Due to popular demand, Larry is adding an afternoon class on Tuesdays in April. Larry's morning class filled very quickly, so he wanted to make another one available! It will go from 1:00-4:00. This four-session workshop introduces beginners to the joys of painting desert landscapes.  We live in a beautiful place.  Why not preserve it! Art instructor, Larry Charles, will teach both acrylic painting and oil painting techniques at the [...]

  Join award winning fiber artist Mimi Damrauer for a fun class learning to paint paper in Gelli Printing 101!  No experience necessary…everyone can do it!!! Gelli printing is easier than painting! You get professional looking results for minimal effort! Back by popular demand, here is another opportunity to get the basic concepts and tips of making Gelli Prints.  Mimi will take you through the individual steps to help you [...]

Pastel is a bold, colorful and exciting form of artistic output and expression. It is executed with fragile, finger-sized sticks.  These drawing crayons, called pastels, are made of powdered pigments. A variety of colors can be achieved and they are spectacular to look at. Your instructor, Beverly Carlson-Bradshaw, will introduce you to a brief history of pastels and types of pastels and papers used. There will be a demo at [...]

Here's another chance to take a watercolor class with Larry Charles! This four-session watercolor workshop is designed for beginners and those current watercolorists who want to achieve more realistic techniques in their travel scenes. Instructor Larry Charles will teach five techniques for capturing landscapes in fleeting sunlight; quick-sketch plein air pictures; lifelike characters; watercolor postcards and travel journaling. Workshop attendees should bring their own watercolor supplies, based on a list [...]

Larry is offering an afternoon class in May as well. It will go from 1:00-4:00 pm. This four-session watercolor workshop is designed for beginners and those current watercolorists who want to achieve more realistic techniques in their travel scenes. Instructor Larry Charles will teach five techniques for capturing landscapes in fleeting sunlight; quick-sketch plein air pictures; lifelike characters; watercolor postcards and travel journaling. Workshop attendees should bring their own watercolor [...]

Did you love Gelli Prints 101?  Here is an opportunity to make envelopes to go with the paper you made in 101 and learn more advanced techniques. Sending notecards to people through the mail seems to be a thing of the past, but people are starting to realize that communicating with a personal note has great benefits. With the social isolation and online living we have been experiencing,  people are [...]

  Join Mimi in this 2 week class as you create something beautiful with all of those art supplies that you have bought and don’t know how to use!    Week 1 we will be making a small blank journal and some quick collage papers.  You may also bring any journal and collage papers that you already have.    The following week we will be filling pages of your journal [...]

Who doesn't like to travel for free? Are you maximizing the use of your points, though, or wasting them? It's a game that few know how to play correctly! This is the first of a three part comprehensive course on Frequent Flyer/Loyalty Points. Part 1 of our series: Understanding the Basics, Valuation of Points, and Rules of The Game (Strategy). Coffee and snacks will be provided, and we will, of [...]

Join award winning fiber artist Mimi Damrauer for a fun class learning to paint paper in Gelli Printing 101!  No experience necessary…everyone can do it!!! Gelli printing is easier than painting! You get professional looking results for minimal effort! If you missed Mimi's April class, here is another opportunity to get the basic concepts and tips of making Gelli Prints.  Mimi will take you through the individual steps to help [...]

If you have ever wanted to paint still life scenes like the pros do, this four-session workshop is for you. Each Tuesday morning in June instructor Larry Charles will demonstrate the six techniques still life artists use to capture realistic scenes.  Expect to take home one completed oil painting from each session. Unique to Valley art classes, this workshop includes all your oil painting art supplies in the workshop fee. [...]

STOP THE BLEED This class is all about bleeding control for massive hemorrhage.  It is a national initiative from the American College of Surgeons to help all members of the community be able to help each other in case of a bleeding emergency.  Topics covered will include a short power point presentation and lots of hands on skills practice: Identifying life threatening bleeding Calling 911 Commercial tourniquet Wound packing Makeshift [...]

Are you tired of being told what health care you need?  Are you ready to learn how to navigate our crazy system of health care? Do you need to understand what procedures are required, or just recommended?  These are just some of the topics we will cover in this "Consumer Health Lecture Series". In this first session you will get an overview of health care systems and health insurance (including [...]