• 7 Wednesdays
• Sept 10 - Oct 29 (no class 10/15)
• 7:00 - 8:00 pm
• 7 Classes - $60

Ready to take your Spanish to the next level? This course is designed for adult learners who already know the basics and want to build confidence speaking in real-life situations. Through interactive discussions, role-playing, and engaging activities, we’ll focus on improving fluency, expanding vocabulary, and reinforcing essential grammar. NO Drop-Ins, this is a full registration class.

• 6 Wednesdays + 1 Showcase!
• Sept 10 - Oct 22 (no class 9/17 + Showcase on Oct 29)
• 7:00 - 9:00 pm
• 6 Classes + Showcase - $210 Flat Rate/No Drop-Ins

Taught by long time actress, Susan Wefel, this class will follow the Hedgerow Theatre training of “humility, industry and an aptitude for learning.” This class offers collaboration, confidence building, improvisation, and some scene study for a showcase of scenes of classics by various playwriters: Neil Simon, A.R. Gurney, David Ives, and Thornton Wilder.

• 4 Thursdays
• Sept 11 - Oct 2
• 9:30 - 11:00 am
• 4 Classes - $100 + $5 materials fee

In this four-week course designed for all levels of experience, learn graphite drawing techniques and how to approach mark making and shading while exploring still-life studies.

• Saturday
• Sept 27
• 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Be part of something new! Our first community art project designed by inaugural artist-in-residence Martha Perkins. Come create a lasting legacy for your town (and yourself)!

*For 18 years and older.

• Monday
• Sept 29
• 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Join artist-in-residence Martha Perkins every Monday for free open studio hours where artists and non-artists alike are welcome to come to Martha’s studio and get creative!

• Friday
• Oct 10
• 6:30 - 8:30 pm
• 1 Class - $35

In this class, we will paint flowers using a technique that utilizes drips and brightly colored paints to create a fantastical landscape of your own design. All levels of artistic experience welcome to this relaxed Friday night BYOB workshop!

• Wednesday
• Oct 15
• 6:00 - 7:30 pm
• 1 Classes - $45

Come learn how to make these popular lightweight hammered teardrop earrings!

In this workshop led by artist-in-residence Martha Perkins, you'll learn step-by-step how to cut the aluminum wire, hammer the metal and then attach them to the jump rings to wear home!

• Saturday
• Oct 25
• 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Be part of something new! Our first community art project designed by inaugural artist-in-residence Martha Perkins. Come create a lasting legacy for your town (and yourself)!

*For 18 years and older.

• Wednesday
• Nov 12
• 6:00 - 7:30 pm
• 1 Classes - $45

Who doesn’t love a cool cuff bracelet that goes with almost anything? In this workshop led by artist-in-residence Martha Perkins, create your own cuff using copper sheeting repurposed from an old birdbath!

• Friday
• Nov 14
• 6:30 - 8:30 pm
• 1 Class - $35

Ever want to immortalize a favorite pet on canvas? Come learn fun, easy and funky techniques to paint a whimsical portrait of your pet — or surprise a loved one with a painting of their furry friend! All levels of artistic experience welcome at this relaxed Friday night BYOB workshop.

• Saturday
• Nov 15
• 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Be part of something new! Our first community art project designed by inaugural artist-in-residence Martha Perkins. Come create a lasting legacy for your town (and yourself)!

*For 18 years and older.

Mondays
October 6 - December 8
Grades K - 2 (5:00 - 6:00 pm)
Grades 3 - 5 (6:00 pm - 7:00 pm)
10 weeks

Through structured lessons and supervised play, students improve their ability to focus, create and implement plans, and adapt their thinking when circumstances change. The NSCF is excited to bring chess to students at Park Avenue Community Center.

• Thursday
• Oct 2
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
• $75

At Poetry Slam Camp, you'll play with words like never before! We’ll make cool word webs, write silly rhymes, awesome haikus, funny limericks, and even our own raps! You’ll get to create your very own crafty poetry book full of your masterpieces. Ages 5-12.

• Monday
• Oct 20
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
• $75

Cue the cameras and roll out the red carpet—it’s time for your close-up! On this action-packed one-day camp, kids won’t be spectators watching the magic of filmmaking... they’ll be creating it! Ages 5-12.

• Tuesday
• Nov 4
• 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
• $75

Get ready to go on a daring journey into a realm of Sword and Sorcery, where daring heroes and mystical beasts await! Join our intrepid guides—Keville Bowen & Peter Demkin—for a rollicking, monster-filled quest through enchanted lands! Ages 5-12.

• Mondays
• Sept 8 - Dec 8 (no class 10/20 and 11/24)
• 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• 12 Classes - $300

Dig, Stomp, Stamp, Shuffle.... For those tappers with some previous experience or who already took Bara's Level I class. Grades 3- 5.

• Mondays
• Sept 8 - Dec 8 (no class 10/20 and 11/24)
• 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• 12 Classes - $300

Lights, Camera, Creativity! In this hands-on after-school class, young storytellers will jump into the world of Film-making—creating their own short films, commercials, and mock news reports. No experience needed—just imagination and curiosity! Grades 1 - 5.

• Mondays
• Sept 8 - Dec 8 (no class 10/20 and 11/24)
• 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
• 12 Classes - $216

In this class, young dancers will be introduced to the foundations of creative expression. This class is designed to be a fun, safe, and exciting space for dancers to develop new skills in body awareness and teamwork. Ages 4-6.

• Tuesdays
• Sept 9 - Dec 9 (no class 9/23, 11/4, and 11/25)
• 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• 11 Classes - $275

Join us for an adventurous journey into the world of our five senses! Each week kids will delve into taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing through fun games and creative combinations exploring music, art, drama, yoga/movement, books, inside-out science, nature/animals and food designed to stimulate sensory awareness and learning. Grades K - 2.

• Tuesdays
• Sept 9 - Dec 9 (no class 9/23, 11/4, 11/25)
• 4:00 - 5:45 pm
• 11 Classes - $275

From wild stories to obstacle courses and action scenes. Explore animation through a series of simple exercises before expanding into your own animation short. Craft epic action sequences and battles while understanding the use of rigs and clever camera angles. All with the help of LEGO, no drawing needed. Grade 3-5.