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Make Your Own Kissing Ball or Holiday Wreath
with Beth Goody
Kick off the holiday season with an evening of creativity and cheer! Join Beth to learn how to make your very own holiday wreath or kissing ball using fresh-cut evergreens. These beautiful, fragrant decorations will last the entire season and bring a festive touch to your home. Feel free to bring your own decorative touches to personalize your project! No experience needed-just come ready to have fun and get into the holiday spirit!
A materials fee of $25 is due to the instructor at the start of the class. Materials include fresh cut greens, ribbon and embellishments.
Five String Banjo for the Absolute Beginner
with Duncan Perry
The five-string banjo is a blast to play! If you’ve got a yen for learning to play the five-string that has been sitting in a closet, your time has arrived!Even if you don’t have a banjo, your time is now! We can help you find one if you’re keen to learn to play this magical instrument. Our program is an introduction to the five-string banjo for absolute beginners (be aware 0 a four string banjo won’t do for this course). Together with instructor Duncan Perry, you’ll cover banjo setup, tuning, and care, then focus on learning the folk style playing popularized be Pete Seeger, and explore the clawhammer style used by country and old-time enthusiasts like Grandpa Jones, Riley Baugus, and Rhiannon Giddens. The goal is to set you on a path to developing your own style of banjo playing. If you don’t have access to a playable five-string banjo, we’ll put you in touch with Duncan who can advise about buying one. After all, every day should be a banjo day!
Minimum: 1 | Maximum: 25
Gel Plate Printmaking For Beginners
with Pam Clark
Gel Plate Printing is a dynamic and fun way to express yourself through creating monoprints on a soft, pliable gel plate. Each one-of-a-kind print is as individual as the person creating it and requires no prior art skills to do. In class you will learn what gel plate printing is, how to do it using several different techniques, and be provided with the materials needed to create a variety of prints.
This class is so much fun & expected to fill up fast so sign up early!
Minimum: 4 | Maximum: 8
Fired Up: Intermediate Wheel Throwing
with Cynthia Plaisted
Ready to take your pottery skills to the next level? Join instructor Cynthia Plaisted for this 5-week intermediate wheel throwing class designed for students who have completed a beginner wheel course and are comfortable with basic centering and throwing techniques. In this class, students will build on foundational skills while learning how to create taller forms, refine shaping techniques, explore trimming and finishing methods, and experiment with more advanced projects on the wheel. Cynthia will provide guidance and demonstrations to help students strengthen their confidence, consistency, and creativity at the wheel. Whether you’re aiming for smoother cylinders, better bowls, or pottery that actually survives the kiln intact, this class is the perfect next step in your clay journey.
Clay and glaze cost is $50, due to the instructor at the first class.
Minimum: 8 | Maximum: 8
Double Wedding Ring Quilt
with Nancy Neubert
Create an heirloom you'll treasure for years to come in this classic Double Wedding Ring Quilt class. If curved piecing has always intimidated you, this is the perfect opportunity to give it a try! You'll learn simple techniques for sewing the beautiful interlocking ring design and gain confidence working with gentle curves. Templates will be provided on the first night of class.
No class: 2/17
Minimum: 4 | Maximum: 10
Pre-K & Kindergarten Book Bag Project
with Nancy LeClair
The NACE Kindergarten Book Bag Project has been supporting incoming kindergarteners within our community for over 20 years. Our goal is to encourage education within the community, and get future kindergarteners excited about learning! Each bag contains resources for parents and fun activities for kids. This year, for the first time, we will also be making a pencil roll case for our new incoming pre-K students!
Each year, a group of volunteers work together to put these bags together, and with the generous support of local businesses and groups we are able to get supplies to put in the bags. Last year, our team put together almost 200 book bags, with extra to spare!
Volunteers help with: sewing bags, handles, and pencil roll cases, cutting, ironing, turning bags inside out
Breaking Into The Music Business
with Paul Main
Ever wondered how musical artists make money? This beginner-friendly course explores the modern music industry and the many career paths within it. Learn about branding, royalties, publishing, marketing, contracts, and how independent artists build successful careers in today’s digital world. Perfect for musicians, aspiring producers, content creators, and anyone curious about the business behind the music.