COS Winter 2017 Recreation Guide

Arts &General Interest Adults & 55+

Acrylic Painting Experienced artists Bette Hurd and Valerie Grimmell will lead you through basic techniques in drawing and acrylic painting. Students will work towards completing a painting on canvas through individualized instruction and skill development. Explore colour mixing, brush technique, perspective, and composition in this creative class for students of all levels. SOUTH 7 Sessions $177 18yrs+ M 10:30am-1:30pm Jan 9 4507510 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Drawing for Painters Using charcoal and a variety of other mediums, we will learn 10 Ways of Seeing and Drawing, of use for anyone, but of special benefit to painters: gesture, contour, mass, space, shading, silhouette, tonality, figure-ground, perspective and composition. A variety of subjects will be explored - villages, perspective, people in streets, landscape, still-life. Artist-Instructor: Tony O’Regan. Materials not included. SOUTH 4 Sessions $120 16yrs+ M 6:30pm-9:00pm Jan 16 4507570 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Experienced artists Bette Hurd and Valerie Grimmell will lead you through basic techniques in drawing and acrylic or oil painting. Students will work towards completing a painting on canvas through individualized instruction and skill development. Explore colour mixing, brush technique, perspective, and composition in this creative class for students of all levels. SOUTH 7 Sessions $177 18yrs+ W 10:30am-1:30pm Jan 18 4507532 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Learn to Paint with Acrylics or Oils

Dance Ballroom Dance Learn ballroom dances including the waltz, fox trot and tango. Singles and couples welcome. CLOVERDALE 9 Sessions $61.50 18yrs+ Tu 7:00pm-8:15pm Jan 10 4504388 Don Christian Recreation Centre Swing & Jive Swing and jive are back! This is a beginner level course. Have fun learning these lively steps with or without a partner. CLOVERDALE 9 sessions $37 Tu 8:15pm-9:00pm Jan 10 4512486 Cloverdale Recreation Centre Painting in Watermedia Choose to explore either acrylic or watercolour. Subjects will be explored and demonstrated in both mediums. Special focus on West Coast Landscape this session. Artist-Instructor: Tony O’Regan. Materials not included. SOUTH 5 Sessions $150 16yrs+ M 6:30pm-9:00pm Feb 20 4507571 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Intro to Pottery New to pottery? Professional potter, Arlene McGowan, will teach you the basics behind some pottery buzzwords: pinch, coil, sculpt, throw, fire, and glaze. Create ceramic pieces that reflect your individuality in this dynamic introductory class. Course 18yrs+ Sa 10:00am-12:30pm Jan 14 4507475 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Pottery Basics Welcome to the exciting world of clay! Whether you have experience or not, this is the pottery class for you. Join professional ceramic artist Tony Wilson in combining clay forms made by a number of different techniques (i.e. wheelthrowing, handbuilding, and sculptural modeling). Imagination and muddy fun combined in this inspiring and uniquely creative class. Course fee includes first bag of clay. SOUTH 8 Sessions $198 18yrs+ W 6:30pm-9:00pm Jan 11 4507448 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Pottery for All Levels Join professional potter and instructor John Wright in this exciting pottery class. Students of all levels will be led through a variety of techniques in both wheel throwing and handbuilding. Develop new skills, expand on already existing ones and have a great time making cups, bowls, and so much more. Course fee includes first bag of clay. SOUTH 8 Sessions $214 18yrs+ M 10:00am-1:00pm Jan 9 4507473 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre fee includes first bag of clay. SOUTH 8 Sessions $198

Textile Printing by Hand Learn how to transfer design ideas onto fabric. Textile designer Hilary Young will teach you how to create your own handmade stamps, stencils and silkscreens, and show you how to transfer your very own designs onto a variety of 16yrs+ W 7:00pm-9:00pm Jan 18 4507569 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Art Journaling Techniques Delve into your creative soul! Put thoughts to paper in this fun mixed media art journaling class with artist Nicci Batillana. Students create a new page each class, as well as learn art techniques such as collage, stenciling, watercolour, inks, word art and more! Includes an 8 page handmade mixed media journal and some supplies. SOUTH 7 Sessions $153 18yrs+ Th 10:00am-12:30pm Jan 19 4507535 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Join award winning writer Taslim Jaffer as you dive deeper into the pieces you produced in Writing for Legacy - Level 1. Individual mentoring and shared tricks and tools will facilitate the completion of your writing projects with the option of submitting for publication after course completion. SOUTH 4 Sessions $75 18yrs+ M 6:30pm-8:30pm Feb 27 4507572 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre surfaces. Supplies included. SOUTH 6 Sessions $198 Writing for Legacy - Level 2

Writing for Self- Discovery - Level 2

Bhangra Dance Learn basic Indian dance moves to Bhangra music. GUILDFORD 4 Sessions $22 All Ages Su 2:30pm-3:30pm Jan 15 4510515 Su 2:30pm-3:30pm Feb 19 4510516 Fraser Heights Recreation Centre GUILDFORD 8 Sessions $43.75 19yrs+ Tu 7:00pm-8:00pm Jan 17 4514219 Guildford Recreation Centre NEWTON 10 Sessions $54.50 19yrs+ Th 6:15pm-7:15pm Jan 12 4513528 To Be Determined Greek Dance Learn a variety of Greek dances. Singles and couples welcome. NORTH 8 Sessions $65.50 19yrs+ W 7:00pm-8:30pm Jan 18 4508211 NORTH 6 Sessions $49.25 19yrs+ Th 7:00pm-8:30pm Jan 26 4508212 Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre Studio 101: Art History Discussion Group Join Studio 101, our light hearted art history discussion group. Explore diverse themes in a fun and creative environment. Share your knowledge and increase your expertise with other enthusiastic adults. This 5 week series is aimed at newcomers to the South Surrey area as well as people who want to make new friends! No previous art history knowledge is required. SOUTH 5 Sessions $85 18yrs+ W 7:00pm-9:00pm Jan 18 4507541 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Artist’s Way Workshop A 12-week workshop in discovering and recovering your creative self. The workshop will be facilitated as its author, Julie Cameron, intended. ‘Creativity is like breathing - pointers may help, but we do the process ourselves. Creative clusters, where we gather as peers to develop our strength, are best regarded as tribal gatherings, where creative beings raise, celebrate, and actualize the creative power which runs through us all.’ SOUTH 12 Sessions $74 14yrs+ Tu 6:00pm-8:00pm Jan 10 4507506 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre Join award-winning writer Taslim Jaffer as you build on your own journal writing experience or knowledge gained in Writing for Self-Discovery, Level One. Using written exercises and discussion, you will continue on a journey of self- discovery, shifting your lens to the future and explore dreams and hopes for the next stage of your life. Shape a life that is 18yrs+ M 6:30pm-8:30pm Jan 9 4507573 South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre authentic to who you are! SOUTH 4 Sessions $75

Musical Theatre Level 2

Belly Dance Learn basic belly dance movements including hip drops, shimmies, and undulations while appling Middle Eastern dance techniques to exotic music and rhythms. GUILDFORD 6 Sessions $32.75 16yrs+ M 6:15pm-7:15pm Jan 9 4512608 M 6:15pm-7:15pm Feb 20 4512609 GUILDFORD 5 Sessions $27.25 16yrs+ Tu 12noon-1:00pm Jan 10 4512623 Tu 12noon-1:00pm Feb 21 4512624 Fraser Heights Recreation Centre

Put a song and dance together and enjoy the musical theatre experience. You will do a production number from one of the big musicals. Prior dance experience is required. NORTH 12 Sessions Member $43.75 Non-member $52.75 55yrs+ F 12:30pm-1:30pm Jan 13 4513111 Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre Your Story. Your Voice: Flame Workshop Deborah Williams, award winning actor, one of the creators of Mom’s the Word, and co-founder of The Flame in Vancouver and Victoria, hosts a weekend intensive to give you the tools to create and share a truly compelling story. This inclusive and supportive workshop is focused on learning and growth. CITYWIDE 3 Sessions $199 19yrs+ F-Su 6:00pm-9:00pm Jan 13 4514480 Surrey Arts Centre

Belly Dance Level 2 Increase Middle Eastern dance

knowledge by layering movements, learning complex dance sequences, exploring new styles of belly dance and interpreting exotic music. CLOVERDALE 10 Sessions $81.75 18yrs+ M 7:45pm-9:15pm Jan 9 4504395 Don Christian Recreation Centre

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