
Community Invited to Fine Arts Classes
Bluefield College’s Fine Arts Community School has released its schedule of courses for the fall 2012 semester.
Chris Shoemaker
September 25, 2012
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Dedicated to providing quality fine arts instruction to the community since 1993, BC’s Fine Arts Community School (FACS) is a community service outreach program that enables local families and students of all ages and interests, including home-schoolers, to explore and study the arts with the guidance of mentors and professionals who have appropriate training and experience.
Classes, lessons and workshops this fall include “Memoir Writing,” “Organization 101,” “Youth Theatre,” “Instrument Lessons,” “Violin Lessons,” “Piano Lessons,” “Guitar Lessons,” “Harp Lessons,” “Voice Lessons,” “Scottish Country Dance,” and “Scottish Highland Dance.”
Memoir Writing Workshop
Learn how to get your memories down on paper and how to make them fascinating for readers.
Saturdays 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Beginning October 13 for five weeks
Tuition: $75
Ages: adult
Instructor: Crystal Kieloch
Organization Workshop 101
Learn tips on how to organize your home, car, schedule and life.
Saturday, October 20, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tuition: $20
Ages: adults
Instructor: Amanda Jordan
Bluefield Youth Theatre
Be a part of Bluefield Youth Theatre’s presentation of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”
Rehearsals Thursdays 4:00-6:00 PM
Beginning November 1 and until performances December 10-13
Tuition: $150
Ages 6-18
Directors: Charles Reese and Rebecca McCoy Reese
Private Piano Lessons
30-minute lessons once each week for five or 10 weeks
Days and times to be determined with student
Tuition: $190 (10-week session) or $110 (five-week session)
Ages 5 and up
Instructors: Sharon Ziegler and Colleen Thorburn
Private Instrument Lessons
Saxophone, clarinet, tuba, trombone, trumpet, flute, oboe, and bassoon
30-minute lessons once each week for five or 10 weeks
Days and times to be determined with student
Tuition: $190 (10-week session) or $110 (five-week session)
Ages 10 and up
Instructors: Sharon Ziegler and Teresa Hedrick
Private Guitar Lessons
30-minute lessons once each week for five or 10 weeks
Days and times to be determined with student
Tuition: $190 (10-week session) or $110 (five-week session)
Ages 8 and up
Instructor: Philip Cyrus-Farmer
Private Violin Lessons
30-minute lessons once each week for five or 10 weeks
Days and times to be determined with student
Tuition: $170 (10-week session) or $90 (five-week session)
Ages 7 and up
Instructors: Alandra Blume
Private Harp Lessons
30-minute lessons once each week for five or 10 weeks
Days and times to be determined with student
Tuition: $190 (10-week session) or $110 (five-week session)
Ages 10 and up
Instructor: Colleen Thorburn
Private Voice Lessons
30-minute lessons once each week for five or 10 weeks
Days and times to be determined with student
Tuition: $190 (10-week session) or $110 (five-week session)
Tuition with student instructor: $170 (10-weeks) or $90 (five-weeks)
Ages 5 and up
Instructors: Sharon Ziegler or student Mindy Blume
Scottish Highland Dance
One-hour lessons once each week for eight weeks
Days and times to be determined with students
Tuition: $80
Ages 10 and up for advanced lessons, all ages for beginners
Instructor: Heather Sylvain
Scottish Country Dance
One-hour lessons once each week for eight weeks
Days and times to be determined with students
Tuition: $40
Ages 10 and up for advanced lessons, all ages for beginners
Instructor: Heather Sylvain
A non-refundable $25 registration fee is due when registering for most BC Fine Arts Community School lessons and classes (but not workshops). If registering more than one person within a family, the registration fee is discounted to $15 per person. Registration fees for classes and tuition for workshops are due by the start of instruction and may be mailed and made payable to Bluefield College, FACS, 3000 College Drive, Bluefield, VA 24605.
Register online with a major credit card by visiting www.bluefield.edu/facs. To register by phone or for more information about fall FACS classes, including payment plans, call 800-872-0175 (x4246) or 276-326-4246, or e-mail .









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