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WEDNESDAYS AT WESTERN
Wednesdays, Winter 2012 January 4 - April 25
All courses meet on the campus of Western State College of Colorado Gunnison, Colorado

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Wednesdays at Western provide opportunities for Gunnison visitors and residents to spend a Wednesday enjoying and learning. The single-day courses are as diverse, engaging, and entertaining as the instructors who lead them. Learn, grow and be inspired by our creative workshops and field trips. From beginning cross country ski outings and guided tours of Mount Crested Butte to workshops on sustainable gardening, bike maintenance classes, and numerous art, craft, yoga and jewelry workshops, there is something for everyone. Extended Studies would love for you to experience a great Wednesday at Western this winter. Sign up today! Western State College of Colorado is a four-year liberal arts and sciences college dedicated to providing exemplary undergraduate education. Located in an alpine valley at an altitude of 7,700 feet, Gunnison Valley has been called Colorados most beautiful area.

WINTER WONDERLANDS, Part 1 Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, January 4, 8:00AM-1:00PM Meeting Location: College Center Parking Lot Registration Deadline: Monday, January 2 Cost: $30 Transportation, breakfast, and a sack lunch are provided. Take a historical journey through the winter wonderlands of Gunnison Valley with renowned historian, Duane Vandenbusche. e journey begins over a hearty breakfast at the Almont Lodge. Next, participants travel to the town of Crested Butte a small community of winter enthusiasts. Guided by Duanes narratives, participants visit the Crested Butte Heritage museum as well as the JC Leacock gallery. Participants head up to Mountaineer Square for a sack lunch and a discussion where they catch a rare glimpse into the history of the ski area. After the discussion, participants can join Duane for Part 2 or elect to explore the ski area and the town of Mount Crested Butte before returning home on the van at 4:00PM. WINTER WONDERLANDS, Part 2 Time: 1:30PM-4:00PM Meeting Location: Crested Butte Ski Resort: Base Area Registration Deadline: Monday, January 2 Cost: $10 Hot chocolate or coffee at Uleys is included. Participants must provide their own downhill ski equipment including skis, boots, and poles. Discount 1/2 day lift tickets are available for purchase for $46. Contact Extended Studies for more information. Participants strap on their ski boots and join renowned historian Duane Vandenbusche for a guided ski tour across the mountain. Skiing alongside Duane, participants explore the history of the mountain and the runs that decorate its faces. And what winter adventure would be complete without hot chocolate at Uleys cabin? Come and experience an invigorating journey into the winter wonderlands of our mountain community. CROSS COUNTRY SKI OUTING FOR BEGINNERS Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, January 11, 8:00AM-3:00PM Meeting Location: College Center Parking Lot Registration Deadline: Monday, January 9 Cost: $30 Transportation, a day pass to the Crested Butte Nordic Center, and a sack lunch are provided. Cross country skis, boots, and poles are required for participation in this program. These supplies can be rented at the Crested Butte Nordic Center, the WSC Wilderness Pursuits office, or Gene Taylors. Karen Immerso leads a cross country ski outing for those who are interested in a gentle, learn-as-we go, classical style cross country skiing with others who enjoy being out and about in winter. First timers are encouraged to articipate as beginner tips will be oered and patience while having fun is the theme for the day. Participants must have skis, boots and poles. Participants should wear warm, layered clothing including hats, gloves, sunglasses, or goggles. Participants should also bring a day pack carrying 1-2 liters of water, additional snacks, and sun protection. In new snow, gaiters are recommended.

mediums to print on. Explore self expression and the art of printmaking by creating a personal logo for a printed edition. All are welcome, from those with no previous artistic experience to practicing artists. Emphasis is based on self expression, creativity, and fun. Participants choose their medium to print on: hats, tshirts, towel, paper, fabric whatever your heart desires! Using woodblocks and rubber stamps, participants then design and create a limited edition symbol that truly represents them. SNOWSHOEING: AN OUTING IN THE WOODS Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, January 25, 8:00AM-3:00PM Meeting Location: College Center Parking Lot Registration Deadline: Monday, January 23 Cost: $25 Transportation and a sack lunch are provided. Snowshoes are required for your participation in this program. These supplies can be rented from the WSC Wilderness Pursuits Office, the Alpineer, or Gene Taylors. is outing is for those who are interested in a walk through the woods with snowshoes as the mode of transportation. First timers are encouraged to participate as beginner tips will be oered and a gentle pace will be set for the group. Participants must bring snowshoes (poles are recommended for balance) and wear warm, layered clothing. Waterproofed hiking boots or comfortable snow boots are required. Participants should also bring 1-2 liters of water, additional snacks, and sun protection. In new snow, gaiters are recommended but not required. MASSAGE TRICKS AND TIPS Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, February 1, 6:30PM -8:00PM Meeting Location: Gym 17 Registration Deadline: Monday, January 30 Cost: $10 Michelle Zanga teaches participants multiple massage techniques to work on the most commonly presented sore spots so that they can feel their best this season. Participants learn simple, relaxing, and powerful massage techniques to ensure that their friends and families feel good this winter. All are welcome. Participants remain clothed. BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 12:30PM-4:30PM Meeting Location: Kelley 120 Registration Deadline: Monday, February 6 Cost: $20 A digital camera is required. Celebrated sports and landscape photographer, Trent Bona, leads participants in an engaging and hands-on workshop designed for both beginners and those wishing to refresh their technical understanding of their Digital SLR cameras. Students learn the technical fundamentals of how their camera captures images, enabling them to understand the full impact and logic behind the adjustments they make. e course covers the elements of image composition as well as the metering and usage of light so that students understand how to properly frame and expose for a multitude of dierent scenarios. e class includes an outdoor session in which students can practice what they have learned and get real time feedback from the instructor as they compose and capture images. When asked what he wants this course to encompass, Trent responded, I want everyone to realize the full potential of their camera so that photography can become more of an adventure than just a challenge.

YIN YOGA WORKSHOP Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, January 18th, 5:30PM-7:00PM Meeting Location: The Sanctuary, 405 W. Tomichi, (behind House of China) Registration Deadline: Friday, January 13th Cost: $15 is meditative style of yoga targets deep into the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, bones, and even joints of the body that are not normally exercised in a more active yoga practice. Participants will relax into seated postures for longer periods of JEWELRY IN A DAY time. No prior yoga experience needed. Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, February 15, 5:00PM -8:30PM Meeting Location: Kelley 118 PASSION FOR PRINTMAKING Registration Deadline: Monday, February 13 Cost: $20 Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, January 18, 5:00PM-8:00PM Meeting Location: Quigley 234 Art materials are provided. Students are encouraged to bring small Registration Deadline: Friday, January 13 Cost: $25 hand tools including round nose and at nose pliers as well as Art materials are provided. Participants should bring their own beads, old or broken jewelry pieces, or strange items that they

BEGINNER BICYCLE MAINTENANCE Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, March 14 Time: 5:00PM-8:00PM Meeting Location: TBD Registration Deadline: Monday, March 12 Cost: $15 Students should bring a road or mountain bike, a tire lever, a small pump, and a multi tool. All materials (except bike) can be YOGA NIDRA WORKSHOP purchased from the instructor in class. Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, February 15, 5:30PM -7:00PM Meeting Location: The Sanctuary, 405 W. Tomichi, (behind House of China) Dreaming of spring? Of winding singletrack or the open road? Before the season begins, join professional mechanic Jordan Carr Registration Deadline: Monday, February 13 Cost: $15 Come and allow all traces of the day to fade away. Come surrender for an introductory course on bicycle repair and maintenance. into stillness and quiet. Often referred to as sleep yoga, Yoga Nidra Perfect for beginners or those who just need a refresher, this class is designed to provide students with the knowledge to maintain and is the ultimate yoga meditation practice. Studies have found that repair both road and mountain bikes. Students gain a deeper Yoga Nidra can reduce tension and anxiety and even help people who suer from sleeping diculties. is practice begins with a few understanding of how their bike works, from the derailleur and gentle stretches and then allows ample time for participants to sink cable system, to the brakes, chain, and tires. Students learn how to change a at tire, replace a chain, adjust both mountain and road deeply into relaxation. Instructor uses guided imagery to aid in brakes and adjust a bike for proper t. Keep your bike running meditation. No prior yoga experience needed. smoothly this spring and summer and for years to come. Students MAKING EXTRAORDINARY PUPPETS are encouraged to bring their questions and ideas. FROM ORDINARY THINGS YOGA TO BALANCE THE CHAKRAS Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, February 22, 4:00PM-7:00PM Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, March 14, 5:30PM-7:00PM Meeting Location: Quigley 234 Meeting Location: The Sanctuary, 405 W. Tomichi, (behind House of China) Registration Deadline: Monday, February 20 Cost: $15 Registration Deadline: Monday, March 12 Cost: $15 Art materials are provided. Ages 12 and up are welcome. Chakras are wheels of energy aligned with your spine. is Dragons, trolls, animals, and people are all marvelous puppet workshop begins with a ow of poses to open the body and stabilize subjects. Discover the excitement of creating an original puppet each Chakra working from Muladhara up to the Crown. After we character using ordinary materials. No previous art experience is have opened the body making it easier to nd a meditative seat, necessary, only a sense of fun and innovation. Samples of hand puppets, stick puppets, shadow puppets and simple marionettes are you are lead through a Chakra balancing meditation using grounding techniques to help bring the energy and benets provided as working models. e possibilities are endless as from the class into your everyday living. participants glue, paint, stitch, and mold a puppet from cloth, wood, sticks, wire, foam, clay and paper. is is an excellent course for ADVANCED BICYCLE MAINTENANCE educators, preschool employees, parents, and grandparents who Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, March 28, 5:00-8:00PM wish to utilize their creativity in a fun and engaging workshop. Meeting Location: TBD Registration Deadline: Monday, March 26 Cost: $15 EDIBLE GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING Students should bring a road or mountain bike, a tire lever, a small Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, February 29, 6:00PM -8:00PM pump, and a multi tool. All materials (except bike) can be Meeting Location: Taylor 100 purchased from the instructor in class. Registration Deadline: Monday, February 27 Cost: $15 Ready to take your bicycle knowledge to the next level? Join Learn the concepts and tools needed to design an ecological and professional mechanic Jordan Carr for an in-depth look into how edible garden. Participants learn how to create a landscape that your bike works. Students gather knowledge about the deeper provides food and solace for people while creating habitat for mechanical workings of their bike in a hands-on workshop covering benecial birds and insects. Over time, the ecological garden basics like cable replacement and adjustment, brake pads requires less maintenance than the traditional garden. Learn how your garden can be both beautiful and self-maintaining. Participants replacement (disc and cantilever style), to more advanced maintenance of crank and bottom bracket removal, proper headset learn a design methodology, planning tools, and introductory removal and installation, as well as other important techniques. techniques to design and build a residential, edible landscape. Explore advanced bicycle maintenance and gain a greater DAZZLING DESIGNS understanding of bicycle mechanics and techniques. Students Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, March 7, 5:30PM-8:30PM are encouraged to bring their own questions, ideas, and experiences. Meeting Location: Kelley 118 SPRING DETOX YOGA FLOW Registration Deadline: Monday, March 5 Cost: $20 Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, April 25, 5:30PM-7:00PM Art materials are provided. Location: The Sanctuary, 405 W. Tomichi, (behind House of China) From ceramics to printmaking and every medium in between, all Registration Deadline: Monday, April 23 Cost: $15 works of art begin as an idea designed, sketched, and perfected on is yoga workshop that celebrates the coming of spring in the paper. In this class, Donna Rozman illustrates how to begin this valley. Yoga is the perfect way to not only shape-up for warmer process by teaching participants how translate their idea into an weather, it also helps detoxify your internal organs and boost your abstract design. ese small motifs are then used to draw a larger, metabolism after a long Gunnison winter. During this practice, we collaborative design that can be used in sewing, printmaking, ceramics and/or other personal projects. Colored pencils or markers explore how deep twisting postures aect your vital organs. ink of wringing out a dirty sponge while cleaning your house. e body are used to nish selected designs. Students are encouraged to twists, wringing out the kidneys and liver and helping the body to bring in line drawings and to be ready for a fun lled afternoon. eliminate toxins. Be prepared to sweat another way to detox! Participants should have some prior yoga experience before attending. would like to use in their project. Students learn the basics of metal work and beading while exploring ways to shape, mold, and create pieces of jewelry using materials found in their own homes. Students engage their creativity while building handcrafted earrings, bracelets, and necklaces for themselves and friends. All levels are welcome.
Pre-payment and pre-registration are required for all programs. Space is limited for most courses. Sorry, no discounts are available for Wednesdays at Western programs. No refunds after registration deadline. All programs run rain or shine. Campus parking is free; no permit required.

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WEDNESDAYS AT WESTERN REGISTRATION FORM

Wednesdays, January 4 - April 25
Feel free to copy this form for additional registrations or go to www.western.edu/extendedstudies to print out additional registration forms.
I am registering for (the)
Winter Wonderlands: Part 1, 36786, January 4 at 8 a.m., $30 Winter Wonderlands: Part 2, 36799, January 4 at 1:30 p.m., $10 Cross Country Ski Outing for Beginners, 36787, January 11 at 8 a.m., $30 Passion for Printmaking, 36788, January 18 at 5 p.m., $25 Yin Yoga Workshop, 36855, January 18 at 5 p.m., $15 Snow Shoeing: An Outing in the Woods, 36789, January 25 at 8 a.m., $25 Massage Tricks and Tips, 36790, February 1 at 6:30 p.m., $10 Beginning Photography, 36791, February 8 at 12:30 p.m., $20 Jewelry in a Day, 36792, February 15 at 5 p.m., $20 Yoga Nidra Workshop, 36856, February 15 at 5:30 p.m., $15 Making Extraordinary Puppets, 36793, February 22 at 4p.m., $15 Edible Gardening and Landscaping, 36794, February 29 at 6 p.m., $15 Dazzling Designs, 36795, March 7 at 5:30 p.m., $20 Beginning Bicycle Maintenance, 36796, March 14 at 5 p.m., $15 Yoga to Balance the Chakras, 36858, March 14 at 5:30 p.m., $15 Advanced Bicycle Maintenance, 36797, March 28 at 5 p.m., $15 Spring Detox Yoga Flow, 36859, April 25 at 5:30 p.m., $15

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For questions or to register contact: (970) 943-2885 or (800) 876-5309 ext. 7 www.western.edu/extendedstudies Email: kyorks@western.edu Return registration form to: Western State College of Colorado Office of Extended Studies 600 N. Adams Gunnison, CO 81231 Fax: (970) 943-7068