Wallace Community College Selma will offer a series of workshops and courses this spring for the community.

Community Education Coordinator Tammy Helms works to develop the programs on hobbies, fitness or topics people will find interesting.

A beginning guitar course will start April 5 and will be continue April 12, 19 and 26. Jesse Crow will be the instructor, and the cost will be a $35 fee for all four weeks.

There will also be a six-week Zumba course for all ages that will begin April. The course will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays and toning will be a focus. The cost of the courses is $55 for all classes. Times will be announced upon registration for the class.

Zumba courses for senior citizens will also last six weeks. They will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on April 5. The cost for this segment will be $55 as well. Courses will last from 6-7 p.m.

There will also be an “express” Zumba course for $34 for six weeks. The class will take places on Fridays from noon to 12:30 p.m.

LaNorma Huggins-Hopes will instruct all three Zumba classes.

For people interested more in arts and crafts, Huggins-Hopes will also lead jewelry workshops. The three-hour seminars are geared to beginners and anyone who wants to learn the correct way to make beaded jewelry. The workshops will be April 2 from 9 a.m. to noon and April 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Participants will make a stretchy bracelet, flexwire necklace and one pair of dangle earrings. Supplies will be provided and both workshops will cost $35.

There will also be a two-day series on wirework jewelry and another on crotchet techniques.

On April 23, those who sign up will learn to create necklaces and earrings using fine-gauge wire and beads. The cost of this workshop will be $35

The crotchet workshop will be May 7 at 9 a.m. to noon and May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $45.

“People who come to the activities take away the experience of meeting other people in the community, and they get to learn many skills from workshops and courses that are offered,” Helm said

Participants must pay fees and register by March 24 at the WCCS cashiers office. All activities will be at the college.

Helm encourages anyone who has further questions, ideas for community events or would like to teach a course to contact her at (334) 876-9237. Scheduling of upcoming events can be found on the WCCS website under the community education tab.