It’s Thursday, and you have no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks.
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When/Where: Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Noyes Museum of Art Stockton College, 733 East Lilly Lake Road, Galloway, 5-8 p.m.
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Why go? Relieve your stress and gain control of your mind, body, and emotions while surrounded by the tranquil atmosphere of the museum. Bring your own mat.
Price: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors 65 and older, members and Stockton students free.
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When/Where: Ongoing at the Noyes Museum of Art Stockton College. Ages 5-8 on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m., and ages 8-12 on Friday, Jan. 13 at 1p.m.
Why go? The upcoming events are as follows. First date is for ages 5-8 and second date is 8-12. Preregistration is required a minimum of one week in advance.
September 29, 30 – Molas: In honor of Hispanic History Month and inspired by the colorful embroidered cloth panels used in the clothing of the Kuna women of Panama and Columbia, create your own artwork featuring a central image of an animal, line patterns and layers of rich color.
October 27, 28 – Flying Home: The giant nests in the Refuge: Robert Lach exhibition and the beautiful imagery of Charlie Harper's birds and nests lead us to explore the beauty of birds and their unique homes. Adapting Harper's unique artistic expressiveness to our own creations, we'll turn geometric shapes, stamps and collage into detailed scenes of nesting and flying birds.
November 17, 18 – Arcimboldo Printed & Drawn Self Portrait: The clever paintings of Giuseppe Arcimboldo make us laugh. That leads us to think about "What facial feature can I make out of a green bean or a tomato slice?" Draw a playful grape eye, silly orange wedge smiles and corn cob hair. Fruits and vegetables become faces in these stamped and drawn self portraits.
December 8, 9 – Stankard Snow Globes: Inspired by the superb work on exhibit in Paul Stankard: Poetry in Glass and the coming winter holiday season, create sparkling snow globes filled with natural elements, hand-molded in colorful polymer clay.
January 12, 13 – Eric Carle Dragon Collage Paintings: In honor of the Chinese Year of the Dragon and based on the illustrations of Eric Carle, create fantastical beasts spouting flames and preening their scales. With tons of texture, these dragons will be conjured up with a mixture of collage and paint.
February 9, 10 – Whimsical Wooden Wildlife: Make wild and wonderful mini animals from layered flat wooden shapes. Position the parts to add depth to the creatures and finish them with colorful painted details. Make it into a pin or put it on a black felt background to give as a Valentine's Day gift.
Ages 5-8 only:
March 15 – Clay- Niki de Saint Phalle: Dig your fingers into this clay project and learn about the lighthearted and imaginative sculptures of French artist Niki de Saint Phalle.
April 12 – Friendly Robots: In honor of Earth Day, discover green power with recycled art materials! Build a friendly robot sculpture and print a jazzy background using recycled materials to create texture and pattern prints.
May 17 – Mondrian Tape Paintings: Inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch abstract painter and co-founder of the "De Stijl" art movement, we'll use tape and paint to achieve surprising results.
Ages 8-12 only:
March 9 – Mondrian Tape Paintings: Inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch abstract painter and co-founder of the "De Stijl" art movement, we'll use tape and paint to achieve surprising results.
April 13 – Friendly Robots: In honor of Earth Day, discover green power with recycled art materials! Build a friendly robot sculpture and print a jazzy background using recycled materials to create texture and pattern.
May 11 – Niki St. Phalle Sculptures: Clay Dig your fingers into this clay project and learn about the lighthearted and imaginative sculptures of French artist Niki de Saint Phalle.
Price: $8 per class. Sign up for four or more classes and receive $1 off each class.
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When/Where: Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Noyes Museum of Art Stockton College.
Why go? Come and enjoy a stress-reducing and invigorating yoga class at the museum surrounded by beautiful art. Bring an exercise mat.
Price: $12 per class for members, and $60 for six classes.
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When/Where: Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey on Vera King Farris Drive in Galloway, beginning at 1 p.m.
Why go? The Stockton men’s and women’s basketball teams host Jersey City University in a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader. The women’s game tips off at 1 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 3 p.m.
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When/Where: Friday, Jan. 13 at Atlantic Cape Community College, 4403 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, 9 a.m.
Why go? Atlantic Cape Community College, a participating partner of the Basic-Skills Workforce Training Program, will offer free basic skills training to employees of Atlantic and Cape May County businesses this fall through a literacy grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The classes are free to all private sector and nonprofit employers in the state; however, employees taking the classes must be paid at their regular hourly rate while in training. Business owners are eligible only if they pay taxes into the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Employees can receive basic skills training in English as a second language, written and verbal communications, computer applications (Windows, Microsoft Office 2007), and customer service. Customized classes for groups of 10 or more can be arranged.
Atlantic Cape will offer several basic skills training sessions at the Institute for Service Excellence at the Hamilton Mall, 4403 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, including:
· Introduction to Spreadsheets-Excel 2007-Level 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 9
· Introduction to Spreadsheets-Excel-2017-Level 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Jan. 13
· Introduction to Word 2007-Level 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Feb. 10
For more information, or to register employees for training, contact Trudy Mills at 609-343-4814 or visit atlantic.edu/njbia.
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