Classes on art, music masters offered for seniors

The McHenry County College Retired Adult Program for Lifelong Learners is offering lectures on Great Masters of Art and Music during the spring semester.

These educational lectures for those 50 and older will be presented by Continuing Education instructor Diane Wlezien and will focus on the lives and works of these masters.

The annual membership fee is $25 plus a $12 fee for each Great Masters lecture. Non-members can attend by paying a $17 fee for each lecture.

To register, call the McHenry County College Registration Office at (815) 455-8588. For more information, call Cindy Kearns at (815) 479-7605 or visit the Web site at www.mchenry.edu/coneducation.

Great Masters of Art: The February lecture will focus on Charles Burchfield and is scheduled from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room B166-67 at MCC. Member class ID is NRA S30 001 Cost is $12. Nonmember class ID is NRA S30 002. Cost is $17.

• The March lecture will focus on Beatrix Potter and is set from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 18, in Room B166-67 at MCC. Member class ID is NRA S31 001. Cost is $12. Non-member class ID is NRA S31 002. Cost is $17.

• The April lecture will focus on Aldo Leopold, a writer, illustrator and environmentalist and scheduled from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 15 in Room B166-67 at MCC. Member class ID is NRA S32 001. Cost is $12. Non-member class ID is NRA S32 002. Cost is $17.

Great Masters of Music: The March lecture will focus on Charlie Parker and is set from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 3 in Room B166-67 at MCC. Member class ID is NRA S40 001. Cost is $12. Non-member class ID is NRA S40 002. Cost is $17.

• The April lecture will focus on John Coltrane Scheduled and is set from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 7, in Room B166-67 at MCC. Member class ID is NRA S41 001. Cost is $12. Non-member Class ID is NRA S41 002. Cost is $17.

• The May lecture will focus on Miles Davis and is scheduled from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. May 5 in Room B166-67 at MCC. Member class ID is NRA S42 001. Cost is $12. Non-member class ID is NRA S42 002. Cost is $17.