The Arts

Fall 2023 – ACTING & THEATRE

FALL IN LOVE WITH THEATRE

Explore your creativity in a safe environment with our introductory performing arts workshops. Sign up for as many workshops as you would like. Meet our instructors who are active members in local performing arts scenes and beyond!

IN-PERSON: Introductory Workshop: Acting 101 for Adults

Interested in Acting 101 for Adults but not sure you’re ready? Find out with this 90 minute workshop! Students will explore the essential elements of acting, creative expression and collaboration in the theatre through a variety of exercises and acting techniques in a supportive and nurturing environment. CE-THEAT 2041, 1 Sat., Sept. 9, 12:30-2:00 pm, KNC-5, $25. C Banks. #92239

IN-PERSON: Introductory Workshop: Junior Playmakers

Learn more about the playmaking workshop for writers ages 12-17. This 90 minute workshop will include generative writing prompts as well as the development of the writers’ own ideas. For all creatives—no experience needed CE-THEAT 2043, 1 Sat., Sept. 9, 3:30-5:00 pm, KNC-2, $25. S Norr. #92241

IN-PERSON: Introductory Workshop: Directing for Theatre

Taught by critically acclaimed director/playwright and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in play analysis, character development, blocking and rehearsing with actors, stage movement, creating a theatrical production, and creating spectacle as a result of technical aspects. CE-THEAT 2048, 1 Sat., Sept. 9, 3:30-5:00 pm, KNC-4, $25. M Cain. #92243

IN-PERSON: Introductory Workshop: Next Level Playwriting Play on Words

Playwriting is action. The writing jumps from the page to the stage and engages audiences in the moment. Come learn from award-winning playwright and founder of Theatrerevolution.org Gabrielle Fox, in a safe and fun environment. All levels welcome in this 90 minute workshop. Come play! www.GabrielleFoxWrites.com CE-THEAT 2044, 1 Sat., Sept. 9, 2:00-3:30 pm, KNC-5, $25. G Fox. #92240

IN-PERSON: Introductory Workshop: Everyone Can Sing

Come learn the mechanics of singing and take your voice to the next level! Singers will learn how their voice functions by focusing on the three basic elements of vocal production: BREATH ENERGY, VIBRATION, and RESONANCE CE-MUSIC 2107, 1 Sat., Sept. 9, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, KNC-5, $25. A Gulian. #92238

IN-PERSON: Acting 101 for Adults

Explore the essential elements of acting, creative expression. and collaboration in the theatre through a variety of exercises and acting techniques in a supportive and nurturing environment. Learn to create a character and express emotion through the voice, body, and imagination. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2040, 8 Tues., Sept. 26-Nov. 14, 6:30-9:30 pm, KNC-5, $290. C Banks. #91979

IN-PERSON: Comedy Improv: Think on Your Feet

Bond with your classmates by learning, doing, and performing comedy improv games and exercises that will spark your imagination, creativity, and problem-solving abilities! Create on-the-spot actions, sounds, movements, and scenes designed to build positive group dynamics and trust. Sharpen your communication and listening skills as you become a more confident risktaker. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2037, 6 Tues., Oct. 10-Nov. 14, 2:00-4:00 pm, KNC-5, $145. A Wainer. #91920

IN-PERSON: Directing for Theater

Learn the fundamental elements of theatre directing in a safe and nurturing environment in this introductory course taught by critically acclaimed director/playwright and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions, Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in play analysis, character development, blocking and rehearsing with actors, stage movement, creating a theatrical production, and creating spectacle as a result of technical aspects. No experience required. Recommended reading: Clurman, Harold. On Directing. Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN 13: 9780684826226; and Dean, Alexander. Fundamentals of Play Directing. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1989. ISBN 10: 003014843X / ISBN 13: 9780030148439 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2046, 8 Sat., Oct. 14-Dec. 9, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, KNC-2, $200. M Cain #92136

IN-PERSON: Let’s Make a Play for Jr. Playmakers

For ages 11-17. Students will create their very own 10-minute play. Playmakers will be guided throughout the process as they learn how to develop characters, construct dialogue, establish tone, setting, place, mood, and more! Readings and shared texts are also part of the course. The last class ends with a staged reading of their completed plays. No experience needed. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2045, 6 Sat., Sept. 9-Oct. 14, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, KNC-4, $145. S Norr. #91887

IN-PERSON: Play on Words: Playwriting Workshop

All writing levels welcome and encouraged! Come learn from award-winning playwright and founder of Theatrerevolution.org Gabrielle Fox, in a safe and fun environment. Writers will work on the basic structure of a play starting with short scenes and continue on to larger works. Actors will attend the last session so writers can hear their words read aloud by theatre professionals. Work will be considered for future public readings at SUNYWCC. For more information on the instructor, visit www.GabrielleFoxWrites.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2008, 6 Tues., Oct. 10-Nov. 14, 3, 7:00-9:00 pm, KNC-4, $145. G Fox. #92146

IN-PERSON: Public Speaking and Healthy Communication for Students and Professionals

Learn tips and skills needed to navigate public speaking in both academic and professional settings. Learn about speech structure, communicating with an audience, barriers to healthy communication, and the importance of listening. Recommended reading: Wood, Julia. Communication in Our Lives. Cengage Learning, 2017. ISBN 10: 9781305949546 / ISBN 13: 978-1305949546 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-COMM 2030, 5 Sat., Sept. 9-Oct. 7, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, AAB-310, $130. M Cain #92142

Remote: Voice-overs…NOW is Your Time!

Learn about voice acting: a unique, outside-of-the-box business you can handle on your own terms, in your own space, with practically no overhead. CE-COMM 2008, 1 Tues., Oct. 24, 6:30-8:30 pm, KNC-3, $47. J Reiss. #92074

ART

IN-PERSON: Art Appreciation Over the Centuries

The metro area has the greatest number of art museums in the country. Learn how to differentiate periods of art in context. You’ll learn why people need art and how it uplifts the human spirit. From cave paintings you will realize that art is constantly evolving. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2352, 3 Tues., Sept. 5-19, 6:30-8:30 pm, $80, KNC-3. T Riley. #91912

IN-PERSON: Wire Crochet Jewelry

You do not need tools to learn how to make wire crochet jewelry. With only a crochet hook and metallic wire threats, you will be able to make fine jewelry. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2357, 8 Sat., Sept. 30-Dec. 9 (skip 10/7, 11-11 & 11/25), 9:00-11:00 am, CLA-203, $200 (+ 1 crochet hook and 1 roll of wire). B Medina de la Cruz. #91930

IN-PERSON: Great Art and Great Influences

Many people believe in the romanticized view of great artistic creation. They imagine the solitary modern artist creating masterpieces using only an equally solitary vision and natural talent. Learn how these influences have both motivated and helped create some of the greatest modern and traditional art ever done. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2359, 7 Fri., Sept. 29-Nov. 10, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, TEC-115, $180. J Coppola. #92138

IN-PERSON: Bead Weaving

This course will explore basic bead weaving stitches and how they can be used to create a variety of jewelry pieces using seed beads of different sizes and shapes. Email instructor for a materials list prior to class: jackie@jjattic.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-CRAFT 2000, 5 Thurs, 12:30-3:30 pm, KNC-5, $207. J Johnson. #9132

Sec. A: Sept. 14-Oct. 12. #91943
Sec. B: Oct. 19-Nov.30 (skip 11/2 & 23). #91944

IN-PERSON: Silk Floral Arrangements 101

Learn the basic principles of flower arranging including everything you need to produce creative floral arrangements for your home, office, friends, etc. Practice principles of floral design such as how to utilize color intensity, shape and form to design breath taking floral arrangements. No prior knowledge of floral arrangement principles required. The list of materials will be given out the first day of class and can be obtained from the instructor or any arts and crafts store. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-CRAFT 2029, 7 Fri., Sept. 8-Oct. 27 (skip 9/29), 6:00-8:00 pm, KNC-4, $166. M Desire. #92080

IN-PERSON: Cartooning For Beginners

Would you like to learn how to draw outrageously funny cartoon characters quickly? How about drawing action figures and superheroes using just 25 basic shapes? Do you want to create fantastic scenes where creatures from another world can roam about freely? Highly instructional class with easy to follow step-by-step instruction taught by a professional cartoonist. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2122, 8 Sat., Nov. 16-Nov. 4, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, AAB-304, $195. V Davis. #91901

LEARN THE ARTS AT PEEKSKILL

The following courses are offered by SUNY Westchester Peekskill, located at 27 North Division Street, Peekskill, NY.To register for these classes, call 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu

IN-PERSON: Digital Painting & Animation with Procreate

This course will take students interested in digital painting and animation from understanding the Procreate interface to advanced techniques. Students will explore the basics of drawing such as designing sketches and painting with different brushes and textures. This class will cover various aspects such as canvas properties, brushes, alpha lock, clipping masks, animation, and other topics. Whether you are looking to learn the basics or find a new way to create digital art students will build their portfolio in an exciting new way. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-DGART 2146PE, $400. 4 Thurs., Oct. 5-26, 6:30-9:30 pm. #92126

IN-PERSON: Comic Illustration for Adults in 30 Hrs

This class focuses on the fundamentals of sequential storytelling in comics and graphic. Students will develop short stories, create character sheets, environments, scripts, and professional comic pages. In our journey industry-standard software will be used as well as traditional tools to design content across multiple mediums. The objective is for students to produce a portfolio piece at the professional level that can be used to secure freelance or industry-based opportunities. This class will have bi-weekly critiques. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2360PE, $440. 10 Sat., Sept. 9-Dec. 2 (skip 9/23, 10/14 & 11/25), 1:00-4:00 pm. #92127

IN-PERSON: Museum Best Practices & Exhibition Design

Get real world gallery experience working directly with museum staff. Students will have the opportunity to speak directly with curators, museum educators, art handlers, graphic designers, and the founder of KinoSaito art center. The focus of this course is getting hands-on experience working in a non-profit gallery setting. On completion of the course students will have a fuller understanding of everything it takes to make an exhibition come to life. This class will be offsite at the KinoSaito Museum 115 7th St. in Verplanck, NY. CE-ART 2358PE, 6 Thurs., Oct. 12-Nov. 16, 5:30-8:30 pm, $330. #92128

IN-PERSON: Painting En Plein Air in 24 Hrs

Students will focus on outdoor landscape painting. Various locations throughout the local area will be selected. Rain dates TBA. Focus will be on color mixing, light and shadow, and composition. Students will be informed of the great plein air traditions of the Impressionists and the Hudson River School painters. Various approaches to landscape painting will be introduced, including water-mixable techniques in oil painting. This class will be offsite. CE-ART 2020PE, 8 Sat., Sept. 23-Nov. 11, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, $287. #92129

IN-PERSON: Painting & Drawing for Adults in 24 Hrs

Get your ideas out of your sketchbook! Students will enjoy painting in the studio in class and outdoors in an interactive environment. In this class, students will learn from discussion, group critique, examples of art while honing art skills of observation, gesture, composition, value, color mixing, and brushstroke, etc. The teaching artist demonstrates painting and drawing techniques for portraiture, representing the human form, and landscape, abstraction. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2146PE, 12 Mon., Oct. 2-Dec. 18, 6:30-8:30 pm. $287. #92130

Mixed Media Printmaking for Adults in 24 Hrs

Discover innovative ways to make handmade prints in addition to how technology such as computers and jet printers make printing contemporary. Make a portrait print based on a photograph, drawing from observation, and imagination. The instructor will introduce soft linocut, monotype, stenciling, and how to marbleize paper, to create prints on rice paper and other printmaking papers. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2334PE, 8 Tues., Oct. 10-Dec. 5, (skip 11/21), 6:30-9:30 pm. $322. #92131

DANCE

EXPLORING DANCE!

A collaboration between SUNY Westchester Community College and Rivertown Dance Academy Rivertown Dance Academy, located at 15 N. Broadway in Tarrytown, provides excellence in dance education without cultural or financial barriers. A comprehensive schedule offers a curriculum in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz dance taught by faculty with extensive teaching, performing, and academic credentials. Individual placement classes and regular progress reports are all part of a Rivertown Dance Academy education. All classes in this box meet in-person for 10 sessions and cost $221.

Ballet

Training at the barre and center work develops students’ dance vocabulary, alignment, coordination, core strength, flexibility, and musicality.

Adult/Teen Absolute Beginner Ballet: CE-DANCE 2050, 10 Sat.,

Sept. 9-Dec. 2 (skip 9/16, 11/11 & 25), 12:15-1:15 pm. #92047

Adult Ballet I/II: CE-DANCE 2007, 10 Mon., Sept. 11-Nov. 20

(skip 10/9), 6:30-7:45 pm. #92048
Adult Ballet II/III: CE-DANCE 2008

Sec. A: 10 Wed., Sept. 13-Nov. 15, 9:00am-10:30am. #92049
Sec. B: 10 Sat., Sept. 9-Dec. 2 (skip 9/16, 11/11 & 25), 10:30-12:00 pm. #92050

Modern Dance

Adult Modern I/II: CE-DANCE 2013, 10 Fri., Sept. 8-Nov. 17 (skip 11/10), 9:00-10:30 am. #92053
Adult Modern II/II: CE-DANCE 2051, I, 10 Tues., Sept. 12-Nov. 21 (skip 10/31), 7:30-9:00 pm. #92054
Professional Adult Modern: CE-DANCE 2055, 10 Wed., Sept. 13-Nov. 15, 7:15-8:45 pm. #92055

Tap Dance

Dancers master tap vocabulary and techniques in classes that emphasize the development of musicality and exploration of a full range of styles

Adult Tap I/II: CE-DANCE 2014,
Sec. A: 10 Tues., Sept. 12-Nov. 14, 9:00-10:00 am. #92056
Sec. B: 10 Tues., Sept. 12-Nov. 21 (skip 10/31), 7:15-8:15 pm. #92057

Adult Tap II/III: CE-DANCE 2049, 10 Thurs., Sept. 7-Nov. 9, 7:00-8:00 pm. #92058
Family Tap: CE-DANCE 2053, 10 Sat., Sept. 9-Dec. 2 (skip 9/16, 11/11 & 25), 11:15 am-12:15 pm. #92059

Jazz

Adult/Teen Absolute Beginner Jazz: CE-DANCE 2052, 10 Thurs., Sept. 7-Nov. 9, 9:00-10:00 am. #92051
Adult Jazz II/III: CE-DANCE 2012, 10 Mon., Sept. 11-Nov. 20 (skip 10/9), 9:00-10:30 am. #92052

914-631-4302 dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org
www.rivertowndanceacademy.org

IN-PERSON: Dance It Off with Belly Dancing

Belly dancing workouts relax your mind and flatten your belly. Wear comfortable workout clothes and a hip scarf, veil, and if possible, a pair of cymbals. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2002, 5 Sat., Sept. 30-Oct. 28, 2:00-3:00 pm, AAB-218, $62 (+ $15 optional fee for hip scarf, payable to instructor). S Everts. #91980

IN-PERSON: Holiday Belly Dance Workshop

Get in the holiday spirit with this festive workshop as we combine basic belly dance steps and belly dance to some joyful holiday music. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2045, 1 Sat., Dec. 2, 2 :00-4 :00 pm, AAB-218, $25. S Everts. #91981

IN-PERSON: Introductory Hip Hop Dance

This class will explore hip-hop movement and choreography. We will explore body isolations through warm-up exercises. This class is intended to be a fun and educational class on hip-hop dance. All are welcome! At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2057, 1 Sat., Sept. 9, 6:00-7:30, KNC-5, $25. J Green. #92244

Hip-Hop Dance

This class will explore hip-hop movement and choreography. We will explore body isolations through warm-up exercises. We will work on new choreography each week. We will also explore freestyle or improv dance through cyphers or group circles. This class is intended to be a fun and educational class on hip-hop dance. All are welcome! CE-DANCE 2054, 10 Thurs., Sept. 14-Nov. 16, 7:00-9:00 pm, $240. J Green. #92073

FILM & SCREENWRITING

IN-PERSON: Directing for Film

An introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental elements of film directing in a safe and nurturing environment. Taught by award-winning director/screenwriter and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in script analysis, visual storytelling, rehearsing with actors before and during shoots, creating storyboards and shot lists during pre-production, and technical aspects of filmmaking like lighting, camera, and sound during production. Students will have the opportunity to apply what they are learning by engaging in exercises and activities throughout the course. Recommended reading: Kazan, Elia. Kazan on Directing. Vintage, 2010. ISBN 9780307277046; and Mamet, David. On Directing Film. Penguin Books, 1992. ISBN 9780140127225 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2053, 8 Sat., Sept. 9-Oct. 28, 1:00-3:00 pm, KNC-5, $200. M Cain #92145

Remote: Laughing with the World: A Film Series on Global Comedy

Join Film Professor Will Costanzo for an interactive investigation into the nature of humor and global movie comedies. Watching film clips together from the great traditions of European and East Asian films, we will explore what makes people laugh around the world. Some forms of humor are culturally distinctive, some forms are universal, but they all reveal something important about others and ourselves. At a time when so many borders are being closed, we’ll see how the world’s comedies can break through walls and reconnect us. CE-FILM 2054, 8 Thurs., Sept. 21-Oct. 19 (skip 9/28), 7:00-9:00 pm, $200. W Costanzo #92140

Remote: Screenwriting

An introductory course aimed at teaching students to write a screenplay. Students will be taught the nuts and bolts of character development, theme, and plot. Concentration on how to write action lines and dialogue and showing versus telling will be discussed. Each student will finish a first draft of a screenplay by the end of the class. No experience required. Only bring your creativity. CE-WRITG 2101, 10 Wed., Sept. 6-Nov. 8, 7:00-8:30 pm, $180 (+ textbook). L Rhodes. #91931

Spring 2024

Comedy Improv: Think on Your Feet

Bond with your classmates by learning, doing, and performing comedy improv games and exercises that will spark your imagination, creativity, and problem-solving abilities! Create on-the-spot actions, sounds, movements, and scenes designed to build positive group dynamics and trust. Sharpen your communication and listening skills as you become a more confident risktaker. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2037, 6 Tues., Feb. 27-Apr. 2, 2:00-4:00 pm, KNC-4, $155. A Wainer. #27063

Acting 101 for Adults

Explore the essential elements of acting, creative expression. and collaboration in the theatre through a variety of exercises and acting techniques in a supportive and nurturing environment. Learn to create a character and express emotion through the voice, body, and imagination. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2040, 7 Tues., 6:00-9:00 pm, $290. C Banks Sec. A: Jan. 23-Mar. 5, KNC-5, #27184 Sec. B: Mar. 26-May 7, KNC-5, #27185

Spring into Theatre: Workshops

Explore your creativity in a safe environment with our introductory performing arts workshops. Meet our instructors who are active members in local performing arts scenes and beyond! These workshops all meet on January 20 at SUNY Westchester Valhalla, sign up for as many workshops as you would like!

Introductory Workshop: Acting 101 for Adults

Interested in Acting 101 for Adults but not sure you’re ready? Find out with this 90-minute workshop! Students will explore the essential elements of acting, creative expression and collaboration in the theatre through a variety of exercises and acting techniques in a supportive and nurturing environment. CE-THEAT 2041, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 12:30-2:00 pm, KNC-5, $25. C Banks. #27257

Introductory Workshop: Junior Playmakers

Learn more about the playmaking workshop for writers ages 12-17. This 90-minute workshop will include generative writing prompts as well as the development of the writers’ own ideas. For all creatives—no experience needed CE-THEAT 2043, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 3:30-5:00 pm, KNC-4, $25. S Norr. #27258

Introductory Workshop: Directing for Theatre

Taught by critically acclaimed director/playwright and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in play analysis, character development, blocking and rehearsing with actors, stage movement, creating a theatrical production, and creating spectacle as a result of technical aspects. CE-THEAT 2048, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 3:30-5:00 pm, KNC-5, $25. M Cain. #27259

Introductory Workshop: Next Level Playwriting Play on Words

Playwriting is action. The writing jumps from the page to the stage and engages audiences in the moment. Come learn from award-winning playwright and founder of Theatrerevolution. org Gabrielle Fox, in a safe and fun environment. All levels welcome in this 90 minute workshop. Come play! www. GabrielleFoxWrites.com CE-THEAT 2044, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 2:00-3:30 pm, KNC-5, $25. G Fox. #27260

Intermediate/Advanced Acting for Adults

Actors with previous experience in the classroom or on stage are welcome and encouraged to join this advanced acting class. The class is taught to each student’s experience level, guiding beginners to further their skills and veteran actors to delve deep into their craft to strengthen their process. Scene work provides the basis for character development, finding beats, identifying objectives and actions, and working with heightened stakes. This course builds on the concept of an “Actor’s Toolbox”, providing techniques from multiple schools of acting. Students will do cold readings during the first class, or may prepare a short, contemporary monologue if preferred. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2049, $290. C Banks. Sec. A: 7 Thurs., Jan. 25-Mar. 7, 6:30-9:30 pm, KNC-4. #27255 Sec. B: 7 Thurs., Mar. 28-May 9, 6:30-9:30 pm, KNC-5. #27256

Directing for Theatre

13: 9780684826226; and Dean, Alexander. Fundamentals of Play Directing. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1989. ISBN 10: 003014843X / ISBN 13: 9780030148439 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2046, 8 Sat., Feb. 3-Mar. 23, 1:00-3:00 pm, KNC-5, $225. M Cain #27019

The Monologue Workshop

The monologue is a literary device featuring a “speech” made by a single character in a work of literature or dramatic work (for theater or film). Monologues allow a character to address other characters present in the scene and/or the reader/audience. In this class, students will work on monologues assigned or chosen by student. Attention will be paid to the text, the subtext, the objective, the five senses, and the moment before. In preparation for the monologues, students will ask: What do I want? What do I need? How do I feel? Students will perform monologues at last class. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2050, 8 Tue., Jan. 23-Mar. 12, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, KNC-5, $225. S Courtney. #27269

Let’s Make a Play for Teens

For ages 11-17. Students will create their very own 10-minute play. Playmakers will be guided throughout the process as they learn how to develop characters, construct dialogue, establish tone, setting, place, mood, and more! Readings and shared texts are also part of the course. The last class ends with a staged reading of their completed plays. No experience needed. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2045, 6 Sat., Jan. 27-Mar. 2, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, KNC-4, $145. S Norr. #27136

Voice-overs…NOW is Your Time!

Learn about voice acting: a unique, outside-of-the-box business you can handle on your own terms, in your own space, with practically no overhead. CE-COMM 2008, 1 Mon., Mar. 25, 6:30-8:30 pm, $47. L Foster. #27075

Play on Words: Playwriting Workshop

All writing levels welcome and encouraged! Come learn from award-winning playwright and founder of Theatrerevolution.org Gabrielle Fox, in a safe and fun environment. Writers will work on the basic structure of a play starting with short scenes and continue on to larger works. Actors will attend the last session so writers can hear their words read aloud by theatre professionals. Work will be considered for future public readings at SUNYWCC. For more information on the instructor, visit www.GabrielleFoxWrites.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2008, 6 Wed., Jan. 24-Feb. 28, 7:00-9:00 pm, KNC-5, $150. G Fox. #27284

ART

Learn the Arts at Peekskill

The following courses are offered by SUNY Westchester Peekskill, located at 27 North Division Street, Peekskill, NY. To register for these classes, call 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu

Comic Illustration for Adults in 30 Hrs

This class focuses on the fundamentals of sequential storytelling in comics and graphic. Students will develop short stories, create character sheets, environments, scripts, and professional comic pages. In our journey industry-standard software will be used as well as traditional tools to design content across multiple mediums. The objective is for students to produce a portfolio piece at the professional level that can be used to secure freelance or industry-based opportunities. This class will have bi-weekly critiques. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2360PE, $440. 10 Sat., TBD, 1:00-4:00 pm. #27317

Digital Painting & Animation with Procreate

Mixed Media Printmaking for Adults in 24 Hrs

Discover innovative ways to make handmade prints in addition to how technology such as computers and jet printers make printing contemporary. Make a portrait print based on a photograph, drawing from observation, and imagination. The instructor will introduce soft linocut, monotype, stenciling, and how to marbleize paper, to create prints on rice paper and other printmaking papers. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2334PE, $322. 8 Tues., Feb. 6-Mar. 26, 6:30-9:30 pm. #27318

Museum Best Practices & Exhibition Design

Painting & Drawing for Adults in 24 Hrs

Get your ideas out of your sketchbook! Students will enjoy painting in the studio in class and outdoors in an interactive environment. In this class, students will learn from discussion, group critique, examples of art while honing art skills of observation, gesture, composition, value, color mixing, and brushstroke, etc. The teaching artist demonstrates painting and drawing techniques for portraiture, representing the human form, and landscape, abstraction. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2146PE, $287. 12 Mon., Feb. 5-Apr. 22, 6:30-8:30 pm. #27322

Painting En Plein Air in 24 Hrs

Students will focus on outdoor landscape painting. Various locations throughout the local area will be selected. Rain dates TBA. Focus will be on color mixing, light and shadow, and composition. Students will be informed of the great plein air traditions of the Impressionists and the Hudson River School painters. Various approaches to landscape painting will be introduced, including water-mixable techniques in oil painting. This class will meet offsite. CE-ART 2020PE, 8 Sat., Mar. 23-May 18 (skip 3/30), 10:00 am-1:00 pm, $287. #27323

Wire Crochet Jewelry

You do not need tools to learn how to make wire crochet jewelry. With only a crochet hook and metallic wire threads, you will be able to make fine jewelry. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2357, 8 Sat., Feb. 24-Mar. 30, 9:00-11:00 am, Room TBD, $200 (+ 1 crochet hook and 1 roll of wire). B Medina de la Cruz. #27139

Famous Women Artists

An exploration of the art, personal life, and artistic impact of six famous women artists: Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Camille Claudel, Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, and Sally Mann. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2296, 8 Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 13, 12:00 noon–2:00 pm, Room TBD, $200. S Courtney. #27131

The Art Spirit: How to Think and Work like an Artist

This course will introduce students to how creativity and innovation comes from artistic thought and activity. This can be a useful approach to problem solving in many areas of life. The course will present many famous artworks with detailed images and share the stories of how these artworks were actually created. Emphasis will be on process, choosing influences from a variety of sources and the creative use of imagination. From Vincent Van Gogh, Picasso and Michelangelo to Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, the artist spirit has been an incredible influence on Western Culture for millennia. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2361, 6 Fri., Apr. 5-May 10, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, Room TBD, $165. J Coppola. #27268

Bead Weaving

This course will explore basic bead weaving stitches and how they can be used to create a variety of jewelry pieces using seed beads of different sizes and shapes. Email instructor for a materials list prior to class: jackie@jjattic.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-CRAFT 2000, 5 Thurs, 12:30-3:30 pm, KNC-4, $207. J Johnson. Sec. A: Jan. 18-Feb. 15. #27032 Sec. B: Feb. 29-Apr. 4 (Skip 3/14). #27033

Mary Cassatt in France

Join us for a compelling presentation about Mary Cassatt’s journey to becoming a professional artist in France. Share her struggles to balance family obligations with career goals as well as the instructor’s own journey in researching Cassatt’s life for her play, Girl in Blue Armchair. Includes images of Cassatt’s work and those of her contemporaries. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2187, 1 Fri., Feb. 9, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, KNC-3, $30. S Courtney. #27129

Famous Women Photographers

This course will explore the artwork, personal life, and artistic impact of famous & not so famous women photographers: Dorothea Lange, Imogen Cunningham, Lisette Model, Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Lee Miller, Vivian Meier, Annie Liebovitz, Sally Mann, Cindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman, Anne Geddes At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-PHOTO 2038, 8 Wed., Mar. 20.May 8, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, Room TBD, $200. S Courtney. #27130

Cartooning For Beginners

Would you like to learn how to draw outrageously funny cartoon characters quickly? How about drawing action figures and superheroes using just 25 basic shapes? Do you want to create fantastic scenes where creatures from another world can roam about freely? Highly instructional class with easy-to-follow step-by-step instruction taught by a professional cartoonist. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2122, 8 Sat., Mar. 9-Apr. 27, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Room TBD, $195. V Davis. #27170

DANCE

Exploring Dance!

A collaboration between SUNY Westchester Community College and Rivertown Dance Academy, located at 15 N. Broadway in Tarrytown, provides excellence in dance education without cultural or financial barriers. A comprehensive schedule offers a curriculum in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz dance taught by faculty with extensive teaching, performing, and academic credentials. Individual placement classes and regular progress reports are all part of a Rivertown Dance Academy education. All classes in this box meet in-person at Rivertown Dance Academy for 10 sessions each and cost $221.

Ballet

Training at the barre and center work develops students’ dance vocabulary, alignment, coordination, core strength, flexibility, and musicality. Adult/Teen Absolute Beginner Ballet: CE-DANCE 2050, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 10:30-11:30 am. #27039 Adult Ballet I/II: CE-DANCE 2007, 10 Mon., Mar. 18-June 10 (skip 3/25, 4/22 & 5/27), 7:15-8:45 pm. #27040 Adult Ballet II/III: CE-DANCE 2008 Sec. A: 10 Wed., Mar. 20-May 29 (skip 3/27). 9:00-10:30 am. #27041 Sec. B: 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 11:30 am-1:00 pm. #27042

Modern Dance

Progressive instruction introduces dancers to the techniques of contemporary movement forms. Classes consist of a center barre, progressions, and a combination as dancers explore movement through various shapes of the body, levels, directions through space, and weight transference. Adult Modern I/II: CE-DANCE 2013, 10 Fri., Mar. 22-June 14 (skip 3/29, 4/19 & 5/24), 9:00-10:30 am. #27045 Adult Modern II/II: CE-DANCE 2051, 10 Tues., Mar 19-June 4 (skip 3/26 & 4/23), 7:15-8:45 pm. #27046

Hip Hop

Class begins with a cardio warm-up followed by combinations that focus on rhythm, energy, individual style, and dynamic versatility. Adult Hip Hop I/II: CE-DANCE 2009, 10 Tue., Mar. 19-June 4 (skip 3/26 & 4/23), 6:45-7:45 pm. #27051

Tap Dance

Dancers master tap vocabulary and techniques in classes that emphasize the development of musicality and exploration of a full range of styles. Adult Tap I/II: CE-DANCE 2014, Sec. A: 10 Thurs., Mar. 21-May 30 (skip 3/28), 9:00-10:00 am. #27047 Sec. B: 10 Wed., Mar. 20-May 29 (skip 3/27) 7:00-8:00 pm. #27048 Adult Tap II/III: CE-DANCE 2049, 10 Thurs., Mar. 21-May 30 (skip 3/28), 7:00-8:00 pm. #27049 Family Tap: CE-DANCE 2053, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 11:15 am-12:15 pm. #27050

Jazz

Technique-based, concert jazz classes consisting of a center barre, progressions, and a combination based in any of the various jazz styles. Progressive levels build dancers’ awareness of body rhythms, coordination, performance quality, and the ability to master increasingly complex and intricate choreography. Adult Jazz II/III: CE-DANCE 2012, 10 Mon., Mar. 18-June 10 (skip 3/25, 4/22 & 5/27), 9:00-10:30 am. #27043 Family Jazz: CE-DANCE 2048, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 12:15-1:15 pm. #27044 914-631-4302 . dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org www.rivertowndanceacademy.org

Dance It Off with Belly Dancing

Belly dancing workouts relax your mind and flatten your belly. Wear comfortable workout clothes and a hip scarf, veil, and if possible, a pair of cymbals. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2002, 5 Sat., Mar. 2-30, 2:00-3:00 pm, AAB-218, $62 (+ $15 optional fee for hip scarf, payable to instructor). S Everts. #27005

Sensual Belly Dance Workshop

This Valentine’s season get in touch with your inner grace as we soften basic belly dance steps to softer, slower beats. Learn the fundamentals of posing, angles, soft hip drops and lifts; layers, elegant shimmies, turns and much more. This workshop consists of both Middle Eastern and American music. Come take this workshop and discover the grace, sensuality and femininity within! At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2046, 1 Sat., Feb. 10, 2:00-4:00 pm, AAB-218, $62 (+ $15 optional fee for hip scarf, payable to instructor). S Everts. #27006

Hip-Hop Dance

This class will explore hip-hop movement and choreography. We will explore body isolations through warm-up exercises. We will work on new choreography each week. We will also explore freestyle or improv dance through cyphers or group circles. This class is intended to be a fun and educational class on hip-hop dance. All are welcome! CE-DANCE 2054, 10 Thurs., Feb. 13-Apr. 16, 7:00-9:00 pm, $230. Z Green. #27183

FILM & SCREENWRITING

Directing for Film

An introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental elements of film directing in a safe and nurturing environment. Taught by award-winning director/screenwriter and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in script analysis, visual storytelling, rehearsing with actors before and during shoots, creating storyboards and shot lists during pre-production, and technical aspects of filmmaking like lighting, camera, and sound during production. Recommended reading: Kazan, Elia. Kazan on Directing. Vintage, 2010. ISBN 9780307277046; and Mamet, David. On Directing Film. Penguin Books, 1992. ISBN 9780140127225 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2053, 8 Sat., Feb. 3-Mar. 23, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, KNC-5, $200. M Cain #27018

NEW! Art and Artists on Film

Cinema is an art form that captures the world in motion. The art of painting arrests that movement, presenting the world at a moment in time. This course explores how movies interact with masterworks of painting and the artists who create them. Using film clips from recent films, we will focus on selected painters representing a range of artistic styles, eras, and national traditions, including Vincent Van Gogh, J. M. W. Turner, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Johannes Vermeer, the self-taught French artist Séraphine, and the Korean brush-stroke painter known as Owon. CE-FILM 2055, 2 Thurs., Mar. 21-28, 2:00-4:00 pm, $55. W Costanzo. #27253

Screenwriting

An introductory course aimed at teaching students to write a screenplay. Students will be taught the nuts and bolts of character development, theme, and plot. Concentration on how to write action lines and dialogue and showing versus telling will be discussed. Each student will finish a first draft of a screenplay by the end of the class. No experience required. Only bring your creativity. CE-WRITG 2101, 10 Tues., Jan. 9-Mar. 12 (skip 1/15), 7:00-8:30 pm, $195 (+ textbook). L Rhodes. #27007

Directing for Film

An introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental elements of film directing in a safe and nurturing environment. Taught by award-winning director/screenwriter and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in script analysis, visual storytelling, rehearsing with actors before and during shoots, creating storyboards and shot lists during pre-production, and technical aspects of filmmaking like lighting, camera, and sound during production. Recommended reading: Kazan, Elia. Kazan on Directing. Vintage, 2010. ISBN 9780307277046; and Mamet, David. On Directing Film. Penguin Books, 1992. ISBN 9780140127225 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2053, 8 Sat., Feb. 3-Mar. 23, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, KNC-5, $200. M Cain #27018

Art and Artists on Film

Cinema is an art form that captures the world in motion. The art of painting arrests that movement, presenting the world at a moment in time. This course explores how movies interact with masterworks of painting and the artists who create them. Using film clips from recent films, we will focus on selected painters representing a range of artistic styles, eras, and national traditions, including Vincent Van Gogh, J. M. W. Turner, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Johannes Vermeer, the self-taught French artist Séraphine, and the Korean brush-stroke painter known as Owon. CE-FILM 2055, 2 Thurs., Mar. 21-28, 2:00-4:00 pm, $55. W Costanzo. #27253

Screenwriting

An introductory course aimed at teaching students to write a screenplay. Students will be taught the nuts and bolts of character development, theme, and plot. Concentration on how to write action lines and dialogue and showing versus telling will be discussed. Each student will finish a first draft of a screenplay by the end of the class. No experience required. Only bring your creativity. CE-WRITG 2101, 10 Tues., Jan. 9-Mar. 12 (skip 1/15), 7:00-8:30 pm, $195 (+ textbook). L Rhodes. #27007