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PickleBall Intermediate Level HLTH 076.53, CRN 16860 | Holyoke Community College Designed for the player who has limited Pickleball experience and/or has taken the beginner class. Improve groundstrokes, overheads, volleys and serves. Add direction, control and accuracy to forehand/backhand shots, volleys, serves and drive...

If you've made a New Year's resolution to eat healthier in 2024, HCC might have just what you need. HCC is running a series of noncredit cooking classes this spring focused on diabetes but geared toward anyone interested in learning how to prepare healthier, more nutritious meals. Classes in the "Nutrition for Diabetes" series run either on Tuesday or Wednesday nights beginning Feb. 7. All classes are held at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, 164 Race St., and taught by Marissa Chiapperino, a registered dietician and instructor in HCC's Culinary Arts program. Sign up today at hcc.edu/healthy-cooking

Healthy Cooking | Holyoke Community College HCC is running a series of noncredit cooking classes this spring for anyone interested in learning how to prepare healthier, more nutritious meals.

Pickleball classes for players of all levels start in January! Sign up today at hcc.edu/health-and-fitness

Serve, Rally, Score: HCC’s winter pickleball classes offer skillful fun As winter blankets outdoor activities, Holyoke Community College (HCC) invites residents to warm up to a unique and exciting sport: pickleball.

Piano lessons, painting, sewing, photography, wine tasting, cooking, and bartending are just a few of the short-term, noncredit classes being offered this spring at HCC. Sign up now to make sure you get a seat!

Noncredit Classes | Holyoke Community College Piano, painting, sewing, photography, wine tasting, cooking, and bartending are just a few of the short-term, noncredit classes being offered this spring by HCC's Business & Community Services division.

Don't miss out! Learn how to prepare food right off the menu of Chef Nadim's Mediterranean Restaurant. Chef Nadim's next cooking class at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute is Thursday Nov. 16, 6-9 p.m. The night's menu includes hummus, meat roll-up, Fattoush salad, Cannellini lamb stew served with rice pilaf and Isamalia for dessert. And wine! Sign up today: https://www.hcc.edu/about/news-events-and-media/news-stories/chef-nadim-fa23

A few seats remain open for Chef Nadim's Oct. 19 cooking class at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute. The night's menu includes hummus, cheese roll-up, Mediterranean salad, simmered lamb with Hashwee rice, and rice pudding for dessert. And wine! Sign up today and learn how to prepare food right off the menu of Chef Nadim's Mediterranean Restaurant.

More kitchen secrets | Holyoke Community College Chef Nadim Kashouh, owner of Nadim's Downtown Mediterranean Grill, will be sharing more kitchen secrets during a series of fall classes at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute.

Through our online partner VESi, HCC offers dozens of opportunities for educators to earn Massachusetts PDPs by taking interactive, self-paced classes in subjects ranging from classroom management to violence, bullying, and aggression. Check out our offerings and enroll now: https://www.virtualeduc.com/holyoke/

And here's the second great program starting up this week at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute. Learn about biodynamic wines, oaked wines, table wines, maceration, and more, in four individual sessions focused on a different theme – and paired with different foods! Seats are still available for sessions on Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, and Dec. 14. Click below for details.

Wine Tasting Classes | Holyoke Community College Holyoke Community College is launching a series of wine-tasting classes for would-be connoisseurs who want to explore the vast complexities of wine while sampling select foods.

One of two great non-credit programs starting up this week at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute. Join Chef Nadim Kashou of Nadim's Mediterranean Restaurant for a five-course meal (with wine) and cooking lesson. Sign up now! A few seats remain open for sessions on Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, and Dec. 14.

More kitchen secrets | Holyoke Community College Chef Nadim Kashouh, owner of Nadim's Downtown Mediterranean Grill, will be sharing more kitchen secrets during a series of fall classes at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute.

HCC is launching a series of wine-tasting classes for would-be connoisseurs who want to explore the vast complexities of wine while sampling select foods. Classes meet monthly on Thursday nights beginning Sept. 28 at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute. Each class focuses on a different theme and food pairing. Sign up now. Seats are limited.

Wine Tasting Classes | Holyoke Community College Holyoke Community College is launching a series of wine-tasting classes for would-be connoisseurs who want to explore the vast complexities of wine while sampling select foods.

Learn to cook this fall with Chef Nadim Kashou of Nadim's Mediterranean Restaurant in Springfield. Four monthly sessions on Thursday nights starting Sept. 28. Sign up soon. Seats are limited!

More kitchen secrets | Holyoke Community College Chef Nadim Kashouh, owner of Nadim's Downtown Mediterranean Grill, will be sharing more kitchen secrets during a series of fall classes at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute.