Magic: The Gathering novice player curious about where to go to practice/play.

Hi,

I’ve played MTG a bit when I was younger but really had no clue what I was doing. I also played a lot of Hearthstone which I had a better grasp of. Regardless, MTG was always appealing to me. I’m looking to see where a beginner would go to practice/play with others. I did go to Corel Sword today but it was packed! Felt kind of intimidated. I want to try learning standard and commander. Thoughts and ideas?

Thank you!