Course Description: This line dance class is designed for line dancers who wish to be challenged beyond absolute beginner. In this class we dance to a wide variety of music. You will learn some of the worldwide Top 20 easy dances as well as old favorites. Great exercise and great fun!

Class Leader Bio(s): Aggie Marler loves to dance! She began in couple's ballroom/country dancing, but fell in love with line dancing at the World Dance Championships 2001. Since then, she has had the privilege to teach line dancing, to deejay at national dance events for more than 10 years, and to teach local classes for more than 15 years.

Course Description: Have you ever wondered what that ‘star’ is in the evening sky? Join a NASA Solar System Ambassador in exploring the solar system and beyond. Learn how to use a small telescope, how to navigate the night sky and identify the objects that you see. Discussions will cover the solar system as well as celestial objects such as constellations, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. We will also cover the language of Astronomy from appulse to syzygy to zenith. This is a 7-week class.

Class Leader Bio(s): Tom Haugh is a long-time amateur astronomer. He is a NASA Solar System Ambassador and the outreach coordinator for the NorthWest Florida Astronomy Association. His personal observatory is recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). His observations concentrate on asteroid and comet orbit verification and he has submitted more than 12,000 astrometric observations to the IAU’s Minor Planet Center.

Notes: This is a 7-session IN PERSON class, meeting Mondays on January 12, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, and March 2. (No classes at UWF on Monday, 19 January, Martin Luther King Holiday).

Course Description: You will learn hot and cold wax, as well as the use of griddle and more. You will be able to take art pieces home from every class. This is a 4-week double class session.

Class Leader Bio(s): Helen Harris has been involved with art her whole life, all mediums, with encaustic becoming a favorite. She has been teaching it for about 13 years. She’s a board member or ADSO, OPA, OAA, and owns HH Arts.

Notes: There is a $40 supply fee due at the first class, cash or check only. Classes will meet on January 12, 19, 26 and February 2 at: HH Arts 100 Beal Pkwy SW Fort Walton Beach, FL

Course Description: Bring mindfulness and creative expression together with the Zentangle® method.Zentangle is a mindfulness-based art practice designed for anyone, but especially those who think they have no artistic abilities. If you can write the letters i, c, s and o, you can enjoy this easy to learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Its “anything is possible, one stroke at a time” and “no mistakes” philosophy can bolster your skills for approaching life “one stroke at a time”, with a graceful acceptance of yourself and the present moment, which can improve well-being in all aspects of life. Zentangle is enjoyed by people all over the world. With many free online resources available to continue the journey, you’re likely to find yourself enjoying the connection of many new friends in the amazingly supportive community of “tanglers”. The class will take you from the very basics of the Zentangle Method through the ability to create Zentangle Inspired Art. This is a 6-week class.

Class Leader Bio(s): Lynn Walton was happily working as a software engineer for almost 30 years, when Zentangle waltzed into her life unexpectedly in early 2023. She fell in love. She had not previously been engaged with any kind of visual art form, but with the Zentangle Method, she found a new way to explore mindfulness, and acceptance while expressing her creativity. In September 2023, she became a Certified Zentangle Teacher. She has since semi-retired in order to have more time to share the joy of this wonderful meditative art form with others.

Notes: This is a 6-session IN PERSON class, meeting six (6) Mondays on January 12, 26, February 2, 9, 16 and 23, running from 1:00-3:30. At the first class you will need to purchase a Zentangle Toolkit, containing the supplies we’ll use, for a fee of $20.

Course Description: LYBL - Relationships gives you the opportunity to learn and use an understanding of how our minds and our bodies work together to sense, interpret, respond to, and work with all life’s experiences. This understanding, especially, gives you control over and affects your relationships of all kinds. You are invited to share and get help with specific issues. Confidentiality is required.

Class Leader Bio(s): Debbie has been a teacher, therapist, and healer her whole adult life. She has a Bachelor’s in Education, a Master’s in Clinical and Medical Social Work, and training in the physical and energetic healing arts. She has been in practice for 35 years.

Notes: A $10 fee is requested.

Course Description: If you have studied French in the past, you will be surprised at how much can come back with a bit of practice. Each week we will review vocabulary on a specific topic and some basic grammar. We will then break into two groups based on previous French experience for conversation.

Class Leader Bio(s): Chris Lanoue has taught French for over 25 years. After minoring in French in college, she went to Paris for a summer to become fluent, realized it would take a little longer than she’d planned, and stayed for 17 years. Mission accomplished. Ginny Hess is a retired high school French teacher and is looking forward to conversing in French again.

Course Description: You will be making a hand coiled table basket with a motif of your choosing. There is a $40.00 non-refundable supply fee to cover materials. This is a 4-week double session course. Session “A” is the same class as Basic Pottery “B”. Only sign up for 1 Pottery class.

Class Leader Bio(s): Sherry Cooler has been a potter and instructor for 30 plus years. She loves hand-building and creating pottery with found objects as well as sharing what she knows. Pat Basque will be the co-leader for this course.

Notes: There is a $40.00 non-refundable supply fee to cover materials. This is a 4-week double session, meeting, January 13, 20, 27 and February 3.

Course Description: We will be focusing on the basic foundational elements of Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, and Swing so you can enjoy dancing at your next social event and a fun, light cardio workout.

Class Leader Bio(s): Rachel Richey has been teaching ballroom dancing for 20 years. She is born and raised in Destin and has specialized in wedding choreography since 2010. She has done numerous showcases and competitions and now enjoys being a mother, wife, vocalists for the band “Hashtag Swing”, as well as a part-time dance instructor.

Notes: Please come ready to dance in comfortable shoes preferably something that is easy to rotate on a plank wood floor such as flats or shoes without a thick rubber sole. Bottled water is encouraged.