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Comics Open Studio 1M23

Jerel Dye
Length:8 sessions
Day of week:
Wednesday
Dates:September 13-November 1, 2023
Time:6:30 PM-9:00 PM
You can register for this class starting July 15.

Need help producing that comics memoir or want to create your first mini-comic from scratch? Bring your ongoing comics projects to this open form studio class.
$0.00
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Woodworking Open Shop 3M23
Frank Pettorossi
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Friday
Dates:September 29-December 15, 2023
Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Friday, November 10, 2023

Friday, November 24, 2023

You can register for this class starting July 15.

Choose your time of the week and join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Design and construct projects of your choice.
$485.00

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Woodworking Open Shop 4M23
Frank Pettorossi
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Saturday
Dates:September 30-December 16, 2023
Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Saturday, November 11, 2023

Saturday, November 25, 2023

You can register for this class starting July 15.

Choose your time of the week and join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Design and construct projects of your choice.
$485.00

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Woodworking Open Shop Add-On (Saturday) 2M23
Frank Pettorossi
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Saturday
Dates:September 30-December 16, 2023
Time:12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Saturday, November 11, 2023

Saturday, November 25, 2023

You can register for this class starting July 15.

Choose your time of the week and join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Design and construct projects of your choice.
$160.00

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Teen Woodworking Ages 13-17 1F23
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Sunday
Dates:October 1-December 17, 2023
Time:4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Sunday, November 5, 2023

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Learn about woodworking using a combination of machines and hand tools in a guided project. Previous projects have included boxes, picture frames, stools, small drawers, and more.
$400.00

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Woodworking Open Shop 1F23
Joe Stanewick
Jasmanie Gonzalez
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Monday
Dates:October 2-December 11, 2023
Time:12:00 PM-3:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Monday, October 9, 2023

You can register for this class starting July 15.

Choose your time of the week and join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Design and construct projects of your choice.
$485.00

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Sewing Open Studio 1F23

Fifile Nguyen
Length:3 sessions
Day of week:
Wednesday
Dates:October 4-December 6, 2023
Time:6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Need help with mending your ripped jeans, advice on how to alter your store-bought pattern, or the accountability that comes from working around a supportive group of people? Bring your ongoing sewing projects to this monthly open-form studio class.

Join a studio away from home with sewing machines, tools, mentorship, and a community that will help you make your project a reality. Ideate, brainstorm, problem-solve, and execute in a joyful, inclusive environment.

*All sewing-experience-levels welcome.

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Yes, I will need to use a sewing machine.

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Upholstery Immersion 1F23 (Wednesday Evening)
Kathleen Gaskin
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Wednesday
Dates:October 4-December 13, 2023
Time:6:15 PM-9:15 PM
Excluded dates:
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Work on a project of your choice in an open-format classroom. Bring your piece to the first class to assess and plan, with instructor input. No set curriculum, the instructor will circulate and offer instruction at all levels.

$450.00

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Upholstery Immersion 2F23 (Thursday morning)
Kathleen Gaskin
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Thursday
Dates:October 5-December 14, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Have an old chair, stool, or ottoman that has potential, but could use a little love? In Upholstery Immersion, you'll give a piece of furniture new life by creating new, custom upholstery from the ground up.

$450.00

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Kids' Beginning Woodworking Ages 6-8 1F23
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Thursday
Dates:October 5-December 14, 2023
Time:4:00 PM-5:15 PM
Excluded dates:
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Get behind a saw, swing a hammer, build a treasure box, or a boat that actually floats. Children assemble projects in wood, learning to safely use the basic tools and techniques.
$390.00

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Kids' Drawing and Painting Ages 9-12 1F23
Nami Yamaguchi
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Thursday
Dates:October 5-December 14, 2023
Time:4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Excluded dates:
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Concentrating on specific skills in drawing, painting and other media, improve your use of line, value, tone, color, proportion, depth, composition and more.
$360.00

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Woodworking Open Shop 2F23
Frank Pettorossi
Howard Shrobe
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Thursday
Dates:October 5-December 14, 2023
Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Excluded dates:
Thursday, November 23, 2023

You can register for this class starting July 15.

Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Design and construct projects of your choice.
$0.00
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Clothing Design - Alter a Pattern 1F23
Fifile Nguyen
Length:8 sessions
Day of week:
Friday
Dates:October 6-December 8, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-12:30 PM
Excluded dates:
Friday, November 10, 2023

Friday, November 24, 2023

If you’re tired of making ill-fitting clothes from store-bought patterns, this class is for you. In the first four sessions, you’ll learn the basics of pattern making. Then, alter a store-bought pattern of your choice in the remaining sessions to fit you or your model of choice. You’ll walk away from this class confident and ready to alter patterns on your own.

$240.00

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Weave a Table-Runner 1F23

Dahlia Popovits
Length:6 hours
Day of week:
Saturday
Date:Saturday, October 7, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Learn to master the art of hand weaving and weave a table runner, to be taken home at the end of the day.

No previous experience is necessary, as you will be guided by Dahlia through weaving, design and finishing.

$160.00

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Furniture Finishing & Restoration 1F23

Michael Gleason
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Tuesday
Dates:October 10-December 12, 2023
Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Have a piece of furniture that has potential, but could use some TLC or repair? Or a piece that needs to be refinished? Join Furniture Finishing & Restoration!
$425.00

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Drawing for Pleasure 1F23
Brigid Watson
Length:9 sessions
Day of week:
Wednesday
Dates:October 11-December 13, 2023
Time:12:30 PM-3:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Stretch yourself as you experience the pleasures of drawing. Expand from charcoal into additional media and color and merge observation with expression.

Includes three sessions with a live model.
$470.00

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Adventures in Art Ages 6-8 1F23
Nami Yamaguchi
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Wednesday
Dates:October 11-December 20, 2023
Time:4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Excluded dates:
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

For kids who love art and want to have fun exploring a variety of approaches, mediums and techniques. You may have just started drawing, or already draw well and want to improve your skills.
$355.00

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Kids' Beginning Woodworking Ages 6-8 2F23
Wyatt Seto
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Wednesday
Dates:October 11-December 20, 2023
Time:4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Get behind a saw, swing a hammer, build a treasure box, or a boat that actually floats. Children assemble projects in wood, learning to safely use the basic tools and techniques.
$390.00

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Mending by Hand: Embroidery 1F23

Jessamy Kilcollins
Length:3 hours
Day of week:
Wednesday
Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time:6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Learn a variety of basic embroidery stitches for embellishing your clothing and hiding (or highlighting!) holes and stains! Leave class with a sampler of embroidery stitches you can refer back to, along with knowledge of tools, materials, and techniques for stitching up embroidered designs.

$80.00

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Acrylic Painting 1F23
Terry Boutelle
Length:8 sessions
Day of week:
Thursday
Dates:October 12-December 7, 2023
Time:6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Thursday, November 23, 2023

An 8-week class in a relaxed setting for beginning and experienced painters who want to work on assigned subjects or on their own projects with guidance and feedback. We will work with still life or a live model, exploring composition, value, and color. Those with an established painting practice will find ways to infuse your process with new vigor and be challenged to test the edges of your comfort zone.

$420.00

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Wood Turning: Bowls & Beyond 1F23

Ken Lindgren
Length:2 sessions
Day of week:
Sunday
Dates:October 15-22, 2023
Time:9:00 AM-3:00 PM
You can register for this class starting July 15.

Ever wanted to create your own, custom wood vessels? In this 2-day workshop, you'll use the lathe to make wooden bowls, platters, artistic sculptures and more.
$250.00

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Introduction to Wicker Weaving 1F23

William Krier
Length:2 sessions
Day of week:
Sunday
Dates:October 15-22, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Gain a comprehensive overview of basket weaving, including processing materials, introduction of color, basket materials and structures. Each student will complete a wicker bisquit/roll basket.

$115.00

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Kids' Beginning Sewing Ages 6-8 1F23

Carol Price
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Monday
Dates:October 16-December 18, 2023
Time:3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Let your child get started with simple sewing by hand and machine. Pillows and stuffed toys lead to more complex projects. The small class allows for individual attention, and we encourage kids to share their skills.
$350.00

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Kids' Woodworking Ages 9-12 1F23

Wyatt Seto
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Monday
Dates:October 16-December 18, 2023
Time:4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Children learn basic woodworking skills starting with simple projects, using hand tools. Continuing students undertake larger and more complex projects, gaining appreciation for wood as a creative medium. New projects each section.
$390.00

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Kids' Sewing Ages 9-12 1F23

Carol Price
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Monday
Dates:October 16-December 18, 2023
Time:4:45 PM-6:00 PM
Learn how to use the sewing machine, cut patterns and sew. Develop your own personal sewing kit. Bags, pillows and simple clothing lead to more complex projects as you gain more experience. Sewing is practical and fun.
$350.00

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Comics I Ages 9-12 1F23

Maya Escobar
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Monday
Dates:October 16-December 18, 2023
Time:5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Make your own comics. Looking at anime, manga, DC and Marvel, learn how to tell stories in visual form. Create dynamic characters, stories and visuals with a professional comic artist. Limit 8 students

$390.00

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Basic Sewing 1F23

Deborah West
Length:6 sessions
Day of week:
Monday
Dates:October 16-November 20, 2023
Time:6:30 PM-9:00 PM
If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you.
$245.00

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Very Beginning Woodworking Ages 4-6 1F23

Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Tuesday
Dates:October 17-December 19, 2023
Time:4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Children assemble projects in wood, using simple tools and techniques. We’ll emphasize safety in our explorations, and the pleasure of making things and completing them to take home. New projects each section.
$280.00

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Weaving Basics - Warping a Loom 1F23

Dahlia Popovits
Length:2 sessions
Day of week:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Dates:October 24-25, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Learn to warp and dress a rigid heddle loom through direct warping, type and composition of warp yarns. Calculate yarn requirements for projects, sett analyses, and fabric finishing techniques.

You'll make a warp of your own design, weave if off and remove it from the loom by the end of the class.

$245.00

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Basic Sewing 2F23
Deborah West
Length:6 sessions
Day of week:
Thursday
Dates:October 26-December 7, 2023
Time:6:30 PM-9:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Thursday, November 23, 2023

If you need to learn how to use a sewing machine for the first time, Basic Sewing is for you.
$245.00

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Intermediate Woodworking: Small Table 1F23

Eric Campbell
Length:7 sessions
Day of week:
Monday
Dates:October 30-December 11, 2023
Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Create a customizable Shaker table from ash wood. Choose your own dimensions for an end table, coffee table or another small table. Learn how to adapt the dimensions of a basic design.

$385.00

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Oaxacan Woodcarving 1F23

Norberto Fabian
Length:8 hours
Day of week:
Sunday
Date:Sunday, November 5, 2023
Time:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
In this Workshop, you'll learn basic tools and techniques of the folk-art form of Oaxacan wood-carving, passed down through generations, from Oaxacan woodcarver Norbert Fabian, son of the late master Ventura Fabian, who lives and works in the woodcarving village of San Martín Tilcajete, Mexico.

$285.00

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Intermediate Sewing 1F23

Elodie Bordry
Length:6 sessions
Day of week:
Tuesday
Dates:November 7-December 12, 2023
Time:6:15 PM-9:15 PM
Go beyond basics with zippers, pockets, collars and get started with a garment of your choice. Improve your skills to read a pattern and make basic adjustments (lengthen or shorten legs or sleeves), then choose and cut fabric expertly.

$245.00

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Digital Photo Editing Basics 1F23 (Online!)

Erik Gehring
Length:2 hours 30 minutes
Day of week:
Wednesday
Date:Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Time:7:00 PM-9:30 PM
You can register for this class starting July 15.
$28.00

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Wood Turning: Shallow Plates 1F23

Ken Lindgren
Length:6 hours
Day of week:
Sunday
Date:Sunday, November 12, 2023
Time:9:00 AM-3:00 PM
You can register for this class starting July 15.

Create your own custom, hand-wrought vessels from wood.
$130.00

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Basketry - Cathead Rattan 1F23

William Krier
Length:4 hours
Day of week:
Sunday
Date:Sunday, November 12, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Challenge yourself to create an intricate woven basket in this 4-hour basket-weaving workshop.

The Cathead basket can be a bit challenging to shape as it requires much attention to detail. Previous rattan experience is recommended.

This cute four-foot basket would be great in any room or on the table holding muffins. It’s a 6”x6” woven base which extends out to a 10” diameter.

Join a creative, supportive craft-making space and build your weaving skills.

$115.00

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Intermediate Yupo Painting 1F23
Ginny Zanger
Length:4 sessions
Day of week:
Wednesday
Dates:November 15-December 13, 2023
Time:6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Excluded dates:
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Join for an Open Studio class in painting on Yupo, a synthetic paper made from polypropylene resin.

Participants will be encouraged and supported to continue to experiment with tools and techniques and to share. Colors flow, swirl and bleed on the Yupo paper's surface, creating unique effects when the water evaporates.

Go beyond basics, making a series of images in class.

$185.00

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Weave an Infinity Scarf 1F23

Dahlia Popovits
Length:6 hours
Day of week:
Saturday
Date:Saturday, November 18, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
You'll weave an infinity scarf by-hand using a loom and colors/textures of your choosing. The finest luxury designer yarns in natural fibers will be provided in varying materials and thicknesses for a variety of colors and textures.

$160.00

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Weave a Wall-Hanging 1F23

Dahlia Popovits
Length:5 hours
Day of week:
Tuesday
Date:Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Time:10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Join this weaving class available to all skill levels! In this class, you'll learn how to make a handmade tapestry and gain the knowledge to continue with your new craft.

$120.00

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Wood Turning: Beyond Bowls 1F23

Ken Lindgren
Length:2 sessions
Day of week:
Sunday
Dates:December 10-17, 2023
Time:9:00 AM-3:00 PM
You can register for this class starting July 15.
$250.00

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