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Monday - Thursday June 9 - August 12
Power Spanish
(Beginner Level)
Maestra Emily Groves
Mondays & Thursdays 6/15/2009
$350 per course (20 sessions)
6:30pm - 8:00pm
At the end of this course, you will be able to effectively communicate your wants and needs, master the 100 most common verbs in Spanish, and know the basic Spanish grammar. Students work in partners and begin speaking Spanish immediately, and continue to do so during 80% of each class -- a highly efficient use of the time. There is no rote memorization of vocabulary lists or verb conjugations -- you simply learn by using the language. Classes are social, interactive and fun, so a self-motivating environment is created. And the best materials around are used, elaborated by Warren Hardy. They include a self-correcting workbook, verb cards, game cards, audio cd, and key cards.
Emily Groves studied Spanish at The University of California, San Diego, including one year abroad in Santiago, Chile. She has also lived and taught in Madrid, Spain. Most recently, she spent time in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, training with Warren Hardy in a unique and highly effective method to teach Spanish. Emily is the owner of Spanish At Work, specializing in on-site, tailored classes for business professionals and other adults.
Natural Kung Fu
Master Rudy Ibarra
6/24/2009 - 8/29/2009
Wednesdays $50 for ten classes
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Saturdays
10:30am - 11:30am
ZIRANMEN KUNG FU is a rare and unique traditional Taoist martial art that includes methods of flexibility, nei gong, self defense, forms, weapons, and body conditioning. It calls for the use of the entire body in an integrated way that exercises and strengthens all the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It has similarities to both Shaolin and Wudang styles meaning it has the strong points of both internal and external styles. Classes teach confidence, patience, and discipline while improving your grace, strength, agility, and self defense skills.
Master Rudy Ibarra has twenty-three years experience training in martial arts. He was the first westerner to be accepted by Grandmaster Lu Yao Qin as a formal student, where he trained twice a day and seven days a week. While in Fuzhou, he also attended the Fuzhou University to continue his Chinese language studies.
Astronomy 101: Constructing the Universe
Cecilia Colomé, Ph. D.
Wednesdays 7/8/2009 - 8/12/2009
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Formatted for the MACC, Dr. Colomé will discuss the role of Astronomy (not Astrology) in the Meso-American cultures (i.e. Maya, Aztec, etc.). Her class has threefold instruction; slide presentation, part lecture, as well as participant discussion. It will be geared for High School level and up.
Dr. Cecilia received her B.Sc. in physics and math from The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City, after which she attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she obtained her Ph.D. in astronomy. She has been an astronomy and science lecturer at the UNAM, UT-Austin and St. Edward’s University and works as an independent author, editor and translator.
Gender and Art
Claudia Zapata, MFA Candidate - University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday, July 7
6:30 - 8:00
Gender is the basic category we use for sorting human beings and ia a key issue when discussing representation. Explore the relationships between art and gender in the context of Pre-Columbian to Contemporary Art. This class will give you the skills necessary to make informed distinctions when viewing and discussing art or human gender studies.
Ms. Zapata has organized national art exhibits and panel discussions, written essays and articles describing the impact of culture and gender identification in the context of Contemporary Fine Art and Art History. This is a primer class for lectures in the Fall.
TRY OUTS FOR CONJUNTO ACCORDION CAMP
TBA
Conjunto Accordion Camp
Joel Guzman,
Grammy winner, best Tejano album 2004
CAMP DATES AND TIMES
Tuesdays , Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 am - noon
$125 Total Camp Cost
July 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
August 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13
Final Recital/Performance at the MACC: August 22
The Mexican American is honored to have Joel Guzman, along with JJ Barrera to produce our unique "Conjunto Accordion Camps" this summer. Accordions will be provided with the generous support of the University of Texas.
Christened "El Pequeño Gigante" The Little Giant, by some of the most established and respected accordion players, Joel has teamed up through out his career with legends like David Lee Garza, Flaco Jimenez, Joe Ely, Freddy Fender, just to mention a few. With his roots firmly planted in the full traditional Mexican music, he has incorporated and experimented with jazz, tejano, country, salsa, R&B and rock. This camp will offer young aspiring musicians a life-long impact that will nurture their creative development for years to come.
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