Thursday, November 30 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Beth Dankert | Register Here Get into the holiday spirit by creating an outdoor holiday planter. Beth will have all the greens, bows, and planters you’ll need to create this lovely outdoor arrangement. Please bring your own gloves and clippers to class.
Friday, December 1 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Did you know that most wrapping paper is coated in plastic which makes it impossible to recycle? Furoshiki is cloth used to wrap gifts in Japan and is both reusable and beautiful. This fabric can be used to […]
Thursday, December 7 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Create a one-of-a-kind dish for jewelry, spare change, or just for decoration. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
Friday, December 8 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Dr. Steven Goldman Described by the Indiana Adjutant General “as unusual a fighting force as the United States ever armed and equipped for action,” the dreadfully-named, preposterously uniformed Invalid Corps came into existence in April 1863, and within a year became the Veteran Reserve Corps (VRC). […]
Saturday, December 9 | 10:00am – 2:00pm | Instructor: Sandy Bulgrin | $60 ($75 non-members) | Register Here This cute holiday basket will look perfect sitting on a table with an arrangement or with some scented pine cones. using a “D” students will twine the bottom of the basket the sides are woven with with natural […]
Thursday, December 14 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Instructor: Kathy Layborn | $40 ($50 non-members) | Register Here Students will work from a festive still-life of packages, bows, and oversized ornaments to finish a painting in this light-hearted class. Add sparkling snowflakes to finish your artwork. No prior painting experience is necessary. All materials provided.
Saturday, January 13 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Doug Dammann and Steve Acker | Register Here No single item of food or drink meant as much to Civil War soldiers as coffee. They talked about it, wrote about it, and dreamed about it. Based on first hand Civil War accounts, this workshop explores the different methods […]
Wednesday, January 17 | 6:30pm | Presenter: Scott Hartwig | $12 ($15 non-members) | Register Here Scott Hartwig’s I Dread the Thought of the Place, on the Battle of Antietam and its aftermath, was published in August 2023. He said of his book, “I did not set out to write this book because Antietam was forgotten, or […]
Thursday, January 18 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Create two fused glass night lights which attach to a lighted plug in kit. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
Friday, January 19 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm At this SPARK! session, our group will explore the items that Civil War soldiers used to survive the cold weather. This monthly program engages participants in lively conversations, storytelling, object handling, and other multi-sensory activities that relate. Space is limited so reservations are appreciated. For more information or […]
Saturdays, January 20 – February 10 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Kathy Laybourn | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here Be enchanted with texture and color in acrylic paint! Students will learn how to construct a painting by determining basic composition, blocking in the underlying dark, middle, and light values, and layering color. Students will […]
Mondays, January 22 – February 26 | 9:00am – 10:00am | Instructor: Sharry Flaherty | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Enjoy the sunshine over the lake as you practice the gentle movements of Tai Chi from the warmth of the museum’s mezzanine. Tai Chi is a slow moving mind and body exercise, patterned after movements […]
