Bring your body and mind together in the rhythm of life! Zumba® is a dance-based fitness program that uses Latin and World music. Slow and fast rhythms help to tone the body and at the same time provide interval training that can boost aerobic fitness. Experience the joy of movement with Wendy, a licensed Zumba® instructor with a long background in dance-based activities.

Session 1: 11 Mondays - Jan 9 - Mar 27 (No class on Feb 20th)

Session 2: 11 Wednesdays - Jan 11 - Mar 29 (No class on Feb 22)

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Class Fee: $88 per session

or $77 per session when registering for both session 1 & 2

Drop-in fee: $10 per class

Zumba® will be held in the upper level Theatre of The Refinery

Explore the beauty of this traditional art form. Artist, Vanessa Hyggen, will introduce the creative art of beading.

You will choose to create a pin, popsocket or pendant. On week one Vanessa will teach the basics of one-needle beading, taking participants throught the steps to create a flat stitch beaded pattern. On week two, the beadworks will be finished with a backing, edgework and jewelry findings, resulting in a wonderful piece of usable or wearable art.

For those who have taken a beading class from Vanessa before, she will work with you to continue to grow your beading skillset.

Vanessa Hyggen is a painter and beadwork artist living in Saskatoon, SK, whose focus is mainly on painting the boreal forest. She is a Cree and Norwegian female who is passionate about her sense of belonging in the North - these memories serve as a palette for her work. Vanessa loves light and color and hopes to always continue to grow with her artwork and never become stagnant.

2 Mondays - Jan 16 and Jan 23

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Class Fee: $80 - including materials

Beaded Pins, Popsockets or Pendants will be held in the lower-level Emmanuel Church hall.

Tired of the difficult feelings that arise from a troublesome situation or relationship? Growing the Good is a creative activity to explore resources that can help you move beyond the rut of behaviors that are no longer serving you. No art making experience is needed! This workshop is for people of all creative abilities.

Dianne Shannon is a registered art therapist with a private practice and is an

artist. https://dianneshannonarttherapy.ca

Wednesday, Jan 25

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Class Fee: $45 - including materials

Growing the Good will be held in the lower level of The Refinery

Join textile artist Allison Brandt Malinski of South40 Designs for a day full of fabric collage and design. Allison primarily works with repurposed fabrics to create colorful wall art and magnets. This group will be using a similar technique to make a collage using Heat n Bond, an iron, and heaps of fabric scraps and embellishments. No experience necessary. All materials will be provided. If you have special fabric, fibres or embellishments that you would like to use in your collage, please feel free to bring them with you.

Saturday, Feb 4

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Class Fee: $45 - including materials. Coffee/Tea and snacks will be offered throughout the day. For the lunch break participants will bring a bag lunch or dine out as desired.

Fabric Collalge and Design will be held in the lower-level Emmanuel Church hall.

Come and get creative in community!

This workshop is an opportunity to create fun mixed media altered playing cards. These small works of art are easy to create using collage materials, decorative papers, paint, stamps and stencils. Pop them in a frame for yourself or create cards as a gift for someone special.

This will be a low key gathering where all materials will be provided allowing you opportunity to get creative and try something new.

Tuesday, Feb 21

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Class Fee: $25 - including materials.

Mixed Media Altered Cards will be held in the lower level of The Refinery

Part 1: Seeing Who You Are

Part 2: Embracing All You Can Become (will be offered in the Spring Class Term)

At this point in our world’s history, it’s hard not to feel stress. Conflicts, threats, and catastrophes all seem just around the corner. Many people are asking: How can we help the world become a better place? How can we help our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have a better world for their future?

The answers aren’t simple. But each of us has a part to play. Each of us can be part of the change we want to see in the world.

In this two-part workshop series, Simon Lasair, an internationally known and award-winning researcher into spirituality and spiritual health, will guide you into understanding how you can make your part of our world a better place.

It begins by seeing who you are, truthfully and completely. It moves into taking responsibility for who you are honestly and courageously. And it continues by embracing all you can become, with joy and gratitude.

Using stories, research findings, and humour, Simon will teach you specific practices you can use to know yourself better and to recognize how you can bring positive change to our world.

These workshops will help you start your journey into being the change you want to see in our world.

*Each session is designed to stand on its own. However, to learn the most from these workshops, participants are encouraged to attend both sessions.

Part 1: Tuesday, Mar 14

7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Class Fee: $30 per session

"Be the Change..." will be held in the lower level of The Refinery

“Three Seeds of Ecological Spirituality” … Come for an evening of shared reflection and gentle spiritual practice, as the Rev. Shawn Sanford Beck offers us the “three seeds” of Christian Animism, Green Priestcraft, and Kything. For many, these will be entirely new concepts and forms of spirituality, each of which has the potential to deepen our relationship with the living Earth and all the more-than-human neighbours with whom we share this precious life. As these seeds spring to life within the soil of your soul, you may find yourself on the journey of becoming a chaplain to creation!

Wednesday, Mar 29

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Class Fee: $30

Three Seeds of Ecological Spirituality will be held in the lower level of The Refinery

We are all beautiful souls - beings of love and light. Sometimes in the rush of daily living or the

trauma of our lives we, or others we love, forget this basic truth and get lost in a place of

darkness and frustration.

Come listen to the whispers of your beautiful soul and hold hands with your awesomeness. In

community together we will open space for your truths as you create beautiful soul messages

for yourself or others in your life.

Through shared conversation, personal reflections and artsy fun you will create a number of

Soul Cards perfect for carrying with you or tucking into that special spot. Just like a good

friend, these cards will be there to remind you of your beauty, your strength and your incredible bravery when you might forget. They are also perfect for gifting to others who are precious to you.

Tuesday, Dec 6

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Class Fee: $40 - including materials

Soul Whispers will be held in the lower level of The Refinery