Acting for Film classes 1144 E. Market St. 977-1371. Offers weekly workshops on acting for film with Emmy-winning director. Call for days and times. $150 per month.
Actors’ Lab 123 E. Water St. 977-4177. www. livearts.org. Live Arts holds weekly intense acting workshop. Meets Saturdays through August 26, 10-11am. $15 drop-in fee.
Biscuit Run Studios potluck 981 Old Lynch-burg Rd. 977-5411. www.biscuitrun.com. Hosts an open house and potluck supper every Wednesday, 6pm. Free.
Blue Ridge Beads & Glass 1724 Allied St. 293-2876. www.blueridgebeads-glass.com. Stained Glass Seminar is back. Every Satur-day, 3-4:30pm. Free.
Charlottesville Camera Club 250 Pantops Moun-tain Rd. 973-4856. www.avenue.org/ccc. Visi-tors welcome, meets at Westminster Canter-bury the second Tuesday of the month, 6:30pm. Free.
Charlottesville Salsa Club at Outback Lodge, 917 Preston Plaza. 979-7211. sundaysalsa@ cvillesalsaclub.com. Sponsors Salsa and a be-ginning dance lesson every Sunday, 8pm. $5.
Charlottesville Writing Center offers several evening writing workshops for adults, including a creative nonfiction workshop August 14-17. All workshops: 6:30-8:30pm, $185. For more info: call 293-3702 or visit http://cvillewrites.org.
Dance Explosion held at three locations: Footnotes Music and Dance Studio (2363 Commonwealth Dr.); Studio 206 (206 W. Main St.); Angell’s Fitness and Dance (7 Centre Ct., Lake Monticello). Offers classes in Ballet I and II, Teen/Adult Modern, Conditioning for Dancers, Jazz, Country, Adult Ballroom and more. For more info: call 953-8268 or jazz-explosion@hotmail.com.
DanceFit Movement Center 609 E. Market St., Studio 110. 295-4774. www.njira.com/ dancefit. Holds “DanceFit” every Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30pm. $10-13.
Glass Palette classes 110 Fifth St. NE. 977-9009. Offers classes beginning the first week of every month. Classes run on four weeknights or two Saturdays. $200-250. Pre-registration required. Call or visit website for schedule. www.theglasspalette.net.
Kluge-Ruhe Collection tours 400 Worrell Dr. 244-0234. Offers 45-minute guided tours ev-ery Saturday, 10:30am. Free, no reservations necessary.
La Tertulia: Spanish Conversation Group at Central Library, 201 E. Market St. 979-7151. All levels welcome. Brush up on your Spanish the first Thursday of each month, 7pm.
Live glassblowing demonstrations at Sun-spots-Charlottesville, 2039 Barracks Rd, Meadowbrook Shopping Center, corner of Emmet Street and Barracks Road. 977-5531. www.sunspots.com. Watch red-hot molten glass being formed into beautiful art objects. Demonstrations offered Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm.
The Live Poets Society at Gordon Avenue Library, 1500 Gordon Ave. 296-5544. Share original poetry or listen, the first Wednesday of the month, 7pm. Free.
McGuffey Art Center Summer Classes and Art Camps 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973. Offers numerous adult and teen workshops in the visual arts, theater and dance and art camps for kids. Call or visit website for schedule and registration information. www.mcguffeyartcenter.com.
Play Reading Series at Live Arts 123 E. Water St. 977-4177. www.livearts.org. Meets the second Sunday of the month, 3-6pm. Free. Call to confirm schedule.
Poem Site: Songs in the Landscape 2331 Highland Ave., Fry’s Spring. 295-5057. Features poetry by Laurance Wieder painted on a salvaged window, painting by Andrea Wieder and a take-it-with-you poem. New poem through September 15:”The Last Century” and new take-it-with you poem: “A Look Ahead.”
Shergold Dance Studio 652 W. Rio Rd. 975-4611. www.berkmarballroom.com. Offers a variety of evening dance classes, from tango to hip-hop. $32 for four lessons or $10 drop-in. See website for current schedule.
Smocking Arts Guild of America meeting 420 Shoppers World Ct. 295-1481. The Monticello Chapter meets the third Thursday of the month at Les Fabriques to discuss service projects, 7pm. $10 per year.
Studio Baboo workshops 321 E. Main St. 244-2905. www.studiobaboo.com. Holds nu-merous jewelry-making workshops. See website for full schedule.
Terry Dean’s Dance Studio 1309A Seminole Trail. 977-3327. www.terrydeansdancestudio. com. Terry offers weekly classes in partner styles from two-step to cha-cha. Partners are provided for singles. See website for current schedule. $10 drop-in.
West African Drum Classes 1104 Forest St. 977-1499. Kevin Munro holds lessons at the Charlottesville Quaker Meeting House every Wednesday, 6-7pm. $70.
Zabor Dance 609 E. Market St. 804-303-2614. Offers half-hour classes in Argentine tango and nightclub salsa for beginners and intermediates, every Saturday. $6. For more info: call or e-mail zabordance@yahoo.com.