A series of four gourmet cooking classes offered by Arts and Culture Outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will begin Saturday, Feb. 10, with a course on "New Orleans and Mardi Gras: Cajun & Creole Specialties."

The course will be held from 3-6 p.m. at the Green Fountain Inn in Waupaca and taught by the inn�s head chef, Deb Ostrander.

The series also includes "Gourmet Breads and Soups" on Sat., March 31; "Tapas and International Hors d�oeuvres" on Sat., April 21; and "Decadent Desserts" on May 5. Each hands-on session is $35 or sign up for all four classes for the reduced rate of $130. Following each class there will be time to relax and enjoy the results.

Ostrander has a degree in culinary arts from Fox Valley Technical College and has taught culinary classes in the Door County area.

For information or registration, contact UWSP Continuing Education Customer Service at (715) 346-3838 or (800) 898-9472 or go to www.uwsp.edu/conted/aco. Visa or MasterCard are accepted.

Arts and Culture Outreach (formerly the Conservatory for Creative Expression) is a segment of UWSP Continuing Education, which provides credit classes, degree completion programs, conference planning, contract training and an array of personal and professional development programs for business and industry, youth, working adults and special audiences.