Performing arts classes are not just for children. SAS provides adults with plenty of options to act and learn to play a musical instrument in a supportive group environment.

Aspiring comedians and thespians have opportunities to show off your talents this fall under the tutelage of Erika Radin. Acting and Improv (12147) includes exercises in pantomime, characterization, and improvisation beginning Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Radin continues the fun through Playreading (12240), a creative community experience culminating in a live performance open to friends and family. The specific play will be determined based on enrollment. Everyone in class is guaranteed a part! Rehearsals start Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

Through our partnership with Hoff-Barthelson Music School, on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, strummers can Learn to Play the Guitar (12116) from Rolf Sturm and Learn to Play the Ukulele for Beginners (12117) from Andrew Marino. The same day, string players should tune up in time for Mark Kushnir's course, Learn to Play the Violin (12118) and Amy Anwar's course, Learn to Play the Cello (12130).

The beat goes on for percussionists in Ring Your Bell! with Donna Elaine (beginners at 11:30am: 12120; experienced/advanced players at 10:30am: 12119) starting Friday, October 6, 2023.

Register now to make beautiful music with SAS!

Week of September 17, 2023

Special Events

• Introduction to AI (12180)

Architecture

• Must-See Buildings in the U.S.: Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. (12019)

Art Appreciation

• Masterworks from the Yale Center for British Art (12085)
• Dada and Surrealism: Dada in New York City and Barcelona from 1915 to 1921 (12056)

Arts & Crafts

• Drawing Meditations in Nature (12206)
• Drawing (12238)
• Watercolor Painting (12015)

Fitness and Dance

• Essential Yoga (12050)
• Gentle Yoga (12051)
• Ballroom and Latin Dancing (12250)



Health and Wellness

• Enhancing Your Communication Skills (12140)

Literature, Film, and Television

• Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Lady Tan's Circle of Women (2023) by Lisa See (12049)
• Family Secrets, Lies, and Truth in Contemporary Memoirs (12082)

Music Appreciation

• Through the Ages: A Survey of the History of Music (12131)

Performing Arts

• Acting and Improv (12147)

Personal Finance

• How Money Works (12109)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Roosevelt Island (12202)
• Walking Tour: Contemporary Galleries of New York City (12071)
• Walking Tour: Historic South Street Seaport (12166)

Week of September 24, 2023

Architecture

• Must-See Buildings in the U.S.: Carson Pirie Scott, Auditorium Building, and More by Louis Sullivan in Downtown Chicago (12020)

Art Appreciation

• Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined at the New Museum (12068)
• Dada and Surrealism: Dada in Germany from 1917 to 1922 (12057)
• Museum Preview: Learning to Paint in Premodern China at the Met (12235)
• Female Surrealists and Their Transatlantic Voyages (12227)

Arts & Crafts

• Drawing: An Invaluable Skill and a Fascinating Medium (12016)
• Open Studio Painting (12017)
• Deep Dive into Drawing (12033)
• A Tisket, a Tasket, Learn to Make a Basket (12036)
• Introduction to Drawing and Acrylic Painting (12079)
• Cartooning for Beginners (12181)
• Painting with Pastels (12239)
• Oil Painting for Beginners (12041)
• Express Yourself Through Collage (12078)

Current Events and Politics

• Justices Under Scrutiny and Supreme Court Preview (12136)

Games

• Bridge Conventions: New Minor Forcing and Fourth Suit Forcing (12097)
• Canasta Strategies: Aces and Sevens (12241)



Health and Wellness

• Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher Training, Level I (in person: 12191; online: 12191)
• Uplift Your Mood with Food (12137)
• Explore Meditation (12150)
• Mindful Parenting (in person: 12189; online: 12190)

Languages

• Beginner Italian (12251)

Literature, Film, and Television

• Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Demon Copperhead (2022) by Barbara Kingsolver (11974)
• Henry IV, Prince Hal, and Falstaff (12043)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s at the Met (12124)* note: rescheduled from previous week
• Walking Tour: Stonecrop Gardens (12171)
• Walking Tour: New in New York, the West 30s (12183)
• Walking Tour: Art Deco New York, 42nd Street East to West (12006)



Writing

• Mining Your Memories (12160)