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June 1- 7, 2006

Agenda Listings : Classes/Workshops

  • 3D GREETINGS FROM THE JUNK DRAWER Do you save everything: ticket stubs, postcards, broken jewelry? Gather up all the memorabilia that will fit in an Altoids tin and come prepared to get messy and have fun! Class starts with Altoid memory boxes and moves onto mini remembrance books. A supply list will be provided by UArts when you register. Part of the First Person Arts Festival. Every Wed, 6:30-9:30pm, $195, Terra Building, University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St., 267-402-2055.

  • ADVANCED GOBLET CLASS You could go to Ikea and get a set of four goblets for, like, 14 pennies, or you could spend 375 smackers and make your own. Up to you. Runs June 2-4, $375, Philadelphia Glass Works, 908a N. 3rd St, 215-627-3655.

  • AERIAL CLASSES Jonesin' for some circus apparati? Learn how to rock the trapeze and ropes like a true Eastern European acrobat. Corde Lisse? No problem. Spanish Web? Amateurs! Classes are taught by Shana Kennedy, a professional aerialist who can totally sleep upsidedown like a bat. Various dates, times and locations. Call 215-849-1991 or visit www.airplaytrapeze.com for more info.

  • AFRICAN DRUM CLASS Let master drummer Steve Jackson instruct you in the art of pounding the skins. Not those skins, you pervert. Every Thu, 7-9pm, $10, Hunting Park Recreation Center, Hunting Park and Old York Rd., PA, 215-685-9153.

  • AMORE BAILA Learn the Tango and Milonga with Andrew Coway, master of Argentine Tango dance. Snacks and drinks will be served. Rose not included. Every Fri, 8:30pm, $12, Blue Bell School of Dance, 921 Pennlyn Blue Bell Pike, 215-634-1101.

  • ARGENTINE TANGO Has your relationship become routine? Spice things up with tango lessons! Every Wed, 7:15pm, $10-$60, Tokio Ballroom, 122 Lombard St., 267-625-6678.

  • ARGENTINE TANGO CLASS Tango lessons at a Japanese restaurant? We couldn't make this stuff up if we tried. Every Wed, 8:30-11:30pm, Tokio Japanese Restaurant, 122-124 Lombard St., 215-922-2515.

  • ART MUSEUM FOLK DANCING The Fairmount Park Commission holds its annual summer dancing with instruction on the top of the steps facing City Hall. Beginners welcome, no partners needed, sneakers recommended. Every Tue, 8-10:30pm, FREE, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. & the Parkway, 215-945-1316.

  • THE ART OF TABLA Workshops and classes in the classical and contemporary solo Tabla of India. Every Sat, Sangeet Studios, World Music Performance & Learning Center, 1212 Walnut St., 856-745-5361.

  • BELLY DANCING CLASSES Have fun with the ancient art of bellydance. Impress your friends at Fez. Various dates and times, $12, Studio 1831, 1831 Brandywine St., 215-665-1991.

  • BIG PICTURE Mural Arts Program workshop. Every Tue-Thu, 3:30-6pm, Asian Arts Initiative, 1315 Cherry St., 2nd Fl., 215-557-0455.

  • BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED CLASSES A variety of free or low-cost classes and support groups for the blind and visually impaired. Various dates and times, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 919 Walnut St., Nevil Building, 1st & 10th Fls., 925-3213.

  • THE BOOK AND THE COOK CAFFE SOCIETY Join the Book and the Cook for cooking demonstrations and wine tastings, and take home a personally signed cookbook. Every Wed, 6:30pm, $55, Di Bruno Bros., 1730 Chestnut St., 215-545-4543.

  • BOP AND CHA-CHA CLASSES Learn all about these decidedly skirt-centric dance styles. Various dates and times, 6:30-8pm, $6, LaRose, 5531 Germantown Ave., 215-844-5818.

  • BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION CLASSES Unique instruments as taught by expert percussionist Xande Cruz. Every Tue, 6:30-7:30pm, $10, El Concilio, 705-09 N. Franklin St., 215-873-0690.

  • CHELTENHAM ART & DRAMA CLASSES Check out the center's wide array of courses for both children and adults. Various dates and times, Cheltenham Art Center, 439 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham, 215-379-5660.

  • CONTRA DANCING Traditional New England social dancing is hot in Canada right now. Wait 'til it spreads, kids. Every Thu, 7:30pm, $7, Glenside Memorial Hall, Keswick Ave. & Waverly Rd., Glenside, 215-643-4397.

  • THE CREATIVE JEWISH WEDDING Enrich your wedding with your own creative use of Jewish ritual and tradition, as taught by Gabrielle Kaplan-Meyer. Wedding planning can be a stressful experience. Keeping track of all the details—deciding who to invite, choosing a caterer, arranging the reception—can sometimes lead to a couple forgetting about the bigger picture and the significance of this day in their lives, Sun, June 4, 3pm, Big Blue Marble Bookstore, 551 Carpenter Lane, 215-844-1870.

  • FAIRMOUNT ART CLASSES Learn about a variety of disciplines, including interior design, knitting, photography, sewing, painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, mosaics, polymer clay, bookbinding, collage and more. Various dates and times, Fairmount Art Center, 2303 Fairmount Ave., 2nd Fl., 215-765-ARTS.

  • FIGURE STUDIO Sharpen your drawing and painting skills with a live model who will be guided through various poses by a qualified monitor. Runs through June 15, 7-10pm, $15-$85, Cheltenham Art Center, 439 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham, 215-379-4660.

  • FILM AND WEB CLASSES A series of classes breaking down a wide array of mediums. Various dates and times, Scribe Video Center, 4212 Chestnut St., 3rd Fl., 215-222-4201.

  • FLEISHER ART CLASSES A variety of instructional classes for kids and adults. Various dates and times, Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catherine St.

  • FLYING SOLO Are you a performer who wants to put your own life on stage? In this workshop, learn and experience a series of exercises to create Informances; short personal performance pieces to help the beginning student get started, and advanced students achieve a new level of comfort playing themselves and familiar characters in their lives on stage. Every Mon, 6:30-9:30pm, $195, Terra Building, University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St., 267-402-2055.

  • GARDENING CLASSES Killed your roses again? Find out what you're doing wrong with gardening classes at Morris. Various subjects, dates, times and prices, MORRIS ARBORETUM, UPenn, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut Hill, 215-247-5777.

  • GARDENING DEMONSTRATIONS Join a morning gardening mini-class. Topics to be tackled include bulb design, pesticides, aquatic flaura, spring pruning and container plantings. Free with museum admission. Various days, 11:30am-noon, Winterthur, Museums & Country Estate, Rt. 52, Winterthur, DE, 302-888-4600.

  • GOING PUBLIC: THE AT OF THE MEMOIR "It's all in the art: you get no credit for living, " says V.S. Pritchett. In this class, learn about the elements of craft that propel the memoir beyond the private sphere (i.e. diaries and journals) and into print. Each week students will have the chance to present short memoirs based on in-class exercises, along with close readings of memoir "greats." Every Mon, 6:30-9:30pm, $195, Terra Building, University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St., 267-402-2055.

  • GRAFFITI: THE ART FORM Learn about the origins of graf art and its wide variety of styles and influences. Every Sat, 10:30am-12:30pm, Hawthorne Cultural Center, 1200 Carpenter St., 215-685-1848.

  • ISRAELI DANCING Kick up your heels and have a good time with Israeli dancing. Every Tue, 7-11pm, $5-$8, Kaiserman Jewish Community Center, 45 Haverford Rd, 215-760-6800.

  • ISRAELI DANCING Israeli dancing under the stars on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. What could be more romantic or make mum or dad more proud than a nice little Hebrew dance at the PMA? Thu, June 1, 7:30-11pm, $3-$5, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. & the Parkway, 215-760-6800.

  • ITALIAN FOLK DANCING Learn the Tarantella and other Italian dances. Registration required. Every Sat, 10am-noon, FREE, St. Nicholas Hall, 910 Pierce Street, Between Moore & Morris, 215-487-3229.

  • KATHAK CLASSES Learn how they do it in Northern India by taking up this unique dance style. Various dates, 7-8:30pm, $12, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-1911.

  • MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES Sifu Joshua Brown offers classes in Taoist Yoga, Kung Fu, Tai-Chi Chuan and Baguazhang. Various dates and times, $10-$150, Spirit Wind Internal Arts Society, 213 New St., 215-462-7111.

  • MORE CHEESE PLEASE: A PHOTOJOURNALISTIC APPROACH TO DOCUMENTING FAMILY EVENTS AND YOUR LIFE Learn how to take a photojournalistic approach to documenting family life without offending your Uncle Walter when he pulverizes the Thanksgiving turkey or freaking out your kids' friends when they can't pin the tail on the donkey. Replace your family's groans of anguish with a chorus of "Cheese!" Every Tue, 6:30-9:30pm, $195, Terra Building, University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St., 267-402-2055.

  • MOVING IMAGE DANCE CLASSES Salsa, swing and ballroom classes for beginners. Various dates and times, Moving Image Dance Academy, 2030 Sansom St., 3rd Fl., 215-665-8411.

  • MUSIC PRODUCTION 101 Recording producer wannabes check out this class and learn the ins and outs of music production, including sampling, demos, mixtapes and jingles. Every Sat, 10am-noon; Tue & Thu, 4-6pm, FREE, Germantown Beacon Center, 100 Haines St., 215-951-4519.

  • NINJITSU Holy crap! Screw all these other listings. This class teaches you how to be a ninja via the practice of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. Every Sun, 11:30am-2pm; every Wed & Fri, 6:30-8:30pm. Meets at 725 N. 6th St, $10-$50.

  • PAINTING/DRAWING SESSIONS Model sessions truly celebrate the human form. Stop giggling. God, grow up. Various dates and times, Plastic Club, 247 S. Camac St., 215-545-9324.

  • PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP The three-hour sessions have no formal instruction but participants and monitors are happy to give pointers. Every Tue, 6-9pm, $5-$10, Philadelphia Sketch Club, 235 S. Camac St., 215-545-9298.

  • PUBLIC SPEAKING AND LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS Let Toastmasters prepare you to the leader you always wanted to be. Every Tue, noon-1pm, FREE, Big Blue Toastmasters Club, 1901 Market St., 609-670-0975.

  • QUGONG CLASSES End your week on a calming note by learning the Chinese healing art of gently exercising and relaxing the body while calming the mind.

    Various dates and times, $12, Mt. Airy Movement Arts Studio, 4100 Main St., 610-662-9344.

  • REALITY DAY The First Person Arts Festival presents a day-long series of mini-workshops on the art of documenting real-life experiences through film, photography, writing, art and performance, Sun, June 4, 9:30am-5pm, $32.50-$35, Terra Building, University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St., 215-717-6095.

  • SETTLEMENT OPEN HOUSE Meet and talk with musicians and teachers, hear performances or participate in music workshops, Sat, June 3, 10am-1pm, At all 6 branches of Settlement Music School. www.smsmusic.org

  • SOCIETY HILL DANCE CLASSES Learn salsa, swing, tango and ballroom. Impress all the girlies (and your grandparents). Various dates and times, Society Hill Dance Academy, 401 S. 2nd St., 215-574-3574.

  • SUSHI CLASS Let owner Madame Saito teach you how to roll up some spicy tuna. Mmm, Saito...er, mmm, tuna... Every Sun, 2-4pm, Tokio Japanese Restaurant, 122-124 Lombard St., 215-922-7181.

  • TAP CLASSES FOR ADULTS Get your tap on with Tapography Dance Studios. Various dates and times, $10-$15, Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 21st & Chestnut sts., 215-694-7109.

  • TESSARAE ART CLASSES Walk right in. Sit right down. Make yourself a mosaic. Every Fri & Sat, noon-5pm, Tessarae Studio Gallery, 6780 Germantown Ave., 215-848-2110.

  • THE LIFE OF THE POET WORKSHOP Blocked? No time to write? Out of ideas? Welcome to the club. Local poet extraordinaire Leonard Gontarek hosts a workshop to discuss contemporary poetry, translation and what makes a poem last. Classes run every Thursday through June 29, 6-7:30pm, $45, Robin's Book Store, 108 S. 13th St., 215-735-9600.

  • THEATER SALONS Ever wonder what's going on in an actor's head? The spring series of Salons at the Arden Theatre will clear the fog with its select panel of artists and experts. Topics include cast synergy, choosing plays, lighting design, and slapstick. Various dates, 6-7:30pm, Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. 2nd St., 215-922-1122.

  • TORAH GEMS Speed through the Bible and learn the core tenants of Judaism. Every Wed, 7-8pm, FREE, Etz Chaim Center, 216 S. 16th St., 215-546-8672.

  • WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE Every Mon, 6-8pm, Hawthorne Cultural Center, 1200 Carpenter St., 215-685-1848.

  • WORKING WITH AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT STUDENTS Learn how to work with extremely challenging students. Cost includes breakfast, lunch and materials, Mon, June 5, 9am-3pm, $75, CORA Services, Inc., 8540 Verree Rd., 215-934-5551.