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Energy E-book
"Energy" IKT FOR LAGET out of Norway has created a fantastic ebook all about Energy. This is more than just a book that happens to be online (I know we have all seen those!), this is an interactive book that is great for ALL of your learners. In addition to the text and bold images in the book, there is an audio feature on every page that will read the text to students. Click on the video icon to watch a related video. Students can even download related images from some of the films for use in their own projects where they reflect or construct their own understanding. Additional resources and links are provided within the book for teachers, parents, and students. All of the additional content “enlarges the book” into something really useful for learning and exploring. This is a big step in the right direction for ebooks- no more trying to pass off a PDF as a digitalebook, this is the real deal.
Review came from ilearntechnology.com
Huntsville Homeschool Football & Cheerleading
Huntsville Homeschool Football & Cheerleading
Middle School & High School Teams
The Cowboys will hold a meeting on March 29, 2011, at 7pm at Community Fellowship Baptist Church (7905 Logan Drive, Huntsville, AL) where Freedom Academy meets for school. This is a mandatory parent/player/cheerleader meeting for 2011 Spring Football/Cheerleading. This will be an orientation meeting for new and returning players and parents. This will also be your opportunity to meet the coaches, ask any questions you may have, complete GFC conference paperwork, turn in Cowboys Football paperwork, and pay spring football fees.
There will be a Coaches Meeting immediately following the parent/player/cheerleader meeting. All those interested in coaching should attend this meeting to meet with Kyle Collins (Head Coach).
For more information, please contact:
Coach Brett Hill
My Online Neighborhood
My Online Neighborhood is a video created by Common Sense Media. The video is a great way to introduce kindergarten through third grade students to online safety. I like how this video compares the online world with the real world. This helps students understand the rules in a way that goes deeper than just following the rules because we say so. The video approaches Internet safety in a fun way through the eyes of a student, as you will see above, it is very well done!
Review from ilearntechnology.com
Huntsville Prom
Home-school students plan prom for this Saturday
Raine Coddington, left, Jamie Yow and Kristen Lindelow work on the carriage prop that will mark the entrance to the Huntsville Homeschool Prom 2011, scheduled to take place Saturday. (The Huntsville Times/Dave Dieter)
By Pat Ammons, The Huntsville Times
Raine Coddington, left, Jamie Yow and Kristen Lindelow work on the carriage prop that will mark the entrance to the Huntsville Homeschool Prom 2011, scheduled to take place Saturday. (The Huntsville Times/Dave Dieter)HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Katie Kratsch has picked out her prom dress, a poofy white gown that's "a little like a wedding dress," said the high school sophomore. She'll get her hair and nails done, too, like every girl who looks forward to dressing up like a princess for a night.
As a home-schooled student, the prom wasn't something Katie thought she was going to experience.
"I thought, 'Oh man, that's an important high school thing I'm going to have to miss,'" Katie said.
Fortunately for Katie, a local coalition of home-school organizations is putting on Huntsville Homeschool Prom 2011. The second annual event for area home-schooled students is this Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church in Monrovia. Unlike many high school proms that are for juniors and seniors, the home-school prom is open to students in grades nine through 12.
"It's a very traditional old-fashioned prom in the gym," said Kristen Lindelow, a parent who helped start the home-school prom last year so her two daughters could experience a key high school event.
"I think the biggest thing was the excitement about it, shopping for dresses with my friends, talking about it," Lindelow said, thinking about her high school prom. "I remember that more than the actual prom."
In Alabama, students are home-schooled through so-called covers that are affiliated with churches. Some of those covers offer classes to students enrolled through their programs, but home-schoolers don't often socialize outside their own covers.
"It can be an isolated learning experience," Lindelow said.
Last year, Lindelow contacted other families who were interested in holding a prom through Yahoo groups on which home-schooling families organize field trips. She quickly had several parents and teens interested in serving on a prom committee. This year, six covers are represented on the committee.
The seniors on that committee chose the theme "A Night Under the Stars," for last year's prom, which 104 teens attended.
"We had students coming from as far as away as Mobile, Tennessee, Scottsboro, Albertville," Lindelow said. "A couple of moms came in crying, hugging us, saying 'I was afraid my daughter wouldn't have her prom.'"
Lindelow said the prom is a secular event and is well-chaperoned. Teens who attend must provide emergency contact information and sign in when they get there and sign out when they leave. If they leave the prom, they cannot return, Lindelow said.
The prom committee also has to approve the music. "Our DJ was home-schooled and he plays the cleaned-up versions of songs," Lindelow said. "Right up front, we tell the kids they are not going to be doing any of that nasty dancing."
While the prom is for home-schooled students, they are allowed to bring a guest who is not a home-schooler. A couple's ticket could also be for two friends.
"Because we're starting in ninth grade, we didn't want to make people feel they had to have a date," Lindelow said.
Alexia White has been on the planning committee both years. She was "a little nervous at first" about the idea of a dance last year, "but I got excited when I heard about the prom part of it," she said. As a senior, she helped pick this year's theme: "Happily Ever After."
In keeping with the fairy-tale concept, the prom committee members have been constructing a carriage prom-goers will step through at the entrance to the prom.
"They'll walk through the carriage, walk through the castle walls and into the ballroom," said Jaime Yow, one of the adults on the committee.
When Alexia enters the prom, she'll be wearing a dress of her own design. She hopes to go to fashion school after high school.
Before being on the prom committee last year, Alexia and Tiffani Avery knew each other "a little," but after helping organize the prom, they became good friends, even going out for the traditional dinner-before-the-prom last year.
"It's about being able to bond with your friends in a clean environment," Alexia said.
They've been working together again this year and talking about their dresses, just like high school kids everywhere.
"Oh yeah," Tiffani said, "it's going to be awesome."
Huntsville Homeschool Prom 2011 is Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight at Grace United Methodist Church, 2113 Old Monrovia Road. All home-schooled students in grades 9-12, regardless of cover school, are invited. The cost is $40 per student or $70 per couple. A couple's ticket may be for two friends, and guests do not have to be home-schooled. Profits will go to planning next year's prom.
The event includes formal prom pictures, a senior promenade, the crowning of a Prom King and Queen. Hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and punch and water will be available.
The attire is formal, semi-formal and special occasion dresses for girls and tuxes, suits or dress pants with shirt, tie and jacket for boys.
Tickets are available by emailing HsvPromTix@gmail.com or via www.huntsvilleprom.info, which also has a link to the Huntsville Homeschool Prom 2011 Facebook page. Wednesday is the deadline to buy tickets.
Harvard University
Harvard University Announcement - No tuition and no student loans
Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution. "
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!
To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.fao. fas.harvard. edu/ or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.
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Join the Great Sunflower Project!
Why join the Great Sunflower Project?
The food you grow in your home garden and that are grown in gardens around the world help people make ends meet in a healthy, sustainable way. Many plants can't set fruit until they have been visited by a bee.
We know that some bees have had severe declines which may be affecting food production. No one has ever measured how much pollination is happening over a region, much less a continent so, we don't know anything about how these declines in bees influence gardens.
Our project is going to use data collected by people like you to produce the first real map of the state of the bees. The only way to do this is to get as many people as possible collecting information from as many places as possible. You can help. Join us! Plant a sunflower! Tell a friend!
We've made it easy. Plant a seed or two, spend 15 minutes watching your flowers twice a month and send or input your data. Plant, Watch, Type. That's it. And, who doesn't like sunflowers.....
CurrClick FREEBIES
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A FREE Easter Lapbook
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FREE Seasons of the Year Lapbook
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Huntsville Area: Physical Education
Physical Education
Rocket City Dance Club – Ballroom dance classes nightly. Group and individual lessons. Beginner classes nightly – $5. Youth class on Tuesdays – $5. My teenagers love the youth class. http://www.rcdcdance.com/index.php
Salle D'Armes Bosco Fencing Center in Toney (just north of Huntsville) - fencing classes, private lessons, open fencing, classes for homeschoolers http://www.sallebosco.com/
Wilcoxon Municipal Ice Complex – This resource has already been mentioned, but I wanted to add that it is a great double-rink facility and homeschoolers can often have the ice nearly to themselves during school hours. Group figure skating lessons and ice hockey classes are available. If your child really gets into it and decides to compete in figure skating (like two of mine did) you can also schedule the private coaching during school hours and have plenty of room to skate! Do not be discouraged by “weak ankles.” As the coaches told us, “There is no such thing as ‘weak ankles’ – only bad skates.” When my kids moved up from the rental skates to their own skates for beginner competition (about $100), I bought myself a pair too and they made a big difference! My children then gave me skating lessons during open skate sessions – what better way to learn than by teaching! http://www.iceskate.org/
Custom Archery Center – indoor facility on the South Parkway. Archery programs for children and adults. http://www.customarcherycenter.com/
Caving: The Huntsville Grotto of the National Speleological Society – offers at least two trips monthly for members. Non-members can make arrangements to join a caving trip. http://www.caves.org/grotto/huntsville/
3H Stables (next to Alabama A&M campus) – horse riding lessons, trail rides, day camps. http://www.3hstables.com/
Hampton Cove Equestrian Center – horse riding lessons (group or private), trail rides, educational programs for homeschoolers. http://www.hamptoncoveequestrian.com/Aboutus.html
Huntsville City Pools - includes the Jim Williams Aquatic Center next to the main library (the water is kept at 90 degrees) and the Brahan Spring Natatorium (with a roll-back roof) – public swim times, swimming lessons. http://www.hsvcity.com/recreation/aquatic.php
YMCA – several locations in Madison County: Southeast Huntsville, downtown Huntsville, and Madison. Swimming, aerobics, weights, karate, T-ball, http://www.ymcahuntsville.org/
Color Me Physics
Color Me Physics is a series of books created with the goal of introducing children to physics is a fun, exciting way. We have both a coloring book of famous physicists and an activity book with games and puzzles. We will continue to add to our collection so keep checking back for more fun for kids of all ages.
The comic books have a storyline about a superhero (pre-teen girl) named Spectra, and also includes physics experiments (at the jr. high level) along with the worksheets/teacher's manual. There are three comic books in the series, with the promise of more to come.
You'll also find a Color Me Physics coloring book that includes brief biographies of famous physicists including:
- Nicolas Copernicus
- Galileo Galilei
- Isaac Newton
- Marie Curie
- Albert Einstein
And there's a Color Me Physics Activity Book in which kids are guided by Abigail Atom as they help Hydrogen atoms bond, help electrons find protons and even explore a circuit though a fun board game.
Alabama Civil War Trail
Alabama Civil War Trail
The Alabama Tourism department has a cool brochure download called Alabama Civil War Trail.
In the download you'll find 47 historically significant stops across the state with a direct tie to Civil War history. It would be sweet to hit all of them but that would impossible in one week - for most.
Most of the stops are cheap or free. Go here to start the download.
Here is a snippet of the first page of stops: The Department of Archives and History houses one of the finest Civil War artifact collections in the nation. Included are flags, uniforms, weapons and equipment used by Alabama’s soldiers and sailors as well as items used on the home front. The new Museum of Alabama, now under development, will feature additional items from the collections. Those wishing to research Civil War history will have access to thousands of documents, photographs and books.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens Union Gen. James H. Wilson’s mounted invasion force came through Elyton in March 1865. The mansion is said to have served as headquarters when the decision was made to send part of Wilson’s force to Tuscaloosa while the main body proceeded to Selma. The mansion, an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture, dates from the 1840s and is furnished with 19th-century decorative art. After the war, Arlington’s owner helped establish the new city of Birmingham. 331 Cotton Ave., Birmingham
205-780-5656, www.informationbirmingham.com
Athens changed hands a number of times during the war. One example occurred in May 1862 when Union troops under Col. J.B. Turchin burned and looted the town. Another was when the Confederate cavalry under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest captured the town in September 1864. Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce 101 S. Beaty St., Athens 256-232-2600,www.tourathens.com
Bessemer Hall of History Museum The museum includes a Civil War collection relating to the 28th Alabama Regiment. 1905 Alabama Ave., Bessemer 205-426-1633,www.bessemerchamber.com
Blue & Gray Museum of North Alabama Civil War military equipment on display includes guns, swords, rifles, bayonets and uniforms. 723 Bank St. N.W., Decatur, 256-350-4018 Montgomery was chosen as provisional capital of the Confederate States of America. In April 1861, the order to commence hostilities originated in Alabama. In 1865, some of the last battles fought in the war occurred on Alabama soil. From beginning to end, explore this fascinating period in American history on Alabama’s Civil War Trail.
Huntsville Area Music/Theatre/Art
Our community offers SO much that can be valuable to homeschoolers including classes, teams, workshops, etc. All resources listed here are available to all homeschoolers regardless of cover school. Some resources are open to the public by a public facility and some are homeschooling opportunities available to the entire homeschooling community. All resources were valid when listed, but sometimes the venue does not come back and tell us when they change details, so if you find information that is no longer valid, please let us know at everestacademy1@gmail.com . Please also contact us with any resource you feel should be shared here.
Music/Theater/Art:
Sign up for Chuck Puckett’s “Theatre Happenings” and “Music and Dance Happenings” email newsletters: http://www.puckettpublishing.com/theatre_events/theatre_events.htm
Sign up for the UAH Music Concerts Email List: http://www.uah.edu/music/concerts-email-list A variety of performances at UAH and area churches.
Huntsville Museum of Art – beautiful museum, classes including homeschool classes www.hsvmuseum.org
Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment – artists’ studios, Flying Monkey Arts Center, puppetry, music performances, classes, free weekly artists market – all in the historic mill building. http://www.lowemill.net/
Southerland’s Station – cool toy and art supply store, also offers painting and drawing classes. http://www.southerlandstation.com
Free Concerts in the Park at Big Spring Park – Monday evenings June to Labor Day. http://artshuntsville.org/
Free Concerts in the Courtyard at Bridge Street Town Centre – Tuesday evenings, mid-May through July. http://www.bridgestreethuntsville.com/
Free Thursday Evening Summer Concert Series at the Main Huntsville Public Library http://hpl.lib.al.us/
Theater Huntsville – performances at the VC Playhouse, and annual “Shakespeare on the Mountain” performances at Burritt on the Mountain in June. www.theatrehsv.org
Renaissance Theater at Lincoln Center – performances in their own small, beautiful theater upstairs in a former mill commissary building. There is also a stage downstairs. http://www.renaissancetheatre.net/
Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center – a 300-seat theater in yet another historic mill building (the company store), many types of performances, classes. http://www.merrimackhall.com/
Ars Nova School of the Arts – music classes, performances at their facility and the VBC Playhouse. http://www.arsnovahsv.com/
Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater and Fantasy Academy – wide variety of classes (acting, music, sewing, play writing, theater makeup), opportunities for kids to audition for shows (homeschoolers have appeared in the shows), performances at the VBC Playhouse. http://www.letthemagicbegin.org/
Acting Up! Academy of Dramatic Arts – in Huntsville (on Whitesburg Dr.) – classes, and productions in which everyone can have a speaking part. http://actingup.intuitwebsites.com/index.html
Whole Backstage Theater in Guntersville – performances in their own theater in a neat old stone school building, opportunities for kids to audition (homeschoolers have appeared in the shows). http://www.wholebackstage.com/
Independent Musical Productions – this community theater group uses the Lee Lyric Theater located at Lee High School for their performances. http://www.imphuntsville.org/
Madison Children’s theater – classes, performances at their own theater and at the VBC Playhouse. http://www.madisontheatre.com/Default.htm
Madison Theater Guild – community theater group performs on both stages of the Bartell Theatre just off the square, in Madison, and has offices in a 1939 Firehouse at 2410 Monroe Street. http://madisontheatreguild.org/
The Princess Theater Center for the Performing Arts in Decatur – hosts a variety of events and is home to many local performing arts groups. They also offer tours of the historic facility. http://www.princesstheatre.org/
Huntsville Community Chorus (and Community Children’s Chorus) – musical plays performed at the VBC Playhouse and music performances at a variety of locations www.thechorus.org
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra – classical series and “pops” series performances at the VBC Concert Hall. Instruction through the symphony school. Selected final rehearsals on Saturday mornings are open to the public for $5.00 – this is great for younger kids – casual atmosphere, no assigned seating, and much shorter than a regular performance. http://www.hso.org/
Huntsville Youth Orchestra – Music instruction, concerts at area churches. http://www.huntsvilleyouthorchestra.org/
Sidewalk Summer Arts Stroll at the courthouse square in Huntsville - third Thursday of the month June-Sept. 4:30-8:30 pm. http://www.sidewalkartsstroll.com/
Alabama Youth Ballet School and Ballet Theater – classes, performances at the VBC Concert Hall include the annual production of the Nutcracker. http://www.alabamayouthballet.org/
Broadway Theater League – Professional Broadway shows at the VBC Concert Hall. http://broadwaytheatreleague.org/
Calhoun Theatre (Calhoun Community College) – productions at the Black Box Theater on the Decatur campus. http://www.calhoun.cc.al.us/Theatre/index.html
Parsons Guild House Art Gallery – on top floor of Railroad Station Antiques. Classes offered for homeschoolers at the Hobby Lobby on Carl T. Jones http://www.parsonsartgallery.com/
Huntsville Art League Gallery and Studio – gallery and classes. http://www.huntsvilleartleague.org/
LaFoot Art Gallery – classes for ages 8 and up in SE Huntsville. http://www.lafooteartgallery.com/
Bravo School of Fine Arts – music education (Voice, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) – a ministry of Southside Baptist Church in Huntsville. http://www.bravosfa.com
UAH Art Galleries – http://www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/art/gallery/gallery.html
Alabama A&M University Art Gallery – http://www.sas.aamu.edu/
Calhoun Community College Art Gallery – http://www.calhoun.edu/FineArts/Art/index.html
Athens State University Student Union Gallery – http://www.athens.edu/visitors/index.php
Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur – art museum in a historic Carnegie Library building, art classes. http://carnegiearts.org/
Fitness Arts Center in Madison – specializes in Irish Step Dance. They also have Zumba classes. http://www.fitnessartscenter.com/
Sign up for Chuck Puckett’s “Theatre Happenings” and “Music and Dance Happenings” email newsletters: http://www.puckettpublishing.com/theatre_events/theatre_events.htm
Sign up for the UAH Music Concerts Email List: http://www.uah.edu/music/concerts-email-list A variety of performances at UAH and area churches.
Huntsville Museum of Art – beautiful museum, classes including homeschool classes www.hsvmuseum.org
Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment – artists’ studios, Flying Monkey Arts Center, puppetry, music performances, classes, free weekly artists market – all in the historic mill building. http://www.lowemill.net/
Southerland’s Station – cool toy and art supply store, also offers painting and drawing classes. http://www.southerlandstation.com
Free Concerts in the Park at Big Spring Park – Monday evenings June to Labor Day. http://artshuntsville.org/
Free Concerts in the Courtyard at Bridge Street Town Centre – Tuesday evenings, mid-May through July. http://www.bridgestreethuntsville.com/
Free Thursday Evening Summer Concert Series at the Main Huntsville Public Library http://hpl.lib.al.us/
Theater Huntsville – performances at the VC Playhouse, and annual “Shakespeare on the Mountain” performances at Burritt on the Mountain in June. www.theatrehsv.org
Renaissance Theater at Lincoln Center – performances in their own small, beautiful theater upstairs in a former mill commissary building. There is also a stage downstairs. http://www.renaissancetheatre.net/
Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center – a 300-seat theater in yet another historic mill building (the company store), many types of performances, classes. http://www.merrimackhall.com/
Ars Nova School of the Arts – music classes, performances at their facility and the VBC Playhouse. http://www.arsnovahsv.com/
Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater and Fantasy Academy – wide variety of classes (acting, music, sewing, play writing, theater makeup), opportunities for kids to audition for shows (homeschoolers have appeared in the shows), performances at the VBC Playhouse. http://www.letthemagicbegin.org/
Acting Up! Academy of Dramatic Arts – in Huntsville (on Whitesburg Dr.) – classes, and productions in which everyone can have a speaking part. http://actingup.intuitwebsites.com/index.html
Whole Backstage Theater in Guntersville – performances in their own theater in a neat old stone school building, opportunities for kids to audition (homeschoolers have appeared in the shows). http://www.wholebackstage.com/
Independent Musical Productions – this community theater group uses the Lee Lyric Theater located at Lee High School for their performances. http://www.imphuntsville.org/
Madison Children’s theater – classes, performances at their own theater and at the VBC Playhouse. http://www.madisontheatre.com/Default.htm
Madison Theater Guild – community theater group performs on both stages of the Bartell Theatre just off the square, in Madison, and has offices in a 1939 Firehouse at 2410 Monroe Street. http://madisontheatreguild.org/
The Princess Theater Center for the Performing Arts in Decatur – hosts a variety of events and is home to many local performing arts groups. They also offer tours of the historic facility. http://www.princesstheatre.org/
Huntsville Community Chorus (and Community Children’s Chorus) – musical plays performed at the VBC Playhouse and music performances at a variety of locations www.thechorus.org
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra – classical series and “pops” series performances at the VBC Concert Hall. Instruction through the symphony school. Selected final rehearsals on Saturday mornings are open to the public for $5.00 – this is great for younger kids – casual atmosphere, no assigned seating, and much shorter than a regular performance. http://www.hso.org/
Huntsville Youth Orchestra – Music instruction, concerts at area churches. http://www.huntsvilleyouthorchestra.org/
Sidewalk Summer Arts Stroll at the courthouse square in Huntsville - third Thursday of the month June-Sept. 4:30-8:30 pm. http://www.sidewalkartsstroll.com/
Alabama Youth Ballet School and Ballet Theater – classes, performances at the VBC Concert Hall include the annual production of the Nutcracker. http://www.alabamayouthballet.org/
Broadway Theater League – Professional Broadway shows at the VBC Concert Hall. http://broadwaytheatreleague.org/
Calhoun Theatre (Calhoun Community College) – productions at the Black Box Theater on the Decatur campus. http://www.calhoun.cc.al.us/Theatre/index.html
Parsons Guild House Art Gallery – on top floor of Railroad Station Antiques. Classes offered for homeschoolers at the Hobby Lobby on Carl T. Jones http://www.parsonsartgallery.com/
Huntsville Art League Gallery and Studio – gallery and classes. http://www.huntsvilleartleague.org/
LaFoot Art Gallery – classes for ages 8 and up in SE Huntsville. http://www.lafooteartgallery.com/
Bravo School of Fine Arts – music education (Voice, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) – a ministry of Southside Baptist Church in Huntsville. http://www.bravosfa.com
UAH Art Galleries – http://www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/art/gallery/gallery.html
Alabama A&M University Art Gallery – http://www.sas.aamu.edu/
Calhoun Community College Art Gallery – http://www.calhoun.edu/FineArts/Art/index.html
Athens State University Student Union Gallery – http://www.athens.edu/visitors/index.php
Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur – art museum in a historic Carnegie Library building, art classes. http://carnegiearts.org/
Fitness Arts Center in Madison – specializes in Irish Step Dance. They also have Zumba classes. http://www.fitnessartscenter.com/
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