It’s never too late to discover your inner artist.
Burnaby’s parks, recreation and cultural services department is reaching out to seniors with a host of artistic offerings this fall.
The city’s newly released fall-winter Leisure Guide offers a wide range of programs for the 55-plus crowd.
For those interested in the visual arts, a course in Watercolour Painting starts at Cameron on Sept. 22 and runs for 12 Thursdays.
Confederation, meanwhile, hosts Drawing Lessons With Betty, a course led by instructor Betty Woo, with returning students starting Sept. 16 and beginners on Oct. 28.
Seniors can also learn Chinese calligraphy in a course running Wednesdays at Bonsor starting Oct. 5, or photography in a course at Cameron, running Tuesdays starting Sept. 20.
Confederation also plays host to Painting With Gabriela, a series of lessons led by artist Gabriela Diaconu. She offers lessons in both acrylics and oils and watercolours, both kicking off on Tuesdays starting Oct. 18.
For those who want to explore the performing arts, there are also a variety of dance lessons – including tap dance lessons starting at Confederation on Sept. 13 and at Edmonds on Oct. 13; belly dance starting at Bonsor on Sept. 20; and Hawaiian dance starting at Bonsor on Sept. 20.
For the musically inclined, there’s Uke Can Do It!, an introductory ukulele course running at Edmonds on Tuesdays starting Oct. 4.
Edmonds also plays host to small group voice lessons on Thursdays starting Oct. 13.
Pick up the city’s Leisure Guide at city facilities, download one from www.burnaby.ca or check out www.burnaby.ca/seniors for more details.
You can also call the city’s seniors’ centres for more information: Bonsor at 604-297-4580; Cameron at 604-297-4453; Confederation at 604-294-1936; or Edmonds at 604-297-4838.
