BY RUTH RICE
RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM
Saturdays in March will bring fun and learning.
Classes for the 2010 Chase the Chill Winter Weekends will be in session on the Pitt-Johns-town campus in Richland Township and at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
Jeanne Susko, director of Community Education and Outreach at Pitt-Johnstown, which develops the classes, said there are new and old classes.
A class on West African dance on March 27 is a highlight in the offerings of the Mind and Body series.
The class also is offered at Bottle Works.
“We were interested in bringing this to the campus,” Susko said. “It’s a freestyle dance workshop.”
There also are classes on belly dancing, yoga, massage, cholesterol, weight loss and positive energy offered in the Mind and Body series.
Saturday Cartoon Alternatives for Kids will offer plenty of fun opportunities for children.
New classes are Spring Paper Marbling on March 20 and Signs of Spring: Paper Quilt on March 27.
“These will expose kids to art,” Susko said. “They are hands-on arts classes.”
Mystery Madness on March 27 will have participants ages 7 to 10 learning how to be detectives like Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.
The Dark Continent for those ages 9 and older will explore Africa with crafts, music and drumming on March 6.
“The presenter, Jackie Triplin, will wear historic garb as the children celebrate another culture,” Susko said.
On March 6, Fiesta Mexicana will take children ages 5 to 7 south of the border as they learn Spanish, create crafts and have a Mexican snack.
Several acting classes with a different spin also will be available.
There will be a lot of cooking in a series of classes at Bottle Works.
Polish Bake Shop: Babka and Rogaliki is a new class featuring two Polish treats. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon March 27.
Babka is a sweet bread that can be laced with lemon or chocolate. Rogaliki is a croissant slathered with plum marmalade and topped with icing.
A class on Perfect Polish Pierogi will step outside the box from 9 a.m. to noon March 13.
In addition to traditional potato and cheese pierogi, mushroom and sauerkraut dinner pierogi and strawberry dessert pierogi covered with melted butter and sugar will be featured.
“We’ve had this class before, and we’re bringing it back,” Susko said.
There also will be a class on homemade nut rolls from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 6 and a class on Ukrainian Pysanky Egg Art from 1 to 4 p.m. March 6.
All supplies will be provided for the Pysanky class, in which participants will complete two finished eggs by incorporating ancient symbolism and techniques.
There also will be classes on baby-sitting, oil painting, eBay basics, grant writing, adult CPR and digital photography at the Pitt-Johnstown campus.
Discounts are available for early registration, senior citizens, Pitt-Johnstown faculty, staff, students and alumni and East Hills Business Association and Chamber of Commerce members.
Class registration is first- come, first-served.
Brochures are available at www.upj.pitt.edu/outreach.
Workshops
What: 2010 Chase the Chill Winter Weekends classes.
Where: Pitt-Johnstown campus, Richland Township, and Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
When: Saturdays throughout March.
Cost: Varies from class to class.
Information: 269-2099 or www.upj.pitt.edu/outreach.
Events
March ushers in Chase the Chill Winter Weekends
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Captured on film | Annual Johnstown movie festival kicks off tonight
People yearning to become successful filmmakers have an opportunity to showcase their talents during the seventh annual Johnstown Film Festival. Johnstown Area Heritage Association’s festival will be held tonight through Saturday (June 6-9) and will feature a mix of film shorts – documentaries, experimental films, narratives and comedies.
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Events | Whitewater bash
Benscreek Canoe Club’s Stonycreek Rendezvous will be held today through Sunday on the Stonycreek River and Greenhouse Park, Route 403, Tire Hill.
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Events | Young art
Greater Johnstown Young Artists Exhibit is on display through May 25 at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County, 1217 Menoher Blvd., Westmont.
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'Seeing the Invisible' exhibit opens Friday in Loretto
Painting on a different plane is a positive study for artist and Altoona native Barbara Wachter. Her latest exhibition, “Seeing the Invisible: Paintings by Barbara Wachter,” opens Friday at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Loretto. The exhibition features 35 canvases of contemporary impressionism that will be on display in the museum’s Margery Wolf-Kuhn Gallery.
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Events | 'Grand Finale'
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra will present “Grand Finale” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center in Richland Township.
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Showcase of the Stars will feature students from local high schools
Local theater arts will flourish at an area arts center. The fourth annual Showcase of the Stars will be presented at 7 p.m. May 18 at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center in Richland Township.
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Polka party | Three-day festival will feature Slovenian and Polish bands
After a seemingly endless winter and an abbreviated spring, the people of Johnstown are ready to kick up their heels. And there is no better opportunity to do that than by attending the Friendly City PolkaFest. The Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention and Visitors Bureau and St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church co-sponsor the event. They are ready to welcome thousands of polka enthusiasts to the city May 31 through June 2.
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Johnstown Christian festival slated for May 11
Organizers of the 33rd annual Johnstown Christian School arts and crafts festival want visitors to make a day of it.
The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 11 at the school, located at 125 Christian School Road, Hollsopple. -
Evening of laughs will benefit paws cause
Laughs for a furry good cause.
The second Funny Fundraiser to benefit Nardecchia Spay and Neuter Fund will be held at 8 p.m. May 10 at Ace’s, 316 Chestnut St. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. -
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra planning a ‘Grand Finale’
Both old and new compositions will be performed at this season-ending concert. Johnstown Symphony Orchestra will present “Grand Finale” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center in Richland Township.
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