001 eTextiles
Lynne Bruning '87
Grab your thread, needle and microprocessor and learn to make e-Textiles. Even if you don't know how to thread a needle and have never written a computer program, you can make a basic, wearable computer during this workshop. Explore groundbreaking eTextiles, from theatrical costumes to adaptive technologies. Sew electrical circuits with conductive thread to create a wearable computer project from a kit or of your own design. See examples of instructor's wearable art here.

Required Reading: www.talk2myshirt.com/blog.

Supplies: Bring your own needles, scissors, thread, puffy fabric paint and a garment of your choice such as your favorite jeans, jacket or handbag to turn into a smart textile.

Required: An eTextile sewing kit. Pick one and have it delivered before the first class.

Aniomagic sewing kits, $15–$20.

LilyPad Hardware and e-sewing kits. To create your own design (only LEDs and power supply; no computer board), $50.

Lilypad Pro Kit. Only computer hardware; no LEDs or sensors, $40.

Other kits at the suggestion of the instructor. For questions or concerns about supplies and projects, e-mail: lynne@lynnebruning.com.

Cost: Varies (see above)   Enrollment: 10
January 11–15, 10 a.m.–noon
Seelye 105

002 Spinning and Fibercrafts
Miriam Roberts '10
This class will cover the craft of spinning carded wool into thread and plying thread into yarn. We will learn lucet, a form of cord-making, and naalbinding, Scandinavian needle knitting. I can also teach simple weaving, knitting and crocheting (needles and/or hooks not included). Students will leave the class with a drop spindle, wool roving and the knowledge and materials to complete a wearable project (such as a hat or wrist-warmers).

Cost: About $25   Enrollment: 20
January 19–22, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Dewey Common Room

003 Zimbabwe and the Art of Knitting
Lucy Chikwetu '13
Do you want to learn the art of knitting and know more about Zimbabwe? Have you ever heard of the smoke that thunders, the balancing rocks, the talking stones and the big five? I am from "the hills of Africa" and will take you on a journey of discovering Zimbabwe, understanding the culture and getting to know more about almost everything Zimbabwe has to offer, all while you learn the art of knitting.

Cost: About $25   Enrollment: 20
January 11–15, 1–3 p.m.
Dewey Common Room

004 Reading Photographs
Chester Michalik, Department of Art
Photographers produce images to express ideas. Methods, techniques and devices used by photographers to communicate ideas will be explored in this course. Some technical matters will be discussed when they affect the impact, meaning and appearance of photographs from daguerreotypes to digital imagery. The last class will meet in the Smith Art Museum to see original prints in the museum's collection. In this brief course, photography will be discussed from the photographer's point of view.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 20
January 11–15, 10 a.m.–noon
Hillyer 109

101 Rhinoceros 3-D Modeling for Beginners
Sophat Sam, Department of Art
This course will provide an introduction to the Rhinoceros 3-D modeling software used by professional architecture firms around the world. Using examples from architecture, you will learn to draw in 2-D and 3-D and construct 3-D models, as well as learn to effectively use the software to communicate your ideas visually.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 15
January 19–22, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Hillyer 106

102 The Art and Technology of Creating Video Games
Damon Blanchette, Center for Media Production
Through discussion, presentations and games, we will learn about all the pieces that go into creating a video game from scratch. We will watch videos of game developers talking about how their game was created, and compare the process of making different kinds of games. We will play many different types of video games, while discussing what makes them different and figuring out what makes them fun (or not fun). We will also deconstruct a few games, breaking them apart and looking at all the pieces individually to see what went into creating them.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 12
January 11–15, 1–3 p.m.
Seelye 411

103 Amazing 3-D Animation
Kate Lee, ITS
This class offers a practice-oriented approach to the art and science of animation. Using Apple's Motion software, this mini-course strives to develop students' powers of visualization as well as provide a conceptual basis for visual narrative. Students will work with particles, generators, filters, effects, cameras and lighting and learn the fundamentals of 3-D animation. Upon completion, students will understand the visual principles of lighting and depth of field, and be conversant with motion and special effects compositing.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 12
January 19–22, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Seelye B3 Digital Design Studio

201 Lead Rock Climbing
Scott Johnson, Outdoor Program
Discover the exciting techniques of lead climbing. During the year, we offer regular clinics on top-rope climbing, but in this course you will learn lead rock climbing. As opposed to top-rope climbing, where the anchor is set above you, with lead climbing one ascends a cliff or indoor wall while placing protection along the way. Although we will start with a quick review of belaying basics, the majority of the course will focus on lead belaying, placing protection and lead anchoring on sport rock climbs. Prerequisite: Smith belay certification or knowledge of basic belaying from elsewhere.

Cost: None (gear is provided)   Enrollment limited to 12
January 19–22, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Fitness Studio Climbing Wall

202 Zumba
Stephanie Frey, Department of Dance
Ditch the workout, join the party! Zumba is a group fitness class based on Latin dance forms. Zumba combines the steps, styles and music of Latin dance with the science of exercise, incorporating cardiovascular and muscular strength and endurance. This course provides an opportunity to learn and explore Latin dance forms while improving physical fitness and social dancing skills. Each class includes a warm up, cardiovascular component including strength training, as well as a cool down with a stretching segment.

Cost: None   Enrollment 30
January 11–15, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Scott Gym

203 Chinese Straight Sword
Richard Cesario, Exercise and Sport Studies
This course will provide a unique opportunity for students to experience a bit of Chinese culture through techniques of the straight sword. The straight sword has been used in just about every style of martial art throughout China's long history. Also used in traditional opera, the straight sword has even been labeled "The Scholar's Weapon." In this class you will learn basic sword movements with a wooden sword, a traditional practice weapon. Using single action drills, stepping patterns and combinations, you'll put them together in a short solo routine.

Cost: about $20 for wooden practice sword   Enrollment: 15
January 11–15, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Ainsworth Fitness Studio 304

301 24-Hour Play Festival
Jeffrey Stingerstein, graduate student of theatre
In this class, you will create an original work of theatre over a 24-hour period. The class will divide into playwrights, directors and actors who will work together to create an evening of ten-minute plays. The playwrights will have the evening to write and the directors and actors will have all day to rehearse, and at 8 p.m. it's show time!

Cost: None   Enrollment: 30
Starts: January 22, 8 p.m.
Ends: January 23, 8 p.m. (24 hours)
Hallie Flanagan Theatre

302 19th-Century Dance
IdaKate Codington, Ada Comstock Scholar
Whirling waltzes, perky polkas, stately quadrilles and quirky contra dances from the source books of 1860-95. This class is for anyone with an interest in dance, history, costume, dance history or just having a time-warp experience. No experience needed (dances like "Soldiers Joy" were so named because even a soldier could do them).

Cost: None   Enrollment: 20
January 19–22, 1–3 p.m.
Berenson Leeds Studio

303 Stepping
Jacinth Cooke '10
Stepping, or step-dancing, is a form of percussive dance in which the participant's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mix of footsteps, hand claps and sometimes spoken word. Though stepping may be performed by an individual, it is generally performed in groups. The objective is to combine an entire group of sounds to make it sound as one. The Greater Boston Step Association will attend one class and perform. Class will begin with warm up, then we will learn basic steps that lead to more complex steps. All levels of experience are welcome.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 25
January 11–15, 2–4 p.m.
Davis Ballroom

304 Advanced Beginner Hip-Hop
Nicole Kedaroe, graduate student of dance
This course is structured to suit those interested in hip-hop dance at the advanced-beginner level. This class is perfect for those who have never taken hip-hop dance or those who have taken hip-hop dance and are interested in brushing up and having a good time. Students will work on dance vocabulary, flexibility, strength, personal style and dance combinations. We will have a great workout and jam out to the latest tunes.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 25
January 19–22, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Scott Gym

305 Learn to Produce your Own Musical Recording
Peter Blanchette, musician
In this class, students will actively participate in all aspects of professional record producing. They will be introduced to the technology—computers, microphones, signal processors and software programs—through participation in an ongoing recording project. Students will learn how producers efficiently record good initial "takes" of artists' material while simultaneously encouraging maximum creativity. Students will also learn how to edit and polish those initial "takes" into even better quality demos. Each student will work on the mixing and mastering of demos into CD-ready tracks and will acquire the basic experience needed to embark on a more-complex recording project in any genre.

Cost: $10   Enrollment: 7
January 11–15, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Electronic Music Studio, Sage Hall

306 Filking: Writing Lyrics to Music
Amy Tayloe '12
Learn to write your own original song or create new words to an old tune. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls, such as too many syllables or a questionable rhyming scheme, as well as how to avoid rough vowels, clattering consonants and vague trailings-off. Bring an idea, a tune or just a pencil and paper. No previous experience or musical talent necessary.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 12
January 11–15, 1–3 p.m.
Seelye 310

401 Savvy Socializing
Merrilyn Lewis, Development Office
Meet, greet and network with others with confidence. You can learn to meet people easily and make connections (a.k.a. schmoozing/savvy socializing), even if the thought of attending a party or meeting where you don't know anyone leaves you feeling queasy. Through a series of three two-hour workshops, you will learn the etiquette (dining etiquette, too) to put others at ease while making yourself comfortable in social and professional situations. Gain an understanding of how to initiate and continue conversations, how to join and leave discussions, and how essential networking skills are in careers today.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 80
January 19, 20 and 21, 3:15-5:15 p.m.
Seelye 106

402 Billiards for Fun and Profit
Eric Barnes, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Pool cuts across boundaries of race and class in our culture, but it remains primarily a man's game. Women and men compete separately at tournaments, although men have no natural advantage. If you walk into any bar, people often assume that you don't shoot well. But you can defy this stereotype. This class will teach students of all levels the rules and skills of pocket billiards (i.e., pool). Students will learn the rules of 8-ball, 9-ball, cutthroat, and straight pool. New players will begin by learning the fundamentals, while experienced players will begin with strategic issues like shot selection. Both sections of the course will cover the same material.

Cost: $20   Enrollment: 12 each section
Section I: January 11–15, 1–3 p.m.
Section II: January 11–15, 3:15–5:15 p.m.
Packard's, 3rd-floor pool room (no alcohol is allowed during class)
Masonic Street, Northampton

501 String Theory
Sylvia Naples, graduate student of mathematics
String theory is currently the most likely candidate for a theory of everything; it could link together all known physical phenomena. The theory would unify the four fundamental forces of nature, but it would also resolve what has long been an unsettling truth: quantum theory and general relativity, both accepted theories, are incompatible at very small scales. String theory is best known for predicting that space may in fact have up to 10 or 11 dimensions. Like all great theories, string theory forces us to question our intuitions and to rethink our reality. This course will provide an introduction to this fascinating subject. We will discuss particle physics, the standard model, grand unified theories, supersymmetry, quantum mechanics and relativity, at an accessible level. The course will not assume familiarity with any of these topics. Additionally, we will explore extra-dimensional space through thought experiments and consider how such spaces may compare to the three-dimensional space we are used to. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 20
January 19–22, 1–3 p.m.
Seelye 107

502 The Armchair Beekeeper
Cynthia Allen, Smith alumna and beekeeper
This course is a basic primer of honey bees—their history and entomology and how those elements have been woven into fact and fiction throughout the ages. Students will study bees through many different lenses, looking at myths, art, folklore, novels, poetry, movies and advertisements. We will study the European honey bee and its journey from providing mankind's first sweetness to becoming the linchpin of our current agricultural way of life. Students will build a version of Lorenzo Langstroth's movable frame hives and taste some of the many different types of honey harvested in this region. Due to winter clustering, no live bees will attend this course.

Cost: $17   Enrollment: 15
January 11–15, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Seelye 107

503 Secret Language of Mathematics
Rebecca Ann Benhart, graduate student of mathematics
Ever wondered what all those math symbols mean? This class talks about how and why mathematicians use the symbols they do. Students unfamiliar with college math courses will be introduced to some of the terms and abbreviations used in mathematical courses. These include Greek letters, common mathematical abbreviations, a basic look at using LaTex and a very basic overview of a logical proof.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 15
January 19–22, 1–3 p.m.
Burton 219

504 Animal Tracking
Scott Johnson, Exercise and Sport Studies
Learn to read animal tracks and become a nature detective. Figure out what kind of animals have passed by, and maybe even what they were up to. Learning these skills will make even a casual walk across campus an adventure. We will start on campus with the basics and then head out into the woods in search of critters varying from porcupines and weasels to foxes and moose. Dress for hiking outside in winter cold.

Cost: None (gear is provided)   Enrollment: 11
January 19, 20 and 21, 1–5 p.m.
Meet at the Paradise Pond Boathouse

601 Globalization, Magic and the City in Mexican Cinema
Silvia Berger, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
We will watch three Mexican films: Amores Perros, Babel and Pan's Labyrinth, each followed by a group discussion on issues of globalization, style and the post-modern city. The films are in Spanish with English subtitles. Discussions will be conducted in Spanish. This is especially recommended for students considering a study-abroad program in a Spanish speaking country, but is open to anyone wanting to improve language skills and to deepen cultural awareness.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 12
January 19, 20 and 21, 9:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Seelye 109

602 Rebuilding Rwanda: Colonialism, the Genocide and Reconciliation
MacKenzie Hamilton '13
This is designed as an introductory course for anyone interested in human rights and genocide studies. It will explore the ways in which Rwanda was colonized, how the country and its people were exploited, how the groups formerly known as Hutu and Tutsi came into conflict, the genocide, international response to the genocide, the reconciliation process, the rebuilding of Rwanda, current issues in Rwanda and current U.S. and international anti-genocide policy and legislation.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 15
January 11–15, 1–3 p.m.
Wright 201

603 The History of Women
Valerie Abrahamsen, School for Social Work
This course will cover the history of women, primarily in the West, from prehistory in Old Europe to Western antiquity, the Middle Ages, the early modern period, and the United States, including American Indian, immigrant and African American women. Using handouts, primary and secondary readings and slides, we will explore why we should study women, how to read between the lines of sources written or passed down mainly by men and in what ways women have been victims, agents and creators.

Cost: $5   Enrollment: 20
January 11–15, 1–3 p.m.
Seelye 105

604 Colloquial Tibetan
Tenzin Dechen '10 and Kalsang '11
This class provides an introduction to the Tibetan language for absolute beginners and assumes no prior knowledge. Students will learn correct pronunciation, the basic Tibetan alphabet and vowels. The class concentrates on speaking and listening and will cover basic greetings and a simple daily necessary vocabulary. Students will also learn Tibetan songs. If there is enough interest, we will walk to town one evening for a meal at the Tibetan restaurant (cost of meal is not included).

Cost: $2   Enrollment: 15
January 11–15, 1–3 p.m.
Wright 200

605 Understanding the Argentine Comic
Claire Denton-Spalding '10
Comics and graphic novels have played a crucial role in political and social developments in Argentina for one hundred years. They reflect the many transitions in politics, society and culture as well as changing values, tastes and assumptions. We will explore how these issues have developed in Argentine comics. We will discuss various themes, including the general history of comics, politics, social commentary, popular culture, national identity and current issues facing the graphic novel. A basic level of Spanish is required.

Cost: $10   Enrollment: 10
January 19–22, 4–6 p.m.
Seelye 105

701 The Art of Soul Food Cooking
Sonya Yelder, Dining Services
Learn some of the secrets, traditions and skills of food that will "satisfy your soul" in a four-day course offering recipes and instruction for traditional foods of the South, such as collard greens, fried chicken, banana pudding, red velvet cupcakes and more. Each day, as you enjoy the food that you have prepared, we will discuss the origins and pleasures of Soul Food.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 20
January 11, 12, 13 and 14, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Lamont Kitchen

702 Easy-to-Make, Authentic Vietnamese Food
Nhung Bui '12 and Lan Phan '12
Would you like to know the secret behind how Comstock/Wilder prepares Noodle Bowl or for wrapping your spring rolls at Vietnamese Night? These and other delicious dishes will be introduced, and you will find that they are surprisingly easy to make. Each lesson will introduce one main dish and a dessert or decoration technique, including Pho noodles, South Vietnam beef noodles, Vietnamese yellow crepes, spring rolls and mixed fruit bowl. After each lesson, we will talk about Vietnamese culture while enjoying the food you have prepared.

Cost: None   Enrollment: 10
January 11, 12, 13 and 14, 3:15–5:15 p.m.
Lamont Kitchen

You may register for as many of these workshops as you wish. All workshops are taught by the professional staff of the Jacobson Center and held in Seelye 307.

CS1 Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Grammar but Were Afraid to Ask
Holly Davis
Tuesday, January 19, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
If you suffer from grammar phobia—if you are unsure about grammatical usage and terms—this workshop will ease your fears. In this workshop you will learn the ten most frequent grammar and usage errors made by student writers and tips on how to avoid them.

CS2 Working with Sources
Sara Eddy
Tuesday, January 19, from 10:30 a.m. to noon
Handling sources can be tricky, difficult and confusing, even for experienced writers. This workshop provides guidelines and strategies for when, where and how to summarize, quote and paraphrase; its goal is to make college writers more confident and effective handlers of source materials. The technical rules for quoting (short and block quotations) and citing sources are also reviewed.

CS3 Eight Days A Week: Time Management Strategies
Gail Thomas
Wednesday, January 20, from 10:30 a.m. to noon
Is your life running away with you? This workshop offers effective strategies for managing time, organizing course work and planning projects. Topics will include achieving balance, changing habits and facing procrastination.

CS4 Analysis & Evaluation: What on Earth is the Difference?
Peter Sapira
Wednesday, January 20, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
You've read the text, you've established some insights and opinions about it, but how do you organize these thoughts into an essay? Should you restate what the author said, give your opinion or add insight? In this workshop, you will learn the difference between evaluation and analysis, and how to write an essay in either style using your own voice while avoiding summary and going beyond the generalities and abstractions of what you did and didn't like.

CS5 How to Manage Your Reading
Gail Thomas
Thursday, January 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m.
If you feel overwhelmed by your reading load, this workshop will focus on strategies for reading more efficiently without sacrificing understanding. You can learn how to become a more active reader, use different techniques for different kinds of texts and increase class participation.

CS6 Overcoming Writing Anxiety
Debra Carney
Friday, January 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
This workshop will present techniques for beginning writing assignments, understanding and overcoming writer's block and dealing with writing anxiety. Bring your angst!

CS7 Editing Your Prose
Brian Turner
Friday, January 22, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
This workshop will review practical editing techniques to strengthen your writing. We'll discuss active and passive voice, word choice, and issues of audience and tone.