In the summer, ActonArt Drawing School runs a shorter six-week program (June 24th - August 1st) full of daytime workshops and afternoon classes. You can head on over to our website to see the full listing, but to give you an idea of what is on offer:

Foundation Drawing (ages 5.5-12+)

Intro to Painting, Watercolor and Oil Painting

Portraits and Figure Drawing

Creative Drawing, Manga and Cartooning

Portfolio Development (for high school juniors and seniors)

And tons of two-to-four day workshops including: Trompe l’oeil Painting, Cosplay, Comics, Life Drawing, Sketchbooking, Color Pencil, Sculpture, Manga and more!

3% Down and No Mortgage Insurance

With all the news about small down payments disappearing with Government regulations, Mass Housing still offers its mortgage program that features Low Down Payments, as little as 3% down with No Mortgage Insurance!  This product provides financing (purchase or refinance) up to 97% of the appraised value of the home without the hefty mortgage insurance payments that are typically associated with…

In the typical home, air conditioning uses more electricity than anything else-  16% of total electricity used.  In warmer regions AC can be 60-70% of your summer electric bill, according to Austin Energy.  This is where the savings are folks, not in worrying that you left your cell phone charger plugged in too long.

The easiest way to save is to run the AC less often, and to dial the…

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