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Phoenix Back To School GuideA School Of Classes To Indulge In Leisure Or LearningCOMPILED BYELIZABETH ALVAREZAND LINUS GELBERTHE SCIENCESGEOLOGY OF BROOKLYN: Awalk along the beach or through the vales of Prospect Park will never be the same after you%u2019ve plumbed Brooklyn's rocky past and found out what may really lie under vour stoop. The class will roll back to the glacial invasions of 20.000 years ago that left morraine deposits that formed Prospect Park, and trace the ice sheets that cut into the land forming the present Belt Parkway. Class meets at the Long Island University BayRidge Weekend College, seven sessions on Saturdays from noon2pm starting Sept. 29. Tuition. $50.MATHEMATICS OF THEGAMES OF CHANCE: Wondering whether to draw that next blackjack card or throw out that Ace in hopes of hitting a flush? Mathematics to the aid: hard numeric principles will help unveil what happens behind the gaming tables at Bank Craps. Roulette, Chuck-A-Luck, Blackjack and Poker. An understanding of odds, counting and the House Take will also be broached. Class meets at the Long Island University Bay Ridge Weekend College, seven sessions on Saturdays from noon-5pm starting Sept. 29. Tuition. $50.EDIBLESTHE INNER SANCTUM OFCHINESE CUISINE: A guide to eating authentically in Chinese restaurants. Learn to tell your lo mein from your foo yung, and your brown sauce from your oyster sauce. All class sessions, except the initial lecture, will be held in Chinatown restaurants, where instructors hope to impart skills such as ordering coordinated din-, ners for three to six people and choosing the finest from Peking. Szechuan, Hunan. Fukien and Canton cuisines.At first session, students must hand in $62 to cover 7 dinners, taxes and tips, and a copy of the \Dorothy Farris Lapidus. Class meets at Brooklyn College, eight sessions on alternate Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm, starting Oct. 17. Tuition $30 plus $62 dinner fee.DESIGNING THE COLDBUFFET: Taught by HerbertBarath, the Assistant to the Chief Chef of Manhattan%u2019s chic Tavcrnon-thc-Green, this course is designed to sate the dinner-party circuit. Students will be drilled on the artistic arrangement of all manner of foods, including fish, poultry and salads, into tasteful decorative displays. Class meets at New York Community College, twelve weeks on Thursdays, from 6-9:30pm. starting Sept. 20. Tuition. $125.VEGETARIAN COOKINGWORKSHOPS:Accompanied by discussions on nutrition and meal planning for vegetarians, who give up a major source of protein when they forsake meat, this seminar will sample and prepare a variety of organic dishes. Each class is a separate unit, not requiring participation in a previous or subsequent session. Class meets at the Solar Yoga and Arts Center on Saturdays from 2-5pm. Tuition, $7 per session.CHEESE: FOR APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT:Quick, which would you rather have with white wine, a sharp chcddar or a havarti? Which would you want to bring on a picnic, goat cheese or muenster? No? Neophyte nibbles will be acquainted with basic kinds of cheeses and their matching wines, as well as delving into the roles of cheese in American and foreign cultures. Taught by Bob Schroeder in the American Field Service Lounge, 303 East 43rd St. in Manhattan. Class meets at Parsons, four weeks on Wednesdays from 6:15-8:30pm, starting Oct. 3. Tuition, $60 plus $15 materials and cheese fee.CAKE DECORATING:Express your comestible creativity by cooking up cakes that are almost too good to cut into. Learn the special techniques of famous pastry chefs, including border designs, block and script writing, lace work, roses and other icing blossoms and gum paste ornaments. Chocolate moulding and dripping techniques are also taught. Taught by Carlo Bussctti, class meets at the New York Community College, six weeks on Tuesdays from 6-8pm. Tuition, $45.WINE: Chablis to Champagne, this seminar looks at wine as a beautiful food and sets out to both sip and save, picking the best of the batch for the lowest dollar. Smells, tastes, brands and countries and their vineyards will be allestablished as criteria for an informal overview survey of the wines up for grabs in the vast New York market. Taught by Rory Callahan, class meets at The New School, twelve sessions on Thursdays from 7:45-9:15pm, starting Sept. 17. Tuition, $125 plus $25 for wines.THE ARTSLANDSCAPE PAINTING:Abstract obfuscations arc endless, but the simpler artistic beauty of the trees and scenery speaks a special language all its own. If the heavens smile (and do not rain), the course will move outdoors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to nab some candid material. Taught by Dmitri Wright. Class meets at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, twelve Thursdays from 12:45- 3:45 pm starting Oct. 10, tuition $125 which includes Museum Membership.OPERA FOR OPERA LOVERSON THE BARGE: If your Puccini needs polishing, this course may be for you. Conducted in the Musicbarge, the floating concert hall on the East River docked at the Fulton Ferry Landing, students in the course will trace operas from Mozart and Verdi up through Wagner, joined in the course of the teaching by several well-known opera singers. Students will also attend a Dec. 12 performance of Rigoletto at the Metropolitan. Taught by Dr. Christine Edwards, class held through the Long Island University Brooklyn Center, ten meetings on Fridays, 7:30-9pm, starting Oct. 5. Tuition, $75 plus $12 for opera ticket.TEN INTIMATE VIEWS ONTHE NEW YORK ART SCENE:Transworld Art magazine editor/ Publisher, Alex Rosenberg, will lead students from museum to art gallery to studio on an %u201c inside%u201d lour of the workings of today's art scene. Between tours and discussions on posters, prints, art collecting and publishing, the working studios of artists Susan Meisel, Will Barnett and Paul Jenkins will be explored. Students will be asked to pay museum admissions when called for. Class meets at Parsons, twelve weeks on Tuesdays from llam-lpm, starting Sept. 25. Tuition. $135.FILMMAKING: TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY:Taking a cinematic step beyond putting Aunt Anne-Marie on thefamily screen isn't the easiest thing without guidance. Designed to help you transcent family flicks, this course will teach not only production hints, but also practical and historical tid-bits about producing your own movies. Conducted by James Manilla. Class held at New York University, 14 sessions on Mondays, 6-7:40pm, starting Oct. 8. Tuition, $125.DISCO DANCING: If you recall the Mashed Potato, the Frug, and the Twist, but the Rock and the Freak arc all but Greek to you, this course can tap-dance you into the newest and chiquest moves in the disco world. Steps taught will range from three flavors of Hustle (disco, Latin and freestyle) to the more traditional cha-cha-cha and Cuban rhumba. Taught by Harry Molbert and Sylvia Berkowitz, course will be held at Brooklyn College, eight weeks on Tuesdays from 7:30-9:15pm, starting Oct. 16. Tuition. $25.GARDENINGHERBS FOR ALL SEASONS:They may grow in the summer, but you can keep condimental greenery around all year long. What can%u2019t be grown indoors can be hung and dried, and what can%u2019t be hung and dried can be mashed and powdered to keep the spice in your life even in the most awkward stretches of weather. Drying and indoor cultivation skills will be taught: students in this one-day seminar will also be given a free plant lo take home. Conducted by Susan Taylor Leach. Class meets once at The Botanic Gardens, Sept. 27, 10am-2pm. !12($9 for Garden members)BEAUTY WITH BULBS: Thecare, culture and cultivation of sturdy bulbs, both for the crisp summer season and the cruder winter one, will be discussed in this single-session course. An how-todo-it workshop held in conjunction with an explanatory lecture will provide tyro horticulturalists with bulbs to take home and practice their new' skills on. Taught by Gary Kollcr. Class meets once at the Botanic Garden, Oet. 13, 10am-2pm, $12 ($9 for Garden members)COMMUNITYBROOKLYN HEIGHTS: FIVEMINUTES FROM WALL STREET:Designed to promote pride and interest in the Heights, this coursewill take 25 students through the community in classroom talks and field trips. Subject matter will include the Heights%u2019 activist bent from Henry Ward Beecher%u2019s AntiSlavery Campaign up through the Viet Nam w'ar, its people, politicians, and its historic architecture. Taught by Bob Side. Course held at St. Francis College, ten weeks on Mondays from 6-8pm, starting Sept. 24. Tuition, $65.ESOTERICAHATHA YOGA: In a progressive program of study, this course introduces psycho-physical exercises, relaxation modes, and finally Hatha Yoga asanas (postures) for the aspiring or experienced holistic practitioner. Students should bring a mat, loose clothing, a towel and an empty stomach; several sections of this course meet on various weekdays. Course meets at the Solar Yoga and Arts Center, two evenings per week, 6:30-8:30pm. Tuition, $35 for eight weeks.THE TAROT: FORTUNESAND PHILOSOPHY: The art of the cards is only one facet of the vast, esoteric world of occult lore, and this class, taught in Clinton Hill, by resident Virginia Clark, will try to examine its historical background and place it in perspective with others among the black arts. The astrological meanings and symbols of the major arcana cards will also be explored, as well as different fortune-telling methods and their orgins. Class held through the Brooklyn Skills Exchange, four weeks on Saturdays from 2-4pm, starting Oct. 6. Tuition, $25.POLITICSINTERNATIONAL LIVING:NEW UNDERSTANDING OFHUMAN RELATIONS: Carroll Gardens resident Grace LinVolckhausen leads this exploration of the multinational psyche and the problems in understanding different approaches to life through differing cultural perspectives. The course centers on the common needs and developments of women in a broad array of societal binds. 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