Quadsville

Posted by: Teenager on January 5, 2009 4:48PM CST I actually took a couple classes there a few years ago. I took Poetry and Bookbinding. They were both very good, but I would especially recommend the book binding course. We made several books and it was loads of fun!

Posted by: Goodbye on January 5, 2009 5:23PM CST A great way to get a glimpse of a topic or activity that you may know nothing about. I took one on world religions, and one on the basics of Tai Chi. This year I'm looking at the one on Africa, the one on photography, and a couple of others - maybe even Irish Social Dancing. Hard to decide.

Posted by: Melissa C on January 7, 2009 11:05AM CST Jenius, I have taken Ceili lessons from Pat & Gerry and it's a blast! I haven't done it for awhile though, because I wasn't around for the Celtic Highland Games this year. :-( So many great courses. I hope we get a lot of people. It's CommU's 30th year.

Posted by: Goodbye on January 7, 2009 7:30PM CST I might expand my horizons and give it a try.

Posted by: Jeepdog on May 31, 2009 10:03AM CST I've taken 2 courses: my first was a 3-section course co-taught by Roald Tweet and another Augie prof. It was about prose, regional art, and archeology in this area. Fascinating! Lots of local stories, slides, and examples. The 'final' was to write something - an essay or poetry - about the river. Dr. Tweet started with my example. He called it a poem - didn't rhyme - but it was an example of prosaic beauty. My most recent was 2008's class on writing things you don't want to...like a complaint letter. It was taught by the head of the writer's group in Bucktown. That was an interesting way to look at a topic for a class. We're so lucky to have community people who believe in CommU to lend their time and expertise for these often snowy weekends. I'd love to take another course next year.