We offer an assortment of lifestyle courses for a wide variety of interests. Bring out your creative side, get active, or stay engaged within your community.
Art Courses
MOSAIC FLOWER POT WORKSHOP
Students will learn about different tesserae options, cutting glass, breaking plates, and gluing pieces to your flower pot, as well as grouting the finished product.
Culinary Courses
FOR FRYING OUT LOUD!
Airfrying is a great, popular new way to eat more healthfully. Chef will explore a number of recipes that take advantage of the airfryer’s ability to get a crisp, browned and flavorful result with a minimum of fat. Dishes we will be cooking and enjoying include Scotch quail eggs, crunchy airfried chicken, broiled lemon broccoli, and a peanut…
GRILLING 101
Explore the world of grilling with Chef; participants will make marinades and sauces, grill vegetables, fruits, steak, chicken-on-the-bone and skewered shrimp. This is an introduction to grilling, doneness and flavor building on a gas grill with plenty to feast on at the end.
SUSHI RICE & ROLL PART 1
Learn to make sushi rice and various rolling techniques, along with basic sauces. This is an introductory course, focusing on cooked sushi proteins.
Dance Courses
BALLROOM DANCE
Dancing is that perfect combination of physical activity, mental stimulation, and social interaction, and it can bring so much joy to your life. This class will explore Ballroom Dances such as waltz, fox trot, rumba and cha-cha.
COMMUNITY DANCE CLASS
This class will introduce students to different community based dance styles, their techniques, and cultural history and impact. Dances will include ballroom styles such as waltz, foxtrot, tango, or salsa and swing dances.
SWING DANCE
Explores swing dancing which is one of the most fun and popular social dances. Learn how to dance to most music including pop, rock, blues, jazz and anything in between. Demonstrate and apply how this very casual dance can be used in nearly any setting.
Music Courses
BEGINNER GUITAR
This course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. You will need a 6 string guitar either acoustic or electric.
Topics Include:
• How chords work in a song
• How to form the three main types of chords
• How to tune your guitar
• Basic strumming patterns
• How…
BEGINNER PIANO
This course will teach the introduction to the chord method rather than the traditionally taught note reading method. The chord method makes learning modern style music including jazz, blues, and country easier for beginners.
Nature Courses
FINDING WILD MUSHROOMS
There are thousands of edible species of wild mushrooms that grow in Central and Northcentral Wisconsin. This class will focus on how to find the choice edible wild mushrooms only. Who wants to find a wild mushroom that tastes like dirt? Gourmet wild mushrooms like Chanterelles, Morels, Porcini, Oyster, Chicken and Hen of the Woods, Lobster, and…
GROWING & CARING FOR HOSTAS
Hosta plants come in a variety of colors and sizes. This class will teach students an overview of the types of hostas, how to grow them, what kind of environment they need, and how to care for them.