City of Beverly Hills Community Services - Spring 2023

Register now at beverlyhills.org/bhrec |41 LET’S PLAY MAH-JONGG! An ancient tile-based game developed in the 19th century in China adapted to the American version. Players will develop pattern recognition, learn strategy, and sharpen the mind in this hands-on class taught by an experienced teacher. $10 for the official card paid to instructor on first day of class. Instructor: Mimi Levinson. 9 weeks. Intermediate 9621 1:00pm - 3:30pm Tu 3/28 - 5/23 $72/$90 Advanced 9620 1:00pm - 3:30pm Tu 3/28 - 5/23 $72/$90 Location: RX Redwood ENRICHMENT CERAMICS - HAND BUILD & SCULPTING Learn the techniques of Hand Building to make items such as: plates, coil vases, slab art, sculptures, or anything else you can imagine! Glazing and firings included. $25 material fee is payable to instructor at first meeting. Instructor: Matt Manavi. No Class 4/5. 8 weeks. 9638 6:00pm - 9:00pm W 3/29 - 5/24 $280/$350 Location: BHHS Room 259 CERAMICS - POTTERY WHEEL Learn the techniques of the pottery wheel to make items such as: plates, bowls, cups, vases, or any other form! Glazing and firings included. $25 material fee is payable to instructor at first meeting. Instructor: Matt Manavi. No Class 4/5. 8 weeks. 9639 6:00pm - 9:00pm W 3/29 - 5/24 $280/$350 Location: BHHS Room 259 IMPROV COMEDY IMPROV COMEDY “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE,” here I come! This fun, fast-paced workshop focuses on theater games and Improv techniques in the style of Second City. I give you “hooks” to create zany interesting characters. Be spontaneous and have fun in the process. Good for scene work, and invaluable for commercial auditions. Supportive environment and a great stress buster. “Laughter is The Best Medicine”. All skill levels welcome. You can bring a monologue to first class. Instructor: Audrey Linden recent Co-Star, recurring “Euphoria”, “Tosh.O”, “My Crazy Ex”, Teva, Doritos, SAG-AFTRA. 9 weeks. 9622 6:45pm - 9:15pm M 3/27 - 5/22 $108/$135 Location: RX Magnolia 128 NEW! QI AND ART Highly Acclaimed Chinese Royal Palace Painter, master artist, and professor at multiple universities in North America, now teaching art in Beverly Hills. Learn his technique of expressing the Eastern Philosophy of Qi, “living energy,” through art. His artistic approach will bring you to a new world of art full of life, soul, and spirit. The class combines the fundamental technique of drawing, with a variety of art materials and media. Instructor: Xu “Joseph” Zhou. 8 weeks 9640 11:30am -12:30pm Su 4/2 - 5/21 $275/$344 Location: RX Redwood Adults ON CAMERA COMMERCIALS Want to be in commercials? Develop confidence, cold read commercial copy, be typecast, and have fun! See your work on camera weekly, hone skills and learn how to book that job! All levels welcome. $10 materials fee payable to instructor. Audrey Linden is a working actress, SAG-AFTRA. Samsung, LG, Teva and Zara Commercials. Instructor Audrey Linden. 6 weeks. 9642 12:00pm - 2:15pm Sa 4/1 - 5/6 $90/$108 Location: RX Centennial