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Get your jam session on at your local Guitar Center. The nationwide music store is offering free recording workshops from 10 to 11 a.m. every Saturday, starting Aug. 6 and ending Aug. 27.
Here's a bit about the "Record Made Easy" workshops from a press release:
"Record Made Easy" is broken down into five separate classes, with a different class taking place every Saturday at 10am local time at all 221 Guitar Center locations across the U.S. on an ongoing basis. If participants need a refresher, they are welcome to come back and take classes as many times as they like, and each class features a question and answer session with the on-site instructor. The week five class on online music publishing will only be available in months with five weeks.
The Introduction to Computer Recording class schedule:
-- Week 1: Signal Flow and Microphone Techniques, including Signal Flow Basics; Recording Basics; Recording Vocals; Recording Electric Guitar
-- Week 2: Virtual Instruments and Loops, including working with virtual (software) instruments; Working with Apple Loops
-- Week 3: Effects, including working with compression, eq, reverb and with guitar amp and pedal software
-- Week 4: Mixing and Publishing, including preparing a mix; Automation; Mixdown / Publishing
-- Week 5: Online Music Publishing (in months with 5 weeks only), including how to use TuneCore to get music digital distributed on Amazon, iTunes and Spotify
Lace up your basketball shoes and hit the court on Aug. 1 and 2. UCLA coach Jason Ludwig is hosting a free basketball camp for grades six to 12 at Santa Fe High School.
Here are the details:
The first 75 campers to sign up will receive an Adidas camp T-shirt and a basketball. The camp will also include special guest speakers including college academic counselors who will speak about education and preparing for college. This will be a unique opportunity to improve your basketball skills and, more importantly, learn about what it takes to get to college.
Sign up at www.JLHoops.com. Space is limited.
Learn a few tricks to saving money in your home with The Home Depot's free in-store workshops.
Workshops include an energy-saving class in which participants will learn to identify eco-friendly options, weatherizing the home and easy-to-install products to lower electricity and water bills. Sign up to attend the workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sept. 11, 18 and 25, or to check out other workshops.
For more information, visit The Home Depot's Home Improver Club website.
Kids, ages 3 to 8, are invited to participate in a free ballet lesson at 3 p.m. on tomorrow, March 27, at Loyola Marymount University.
The free interactive ballet workshop will introduce children to the fundamental performing arts skills, offer a chance for parents to meet and greet, and provide ballet resources.
Orientation and sign-in is from 3 to 3:30 p.m.; the workshop is from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and a Q&A session is at 5 p.m.
The workshop is at Studio 1 in Fritz B. Burns Recreation Center at Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive in Los Angeles.
Contact Queena@ballerinies.com or call 800-910-6086 for information. Attendees need to RSVP before the event.
Sign-up to participate in Lowe's free Build and Grow clinic from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 27.
For this clinic, participating Lowe's stores will be teaching kids how to build a kaleidescope. Participants will receive a free apron, goggles, project-themed patch and certification of merit upon completing their project.
On April 10, kids can build a mini baseball game.
Find a Lowe's near you.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar? Amazon.com is offering "Beginning Guitar 101" online for free.Season 1 offers lessons on first chords by Rob Schumann and season 2 offers lessons on strumming by Steve Rieck.
Check out the other free videos Amazon.com offers here.
(Photo courtesy of PhotoXpress)
Pasadena Waldorf School is hosting a fairy tale event of medieval size with its 24th annual Elves' Faire from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21.The Faire celebrates the close of fall with music, crafts, games, shopping and more.
Highlights include King Arthur's Market, the Angel Room for children and the Doll Room.
Admission is free -- and water, too, if you bring your own cup.
(Photo from www.elves-faire.com)
Azusa City Library will present the second installment of its Community and Parent Awareness workshops with special guests, Azusa Police Officer Roland Martinez and Garry Creel, director of child welfare at the Azusa Unified School District.
The program -- slated for Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. -- will focus on drugs, huffing and gang prevention in our schools.
Learn how to spot the warning signs and effective ways to combat these issues. Find out what the experts say.
Refreshments will be served.
The program is free and will be held at the library, 729 N. Dalton Ave. Call (626) 812-5277 for more information.
The program -- slated for Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. -- will focus on drugs, huffing and gang prevention in our schools.
Learn how to spot the warning signs and effective ways to combat these issues. Find out what the experts say.
Refreshments will be served.
The program is free and will be held at the library, 729 N. Dalton Ave. Call (626) 812-5277 for more information.
