Great Duluth Park Programs: Soccer, Game Design, Animation, Sports

Belly Dancing
The ancient art of belly dance is fun. You will learn basic moves and spicy steps, dance choreography plus techniques for creating your own dances. This class is taught by the author of the book “Dynamic Belly Dance, the Joyful Journey of Dance making and performing.

Dates: 9/19/09-10/10/09
Day: Saturday
Time: 10:30-11:30am
Fee: $65

Lil Sport Soccer Dynamo
Lil Sport Soccer Dynamo is a child development program for kids ages 3 to 6 years old. It uses a variety of fun games to delight and engage kids in physical activity. Classes are professionally designed to develop motor skills, promote physical fitness, and create self-confidence.

Lil Sport Soccer Dynamo is designed not only to improve soccer skills, but to create FUN interactive play. Our goal, using age appropriate activities, is to introduce new motor skills, foster self-confidence, develop a life-long love for physical activities and promote a healthy lifestyle. For more information visit www.soccerdynamo.net

Mini (Ages 3&4) – (1)9/17/09-10/22/09 Thursday 10:00-11:00am
9/18/09-10/23/09 Fridays 5:30-6:30pm
Mighty (Ages 4&5) – (1) 9/18/09-10/23/09 Fridays 2:00-3:00pm or 4:30-5:30pm
Junior (Ages 5&6) – (1) 9/15/09-10/20/09 Friday 3:30-4:30pm

Soccer Dynamics
The Soccer Dynamics program is designed for players age 7 and up. It mixes skill development with competitive small-sided games. It is geared to give players confidence with the ball.

Technical training includes thousands of touches on the ball training various ball skills: Passing, moves to beat an opponent, moves to keep possession, shooting, volleys, heading, receiving, etc. Technical training will improve soccer skills. For more information visit www.soccerdynamo.net

U8 (Ages 7&8) – (1)9/17/09-10/22/09 Thursdays 3:00-4:00pm
U10 (Ages 9&10) – (1)9/17/09-10/22/09 Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm
Fee: $76
$12 Annual Registration Fee – Includes T-shirt & Soccer Socks (Made payable to Hot Off The Press)

Lil’ All-Stars
Session 1: 8/17/09-10/5/09 (8week program)
Session 2: 10/19/09-12/14/09 (8week program)

Class includes:
“Lil’Stars”: 2 year olds (ratio 5:1)
“All-Stars”: 3 to 5 year olds (ratio 10:1)

2 weeks of BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, T-BALL AND SOCCER

Lil’ Stars is a 30 minute instructional as well as educational preschool sports program designed to introduce 2 year olds the basic skills needed to play basketball, football, t-ball and soccer in a fun, safe, playful atmosphere.

Days/Times: Tuesday 9:30am to 10am
Wednesday 9:30am to 10am
Friday 9:30am to 10am

All-Stars is a 45 minute instructional as well as educational preschool sports program designed to introduce 3 to 5 year olds the basic skills needed to play basketball,

Days/Times: Tuesday 10:15am to 11am
Wednesday 10:15am to 11am
Friday 10:15am to 11am

For further information, Call Dianne @ 404.431.0260 or email lilallstars@comcast.net
Fee: $104 (8week program)

3D Animation for Movies
Learn to create your own 3D animated short-movies using free 3D software for the PC. Software will be provided for free. No experience required. Please bring your own laptop. Learn to use Autodesk 3D Studio Max and GMax software! (Sorry, free Gmax software doesn’t run on Mac.)
Fee: Free class. Optional $15.00 charge for book. Software will be provided free.

Dates: 9/17/09-10/22/09
Day: Thur

Time: 6PM-8PM
FREE

3D Animation for Games
Learn to create your own 3D game mods for video game engines using free 3D software for PC or MAC. Software will be provided for free. No experience required. Please bring your own PC or Mac laptop. Learn to use Autodesk Maya and Maya PLE!
Fee: Free class. Optional $20.00 charge for book. Software will be provided free.

Dates: 10/29/09-12/10/09
Day: Thur
Time: 6PM-8PM
FREE

Creative Technology: Game Design
Ages: 12 and up
The class will walk you through the steps of creating a simple graphic game. It will be fairly simple and will use Javascript and web pages. We’ll use a pattern and you will add your own graphics, titles, text and anything else you can customize. We’ll use a simple graphics software program, a basic text editor, HTML, Javascript, add some style and make a little web game. Please bring your own PC or Mac laptop.

– Structure files and folders
– Learn about the software tool
– Create some graphics
– Overview of graphic formats to be used
– Set up the primary web page file
– Insert the graphics
– Get the styles organized
– Set up the Javascript
– Save your game

Provided by the class: USB thumb drive to save your files, step-by-step worksheets, CD with files needed

Dates: 9/15/09-10/20/09
Day: Tuesday
Time: 6PM-8PM
Fee: $70

Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People
Beginners, ages 13 and up. This class is very popular with working adults that don’t have time or patience for traditional weekly lessons.

Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Bring your acoustic guitar. Class limited to 15 students. For ages 13+. For more information go to instantguitarnow.com

Topics include:
– How chords work in a song
– How to form the three main types of chords
– How to tune your guitar
– Basic strumming patterns
– How to buy a good guitar (things to avoid)
– How to play along with simple tunes

Required materials fee of $29 will be collected in class by the instructor for workbook and practice DVD.

October 6, 2009
6:30-9:00pm
Fee: $25

7 steps to Better Photography
Come and enjoy a 30-45 minute presentation that will help you understand the technical features of your digital camera and help nurture your artistic skills. The end result will make your photos look their best and for you to enjoy YOUR photography. This program is taught by our local photographer Mary Buck of Lightscapes Photography, voted “Best of Gwinnett Photography Studio “2003, 2004 and 2007.

Bunten Road Park
Thursday

July 23, 2009
7:00-8:00pm
FREE

City of Duluth,  Parks & Recreation,  Contact: Jason Rogers,  Program Coordinator jrogers@duluthga.net

Location: Bunten Road Park,  3180 Bunten Road, Duluth, GA 30096
Phone 770 814 6981

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