purchase keep a job, or get promoted on the job!
before class): The Japanese Art of Reiki, by
Bronwen Stiene and Frans Stiene (ISBN-13:
978-1905047024).
$119 | Laura Luna
Aviation
Remote Live
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Sat 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mar 6 Commercial Drone Pilot Training
(Remote Live)
Reiki – Level II (Remote Live) Prerequisites: Must be 18 years or older with
Prerequisite: Reiki Level I (or Level II at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
if wanting to refresh past learning). Looking for a truly modern career? Become
Continue your exploration of Reiki, a a commercial drone pilot! Prepare for the
Japanese relaxation technique that helps FAA exam to become a Remote Pilot in
eliminate stress from the body and Command (RPIC), learn hands-on how to pilot
increase the body’s natural ability to heal. small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS),
Learn advanced methods in a class that and train in an externship providing real-
emphasizes integrating the Reiki precepts life situations with established Commercial
into your personal life, and working toward sUAS operators. This program is designed
processing and releasing addictive/unhealthy to prepare you to perform the duties of a
emotional and mental habits. You’ll also Commercial RPIC required in any commercial
learn additional self-care techniques, how drone setting, such as public safety,
to administer individual sessions, and how cinematic, realty, construction, transportation,
to start a private Reiki practice. Certificate and surveying. This Remote Live class is
of completion for Reiki Level II is awarded only the first part of a 3-part program: Part I:
upon successful completion of the course. FAA Part 107 RPIC Exam Course: A 21-hour
Materials fee $20 at class. lecture preparation for the FAA Part 107
Remote Pilot in Command Exam. To pass
$149 | Laura Luna this program, you must score a minimum of
Remote Live 70 percent on the final exam (FAA Part 107
Sat 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. May 1 Exam). A certificate of completion is awarded
upon successful completion of the 3-part
course.
TEST $600 | Flying Lion, Inc. Staff
PREPARATION
Remote Live
Sat 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mar 13 – Apr 10
TOEFL Preparation Business and Finance
Preparing for the TOEFL (Remote Live)
Do you need a high TOEFL score to get Make Extra Income: Auto Wholesale
accepted to your dream college? Do you lack Business from Home (Remote Live)
confidence in your ability to earn that score? Supplement your income through buying
If so, this is the TOEFL preparation course and selling wholesale cars from home. In
for you! The course — designed to deliver the this DMV-approved course, find out what is
skills, strategies, and confidence you need required to become a licensed auto dealer
to succeed on the TOEFL — will expand your and operate a profitable used car business
English vocabulary, strengthen your grammar from your computer. Discover how and
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and help you understand and apply test- how to sell them at retail prices for good
taking strategies for success. profits. Learn 6 techniques you can use to
generate cashflow. You’ll receive a list of
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Remote Live the USA selling cars below wholesale. A DMV
Mon 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Apr 19 – May 24 certificate of completion — which qualifies
SMC Community Education | commed.smc.edu | 310-434-3400 13you to take the California Vehicle Dealer/ arguments, question witnesses, and make
Autobroker exam — will be awarded upon closing arguments. Then put that information
successfully completing the course. Materials into practice by being on a trial team that
fee $25 at class. conducts an in-class arbitration. Week
$99 | Wayne Williams 5: Lawsuits and ADR Careers Learn how
Remote Live Superior Court trials work and find out
how non-lawyers can become professional
Wed-Thu 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Feb 3 – Feb 4 mediators and/or arbitrators/hearing
officers.
Mon-Tue 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
May 10 – May 11 $299 | Robert Klepa
Remote Live
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Feb 17 – Mar 17
Certificate Program
Entrepreneurial
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Certificate in Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR): Mediation, Training
Arbitration, and Negotiation
(Remote Live)
Learn the skill and art of conflict resolution BOOKKEEPING
in a class for anyone who needs or wants
a practical understanding of how to resolve Bookkeeping Essentials (Remote Live)
disputes. Explore the fundamentals of Are you an entrepreneur, manager, or
negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, also investor? Sign up for this intensive three-
known as Alternative Dispute Resolution week workshop and gain a comprehensive
(ADR). Whether you need to manage overview of the essentials of bookkeeping.
disagreements among co-workers, gain Through lectures and hands-on exercises,
confidence in your ability to negotiate with learn all the details you need to know about
others, or smile at the thought of bringing balance sheet preparation, general ledger
peace to the family dinner table, this class posting, and income statement preparation.
is for you. You will learn the theory behind Bring your own pencil, eraser, highlighter,
effectively negotiating, mediating, and/or and calculator to class. Materials fee $20 at
arbitrating disputes and spend a significant class.
part of each class applying those theories $149 | Jennifer McIntosh
through role-playing exercises. A certificate Remote Live
of completion is awarded upon satisfactorily
completing the course. Sat 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Apr 3 – Apr 17
Week 1: Legal Systems and Basics of Dispute
Resolution Gain the foundation you need BUSINESS PLANNING
to understand how ADR processes work by
learning about legal systems throughout Business Planning & Smart Launch
history and the world, in-depth information Workshop (Remote Live)
about the U.S. federal and state legal Sign up for this 7-session program for
systems, and the hierarchies of authority entrepreneurs and complete your business
that guide how disputes are resolved in this plans with a blend of core curriculum and
country. Also, learn a process for organizing personalized assistance. Each seminar
case facts and identifying issues that will session is a 3-hour workshop, and will focus
probably have to be resolved to fix the on a comprehensive topical discussion,
problem being addressed. as well as researching and drafting the
applicable sections of their business
Week 2: Negotiation Prepare yourself for
plans. We will use breakout rooms for
all kinds of situations and personalities
small group discussion once or twice per
by learning the three different types of
session. You will complete the course with
negotiations: hard bargaining, soft bargaining,
a comprehensive business plan draft that
and principled negotiation. Then practice
focuses on sustainability and profitability,
what you learn through role-playing exercises
with a mapping of your business processes,
where you will be the negotiator.
as well as with a practical understanding of
Week 3: Mediation Learn the three types your day-to-day business activities.
of mediation — facilitative, evaluative, and The topics and issues addressed include:
transformative — and participate in a team The Entrepreneurial Objective; The Value
exercise in which you will be the mediator. Proposition; Sales & Revenue Streams;
Week 4: Arbitration Discover how the Budgeting & Margin Analysis; Product/
arbitration process works by learning Service Development & Pricing; Strategic
how to spot case issues, make opening Partnerships & Customer Relations;
14 SMC Community Education | commed.smc.edu | 310-434-3400Marketing Media & Advertising Platforms; Week 4: Intellectual Property Do you have
Business Entities & Formation; Business a logo, catchy phrase, invention/process/
Accounting & Record-keeping; Credit Policies formula to protect? Find out how Trademark,
& Cash Management; and more. You will Copyright, Patent and Trade Secret rules can
receive several electronic workbooks and help you do so. Apply these concepts to an
spreadsheets, have access to “office in-class hypothetical.
hours” between sessions, and leave with a $199 | Robert Klepa
working template for launching a successful Remote Live
business. Materials fee $95 at class.
Wed 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Apr 21 – May 12
$195 | Gerald Anderson
Remote Live
Tue 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Feb 23 – Apr 13*
*No class on Apr 6.
Health Professions
LEGAL ISSUES Phlebotomy Certification (Remote Live)
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Back by popular demand! Phlebotomy
Legal Aspects of Business Technicians are in demand as one of the
(Remote Live) fastest growing occupations in healthcare.
Come learn from a California lawyer about Launch your career as a Phlebotomy
various ways to protect your business. This Technician, collecting blood samples from
course will review legal concepts involving patients in a hospital, clinical laboratory,
corporate formation, corporate maintenance, medical office, or clinic. Through lectures
contracts, Small Claims Court and and hands-on training, learn what you
intellectual property. You will learn: need to know about the circulatory system,
venipuncture technique and specimen
1. How to make, defend, or escape from a
collection, risk factors and complications,
contract;
and quality assurance.
2. The good and the bad regarding each
This course provides a complete learning
common type of business structure:
experience with 48 hours of classroom
C-Corporation, S-Corporation, Limited
instruction and a 40-hour hands-on
Liability Corporation (LLC), Partnership, Sole
externship, and prepares you to take the
Proprietor
National Certification exam to become a
3. Things to consider in maintaining the Certified Phlebotomy Technician 1 (CPT1).
business structure you choose; A certificate of completion is awarded upon
4. The ins and outs of Small Claims Court, successful completion of the course. You
the most cost-effective way to solve business must be at least 18 years old and have a
disputes, including participating in a mock high school diploma or equivalent at the
court case; and time of registration. Registration fee includes
books, supplies, study guides, all class
5. The basics of intellectual property, materials, exam preparation, and externship.
including Trademark, Copyright, Patent, and
Trade Secret. Payment plans now available. Here is
how it works: (1) go to aumtonline.com/
This interactive course includes: online-payment, make the initial payment of
Week 1: Contracts Learn how to make, minimum $315, and be sure you type “Santa
dispute or enforce leases, service contracts, Monica” under class location; (2) email your
product contracts, options, and more. Apply receipt (screenshot is fine) to smcext@smc.
these concepts to an in-class hypothetical. edu and call us at 310-434-3400, option 2
to complete registration; (3) second payment
Week 2: Corporate Formation and
of $700 is due on the first day of class; (4)
Maintenance Learn how to structure and
third payment of $700 is due on the day of
maintain your company, including the taxes
4th class meeting; (5) final payment of $700
and other costs involved; whether to use
is due on the last day of class. Please note
insurance in addition to or in place of a
that If a payment is missed, you will not be
corporate structure for liability protection;
allowed in class the following week.
how to choose an insurance policy; and why
some companies incorporate in Nevada Tuition does NOT include required State
or Delaware. Apply these concepts to an License fee of $100 or National Certification
in-class hypothetical. exam fee of $117
Week 3: Small Claim Court Small Claims $2,415 | AUMT Staff
Court can be a cost-saving resource for Remote Live
small business owners caught in a dispute. Sat 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Feb 27 – Apr 17
Learn tips for winning your case, navigating
the system, and avoiding costly legal fees.
Participate in a mock trial to see how best to
apply various these tips in wining your case.
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Money Management educated and confident election decision.
This seminar is designed to assist those who
have not yet, but will soon begin receiving
their Social Security retirement benefits, and
Smart Money Fundamentals those who have begun their payments within
(Remote Live) the past year.
Learn how to invest intelligently and profitably $49 | Caroline Rakness
to secure your financial future. Find out Remote Live
how to select a financial advisor, and what
you need to know about annuities, bonds, Wed 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Feb 24
gold, mutual funds, stocks, real estate, and
Social Security. Pick up tax-savings ideas, Investment Bootcamp (Remote Live)
and find out how to manage credit and debt, Retirement plans, mutual fund, annuities:
and increase FICO scores. Discover time- Whether you’re a beginning or an experienced
tested strategies to help you make informed investor, here’s a practical way to evaluate
investment decisions, including how to figure and judge investment choices. Find out
out how much you need to put away to retire. about the mechanics and potential return
As a bonus, an Economic Forecast will be on mutual funds, annuities, stocks, bonds,
included. You are invited to bring your spouse and real estate. Discover tax strategies that
or a guest at no extra cost. allow you to keep more of what you earn.
$49 | Caroline Rakness Learn the secrets of the money-management
Remote Live principles used by successful investors
such as Warren Buffet, Benjamin Graham,
Wed 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Jan 27 and Peter Drucker. If you have any sort of
retirement account — a 401(k), 403(b), or
How to Maximize Your Social Security IRA, for example — this class is a must!
Benefits (Remote Live) $49 | Caroline Rakness
Filing for Social Security benefits can be Remote Live
stressful. Failing to use the right strategy
Wed 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Mar 10
when choosing when and how to claim
benefits can cost you a lot of money, and
potentially put your surviving spouse at Women & Investing (Remote Live)
financial risk. Don’t leave thousands of Did you know that women often make the
dollars “on the table” simply because you best investors? Whether you’re single,
don’t understand how to optimize your widowed, married, employed, or retired, you
benefits. Join us for an informative and easy- need to know how to improve your current
to-understand seminar that explores how you financial picture. Learn the importance
can maximize your Social Security income. of portfolio allocation, how to select an
Gain the knowledge you need to make an investment advisor, and how to select
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