Offerings

Create unique and beautiful Japanese Ikebana floral arrangements using techniques established over centuries. Historical, cultural, and spiritual aspects of the practice accompany hands-on learning. After each meeting, students may take their arrangements home. Perfect for beginners and those already familiar with Ikebana techniques.

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October 13, 2024 to November 10, 2024 | 1:00pm-3:00pm PDT | Bend

Interested in going 'on-air' or learning about what DJ's do? In this hands-on course, learn the fundamentals of radio programming, including running the mixer and mics, planning for music/talk shows, and developing your own style. Classes are open to all but due to severely limited space and enrollment, participants should have a genuine interest in becoming a DJ, sound producer, or editor for KPOV.

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Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 9:00am-11:30am PDT | Bend

Did you know that bees are responsible for one-third of every bite of food that goes into your mouth? Honeybee populations have experienced a sharp decline in some regions. You can help! In this class, join local Master Beekeeper Jimmy Wilkie to learn all about the basics of beekeeping in Central Oregon. You will learn basic honey bee biology, understand how and why honey bees do what they do, identify the different products of the beehive, and talk about the benefits of bee products and how they can be used in our everyday lives. Explore what it takes to become a beekeeper, including a discussion of the tools, gear, and hive equipment (cost, where to get bees, location, and more), and learn about how best to support the natural progression of a hive throughout the year. This class will give you the knowledge you need to get started as a beekeeper, to support our natural environment, and to help grow the vital honeybee population!

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November 12-21, 2024 | 5:00pm-7:00pm PST | Bend

Using a mixture of lecture and hands-on application, your expert instructor will guide you through the importance of using scale and design before building, foundation basics, the components of a typical wall framing system, framing and truss layout, and roof system basics. You'll learn how to safely use construction tools and tricks of the trade for basic construction for homeowners. Great for students who want to learn about home/project-based construction. Tools provided. Students will need to provide their own construction-appropriate gloves.                

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November 9-16, 2024 | 8:00am-2:00pm PST | Redmond

Take the confusion and risk out of DIY electrical projects. Learn safe and code-compliant electrical skills from your expert instructor. In this hands-on workshop, participants will be sizing circuits, troubleshooting, learning to change breakers, and sizing wire and wiring basic circuits with lights, outlets, 3-way switches, and more!

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October 12-19, 2024 | 9:00am-1:00pm PDT | Redmond

This course will help you prepare to pass the Ham Radio Licensed Technician test, and obtain your license, so you can begin your journey into ham radio. The curriculum is primarily guided self-study and is approved by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the FCC. The class will end with a 45-minute licensing test.

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Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 8:30am-5:30pm PDT | Bend
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 8:30am-5:30pm PST | Bend

Have you been curious about using medicinal herbs but didn't know where to start? This class is not just about theory; it's about practicality. It's designed to provide an overview of simple herbal remedies to address your and your family's minor illnesses. During the class, we will cover which herbs to use and demonstrate medicine-making techniques for getting the most out of your medicine. This class will teach making infusions, decoctions, tinctures, liniments, salves, and syrups. Come ready to have some fun with herbs and leave with the confidence to use them effectively.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | 3:30pm-6:00pm PDT | Bend

Learn to transform plain living spaces into beautiful and functional rooms. This course will give you the knowledge to design a room floor to ceiling with understanding of color theory, industry trends, special arrangements, floor plans, design ideas, and interior design basics.

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"Food is medicine" summarizes the class's goal of helping students learn about the medicinal value of various herbs and spices. Incorporating these into our diets is a sure way to address health and improve nutrition. Students will take home recipes for easy-to-make herbal blends and dishes.

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Monday, October 7, 2024 | 4:30pm-7:30pm PDT | Bend

Mushroom foraging is a popular pursuit in the Northwest. Learn where to search for edible mushrooms and how to identify common wild mushrooms and poisonous species. Discover more facts about fungi in your backyard! Please note this class has some crossover material with the general foraging class.

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Thursday, August 1, 2024 | 6:00pm-8:00pm PDT | Online
Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 6:00pm-8:00pm PST | Online

Bone loss can be slowed and many times even reversed by following specific dietary, habit, and (especially) supplement practices. Your instructor has restored bone density from advanced osteopenia to normal bone density. Learn how supplementation with the three "calcium taxis" can help rebuild our bones. In contrast, calcium supplementation isn't always needed, and many Americans are getting too much calcium from pills, contributing to arterial plaque buildup. Learn how bone-rebuilding medications work and how they can weaken the bones.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 1:30pm-3:00pm PDT | Bend

Low thyroid hormones impact every cell and organ in the body. Many practitioners don't order all the tests needed to accurately identify your thyroid status, which can lead to a missed diagnosis or the wrong medication for treatment. You'll complete a thyroid questionnaire, learn the many symptoms of low thyroid, and receive easy instructions for basal body temperature testing. Learn which tests to request for a first assessment or if you've been diagnosed and treated for low thyroid but still have symptoms. We'll explore how foods like soy and wheat can interfere with thyroid function while iodine, selenium, and certain herbs can help.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 1:30pm-3:00pm PST | Bend

Sergers are incredibly useful for sewing but can be frustrating to master. These machines trim raw fabric edges and weave a clean and professional-looking seam finish around them. A serger supplements your regular sewing machine and is indispensable for knit garments, since their stitches stretch. They speed the process of sewing any garment and are great for home decor projects, too. But moving blades, complicated threading diagrams, four separate tension settings, and all those other dials can be intimidating. In this course, each aspect of a serger use will be explained, step-by-step, until the entire process is demystified; leaving sewists able to serge with confidence and bring their sewing projects to the next level. Students can bring their own serger with user's manual, four cones of thread (different colors), and needles, OR rent a serger package with those items (limited supplies) for $20 (limit six rentals, first come, first served). If renting, bring $20.00 cash/check to the first class.

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October 26, 2024 to November 3, 2024 | 10:00am-1:00pm PDT | Bend

The Whole30 is the favorite anti-inflammatory diet for many. Want to do something bold to smash inflammation and be inspired by what it can do for your joint pain, mental clarity, quality of sleep, and much more? With no calorie restriction, you avoid five food categories for 30 days. Common benefits include noticeable improvement in sleep (#1!), joint pain, abdominal swelling, mental clarity, mood, anxiety, irritability, energy and stamina over the day, skin problems, and headaches. When you end the diet, you'll more easily notice which foods contribute to the return of unwanted symptoms, and figure out how often you can eat them and still keep your newfound benefits.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | 1:30pm-3:00pm PDT | Bend

Weight gain and weight loss is about calories in vs. calories out, right? For some people, it's really that simple. Yet this overlooks powerful, hidden physiological factors that push people to overeat, and trying to solve them with willpower is often impossible. For millions more, it's even more confounding. You don't have to overeat to be overweight! The NIH declared obesity a disease in 1998 and the AMA in 2013. And rightly so. Decades of research reveal complex genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the development of obesity and its resistance to treatment.

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 1:30pm-3:00pm PST | Bend