Community center has new classes

DOWNEY - The Barbara J. Riley Community and Senior Center is offering new classes this year for residents of all ages.The Lil Newtons, Lil Scientists and Lil Traveler classes offer a 4-week, one-hour adventure for preschoolers ages 3-5. Cost is $45 per session. The California Highway Patrol is offering "Teen Drivers: Drive Smart to Stay Safe," for teens ages 15-19. The classes are free and will be held Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon, and Jan. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. RSVP by calling Officer Perez at (562) 868-0503. A beginning art class for adults ages 50 and older is a new 5-week, one hour course teaching drawing fundamentals, including contour drawing, perspectives and still life rendering. Cost is $25 and the class starts Jan. 21. All classes are held at the community and senior center. For more information or to register for a class, call (562) 904-7223.

********** Published: January 6, 2011 - Volume 9 - Issue 38