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Prescott Valley Public Library (7401 E. Skoog Blvd) has been awarded a 2019 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for “Be Creative at PVPL”, Friday, December 13th, 2019 from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm in the 2nd Floor Children’s Programming Room. The focus of this grant will allow the library to offer monthly art classes, designed for our 50+ community, beginning in September 2019 and running through April 2020. For December’s class you will create roses and angels out of the fascinating material of paper clay. Where will your imagination take you! For classes please register online at pvlib.net>classes. For more information call 928-759-3040 This project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The Gadabouts, Music & Entertainment On Friday December 13th at the Prescott Valley Public Library (7401 E Skoog Blvd.) join us in welcoming back the Gadabouts. They will be taking the stage in the Auditorium at 2:00pm and entertaining us with Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Western Swing, Hawaiian, Gospel and Holiday music. Billye Ann, Jim, Ed, Bill and Edie have been entertaining for years and the variety of instruments will astound and amaze you! The band's main objective is to entertain the audience with a wide variety of music, along with light hearted humor sprinkled throughout the performance. This program is FREE and suitable for all ages. No registration required; for more information call 928-759-3040.

Class 1 (Wednesday): Basic Landscape Painting Learn basic landscape painting skills including composition, how to use the materials, and mixing/blending colors. Students will draw a preliminary sketch for a painting and begin painting it during this class Class 2 (Thursday): Acrylic Painting Part 2 Students will learn blending techniques, how to layer paint, brush stroke techniques, and will be able to continue work on their painting Class 3 (Friday): Acrylic Painting Part 3 Students will work on their paintings and receive one-on-one attention from the instructor, ending discussion

Working with clay is a fun, stress relieving activity for adults. No matter what you end up making, there is pride in creating something entirely from scratch with your hands. Learn a brand new skill or develop an existing skill with our expert instructor Connie Foss. Connie will guide you in creating anything you can imagine from a portrait of your pup to hand made gifts for your family. All skill levels are welcome, just bring a great attitude and be ready to have Fun with Clay! Ages 15 and up.

Similar to Tai Chi, Shing Yi is an internal martial art that focuses on the 5 elements for moving meditation (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) Each element represents a particular organ in the body. When done correctly the practicing of the 5 elements can refine one's body and mind. Students will learn the proper movements, alignment and learn to incorporate breathing with movements. For those interested the class will also teach Ba Gua which is another internal arts form. Ba Gau is also based on the principles of movement and stillness, opening and closing, expanding and contracting, rising and falling, crossing and turning. Through these slow even movements students will learn to balance the body and mind. First Class is Free!

Clay is one of the most effective art mediums for children to discover and develop their creative and learning skills. The process of working with this natural material to create a unique clay project supports personalized learning, sensory development, fine motor skills, self esteem, self expression, problem solving skills, discipline and pride in a child. In addition, clay has a well documented therapeutic quality that settles and calms children. Join us at the Civic Center and allow your child or teen to explore their creativity in a fun and friendly environment while learning a new skill. They will create hand built clay projects of their choosing and then finish those projects with paint.