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    <title>North Hills Art Center upcoming events</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-203 Cozy Still Lifes (FA26) (November 03, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Create two cozy still life paintings in acrylic. We'll challenge ourselves with different textures like a shiny coffee mug versus a fuzzy blanket and practice our drawing skills using the grid method. Instructor will provide photo references but participants can also opt to use their own found images or set up and photograph their own personal objects at home!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Cheryl Templeton&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/15 (&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6797516</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-227 Breaking Down the Elements: Landscape with the Half and Quarter Method (FA26) (November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Elements%20Landscape%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="262" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Landscape painting can be daunting, but once I learned this method, the world opened up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Using acrylic paints, learn how to break down and paint a landscape with ease. Bring 3-5&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;printed landscapes for reference, or use the ones available in class.&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/8 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787035</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-223 Acrylic Palette Knife (FA26) (November 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Pallet%20Knife%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="143" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Acrylic palette knife painting is a technique where paint is applied directly to a surface using a flat,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;flexible metal or plastic blade instead of a brush. This produces thick, sculptural textures with&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;visible ridges and bold color blocks that a brush alone cannot replicate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;- 11/19 (3 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787399</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WSH-11 Native American Heritage Workshop (FA26) (November 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Registration deadline: October 31&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 10+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Discover how the birch tree got its stripes through a captivating Ojibwe folktale. Students will then bring the story to life by painting their own acrylic birch masterpiece.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Date: Saturday, 11/7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6781736</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-203 Cozy Still Lifes (FA26) (November 10, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Create two cozy still life paintings in acrylic. We'll challenge ourselves with different textures like a shiny coffee mug versus a fuzzy blanket and practice our drawing skills using the grid method. Instructor will provide photo references but participants can also opt to use their own found images or set up and photograph their own personal objects at home!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 6em; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Cheryl Templeton&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/15 (&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-227 Breaking Down the Elements: Landscape with the Half and Quarter Method (FA26) (November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Elements%20Landscape%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="262" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Landscape painting can be daunting, but once I learned this method, the world opened up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Using acrylic paints, learn how to break down and paint a landscape with ease. Bring 3-5&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;printed landscapes for reference, or use the ones available in class.&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/8 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787035</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-223 Acrylic Palette Knife (FA26) (November 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Pallet%20Knife%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="143" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Acrylic palette knife painting is a technique where paint is applied directly to a surface using a flat,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;flexible metal or plastic blade instead of a brush. This produces thick, sculptural textures with&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;visible ridges and bold color blocks that a brush alone cannot replicate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;- 11/19 (3 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787399</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-203 Cozy Still Lifes (FA26) (November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Templeton/Templeton%20Cozy%20Still%20Lifes%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Create two cozy still life paintings in acrylic. We'll challenge ourselves with different textures like a shiny coffee mug versus a fuzzy blanket and practice our drawing skills using the grid method. Instructor will provide photo references but participants can also opt to use their own found images or set up and photograph their own personal objects at home!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 6em; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Cheryl Templeton&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/15 (&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-227 Breaking Down the Elements: Landscape with the Half and Quarter Method (FA26) (November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Elements%20Landscape%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="262" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Landscape painting can be daunting, but once I learned this method, the world opened up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Using acrylic paints, learn how to break down and paint a landscape with ease. Bring 3-5&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;printed landscapes for reference, or use the ones available in class.&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/8 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787035</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>WS-221 Winter Slate Painting (FA26) (November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Pontoriero/Pontoriero%20Painting/Pontoriero%20Slate%20snowman%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;Registration deadline: November 11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ages 16+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Add a unique painting to your holiday or winter décor. We will be using acrylic paint to create winter scenes on a roof slate. Paint along with the instructor or bring your own reference materials. All skill levels welcome.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Instructor: Diane Pontoriero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;Date: Wednesday 11/18 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;1 session)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6793130</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-223 Acrylic Palette Knife (FA26) (November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Klotz/Klotz%20Pallet%20Knife%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="143" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;Registration deadline: October 29&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Acrylic palette knife painting is a technique where paint is applied directly to a surface using a flat,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;flexible metal or plastic blade instead of a brush. This produces thick, sculptural textures with&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;visible ridges and bold color blocks that a brush alone cannot replicate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;" color="#333333"&gt;Instructor: Sheila Klotz&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Dates: Thursdays 11/5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;- 11/19 (3 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787399</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-227 Breaking Down the Elements: Landscape with the Half and Quarter Method (FA26) (November 24, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Elements%20Landscape%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="262" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Landscape painting can be daunting, but once I learned this method, the world opened up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Using acrylic paints, learn how to break down and paint a landscape with ease. Bring 3-5&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;printed landscapes for reference, or use the ones available in class.&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/8 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-203 Cozy Still Lifes (FA26) (December 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Templeton/Templeton%20Cozy%20Still%20Lifes%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Create two cozy still life paintings in acrylic. We'll challenge ourselves with different textures like a shiny coffee mug versus a fuzzy blanket and practice our drawing skills using the grid method. Instructor will provide photo references but participants can also opt to use their own found images or set up and photograph their own personal objects at home!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 6em; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Cheryl Templeton&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/15 (&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6797516</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-227 Breaking Down the Elements: Landscape with the Half and Quarter Method (FA26) (December 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Elements%20Landscape%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="262" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Landscape painting can be daunting, but once I learned this method, the world opened up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Using acrylic paints, learn how to break down and paint a landscape with ease. Bring 3-5&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;printed landscapes for reference, or use the ones available in class.&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/8 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787035</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-203 Cozy Still Lifes (FA26) (December 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Templeton/Templeton%20Cozy%20Still%20Lifes%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="150" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Create two cozy still life paintings in acrylic. We'll challenge ourselves with different textures like a shiny coffee mug versus a fuzzy blanket and practice our drawing skills using the grid method. Instructor will provide photo references but participants can also opt to use their own found images or set up and photograph their own personal objects at home!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 6em; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Cheryl Templeton&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/15 (&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;No class 11/24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6797516</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-227 Breaking Down the Elements: Landscape with the Half and Quarter Method (FA26) (December 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://northhillsartcenter.org/resources/Pictures/Catalog%20Images/Corn-Hicks/Corn-Hicks%20Elements%20Landscape%201%20FA26.jpg" alt="" title="" border="3" width="262" height="200" align="left" style="margin: 8px; border-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Registration deadline: October 27&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Ages 18+&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Landscape painting can be daunting, but once I learned this method, the world opened up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Using acrylic paints, learn how to break down and paint a landscape with ease. Bring 3-5&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;printed landscapes for reference, or use the ones available in class.&lt;font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_3"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All materials included.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/8 (6 sessions)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6787035</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>A-203 Cozy Still Lifes (FA26) (December 15, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: Ubuntu;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Ages 14+&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#111827" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Create two cozy still life paintings in acrylic. We'll challenge ourselves with different textures like a shiny coffee mug versus a fuzzy blanket and practice our drawing skills using the grid method. Instructor will provide photo references but participants can also opt to use their own found images or set up and photograph their own personal objects at home!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;All materials included.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Instructor: Cheryl Templeton&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates: Tuesdays 11/3 - 12/15 (&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;6 sessions)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://northhillsartcenter.org/event-6797516</link>
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