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9 - 10:15 am
Period 2
10:30 - 11:45 am
Period 3
1 - 2:15 pm
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2:30 - 3:45 pm
Period 5
4 - 5:30 pm
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Period 1
Class Spans
1 Period
Odd Times We Live In w Niccolo Seligmann
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Get away from symmetrical times signatures and discover odd times signatures from music around the world.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Rya Rugs - Color Blending Magic with Melinda Byrd
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Color-Blending Magic
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Salsa and Stories with Andrea Cano
Available:
Week 1
Skill Level:
N/A
Go beyond store bought salsa - discover the cultural, spiritual and historical significance of salsa as you learn about ingredients, techniques and recipes.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Scottish Songs, Traditional and New with Paul McKenna
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Explore some of the songs, themes and prolific songwriters of Scotland, including one of its most famous sons, Robert Burns.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Sean-Nos and Old Style Irish Dancing w Catherine Brice
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Learn the basics of this percussive dance form.
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Set Dancing (Social Dancing) for Beginners w Catherine Brice
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Come do some Irish social dancing!
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Period 3
Class Spans
2 Periods
Silkscreen Printing Influenced by Chinese Papercut Patterns with Irene Chan
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Silkscreen printing with paper stencils inspired by Chinese papercuts
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
Southwest and Mexican Influenced Mosaics w Lalo Carrera
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Learn mosaic techniques while creating a piece inspired by designs of the Sonoran Desert.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Southwestern Guitar with Michael Ronstadt
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
B
Explore guitar playing from the perspective of the musical melting pot that defines the music in Tucson, AZ.
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Period 4
Class Spans
1 Period
Storytelling Through Film: Liberation and Wisdom in the US/Mexican Borderlands w David Carrasco
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
David Carrasco will take the class on a journey comparing how to link storytelling, liberation and the quest for wisdom through documentary film
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
Storytelling with Steafan Hannigan
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Veteran theater, tv and radio storyteller Steáfán Hannigan will help you fine tune your storytelling.
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Period 1
Class Spans
2 Periods
The Indigo Dye Village with Kibibi Ajanku
Available:
Week 2
Skill Level:
N/A
All Levels
Illumninating African Origins
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Period 3
Class Spans
1 Period
The Truth About Migrants and the Border w David Damian Figueroa & Rita Danks
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Explores the complex narratives of migration and the human experiences at the US-Mexico border through discussion and film.
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Period 2
Class Spans
1 Period
Window into Early Scottish Music with Sharon Knowles
Available:
Week 3
Skill Level:
N/A
Discover Scottish tunes from as far back as the 16th century!
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6/23/25
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6/27/25
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7/7/25
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7/11/25
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Week 3
7/14/25
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7/18/25
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