In winter we will have a lot of new classes starting. So don't miss opportunity to visit our Winter open house celebration on December 17th.

You'll get a picture with Hello Kitty! See Hawaiian and Lithuanian folk Dance. We also have awesome jewelry. It is all handmade, original pieces that you bring home that day. Our artist Les Barker has paper snowflakes exhibit. His snowflakes are incredible creations. He has made American Flyer Sled snowflakes, Cathedral window snowflakes, Angel snowflakes - he even has a White Sox snowflake! Our nice store is always waiting for you with Native American Art, Geta, Japanese Bookstore, various fine stationary, origami paper, T-shirts, Studio Ghibli Merchandise, Ohashi & obento boxes for children.

We invite you to come and register for our classes:
Kindermusik® Our Time for Children 18 months- 3 years *** Kindermusik® Village for Infants to Toddlers ***
Kindermusik® Our Time for Children 18 months- 3 years *** Kindermusik® ImagineThat for Children 3 – 4 ½ years old *** NEW! “Asobimashoo” Japanese Immersion for 4-6year olds *** Beginning Japanese for Grades 1- 5 *** Intermediate Japanese for Grades 1- 5 *** K2 Class: Grades 6-8. Introduction to Kana and Kanji *** NEW! Beginning Chinese for Grades 3- 6 *** Traditional Chinese Medicine (Ages 16+). From Herbs to Acupuncture *** NEW! Russian language Ages 6-10 *** NEW! FILIPINO CULTURE and LANGUAGE THROUGH THE ARTS *** English Second Language *** Manga Creation *** Creative Writing Grades 3-4 *** Kid Comics Ages 5-6 *** DREAMSCAPES *** POETRY AND THE BOOK *** Chess Club Ages 6-14 *** Lithuanian folk dancing for 6-10 year olds *** Quilt Journals *** Music Composition *** Private Piano

We have YOGA too (check our website for the schedule)

Naperville cultural center is looking forward to seeing you !!!
Don't forget, 17th of December 9am-5pm:)

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Lot's of really cool stuff coming up! I wish I had a place like this to go to when I was a kid! We got some new stuff in from India thanks to Stacey Reeves and Shoba! Cool batiks and new yoga mat bags, mats and palm leaf book marks! Plus the new Angel cards and Fairy cards that Pam ordered! Really inspiring! Pick a new message for every day! Especially in the dark winter months it is so important to keep healthy in mind, body and Spirit! Keeping up with the yoga practice, getting out, painting, writing, being happy & keeping busy! We have new art on the walls! Amazing - you wouldn't believe how interesting! They are paper cut snowflakes - yep, the same kind we all make when we are kids... Except... Well - you are just going to have to come in and see! They're amazing! Our artisit is Les Barker, and he has made American Flyer Sled snowflakes, Cathedral window snowflakes, Angel snowflakes - he even has a White Sox snowflake! Check our his website for images: www.kahnjee.com. Les will be doing demonstrations and activities during our Open House Saturday, December 17th! Be sure to stop by... Hello Kitty will be there and available for photos with your child.. or you :^) We will also have some adult time with our jewelry show... It's just going to be an activity extravaganza!

I really didn't realize just how much stuff we're going to have going on until I was listening to someone else talking about it today. Let's see if I can plug them all: Journal Quilting - Chiniese Language - Filipino Language & Culture - Russian Language - Japanese Immersion "Asobimashoo" Class for 4-6 year olds - Traditional Chinese Medicine - Lithuanian Folk Dancing - Hawaiian Dance - Piano - Song Writing & Music Composition - Nia - Morning Stretch - Flow -Buddhist Meditation - Lunchtime yoga and pilates - Japanese for Middle School students - Kid Comics - Kindermusik - Creative Writing & Art! Phew! I bet I missed something! Time for a break! See ya later!

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Good Morning!

The Naperville 175th Anniversary Celebration is coming up & it is time to get out your paint brushes, welding tools, smocks & easels! There’s a public art competition in town!

Everyone is eligible from K through 8th Grade, High School and College Students, and Adults! 2D & 3D categories welcome!

All entries must be received by March 3rd, 2006 by 5pm.

There are Prizes! Best of Show earns $350, one winner per category will win $100, 2 honorable mentions will receive NAL tote bags, and all winners are mentioned in a press release and on the NAL website,

Exhibit: Entries will be exhibited during Naperville’s 4th Annual Gallery Tour weekend in the spring.

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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.
- Abraham Moslow
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My mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general; if you become a monk, you’ll end up as the pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.
- Pablo Picasso
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Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
- Pablo Picasso
Best of Luck to All! ☺

Michelle

So many things going on - so few opportunities to pour it out of my thought bucket! And...pause while I find my weblogging alter ego... ok... and shall I give it a name? Nah! All the more to remember.. and ultimately forget.

The biggest and most popular question I get is, 'How's everything going?' Like loaded questions? Well, between family, opening the cultural center, and self I would have to say the short answer is my life is FULL. The real question is whether or not it is balanced... is it satifying. For me, with yoga, it is easy to feel empowered and keep things in perspective lately. When I conitnue my practice in yoga and journey with self I am able to let some of the lesser important things slide without feeling the stress and guilt and pressure. Of which these days, in our busy world here in Naperville, there is a lot of.

The second biggest question I seem to get is, 'what is the Naperville Cultural all about?' Seems like a little bit of a silly question.... doesn't it? I think it is such a question in people's minds is because it was privately opened and run. So maybe the real question might be really like what is MY intention for the Cultural Center... That's easy... Because my intention is for this to be a Open, Welcoming, and Beautiful place that eventually will fully represent all the holistic and earthly riches that bloom from our humanity. Lush, encompassing, and real...

Peace and Love! Always...
M

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