6.15pm – 7.30pm Monday, May 27th
Ferdydurke

Clockwork, gears, steam powered riffles and tea dispenser machines, goggles, Zeppelins, bustles and corsets..

Steampunk, a science fiction genre that focuses on anachronistic technology in Victorian and Western eras mixed with alternate history or post-apocalyptic worlds, is becoming a trend not only in literature but fashion, music and house decor.

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8:00 – 9:15pm Monday, May 27th
Ferdydurke

Ever wondered how comedians think of new jokes? What makes some things funny and others not?

In the class we’ll be covering examples of great comedy and working towards writing our own. From the basic theory to structuring your own comical classics.

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6:15pm – 7:30pm Tuesday, May 28th
The Little Mule

Raw food is fast becoming a foodie and health sensation, but what the fork is raw food?!

Raw foods are made from organic wholefoods and are prepared in a multitude of creative ways to produce delicious and nutritious dishes.

Satisfy your curiosity, cultivate health and vitality and taste what all the fuss is about.

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8:00pm – 9:15pm Tuesday, May 28th
The Little Mule

Ever wondered how screens actually work? Or how we managed to progress so quickly to today’s impressive technology?

From the humble black-and-white TV sets to the 100-inch flat screens of today, the display technology inside your screens has come a very long way since the first commercial products in the 1930s. So just what are the differences between CRTs, LCDs and LEDs? In this class all will be revealed.

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6:15 – 7:30pm Wednesday, May 29th
The Little Mule

Ever thought to yourself “Gee, if I had a piece of cord I would make myself a lean to shelter and snare myself a rabbit for supper?” Yep, me too; every day! Well now you can always be ready for such a situation by having a piece of paracord ready and waiting, in the shape of a Survival Bracelet.

They are simple to make; and make a great gift for yourself, your favourite returned serviceman, or friends of all ages.

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8.00pm – 9.15pm Wednesday, May 29th
The Little Mule

Do you dream of wooing a beautiful Italian but get stuck unless you need to say ‘pizza’ or ‘ciao’? Have no fear, this class will give you some basic Italian language skills and prepare you for impressing that person of your dreams.

And if your romance fails at least you’ll still be able to order your favourite food and coffee like a pro!

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6:15pm – 7:30pm Monday, June 3rd
Ferdydurke

Have you lost your syntax? Do compound nouns send you into a spin? Gun to your head; would you be able to explain the difference between a phrasal verb, an adverb and a noun phrase? If you answered yes, yes and then no, then this class may be for you.

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8:00 – 9:15pm Monday, June 3rd
Ferdydurke

If you wanted to create life from scratch, would you know where to begin?

We will cover the foundations of the chemistry and biology of living creatures so that you can impress friends, educate young ones or begin your own Frankenstein.

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6:15 – 7:30pm Tuesday, June 4th
The Little Mule

With all the hype about ‘Superfoods’ we look at creating balanced and superb tasting salads that will turn you into an energised
Superperson!

We will delve into the proven benefits of the individual ingredients and you will be enlightened by fact that salads aren’t for rabbits at all.

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8.00pm – 9.15pm Tuesday, June 4th
The Little Mule

Lost in the bottle shop again?

Take this 75 minute class to get the low down on how to taste, talk about and evaluate wine. In a single class you’ll go from a wine novice to a dinner party hero. And you’ll have a good few glasses along the way.

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6:15 – 7:30pm Wednesday, June 5th
The Little Mule

The late Pauline Kael claimed having to watch films she did not enjoy was bad for her skin. Armond White of the New York Press makes it his business to be as contrarian as possible. As film critics they see their job as sorting good cinema from bad, art from trash. So where does that leave the ordinary audience-member who just wants to have a pleasant time at the cinema, not waste their money and can check their brain at the door?

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8:00 – 9:15pm Wednesday, June 5th
The Little Mule

Making music is fun, but making music with other people is even more fun (you might say funnerer).

Sometimes it seems too hard to find the right time, place or people to play with: you might feel like you’re “not good enough” to come out of the bedroom yet, or that you need to know a lot more than you do to be able to connect with others musically. Or you might be worried that if you went and joined in with a jam you would ruin it for everyone else. The Musician’s Accomplice leads beginner music jams for all adult musicians and musician wannabes who would like to develop their jamming (making improvised music with other people) skills.

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6.15pm – 7.30pm, Tuesday 11th June
The Little Mule

This class is all about pleasure! Sex educator Kate McCombs will teach you the ins and outs of your pleasure anatomy and physiology so you can maximise the pleasure in your sex life. Rather than the reproductive focus most of us learned in school, Kate’s brand of grown-up sex ed focuses on the feel-good aspects of sex, regardless of sexual orientation or relationship status.

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8.00pm – 9.15pm, Tuesday 11th June
The Little Mule

Punk, Glam Rock, Youthquake, Gender Bender. You will have heard the terms, but do you really know what they mean?

Maybe you lived through them, but they seem like a long time ago. Or maybe you are a child of the 80′s. Either way, join this class for a rollicking ride through the 60′s, 70′s and 80′s as we talk about how those particular decades have influenced how fashion and art are viewed today.

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6:15 – 7:30pm Wednesday, June 11th
The Little Mule

Crochet ain’t just for your Grandma. From accessories to amiguri and crazy teapot covers, crochet is for the young and old alike. After this class, in no time you’ll be able to craft all the yarn necklaces and tiny potted cacti your heart desires.

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8:00 – 9:15pm Wednesday, June 12th
The Little Mule

Want to know more about ice hockey than what Emilio Estevez and his rag tag bunch of misfits taught you?

With the Sochi winter Olympics taking place next year, it’s time to learn more about the sport that has been played in Melbourne for over a hundred years. The 2013 Australian season has just begun with teams competing to win the third oldest ice hockey trophy in the world, the Goodall Cup.

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Maybe you once wrote a dissertation about it? Or maybe you spend your weekends doing it? Maybe you eat it three times a week? Or maybe you have just read a million books on it?

Whatever your passion is, we challenge you to turn it into a class.

We are always hunting for teachers at Laneway Learning.