Open to new students with no or some prior experience. 

Class subjects:

• Learning new chords including Dominant 7ths.
• Smoothing out those chord changes while playing fun classics.
• 12 Bar Blues shuffle chord progressions.
• Some experience playing most Major and Minor chords.

Requirements: Instrument, music stand, pen or pencil

Dennis Fermin has been playing guitar for over 30 years and joyfully helping others learn to play along the way. As a graduate from Musician's Institute of California, he has the skills and the patience to teach on many different topics and styles of music. Currently you can hear him perform locally as Fermin Spanish Guitar.

Class sessions will run on Wednesdays, 7, 14, 21, 28 from 9:45 - 11:15 a.m. at the River House, 179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084.

Classes are for ages 18 and up.

Discover a yoga practice that has therapeutic benefits for seniors who may not be able to stand for long periods of time or may be uncomfortable seated on the floor, with River House instructor, Rebecca Dawson.

Rebecca Dawson is a 500 ERYT Experienced Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist who has been teaching yoga for 20 plus years. She received her Yoga Therapist license in 2014 after studying with International Yoga Therapist, Gary Krafstow. She enjoys bringing yoga and meditation to her students so that they may benefit from the combined benefits of the body, mind, spirit connection.

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 from 10:30 - 11:30 at The River House (179 Marine St.  St. Augustine 32084)

Classes are for ages 18 and up.

In this painting course, Jenny will lead you through the fundamentals of landscape painting from composition to finished piece.  

You will learn how to break down a composition into readable shapes and patterns, how to mix colors as well as how to apply different painting applications all within an art historical framework.  Jenny’s goal is to work with each student from where they are and help them take the steps to get where they want to be.

Jenny is an award-winning, independent, St. Augustine area artist and has shown her work internationally in galleries and museums.  Her formal education includes a BS from Vanderbilt University, a certificate in Museum Studies from Northwestern University and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Supplies Needed:

A few images of landscapes you might want to paint - printed out

a 16”x20” canvas,

a painter’s palette (do not get one with dividers as it is not conducive to mixing colors, paper plates can work quite well),

a variety of round and flat paintbrushes,

a general set of tube acrylic paints including black, green, yellow, red, brown, blue and two tubes of white or one large tube (white is used more than the other colors),

a rag for clean-up,

a plastic cup for water,

a pencil and eraser,

a plastic trash bag to transport your piece,

a sketchbook or white paper to make preliminary sketches on. 

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 from 11:30 to 1:30 at the River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084)

Classes are for ages 18 and up.

*Meditation / Fun

*Understanding rhythm and  build rhythmical abilities

*Learn how to play along to some of your favorite songs as well as learning world rhythms

*Join fun group gatherings in and outside of class

Requirements:

• Djembe drum (Synthetic heads are generally easier on the hands)
• Pen
• Music stand recommended

Dennis Fermin has been playing guitar for over 30 years and joyfully helping others learn to play along the way. As a graduate from Musician's Institute of California, he has the skills and the patience to teach on many different topics and styles of music. Currently you can hear him perform locally as Fermin Spanish Guitar.

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 from 11:45 to 1:15. The River House (179 Marine St.   St. Augustine 32084)

Classes are for ages 18 and up.

This class is for students with prior knowledge of composition and art (for example, anyone who has taken Jenny’s Acrylic Landscape Painting class should consider this next step!). In this class, a variety of techniques and media will be introduced that can serve to add to the students’ current repertoire and consequently deepen the artist’s practice and individual voice. The use of mixed media, mono-printing, layering, scraping, papermaking, an exploration of earth art and the incorporation of words/poetry are all possible classes. Jenny will schedule the materials for each class based on interest. Her goal is to further develop your style all within an art historical framework. Please bring a project you are working on to continue your practice between groups of demonstrations / experimentations. It is the “fabric of the individual voice” that Jenny will try to help cultivate by working with each student.

Materials:  

Bring to class the materials you enjoy using in your practice along with a current project. Don’t worry, if you are “stuck”, we can discuss. For example: a variety of acrylic paints, brushes, watercolor paints, papers, inventive mark-makers, colored pencils, graphite, fine markers, a palette (paper plates work well!), inspirational writings, sketchbook thoughts, a rag for clean-up, a cup for water, a pencil and eraser, sketchbook paper, a plastic bag to transport your piece etc… (I also invite water soluble oil paints as well, but these may be harder to transport while wet).

Jenny is an award-winning, independent, St. Augustine area artist and has shown her work internationally in galleries and museums.  Her formal education includes a BS from Vanderbilt University, a certificate in Museum Studies from Northwestern University and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 from 2:00-4:00 pm at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084).

Classes are for ages 18 and up.

This course is designed to show you how herbs can be used to promote health and well-being by looking at specific health concerns and herbal solutions. Each week, we will look at an area of health and explore the variety of herbs which can be used to treat or prevent the condition. At the end of each class, participants will have the opportunity to put together a remedy for themselves to promote health and well-being. Participants will learn about herbal actions as well as techniques for creating their own remedies from teas and syrups to tinctures and extracts.

James is professor of Biological Sciences at St. Johns River State College, professor of Biomedical Sciences at Quinnipiac University, and a Master Herbalist of over 20 years.

Class sessions will be held on Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 from 3:30 to 4:30 at the River House, 179 Marine St. St Augustine, FL 32084

Classes are for ages 18 and up.

Paper has been with us for eons and can be traced back to ad 105. We use paper for an amazing array of items from money to books to clothing. In this workshop you will learn about the history and different uses of paper along with making your own paper. Collage is the coming together of a variety of materials. A collage can employ paper, paint, sewing, words, a variety of found materials, etc... We will discuss collage and composition as you work on your own paper collage piece.   

Materials needed: 

Several pieces of cardboard so you can take your paper home to dry.  The pages we will make are 5"x7".  Also, please bring a variety of paper, glue, scissors and other materials that appeal to you to work on your own paper collage as well.   

Jenny is an award-winning, independent, St. Augustine area artist and has shown her work internationally in galleries and museums.  Her formal education includes a BS from Vanderbilt University, a certificate in Museum Studies from Northwestern University and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Class will be held on Thursday, June 15 from 11:00 to 1:00 at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084)

This is a one day, two hour class.

Classes are for ages 18 and up.

"I paint not what I see, but the feelings they arouse in me." -Franz Kline.

In this workshop you will learn about abstract art, its history and the artists who first adventured into this new realm as you make your own piece of abstract art. You might ask, "Why is this art?"... the answer is, "because they did it first."  

Materials needed:

8"x10" paper and a variety of "marking making" materials that appeal to you.... acrylic paint, colored pencils, pastels, pencils, etc... 

Jenny is an award-winning, independent, St. Augustine area artist and has shown her work internationally in galleries and museums.  Her formal education includes a BS from Vanderbilt University, a certificate in Museum Studies from Northwestern University and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Class will be held on Thursday, June 22 from 11:00 to 1:00 at River House (179 Marine Street, St. Augustine 32084)

This is a one day, two hour class.

Classes are for ages 18 and up.