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Advanced Fiction
Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m. or all day. Lowell Center. Fee: $60 for each section or $105 for all day.

Section 1: In this morning workshop, you will learn about “character” with instructor Laurel Yourke. Explore how to handle fact and fantasy, villains and bores, stereotypes and archetypes, and minor characters. Turn pale sketches into multi-dimensional beings.

Section 2: In the afternoon, you can study “dialogue” with Christine DeSmet. Discover how to spin dialogue and shape a scene. Learn how to develop memorable lines, use subtext and more. Information: 262-3447.

Copyright and Trademark Workshop
Friday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lowell Center. Fee: $195.

Instructors: Eugenia Carter, Michael Skindrud.

Do your activities violate copyright or trademark laws? New developments in the law and the digital revolution affect all media. This program is a must for editors and publishers, librarians, graphic designers, artists, writers, software creators, researchers, musicians and anyone interested in protecting or using intellectual property. Primary emphasis is on copyright; related trademark issues are covered. 262-3447.

Adobe Photoshop: Introduction
Thursday, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

209 Pyle Center. Fee: $269.

Instructor: Ellen Tyler.

Hands-on workshop introduces basic tools for outputting an image at the desired size and the quantity for print and for the Web. Learn how to: enhance, tone, size, and sharpen grayscale and color photos; determine correct resolution; remove scratches and dust; composite images; add type; clone portions of one image onto another; work with layers; and optimize images for the Web. Information: 262-6130.

Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop in Tandem
Monday, Nov. 26, 8: 30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

2122 Vilas. Fee: $159.

Instructor: Bruce Garner.

This half-day Continuing Studies workshop is hands-on. It takes a project approach to understanding when and how to pass graphics back and forth between Illustrator and Photoshop. Learn to evaluate projects and use both programs in tandem to more efficiently create pieces. Posterized images, nonbonding blends, paths and masks are just some of the exercises. An intermediate familiarity with Illustrator and Photoshop is needed. Information: 262-6130.

Adobe Photoshop: ImageReady
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

209 Pyle Center. Fee: $239.

Instructor: Ellen Tyler.

Photoshop 6 includes a full version of Adobe’s Web imagining software, ImageReady 3.0. You can optimize images from within Photoshop, but if you launch ImageReady you can do much more. In this hands-on workshop you learn how to do image slicing, make multiple links for image maps, customize colors, apply layer styles, and create animation and rollovers. Information: 262-6130.

QuarkXPress: Intro
Monday, Dec. 3, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

2122 Vilas. Fee: $239.

Instructor: Ellen Tyler.

In this hands-on workshop, you learn how to build boxes for text or graphics and create layouts for ads, flyers, brochures and newsletters. We cover typography, graphic manipulation, text wrap, the new text-on-a-path and Bezier drawing tools, box-linking, master pages and templates. In this Continuing Studies course, you create a brochure and a newsletter. Information: 262-6130.

Great Pictures from Consumer-Level Digital Cameras
Thursday, Nov. 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

209 Pyle Center. Fee: $199.

Instructor: Michael Kienitz.

Digital cameras enable photographers to bypass film and processing, and to view and store images directly on their computers. Working hands-on, explore the advantages and limitations of consumer-level (sub-$1,000) cameras, and learn how to get the best results from them. Topics include size, resolution, image enhancement in the computer and output. You must provide your own digital camera for this Continuing Studies workshop. Information: 262-6130.

Evening French Classes
Faculty and staff may be interested in enrolling in Continuing Studies French classes starting in January. Beginning I, Beginning II and Intermediate classes will be offered in the evenings. Taught in an informal, unpressured atmosphere, participants learn conversation that is useful in a variety of social and cultural situations such as work, leisure and daily life. The instructor also explains basic French structures and gives tips for travelers. Information: 262-4873.

Advanced Business French
Thursdays, Jan. 31-April 11, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Grainger Hall. Fee: $325 plus instructional materials.

UW–Madison students or area business professionals may be interested in earning an advanced business French certificate offered by UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies and the Center for International Business Education and Research. This course focuses on oral and written communications in French, business situations, and the business practices and institutions in French-speaking countries. Weekly classes are supplemented by individual study with the instructor. The class is limited to 25. Information: 262-4873. Register: 262-2451.

Art Workshop: Empowerment
Saturday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.

6541 Mosse Humanities. Fee: $45.

Boost empowerment, enhance self-esteem and jump-start personal growth through the magic of creating a power doll. Bring a piece of material the size of a bandanna, one spool of yarn and all the adornments of your choice. Requirements: a need to reduce stress and a desire to have some fun. 263-6322.

The Medieval World: The Beginnings of England
Thursdays, Nov. 8-Dec. 6, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

Elvehjem Museum. Fee: $33.

Instructor: Richard N. Ringler.

After a brief introduction to the pre-human geology of the British Isles, the group takes a bird’s-eye view of the cultures and monuments of the inhabitants of Britain during the Stone and Bronze ages and the Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking periods. Course is especially recommended for those planning to tour England in the near future. The presentations are richly illustrated with slides. Information: 262-3731.

Shipwrecks, Lighthouses and Lifesaving Services of the Great Lakes
Mondays, Nov. 5-26, 7-8:15 p.m.

Pyle Center. Fee: $33.

Instructors: Jeff Gray and Hank Whipple.

Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers played a vital role in state’s development and westward expansion of the United States. This four-part slide/lecture series explores Wisconsin’s underwater archaeology, shipwrecks, and the U.S. Lighthouse and Lifesaving Services on the Great Lakes. 262-3731.

Tuesday Morning Book Talks
Tuesdays, Nov. 13 and 20, 9:30-11 a.m.

Madison Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin St. Fee: $12 per class.

Instructor: Emily Auerbach.

Enjoy discussing great books with others. Books, their authors and dates to be discussed are: “The Love of a Good Woman,” Alice Munro, Nov. 13; and “Interpreter of Maladies,” Jhumpa Lahiri, Nov. 20. Information: 262-3733.

Basic Music 2: More than Middle C
Saturdays, Nov. 3-Dec. 15, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

2551 Mosse Humanities. Fee: $65.

Instructor: Charles Schneider.

Six-week course builds upon basic familiarity with musical notation, and seeks to cultivate musical understanding and thereby to enhance the listening experience. Information: 265-5629.

Retirement on Your Mind? Learn How To Interpret Your WRS Statement of Benefits
Attend one of the following informational sessions

sponsored by Employee Compensation and Benefits Services. No registration required.

• Wednesday, Nov. 7; 4-5 p.m.; TITU Memorial Union
• Thursday, Nov. 8; 10-11 a.m.; Auditorium, Genetics-Biotechnology Center
• Thursday, Nov. 8; 4:30-5:30 p.m.; On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym
• Friday, Nov. 9; 1-2 p.m.; 220 Ingraham

Alumni Weekend College: Online Marathon Training Class
Online class that starts Jan. 23 helps preparation for the Mad City Marathon on May 26. Class is offered through the Department of Kinesiology. For information, call 262-2551.

Internet Short Courses
Six-week Internet courses begin the second Wednesday of each month and are appropriate for university staff and the general public. Fifty courses are available. A complete description and registration for each course can be found at http://www.ed2go.com/cme/courses.html. The registration link is at the bottom of each course description.

Professional Development and Applied Studies
Human Services Administration: online classes. Information: 262-2352, http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/online/hsl.htm.

Children’s Classes
Madison-area children can enroll in courses.

Art classes include: Comic Book Art: Ages 8-12; Comic Book Art: Ages 13 to Adult; Drawing Cartoons and Action Figures: Ages 10-14, and Drawing for Young Artists: Ages 10-14. 263-6322.

Dance classes are: Ballet for 8 and older; Creative Dance: 4-7; Jazz Dance: 8 and older; and Tap Dance: 8-11. 263-8927.

Youths can enroll in German or Spanish classes. German Samstagsschule (Saturday School), kindergarten-grade 8, meets Saturday mornings. Beginning Spanish for ages 4-8 and Advanced Spanish for ages 4-8 are also offered. German: 262-2075; Spanish: 262-3428.

Competitive Swimming Edge
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m.

UW Sports Medicine Masters Swim focuses on technique and interval training that will help increase the swimmer’s speed in the pool. All strokes will be emphasized as well as proper turns and starts. UWSM is for advanced swimmers needing minimal stroke work who want to remain competitive. Information: 263-7936.

Masters Swimming for Triathletes
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7:15 a.m., or Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:40-7:55 p.m.

Class will focus on freestyle, the stroke most triathletes use when competing. Other strokes will be incorporated but the focus of the course is designed to improve the swimming portion of a triathlon. Information: 263-7936.

Swim Technique Clinics
Thursdays, Nov. 8, 16, 29, 8-9 p.m.

Fridays, Nov. 16, 23, 30, 6-7 p.m.

Wednesdays, Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 6:30-7:30 a.m.

UW Health Sports Medicine Aquatic Center. $54.

Appropriate for intermediate to advanced swimmers who desire individual instruction for improved performance. Emphasis will be on stroke technique and efficiency. Each clinic meets three times and is limited to four swimmers. Call 263-7936 to register.

Etc.

Campus Tours
Prospective student visits: Information session

followed by tour, Monday-Friday. Reservations

and schedule: 262-3318. Walking tour for visitors: Monday-Friday, 3 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, noon, no reservations necessary. All tours leave from the

Red Gym. 263-2400, visitor@redgym.wisc.edu.

Jobs at the Union
Dozens of part-time jobs are available for students and nonstudents. Students have flexibility in planning schedules. To see openings, stop by human resources offices, weekdays, 408 Memorial Union, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.; or 231 Union South, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Campus Women’s Center
Fourth floor, Memorial Union. 262-8093.

Memorial Library Tours
Conducted on request. Information: 265-2505.

Outdoor Rentals
Boathouse, Memorial Union, Monday-Friday until sunset.

Union South Games Room
Pool, bowling, table tennis, air hockey, video games and more. Radioactive bowling. Thursdays-Saturdays. Games Room, Union South. Information: 263-5181 or 263-2614.

Wisconsin Union Travel Center
On-campus guide to work, study and travel abroad. Memorial Union, Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 262-6200; travlcnt@vms2.macc.wisc.edu.

Campus Libraries
Volunteers needed to repair books, sheet music, organize photo archives, assist users, give tours. 265-2505.

GUTS Seeks Volunteer Tutors
GUTS Tutorial seeks volunteers for conversational English tutoring that matches native English-speaking tutors with international students who want to improve their English skills and learn about American culture. 302A Union South, Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Information: 263-5666.

GUTS Free Tutoring
Stop in if interested in tutoring or if assistance is needed in academic subject or conversational English. 302A Union South. Information: 263-5666.

Higher Ground
Volunteers needed for live radio variety show. Information: 263-2564; engle@wpr.org.

Morgridge Center
Find a volunteer opportunity suiting schedule and interests. Red Gym, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Information: 263-2432.

Wisconsin Public Radio
“Whad ‘Ya Know with Michael Feldman” Volunteers needed. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Information: 263-2564, engle@wpr.org.

Conversation Partners Needed
Madison Friends of International Students seeks volunteers for its “Conversation Partners” program. International students and visitors want more opportunities to speak English with Americans. Commitment is one hour per week, or more if you like. Scheduling is up to the partners. If interested, contact Anne Nahn, 831-3390, acnahn@chorus.net.