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Santa Monica College is a thriving campus that offers over 80 fields of study and prepares students for careers in various industries, including tech and business fields. They provide a wide range of community education courses and programs to enhance personal interests and promote career development.

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Smartphone Photography

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Learn the basics of how to use your smartphone to capture and exchange images with friends and family. Whether using Android or iOS, try out a number of apps you can download to your phone and use to turn a mundane image into a work of art. Learn how to download images from your phone to a laptop or desktop computer, how to use editing software to manipulate your photographs, how to print your images, and how to create that single artistic image....

(513) Beginner 18 and older
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Beginning Conversational French - Level 2

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Expand and strengthen your skills in conversational French as you pick up some of the basics of French grammar—including some of the most commonly used verbs—and practice carrying on simple conversations in small groups. We will also use excerpts from current French TV shows and movies to develop your ability to “hear” and understand idiomatic spoken French. This course is a continuation of Beginning Conversational French—Level 1. To...

(513) Intermediate 18 and older
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$89

5 sessions

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Beginning Italian Level III (Practical Conversation)

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Expand your ability to speak and understand Italian!  Immerse yourself in a fun, stress-free, and friendly class, where you’ll learn practical Italian phraseology, idioms, and dialect expressions as you take part in discussions on Italian current events, art, food, and traditions. A presto! Prerequisite:  Intermediate Italian or instructor’s permission. 

(513) Intermediate 18 and older
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$79

4 sessions

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Viking Knit Jewelry

Santa Monica College @ 1227 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA

Learn the ancient and fabulous art of making Viking Knit Jewelry the easy way, using the Laizee Daizee Viking Knit tool. In this hands-on jewelry-making class, we will explore single, double and triple Viking Knit weaves, as well as color blending and methods for finishing and embellishing your pieces. You’ll have a choice of wires and other materials to work with, and you’ll complete a different style of bracelet or necklace each week to keep...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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$59

3 sessions

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Computer, Internet, and Email Basics for the Everyday

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Attaching photos and documents to your email seems daunting? The Internet seems like an ocean of information you just can’t conquer? This introductory computer workshop is ideal if you need everyday computer basics to cope in the rapidly evolving world of the Internet. Come find out about computer hardware, software, using MS Windows, various browsers for the Internet, email, and file management. Gain an overview of networks, and learn how to...

(513) Beginner 18 and older
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Vegetable Garden Design for Landscape Designers

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Learn how to design vegetable gardens that are functional, as well as attractive. Find out how to avoid common mistakes when planning vegetable gardens for your clients. Also, learn trade secrets for food-safe materials, top quality soils, best irrigation choices for urban vegetable gardens, and much more.

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Intermediate Sumi-e Painting

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Go beyond the “Four Gentlemen” and explore color, texture, and surface as you learn new techniques for combining ink brush painting with Japanese woodblock prints and other media. Paint birds, fish, moons, and mountains to create beautiful landscape paintings, and discover the technique for painting snow.

(513) Intermediate 18 and older
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$89

4 sessions

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Fall Lecture 1: The Harlem Renaissance

Santa Monica College

The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York City, that spanned the 1920s and ushered in an unprecedented phase of African-American literary and artistic development. Writers such as Dr. Alain Locke and Langston Hughes along with artists such as Archibald Motley, Aaron Douglas, and Loïs Mailou Jones celebrated their culture to bring ethnic consciousness and a new identity into their artistic...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Fall Lecture 2: The Mexican Muralists

Santa Monica College

 In between World War I and World War II, the artistic endeavors of a group of painters known as the Mexican Muralists evolved from the pre-Columbian roots of the artists, as well as a desire to address the political and social transformation of the modern age. The members of this group often used large-scale mural paintings in order to convey their messages, as public murals could be viewed by the general public, regardless of social class....

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Winter Lecture: Religious Art and Architecture

Santa Monica College

Winter Lecture: Religious Art and Architecture from the Catacombs of Rome through the Gothic Cathedrals(Remote Live) NEW! Tracing the development of religious art and architecture from its inception in the Early Christian and Jewish period during Roman times to the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe, this class explores and richly illustrates the influences of symbolism and pictorial representations of religious images in Europe and the Middle East.  ...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Decorative Arts & Interiors of the Italian Renaissance

Santa Monica College @ 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

The "rebirth" of the arts during the Renaissance period gave rise to the importance of patronage in the arts. As Italy became the cultural center of Europe and the cradle of the new ideas of humanism, its wealthy families supported fine and decorative arts in the creation of opulent interiors. Explore the splendid art, magnificent architecture, and luxurious decorative arts that graced the homes of the Renaissance. The lives of these wealthy patrons...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Wishcrafting Basics

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

You have heard the expression: “Be careful what you wish for … you may get it.” This is a fairly accurate statement. Wishes do come true. There is an art to crafting wishes so you get what you want -- not a mixed bag. In this one-and-a-half-hour seminar, you will learn how your thoughts, wishes, dreams, fears, and other “stuff” can impact how your wishes manifest. You will also gain an understanding of how the universe works and why it...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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$59

2 sessions

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How to Receive the Gift of Anger

Santa Monica College @ 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

Anger has a purpose. It also holds hidden gifts. Find out about the purpose of anger. Then learn a simple practice that can help you uncover the gifts hidden beneath this sometimes volatile and often misunderstood emotion. Through this simple practice, you can live on friendlier terms with your anger and see it as a powerful ally.

(513) All levels 18 and older
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The Los Angeles Underground Art Museum

Santa Monica College

May Sun, Frank Romero, Margaret Garcia, Jonathan Borofsky, Sheila Klein, Terry Schoonhoven. These are just some of the many artists whose work is featured in the Underground Art Museum. Come join an exciting day-long tour that takes you on a point-to-point excursion through this extensive museum and includes walking tours of many of its surrounding neighborhoods. The Underground Art Museum stretches from North Hollywood all the way to Downtown LA,...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Secrets of Social Media & Internet Marketing

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Discover tips and techniques to promote your business effectively online. Learn how to use Google AdWords and search features to drive traffic to your website. Find out how to make the most of social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to help generate business and increase sales. Learn how to use a landing page for special promotions and offers, what makes a successful email newsletter, and more! This class also has a $30 materials fee that...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Practical Advice for Visual Artists

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Being an artist is a wonderful gift, but it’s also a business. With more than 150,000 artists in the Los Angeles area—and more on the horizon everyday—how do you stand out and become successful? Learn what it really takes to survive, compete, and thrive in today’s highly competitive art market. If you’re an artist interested in getting your art into exhibitions, building your resume, promoting your work, and finding gallery representation,...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Build Your Own Website for $5 a Month

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

You can have your own website for as little as $5 a month. You don’t have to be a programmer to design your website—the latest software literally does it for you. In a program for website beginners, experts, managers, and web designers, learn: what a website is and what you can put on it to improve your business; how to analyze your needs and select the best web-design criteria; how to make the site user-friendly; how to get a shopping...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Wire Crochet Jewelry

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

In a class for beginning and intermediate students, learn to “go with the flow” and enjoy the relaxing organic nature of wire crochet! Practice crochet basics using simple tools: a crochet hook, fine-gauge wire, and lustrous mother-of-pearl beads. Create a delicate, lacy floating necklace with elegant button closure you’ll be proud to wear! Tools provided for use in class. Class includes $20 materials fee

(513) All levels 18 and older
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Reiki Healing Night

Santa Monica College

New to the Reiki massage technique or already a Reiki practitioner? Join us for Reiki Healing Night! It’s a great way for you to find out more about Reiki if you are a novice—and actually try out Reiki treatments—and an opportunity to practice your skills if you are a Reiki practitioner. If you would like to find out whether Reiki can help alleviate your pain or illness, here’s your chance!

(513) All levels 18 and older
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The Brain Class - A Blueprint for Brain Fitness

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Learn exciting new "brain power" exercises to boost your mental focus, create healthier brain cells, and even be less forgetful. Gain knowledge of specific actions that threaten and those that help promote brain health. The "Body Moves for Brain Power" segment of this class is designed to stimulate brain cell activity and improve blood flow to the brain. The patterns, actions, and training are done from a chair. You won't get sweaty, but your brain...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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