Anyone planning to create an outdoor living space can learn when to use bricks, pavers or flagstone products and how to calculate the amount of materials needed for the job by taking “Landscaping with Pavers and Retaining Walls.”
Real estate appraisers can benefit from taking courses being offered in February by the continuing education division at Wor-Wic Community College on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
In celebration of African-American history month, Dr. Sharita Jacobs-Thompson will give a free presentation about African-American women in Maryland during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m., in Guerrieri Hall at Wor-Wic Community College on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Learn about environmentally-responsible techniques for growing and sustaining Eastern Shore-friendly perennials and integrating design elements that ensure a four-season garden look by taking “Herbaceous Perennials.”
Child care providers can learn speaking and writing skills to help build positive interpersonal relationships with parents, co-workers and the community by taking “Communication Skills for Child Care Professionals.”
Builders, electricians, plumbers, masons and landscapers can learn how to use QuickBooks Professional 2011 job tracking and management tools such as job costing and estimating for bids, invoicing and progress billing by taking “QuickBooks Solutions for Contractors.”
Learn about risk management tools, investment vehicles and retirement income, as well as retirement expenses, roadblocks and estate planning, by taking “Retirement Planning Today.”
“FAFSA on the Web,” a series of free financial aid workshops for anyone planning to attend college, will be held on Mondays and Thursdays throughout February, from 5 to 7 p.m., in Room 111 of the Academic and Administrative Building at Wor-Wic Community College on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
In celebration of African-American history month, the public is invited to attend a poetry reading by Kyle Dargan on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., in Guerrieri Hall at Wor-Wic Community College on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Area high school students and their parents can get free help with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by attending “You Can Afford College” at Wor-Wic Community College on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 9 to 11 a.m., in Room 103 of the Workforce Development Center at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.