published: Friday, November 13, 2009

Leisure Tips

-- South Lake Art League has scheduled a three hour bakers clay workshop from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Saturday for adults and children age 12 and older at the League's gallery, 776 W, Montrose St., Clermont. The instructor will be Beth Kreutz. Each person will finish the workshop with a tray of handmade holiday ornaments. The fee is $35 per person. For more information, call 241-7665.

-- LIFE, a social support program for widowed persons has scheduled the monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Eustis Community Center, 601 North Shore Dr., Eustis. The program will be a concert by Henry Richie and his band. Lunch is $10 and reservations may be made by calling 787-0403.

-- Community Arts Connection of South Lake has scheduled a class in "Calligraphy, The style of Chancery Cursive" from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday. This is a great class for beginners or a refresher course for others. Students will learn the free flowing style of Chancery Cursive, using calligraphic ink and nibs, cartridge pen set or a calligraphy marker. A supply list will be given at registration. To regisiter, visit register@communityartsconnection.com.

--Lake County Library System Branch Libraries in the area have new operating hours:

Cagan Crossings Community Library will be open 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Cooper Memorial Library hours will be 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Marion Baysinger Memorial Library new hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday

All of the usual services and features of the library are still available on the website: www.mylakelibrary.org.

-- South Lake Art League has scheduled an eight week course in drawing for both adults and teens, age 16 and older from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. every Thursday until Nov. 19 at the League Gallery, 776 W. Montrose St., Clermont. Artist Beth Kreutz will be the instructor. The classes are for both beginning and intermediate students and will demonstrate a variety of media to enable students to gain skills needed to draw what they see. For more information, call 241-7665.

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