Sign up now for art classes offered by Encore! Mt. Morris

MOUNT MORRIS – Encore! Mt. Morris, a nonprofit arts organization in Mount Morris, is sponsoring several arts experiences from 10 a.m. to noon July 22 to 24 at the Allure of Pinecrest Grove community center on South McKendrie Avenue.

Classes are as follows:

Music: Beth Nelson Chase, instructor. Kindergarten through second grade in the fall.

Music and movement sessions will include interactive singing and movement with various rhythms and musical styles. Participants also will have an opportunity to learn beginning musical notation and play rhythm instruments in accompaniment to songs and recorded music. These music fundamentals will be used to teach concepts, communicate messages, explore abilities, enhance creativity and have fun.

Visual Arts: Sharon Asp and Kelly Handschuh, instructors. Third through fifth grade in the fall.

Students will focus on creating their own masterpieces by experimenting with various media such as printmaking, cut paper, pencil drawing, pastels and painting. Participants will be encouraged to express their personality in their artwork.

Theater: July 22 and 23. A third class will be held in the evening later in the week. David Sheeley and Performance Arts Guild friends, instructors. Sixth, seventh and eighth graders in the fall.

The Performing Arts Guild invites youths in sixth through eighth grade to attend a three-day event in which they will have the opportunity to learn the process of creating a play from the planning stage to when the show is performed. They’ll experience how a play is selected, the audition process relating to how the cast is chosen, the concept of set construction, the various areas of the stage, props that are needed, along with costume design and selection. They’ll also become familiar with all the important people who work behind the scenes as members of the production team.

To register for any of the three classes, visit encoremtmorris.com and click on the Kids Summer Classes tab or fill out a form at the Mount Morris Village Hall.

See more details on the website, email mollyb@encoremtmorris.com or leave a message at Village Hall by calling 815-734-6425.