Are you ready to try your hand at something new? Have you always wanted to start a new hobby but didn’t know where to start? These introductory courses are a great way to get you going and to make some new friends along the way!

Hot courses for this quarter:

Holiday Courses
Photoshop & Photography
Stress Buster!
Line Dancing
Sewing
Spanish

Art: Acrylics with Mixed Media
Learn to paint and have fun! You will be shown easy to follow steps even if you can't hold a brush. Bring a 9x12 canvas, a small jar for cleaning brushes, a note pad and a pen, and the rest will be supplied for you!
Cost:  $79.00.  Hours: 12.00.
Instructor:  Sylvia Heathcoat .
Clarkesville:   10/25-11/15, Sa from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Holiday Christmas Candies
Fill your holiday stocking with fine chocolates and old-fashioned candy. Join us for the fun!
Cost:  $59.  Hours: 12.00.
Currahee:   11/12-12/10 W from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Christmas Pageant Costuming
From shepherds and angels to the Ghost of Christmas Past, you have to give them something to wear! From deciding whether to make, rent, or buy, to tips and techniques for making it quick enough to meet your deadline and sturdy enough to stand up to that eight-year-old boy, this crash course will introduce to you the basics of costume design.
Cost:  $55.00.  Hours: 12.00.
Clarkesville:   11/10-12/01, M from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Christmas Decorating on a Dime
Holiday Home Décor doesn't have to be fancy or complicated. Using very basic but creative techniques, you can transform your house in a stitch of time!
Cost:  $55.00.  Hours: 12.00.
Currahee:   11/12-12/10, W from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Basic Cake Decorating
This class is designed to teach the beginning or intermediate cake decorator the secrets that only the pros know, from how to make the perfect icing to tips for borders, leaves and flowers, basket weaves, and more.
Cost:  $59.00.  Hours: 12.00.
Blairsville: 10/28-11/18, Tu from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Photoshop Level 1
This is an entry-level Photoshop course designed to give photographers help in producing quality photographs. You will learn how to correct exposure and lighting, save images, correct color, make collages, touch up photos, and restore photos. Computer skills are necessary.
Cost:  $125.00.  Hours: 18.00; CEUs: 2.00.
Instructors:  Honor Woodard and John Conneely.
Blairsville:  10/27-12/01, M from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Clarkesville:   10/28-12/09, Tu from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 

Digital Photography
This is a great class for the beginning photographer! Students will explore techniques such as indoor and outdoor portrait composing, lighting, posing, and special effects. Bring your camera with you when you come to class.
Cost:  $99.00.   Hours: 18.00; CEUs: 2.00.
Instructor:   Jessica Waters.
Currahee:   10/30-12/11, Th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Stress Buster Class
Calm...poised...relaxed. Learn a simple 3-key technique to melt your stress away!
Cost:  $55.00.  Hours: 6.00.
Instructor:  Dr. Betsie Poinsett.
Clarkesville:   11/06-11/13, Th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Line Dancing
From the "New York Hustle" to the "Electric Slide," line dancing never goes out of style. Come get "in step" with the newest steps and get in some aerobic exercise at the same time!
Cost:  $60.00 single/$100.00 Couple.  Hours: 12.00.
Instructor:  Mike McDonald.
Clarkesville:   10/28-12/09, Tu from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Basic Sewing
Have you ever wanted to learn the basics of sewing? Here is your chance. Learn the basics of how to operate your home sewing machine, make various stitches with different materials, and lay out and sew simple patterns.
Cost:  $55.00.  Hours: 12.00.
Instructor:  Sheran McCray.
Clarkesville:   10/14-11/04, Tu from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Spanish Level 1
Whether preparing for an exotic vacation to Spain or simply ordering a meal at your favorite Mexican restaurant, this class will teach the basics of Spanish from learning to count to using correct grammar.
Cost:  $89.00.  Hours: 16.00.
Instructors:  Iris Arias and Cary Derflinger.
Currahee:   10/16-12/11, Th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Blairsville: 10/20-12/08, M from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Clarkesville:   10/21-12/09, Tu from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Spanish Level 2
Continue to build your vocabulary of Spanish as you move into more challenging sentences and phrases.
Cost:  $89.00.  Hours: 16.00.
Instructors:  Iris Arias and Cary Derflinger.
Blairsville: 10/15-12/10, W from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Currahee:   10/15-12/10, W from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Clarkesville:   10/20-12/08, M from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

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