Pocono Arts Council
Expand your creative abilities with the help of professional local artists from the Pocono Arts Council.

Watercolor Painting
Date: Mondays, March 15-April 5
Register one week in advance
Time: 9:00-12:00 noon
Fee: $140; materials list will be provided
Location: Day Street Community Center
This is an exciting, intuitive, hands-on class for participants with any level of painting experience who want to have fun while learning how to easily produce impressive watercolor paintings. Using the simple concept of complementary colors and elementary principles of the Color Wheel, aspiring artists learn how to create beautiful works of art. Using innate, fundamental drawing skills to sketch on cold pressed watercolor paper, participants create the basis for all painting projects. Bring a favorite photo to use as a starting point. Instructor: Will Daskal

Acrylic Painting
Date: Tuesdays, March 16-April 6
Register one week in advance
Time: 9:00-12:00 noon
Fee: $140; materials list will be provided
Location: Day Street Community Center
Increase fundamental painting skills and proper use of media and materials, while focusing on appropriate compositional design, use of value and color, and how to achieve desired effects. Focusing on the individual needs of each student, the instructor circulates continually among the class to offer individual help, advice, and encouragement. All skill levels are welcome. Instructor: Will Daskal

Digital Photography
Date: Thursdays, April 8-29
Register one week in advance
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Fee: $90 + $15 materials fee
Location: Day Street Community Center
Learn the basics of photography, posing, and lighting. A studio set- up will assist in gaining hands-on experience. Students should bring a digital SLR, or a point and shoot digital camera. Instructor: Susan Field

Polymer Jewelry
Date: Thursdays, May 6-27
Register one week in advance
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Fee: $90 + $15 materials fee
Location: Day Street Community Center
Learn how to blend colors, make designs, and build mini-sculptures into jewelry using jeweler’s tools and bindings. Participants create earrings, necklaces, and more! Instructor: Susan Field

Fitness Classes

Pilates Sculpt
Session 1: Tuesdays, March 16-April 20
    Register one week in advance
Session 2: Fridays, March 19-April 23
    Register one week in advance
Session 3: Tuesdays, May 3-June 8
    Register one week in advance
Session 4: Fridays, May 7-June 18
    Register one week in advance
Time: 9:30-10:30 am
Location: Day Street Community Center
Fee: $35
This one hour Pilates-based class is designed to help you stretch, strengthen, and tone. Participants develop relaxation through Pilates breathing as well as improve posture and mental focus. Feel revived and invigorated after each session! Please bring your yoga mat and a towel; all other equipment is provided.

Women’s Resistance Training
Session 1: Tuesdays, March 16-April 20
    Register one week in advance
Session 2: Tuesdays, May 4-June 8
    Register one week in advance
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Location: Day Street Community Center
Fee: $35
Burn fat and sculpt your way through the New Year! Women’s resistance includes rubber resistance, body balls, light dumbbells, and medicine ball work.

Walking for Fitness
Date: Wednesdays, March 24-April 28
Register one week in advance
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Fee: $40
Location: Levee Loop Trail; meet at Danbury Park
Walking for 30 minutes a day has endless health benefits. Learn proper walking strides, duration, and frequency. We’ll listen to our bodies and measure our heart rates to determine how hard we need to work to increase our health and fitness. Warm up, cool down and stretching are included with each class.

Mommy & Me Yoga
Date: Thursdays, March 25-April 29
Register one week in advance
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Fee: $45
Location: Day Street Community Center
Designed for new mothers and babies not yet on the crawl, this class progressively builds strength and balance while practicing yoga postures with your baby. Classes incorporate breathing, relaxation techniques, music, and movement.

Yoga for Seniors
Date: Fridays, March 26-April 30
Register one week in advance.
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Fee: $45
Location: Day Street Community Center
Yoga for seniors is a gentle Hatha yoga practiced from a chair or standing that improves posture and balance. Techniques for breathing and relaxation are included.

Daybreak Divas
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 30-May 6
Register one week in advance
Time: 7:15-8:30 am
Location: Day Street Community Center
Fee: $30
Start the day off right by working up a sweat to a Leslie Sansone Walk Away the Pounds DVD. Using simple moves to create mid- to high- intensity aerobic workouts, the Walk Away the Pounds program also incorporates strength training for total-body benefits. Dress comfortably, bring water, and we’ll provide the rest!

Healthy Steps in Motion
Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays, April 5-May 26
Register by April 29
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Ages: 55 and older
Fee: $30
Location: Day Street Community Center
Regular physical activity is the best protection against disease and disability and the best insurance for an independent, healthy, and active life! This fall prevention and strengthening program is for seniors of any fitness level. Workouts with a trained instructor are low- to mid-intensity and involve balance, strength, and flexibility training, stretching, and mild aerobics.

Reiki I
Session 1: Wednesdays, April 7-May 12
    Register one week in advance
    Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Session 2: Mondays, April 12-May 17
    Register one week in advance
    Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Fee: $90
Location: Day Street Community Center
Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation. A combination of lecture, discussion, and hands-on experience helps participants focus on incorporating Reiki into everyday life. Reiki can be used for your own wellbeing as well as your children, pets, and even household plants! Please bring a pillow and yoga mat (if you have one) for use during breathing exercises and guided meditation.

Senior Wii Bowling League
Dates: Fridays, March 26-April 30
Register one week in advance
Time: 11:00-12:00 noon
Fee: $5/day
Location: Day Street Community Center
Gather your friends and sign up as a team of 4 or register as an individual to challenge other area seniors to Wii Bowling. League schedule will be available one week prior to start of the league. Prizes are awarded for the best overall team, highest average, highest individual score, and most improved.

Beginner Crochet
Dates: Wednesdays, March 31-April 14
Register by March 26
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Ages: 13 and older
Fee: $40
Location: Day Street Community Center
Instructor Michelle Bellis teaches the basics of crocheting including chain, single crochet, double crochet and half-double crochet by creating three wonderful dishcloths! Space is limited, register early. Supplies can be purchased at Mountain Knits and Pearls at 114 Washington Street, Suite 100 in East Stroudsburg, see Joanne for assistance!

Beginner Knitting
Dates: Wednesdays, April 14-28
Register by April 2
Time: 6:00- 8:00 pm
Ages: 13 and older
Fee: $40
Location: Day Street Community Center
Knitting basics taught by Jill Greenwood will result in the completion of your first scarf. Learn how to cast on, bind off, stockinette stitch and rib stitch. Space is limited, register early. Supplies can be purchased at Mountain Knits and Pearls at 114 Washington Street, Suite 100 in East Stroudsburg, see Joanne for assistance!

Self Defense
Session 1: Friday, April 9
    Register by April 2
Session 2: Friday, May 7
    Register by April 30
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Ages: 17 and older
Fee: $30
Location: Day Street Community Center Gym
Don’t be a victim! Participants learn basic skills to increase confidence and awareness; and most importantly to escape attackers and threatening situations. Come dressed in comfortable clothes and sneakers.

Women’s Do It Yourself Series
Dates: Mondays, April 12-May 3
Register one week in advance
Time: 7:00 pm
Fee: $12/week or $40/series
Location: Day Street Community Center
Designed especially for women, this program series covers the basics that every woman should know! From household and auto repairs to balancing budgets and lawn care, participants learn skills to last a lifetime.
Week 1 Home Repairs & Basic Lawn Care (tools, wall cracks, wall hanging, fixtures)
Week 2 Automobiles (oil & tire change, fluids)
Week 3 Sewing and Knowing (hems, buttons, patches, zippers)
Week 4 Budgets (how to create a budget, managing budgets)

American Red Cross Training
All American Red Cross Classes are taught by a certified American Red Cross Instructor.

First Aid Training
Date: Tuesday, March 23
    Register one week in advance
Date: Tuesday, June 22
    Register one week in advance
Time: 6:00-10:00 pm.
Ages: 16 and older
Fee: $40 (includes certification, skill cards, and participant manual)
Location: Day Street Community Center
Learn the basics of first aid including how to recognize an emergency, controlling bleeding, splinting, and how to care for shock.

Infant/Child CPR Training
Dates: Thursday, May 13
    Register one week in advance
Date: Monday, August 16
    Register one week in advance
Time: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Ages: 16 and older
Fee: $45 (includes certification, skill cards, and participant manual)
Location: Day Street Community Center
A great class for parents and child care workers! Learn CPR for infants and children, how to care for choking victims, and rescue breathing techniques.

Adult CPR/AED Training
Date: Thursday, July 15
Register one week in advance
Time: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Ages: 16 and older
Fee: $50 (includes certification, skill cards, and participant manual)
Location: Day Street Community Center
Learn CPR and Automated External Defibrillator skills for taking care of adults in emergencies, as well as how to care for cardiac emergencies and choking.

CPR for the Professional Rescuer
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13 &14
Register one week in advance
Time: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Ages: 16 and older
Fee: $50 (includes certification, skill cards, and participant manual)
Location: Day Street Community Center
Learn adult, child, and infant CPR for the Professional Rescuer, including 2-person CPR, rescue breathing and how to care for choking victims. Class is designed for those who work or wish to work in the professional health field. Includes Automated External Defibrillator.

Golf Basics
Dates & Times: TBA Beginning in April!
Ages: 13 and older
Location: Snydersville Golf Range, Route 209, 5 miles south of Stroudsburg
Four hours of golf instruction intended for the new or returning golfer, this course covers full-swing fundamentals, including pre-swing, in-swing and short game instruction. Golf equipment is provided, but you may bring your own if desired. Call 570-992-3336 to find out if class has been cancelled due to weather. Subject to minimum enrollment of 5 students, maximum of 12 students. Instructor: PGA Professional Deron Erney is a former Head Instructor of a Golf Magazine Top 25 Golf School, and specializes in teaching golf to juniors and adults. He is the Head Professional at Snydersville Golf Range.

Tennis – Levels 1 & 2
Session 1: Wednesdays, June 23-July 28
Register one week in advance
Time: 7:00-8:30 pm
Fee: $90/person
Location: Dansbury Park
Tennis, nearly everyone? Beginner and players wishing to improve are placed on teams of same skill level and compete each week in fun, friendly matches. Play on a team with your spouse, friends, neighbors, or some new tennis friends. Sign up as a group or come as an individual and meet new people.

Karate
Session 1: Tuesdays, April 20-June 22
    Register by April 9
Session 2: Tuesdays, July 6-September 7
    Register by June 25
Session 3: Tuesdays, September 21-November 23
    Register by September 10
Times: 8:00-9:00 pm
Fee: $65 includes uniform
Location: Day Street Community Center Gym
Develop self-discipline, self-confidence, and leadership skills while learning to defend yourself and having a great time. Certified Instructors from Paskiet Martial Arts Academy teach age-appropriate Isshin Ryu karate for children and adults.

Bocce & Coffee
Dates: Wednesdays, May 5-June 30
Register one week in advance
Time: 10:30 am
Fee: $5/team or $2/player per session
Location: Dansbury Park Basketball Courts
Enjoy spending time with other local seniors playing a few rounds of lawn Bocce and sipping coffee! Teams and individuals are welcome; individuals are be placed on teams upon arrival. Games are beginner friendly and semi-competitive.

Thai Cuisine Cooking Demo with Chef Alice
Date: Friday, May 14
Register by April 30
Time: 6:00 pm
Ages: 18 and older
Fee: $35
Location: Day Street Community Center Gym
Here’s your opportunity to learn to create some of your favorite Thai restaurant dishes. Chef Alice helps you gain a better understanding of this exciting and popular cuisine as she teaches you to balance the sweet, sour, salty and spicy flavors that make Thai cuisine so flavorful! Instructor: Chef Alice spent 15 years in Fort Lauderdale, FL as a chef, caterer, and cooking instructor, and now provides cooking instructions and demonstrations. For more information: www.chefalicecooking.com

Precision Music Lessons
Musical instruction inspires creativity, promotes self-discipline, and is valuable to both the mind and soul at any age. Individual and group lessons are available for guitar and piano (group lessons: keyboard). Instrument rentals are also available; please call Precision Music for details: 570-420-1560

Piano is the easiest to learn to play and offers the best way to learn to read and understand music. Guitar is by far the most popular instrument, with good reason: it is easy, portable, versatile, and makes great music.

Individual Lessons
Dates: weekly June 1-August 31; 13 sessions
Register by May 28
Time: Varies according to student and instructor schedules
Ages: 5 and older
Fee: $285.00
Location: Precision Music, 825 Ann Street, Stroudsburg
Summer private lessons offer the benefit of a direct one-on-one experience with the instructor resulting in maximum skill development. Weekly half-hour sessions available; due to the varying availability of the instructors, scheduling must be done at Precision Music; final registration and payment is through SROSRC.

Group Lessons
Small group instruction (for beginners only) offers a great way to learn in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Participants learn the basics of music and gain a solid understanding of the instrument.

Join the Jam Guitar for Beginners
Date: Fridays, June 4-August 27; 13 sessions
Register by May 28
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Ages: 5-Adult
Fee: $261
Location: Precision Music, 825 Ann Street, Stroudsburg

Keyboard (Piano): Summertime Songs for Beginners
Dates: Mondays, June 7-August 30; 13 sessions
Register by May 28
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Ages: 5-Adult
Fee: $261
Location: Precision Music, 825 Ann Street, Stroudsburg