Aspiring musicians have much to celebrate this spring with new sessions of our performing arts courses.

The first class to chime in is Ring Your Bell for Beginners (12530), beginning Friday, April 5, 2024. Play in an ensemble while developing music reading and handbell skills.

Next we need all hands on deck -- er, on keyboard -- for Group Piano Lessons for Beginner & Intermediate Students (12531), meeting Monday afternoons starting April 8, 2024.

We won't string you along -- new sessions of the following instrumental instruction classes all begin on Wednesday, April 10, 2024:

• Learn to Play the Guitar (12533)
• Learn to Play the Ukulele for Beginners (12534)
• Learn to Play the Cello (12532)
• Learn to Play the Violin (12535)

Just in time for the return of the songbirds, fan favorite Jennifer Tibbetts is back at SAS after a brief hiatus for new evening installments of The Joy of Singing (12529). Learn vocal technique through songs from a range of vocal literature — from pop to Broadway to classical. Opportunities to perform solo will be offered in a master-class setting.

Register and start tuning now to stay on key all season long!

Week of March 31, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit: Will Schwalbe, We Should Not Be Friends (2023) (12440)

Art Appreciation

• Contemporary Artists of the Post-Pandemic Art Scene: Anselm Kiefer (12340)

Arts & Crafts

• Portrait Drawing (12484)
• Express Yourself Through Collage (12536)
• Open Studio Painting for All Levels (12560)
• Paper Quilling (12556)
• Watercolor Painting (12559)
• Collage Creation (12601)
• Introduction to Drawing and Acrylic Painting (12538)

Current Events and Politics

• Let's Talk Current Events: Topics in the News (Wednesday mornings: 12465; Thursday mornings: 12466)

Fitness and Dance

• Movement to Music (Tuesdays in-person: 12444; Tuesdays online: 12445; Thursdays online: 12446)
• Sit and Be Fit: Chair-Based Body Sculpting (Tuesday afternoons online: 12450; Thursday mornings online: 12451; Thursday mornings in-person: 12541)
• Body Sculpting (Thursday mornings in-person: 12449; Thursday afternoons online: 12448)
• Total Body Workout with Bands (12452)

Games

• Beginner Canasta (Tuesday evenings: 12331; Thursday mornings: 12330)
• Canasta: Supervised Play (Tuesday evenings: 12561; Thursday afternoons: 12329)

Languages

• Intermediate German (Tuesday mornings: 12506; Tuesday afternoons: 12498)
• Advanced Beginner Spanish (12522)
• Intermediate Spanish (12518)
• Advanced Spanish (12516)
• Advanced Conversational Spanish (12520)

Performing Arts

• Ring Your Bell for Beginners (12530)

Week of April 7, 2024

Special Events

• Author Visit and Book Discussion: Asha Lemmie, The Wildest Sun (2023) (12578)

Architecture

• Must-See Buildings in Europe: San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy (12362)
• Gilded Age Mansions of the Upper East Side (12481)

Arts & Crafts

• Knitting for All Levels (12478)
• Drawing and Acrylic Painting (12537)
• Drawing (12543)
• Painting with Pastels (12544)
• Oil and Acrylic Painting (12582)

Fitness and Dance

• Fit Blast: Cardio, Strength, and Abs (12447)
• Ballroom and Latin Dancing (12577)

Games

• Beginner Bridge (12455)
• Intermediate Bridge (12456)
• Bridge: Supervised Play (12457)

Health and Wellness

• Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (12505)

Literature

• Plays of Eugene O'Neill: Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh (12316)
• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: Held (2024) by Anne Michaels (12507)

Performing Arts

• Group Piano Lessons for Beginner & Intermediate Students (12531)
• Learn to Play the Cello (12532)
• Learn to Play the Guitar (12533)
• Learn to Play the Ukulele for Beginners (12534)
• Learn to Play the Violin (12535)
• The Joy of Singing (12529)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (12500)
• Walking Tour: Jewelry and Art at the Met (12489)

Writing

• Write Your Story Now (12413)

All upcoming classes are listed in the Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Spring/Summer 2024 Catalog. New classes are added in real time.

Class times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Please check regularly for additional options to keep you engaged and learning, whether from the comforts of home or through our expansive number of in-person options.