Moorhead Community Education

On the first night, make Fry Bread Tacos with your hosts Christy and Hailey Goulet, and Kurtis Moose. Participants will receive the ingredients to make your own bread before the class which is taught via Zoom!! This tasty treat will then be topped with hamburger and your favorite's such as lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, and more! Participants supply their own taco meat, seasoning and toppings. The family can enjoy cooking a traditional Indigenous meal together! Story telling with Elders is a wonderful opportunity to hear stories/songs told and recounted with Mr. Emery St John who is an enrolled member of the Crow Creek Lakota Tribe, Fort Thompson, S.D. His personal endeavors as a Lakota and helper to a well respect medicine man, Mr. Clifford Young bear will captivate and inspire any participants to appreciate the Lakota culture!

On the first night, make Fry Bread Tacos with your hosts Christy and Hailey Goulet, and Kurtis Moose. Participants will receive the ingredients to make your own bread before the class which is taught via Zoom!! This tasty treat will then be topped with hamburger and your favorite's such as lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, and more! Participants supply their own taco meat, seasoning and toppings. The family can enjoy cooking a traditional Indigenous meal together! On the second night, Winter Medicines allows participants to gain knowledge of Indigenous medicines, starting from raw form to holistic use! Christy Goulet and Kurtis Moose will show participants how to harvest miskwanagekozi (Red willow) in Ojibwe. The class will then be shown how this branch is used to make two Indigenous medicines. 1.Tea, used to treat respiratory infections and influenza!! 2. Traditional pipe filler of the plains tribes. Used for prayer and not for smoking.

Music and Meditation will allow any participant the opportunity to learn Indigenous techniques to quiet the mind, control anxiety, and help themselves have the opportunity to de-stress from everyday life. Christy Goulet will guide you through this experience while sharing wisdom and knowledge through her music that will allow participants to feel rejuvenated and refreshed after this session! Included is her nominated CD "The Never Ending Journey Continues". This class is bundled with a Drum class that shares Indigenous stories that are sung and told while playing the hand drum. These stories and teachings are typically done during the winter, as well as teachings for learning and understanding life's lessons!

Online blogging is a great way to get the word out about you, your service, your product, or information you want to share! You will learn step-by-step how to: * start a FREE blog with WordPress * choose a blog template * emphasize your blog content with a creative name * use your unique voice to share your expertise * connect your domain/website You will also learn how to earn an income with your blog, including links to other websites and advertising on your blog, as well as increase your internet ranking. A detailed tutorial will be emailed to set up your free Zoom account, then the webinar login information and materials will be sent the day of class.

If your goal is to become a published freelance writer by selling a magazine article, short story, poem, or even a novel to a traditional publisher, this comprehensive workshop will guide you to, then past the editor's desk. You will discover how to: *become a “published”writer overnight * submit manuscripts the correct way *find the right publisher for your work *write irresistible query letters *determine when and how to get an agent * 100 ways to make money as a freelance writer If you really want to succeed, this step-by-step workshop is a must! A detailed tutorial will be emailed to set up your free Zoom account, then the webinar login information and materials will be sent the day of class.

Prerequisite: Beginner’s Guide to Getting Published Self Publishing is all the rage, but is it the best option for YOU? And, can you do both? You will discover the pros and cons of all the self publishing options, including print-on-demand and e-book publishing, as well as Amazon options. You will leave with a rated description of 50 self publishing companies. A detailed tutorial will be emailed to set up your free Zoom account, then the webinar login information and materials will be sent the day of class.

In this comprehensive session, you will learn about special screenwriting terms and formats for television and the big screen. You will also learn how to plot a story, develop characters, and execute your work in the proper screenwriting format. You will discover the difference between a Treatment, a Spec Script and a Shooting Script and when to do each. And, you’ll get an inside look into the business of selling your script to agents and producers. The instructor is a journalist, author, screenwriter, agent, publisher, and adjunct online Professor of Publishing for Harvard. A detailed tutorial will be emailed to set up your free Zoom account, then the webinar login information and materials will be sent the day of class.

“Wow, you have a great voice!” Have you heard that more times than you can count? Or maybe you listen to your favorite audio books, commercials, or cartoon characters and think, “I could do that.” If so, then you could have what it takes to begin working as a professional voiceover artist. Explore the voiceover industry with your instructor, a professional, working voice actor from Voices For All, in a one-on-one, personalized, cast video chat setting. Discover the current trends in the industry and how they make it easy and affordable for just about anyone to get involved. In this one-time, 90-minute introductory class, you’ll also learn about the different types of voiceovers and the tools you’ll need to find success. Your instructor will record you as you read a real script, then offer you some coaching so you can improve your delivery, taking notes on your performance so you can receive a professional voiceover evaluation later. Get a better sense of how the class works at http://www.voicesforall.com/ooo. You owe it to yourself to finally explore the possibilities of this fun and rewarding field! Upon registration you will be contacted by a representative of Voices For All to set up your 90-minute video chat. Register at any time.

You don’t need a journalism degree or previously published articles to write for anyone’s online blog, magazine, or website. Some opportunities offer exposure, while many pay well -- $1 a word and more. In this fast-paced session, you will learn how to: find ideas, sources, and more than 1,000 opportunities that pay, conduct interviews and create interesting content, protect your copyright, write query letters, and then use this credibility to sell other articles or even your self published novel. A detailed tutorial will be emailed to set up your free Zoom account, then the webinar login information and materials will be sent the day of class.