ANC Gallery
Are you a local artist interested in dis-
playing your work? If so, ANC would
love to showcase your talent. You can
contact us at 870-762-3168.
Gallery Hours of Operation:
Mon-Friday- 8:30 am-5:00 pm
Adams/Vines Building- ANC
ANC Students will exhibit their work from April 1– May 8
Community Choir and Band
If singing and/or playing an instru-
ment is your passion, you now have a
place to come and make great music
that ignites the heart and spirit of per-
formers and audience members alike!
Join the ANC Community Choir or Band
or both, for a great time making music
with fellow community members.
Choir - Tuesdays, starting Jan. 15
ANC Sullins Bldg. Choir Room
6:30-8:30 pm
Community Band—Thursdays
January 17 -Adams / Vines Recital Hall
7-9 pm
ART AND MUSIC
Specialty Gardening for Beginners!
Get ready to prepare your gar-
den for Spring with Scott Fol-
lett. He will share gardening
tips with you and answer
questions that you have re-
garding your lawn and flowers.
Get ready to have a beautiful
yard!
Saturday– March 9 10-11:30 am
ANC Sullins Building, Room A-101
Fee: $10
Real Estate Seminar
This year, we are combining the Broker and Agent seminar. Facilitat-ing this Seminar will be Tom Rhoads with the Arkansas Real Estate School in Little Rock. This 7 hours of instruction will meet your yearly requirement. For Brokers and Agents:
Friday– Feb. 15th 9 am-4:30 pm
ANC Blytheville– Sullins Bldg. A-101
Fee: $75
Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Please sign up by January 18
Studio Art/
Osceola
Come and enjoy the com-
pany of other artists as
you express your creative
talents. Learn basic draw-
ing and painting tech-
niques using acrylics to
create your very own masterpiece.
Robert Zenanko will guide you through
the artistic process of making something
truly special for your home.
Tuesdays—Feb. 5 – Mar. 12
3:30– 5:00 pm Osceola Library Fee: $10
Winter/Spring Schedule
2019
Beginning Italian
with
Gianluca Strazzullo
If you’re headed to Italy
this summer, or you just
love the language, this class is perfect for
you.
Our resident Italian, Gianluca Strazzullo,
is excited to share his home country with
you. This class is conversational Italian.
Luca will also share local customs and
lifestyles.
Mondays- Feb. 4– March 11
5:30– 6:15 pm
ANC Choir Room B-109 Fee: $30
SPECIAL INTERESTS
ANC Book Club!!
Our book for January is “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”.
Join our ANC Librarian Karen Ellis for a lively discussion in the ANC library . Make new friends, share your thoughts, and if you don ’t have one— sign up for a library card to take advantage of the excel-lent reading material available at the ANC Library. Tuesday January 29 12-1 pm
ANC Library Adams/ Vines Bldg
Free! Lunch is provided!
Cake Decorating
With Millie Newell
Join expert baker Millie New-ell for a 6 week course on Cake Decorating. With this class you will be able to dec-orate with different tips and master the art of writing on your beautiful cake. Tuesdays Feb. 5—March 12 6-8 pm ANC Ballroom Kitchen Fee: $50 plus $25 for a kit that you keep.
Corn Husk Flowers
There's more to corn on the cob
than yellow kernels and mouth-
watering juice. They can also be
the makings of a beautiful flow-
er. With a few corn husks, some
wire, and tape, you can create a
lasting piece of art while getting
in touch with your roots. Just
like early American settlers, you
can use corn husks for every-
thing from decorations to mak-
ing baskets. Join us and let ’s
start with simple flowers!
Instructor is Millie Newell
Tuesdays April 16 & 23 6-8 pm ANC Ballroom Fee: $35
Italian Cooking with
Gianluca Strazzullo
Join us for a fun evening with Gianlu-
ca Strazzullo. Luca hails from Naples,
Italy and wants to share his love of
cooking with you. You will savor an
authentic Italian meal that is pre-
pared by you! It ’s a great evening
with new friends, wine and good
food!
Friday April 5 6-9 p.m. Manila– location TBA Fee: $50 per person
Catering and Party Foods
With Millie Newell
If you thrive on cooking for your friends, and want everyone to come to your house for dinner then this is a great class for you! Millie Newell will help you with par-ty food ideas, teach you how to plan for a group, order the right amount of food, and give you some great decorating ideas. Mondays March 28– April 5 6-7:30 pm ANC Ballroom Kitchen Fee: $35
Finding Your Roots!
Tracing your ancestry has become popular in the last few years. If you are interested in tracing your family history, this class is for you! Lynda Griffin will help you learn the basics of researching your family tree and will show you how to lo-cate the resources that are availa-ble. Join this class and watch your fami-ly tree grow!
Tues & Thurs Feb. 19 & 21 6-8 pm Computer Lab B-206 Sullins Bldg. Fee: $25
Find the Community Education Schedule at
www.anc.edu/communityed
Zumba with LaKristen
Zumba fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an abso-lute blast in one exhilarating session of calorie-burning, heart-racing, mus-cle-pumping, body-energizing move-ments. The routines feature interval-training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. LaKristen Spiller, Instructor . Session I Tues/Thurs - Jan. 15 - Feb. 14 Session II Feb. 19-March 28 6-7 pm Wellness Center Aerobics Fee: $40 10 sessions
HEALTH, WELLNESS, & FITNESS
Yoga
Join Felicia Dogan for a relaxing way to end your day. This class will be an introductory class to yoga. Students will need a mat, water, and a hand towel (if desired). If you would like to take a class that’s relaxing, calm-ing, and full of gentle stretching, then look no further. You will relax, focus more easily, and sleep better. Session I Mon / Wed - Jan. 28 - Feb. 27 Session II March 4-April 10 4-5 pm Wellness Center Aerobics Fee: $40 10 sessions A great way for to unwind after a
long day!
Just Pilates!
Join Stacey Walker for this fun and energizing class. Pilates can strengthen your core muscles, unlike any other exercise. However, it does much more than that. Some of the benefits of a Pila-tes work out are alleviating pain, re-leasing stress and boosting your mood. Not only will Pilates help you build muscle in your core, arms, and legs, but it will also improve your flexibility. Session I Tues/Thurs - Jan. 15 - Feb. 14 Session II Feb. 19-March 28 Wellness Center Aerobics Rm Fee: $40—10 sessions
Register online at
www.anc.edu/communityed
Pre-registration is required for all
classes!
ANC Wellness Center
Come and check out the ANC Well-
ness Center. The front desk will be
happy to show you around our facili-
ty. We have great equipment, a
walking track, and two full-size bas-
ketball courts. You can purchase a
membership at the Community Ed
office located in the Adams/Vines
Bldg. L-30 with Mary Ann or Lori.
Regular pricing:
6 month card- $100.00
1 year- $200.00
Rules and Regulations apply. See
office for details.
Sign up for both sessions at the
beginning of the year and take
$10 off the price . Two sessions
would normally be $80 but with
the discount, it’s now $70!
That’s 20 classes for $70
Softball Training Camp with
Sara Creecy
Ages 5-13
We are excited to offer a Girls’ Soft-
ball Clinic in Osceola.
Your child will learn new techniques
for skills like Batting, Throwing, Slid-
ing and Fielding with experienced
ball players. A pitching coach will also
be there to help those that are inter-
ested in learning pitching skills.
Mon– Thurs April 1-4 5:30-7:30 pm Osceola Community Ctr. Fee: $55
For more information call 870.762.3168 or email: [email protected].
Private Piano Lessons
Gianluca Strazzullo, ANC Director of Choral Music and piano instructor is available for private lessons. Call 870-780-1263 to meet with Luca to go over pricing and schedule your lesson time.
Monette
Virtual Reality Class
We are seeking 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students interested in ex-periencing virtual worlds! Stu-dents that are curious can learn how to use the Oculus Rift head-set for Virtual Reality. This Vir-tual Reality class is being of-fered by the Buffalo Island Cen-tral EAST Program.
The first week of class, students will use the applica-tion called First Contact which will teach the students how to use the basic controls of the Oculus.
The second week of class, students will use Sketch-book that will show kids how to bring their imagina-tion to life using this artistic application.
The third week of class, students will use the Google Earth application which will let students see the world from a different perspective.
The fourth week of class, students will use Jam Session which will help bring out their musical talents using a variety of instruments pro-vided in the application.
Mondays– April 1– 22 4-5 pm 803 Drew St. Monette BIC Fee:$25
Big Lake Fishing Clinic
Join Steven Rimer with Big Lake Na-tional Wildlife Refuge for a morning of fishing! Learn about Knot-tying, Casting, Conservation, Habitat, and Proper Fish Handling. This clinic is for kids ages 8-12. Bring your fishing pole for lots of fun! Par-ents are welcome too! Saturday– April 27 9-11 am Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge Hwy 18 Manila, AR FREE!
Cursive Writing for Kids
Would you like your kids to learn the lost art of cursive? They can learn the basics with Lynda Griffin . Bring a pencil and lined paper. For grades 3-6.
Tues/Thurs Feb. 19– Feb. 28 4-5 pm Room– B-108 ANC Sullins Bldg Fee: $25
Teen Coding
This is the future!! Learn basic cod-ing structures and program your own video game in a fun-filled en-vironment. An education in computers for the 21st Century means learning to code. The Alice method has been used to help students quickly build computer animations . Marilyn Woessner, a Computer IT Specialist at Nucor-Yamato will in-struct this amazing new technolo-gy ! Saturdays- Jan.26- Feb. 16 10-11:30 am Sullins Bldg. B-206 Fee: $40 6 hours of instruction
In Your Neighborhood!
MORE SPECIAL INTEREST AND INFORMATION!
Estate Planning
Farmers and Homeowners
Many often think that estate planning only benefits the very wealthy, but this is a common misconception. It ’s something everyone needs to engage in re-gardless of age, estate size, or marital status. If you have a bank account, investments, a car, home, or other property—you have an estate—and must plan accordingly to protect your family and their future interests. During this workshop, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Dr. Pamela Pruett, Mississippi County Cooperative Extension Service Staff Chair & Agriculture Agent, Ray Benson, along with other guest presenters, will be discuss-ing topics such as: *Getting Started on an Estate Plan *Transfer of Non-titled Property *Planning Ahead for End of Life *Probate, Trusts and Farm Trans-fer *Lessons Learned/Organized Pa-pers
Don’t miss out on this informa-tive workshop! REGISTER SOON! Day / Date– TBA Fee: $15 per person/ $20 per couple
Automotive Care 101
Scott Follett will take you through basic car care. Automotive Care 101 will teach you about safety, check-ing fluid levels, changing the oil, maintaining your cooling system, changing a flat tire, and much more. This course is great for college stu-dents too! Blytheville- Saturday– March 30
9 am-12 pm
Parking lot at ANC Fee: $20
Leachville ANC– Saturday– April 13
9 am-12 pm
Back parking lot– Fee: $20
Manila
Big Lake Fishing Clinic– Sat. 4/27 9-11 am– Big Lake Wildlife Center Ages 8-12– FREE Italian Cooking with Luca Friday– April 5- 6-9 p.m. Fee: $50 per person Monette
Virtual Reality Oculus Training April 1-22– 4-5 pm BIC $25
Osceola
Studio Art Tuesdays—Feb. 5– March 12 3-4:30 pm Osceola Library $10 Estate Planning for Farmers and Homeowners TBA Lecture and Lunch Thursday April 4 11 am-1 pm Osceola Heritage Museum $10 lunch provided Girls Softball Clinic Mon-Thurs. March 1-4 5:30-7:30 pm Osceola Community Ctr. Fee: $55
Leachville ANC
Computers I Skills– Saturday Feb. 9 10 am-2:30 pm $40 Beginning Excel– Sat. March 2 10:am-2:30 pm $40 Firearm Safety- Saturday TBA– $100 Automotive Care 101-Saturday April 13 Time 9-12 Back Parking lot of ANC Ctr.
Save on your insurance! Join Lanita
Wadley for this 4 hour course. Ten
people are needed to have the class.
Friday March 22 11 am—3 pm
Room L-101– Adams Vines Bldg
$15 for AARP Members
$20 for Non– Members
You pay the instructor on class day.
Lecture and Lunch
Osceola Heritage Museum
Come and learn about the history of Osceola and the surrounding area and enjoy a delicious lunch at the Heritage Museum. Thursday April 4 11:00 am– 1:00 pm Osceola Heritage Museum Fee: $10(lunch)
Firearm Safety Class
Firearm Safety and Marksmanship Learn proper gun handling to promote firearm safety while developing marksmanship. Course includes in-struction on safety & operation of guns plus hands-on training at the fir-ing range. Bring guns & ammunition to the range only. This class meets re-quirements for concealed handgun permit. Instructor: Officer Chuck Brown. Call to get you name on the list. Ten peo-ple are needed to have the class.
Blytheville Saturday– TBA 8:00am—2:00 pm John P. Sullins Bldg. Lecture Hall Fee:$100
Leachville Saturday– TBA ANC Leachville Center 8:00 am—2:00 pm
Computer Skills I
This class is excellent for beginners of any age. Discover what computers are all about as you learn the basic hard-ware and operation of a computer system. Learn desktop basics, menus, toolbars, drives, files, and folders. Barbara Parks will instruct this course. Blytheville- Sat. Feb. 2 Room: B-206 Leachville- Sat. Feb. 9 ANC Center Times: 10 am-2:30 pm Fee: $40 per class
Basic Excel
After an introduction to spread-sheet terminology and Excels win-dow components, students will learn how to use the Help system and navigate worksheets . Then they will enter and edit text, values, formulas, and pictures, and they will save workbooks in various for-mats. Instructor: Barbara Parks Basic Keyboarding skills are required. Blytheville- Saturday Feb. 16 B-206 Leachville- Saturday, Mar. 2 Times: 10 am-2:30 pm Fee: $40 per class
Introduction to Beekeeping
Want to learn more about honey bees and polli-
nators? Considering beekeeping, but want to
learn more before you invest? Just bought your
bees and equipment, now what? Have some ex-
perience in beekeeping but not quite confident in
what you're doing? Then this class is for you! In-
troduction to Bees and Beekeeping will focus on
the principles of beekeeping. Learn the history of beekeeping, honeybee biol-
ogy, plant and pollinator relationships, and essential equipment & require-
ments. By the end of this class, you will be ready to work your own colony
the first year, and be able to help experienced beekeepers with their hives.
This class is part of the Midwest Master Beekeeper Program. Course fee in-
cludes a student manual.
Sat. January 19 8 am - 12:30 pm Sat. February 16 8 am - 12:30 pm Sullins Bldg. Rm A-101 Fee: $55
Boaters Education
Who needs a Boaters Education Card? Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1986,
and of legal age to operate a motorboat
or sailboat, must have successfully com-
pleted an approved AGFC Boating Edu-
cation Course and carry proof while op-
erating any motorboat, personal water-
craft or sailboat on Arkansas waters.
Mon & Tues– March 4 & 5 5-8 pm Sullins Bldg. A-101 Free! In addition to registering with Community Ed... Here’s the link for AGFC to register https://my.register-ed.com/
eventregistration/roster/133991
Apprentice Beekeeping: Saturday March 16 8 am -12:30 pm Sullins Bldg Rm A-101 Fee: $55
Online Courses Include:
Expert Instructor
Self Paced Tutorials
24-Hour Access
Online Discussion Areas
6 Weeks of Instruction
Hundreds of courses to choose from
New sessions begin each month
Online Courses are informative, fun, convenient, and highly interactive. Courses are project-oriented and include lessons, quiz-
zes, hands-on assignments, discussion areas, six-week format, supplementary links, and more. Complete any course entirely
from your computer, day or night.
How to Register for Classes
Check out our online registration and payment system. It allows the instructor to email you and track the roster, and allows us to send out reminders prior to the class starting.
BY PHONE call 870-762-3168
Refunds No refunds will be given once class has started. If we cancel a class, you will be given a full refund after cancella-tion. If you can’t come to the class, a 48 hour notice is required for a refund. Our office will notify you only if the class is cancelled.
Register online at
www.anc.edu/communityed
Click online registration
Policies
Pre-registration is required for ALL classes. Registration deadline is 24 hours before the first class meets, so regis-ter early. Payments:
Online payment and registration is now available. OR Make checks payable to ANC. For your convenience, we also accept most credit cards. The cost of the class is listed in the schedule. Please note that some classes have material fees. Note: You are not registered until payment has been received. Cancellations
All classes require a minimum enroll-ment to be offered. No class will be conducted without sufficient regis-tration.
Hello!
Welcome to our
Spring 2019 Communi-
ty Education schedule
of lifelong learning
courses! We invite
you to browse through
our schedule and sign
up now for some ex-
citing classes. Enroll
with your family or
friends for reasonably
priced educational
fun! We welcome
your ideas for classes and we are always look-
ing for instructors that would like to share
their interests, talents, or expertise with the
community. If you have any questions or ide-
as, please call me or Lori at 870-762-3168.
Thanks!
Mary Ann
POLICIES AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Mary Ann Garren Community Education
Programming Specialist
Online Courses
anytime, any where...
just a click away!
You can go to the Community Ed website at www.anc.edu/communityed and
click on http://www.ed2go.com/anc
Enroll
Now!
A N C T O U R S !
New York Ci ty!
June 6-9, 2019
$1,465
Based on Double Occupancy
Back by popular demand! You can nev-er see all of New York at once, so we’re offering another amazing trip to the Big Apple. New York in the spring is a fabulous time to be there. Your trip will include: round trip airfare, Ho-tel for 3 nights, transfers to and from the airport, trip insurance, a Hop -On Hop Off pass to see the city sights, and a ticket to the Broadway show “The Cher Show”, based on the life of this legendary performer. Then you ’re on your own to explore, shop, eat and take in another show. Your deposit of $200.00 is due no lat-er than Feb. 1, 2019. Book now to hold your seat. For Single or Triple rooms, contact Mary Ann or Lori at 870-762-3168 for pricing.
AANC ANC Tours: Europe
December 27, 2019– January 4, 2020
FINLAND LATVIA
Finland and The Baltics Arkansas Northeastern College Choir
Helsinki, FINLAND – Tallinn, ESTONIA – Riga, LATVIA
$3,575 Double/Triple Occupancy Deposit of $350 due by January 4, 2019
P. Allen Smith Spring Tour
April 12, 2019
Join Mary Ann for a day excursion to Moss Mountain Farm, home of P. Allen Smith , garden designer and television host. Your tour includes:
Transportation to and from the Farm from ANC
A guided tour of three levels of Allen’s Jefferson-inspired Arkansas Farm home.
A guided exploration of Allen’s terraced gardens overlooking the Arkansas River, the English rose garden, and his ornamental one acre vegetable garden.
The tour will savor the Greek Stavros Salad from Seasonal Recipes from the Garden. Dessert will be the famous buttermilk pecan pie with homemade whipped creme.
A guided tour of Poultryville where you may see your favorite ani-
mals from Allen’s television show — Trudy, Moose, Smudge &
Squeak and Amos, just to
name a few.
Friday– April 12, 2019
Leaving ANC at 7 am
Return to ANC 6 pm
Fee: $160
Deadline to sign up is March 13
Memphis Botanic Garden
Friday March 29, 2019
Enjoy a beautiful spring day visiting the
Memphis Botanic Garden where you will
participate in a gardening workshop. The
experts at MBG will show you how to cre-
ate a beautiful container garden. You’ll
learn what it takes to make eye-appealing
seasonal indoor and outdoor containers .
We will then head out to lunch (on your
own), before heading back to Blytheville.
Van will leave ANC at approximately 8:30 am and return by 3:00 pm Cost : $25 Ten people are needed to book a work-shop, so grab some friends and let’s go!