Arts Calendar

Auditions

The Modern Theater Coeur d’Alene Auditions for upcoming production of “The Nerd” will be held Monday and Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the theater, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Auditions will include cold readings from the script. Roles available are four men age 26-60, one boy age 7-11, and two women, age 25-50. For information, call (208) 676-7529.

Northwest Sacred Music Chorale Auditions will be held Jan. 6 for Northwest Sacred Music’s Chorale at the Community Presbyterian Church, 417 N. Henry St., Post Falls, at 6:30 p.m. Those interested in auditioning should come prepared with a song, including music. For an audition time and information, call (208) 446-2333 or email Judi Horton at tomandjudi@imaxmail.net.

Classes and workshops

Spokane Art School Winter Classes – Digital Photography with Roger Dubois: Students, age high school to adult, can learn how to better understand the buttons and settings on their digital camera to create better photographs. Participants are asked to bring their camera with its battery charged, memory card and their cameral manual. Jan. 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $108/person. Registration is required. Pastel Landscape Painting : Deanna Camp will teach Pastel Landscape Painting classes for people, ages 10 to adult. The course is an opportunity for beginning and advanced painters alike to learn and express themselves. Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 7-9 p.m. $108/person. Registration is required. pottery Wheel Workshop with Liz Bishop: Participants, age 10 to adult, will learn the process of making a pot on the potter’s wheel, along with the stages of working with clay and glazes. The course will meet at Liz Bishop’s studio, 11409 E. Alki Ave., Spokane Valley. Jan. 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 10 a.m.-noon. $90/person, plus $30 lab fee. Space is limited. Registration is required. Spokane Art School, 809 W. Garland Ave. To register and for more information call (509) 325-3001 or visit www.spokaneartschool.net.

Christian Youth Theater – North Idaho Winter Classes CYT-North Idaho is now registering students, ages 6-18, for 2015 winter classes, beginning Jan. 6. Sessions are 10 weekly classes of drama, dance, voice, and other theater specialty courses. Tuition fee is $175/student. To register and for a full list of classes visit www.cytnorthidaho.org.

Spokane Potters’ Guild Winter pottery classes begin Jan. 12. The eight-week course will include wheel throwing and hand building classes, and oxidation, reduction, and raku methods. For age 18 and older. $125/person, includes clay, glaze and firing costs. Spokane Potters Guild, 1404 N. Fiske St. To register and for more information call (509) 532-8225, visit www.Spokanepottersguild.org, or email potteryclass@gmail.com.

Social/Recreational and Education Activities for Adults with Disabilities Classes offered include: wood shop, painting, ceramics, art and craft, reading and math, and computers. Held Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Arc of Spokane, Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley. Nominal fee applies. Open to ages 18 and older. Call (509) 325-5451 for more information.

Let’s Paint with Tresia Oosting Color mixing, drawing and painting classes for children ages 4-7. Each week will feature a different project. Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m., or Saturdays, 1-2 p.m., at Spokane Art School, 809 W. Garland Ave. $10; registration required. (509) 325-3001, www.spokaneartschool.net

Create Arts Center Classes – Open Painting: Open to beginner or advanced painters. Bring your current or future project to paint with the group. Held Thursdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Watercolor Basics and Beyond: Held every third Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $35. Supplies available for purchase at the class. Fiber Arts Studio: Held Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon. Bring your yarn and knitting needles or crochet hooks. A $2 donation is appreciated. Oil Painting with Barry Dumaw: Held Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $35 per month. Miss Patty’s Children’s Dance Class: Held Mondays, 2:30-3:15 p.m. for ages 3-5, 3:30-4:15 for ages 6-8, and 5:30-6:15 for ages up to 17 years. Cost is $35 per month. Oil Painting with Edena Yeager: Held Thursdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $35 per month. Art after School: For kids ages 8-13. Held Thursdays, 3-4:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per class. Ballroom Dance with Ann Chamberlin: Held the third Friday of each month, 5:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per class. Jessa’s Creative Dance: Jessa Ritter will teach a blend of hip hop and modern dance. Open to girls and boys ages 10 and older. Held Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Cost is $8 a week or $30 a month. First Saturday: Dawn Hawks teaches craft and art classes on the first Saturday of each month. 1-3 p.m. Cost is $5 per class. Held at Create Arts Center, 900 W. Fourth St., Newport, Wash. Call (509) 447-9277, visit www.createarts.org or email create@createarts.org for more information.