Cultural

This remote info session is perfect for parents and caregivers of children currently enrolled in a Dalcroze Eurhythmics or early childhood music class at WCMS. We'll discuss how the journey through the program works, and how you can best support your child's musical development.
Department chair Eiko Ishizuka and faculty member Adriana Ausch-Simmel will cover:

An overview of early childhood class offerings at WCMS
Guidance for supporting your children's musical development, both in class and at home
Tips on fostering healthy practice habits
Guidance about when and how to transition to

This remote info session is perfect for parents and caregivers of children currently enrolled in a Dalcroze Eurhythmics or early childhood music class at WCMS.
Department chair Eiko Ishizuka and faculty member Adriana Ausch-Simmel will cover:

An overview of early childhood class offerings at WCMS
Guidance for supporting your children's musical development, both in class and at home
Suggestions for fostering healthy practice habits
Guidance about the decision to begin private lessons
Time for Q&A

This session is free, but advance sign-up is required. A Zoom link will be provided to all

Piano Students of Dana Dalton perform for family and friends. Nichols Hall.

Students of Dana Dalton perform for family and friends. Nichols Hall.

Piano students of Dana Dalton perform for family and friends. Nichols Hall

Violin students of Em Daly perform for family and friends. Nichols Hall.

© Sue Anne Hodges

Once you've learned the basics of Photoshop, the creative possibilities become endless. This workshop is designed to help you explore your interests with the goal of discovering and developing your personal vision. Whether you're still searching for your own style or already working toward a portfolio, the class exercises and group feedback will support you in taking your work to the next level.

By applying your Photoshop skills to both structured assignments and your own project, you'll gain technical confidence and deepen your creative approach. Class time will

In this workshop, we will go beyond the basics of the Adobe Lightroom Classic workflow. We will begin with a brief review of the Library and Develop Modules, along with key settings that impact performance and organization. From there, we will dive into problem-solving common challenges such as replacing or adding hard drives, moving files without losing links, and maximizing the use of Collections. We will also explore new tools for sorting and organizing, creating export presets, and more within the Library Module.

The Develop Module section will cover Lightroom Classic's newest features

Rick Irving returns to the Jenks to tackle a frequently perceived “difficult” topic--death encompasses many aspects of our lives: sadness, memories, pain, relief, horror, beauty, terror, courage, loss, connection, remorse, forgiveness, disbelief and acceptance. While death has much in common with life, it is often kept out of conversations—being the uninvited and uncomfortable guest.

In this two-session workshop and conversation, we will talk openly about death. We will study its ways and impacts on us, and help us be less afraid and more prepared to handle the deaths of our loved ones.  We

Rick Irving returns to the Jenks to tackle a frequently perceived “difficult” topic--death encompasses many aspects of our lives: sadness, memories, pain, relief, horror, beauty, terror, courage, loss, connection, remorse, forgiveness, disbelief and acceptance. While death has much in common with life, it is often kept out of conversations—being the uninvited and uncomfortable guest.

In this two-session workshop and conversation, we will talk openly about death. We will study its ways and impacts on us, and help us be less afraid and more prepared to handle the deaths of our loved ones.  We