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Logic 101: An Introduction to Logic Pro

57981 Logic 101: An Introduction to Logic Pro

This three-day hands-on course introduces students to the primary features and basic user interface of Logic Pro. Students learn how to generate a customized audio and midi configuration that will seamlessly integrate with their own personal production studio. Students also create their own song using Logic Pro’s comprehensive array of software instruments, Apple Loops and DSP effects. In-depth lessons will cover MIDI and audio recording, streamlined editing and arrangement techniques, user defined key commands, automation, scoring to picture and surround mixing. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Mac OS X. Recommended: Basic knowledge of audio terminology. Notes: This is an AATC course. Exam not included. For exam, see 57981V.
Please read: Software used: Logic Pro 8. This class is Macintosh only.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; 3 sessions starting November 13, 2009, ending November 15, 2009
Tuition: $899.00
Instructor: Joey Belville
Location: CE South Building

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Health and Relaxation

06492 Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique-Connecting to Inner Peace & Joy

yoga pose 1The Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique (IAM Technique) is a short and simple approach to meditation that anyone can learn, taking only 20 minutes per day to practice. The IAM Technique is a powerful way to reconnect with one’s real center, one’s inner Self, and thereby experience true joy and peace in life. The Technique is designed to bring about integration in one’s life-an integration of body, mind, intellect and heart. The IAM Technique was developed by the world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader from India, Mata Amritanandamayi, also known as Amma, the hugging saint. This workshop, taught by certified instructors, includes simple, yoga-based relaxation and breathing exercises, followed by a guided seated meditation. Dress appropriately for doing light stretching exercises.

Saturday, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 1 session on October 10, 2009
Tuition: $55.00
Instructor: Rain Swanick
Location: A Time To Relax Yoga Studio
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06527 Yoga, Breath and Pranayama

meditateThe breath is an amazing tool to facilitate wellness on all levels of our being: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Or as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it, “the breath is a cordial of incredible virtue”. The breath is our constant companion. In this series of classes, we will explore a myriad of ways to enhance our relationship with this companion. We’ll open and prepare the body and mind with a short series of gentle flowing yoga poses. We’ll then proceed to supported reclining restorative poses and work with both Breath Awareness and then yogic Pranayama. Pranayama is one of the most beneficial practices of Yoga. This practice works with the breath in somewhat exaggerated depth and rhythms, in the hopes that when we return to our normal breath, it will naturally be deeper, slower and smoother. These qualities of the breath help to lower blood pressure, reduce heart rate and take us to a level of the nervous system that induces calm and steadiness. Experience with Yoga is helpful but not necessary, if there are no serious physical limitations.

Sunday, 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM; 6 sessions starting October 25, 2009, ending November 29, 2009
Tuition: $90.00
Instructor: Patsy Gaetano
Location: Wellspring Center for Yoga
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06469 Introduction to Reiki

Reiki is hands- on natural healing. It provides relief during childbirth or chemotherapy, in hospice, post-surgically and other times of suffering. It relieves stress, insomnia, fatigue and pain and accelerates healing of body, mind and spirit. It’s easy to learn. Anyone can use Reiki many choose Reiki treatments and/or training. It is important for consumers to choose the right reiki master for them. In this introductory class you will learn about Usui, Shiki, Ryoho, it’s history, levels of training and pratical applications. You can receive a brief introductory Reiki treatment, have your questions answered, and develop a basis for deciding whether or not to pursue Reiki tratment or training. Elizabeth Valsala has practiced Reiki for 21 years and has been a full-time Reiki master since 1991.

Saturday, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 1 session on October 24, 2009
Tuition: $40.00
Instructor: Elizabeth Valsala
Location: CE South Building
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Personal Enrichment - October Highlights


Introduction to Glass Fusing

Glass JewelryLearn the basic technical and artistic aspects of fusing glass through four projects completed during class. Create a tile and slump into a dish, create a nightlight and discover the basics of fused glass jewelry. Learn about terms, techniques and materials including dichroic glass and working with molds. Kiln sizes will be discussed and shown in class. All projects will be completed in an 8″ kiln. See a “live firing” in each session of a different warm glass technique. All projects will be fired by Sunflower Glassworks staff during the week between classes. Taught by Mary Datwyler - a full-time glass craftsman, working in fused and stained glass. She has been featured in the Albuquerque Journal, Rio Rancho Observer, Business Outlook and has had work featured on HGTV and KOAT-7. She has also authored a book in stained glass design.

Saturdays, October 10-24, 4-6pm
3 Sessions, $210.00, Materials Cost: $39
Sunflower Glassworks, 2218 Southern Blvd, Rio Rancho
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Beginning Stained Glass

Stained GlassLearn the skills of cutting glass and assembling techniques for both copper foil and lead came with emphasis on soldering. One project will be done in each technique. All tools are provided. Taught by Donna Greenstsreet.

Sundays, October 11-18, 10am-4pm
$170, Materials Cost: $10
Hot Flash Glass, 2111 San Mateo NE, Albuquerque
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Early New Mexico Punched Tin Work

Tin WorkThis one day, hands-on workshop, will teach you the basic techniques of doing punched tinwork. You will learn and practice stamping, punching and scoring on tin. Your class projects, which you can complete in this one day course, are a night-light with electrical and a tin frame with mirror (approx.12″ x 20″). A lab fee of $50, payable to Ginny or Ted Arellanes, is due on the day of class and this covers the materials needed for your projects and the use of all the tools. A lunch break of 1/2 hour, at noon, will allow you enough time to finish your projects. Bring a sack lunch. Taught by Ted and Ginny Arellanes, who are among the pre-eminent craftspersons in this traditional New Mexican art form.

Saturday, October 3, 8am-5pm
$85, Materials Cost: $50
CE South Building, 1634 University Blvd, Albuquerque
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Apple Final Cut Pro - Get Certified!

Apple Authorized Training CenterDifferentiate yourself to employers and prospective clients as an Apple Certified Pro, and gain a competitive edge in the ever-changing job market. Apple certification programs create a benchmark for assessing users’ proficiency in Apple’s professional applications. Level One certification attests to basic operational knowledge of the application. Level Two demonstrates knowledge of advanced features and a deeper understanding of the application.

Apple Authorized Training Center at UNM Continuing Education

Power ButtonUNM Continuing Education is the only Apple Authorized Training Center in New Mexico. We offer Apple Authorized Training for certification in Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, Apple’s premiere video-editing and audio-editing software, and administer exams for all available Apple Certifications, including all Pro Apps and Mac OS X exams. Take advantage of the opportunity to visit the Land of Enchantment in the heart of the American Southwest while getting your Apple Certification training.

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57910 FCP 100: An Overview of Final Cut Pro

This two-day, hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of Final Cut Pro. In this course, you’ll learn to perform basic editing functions while familiarizing yourself with the user interface. Topics include basic setup, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, Ripple, Roll, Slip and Slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Mac OS X.
Recommended: Basic knowledge of editing terminology.
Note: This is an AATC course.
Please read: Software used: Final Cut Pro 6. This class is Macintosh only.

Monday, Tuesday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; 2 sessions starting September 28, 2009, ending September 29, 2009
Tuition: $599.00
Instructor: Barak Naggan

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UCEA West 2009 Annual Conference

October 14-16, 2009
Hotel Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Block of Rooms at Hotel Santa Fe reserved for October 13-16.

Our conference location, the beautiful and historic city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the inspiration for the theme of this annual event. Continuing higher education organizations are “going green” with new sustainability-related programs that help students transition to new green careers. We are also “going green” by continuing to focus on successful financial strategies especially in today’s challenging economy. And as always, we seek to “spice things up” through innovative programs and practices. The 2009 UCEA Region West Conference is our chance to share ideas and to be inspired by both our conference setting and fellow colleagues.

Conference tracks this year include sustainability, regional workforce development and innovation.

To learn more and see the agenda, please visit http://dce.unm.edu/ucea-west.htm

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September Art Classes

02152 Drawing Fundamentals

Study drawing as a preparation for painting, sculpture, and other visual arts as well as a creative visual medium of expression in its own right. Explore the creative uses of such drawing tools as drawing pencils, charcoal, conte-crayon, pen and ink, and brush and ink. The class will work toward developing perspective and 3-dimensionalism. This class is for the beginning drawing student (may be repeated). Bring to the first class a sketchbook (at least 12″x18″) and a drawing pencil. Materials will be discussed at the first class meeting. Note: Approximate cost of materials is $20.

Wednesday, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM; 6 sessions starting September 23, 2009, ending October 28, 2009
Tuition: $95.00
Instructor: Georgina Anderson
Location: CE South Building

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02172 Japanese Sumi-e Painting

paint brushesThis is an entry level course for people who have never had experience with Japanese style brush-and-ink painting (sumi-e). This course will teach the basic philosophy behind this art form and instruct the students in forming the fundamental techniques which are used in all aspects of sumi-e. The techniques are simple, and when put together the student will be able to create quality aesthetically pleasing works of art. In this art form practice does indeed make perfect. Because of the repetition involved, students with some experience with sumi-e will also find this course helpful.

Saturday, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM; 10 sessions starting September 26, 2009, ending December 5, 2009
This class will not meet on the following days: 11/28/2009
Tuition: $130.00
Instructor: George Leone
Location: CE North Building

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02227 The Hiking Artist

aspens“Hike a little, sketch a little” is the motto for this outdoor art class. On each of two all-day field trips, we hike about 3-4 miles during the day with frequent stops to explore various ways of outdoor sketching. The first hike we do more rapid 10 minute sketches. The second hike we take a bit more time for color sketches. In an evening class prior to the hikes we discuss and practice convenient sketching mediums and techniques. Both beginning and experienced artists welcome. Hike locations will be discussed at the evening class. A materials fee of $17.00 for a set of B&W supplies is payable to the instructor at the first class meeting.

Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM; Saturday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM; 3 sessions starting September 23, 2009, ending October 3, 2009
This class will not meet on the following days: 09/30/2009
Tuition: $110.00 Materials Cost: $17.00
Instructor: Susan Thiele
Location: CE South Building

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Story of New Mexico - September Trips

00501 Photography at Las Vegas and the Salman Raspberry Ranch

MountainsThe photo opportunities in Las Vegas, New Mexico, are virtually endless! Its venerable history, both as a stop on the Santa Fe Trail and as a railroad boomtown, is the source of a wide variety of scenes that inspire photographic documentation and the interpretation. We’ll travel to Las Vegas, have lunch, begin our photographic excursion, check into the Plaza Hotel, and end the first day with dinner followed by a photography critique. The following day we’ll travel to Salman Rasberry Ranch, where spectacular gardens and the hsitoric San Rafael Mission Church await us. Along the way, we’ll stop at the Cleveland Roller Mill for their annual Millfest, where we’ll be able to see the mill in operation. Please join us in this very visual exploration of New Mexican history.

Saturday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

1 session on September 5, 2009

Cost: $260.00

Instructor: Lisa Tannenbaum

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00567 Shidoni Foundry, Tesuque Glassworks

Glass BeadsOne of the top fine art foundries in the United States, located just a few miles north of Santa Fe, Shidoni Foundry’s galleries offer bronze sculptures and other art works, and a rare chance to find out what goes on behind the scenes when a bronze statue is created. Adjacent to the foundry you’ll find a bronze sculpture gallery where you can browse among sculptures in styles ranging from contemporary to traditional. Across the grounds, the Shidoni Arts Gallery features works in other media, such as glass and wood. The most spectacular sight here, though, is the outdoor sculpture gallery that’s situated between the two indoor ones. Here you’ll find a rotating display of large sculptures, notable for their sheer size and created in enough styles that just everyone will find something they like. (Shidoni pours 10,000 pounds of bronze per month.) We’ll visit Tesuque Glassworks next to Shidoni, where we’ll see Charlie Miner’s fabulous lost wax castings. Fee includes travel, a boxed lunch, travel and dessert after our tour at the beautiful Encantado Resort.

Saturday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM; 1 session on September 12, 2009

Cost: $87.00

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00228 Enchanted Circle

Enjoy the beautiful shimmering aspens as we travel through northern New Mexico’s beautiful high country, making stops in Taos, Angel Fire, the Vietnam’s Veterans’ Memorial, Eagle Nest and Red River. We’ll travel across Palo Flechado pass along the Scenic Byway, climb the summit of Bobcat Pass, and journey through the Carson National Forest. Fee includes travel, tour guide, and a delicious boxed lunch. Please read: Section FST

Saturday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM; 1 session on September 19, 2009

Cost: $87.00

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Free Community Lecture Series - Sam Quinones

The UNM Provost’s Office is hosting three outstanding lectures this Fall with a theme of Mexican relations and immigration.. All lectures are free and open to the public.

Sam QuinonesAuthor Sam Quinones will launch the lecture series on Tuesday, September 15th. He is well known for his books True Tales From Another Mexico, and Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream. The latter work is featured in this Fall’s Freshman Reading Series at UNM.

Quinones will be speaking at the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center Auditorium from 7 to 8:30 pm with a book signing afterward. His lecture topic is “So Far From Mexico City, So Close to God: True Tales of Mexican Migration.” UNM Continuing Education Conference Center is located at 1634 University Boulevard, at the corner of Indian School NE and University Boulevard NE.

Free parking is available at UNM Continuing Education.

For parking and location information, please visit http://dce.unm.edu/locations.htm

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Become a Certified Event Planner

event planA comprehensive course teaching the essential competencies for event coordinators, Professional Event Coordination examines the full event planning process and provides the tools and strategies to effectively procure, organize, implement, and monitor all the products, services, and service providers that will bring an event to life. In addition to dozens of checklists, tables, and figures, this complete course and textbook is enhanced with On-Site Insights (real-world examples), Technology Tips, and Exercises in Professional Event Coordination (reinforcement exercises that help in preparation for the CSEP certification exam). Professional Event Coordination is a valuable resource for every professional who works events, including event managers, caterers, event planners, and hotel and food and beverage managers.
Tuesday, Thursday, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM; 16 sessions starting September 15, 2009, ending November 5, 2009

Cost: $995.00
Location: CE South Building

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Summer Swimming Classes

01101 Swimming: Level I
If you are uncomfortable in the water and cannot swim 50 feet, this course is for you. Basic skills and water safety will be covered with an introduction to deep water. Students furnish suits. Physician’s written approval requested within first two weeks of class.
Please read: Physician’s Approval.
Tuesday, Thursday, 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM; 14 sessions starting August 25, 2009, ending October 8, 2009
Cost: $95.00
Location: Highland High School Pool

girl swim01106 Swimming: Parent/Child (Ages 6 months-3 years)
Parents, learn techniques for teaching your child through demonstration, repetition, and praise. This course promotes water safety knowledge and practices, aquatic adjustment and swimming readiness skills, participation, socialization, and fun and enjoyment in the water. Parents must furnish a written clearance from the child’s physician and provide their own suits and towels. Enrollment is limited to 10 parent/child teams.
Please read: Physician Approval. Students must purchase a parking permit if parking on main campus. Please contact Parking Services at 277-1938.
Saturday, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM; 5 sessions starting August 22, 2009, ending September 19, 2009
Cost: $90.00
Location: Johnson Center

01108 Swimming for Children/Experienced Beginners

The class is designed for children with prior skills and knowledge acquired during previous swimming classes. Strokes will be refined and some aspects of conditioning through swimming will be addressed. Through drills and individual corrections, the students will be able to progress from the beginner level to the intermediate level. Parents do not have to be in the water with their children. Parent must provide written clearance from their child’s physician and provide their own suits and towels.
Please read: Physician Approval. Students must purchase a parking permit if parking on main campus. Please contact Parking Services at 277-1938.
Saturday, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM; 5 sessions starting August 22, 2009, ending September 19, 2009
Cost: $95.00
Location: Johnson Center

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