In this immersive workshop we will deep-dive into the craft of songwriting. With lessons on song structure, music theory, lyric writing and more, I will provide tools to guide you in writing an original song, with the option to perform at our class concert. All skill levels and styles welcome. 

*Class dates are as follows: March 5th, 12th, 19th, April 2nd, 9th, 16th.

(Due to Spring Break class will not be held on Wednesday March 26th).

Instructor BIO:

Matt Powell is a writer and musician. He earned a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he majored in songwriting, and studied guitar performance. His writing has been featured in several publications, including Variety, No Depression, and Emmys.com. He served for five years as Contributing Music Editor for Humor in America, a blog affiliated with the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. He performs music regularly throughout the area, and has released four EPs of original music with  bands in Los Angeles, including a song placed in the CW show Supernatural. Matt was born and raised in Southern California, but his roots in Baxter County go back to the 1860s. He moved to Mountain Home in 2021 to be around family roots, nature, and good neighbors.

Are you interested in learning Sign Language? This course is designed for students who wish to expand their knowledge in conversing with people who are deaf. Includes receptive and expressive skill building, fingerspelling, Deaf Culture, conversational signs and time in ASL. Classifiers, locations, temporal aspect, videos with Deaf Signers, and guest speakers.

Employers want employees with strong work ethics. Employers want employees who have a personality that chooses good conduct, habits, and values that help the employers do what they are in business to do. Work Matters, Work Ethic Matters. Integrity is foundational to the workplace. Honest communication is necessary for production and service delivery. Good decision-making relies on accuracy. Dishonesty harms everyone. Our reputations are the only things that really matter. Without a good reputation, we won’t have opportunities. Integrity reflects our reputation. Eventually, the culture rots. When the company suffers, jobs are lost. The idea of providing service to others might seem like it belongs to a job called Customer Service. The truth is that every interaction we have with others while we are at work is giving customer service. The assistance and advice we provide others is constant. The person to whom we offer these things are the customers. The greater the culture of helping one another, the greater the chance the company will be successful. Students will reflect on their present skill level via self-assessment for each of the 3 components (work ethic, integrity, and customer service) before learning. Students will learn constructs of work ethic, integrity, and customer service Students will set goal(s) for improvement of skills.

Using Herbs as Kitchen Medicine to Stay Vibrant Through the Seasons.

This is a 5 Part Class Series, Once a Month, Wednesdays Only, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Part 1-April 16th Traditional Herbs for Vitality with an Herbal infused oil to take home.  

Part 2-May 21st Herbs to support GUT health and immunity with a Digestive Bitter tincture to take home.  

Part 3-June 18th Herbs to support Respiratory health with a take home Lung support tincture and Herbal steam blend.  

Part 4-July 16th Herbs to support Nerve and Cognitive health with a take home Rest tincture and Nerve salve.  

Part 5-August 20th Herbs to support skin health with a take home of Skin balm and Herbal tea blend.  

Instructor BIO

I am Robin Moore, Certified Community Herbalist, a Native of Fulton County Arkansas. I am a wife, Mother, Grandmother and Friend to many with over 30 years of experience using and teaching about herbs. I learned food preservation, homesteading skills and Folk medicine traditions from family and mentors, studied under several Herbalist including Matthew Wood, Phyllis D. Light and I attended the Appalachian Center for Natural Health (ACNH).

I continue to pass on the Traditional ways of using local plants to support health, connect with nature and build Community, these relationships are essential for nurturing our mind, body and spirit. I hope to inspire you to learn and pass on these traditions to future generations.

There are 3 main culprits that keep us from achieving "Our Healthiest Self"! Environmental Toxins, Electromagnetic Radiation and Parasites. Come and learn Easy, Safe & Effective ways to get a handle on these Health Disruptors! It's time to hit your Health Reset Button!

Instructor Bio:

Paige Wolfe, born and raised in Vermont, moved out West to the Mountains in 1985 at the age of 18.

Discovered my passion for Nutrition & Preventative Medicine at the age of 20.

Because of a lifelong struggle with my Immune System, I have immersed myself in all things that may improve my Health!

After decades of research, I decided it wasn’t “Rocket Science” when it came to Health.

It was...

Eat right, Exercise, Clean Air, Clean Water, Positive Thoughts and all that Jazz!

Until...it was brought to my attention there is NO such thing as Clean Air, Clean Water or Clean Food!

Now, I have a new perspective on how one can be “Thy Healthiest Self”

Come to find out, it is not completely our fault, our ill health that is.

Although we are all responsible for our daily choices, there are many things that impact our Health that we do not have control over!

I show people how to make better choices and limit environmental poisons all while removing “stuck poisons” from deep inside our bodies!

Educating people on the basics when it comes to “Foundational Health” is my “Purpose & Passion” in this life!

I have spent many years working in large Nutrition Departments and now, I firmly believe we need to pay as much attention if not more to what we take out of our bodies as what we put in them!

My Husband and I were living in Florida before moving to the Mountain Home area in March 2022 to be closer to Nature and further from the masses!

We feel blessed that the Ozarks called us!

Rivers forge the language of a place and its people. In this comparative literature seminar, we will explore selected works of Dante, Mark Twain, and James Joyce; tracing their literary connection to rivers, and groundbreaking use of informal, regional dialects. Supplemented with Mary Ann Messick’s History of Baxter County.

Instructor BIO:

Matt Powell is a writer and musician. His writing has been featured in Variety, No Depression, Angels Flight—literary west, Community Works Journal, The Happy Music Center, StyleBlueprint, Scanner Zine, Temporary Detective and Emmys.com. He served for five years as Contributing Music Editor for Humor in America, a blog affiliated with the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. He performs music regularly throughout the area, and you can often catch him at an open mic reading from a classic book.  Matt was born and raised in Southern California, but his roots in Baxter County go back to the 1860s. He moved to Mountain Home in 2021 to be around family roots, nature, and good neighbors.