HOME COMPOSTING BASICS:
Improve your high desert soil by adding your own compost. Learn how to compost
food and yard waste, an easy and fun way to recycle and to build healthy soil in your yard and garden. The class will cover the science, art, methods, choices, and the benefits of home composting. You will receive take-home information. Free and open to all. Registration is appreciated, but not required at register@nmcomposters.org. Presented by Bernalillo County Extension Master Coposters. 1-3 p.m. on Nov. 4 at Esther Bone Memorial Library 750 Pinetree SE. 891-5012.
GLASS FUSING CLASS: Basic introduction into glass cutting, tools safety. Discussion and design, technique and color. Participants will produce a small design for an ornament jewelry or bowl. Taught by Gail Grambling Harrison, a glass fusion artist. Fee of $100, includes all supplies, tools and firing. Class size is limited to five adult students, 18 and older. CAC members receive a 10% discount. Register online at corralesartscenter.org. Scholarships available. Class will be held at the Corrales Arts Center, 4940 Corrales Road, Suite 100. info@ corralesartscenter.org.
LEARN THE UKULELE: Join us for a fun series of classes on learning the ukulele. Auttem Foglia will give you an introduction to this great instrument, including where and how to play, how to tune and get you started on learning songs. This is a four-week class. Register for the first and you’ll be automatically registered for the others. You don’t need to know how to read music. A limited number of instruments will be available, so if you have one, please bring it. All non-instrument related supplies will be provided. For ages 15+. 6 p.m., Tuesdays, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Loma Colorado Main Library, 755 Loma Colorado NE. 8915013, ext. 3032 or riorancholibraries.org.
NAMI FRIENDS AND FAMILY
SEMINAR: A four-hour seminar that informs and supports people who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants will learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and National Alliance on Mental Illness resources. The seminar is free, but space is limited. Additional seminars will be added monthly, so check back if a seminar you find is already at capacity. This seminar will be held Nov. 18, from noon-4 p.m., at the Sabana Grande Recreation Center, 4110 Sabana Grande Ave. SE, Rio Rancho. Attendees must register for this event at nami.org/Find-Support/ NAMI-Programs/NAMI-FamilyFriends. 260-0154.
URBAN HORTICULTURE
CLASS SERIES: Presented by the Sandoval County Master Gardeners. Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. Free to the public, registration preferred. Sandoval County Extension Office, 711 S. Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo. Registration and information: sandovalmastergardeners.org/ gardening-classes.