Friday, August 8 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Dr. Steve Fratt Some have seen the Civil War as the first modern war due to the introduction of new technologies. They also mention that sadly, the casualties on the battlefield were caused by employing obsolete tactics against these new technologies. Our guest will explain […]
Saturdays, August 9 – August 23 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Beth Dugan | $56 ($70 for non-members) | Register Here Ever wanted to start stitching but didn’t know where to start? This sampler class highlights popular techniques, including Bargello, Blackwork, Couching, Weaving, and making circles and fans. Stitches include Jessicas, Braids, Fans, Milanese, Norwich, […]
Tuesday, August 12 – Thursday, August 14 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($75 non-members) Explore the world through creative expression with activities like crafting intricate sand mandalas, painting Aboriginal dot figures, experimenting with Japanese spilled ink prints, and decorating traditional Matryoshka nesting dolls. Each art form offers a fun and hands-on way to learn […]
Tuesday, August 12 – Thursday, August 14 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($75 non-members) Explore the world through creative expression with activities like crafting intricate sand mandalas, painting Aboriginal dot figures, experimenting with Japanese spilled ink prints, and decorating traditional Matryoshka nesting dolls. Each art form offers a fun and hands-on way to learn […]
Tuesday, August 12 – Thursday, August 14 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($75 non-members) Explore the world through creative expression with activities like crafting intricate sand mandalas, painting Aboriginal dot figures, experimenting with Japanese spilled ink prints, and decorating traditional Matryoshka nesting dolls. Each art form offers a fun and hands-on way to learn […]
Thursday, August 14 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $84 ($105 for non-members) | Register Here Add a touch of elegance to your home with a handmade fused glass fluted dish! In this workshop, you’ll learn to cut, arrange, and layer glass pieces before they’re fired and shaped into a beautiful fluted form. […]
August 16, 2025 – November 30, 2025 In the Ancestral Women exhibit, award-winning jacquard weaver Mary Burns honors women's journeys by creating their portraits in jacquard weavings. The Ancestral Women project features elders from Wisconsin's 12 tribes, and was conceived to portray the strength of ancestral women around the world, both elders and their contemporaries, […]
August 16, 2025 – November 30, 2025 The Women and Water exhibit celebrates and honors water by portraying women who work with it, protect it and advocate for it. Featured are scientists, water-walkers, teachers, farmers, activists and healers, all who hold deep connections with water.
Saturday, August 16 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Kathy Laybourn | $80 ($100 for non-members) | Register Here Have you ever made art by experimenting with melting crayons when you were a kid? This workshop is designed for anyone who would like to be introduced to the “cold wax” encaustic method. Students will learn to […]
Saturday, August 16 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow, MFA | $55 ($44 for non-members) | Register Here Use the sun to make beautiful cyanotypes and photograms (sun prints) of three-dimensional objects on paper. The result is a beautiful silhouette of the object placed on the photosensitive paper. We will start off using nature as […]
Tuesday, August 19 | 10:00am – 12:00pm | $48 ($60 non-member) | Register Here Whether your child is a budding foodie or a kitchen novice, this workshop is the perfect opportunity for young chefs to develop essential kitchen skills, cultivate a love for cooking, and gain confidence in their culinary abilities. In this class, students will […]
Tuesday, August 19 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Instructor: Doug Dammann | $8 ($10 for non-members) | Register Here Before 1862, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine, where he was a minister and mild-mannered professor of speech and rhetoric at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the […]
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