Recreation Classes for Teens and Adults

Cooking
Cooking w/ Karen: Homemade Pasta & Sauce  Franklin Recreation Center  Monday, February 21st from 5:00pm-7:30pm Fairview Recreation Center Monday, February 28th from 5:00pm-7:30pm  Ages: 18+ Cost: $35.00  Instructor: Chef Karen Click Here to register now!  If you are lucky enough to have an Italian grandma you know how wonderful fresh, homemade pasta is. If not, then you need this class. Chef Karen will teach you to make pasta dough from scratch. Then we’ll use pasta machines to cut it into three different kinds of pasta. We’ll make some tasty sauces to complete our meal and end it Italian style – with gelato. *$20 Supply fee paid directly to the instructor at the start of class. For more information, please contact Rachel Wahlstrom at Rachel.Wahlstrom@williamsoncounty-tn.gov
Knitting
Knit-Ology: Beginner Knit  Franklin Recreation Center Thursday, February 10th from 10:00am-12:00pm  Ages: 18+ Cost: $15 Instructor: Lupe Hamilton  Click Here to register now!  This class is open to new knitters, as well as, knitters wanting a refresher in their knitting skills. Instructor Lupe will be introducing the basics of knitting; including yarn selection, needle requirements, how to read a basic pattern, how to cast on stitches, how to knit and purl stitch, how to bind off, and how to weave in ends. The sampler taught will introduce 4 variations of the knit and purl stitches (stockinette, garter, rib and seed stitches). *$10 supply fee to be paid to instructor at the start of class. For more information please, contact the instructor at lupesh@me.com or Rachel Wahlstrom at rachel.wahlstrom@williamsoncounty-tn.gov
Knit-Ology: Scarf Knit-Along Franklin Recreation Center February, 10th from 12:00pm-2:00pm  February, 17th & 24th from 10am-12pm Ages: 18+ Cost: $25 Instructor: Lupe Hamilton  Click Here to register now!  These classes will be a group setting knit-along with everyone working on a scarf pattern of their choice. Instructor Lupe will be providing 2 different scarf patterns to choose from, as well as, the yarn needed to complete your project. If you’d like to choose/use your own yarn please, bring 2-skeins of regular yarn (DK, worsted weight yarn).  Attendees must have previously completed a Beginner Knitting class, or already know how to knit and purl stitch on their own. Instructor Lupe will be there to help guide knitters in their scarf patterns, but will not teach beginners how to knit stitches. Attendees need to bring the following to class: -    A set of size 10 or 10 1/2 knitting needles.  For more information please, contact the instructor at lupesh@me.com or Rachel Wahlstrom at rachel.wahlstrom@williamsoncounty-tn.gov
Music
Connecting the Dots: Adult Group Singing  Franklin Recreation Center   Saturday's 12pm - 1pm   January 15, 2022 - March 5, 2022   Ages: 18+  Cost: $120.00  Instructor: Sarah Bonsignore  Click Here to register now! In this class, Sarah will focus on teaching simple vocal warmups in two and three part harmony, and also how to sight read music. Students will read and learn simple songs that can be sung as solos and duets. They will also learn about intervals and how to hear low notes and high notes, as well as making up their own harmonies to the songs they know and love! *$10 Supply Fee to be paid to instructor at the start of first class.  *No class 2/5, & 2/26 Sarah Bonsignore is a South African born American pianist, composer, teacher, producer and recording artist living in Brentwood, TN. Check out her talents at sarahbonsignore.org For more information, contact her at sarahbonsignore@gmail.com or contact Rachel Wahlstrom at Rachel.Wahlstrom@williamsoncounty-tn.gov
Mind & Body
Tae Kwon-Do  Fairview Rec Center Tuesday & Thursday Beginner: 5:00-6:00p (Ages 6+ & white-yellow belt) Advanced: 6:15-7:30p (Ages 13+ and green belt+) Ages: 6+ Cost: $60 Per Month Instructor: Eddie Manor Click HERE to Register! With over 30 years of experience, Eddie Manor is a great choice when it comes to learning the art of Tae Kwon-Do. Students will gain confidence learning self-defense techniques, as well as an appreciation for this Korean martial art. Questions? Call Mike Arnold at 615-799-9331 x2314 or email Mike.Arnold@williamsoncounty-tn.gov
Polynesian Dance Thursdays Beginner: 5:30pm Experienced: 6:15pm All Ages $25/month Instructor: Christine Hood Click HERE to register! Learn to dance like the island natives of Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, and Tahiti. Instructor, Chris Hood uses these dance representations as a form of both exercise and education.  For more information, contact Rachel Wahlstrom at Rachel.Wahlstrom@williamsoncounty-tn.gov  Dungeons & Dragons Tuesdays 5:00 - 7:30pm Ch. 1 - The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (January) Ch. 2 - Hither (February) Ch. 3 - Thither (March) Ch. 4 - Yon (April) Ch. 5 - The Palace of Heart's Desire (May) Instructor: Quintin Burlingame Click HERE to register! Anything is possible in this roleplaying game! The stories bring new ways to determine the consequences of the adventures' actions. For more information, contact Mike Arnold at mike.arnold@williamsoncounty-tn.gov or Quintin Burlingame at paintingwithq@gmail.com