Registration for fall courses and trips for adults at the Museum School of the Springfield Museums begins September 10. For complete course descriptions and travel itineraries, call 413.263.6800, ext. 377, or log onto www.springfieldmuseums.org. On-line registration is available.

Courses Sunday Afternoon at the Opera – Guy McLain, instructor; Sun., 1-4 p.m., Sept. 30, Oct. 21, Nov. 18. Filmed productions of Verdi's La Traviata, Puccini's Madame Butterfly, and Mozart's Magic Flute. May be taken as a series or individual programs. Venice: Baroque and Beyond – Gretchen Fox, instructor; Wed., 10-11:30 a.m., Oct. 17 & 24. Creative Writing Workshop: Introduction to Memoir – Janet Sadler, instructor; Sat., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sept. 29. Writing a Memoir – Janet Sadler, instructor; Fri., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Oct. 5-Nov. 16. Introduction to Genealogy – John P. O'Connor, instructor; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon, Sept. 29 OR Oct. 1. French Canadian Genealogy – John P. O'Connor, instructor; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon, Nov. 24. Think Like a Chess Master: Checkmating the King – Haven Williams, instructor; Sat., noon-2 p.m., Oct. 13-Nov. 10. Theater Arts: Mining the Script – Robert Lehan, instructor; Mon., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 22-Nov. 12. Woodland Chic: Wreaths and Frames – Marlene Marshall, instructor; Sat., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Nov. 17. . Polish Folk Arts – Susan Urban, instructor; Wed., 6-8 p.m., Oct. 10-Nov. 7. The Art of Tarot – Mari Funai, instructor; Tues., 6-8 p.m., Oct. 9-30. The Art of Tarot II – Mari Funai, instructor; Tues., 6-8 p.m., Nov. 6-27. Design, Build & Market a Board Game – Haven Williams, instructor; Sat., 1-4 p.m., Oct. 27 OR Wed., 5:30-8 p.m., Nov. 7. Stained Glass: Tiffany Copper Foil Technique – Carol Russell, instructor; Tues, 6-8:30 p.m., Oct. 9-Nov. 13. Calligraphy: The Decorated Page I – Mari Funai, instructor; Mon., 9:30-11:30 a.m., Oct. 1-29. Calligraphy: The Decorated Page II – Mari Funai, instructor; Mon., 9:30-11:30 a.m., Nov. 5-26. Japanese Brush Sumi-e Painting – Jeanie Schermesser, instructor; Sat., 1:30-3:30 p.m., Oct. 13-Nov. 10. Drawing: Art for the Non-Artist – Marjory Lehan, instructor; Mon., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 22-Nov. 5 OR Wed., 9:30-11:30 a.m., Oct. 24-Nov. 7. Pen, Ink & Wash – Marjory Lehan, instructor; Mon., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 12-26. Drawing: Introduction and Review – Doug Gillette, instructor; Thurs., 9:30-11:30 a.m., Oct. 4- Nov. 29. Anatomy Drawing from the Classics – Donald Smith, instructor; Tues., 6-8:30 p.m., Oct. 9-Nov. 6. Portraits in Pastels – Greg Maichack, instructor; Mon., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Oct. 1-Nov. 19. The da Vinci Mode Pastel Workshop – Greg Maichack, instructor; Sat., 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Nov. 10. Beginning/Intermediate Oil Painting – Doug Gillette, instructor; Tues., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 2-Nov. 20. Beginning/Intermediate Oil Painting – Doug Gillette, instructor; Wed., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Oct. 3- Nov. 28. Beginning Watercolor – Joan Steinmeyer, instructor; Wed., 9:30 a.m.-noon, Oct. 3-Nov. 14. Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor – Rey Milici, instructor; Mon., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 1-Nov. 26. Intermediate Watercolor – Joan Steinmeyer, instructor; Mon., 9:30 a.m.-noon, Oct. 1- Dec. 3. Beginning/Intermediate Drawing & Watercolor – Joy Kinigstein, instructor; Thurs., 10 a.m-12:30 p.m., Oct. 4-Nov. 29. Soapstone Sculpture – Jonathan Bechard, instructor; Sat., 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oct. 13-Nov. 17. Day Trips New York City Opera Premiere: Margaret Garner – Guy McLain, tour leader; Sunday, Sept. 16, depart 8 a.m., return 9:30 p.m. Salem and the Peabody Essex Museum – Jeanne Fontaine, tour leader; Tues., Oct. 16, depart 8:30 a.m., return 6:30 p.m. Rembrandt, Ghiberti, and Egyptian Treasures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York – Jeanne Fontaine, tour leader; Wed., Nov. 28, depart 8 a.m., return 7:30 p.m. Nutcracker at Amherst – Jeanne Fontaine, tour leader; Wed., Dec. 19, depart 4 p.m., return 10:30 p.m. The Moscow Ballet and the Symphony Orchestra of Russia perform at the University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center. Overseas Travel Art & Opera in Northern Italy (Register by September 10) – Jeanne Fontaine and Guy McLain, tour leaders; Oct. 27-Nov. 6. Five-night Florence and Rome extension also available Nov. 6-11. Egypt: The Nile Valley (Register by October 15) – Charles Hayward and Jeanne Fontaine, tour leaders; Jan. 19-Feb. 3, 2008.