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ORICL Catalog Winter/Spring 2022105 Marvelously Designed Drinking Mugs (in-person)Page 6Class fee: 55This class is for inexperienced students working with clay, a class for true beginners. Students will prepare slabs and use templates to cut the mug pieces.Mugs will be put together, handles will be made and put on the mugs, and themugs will be fired. The second class will be glazing the mugs. The third weekwill be a discussion and picking up the finished mugs. Classes will be held inthe pottery studio of the Oak Ridge Art Center.See bio for Bill Capshaw on page 4.Three sessions: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., April 7, 14, 21Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN106 Art a la Carte Film Series (in-person)Art a la Carte is a series of brown-bag luncheon learning programs designed for thoseinterested in the arts – both artists and arts appreciators. Films concentrate on art history, museum collections, interviews with artists and/or demonstrations by various artists, and the creative muse or spirit. In the winter/spring time frame, we will be showing films from the Exhibition on Screen series. These remarkable films delve into thelife and work of great artists from around the world. The series is held the fourth Fridayof each month at 12:00 p.m. Each session runs approximately one hour. Some filmswill be shown in two parts with plenty of overlap to help viewers orient themselves with the storyline. Join usfor this fascinating and illuminating series.Three sessions: Fridays, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., February 25; March 25; April 22Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN107 Introduction to Zentangle (in-person)Class fee: 20Zentangle is a fun, easy to learn, relaxing method of drawing beautiful images withstructured patterns. It differs from “doodling” in that every Zentangle stroke is mindfulrather than mindless; it is a meditational art form. One does not have to know how todraw to create Zentangle art; anyone of any age who can hold a pen can learn to tangle. The Zentangle Method provides a series of steps to engage your eye/hand coordination and allows you to create art without a need for planning, or concern for theoutcome. Practicing Zentangle has been shown to improve focus and concentration tolessen anxiety, depression, and insomnia and to help with pain management. In thisclass we will learn the basics of the Zentangle Method and how using a few simplepatterns and techniques can produce a unique and beautiful piece of art.Gerry O’Neill is a Certified Zentangle Teacher who has been practicing Zentangle and making Zentangleinspired art since 2014. She also spent many years teaching Hawaiian quilting in the Southeast, in additionto designing and selling original Hawaiian quilt patterns. She has won several awards in local and nationalquilt shows and her quilts have been featured in several quilting magazines. She taught for the Taoist TaiChi Society for more than 10 years. Gerry has a BA in Botany and PhD in Ecology from the University ofTennessee and retired from the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2001.One session: Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., February 23

ORICL Catalog Winter/Spring 2022108 Zentangle - Beyond the Basics (in-person)Page 7Class fee: 20This series of classes will explore in greater depth some of the basic techniquestaught in the Introduction to Zentangle class in addition to introducing new techniques. For the first three class meetings you will learn how to use different“strings” to structure your Zentangle art and practice different shading techniques.We will have at least one “free tangling” session for students to express themselveswithin the framework of a guided design. The last three weeks will focus on one ormore advanced techniques such as Zendalas, using color, reticula and fragments,designing mandalas, and working with colored backgrounds and different types oftiles. This class is open to any student who has completed the introductory class or has had prior experience with the Zentangle Method . Previous students are welcome. In all classes students are encouragedto give free rein to their own creativity.See bio for Gerry O’Neill on page 6.Six sessions: Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; April 6109 Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Beginner Class (in-person) Class fee: 40In this class you will learn how to take a small wooden loom andsome thread and yarn and turn it into something wonderful that youcan wear, or use, or give to someone special.Over the 12 weeks, you will learn how to put your loom together, prepare your loom to weave, follow published directions for rigid heddleweaving projects, and what to do when things go wrong. You willweave a sampler of several different weave patterns on your loomand learn the different ways you can change the look of a design justby making small changes. You will end the 12 weeks with a goodunderstanding of how fabric is made and will have a finished project to take home and show off. Towardsthe end of the 12 weeks, if there is enough interest from the class, the group will take an afternoon to visiteither Smoky Mountain Spinnery (an area weaving, spinning and yarn shop in Gatlinburg, TN) or the Appalachian Arts Center in Norris, TN where we will meet and observe the Tuesday Weavers group in action.Participants are expected to be ready to set up their looms and weave the first class. The instructor will contact participants with the supply list /equipment needed for the first session.Each participant will be provided a workbook to start building their weaving records. As this is a beginnerclass, the thread and yarns used for these projects will be provided by the teacher and are included in thematerials fee.Andy Lyle is a native of Oak Ridge, a member of the ORHS class of 1970 and the Elm Grove ElementaryAlumni Association, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has been weaving usingthe potholder loom since she was a child, moving to larger looms in the 1980s. She is a member of theFoothills Craft Guild, the Kentucky Guild for Artists and Craftsmen, the Locally Grown Gallery in Oak Ridgeand the Tuesday Weavers at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris, TN.Twelve sessions: Mondays, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., February 7, 14, 21, 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28;April 4, 11, 18, 25Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN

ORICL Catalog Winter/Spring 2022Page 8110 Potholder Loom Weaving Combined Beginner & Advanced Class fee: 60(in-person)Did you ever weave on a square loom when you were a child? This class uses thesame square loom. Each participant in this combined class will work at their own level. Beginning participants will learn how to weave the basic potholder and then moveon to joining potholders to make other items and to weaving with thread and yarn onthe potholder loom. More advanced participants will be encouraged to select a projectthey want to make and will get instruction, advice, and encouragement while workingon their project. They will also learn advanced techniques for weaving on the potholder loom.The 60 materials fee includes the price of the metal 7.5” square potholder loom, thePotholder Loom Weaving Book, and enough loops, yarn, weaving thread and fabricstrips to complete all class assignments for 12 sessions. The instructor will bring additional weaving suppliesand looms to each class. Advanced participants working on projects are expected to discuss their projectsand the materials they wish to use with the instructor prior to beginning the project.If, by the end of the class, a participant decides that they do not wish to keep the loom, they can receive a50% refund as long as the loom is returned in good condition along with the hook and original box. Excesssupplies returned to the instructor will not garner a refund.See bio for Andy Lyle on page 7.Twelve sessions: Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;April 5, 12, 19, 26Computer150 Introduction to Windows 11 (in-person)This class will cover the introduction of Windows 11. Unlike Windows 10,it has several installation issues that you should be aware of. We willdiscuss these and give a brief overview and learn what Windows 11 is allabout. We will discuss when it will be released to Windows 10 owner, ifyour computer can support it, and if you should upgrade. Many morequestions will be answered. This will not be a class on how to use Windows 11.Daniel Jones is a transplant from Chicago to Oak Ridge. Over 20 yearsago he started Computer Helpers as a part-time business. He has beenworking with computers for over 30 years. Dan worked for the City of Knoxville Information Systems Department for 14 years before retiring in 2015. His business provides services to both Windows and Apple products for computer repairs, sales of new and used equipment, and training. He has a clientele base of over500 of which 90% are senior citizens.Two sessions: Tuesday, March 1. This class is offered twice. Please choose one session only.Session A: 9:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.Session B: 11:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

ORICL Catalog Winter/Spring 2022Page 9151 How to Use Windows 11- Level 1 (in-person)This class will cover all of the changes in Windows 11 and what is no longer available from the change from Windows 10. Windows 11 has a completely new lookand many functions will change the way you work.See bio for Daniel Jones on page 8.Four sessions: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m., April 5, 12, 19, 26Finance200 Generating Income from Stocks (online - ZOOM)“Generating Income from Stocks” will explore new and proven tactics to generate income from stock investments. Tactics range from short term COMMISSION FREE trading tactics (a practice referred to by the instructor as Do the 1NE Thing) to investing long-term in stocks to generate dividend income, and using stock options. Dividend investing will focus on generally reliable dividend stocks yielding 3% to 6% (or more) per year. The classwill also cover Stock Option strategies to generate short-term income whiletaking very limited defined risks. I will demonstrate strategies usingthinkorswim Trading from TD Ameritrade in a mode called paperMoney .The paperMoney platform simulates the stock market and allows users topractice trading to learn which strategies work for them. I will also provide information about free training available from major brokerage houses.Steven Earhart is a private investor managing his own portfolio. Steven enjoys participating in and hostinginvesting group interactions, sharing strategies and discussing different approaches to investing. Stevenwants to share his ideas and strategies with ORICL members he wants to learn from other’s strategies.Steven is not a financial advisor or employed by a brokerage or investing company. He has learned andutilized strategies that have been successful in investing and wants to share his knowledge. Steven has aBS in Business Administration, a BS in Engineering Technology from ETSU, and an MBA from Elon University. Steven is also a published author of UNIX System related books and documents.Eight sessions: Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m., February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29Important 2022 dates to remember:January 10 - 12 -- Winter SessionJanuary 17 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/ RSCC and ORICL closedFebruary 7 -- Winter/spring classes beginMarch 7 - 11 -- Spring break, no in-person evening classesApril 15 -- Good Friday/ RSCC and ORICL closed; no classesApril 29 -- Winter/spring classes endIn the event of inclement weather, if the Oak Ridge campus of RSCC is closed, the ORICLoffice is closed and all ORICL classes are cancelled. Please stay abreast of weather conditions and monitor local newscasts. If RSCC, Oak Ridge campus is closed we are closed.The exception is online classes!

ORICL Catalog Winter/Spring 2022Page 10201 Trading the Stock Market (online - ZOOM)We will look at the stock market each week to discern our view of themarket. We will look at what this view of market posture suggests forappropriate stock-trading strategies. We will learn how to search forstocks we want to watch – our watch list. We will learn how to quicklyreview our watch list for potential trades. We will demonstrate theideas and methods using the TD Ameritrade paperMoney tradingplatform. The class will be conducted after market hours to simplifyanalysis and reduce the noise that can be distracting during the trading day. This work will include a discussion of stocks versus exchange-traded funds (ETF’s). We will mention the appropriate use of options in trading. But option tradingis not our focus and not a requirement in this work. Whether we manage our own investments or have others manage them for us, becoming an informed investor should help.Phillip Barnette is a private investor who manages his own stock investments. He has participated in investing clubs for more than 30 years and has led for many years discussions and classes at ORICL with familyand friends. Barnette retired from a career as a financial officer of various firms after work as an audit manager and management consultant with an international accounting firm. His first exposure to investing wasas a 13-year old following his father’s lead. That investment experience whetted his appetite for the stockmarket and led him to learn how to manage his stocks.Eight sessions: Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. - 7:10 p.m., February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29History250 The Story of the 1958 National Championship Oak Ridge Football Team(in-person)In the fall of 1958, the city of Oak Ridge was preparing to have an electionto form a municipal government and was dealing with the tragic bombing ofClinton High School. These events overshadowed the historical achievements of the Oak Ridge High School football team. That not only is regarded as the best in Tennessee high school history but also played in the mostnotable single game in state history. Afterward, the players on that teamachieved post-high school achievements that to this day have probably notbeen matched by any public Tennessee high school. This is the story of anational championship high school football team that played in a game sobig that seven SEC coaches attended.Former Oak Ridger Earl Nall worked as a statistician and computer software developer at the Oak RidgeY-12 plant until retirement and then worked for 15 years as technology director for the Tennessee SecondarySchool Athletic Association (TSSAA) – the governing body for high school sports in Tennessee. He is thefirst of only three Oak Ridgers to be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame. He is known state-wide by themedia for his high school computer football ratings that ran in most newspapers in the state for 17 years.Earl was an invited speaker in technology for ten consecutive national conferences of the NFHS (NationalFederation of State High School Associations). Earl lives in Kingston with his wife Joyce where he servedmany years on the Roane County School Board.One session: Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m., February 23

ORICL Catalog Winter/Spring 2022Page 11251 12 People Who Shaped the Golden Age of Radio (in-person)This class will focus on 12 people who were instrumental in making the early days of radioenthrall listeners with comedy, drama, and news. We will look at the lives of people like JackBenny, Jack Webb, Eve Arden, Gracie Allen, Mary Livingston, Edward R. Murrow, NormanCorwin, William Conrad and more. We will listen to 30 minute programs from these very talentedpeople. One had a terrible condition of “mic fright”, while another struggled with alcoholism. Onelied about his father, one created a persona of being stingy while being one of the most generouspeople in radio, and one had a voice for radio, but not a body for television.Ray Penn has taught in the areas of media studies, persuasion, philosophy, religious studies and communication ethicsat Radford University in Virginia and Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee. Se

Nicole Ferrara graduated in 2009 from California State University with a BA in Art History and a double minor in Philosophy and Studio Art-Painting. Ms. Ferrara has shown her personal art extensively in California, Washington, and New York. One session: Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., February 18 Oak Ridge Art Center, 201 Badger Avenue, Oak .