Ascend Training Expanding to Offer Additional Adobe, Quark and Avid Classes in Chicago

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 21, 2007

Due to explosive growth in the Ascend Training Chicago Loop facility, Ascend is moving to a larger space within the Fine Arts Building at 410 S. Michigan Avenue. The new space will feature an auditorium-style room with seating for 80 to hold more free seminars throughout the year. This space was formerly The Fine Arts Gallery, with access to the historic Fine Arts Courtyard.

Ascend is adding brand new 20" iMacs which will have both OSX and Windows operating systems available. "We are thrilled that this signature space has become available, and feel that this environment will only add to the learning experience of our students," said Jori Curry, President of Ascend Training. Ascend continues to offer their Adobe, Avid and Quark classes in Deerfield, Illinois also.

Since 1998, Ascend has offered hands on training in Adobe applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Flex and ColdFusion. Ascend also offers training in Quark and Avid. Instructors at Ascend are top industry professionals who bring their real world experience to the classroom. Ascend offers a hands-on approach that others have yet to duplicate. By working out in the industry with Flash, Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Avid and others, they bring a real-world flavor to the classroom.

Ascend has two training facilities in Deerfield and Chicago Illinois. They also do onsite training all around the country and around the world.

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The Fine Arts Building is a home to the visual, literary, and performing arts. The Fine Arts Building was built in 1885 and was originally constructed as a carriage factory and showroom for the Studebaker Corporation. Its original name, "Studebaker Building", is still incised into the center of the red-granite facade. The eight-story building was designed by Chicago architect Solon S. Beman (1853-1914), most well known for his role in designing Pullman, Illinois, the planned industrial community organized by George Pullman. The multiple bays, sweeping arches, and weightiness of the granite and limestone elements are characteristic of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Studebaker's presence is still felt in a feature which no doubt delights artists with studios on the first several floors -- the unusually large-scale windows, a relic of the days when these floors served as the carriage showrooms, and an architectural marvel in a building with load-bearing granite walls.

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Classes in Town Launches Website for Local Course Offerings - One-Stop Resource Makes it Easy to List, Find Classes - From Chinese Calligraphy to the Cha-Cha

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 19, 2007

Classes in Town, a national web-based company headquartered in Austin, TX, announced the official launch of its website, http://austin.classesintown.com. The Austin-centric site is the first of a planned national network of websites. The Classes in Town, Austin site provides a free and local online resource for educational providers to list classes, courses, seminars, trainings and workshops. The site will be replicated in other major cities across the country as a one-stop online source for listing and finding classes.

Founded by Steven List, an Austinite and entrepreneur, the family of Classes in Town websites fills an untapped market in the education and training industry. "The country's biggest cities are hotbeds for culture and learning," said List. "In Austin alone, hundreds of workshops and classes are held each month. But, until now, they were hard to find. Classes in Town makes it easy for anyone to list or find a class."

According to List, Austin is not alone in its variety of class offerings. "The proliferation of educational workshops and classes is sweeping the country," said List. List further points out that there is a trend in classes and courses targeted to high tech consumers in an effort to help them make better use of their high tech gadgets. Among the most popular offerings at Apple Stores across the US are the company's workshops letting customers expand their knowledge about Apple products including the iPod and iMac. Home Depot has been offering 'how to' clinics for years as part of a growing trend in the 'Do-It-Yourself' market.

While large, national retailers are welcome to register their course offerings free of charge, the focus of the Classes in Town sites is to provide a resource for local educators in each market the web-based company serves. This month, http://austin.classesintown.com lists Austin School of Music's "Girl Guitar" series, inviting females to join the six-week class where, according to the course description, "they can jam like chick rockers Sheryl Crow, Joan Jett and Alanis Morissette." Among the hundreds of offerings, class seekers can also find "World Wellness Weekend," an all-day seminar that includes the Wellness Expo, offering more than 80 lectures, classes and workshops.

Classes in Town, Austin offer sponsors and advertising opportunities to education providers, resource providers, and others whose market includes a highly targeted demographic focused on education, training, career advancement. The media kit is available on the site at http://austin.classesintown.com/advertising-on-the-site.

For Educational Providers

Classes in Town, Austin makes it easy for educational providers to list classes, courses, seminars, trainings and workshops in three easy steps: 1.) Register, 2.) Add a Directory Entry and 3.) Add a Calendar Event.

For Class Seekers

Finding a class on Classes in Town, Austin is as simple as searching the directory (by type of organization or category of education/training) or calendar.

About Classes in Town Founder Steven List

Steven List is an entrepreneur in the training and education space. List has launched numerous successful businesses in Austin, including Back of the Room (http://www.BackOfTheRoom.com), an online book store specializing in self-published and small press products. List also recently completed his certification as a Certified Career Practitioner through the program developed by Austinite Linda Ginac (http://www.CareerPractitioner.com). Learn more about List's coaching, speaking, and training at http://www.StevenList.com.

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