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Workshops & Classes
Last updated: September 1, 2009
3-Day Irish Music Camp: The 2009 Great Midwest Irish Gathering
An all-inclusive weekend of workshops and performances in Curtis, Michigan, with nationally and internationally touring and award winning musicians/songwriters is offered by the Erickson Center for the Arts October 15 to 18. Featured artists are Siusan O’Rourke and Zig Zeitler (Stonecross), Jim Perkins & Cheryl Burns (Finvarra’s Wren) and Asher & Alison Perkins (Finvarra’s Wren). The gathering takes place at Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn (www.chamberlinsinn.com). Fees, which include a welcome wine and appetizer buffet Thursday; breakfast lunch and dinner Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Sunday, workshops all day Friday and Saturday, Open Mic for participants on Friday and a special staff concert on Saturday night (for which tickets are also available to the public) are: $395 for single occupancy three nights, workshops and meals; $310 for share occupancy and $200 for non-lodging (includes workshops and meals). Register with the Erickson Center for the Arts, P.O. Box 255, Curtis, MI 49820. For additional information, call Kelly Chamberlin at 906-586-6000. All proceeds benefit the Erickson Center for the Arts (www.curtisartcenter.com).
Upstairs at Rome's
Sunday, Oct. 4, 1 to 4 p.m.: PAINT YOUR FALL COLORS. Open to all ages, (8 and under to be accompanied by an adult). After a review of color mixing this acrylic painting class will focus on brushstrokes. Heather Sinoff. $15 includes supplies.
Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 to 4 p.m.: FALL IN LOVE WITH WATERCOLOR. Introduces the basics of watercolor techniques, including gravity edges, salt and resists. Heather Sinnoff. All ages. $15 includes supplies.
Sat., Oct. 31, noon to 2 p.m.: HALLOWEEN CRAFTS FOR KIDS. For children 6 to 9. Make special crafts, decorate a treat bag, carve a pumpkin and go home with a treat. Parental guidance is required. $14. Beverly and Donna.
Sunday, Nov. 1, 1 to 4 p.m.: FALL DEEPER INTO WATERCOLOR. Wet-on-wet pencils and markers, use of positive/negative shapes in the context of “saving the white”. All ages. $15 includes supplies. Heather Sinnoff.
Register at the Customer Service Desk at Rome’s, 44 Great Northern Road in Sault, Ontario. 705-253-1726.
Fall Story Time at the Bayliss
Children, ages 3 to 5, are invited to take part in a weekly story time at the Bayliss Library Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or Thursdays at 1 p.m. Programs, which include stories, art projects and more, last approximately 45 minutes and will run weekly through Thanksgiving except on November 4 and 5. The programs are open to all area children and are free of charge, but children must be enrolled. Call Debbie Lehman at 632-0331 or e-mail debbiel@baylisslibrary.org.
Art Classes with Jeanne Tubman
INDEPENDENT STUDIES: Sundays, from 1 to 5 p.m., Oct. 4 to Nov. 8. Bring your own projects to paint. this is an excellent time to finish paintings you’ve started or start new ones with guidance. 2011 Riverside Drive. $75.
INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING: Monday evenings from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about proper supplies, canvas stretching, preparation, color mixing, paint application, simple composition. Paint all the basics—backgrounds, sky, land, water, buildings, trees and snow. THE ART STORE (Personal Touch), 414 Ashmun. $60 (special introductory price for new students).
Call Jeanne to register: 906-632-9612 or 906-630-6868 (cell).
Diane Meyer Card/Collage Making Workshop Rescheduled
A card/collage making workshop with Diane Meyer has been rescheduled. Originally scheduled for October 3, in Alberta House, it has been moved to Saturday, October 10, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Alberta House to avoid a conflict with the EUP/Le Sault Artists Guild reception. All materials will be provided, including pressed flowers, leaves, birch bark and an 8 x 10” mat. The fee is $14. Participants may sign up at Alberta House or call Diane aat 635-1003.
Card by Diane Meyer |
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