Classes Chicago, IL

Join CourseHorse for our one-hour special virtual trivia night! Test your knowledge across a wide range of topics including music, movies, pop culture, history, sports, frozen foods, dog breeds, Seinfeld characters, ice cream flavors and many other surprises... How this will work: This will take place live over a Zoom conference. You will either...

Become the master of your own home bar! We will kick off with learning bar tools (and substitutions!) and key skills, then move on to how to master a few classic cocktails. Special skills you will learn include how (and when) to use egg whites, alcohol infusions best practices, how to choose the appropriate base spirit, and more! We will learn...

This is without a doubt the most essential cooking class you'll ever take! You will learn how to slice, dice, julienne, and much more in the safest and most efficient manner. Make your every day prep faster and fun, learning how to use a knife like professional chefs do. Materials needed to fully participate: A chef knife Cutting board 1 Vegetable...

Getting thanked for doing a 'good job' is nice, but thank you in a paycheck is much better! So why is that most women have such a hard time asking for a raise, or negotiating a higher salary with a new job offer? It’s crazy making, particularly when so much research shows that women are far more effective negotiators than men, with a much higher...

Modern calligraphy is a more free form style of writing that maintains the elegance of traditional calligraphy while allowing for more self-expression. In this Modern Calligraphy - Brush Lettering class you'll learn all the techniques you need to make the thick and thin lines that creates the beautiful letter forms of calligraphy with a brush pen...

If you've been looking to learn more about wine, look no further! With my 2 decades of professional wine experience and your thirst for... knowledge... we'll go on a journey through the world of wine together. We’ll begin with learning how to taste wine in proper fashion and then delve into the individual varieties. We’ll discuss prominent...

If you've never smelled challah in the oven, you're in for a treat. We will be covering the basics of challah making, a staple of Jewish culture, starting with a short introduction of its historical beginnings and significance, and then moving to making the dough (no experience required for this course at all!). We will break for an hour to allow...

Have you ever noticed that there are some people we just seem to get along with really easily, and then there are others that just rub us up the wrong way? We find ourselves talking at cross purposes & arguments & misunderstanding seem to erupt from nowhere.  Often, what’s at the root of this are our individual behavioral styles –...

In this class we will do a graphite still life drawing. I will go over hatching and cross hatching techniques to build value to create depth, and use basic shapes to build our objects. We will review how to create a dynamic composition to make a beautiful drawing! The techniques you will learn are foundational skills that can be applied to a variety...

Mixed media collage is the utilization of more than one medium in a single piece of art and may include paint, glitter, crayons, fabric, magazine/book images/quotes, found objects, ink, watercolor, oil pastel, chalk pastel, colored pencils, etc.  Mixed media art brings together all of your artistic skills, even if they’re not as good as you’d...

In this very beginning level cartooning class, learn the basic techniques of cartoon drawing and doodling. During this 1.5 hour course you will learn how to go from stick figures to actual faces. Learn the basics of drawing, create your own artistic style, get familiar with creating your own cartoon characters. Outcome will be actual fun cartoon faces...

Join our chef to make dumplings, or 餃子, with two different fillings: pork & celery, and mushroom-veggie. We’ll start with the two-ingredient dough from scratch, make our pork and veggie fillings, shape the dumplings, and then cook them! The chef will guide you through the process, from kneading to shaping, then we’ll cook by steaming,...

In this course, you will learn to enhance and augment your creative writing ability. This poetry class is one that will assist in your creative writing process and upon completion you will gain confidence in writing some of the best poetry you have written. Materials Needed to Fully Participate: Pencil/Pen Notebook An open mind About the...

Now more than ever, digital marketing is at the forefront of communications for businesses and people alike. Digital Marketing is no longer optional - it is the industry standard. Now is the time to educate yourself on how to promote and sell by leveraging online marketing tactics. This course will ignite your curiosity surrounding the fundamentals...

This class is beginner-friendly and no previous experience is required! You’ll learn how to choose the best materials and the basic techniques for painting gorgeous florals and how to master the skills you need to enjoy the serene, relaxing benefits that watercolors can provide. In this workshop you will learn: Basic watercolor painting techniques...