THREE CLASSIC CLASSES
Saturday Morning Italian with Guido Farina
Bass River Campus – various classrooms
Ongoing Saturdays, 10-1130am. FREE to members
LENGTH: ongoing Saturdays
LEVEL: intermediate & advanced
WHAT TO EXPECT: Guido Farina returns to the Center to teach his popular FREE Italian class every Saturday morning. Open to members of the Cultural Center, this class is for intermediate and advanced students only. If you have questions, you can call Guido at 508-398-0675.
EXTRAS: Imparerai a parlare italiano come un madrelingua!
DON’T FORGET: Please purchase “Learning Italian With or Without a Teacher” (written by instructor Guido Farina) from our gift shop.
SAVE: Attend this class for FREE by purchasing a membership for only $65 and get discounts on classes and events year-round at the Center.
INSTRUCTOR: Guido Farina’s life and accomplishments make sense only in America, land of freedom and opportunity. His intelligence, hard work and perseverance allowed him to make a difference. Born in Gallinaro, Frosinone, Italy, Guido survived many months of bombings and shellings in 1943-44 during the devastating battles on the land around Montecassino, before coming to America, after the Second World War. After serving in the US Army, Guido continued his education om the United States, graduating from Coyne Electrical and Technical School, Beacon Collage and Boston College. He worked for Raytheon for 22 years and also excelled as a bilingual teacher in Newton Public Schools in Massachusetts. Now retired and living on Cape Cod, Guido dedicates his time to writing.
SoulCollage® with Chelsey Helmke
Bass River – Journey Studio
7 monthly Saturdays, Nov 15-May 9, 10-1pm. Member $385, Not-Yet-Member $424, single workshop $65
LENGTH: 7 ongoing 3-hour workshops: Nov 15, Dec 13, Jan 10, Feb 7, Mar 14, Apr 11, May 9.
LEVEL: all levels
WHAT TO EXPECT: SoulCollage® is an intuitive collage process used for self-discovery created by Seena Frost. In this workshop with licensed therapist Chelsey Helmke, you’ll select and cut out images that call to you and collage these images onto cards. Over time, you’ll create your own personal deck of collaged cards. Each card represents its own unique meaning for you. With this deck of cards, you can give image to the many parts of yourself, including parts that feel like allies and parts that challenge you. Exploring and working with these images, you can bring greater perspective to your life, find your balance, and empower your authentic voice.
Throughout the workshops, participants will learn the foundational philosophies of SoulCollage®, explore the suits of the deck, and create their own cards, eventually creating an entire deck.
Try one workshop or take them all!
November 15 – Intro to SoulCollage®
December 13 – Animal Companions – The Companion Suit
January 10 – Intro to SoulCollage®
February 7 – “Self Love” – The Committee Suit
March 14 – Intro SoulCollage®
April 11 – “Belonging” – The Community Suit
May 9 – “Voices from Beyond” – The Council Suit and Reading from your Deck
EXTRAS: All materials are provided.
DON’T FORGET: This class is held in the Education Wing. Bring a snack for the break.
SAVE: Save $20 on this class by purchasing a membership for only $65 and get discounts on classes and events year-round at the Center.
INSTRUCTOR: Chelsey is a licensed independent clinical social worker in private practice who loves using holistic and expressive techniques like art in her healing work. As a talk therapist, Chelsey has learned the value of nonverbal healing techniques (art, movement, play, and energy work) so SoulCollage® has been the perfect fit for her both in her professional healing work and in her own spiritual growth. After renting office space from a SoulCollage® facilitator and diving into the creation of her own SoulCollage® deck, Chelsey completed her facilitator training in May of 2024. It is her joy to hold space where people can deepen their relationships with their inner selves, their community, and their higher power. Chelsey is trained in trauma and attachment informed techniques and provides individual therapy to adults seeking to heal their inner child.
To learn more about her clinical work you can find her at www.primaveralcounseling.com
4th Friday Poets
Bass River Campus- Journey Studio
Ongoing (mostly) 4th Fridays, 2-3:30pm.
Due to the holidays, the next two meetings will the THIRD Fridays, Nov 21 and Dec 19.
Poets of all ages and experience are welcome to this FREE monthly group workshop. Poets will each bring a new or revised older poem and read aloud. The group will offer reaction and commentary, with the option to pass. Ground rules for the group are simple: as writers we seek confidentiality and accuracy in lieu of harsh critique or false kindness in a safe environment that values thoughtful engagement.
Facilitated by poet Bill Holcombe. Come on in — the water’s fine!
This workshop is free but membership at the Cultural Center is strongly encouraged for participants.Click here for more info!
Bill Holcombe, fully retired, 76 years young, writes and reads poetry in various venues. He believes poetry should be read aloud and heard when possible. Bill has facilitated writing groups in various settings on and off for 50 years. He has been published in obscure quarterlies, the Cape Cod Times, and the Quaker Gazette. His first book will soon be published.