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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-316 Autumn Still Life (FA26) (October 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(237, 28, 36); border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Vincent/Vincent%20Autumn%20Still%20Life%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="292" height="200" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration deadline: October 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Fall in love with the richness of chalk pastel while learning to render gourds, leaves, and pumpkins. Learn a dark-to-light technique that creates dramatic results as well as learning to blend and layer&amp;nbsp; on dark paper. Students can work with available still life subjects or bring in their own references.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Susan Vincent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Fridays 10/30 - 11/20 (&lt;em&gt;4 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-103 Let’s Throw Some Clay! - Monday Mornings (FA26) (November 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pottery/Pontoriero%20Throw%20some%20Clay%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="149" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: September 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;This 6-week class is for all skill levels as we explore both wheel throwing and hand building techniques. Learn the basics of clay work or build upon your skill level with more advanced pieces. The last class will focus on glazing.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Mondays 10/5 - 11/16 (&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;(No class 11/9)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-310 Soft Pastels (FA26) (November 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pastels/Pontoriero%20pastel.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="160" height="199" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Registration deadline: October 5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Soft pastels are a vibrant and rewarding painting medium! This class will cover using pastels with a variety of different techniques and with a variety of surfaces.&amp;nbsp; All levels are welcome as we explore the pastel pencils, sticks and pan pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Dates: Mondays, 10/12 - 11/16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;(6 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6789046</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-228 Painting with Watercolor &amp; Ink (FA26) (November 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Watercolor%20and%20Ink%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="279" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Learn how to get eye-catching effects in your art by combining vibrant, airy watercolors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;with the clean lines of ink.&amp;nbsp; What an enhancement to your work!&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/2 - 11/23 (4 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787052</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-211 Watercolor Painting (FA26) (November 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Warmbrodt/Warmbrodt%20Watercolors%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="271" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Come get comfortable and learn to enjoy painting with watercolors. Learn different techniques and explore a variety of subject matter. Follow along with the instructor’s demo or work on your own projects. While some watercolor experience is useful, it is not required; all skill levels are welcome.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials list below. &lt;a href="https://northhillsartcenter.org/Sys/Store/Products/408090" target="_blank"&gt;Watercolor kits&lt;/a&gt; are also available for purchase&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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Instructor: James Warmbrodt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Mondays 10/26 - 11/30 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
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Materials List:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Students are encouraged to use materials already in their possession and to replenish supplies, using this list as a guide:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;-Paper: 140 lb. cold-pressed (9x12 or larger)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Brushes: flat tipped (1/2” or larger); round (varying sizes, at least one large and one small)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Paints: (tubes not cakes; student grade or artist grade) ultramarine blue; Prussian blue; burnt sienna; raw sienna; cadmium red; cadmium yellow&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Painting surface: drawing board; Masonite board; watercolor block&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Pencil&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Soft erase&lt;font&gt;r&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Masking tape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787312</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-222 Loose Impressionist (FA26) (November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Loose%20Impressionist%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="162" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 20&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Learn all about the essential materials like paper, brushes, and palettes, plus the techniques for creating varied watercolor effects in this unique watercolor class. Both beginners and experienced artists wanting to explore are welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 10/2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;- 11/17 (4 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm&lt;br&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-314 Drawing can be Fun (FA26) (November 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Drawing/Pontoriero%20drawing-class%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: September 30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Don’t think you can draw? Want to get better at drawing? I’m here to help.&amp;nbsp; Let’s take the “pain” out of learning to draw in this 6-week course. The fundamentals of drawing will be covered, including observational drawing, shading, and perspective.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays, 10/7 - 11/11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;(6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6789081</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-208 Watercolor Basics (FA26) (November 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Painting/Pontoriero%20Watercolor%20Basics.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: September 30&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;Painting with watercolors is such a fluid and exciting process. We will explore the unique qualities of watercolors and cover a variety of watercolor techniques as we create our paintings. Supplies and the processes to complete works of art will be reviewed. Students will be able to work along with the instructor, as well as work on individual projects. All skill levels welcome.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials list below. &lt;a href="https://northhillsartcenter.org/Sys/Store/Products/408090" target="_blank"&gt;Watercolor kits&lt;/a&gt; available for purchase.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays 10/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;- 11/11 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Students are encouraged to use materials already in their possession and to replenish supplies, using this list as a guide:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;-Paper: 140 lb. cold-pressed (9x12 or larger)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Brushes: flat tipped (1/2” or larger); round (varying sizes, at least one large and one small)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Paints: (tubes not cakes; student grade or artist grade) ultramarine blue; Prussian blue; burnt sienna; raw sienna; cadmium red; cadmium yellow&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Painting surface: drawing board; Masonite board; watercolor block&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Pencil&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Soft erase&lt;font&gt;r&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Masking tape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787363</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-140 Spin Into the Season (FA26) (November 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Baskinger/BAskinger%20Spin%20into%20the%20season%202%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Join in for a fun wheel throwing mini class designed to help you create handmade gifts just in time for the holidays. Whether you’re new to the wheel or looking to refresh your skills, you’ll learn how to throw, trim, and glaze unique pieces.&amp;nbsp; Perfect for anyone who wants to get creative and have a handmade holiday.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Rick Antestenis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays 11/4 - 12/2&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No class 11/25&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787561</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-102 Spin to Win (FA26) (November 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Geisy/Geisy%20Spin%20to%20Win%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="356" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: September 23&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A"&gt;Ages 11-14&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Get ready to spin to win! In this fun, hands-on 5 week pottery class, young artists will learn the exciting art of throwing clay on the pottery wheel. Students will explore the fundamentals of wheel throwing while creating cylinders, mugs, and bowls. Perfect for beginners.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style=""&gt;Instructor: Amy Giesy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays 9/30 - 11/4&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;(&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;5 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;No class 10/28&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783107</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-223 Acrylic Palette Knife (FA26) (November 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Pallet%20Knife%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="143" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Acrylic palette knife painting is a technique where paint is applied directly to a surface using a flat,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;flexible metal or plastic blade instead of a brush. This produces thick, sculptural textures with&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;visible ridges and bold color blocks that a brush alone cannot replicate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;- 11/19 (3 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787399</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-104.2 Kid's Handbuilding (FA26) (November 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/EVA%20Pontoriero%20Kids%20Handbuidling%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="269" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 22&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Let’s get our hands dirty forming clay into a variety of pieces! We will use slabs, coils, and pinched forms to make cups, bowls, sculptures, and more. In the last class, we will glaze everything we created. Bring your creativity!&amp;nbsp; 2 sessions to choose from.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Heather Tantalo-Spiegel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/29 - 12/3 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-209 Elements of Art (FA26) (November 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/Eva%20Pontoriero%20Elements%20of%20Art%202%20FA26.JPG" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 9-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Students will learn about the seven elements of art in this class. We will dig deeper into what&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;it takes to make a simple drawing into a great composition. Students will complete a variety&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;of exercises and projects as well as a still life.&amp;nbsp; All skill levels are welcome!&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Instructor: Eva Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5 - 12/10 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783215</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-301 Doodle Lab-Beginner Drawing (FA26) (November 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Summer%20Camps/image%20(4).png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="256" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 15&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#111827"&gt;Come explore the fun of drawing! Young artists will experiment with different tools and discover how different lines and textures can bring their drawings to life. We'll learn how to add shading, lighting, and perspective while we complete 2-3 drawings throughout the class. Grab your pencils and get ready to draw! &lt;strong&gt;All materials included&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Instructor: Liza Langhurst&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/22 - 12/3 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6806857</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-316 Autumn Still Life (FA26) (November 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(237, 28, 36); border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Vincent/Vincent%20Autumn%20Still%20Life%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="292" height="200" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration deadline: October 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Fall in love with the richness of chalk pastel while learning to render gourds, leaves, and pumpkins. Learn a dark-to-light technique that creates dramatic results as well as learning to blend and layer&amp;nbsp; on dark paper. Students can work with available still life subjects or bring in their own references.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Susan Vincent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Fridays 10/30 - 11/20 (&lt;em&gt;4 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-122 Jar Seminar (FA26) (November 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Schnarrenberger/Scharrenberger%20Jars%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="214" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Let’s make some jars. Just jars! And more jars! And lids!&amp;nbsp;Because jars need lids; cap lids, sunken lids, rounded lids. And lids sit on flanges and in galleries. So much to learn. Join us as we tackle the essential techniques to create jars on the wheel. Experience is required for this class. You must have completed a 6 week class at NHAC and be able to throw a cylinder on the wheel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Laura Schnarrenberger&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Fridays 11/6 - 11/27&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(3 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-style: italic;"&gt;No class 11/20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788577</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WSH-11 Native American Heritage Workshop (FA26) (November 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registration deadline: October 31&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 10+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Discover how the birch tree got its stripes through a captivating Ojibwe folktale. Students will then bring the story to life by painting their own acrylic birch masterpiece.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Saturday, 11/7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6781736</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-316 Celestial Suns (FA26) (November 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Vincent/Vincent%20Celestial-sun-in-pastel%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="193" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 31&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Join us while we learn how to render a beautiful autumn sun character in pastels using minimal colors and minimal effort! You will also learn different texturizing and blending techniques. All skill levels welcome!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;Instructor: Susan Vincent&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Date: Saturday 11/7 &lt;em&gt;(1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-220 Watercolor Cards (FA26) (November 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Holiday%20Cards%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="123" height="200" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" align="left"&gt;Registration deadline: November 4&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A"&gt;Ages 12+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Design and paint your own festive greeting cards using simple watercolor techniques suitable for beginners and experienced students alike. Bring your creativity and good cheer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Materials list below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Sunday 11/8 (1 session)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793158</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-310 Soft Pastels (FA26) (November 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pastels/Pontoriero%20pastel.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="160" height="199" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Registration deadline: October 5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Soft pastels are a vibrant and rewarding painting medium! This class will cover using pastels with a variety of different techniques and with a variety of surfaces.&amp;nbsp; All levels are welcome as we explore the pastel pencils, sticks and pan pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Dates: Mondays, 10/12 - 11/16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;(6 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-228 Painting with Watercolor &amp; Ink (FA26) (November 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Watercolor%20and%20Ink%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="279" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Learn how to get eye-catching effects in your art by combining vibrant, airy watercolors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;with the clean lines of ink.&amp;nbsp; What an enhancement to your work!&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/2 - 11/23 (4 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787052</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-211 Watercolor Painting (FA26) (November 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Warmbrodt/Warmbrodt%20Watercolors%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="271" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Come get comfortable and learn to enjoy painting with watercolors. Learn different techniques and explore a variety of subject matter. Follow along with the instructor’s demo or work on your own projects. While some watercolor experience is useful, it is not required; all skill levels are welcome.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials list below. &lt;a href="https://northhillsartcenter.org/Sys/Store/Products/408090" target="_blank"&gt;Watercolor kits&lt;/a&gt; are also available for purchase&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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Instructor: James Warmbrodt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Mondays 10/26 - 11/30 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
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Materials List:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Students are encouraged to use materials already in their possession and to replenish supplies, using this list as a guide:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;-Paper: 140 lb. cold-pressed (9x12 or larger)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Brushes: flat tipped (1/2” or larger); round (varying sizes, at least one large and one small)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Paints: (tubes not cakes; student grade or artist grade) ultramarine blue; Prussian blue; burnt sienna; raw sienna; cadmium red; cadmium yellow&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Painting surface: drawing board; Masonite board; watercolor block&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Pencil&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Soft erase&lt;font&gt;r&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Masking tape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787312</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-222 Loose Impressionist (FA26) (November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Loose%20Impressionist%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="162" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 20&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Learn all about the essential materials like paper, brushes, and palettes, plus the techniques for creating varied watercolor effects in this unique watercolor class. Both beginners and experienced artists wanting to explore are welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 10/2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;- 11/17 (4 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm&lt;br&gt;
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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787342</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-314 Drawing can be Fun (FA26) (November 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Drawing/Pontoriero%20drawing-class%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: September 30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Don’t think you can draw? Want to get better at drawing? I’m here to help.&amp;nbsp; Let’s take the “pain” out of learning to draw in this 6-week course. The fundamentals of drawing will be covered, including observational drawing, shading, and perspective.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays, 10/7 - 11/11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;(6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6789081</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-208 Watercolor Basics (FA26) (November 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Painting/Pontoriero%20Watercolor%20Basics.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: September 30&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font&gt;Painting with watercolors is such a fluid and exciting process. We will explore the unique qualities of watercolors and cover a variety of watercolor techniques as we create our paintings. Supplies and the processes to complete works of art will be reviewed. Students will be able to work along with the instructor, as well as work on individual projects. All skill levels welcome.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials list below. &lt;a href="https://northhillsartcenter.org/Sys/Store/Products/408090" target="_blank"&gt;Watercolor kits&lt;/a&gt; available for purchase.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays 10/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;- 11/11 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Materials list:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Students are encouraged to use materials already in their possession and to replenish supplies, using this list as a guide:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;-Paper: 140 lb. cold-pressed (9x12 or larger)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Brushes: flat tipped (1/2” or larger); round (varying sizes, at least one large and one small)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Paints: (tubes not cakes; student grade or artist grade) ultramarine blue; Prussian blue; burnt sienna; raw sienna; cadmium red; cadmium yellow&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Painting surface: drawing board; Masonite board; watercolor block&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Pencil&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-Soft erase&lt;font&gt;r&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Masking tape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787363</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-140 Spin Into the Season (FA26) (November 11, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Baskinger/BAskinger%20Spin%20into%20the%20season%202%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Join in for a fun wheel throwing mini class designed to help you create handmade gifts just in time for the holidays. Whether you’re new to the wheel or looking to refresh your skills, you’ll learn how to throw, trim, and glaze unique pieces.&amp;nbsp; Perfect for anyone who wants to get creative and have a handmade holiday.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Rick Antestenis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays 11/4 - 12/2&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No class 11/25&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787561</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-223 Acrylic Palette Knife (FA26) (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Pallet%20Knife%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="143" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Acrylic palette knife painting is a technique where paint is applied directly to a surface using a flat,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;flexible metal or plastic blade instead of a brush. This produces thick, sculptural textures with&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;visible ridges and bold color blocks that a brush alone cannot replicate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;- 11/19 (3 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787399</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-104.2 Kid's Handbuilding (FA26) (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/EVA%20Pontoriero%20Kids%20Handbuidling%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="269" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 22&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Let’s get our hands dirty forming clay into a variety of pieces! We will use slabs, coils, and pinched forms to make cups, bowls, sculptures, and more. In the last class, we will glaze everything we created. Bring your creativity!&amp;nbsp; 2 sessions to choose from.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Heather Tantalo-Spiegel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/29 - 12/3 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783196</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-209 Elements of Art (FA26) (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/Eva%20Pontoriero%20Elements%20of%20Art%202%20FA26.JPG" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 9-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Students will learn about the seven elements of art in this class. We will dig deeper into what&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;it takes to make a simple drawing into a great composition. Students will complete a variety&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;of exercises and projects as well as a still life.&amp;nbsp; All skill levels are welcome!&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Instructor: Eva Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5 - 12/10 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783215</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-301 Doodle Lab-Beginner Drawing (FA26) (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Summer%20Camps/image%20(4).png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="256" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 15&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#111827"&gt;Come explore the fun of drawing! Young artists will experiment with different tools and discover how different lines and textures can bring their drawings to life. We'll learn how to add shading, lighting, and perspective while we complete 2-3 drawings throughout the class. Grab your pencils and get ready to draw! &lt;strong&gt;All materials included&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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Instructor: Liza Langhurst&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/22 - 12/3 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>A-104 Let’s Throw Some Clay! - Thursdays (FA26) (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pottery/Pontoriero%20Throw%20some%20Clay%20FA26.jpg" alt="" border="3" width="149" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" title=""&gt;Registration deadline: September 24&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;This 6-week class is for all skill levels as we explore both wheel throwing and hand building techniques. Learn the basics of clay work or build upon your skill level with more advanced pieces. The last class will focus on glazing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/1 - 11/12 (&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;(No class 11/5)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-316 Autumn Still Life (FA26) (November 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(237, 28, 36); border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Vincent/Vincent%20Autumn%20Still%20Life%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="292" height="200" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration deadline: October 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Fall in love with the richness of chalk pastel while learning to render gourds, leaves, and pumpkins. Learn a dark-to-light technique that creates dramatic results as well as learning to blend and layer&amp;nbsp; on dark paper. Students can work with available still life subjects or bring in their own references.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Susan Vincent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Fridays 10/30 - 11/20 (&lt;em&gt;4 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-122 Jar Seminar (FA26) (November 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Schnarrenberger/Scharrenberger%20Jars%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="214" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Let’s make some jars. Just jars! And more jars! And lids!&amp;nbsp;Because jars need lids; cap lids, sunken lids, rounded lids. And lids sit on flanges and in galleries. So much to learn. Join us as we tackle the essential techniques to create jars on the wheel. Experience is required for this class. You must have completed a 6 week class at NHAC and be able to throw a cylinder on the wheel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Laura Schnarrenberger&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Fridays 11/6 - 11/27&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(3 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-style: italic;"&gt;No class 11/20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-122 Winter Trees, Gnomes, &amp; Santas (FA26) (November 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-color: rgb(46, 40, 42); margin: 8px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pottery/Pontoriero%20Holiday%20Trees.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="149" height="199" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(46, 40, 42); margin: 8px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Registration deadline: November 7&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#333333"&gt;Using a variety of handbuilding techniques, we will make trees, gnomes, and Santas, all starting with a cone shape. These will be finalized with colorful glazes, ready to add to your holiday décor! No clay experience needed for this fun workshop.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Saturdays 11/14 &amp;amp; 11/28&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/21&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-109 Clay Gingerbread House (FA26) (November 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pottery/clay%20gingerbread%20house.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="356" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Liven up your holiday decorations with a hand built gingerbread house made out of clay. We will be using templates, slabs, sprig molds, stamps, and shape cutters to create our "candy" decorated houses. The houses will be finished with a variety of colorful ceramic glazes, making them absolutely irresistible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Saturdays 11/14 &amp;amp; 11/28 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;2 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;No class 11/21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-421 Upcycled Sweater Snowman (FA26) (November 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Sweater%20Snowmen%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="151" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Registration deadline:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;November 7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;T&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;ransform old sweaters into adorable, fluffy snowman decorations that are perfect for Christmas and winter! You’ll learn how to cut, shape, and stuff sweater sleeves into snowballs and add hats, faces, and embellishments to create a finished snowman that is both festive and sustainable. No experience necessary.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Sheila Hawthorne Klotz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Date: Saturday 11/14 (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-103 Let’s Throw Some Clay! - Monday Mornings (FA26) (November 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pottery/Pontoriero%20Throw%20some%20Clay%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="149" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: September 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;This 6-week class is for all skill levels as we explore both wheel throwing and hand building techniques. Learn the basics of clay work or build upon your skill level with more advanced pieces. The last class will focus on glazing.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Mondays 10/5 - 11/16 (&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;(No class 11/9)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-310 Soft Pastels (FA26) (November 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pastels/Pontoriero%20pastel.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="160" height="199" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Registration deadline: October 5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Soft pastels are a vibrant and rewarding painting medium! This class will cover using pastels with a variety of different techniques and with a variety of surfaces.&amp;nbsp; All levels are welcome as we explore the pastel pencils, sticks and pan pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Dates: Mondays, 10/12 - 11/16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;(6 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6789046</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-228 Painting with Watercolor &amp; Ink (FA26) (November 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Watercolor%20and%20Ink%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="279" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Learn how to get eye-catching effects in your art by combining vibrant, airy watercolors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;with the clean lines of ink.&amp;nbsp; What an enhancement to your work!&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/2 - 11/23 (4 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787052</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-211 Watercolor Painting (FA26) (November 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Warmbrodt/Warmbrodt%20Watercolors%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="271" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Come get comfortable and learn to enjoy painting with watercolors. Learn different techniques and explore a variety of subject matter. Follow along with the instructor’s demo or work on your own projects. While some watercolor experience is useful, it is not required; all skill levels are welcome.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials list below. &lt;a href="https://northhillsartcenter.org/Sys/Store/Products/408090" target="_blank"&gt;Watercolor kits&lt;/a&gt; are also available for purchase&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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Instructor: James Warmbrodt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Mondays 10/26 - 11/30 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Materials List:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Students are encouraged to use materials already in their possession and to replenish supplies, using this list as a guide:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;-Paper: 140 lb. cold-pressed (9x12 or larger)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Brushes: flat tipped (1/2” or larger); round (varying sizes, at least one large and one small)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Paints: (tubes not cakes; student grade or artist grade) ultramarine blue; Prussian blue; burnt sienna; raw sienna; cadmium red; cadmium yellow&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Painting surface: drawing board; Masonite board; watercolor block&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Pencil&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Soft erase&lt;font&gt;r&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Masking tape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787312</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-123 Historical Coil Pot (FA26) (November 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Botterman/Botterman%20Coil%20Pots%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="200" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 9&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Coil building is one of the oldest pottery methods. It can be used to create complex forms with various curves. You will create one medium to large vessel inspired by a historical form of your choosing. Over the 4 weeks of class, we will build, refine, and decorate the pots to perfection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Katie Botterman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/16 - 12/14&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-style: italic;"&gt;No class 12/7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788505</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-222 Loose Impressionist (FA26) (November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Loose%20Impressionist%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="162" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 20&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Learn all about the essential materials like paper, brushes, and palettes, plus the techniques for creating varied watercolor effects in this unique watercolor class. Both beginners and experienced artists wanting to explore are welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 10/2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;- 11/17 (4 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787342</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-140 Spin Into the Season (FA26) (November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Baskinger/BAskinger%20Spin%20into%20the%20season%202%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Join in for a fun wheel throwing mini class designed to help you create handmade gifts just in time for the holidays. Whether you’re new to the wheel or looking to refresh your skills, you’ll learn how to throw, trim, and glaze unique pieces.&amp;nbsp; Perfect for anyone who wants to get creative and have a handmade holiday.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Rick Antestenis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays 11/4 - 12/2&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No class 11/25&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-221 Winter Slate Painting (FA26) (November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Painting/Pontoriero%20Slate%20snowman%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Add a unique painting to your holiday or winter décor. We will be using acrylic paint to create winter scenes on a roof slate. Paint along with the instructor or bring your own reference materials. All skill levels welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;Date: Wednesday 11/18 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793130</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-223 Acrylic Palette Knife (FA26) (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Pallet%20Knife%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="143" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Acrylic palette knife painting is a technique where paint is applied directly to a surface using a flat,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;flexible metal or plastic blade instead of a brush. This produces thick, sculptural textures with&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;visible ridges and bold color blocks that a brush alone cannot replicate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;- 11/19 (3 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787399</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-104.2 Kid's Handbuilding (FA26) (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/EVA%20Pontoriero%20Kids%20Handbuidling%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="269" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 22&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Let’s get our hands dirty forming clay into a variety of pieces! We will use slabs, coils, and pinched forms to make cups, bowls, sculptures, and more. In the last class, we will glaze everything we created. Bring your creativity!&amp;nbsp; 2 sessions to choose from.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Heather Tantalo-Spiegel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/29 - 12/3 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783196</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-209 Elements of Art (FA26) (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/Eva%20Pontoriero%20Elements%20of%20Art%202%20FA26.JPG" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 9-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Students will learn about the seven elements of art in this class. We will dig deeper into what&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;it takes to make a simple drawing into a great composition. Students will complete a variety&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;of exercises and projects as well as a still life.&amp;nbsp; All skill levels are welcome!&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Instructor: Eva Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5 - 12/10 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783215</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-301 Doodle Lab-Beginner Drawing (FA26) (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Summer%20Camps/image%20(4).png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="256" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 15&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#111827"&gt;Come explore the fun of drawing! Young artists will experiment with different tools and discover how different lines and textures can bring their drawings to life. We'll learn how to add shading, lighting, and perspective while we complete 2-3 drawings throughout the class. Grab your pencils and get ready to draw! &lt;strong&gt;All materials included&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Instructor: Liza Langhurst&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/22 - 12/3 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6806857</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-316 Autumn Still Life (FA26) (November 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(237, 28, 36); border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Vincent/Vincent%20Autumn%20Still%20Life%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="292" height="200" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="left"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration deadline: October 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Fall in love with the richness of chalk pastel while learning to render gourds, leaves, and pumpkins. Learn a dark-to-light technique that creates dramatic results as well as learning to blend and layer&amp;nbsp; on dark paper. Students can work with available still life subjects or bring in their own references.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructor: Susan Vincent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Fridays 10/30 - 11/20 (&lt;em&gt;4 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6789090</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-507 Fused Glass Trees (FA26) (November 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Glass/Pontoriero%20fused-glass-trees%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" align="left"&gt;Registration deadline: November 14&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;We will build fused glass evergreens with a variety of colored glass and frits, which will be tack fused to create the 3D effect. The tree locations will be marked on the wood for securing after the firing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Saturday 11/21 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788855</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-222 Dreamy Watercolor Holiday Cards (FA26) (November 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Holiday%20Cards%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="232" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 14&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Using wet-into-wet watercolor painting techniques, you will create a set of 4 holiday cards that are both vibrant and eye-catching. What a personal touch to add to your gift giving this year&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;. All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Saturday 11/21 (1 session)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#242424" style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793171</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-508 Fused Glass Ornaments (FA26) (November 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Glass/Pontoriero%20Fused%20Glass%20Ornaments%20edited%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="207" height="200" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);" align="left"&gt;Registration deadline: November 14&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Add some special handmade glass ornaments to your tree, use them as window decorations, or give them as a gift. Create 2-3 ornaments in this workshop using a variety of glass colors, frits, and stringers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Saturday 11/21 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788871</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-228 Painting with Watercolor &amp; Ink (FA26) (November 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Watercolor%20and%20Ink%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="279" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Learn how to get eye-catching effects in your art by combining vibrant, airy watercolors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;with the clean lines of ink.&amp;nbsp; What an enhancement to your work!&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/2 - 11/23 (4 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787052</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-211 Watercolor Painting (FA26) (November 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Warmbrodt/Warmbrodt%20Watercolors%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="271" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Come get comfortable and learn to enjoy painting with watercolors. Learn different techniques and explore a variety of subject matter. Follow along with the instructor’s demo or work on your own projects. While some watercolor experience is useful, it is not required; all skill levels are welcome.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials list below. &lt;a href="https://northhillsartcenter.org/Sys/Store/Products/408090" target="_blank"&gt;Watercolor kits&lt;/a&gt; are also available for purchase&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Instructor: James Warmbrodt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Mondays 10/26 - 11/30 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Materials List:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Students are encouraged to use materials already in their possession and to replenish supplies, using this list as a guide:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;-Paper: 140 lb. cold-pressed (9x12 or larger)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Brushes: flat tipped (1/2” or larger); round (varying sizes, at least one large and one small)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Paints: (tubes not cakes; student grade or artist grade) ultramarine blue; Prussian blue; burnt sienna; raw sienna; cadmium red; cadmium yellow&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Painting surface: drawing board; Masonite board; watercolor block&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Pencil&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Soft erase&lt;font&gt;r&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Masking tape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787312</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-123 Historical Coil Pot (FA26) (November 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Botterman/Botterman%20Coil%20Pots%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="200" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 9&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Coil building is one of the oldest pottery methods. It can be used to create complex forms with various curves. You will create one medium to large vessel inspired by a historical form of your choosing. Over the 4 weeks of class, we will build, refine, and decorate the pots to perfection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Katie Botterman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/16 - 12/14&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-style: italic;"&gt;No class 12/7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788505</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-122 Jar Seminar (FA26) (November 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Schnarrenberger/Scharrenberger%20Jars%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="214" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 30&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Let’s make some jars. Just jars! And more jars! And lids!&amp;nbsp;Because jars need lids; cap lids, sunken lids, rounded lids. And lids sit on flanges and in galleries. So much to learn. Join us as we tackle the essential techniques to create jars on the wheel. Experience is required for this class. You must have completed a 6 week class at NHAC and be able to throw a cylinder on the wheel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Laura Schnarrenberger&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Fridays 11/6 - 11/27&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(3 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-style: italic;"&gt;No class 11/20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788577</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-122 Winter Trees, Gnomes, &amp; Santas (FA26) (November 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-color: rgb(46, 40, 42); margin: 8px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pottery/Pontoriero%20Holiday%20Trees.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="149" height="199" align="left" style="border-color: rgb(46, 40, 42); margin: 8px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Registration deadline: November 7&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="" color="#333333"&gt;Using a variety of handbuilding techniques, we will make trees, gnomes, and Santas, all starting with a cone shape. These will be finalized with colorful glazes, ready to add to your holiday décor! No clay experience needed for this fun workshop.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Saturdays 11/14 &amp;amp; 11/28&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/21&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788846</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-109 Clay Gingerbread House (FA26) (November 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pottery/clay%20gingerbread%20house.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="356" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Liven up your holiday decorations with a hand built gingerbread house made out of clay. We will be using templates, slabs, sprig molds, stamps, and shape cutters to create our "candy" decorated houses. The houses will be finished with a variety of colorful ceramic glazes, making them absolutely irresistible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Saturdays 11/14 &amp;amp; 11/28 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;2 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;No class 11/21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6788761</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-211 Watercolor Painting (FA26) (November 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Warmbrodt/Warmbrodt%20Watercolors%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="271" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 19&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Come get comfortable and learn to enjoy painting with watercolors. Learn different techniques and explore a variety of subject matter. Follow along with the instructor’s demo or work on your own projects. While some watercolor experience is useful, it is not required; all skill levels are welcome.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Materials list below. &lt;a href="https://northhillsartcenter.org/Sys/Store/Products/408090" target="_blank"&gt;Watercolor kits&lt;/a&gt; are also available for purchase&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Instructor: James Warmbrodt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Mondays 10/26 - 11/30 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Materials List:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Students are encouraged to use materials already in their possession and to replenish supplies, using this list as a guide:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;-Paper: 140 lb. cold-pressed (9x12 or larger)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Brushes: flat tipped (1/2” or larger); round (varying sizes, at least one large and one small)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Paints: (tubes not cakes; student grade or artist grade) ultramarine blue; Prussian blue; burnt sienna; raw sienna; cadmium red; cadmium yellow&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Painting surface: drawing board; Masonite board; watercolor block&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Pencil&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;-Soft erase&lt;font&gt;r&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Masking tape&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787312</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-123 Historical Coil Pot (FA26) (November 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Botterman/Botterman%20Coil%20Pots%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="200" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 9&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Coil building is one of the oldest pottery methods. It can be used to create complex forms with various curves. You will create one medium to large vessel inspired by a historical form of your choosing. Over the 4 weeks of class, we will build, refine, and decorate the pots to perfection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Katie Botterman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/16 - 12/14&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-style: italic;"&gt;No class 12/7&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-140 Spin Into the Season (FA26) (December 02, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Baskinger/BAskinger%20Spin%20into%20the%20season%202%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Join in for a fun wheel throwing mini class designed to help you create handmade gifts just in time for the holidays. Whether you’re new to the wheel or looking to refresh your skills, you’ll learn how to throw, trim, and glaze unique pieces.&amp;nbsp; Perfect for anyone who wants to get creative and have a handmade holiday.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Rick Antestenis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Wednesdays 11/4 - 12/2&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No class 11/25&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787561</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-407 Needle Felted Ornaments (FA26) (December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Fiber/Pontoriero%20Neddle%20Feltled%20ornament-2%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Using preformed wool roving balls and a variety of colored roving, you will learn how to needle felt wool ornaments for your Christmas tree. At the end of this workshop you should have 2-3 ornaments to decorate with or give as gifts. No experience necessary.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Thursday 12/3 &lt;em&gt;(&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Time: 10:00 a&lt;/font&gt;m - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793254</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-418 Needle Felted Painting (FA26) (December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Fiber/Pontoriero%20Neddle%20Felted%20painting%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="192" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registration deadline: November 26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Needle felting with colorful wool roving is a great technique to create a unique painting. First we will plan our painting to fit on an embroidery hoop, which is provided. You can either follow along with the instructor’s design or bring your own reference material to create your own personal painting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Thursday 12/3 &lt;em&gt;(&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Time: 1:00 p&lt;/font&gt;m - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793235</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-104.2 Kid's Handbuilding (FA26) (December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/EVA%20Pontoriero%20Kids%20Handbuidling%20FA26.png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="269" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 22&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Let’s get our hands dirty forming clay into a variety of pieces! We will use slabs, coils, and pinched forms to make cups, bowls, sculptures, and more. In the last class, we will glaze everything we created. Bring your creativity!&amp;nbsp; 2 sessions to choose from.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Heather Tantalo-Spiegel&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/29 - 12/3 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783196</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-209 Elements of Art (FA26) (December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/Eva%20Pontoriero%20Elements%20of%20Art%202%20FA26.JPG" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 9-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Students will learn about the seven elements of art in this class. We will dig deeper into what&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;it takes to make a simple drawing into a great composition. Students will complete a variety&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;of exercises and projects as well as a still life.&amp;nbsp; All skill levels are welcome!&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Instructor: Eva Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5 - 12/10 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6783215</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-301 Doodle Lab-Beginner Drawing (FA26) (December 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Summer%20Camps/image%20(4).png" alt="" title="" border="3" width="256" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 15&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 7-11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#111827"&gt;Come explore the fun of drawing! Young artists will experiment with different tools and discover how different lines and textures can bring their drawings to life. We'll learn how to add shading, lighting, and perspective while we complete 2-3 drawings throughout the class. Grab your pencils and get ready to draw! &lt;strong&gt;All materials included&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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Instructor: Liza Langhurst&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 10/22 - 12/3 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Time: 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6806857</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-533 Upcycled Cigar Boxes (FA26) (December 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Keepsake%20Box%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="266" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(46, 40, 42);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Let’s take a vintage cigar box and give it new life by layering it with vibrant collaged paper and vintage-inspired ephemera to create a personalized design. The process is accessible and fun so you can focus on the artistry. Make one for your keepsakes or give one as a lovely gift.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All materials included&lt;/font&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Hawthorne Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Saturday 12/5 (1 session)&lt;br&gt;
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793123</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>C-209 Elements of Art (FA26) (December 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Ubuntu" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero,%20Eva/Eva%20Pontoriero%20Elements%20of%20Art%202%20FA26.JPG" alt="" title="" border="3" width="267" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#1A1A1A" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 9-12&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Students will learn about the seven elements of art in this class. We will dig deeper into what&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;it takes to make a simple drawing into a great composition. Students will complete a variety&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;of exercises and projects as well as a still life.&amp;nbsp; All skill levels are welcome!&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Instructor: Eva Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5 - 12/10 (5 sessions)&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No Class 11/26&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-501 Holiday Pysanky (FA26) (December 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Pysanky/Pontoriero%20pysanky%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Registration deadline: December 5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Pysanky is traditionally a spring craft, but we will take this beautiful batik process into the winter holidays. Using time-honored methods, you will create 2-3 gorgeous egg ornaments to hang on your tree or give as gifts.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor:&amp;nbsp;Diane Pontoriero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Saturday 12/12&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;(1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793143</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-123 Historical Coil Pot (FA26) (December 14, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Coil building is one of the oldest pottery methods. It can be used to create complex forms with various curves. You will create one medium to large vessel inspired by a historical form of your choosing. Over the 4 weeks of class, we will build, refine, and decorate the pots to perfection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Katie Botterman&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Mondays 11/16 - 12/14&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;(4 sessions)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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