{"id":3008,"date":"2015-01-17T05:29:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T10:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2015-01-17T01:16:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T06:16:32","slug":"fun-girls-night-out-classes-to-be-offered-at-occ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2015\/01\/fun-girls-night-out-classes-to-be-offered-at-occ\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun &#8216;Girls Night Out&#8217; Classes to be Offered At OCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1747\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/10\/construction-of-new-access-road-to-occ-clears-environmental-hurdle\/occ\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1747\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1747\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/occ.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean County College\" width=\"686\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/occ.jpg 686w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/occ-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/occ-600x333.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocean County College<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ocean County College will host a number of classes designed with fun between friends in mind, officials at the college announced this week.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGirls Night Out\u201d slate of classes are designed to be a new series of fun and interesting non-credit classes for women of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>They include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Go Vegan without Going Crazy<\/b> on Thursday, <b>February 19<\/b> from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.\u00a0 Cost: $39.\u00a0 Lisa McComsey, an unlikely, if not reluctant, vegan, and co-author of<i> The Vegan Cheat Sheet<\/i> will share her improbable journey to veganism and her shocking realization that it was nothing she expected it to be.\u00a0 Learn how she made the transition (cold turkey), ran five plant-powered marathons, and has come to love the vegan life.\u00a0 She\u2019ll spill her top tips for getting started, squash common myths (like vegans are protein deficient), and share her favorite foods, shortcuts, and vegan replacements for things you love.\u00a0 Chef Jason of Gourmand Cooking School will do a live cooking demo and bring vegan samples for all to enjoy.<\/li>\n<li><b>Fairy Gardens<\/b> on Thursday, <b>March 19<\/b> from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.\u00a0 Cost: $39.\u00a0 Inject a little green into your life!\u00a0 Make and take home a tiny magical garden in a container.\u00a0 Fairy Gardens are arranged with the kinds of miniature plants and accessories that would entice a fairy to visit!\u00a0 Learn the basics from layering soil and filtration, to adding moss and miniatures, to using your imagination to make your own fairy creations that bring your garden to life.\u00a0 Bring a clear lidded glass container of your choice.\u00a0 Ideal for fun, gift-giving, or the office.<\/li>\n<li><b>Zen Doodle Therapy<\/b> on Thursday, <b>April 16<\/b> from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.\u00a0 Cost: $39.\u00a0 Zen Doodle is a purposeful and relaxing form of art.\u00a0 When you are stressed, tired, or just plain bored, let your mind wander while you doodle.\u00a0 Come learn how to choose pattern, contour, and shade expressions of your art-filled-self while releasing tension and embracing self-expression.\u00a0 Studies have shown that doodling actually helps you pay better attention to other things going on around you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, call the OCC Department of Continuing & Professional Education at 732-255-0404 or email <a href=\"mailto:cpeinfo@ocean.edu\" target=\"_blank\">cpeinfo@ocean.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2015\/01\/fun-girls-night-out-classes-to-be-offered-at-occ\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean County College will host a number of classes designed with fun between friends in mind, officials at the college announced this week. 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