Lifelong Learning

Phone (480) 488-1090
Email info@azfcf.org
Website https://hollandcenter.org/programs/lifelong-learning/

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  • Learn Watercolor for the Southwest with Larry Charles

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    These four Tuesday morning watercolor workshops are specially designed for Holland Center participants to learn to capture our Southwestern lifestyle. Whether you're a beginner, or want to improve your use of our unique Southwestern colors and environment, this workshop is for you. Instructor Larry Charles begins every class with a technique demonstration, followed by personal attention as you create your own version of that scene.  Topics include color mixing, composition, [...]

    $200.00

  • Candle Curve Class

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Explore the art of fused glass. Students in this class will complete a beautiful holiday candle curve. Project will be fused and slumped and ready to pick up approximately one week after the class. Using holly leaves, pebbles of glass, frit (ground glass) and other glass items the student will personalize the curve. To make a keepsake for the future. You will work on your piece in class, then Kathy [...]

    $60.00

  • The Bill of Rights- Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

        We will explore the geneses of the first amendments to the United States Constitution, exploring their reasoning, why they were established and what they represent.  We will examine their relevance to the original Articles within the text of the Constitution and review the various Supreme Court rulings that have given depth and breadth to these Bill of Rights. Tuesday, October 17 at 4:00. $10 donation at door.

  • Diabetes Prevention Class

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This seminar is designed to help you prevent Type 2 Diabetes, and give you as much information as possible on it.  1 out of 3 American adults has prediabetes. It's very important to know what you are dealing with, how to prevent it, how to help family members, and how to cope with it yourself.   The Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program includes: A proven program to prevent or delay [...]

  • Oil & Acrylic Painting Workshop with Larry Charles

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    For four Tuesday mornings, instructor Larry Charles will share the tricks and techniques that professional artists use to add more realism to their paintings.  Whether you are a beginner or an artist who wants to expand your subject matter, this class is for you. The workshops will spend half the time showing you oil painting techniques, and the other half exploring acrylic painting. Topics include proportion and scale, shading and [...]

    $250.00

  • Diabetes Prevention Class

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This seminar is designed to help you prevent Type 2 Diabetes, and give you as much information as possible on it.  1 out of 3 American adults has prediabetes. It's very important to know what you are dealing with, how to prevent it, how to help family members, and how to cope with it yourself.   The Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program includes: A proven program to prevent or delay [...]

  • Holiday Plate Class

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Want an early start on Holiday Cheer?  Have fun creating a holiday themed plate.  Students will create an 8 x 8” plate with a holiday theme of their choice. Multiple options are available using glass cut outs, frit (ground glass), glass noodles and stringers.  These plates will be a joyful way to celebrate the holiday session, or a great hostess gift for that important party. Come and enjoy a chance [...]

    $75.00

  • Journalism and the Wall Street Journal – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    The power of the pen is often mightier than the sword.  Journalism, or using the broader term the Media, has been a communications tool that has been both the builder of trust and alliances, and a destroyer of cultures and nations.  We will examine the history of Journalism in America and how the Media has changed over the last 250 years, evolving into the communications “free-for-all” we have today.  We [...]

  • Diabetes Prevention Class

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This seminar is designed to help you prevent Type 2 Diabetes, and give you as much information as possible on it.  1 out of 3 American adults has prediabetes. It's very important to know what you are dealing with, how to prevent it, how to help family members, and how to cope with it yourself.   The Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program includes: A proven program to prevent or delay [...]

  • LEARN TO GOLD-LEAF with Larry Charles

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    LEARN TO GOLD-LEAF ALMOST ANYTHING Nothing adds a touch of pizzazz like a band of gold leaf trim.  In this two-day workshop, instructor Larry Charles will teach you every step of how to add gold leaf to stationery, paintings, gift wrapping, jewelry boxes and metal. All of the art supplies are included in your registration fee. Projects include creating handmade letterhead, adding gold pin stripes to boxes, writing with gold, [...]

    $100.00

  • PAPER POP-UPS WORKSHOP with Larry Charles

    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This is the only three-day workshop in the Valley that teaches you all the paper engineering techniques for creating paper pop-up books and cards. Instructor Larry Charles will cover such topics as  art materials, simple cutting and folding techniques, creating movement, and coloring tips. Expect to do one or two finished pop-ups each morning. All the necessary art supplies are included in your registration fee. December 6, 7, and 8, [...]

    $150.00

  • Create More Realistic Watercolors with Larry Charles

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Our four Tuesday morning watercolor workshops in January are geared for both first-time watercolorists and those more experienced artists who want to achieve more realistic effects in their paintings. Instructor Larry Charles will begin each class with a step-by-step demonstration, followed by individual help as you create your own version of the same subject. Lessons include how to mix the right color; how to get more brush control for details; [...]

    $200.00

  • Fall in Love: Supporting Partnership Through Your Home

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

      Are you curious about how to create better loving communication? Are you hoping for a new personal or business partner in 2024? Are you hoping to find romance!? Are you unsure of how to create smoother, more loving relationships personally and professionally? This class is for you! It’s time to set intentions and understand your own personal relationship energy. With Feng Shui practice, we can work together to enhance [...]

    $40.00

  • Gourd Doll

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

      Create a unique piece of art using something that most people have never worked with: Gourds! Darlene, your expert instructor, says "In this class you will create a detailed Gourd Doll or as I call them my girls with Attitude." All supplies to make your gourd doll area included- the gourd, mini pots, gourd base, stains, feathers, and beads to create and adorn your gourd doll. Designs can be [...]

    $120.00

  • Scottsdale Mysteries Rediscovered – The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    In what shouldn’t be a humorous tale, these two love birds from Bisbee/Sierra Vista plotted the murder of the woman’s husband in Scottsdale in 1976. During the investigation, they made a huge mistake and were easily apprehended by Scottsdale’s finest. But no one could predict what happened at the trial! In partnership with the City of Scottsdale, we are excited to host Arizona Historian, Bruce Wall, for one of their [...]

  • Spooky Stories of Scottsdale

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Our storyteller digs into the archive to share the stories of people in Scottsdale whose lives came to an unusual end over the last 85 years. Could these people be the ghosts that haunt the buildings of Old Town? In partnership with the City of Scottsdale, we are excited to host Arizona Historian, Bruce Wall, for one of their Neighborhood College Classes. Join us and discover fascinating stories about Scottsdale [...]

  • Spotting and Avoiding Medicare Scams- Lunch and Learn with Cynthia

    Featured Lunch & Learn with Cynthia
    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Scammers are getting smarter-but so can you. Bring your lunch and learn how to recognize the red flags of Medicare fraud, protect your personal information, and avoid the 10 most common traps. Whether you are on Medicare or helping someone who is, this session will give you the tools to stay one step ahead.

  • Taste of Tai Chi

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This 4-session class is designed as an introduction for beginners but can also be taken repeatedly as an enjoyable hour of beneficial exercise where students have reported improvement in balance, flexibility, and posture. Warm-up includes breathing and stretching prior to the Tai Chi movements.

    $40.00

  • Improv for Seniors- Come Laugh with Us!

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    In four (4) Monday afternoon classes, Sandi Carll from our Signature Program Desert Foothills Theater will host an engaging and lively improv class. Participants will actively participate in fun and easy improv games designed to improve cognitive ability, foster brain health, and broaden creative expression.

    $60.00

  • Improv for Seniors – Come Laugh with Us!

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    In four (4) Monday afternoon classes, Sandi Carl from our Signature Program Desert Foothills Theater will host an engaging and lively improv class. Participants will actively participate in fun and easy improv games designed to improve cognitive ability, foster brain health, and broaden creative expression.

    $60.00

  • Tai Chi for Beginners

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This 4-session class is designed as an introduction for beginners but can also be taken repeatedly as an enjoyable hour of beneficial exercise where students have reported improvement in balance, flexibility, and posture. Warm-up includes breathing and stretching prior to the Tai Chi movements.

    $40.00

  • Improv for Seniors – Come Laugh with Us!

    Featured
    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    In four (4) classes, Sandi Carll from our Signature Program Desert Foothills Theater will host an engaging and lively improv class. Participants will actively participate in fun and easy improv games designed to improve cognitive ability, foster brain health, and broaden creative expression.

    $60.00

  • Tai Chi for Beginners

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This 3-session class is designed as an introduction for beginners but can also be taken repeatedly as an enjoyable hour of beneficial exercise where students have reported improvement in balance, flexibility, and posture. Warm-up includes breathing and stretching prior to the Tai Chi movements.

    $30.00

  • From Confusion to Confident: Medicare & Marketplace Questions Answered – Lunch & Learn with Cynthia

    Featured Lunch & Learn with Cynthia
    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Feeling overwhelmed by your options? You’re not alone and we are here to help. Bring your lunch and get answers your questions in straight-forward plain English without any pressure. This is your chance to get clarity and confidence about your health insurance choices.

  • Adventure Awaits… Is Your Health Insurance Coming with You? – Lunch & Learn with Cynthia

    Featured Lunch & Learn with Cynthia
    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Before you pack your bags, make sure your health insurance is ready to travel too! Bring your lunch and learn what’s covered and what is not when you are away from home, plus tips on travel insurance, international emergencies, and avoiding costly surprises.

  • Improv for Seniors – Come Laugh with Us!

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    In four (4) classes, Sandi Carll from our Signature Program Desert Foothills Theater will host an engaging and lively improv class. Participants will actively participate in fun and easy improv games designed to improve cognitive ability, foster brain health, and broaden creative expression.

    $60.00

  • Tai Chi for Beginners

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    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This 4-session class is designed as an introduction for beginners but can also be taken repeatedly as an enjoyable hour of beneficial exercise where students have reported improvement in balance, flexibility, and posture. Warm-up includes breathing and stretching prior to the Tai Chi movements.

    $40.00

  • Caregiving & Coverage: Making Sense of Medicare, Medicaid, and Your Parents’ Insurance – Lunch & Learn with Cynthia

    Featured Lunch & Learn with Cynthia
    Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Caring for aging parents comes with a lot of questions -- especially about their insurance. Bring your lunch and learn the basics of Medicare and Medicaid, explain what is covered and what is not, and how to feel confident in navigating your loved one’s healthcare needs.