Special Interest and Cultural Arts Program

Watercolor Workshop (Basic & Advanced Techniques)
This one-day seminar will introduce the student to the basic elements of watercolor and rarely taught advanced techniques that separate the mundane from the spectacular. Handouts will be provided, including a reading list for further study. The seminar will be broken into two sections. The first session will present an introduction to watercolor painting and basic technique. The second session will provide the student with tools to take his paintings from "Nice Watercolor." to "WOW!" Please bring a snack. A complete supplies list will be available once registered.
Instructor: Jeff Waters – Editor, Northwest Watercolor Society
Location: Si View Social Room
Fee: $40

Introduction to Natural Beekeeping (Treatment free, holistic practices)
Honeybees are fun to keep in the backyard for their honey, pollination, and personal enjoyment. Western Washington and rural King County offer prime honeybee habitat. Sustainable, treatment-free, and holistic beekeeping in the northwest is not only possible, but practical. This class will explore beekeeping basics treatment-free, and holistic beekeeping methods, including top-bar hive, small-cell Langstroth, and foundationless Langstroth hive methodologies. This class is a family-oriented, study of sustainable beekeeping without using medications, treatments or harsh chemicals. It is open to all age levels and is intended to provide new beekeepers everything necessary to plan for and maintain an apiary in the spring.

Topics covered include the following: Equipment -- what you’ll need and how to use it, including alternates to standard Langstroth equipment; All about honeybees, their life-cycle, members of the hive, and identifying honeybee ailments; Harvesting and processing honey, and other products of the hive; Planning for and managing your own apiary. Placing your hives, installing bees, swarm prevention, and long-term management. For more information please email bob@combshouse.com
Instructor: Bob Combs, Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers
Location: Meadowbrook Farm
Fee: $45

Introduction to Beekeeping
Honeybees are fun to keep in the backyard for their honey, pollination, and personal enjoyment. Western Washington and rural King County offer prime honeybee habitat. This class will cover beekeeping basics and traditional beekeeping methods of Langstroth hives. This class is a family-oriented, study of beekeeping, it is open to all age levels and is intended to provide new beekeepers everything necessary to plan for and maintain an apiary in the spring. Topics covered include the following: Equipment -- what you’ll need and how to use it; All about honeybees, their life-cycle, members of the hive, and managing honeybee ailments; harvesting and processing honey, and other products of the hive; planning for and managing your own apiary. Placing your hives, installing bees, swarm prevention, and long-term management. For more information please email bob@combshouse.com
Instructor: Bob Combs, Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers
Location: Meadowbrook Farm
Fee: $45

Photography Made Easy "Basics"
This 3 hour session is dedicated to removing any mystery and teaching you the ins and outs of YOUR digital camera. You’ll receive a simple to understand explanation that will help you to enjoy your camera. We’ll adjust your camera to take optimal photos on the automatic as well as all of the icon choices. I’ll teach you why choosing the right icon settings will improve your photos and give you an overview of the manual settings. We’ll take photos and discuss how to improve Framing, Focusing, and Lighting options and methods to create wonderful looking photos that will surely impress your friends and family. Workshops will be held at SnapShotSandys office/studio in North Bend or at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery Science Center.
Instructor: Sandy Horvath
Location:North Bend, WA
Fee: $59/3hr workshop (this is a $150 value!)

Ages: 13+
Workshop Locations:
Mondays & Thursdays – North Bend
Tuesdays & Wednesdays – Issaquah
Saturdays – Alternate

Workshop Times:
Monday/Wednesday 9:00AM-12:00PM
Tuesday/Thursday 6:00PM-9:00PM
Saturdays 1:00PM-4:00pm

Workshop Dates:
Jan: 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14
Feb: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
Mar: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
Apr: 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14

Please visit www.snapshotsandy.com for more information!

Adult/Senior Tap
You are never too old to make some noise! Let yourself go in this beginning tap class! Learn basic steps and rhythms, traveling time steps and shuffles! Please wear comfortable clothing and bring your tap shoes the first day!
Instructor: Cristie Coffing
Location: Mt Si Senior Center
Fee: $7 – drop in or $30 – 5 punch card (good for 90 days)