Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation | Fall 2021

Business & Technology PERSONAL BUSINESS Divorce Planning Taught by the South Bay’s only instructor of comprehensive divorce education for the public. Whether you are merely contemplating divorce or are engaged in a divorce battle, this course provides you with the insight, tools, and resources to help you make important decisions, effectively manage your case, understand Santa Clara County’s family court system, and to potentially save you thousands of dollars. Material fee: $45. Instructor: Nicole M. Location: Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - Lounge Room 4 Tue. 6:00PM - 8:30PM 4 mtgs. 9/21-10/12 $142 Estate Planning Instructor: Barbara Nesbet AN INTRODUCTION What would happen to your family and your assets (all property which you own, in your own name or as a co-owner, such as your bank account, real estate, stocks and bonds, life insurance, furniture, furnishings and jewelry) if you were to die today? Fee is per couple. NEW WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Learn some estate planning basics and a legal perspective of what happens when someone dies. We will address some of the important first steps to take in the administration of a trust or probate estate. We will also talk about some of the steps you can take to avoid some of the potential pitfalls of having no plan in place. WHEN SOMEONE DIES We hope we have planned for it, but death happens, too often sooner than we would expect it, and catches us by surprise. If you have lost a loved one, or know someone who has, do you know what your next steps should be? Fee is per couple. Location: Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - Room 3 ESTATE PLANNING - AN INTRODUCTION Wed. 7:00PM - 9:00PM 1 mtg. 9/22 $42 ESTATE PLANNING - WHEN SOMEONE DIES Wed. 7:00PM - 9:00PM 1 mtg. 9/29 $42 Location: Joan Pisani Community Center - Arts and Crafts Room ESTATE PLANNING - WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? Wed. 7:00PM - 9:00PM 1 mtg. 11/17 $42 PHOTOGRAPHY/PHOTOSHOP Photoshop/Elements - Introduction Use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to crop, scan, correct, and manipulate your digital photos or artwork. Work with Layers, masks, color correction, basic tools, and techniques. Basic computer skills are a prerequisite. Instructor: Ned Gault Location: Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - Large Hall Tue. 1:30PM - 4:00PM 10 mtgs. 9/21-11/23 $95 WRITING Creative Memoir Writing During The Day c Learn this intuitive method to unlock your literary potential! Put the critic aside and write “non-stop”. Relaxing and fun, this class has applications to memoirs, short stories, novels, poems, articles, and creative expression. Weekly lessons teach the “craft” of writing and introduce publishing options. Instructor: Lynn Rogers Location: At Your Computer Tue. 9:00AM - 11:00AM 8 mtgs. 9/14-11/2 $120 Memoir Writing, Quilting The Stories Of Your Life In an informal, fun environment participants will use writing exercises as prompts to bring out the individual stories that will form the basis of each “quilt piece”. Whether you are in the process of writing your memoirs or just want to get your family stories on paper before they are lost forever, this is the class for you. Please bring a pen and a writing notebook. Location: Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - Room 3 Tue. 6:30PM - 8:30PM 10 mtgs. 9/7-11/9 $140 Poem Making/Poetry Appreciation We will use writing exercises and poems from such wonderful poets as Naomi Shihab Nye, Billy Collins, Joy Harjo, Mary Oliver, and others as inspiration for some of our own writing. Please bring a pen and writing notebook and join us in a fun and friendly atmosphere as we explore the inner poet that lives in all of us. Instructor: Lesa Medley Location: Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - Room 3 Wed. 6:30PM - 8:30PM 10 mtgs. 9/8-11/10 $140 Write Your Own Children’s Picture Book Come explore and discover the structure of the children’s picture book, development of characters, creating a setting, story problems and resolutions. Included in the course will be time for peer critique and information about self or traditional publishing. NO CLASS: 11/23 Instructor: Jenn Castro Location: Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - TBA Wed. 10:30AM - 12:00PM 6 mtgs. 9/22-10/27 $156 Wed. 10:30AM - 12:00PM 6 mtgs. 11/3-12/13 $156 For Registration Information, see page 1 Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation | Fall 2021 35 ADULTS