Adult
Programs
About Adult Programs
Comfortable Class Sizes
Professionally Taught
All adult programs are taught by professional Teaching Artists.
Classes average 15 students,
age 16 years and older.
Studio-Based
Classes meet at the ACT studio, unless otherwise noted.
Easy Payment
Payment is due upon registration, but need-based scholarships may be available.
(APRIL - MAY)
Club members chat about music & life while learning how to play this quirky instrument! No previous ukulele experience is necessary. Ukuleles will be provided for students during class. Space is limited, so sign up now!
Showcase:
5/20 from 4:30-5:00pm
Cost: $60
Location: ACT Studio
Teaching Artist Team:
John Nowak and Nik Thomasma
Time: 4:15-5:00pm (45 min)
Date: Mondays, 6 sessions
Spring Ukulele Club
Mondays (4:15-5:00 PM)
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**CLASS IS FULL
4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
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*No Make Up Class
*No Class: 4/29
Class Dates:
Spring Programs
Showcase:
5/20 from 6:00-6:15pm
Spring ACTion Drummers
Mondays (5:15-6:15 PM)
**CLASS IS FULL
4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
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*No Make Up Class
*No Class: 4/29
Class Dates:
Join ACT's drum troupe and learn about rhythm, percussion, dynamics, and using music as a tool to build up each other and our community! No previous drumming experience is necessary. ACT provides drums and drumsticks. Space is limited!
Cost: $60
Location: ACT Studio
Teaching Artist: Josh Dunigan
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Time: 5:15-6:15pm (1 hr)
Date: Mondays, 6 sessions
Become a stage designer! Understand how set pieces, backdrops, props and lighting can enhance a performance. Create the scene to tell the story. Our showcase will display artwork from this class, combined with a performance by the Spring Acting & Improv class.
Combined Showcase:
(with Spring Acting & Improv)
5/21, between 4-6:30 pm.
Exact time and location TBA
Cost: $80
Location: ACT Studio
Teaching Artist: Liz Merriman
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Time: 4:00-5:00pm (1 hr)
Date: Tuesdays, 6 sessions
Spring Set Design
Tuesdays (4:00-5:00 PM)
4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21
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*Make Up Class: 5/28
*No Class: 4/30
Class Dates:
Let your voice shine through theater! Students will actively contribute to the content of a short skit, learn lines, stage directions, and more. We'll play theater games and get creative with improvisation. Our showcase will feature the acting methods learned in this class. The showcase will also be enhanced by artwork displays from the Spring Set Design class.
Cost: $80
Location: ACT Studio
Teaching Artist: Jess Luiz
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Time: 5:15-6:15 pm (1 hr)
Date: Tuesdays, 6 sessions
Spring Acting & Improv
Tuesdays (5:15-6:15 PM)
**CLASS IS FULL
4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21
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*Make Up Class: 5/28
*No Class: 4/30
Class Dates:
Combined Showcase:
(with Spring Set Design Class)
5/21, between 4-6:30 pm.
Exact time and location TBA
An ACT teaching artist will meet you virtually OR in-person to provide one-on-one art instruction.
Performing Art instruction offered: guitar, piano, drum, ukulele. Students must have their own instruments.
Visual Art instruction will also include a materials fee and will require materials to be picked up and dropped off at ACT, if virtual.
Session times and location scheduled to fit your needs. All sessions 45 minutes. Offered to individuals of all ages.
Costs:
$200 - 4 sessions
$300 - 6 sessions
$400 - 8 sessions
$500 - 10 sessions
Spring Individual Instruction
QUESTIONS?
Contact our Program Director
Join us in ACT's studio to explore art and creativity! Each Open Studio event will feature a new artmaking medium, such as pastels, paint, printmaking, and more! Follow along with the prepared projects, or create something entirely your own. All supplies are provided. Open Studio welcomes those with disabilities, their friends, siblings, and peers of all ages & abilities.
Open Studio
Wednesdays (6:00-7:30 PM)
Cost: $10 per Open Studio
Location: ACT Studio
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm (1.5 hr)
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Dates:
4/10 (Painting)
6/12 (Photography)
7/10 (Yellow)
Upcoming Open Studios
Supported by:
This activity is supported by the MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
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