For Immediate Release
May 8, 2008

Arts and Humanities courses offered this summer at UCR Extension in Riverside and Palm Desert

UCR Extension
Arts and Humanities
Summer Calendar 2008

June 23-July 21, 2008
Introduction to Pencil Drawing, Mondays, 6 to 9 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $175.

June 25-Aug. 13, 2008
Beginning Watercolor Painting – Flowers and Gardens, Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $195 (includes parking).

July 12-26, 2008
Plein-Air Water Color Painting Intensive, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $175 (includes parking). Note: Supply list will be sent upon enrollment.

July 15, 17 & 22, 2008
Illustrating Children's Books, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $145 (includes parking).

July 26, 2008
Workshop on Southern California Indian Basketry, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Sherman Indian High School, 9010 Magnolia Ave., Riverside. Fee: $95. Note: Materials fee of $12 payable at class meeting.

Aug. 2, 2008
Gourd Jewelry, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Sherman Indian High School, 9010 Magnolia Ave., Riverside. Fee: $95 (includes parking). Note: Materials fee of $7 payable at class meeting.

Aug. 16, 2008
Gourd Musical Instruments, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $95 (includes parking). Note: Materials fee of $15 payable at first class meeting.

Sept. 13, 2008
The Art of Bookmaking, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; this class allows 1/2 hour for lunch. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $85 (includes materials and parking). Note: Enrollment is limited.

DESIGN AND DIGITAL ARTS

June 4 and 11, 2008
Adobe Photoshop CS Workshop, Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Location: Lab 205, UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $150 (includes materials and parking).

INTERIOR DESIGN

June 24-Aug. 26, 2008
Residential Interior Design, Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Location: UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert. Fee: $305

June 25-Aug. 27, 2008
Floor Coverings in Interior Design, Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Location: UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert. Fee: $305.

June 27 & 28, 2008
Interior Design: Selling at the Retail Level, Friday, 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $145 (includes parking).

July 26, Aug. 2, 9 and 16, 2008
Introduction to Interior Design, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; additional hours to be arranged. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $305.

Sept. 5 & 6, 2008
Using Interior Design Principles to Sell a Home, Friday, 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $145 (includes parking)

ARTS ADMINISTRATION

May 31 & June 7, 2008
Public Art and Urban Design, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $145 (includes parking).

PHOTOGRAPHY

July 2-Aug. 6, 2008
Composition and Concepts for Better Photography, Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m.; additional meeting to be arranged. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $165. Note: Students should have access to a 35mm camera and have basic knowledge of camera functions. This non-lab class will require students to have film processed at a lab of the student's choice.

WRITING

May 31 & June 7, 2008
From Traveler to Travel Writer, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $130 (includes parking). Note: For the first class, bring in a writing piece between 600-1000 words to work on.

June 24 & 26 & July 1, 2008
Writing Children's Books, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $145 (includes parking).

July 19, 2008
Introduction to Getting Published, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $105 (includes parking).

July 26, 2008
Taking Your Writing to the Next Level, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: UCR Extension Center, 1200 University Ave., Riverside. Fee: $105 (includes parking).