ed in choir before or have no experience at all, this class is perfect for any student who loves to sing! Students will enjoy a social atmosphere while learning proper singing techniques and applying what they learn to a broad range of music genres. Students will be singing in unison and two parts, learning pitch, balance and blend, all while having the fun of expressing themselves through music as a team. Check out our Children's Choir schedule here. Inna Kulagina at Fred Simon Gallery AFA's beloved art teacher, Inna Kulagina, will have an exposition at the Fred Simon Gallery from August 2-September 10. Inna was one of the few artists selected each year by the Nebraska Arts Council to exhibit in the Fred Simon Gallery. The Fred Simon Gallery is located in the NAC offices in Omaha's Old Market and exhibits contemporary Nebraska Artists throughout the year. Support AFA, Buy a Tote Bag! Show your support for AFA! We have Arts For All tote bags in a stylish black with our red AFA logo. Great for carrying your music books or dance shoes to your classes! Tote bags are $6 each. Contact us with your order. You may also purchase them at our class sites this semester.

$6 each. Contact us with your order. You may also purchase them at our class sites this semester.

stoplight is Farnam Street. The church sits almost on the highway. When driving from the north, using Dodge Street, go past the exit for 192nd Street and exit Dodge at the next exit for Highway 31 (also called 204th Street). When exiting be sure and turn to the left just before the stop light to go underneath Dodge Street. Stay in the far left lane in order to turn left at the next stoplight onto Farnam Street. The church is on the south east corner of this intersection. Drive to the first road and you can turn right and enter the church property. Class entrance is on the lower level. There is parking at that entrance. When taking Maple Street west to Elkhorn, turn left at the stoplight for Highway 31 (204th Street) taking you through the town of Elkhorn. Continue south on the highway past strip malls on the west/east side. Stop light is next at the inters

their lives. The art we have done in the past helps them work on their eye/ hand coordination by using scissors, glue, painting, planting plants, etc. Also, we use clay, recycled materials and a mix of other materials to create all different types of art. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to work with your child! 

ndividual lessons and working with groups. I am primarily a trombonist. I play acoustic guitar as a singer/songwriter, mostly in the acoustic/folk genre. I have played for 16 years and have a very good understanding of how to teach the instrument, including how to tune the instrument, music reading, finger style, strumming, basic chords, an

available during the summer for students age 6-12 years. You may pre-register on our website, using email, by phone or through the US mail. On-site registration is the first day of the semester. If you pre-register and find you need to cancel, please notify us immediately. There may be people on a waiting list wanting your class space. Sometimes, students may enroll after the semester has begun. Tuition Class tuition is calculated by semesters: Fall - 12 weeks - $72. Winter/Spring - 14 weeks - $84. Every student enrolls for the semester. If students enroll after the semester begins, tuition is prorated. Each weekly class session is $6 when the semester cost is divided by the number of classes. Discounts are negotiated based on income/hardship and the n

ting classes exclusviely for adults. Have a music, acting, art program for seniors at low cost housing, community centers, retirement communities, and for home bound students. Expand the Music Together program by offering it through our public sites and additional outreach programs. Open a site in Council Bluffs. Have our own building and facilities, while still keeping our sites throughout the Omaha, Elkhorn and Papillion area. Offer classes on developing creativity, improving the ability to “see” and “hear&rd

nd as an administrative assistant in the AFA office.  

d listen to music and I cannot imagine life without either one!  

elderly has also been a focus of mine, so I schedule recitals for my private students in local nursing homes.  I also have homeschooled our six children over the past 25 years, with our oldest now an Assistant Professor of Music in Collaborative Piano at a university in Texas.  Additionally, I enjoy helping on a hotline for a local pregnancy center and leading a Bible study at our church.  

8. I have a very technical background with 11 years experience in systems administration and am pursing a Bachelors of Science in Business from Charter Oak State College.

ere, I receieved my B.A. in Graphic Design and met my husband Dave. I worked at an outdoor advertising agency and at American Games Inc. for nine years. After I had my two children I stayed home and did freelance artwork. My artistic skills were also used at my childrens' schools, assisti

willing to share their love, passion, talent, and skill we would not have a program. They are a blessing.

cific mediums for expression. For example, colored pencils for portraits or pastels for drawing or using a special paint on silk stretched over stretcher strips to create a watercolor effect. Benefits from spending time with art are many, from learning to “see” to developing your creativity and imagination, from self-expression to realizing the many ways of expression, from telling a story, to enhanced self-esteem, and seeing and creating beauty. The arts can be used for handling stress and emotions. Additionally, developing the right side of the brain by participating in the arts has shown to improve learning. Like any of the arts, visual art takes time, commitment, belief, trust, hard work, willingness to value expression over perfection, and provides a great feeling of accomplishment and fun. Our teachers love their specialties and most, besides being teachers, are working artists. They are talented and love to share their passion. Come take an ART class! Check out this awesome student art from ou

st popular of the Arts For All classes. The musical arts include instruments and voice, playing or singing individually or as part of a group.  The musical arts can expand a person in innumerable ways.  Early music training helps develop bra

s well as support local artists. If you are an artist and are intersted in participating and showcasing your work, find more information here.

commissions possible    

ing your heart out and raise funds for AFA! Tues-Thurs fun starts 8:30p, Fri 5:30, and Sat. 2pm

ntalists and vocalists.  Besides piano, she also enjoys playing guitar, banjo, accordion, and singing in the Wheaton College Women’s Chorale.

not enough, you can also find Tamsen teaching drama and creative writing with Arts For All and raising her two adorable and (not surprisingly) articulate children. Contributed by Sandy Walker

question, then I need to turn the page for the Phineus & Ferb student so she can learn that using big font doesn’t get you out of a writing prompt.       In my own writing over the years I have become accustomed to prompting myself as a writer, going to a writers workshops, getting up at 6 a.m. to read a book in which I’m not all that interested, but has wise words on how gerunds effect a line of poetry.  This brings me to the fishbowl in front of me.  Inspiring, helping another writer brings things full circle.  There was definitely a time when I was given writing prompts and wiggled too much, but somehow I now prompt others.       Arts for All gives me the opportunity to see creativity in its rawest form, from that of children.  By now the carto