Portside's New Teacher & New Classes!!

Stefanie Emery is a local musician artist who will be teaching a jewelry class, screen printing class and pop music class starting in January 2012.  Stefanie is the co-owner of Orgotton a contemporary clothing and jewelry store. There she designs her own t-shirts, necklaces, earning, dresses and much more so check out her store on the web at www.orgotton.com. Stefanie also specializes in guitar, violin and vocal lessons. She will be introducing the Portside students to a fun and new group voice class featuring music from famous young artists such as Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Justin Bieber. Read the class descriptions below for more details and sign up now!!

'Fun with Feathers' Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages 10-15 Wednesdays 5-6 Starts January 11th 

Do you love the feather jewelry trend that is so popular right now? Learn how to make your own feather jewelry in this class! Each week students will learn how to make a different accessory using feathers, beads and stones! Earrings, necklaces, hair clips, and bag charms will be the focus. Wearing your own creations beats buying jewelry from stores! We will use some up-cycled materials for some of the projects, turning something old into something new!  This fun class will inspire young creative minds to express their artistic abilities through fashion! 

etsy page for my jewelry 'Staylow by Orgotton'-http://www.etsy.com/shop/Staylow?ref=seller_info

Screen Printing Workshop 

Age-Teens and Adults Wednesdays 6:30-8 Starts January 11th

Screen printing is a fun way to personalize and decorate a number of crafts! This beginner screen printing class will teach the basic techniques of silk screen printing using a variety of fun images. Each week students will get to print an image on a different material including folders, cards, fabrics and canvas's. Screen printing is fun and easy, and students will learn that simple materials such as mesh screen and ink are unique tools to turn a blank canvas into a work of art! 

website for Orgotton www.orgotton.com

Learn to Sing Like Your Favorite Pop Star!

Ages 7-13 Mondays 5-6 Starts January 9th 

Do you love singing along to your favorite pop star's songs? If so, this class is for you! This fun vocal workshop will teach vocal technique through voice exercises and will strengthen not only your singing voice, but your confidence too! Students will learn 2 popular songs per week by singing along with karaoke tracks and live instrumentation. As this is a group class, students will learn to sing with one another, as well as by themselves. Learning lyrics, melodies, musical phrasing, and performance techniques will be strongly emphasized. A strong interest in popular music and singing is a must!