Linn-Benton Community College

Linn-Benton Community College writing instructor C. Lill Ahrens will host a reading of several LBCC student’s published works Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Grass Roots Books and Music, 227 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. Since first being offered in 2004, several students from LBCC’s Community Education class “Writers' Workroom” have seen their writing become award-winning published works. LBCC student authors attending the reading are Jois Jean Bousquet, Lisa Burchett, Michael Coolen, Harry Demarest, Gary Gibson, Linda Elin Hamner, Ken Holt, Valerie Lake, Genny Lynch, Lois Rosen, Dee Roy, Patricia Smith, Nancy Weber and Dick Weinman.   Albany writer Lois Jean Bousquet writes fiction and nonfiction. Her essays have appeared in three anthologies, and her work in progress includes a mystery series whose protagonists are tenderly based on elders she’s known. Lisa Burchett is a fierce cookie-aholic, working her way through her first novel, Redeemable, one chocolate chip at a time. Her piec...

Learn how to photograph people or paint with oils in classes held this winter through Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center Community Education. Photographing People teaches the art of taking outstanding photographs of people including informal, candid, formal and posed portraits. Plan your photo shoot, learn about appropriate equipment and how to use lighting, find appropriate locations, make people comfortable, pose individuals and groups, edit/enhance your photos, and share and present your results This three-week class will meet Mondays from 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. starting Jan. 26 at the LBCC Benton Center, 757 NW Polk Ave., Corvallis. Cost is $59.        Oil Painting Made Easy will help you discover how easy oil painting can be. Learn how to paint landscapes, flowers, faces, animals or just about anything while exploring the richness and depth of color possible with oil paints. This six-week class will meet Mondays from 6:30 to 8:20 p.m. startin...

Two French language classes will be offered started January 13 through Linn-Benton Community College’s Benton Center Community Education. French, Beginning I emphasizes everyday conversation and grammar for students with little or no previous knowledge of French. Class will meet Tuesdays starting Jan. 13 from 5:30 to 6:50 p.m. at Corvallis High School, 1400 NW Buchanan Ave, Corvallis. Cost is $75.        French, Beginning II emphasizes everyday conversation and grammar for students with a novice to moderate knowledge of French. Class will meet Tuesdays starting Jan. 13 from 7 to 8:20 p.m. at Corvallis High School, 1400 NW Buchanan Ave, Corvallis. Cost is $75.                                                   ...

Maryke Desjardins Marÿke Desjardins was eight years old when American troops from Camp Adair, Oregon liberated her small South Holland town from five years of German occupation at the end of World War II. “The Timberwolves liberated us October 30, 1944, and we were so happy! I handed out apples to the soldiers as they marched through our town. For so many years after I moved to America, I looked for a soldier who was there that day,” said Desjardins. Desjardins moved from Holland to New Zealand, then to Arizona, Minnesota, Montana and finally Oregon. “When I moved to Albany, a young man in one of my Bible classes said, ‘My dad was in the Timberwolves and he was in the Netherlands.’ I said, ‘Oh, I have to meet him, if he’s still alive.’ And he is; he still is today. The family took me to lunch and we talked. I brought them some tulips and Dutch chocolates. He showed me papers from the 104th Infantry Division, and there was my hometown that they had marched through. It was very excit...

A variety of foreign language classes will be offered to members of the community through Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center Community Education starting January 5.  Learning new languages can be helpful when traveling, communicating with foreign guests or even to enhance memory retention. Courses include: Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Sign Language. All courses are offered in a variety of levels and include a focus on conversation. The face-to-face opportunity offered in these courses is an added benefit.                                                                MANDARIN CHINESE        ...

A new class, Cowboy Swing for Couples, will be held through Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center  Community Education starting January 9.                                                                             Jump into country swing dance with your chosen partner, and gain knowledge of past and modern techniques and styles while learning the fundamentals of country swing.  Learn exciting swing moves such as flips, spins, and intricate combinations that will amaze your friends. Bond with your partner, have fun, and stay in shape in this exercise intensive dance class. Class will meet Fridays from 8...

A variety of art classes will be offered to the community through Linn-Benton Community Education at the LBCC Benton Center, 757 Polk Ave., Corvallis, starting January 5. Classes include Altered Books & Art Journaling, Expressive Watermedia, Colored Pencil Studio Workshop, Realistic Drawing, Beginning Drawing, Beginning Painting, Exploring Art Styles, Figure Drawing and Painting, Oil Painting Made Easy, Clay Exploration, Adaptive Handbuilding, and Techniques for Handbuilding Success. ALTERED BOOKS & ART JOURNALING will stretch your imagination to transform a hand-made journal or discarded book into a work of art and an object of self-expression. Learn a wide variety of techniques to create beautiful, layered journal pages using mixed media. We will manipulate photographs, carve rubber stamps, integrate paint, ink, paper, gel medium, fabric, stencils, pens, markers, charcoal, and more. It's time to get creative and explore the unusual! Class meets Wednesdays starting Janua...

A variety of classes, beginning the week of January 5, will be held this winter at Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center, 757 Polk Ave., Corvallis. ALTERED BOOKS & ART JOURNALING Stretch your imagination to transform a hand-made journal or discarded book into a work of art and an object of self-expression. Learn a wide variety of techniques to create beautiful, layered journal pages using mixed media. We will manipulate photographs, carve rubber stamps, integrate paint, ink, paper, gel medium, fabric, stencils, pens, markers, charcoal, and more. It's time to get creative and explore the unusual! Class meets Wednesdays starting January 7 from 6-7:50 pm at the LBCC Benton Center. Cost is $79.No experience necessary. Supply list at first class.                                     EXPRESSIVE WATERMEDIA ...