Step into the fascinating world of dollhouses and miniatures. You will learn about the history of dollhouses and the current explosion of the craft as highlighted in social media and on the internet, while building your own unique room box. Enjoy hands-on crafting without being overwhelmed. Each week we will work together to design and complete your room box, while learning about miniature resources and ideas for additional mini projects. Mo will share several of her own dollhouses during the course. No previous experience needed. Cost of Supplies per student: $17 for room box (Up to approximately $20 out of pocket for your own supplies to keep)

Join a park naturalist for this indoor/outdoor course and explore ways of seeing and recording observations in nature. Topics included will be inquiry and investigation, articulated thought and storytelling, and basic art skills. 

No art experience is necessary and a simple journal will be provided. Optional journaling supplies will be discussed the first day of class. Please bring a notebook with a pocket or folder. 

Access to a computer and internet is needed for homework, resources, and printable materials. 

PLEASE NOTE: class will meet at St. Patrick's Park in the Brown Barn. Field trip days will be noted on course calendar given on first day of class. *Tell gate you are there for class.

This workshop will use a $10 app plus Apple software on the iPad to edit class and student photos. We will cover restoring old photographs, as well as removing unwanted people and features, adding images, adding text, blurring or changing background, and adjusting the exposure, texture, and color in selected areas of photos, and creating collages, cards, etc. We will demonstrate some of the Apple Intelligence photo editing features as they evolve. An iPad running iPadOS 18 is required, but Apple Intelligence capabilities are not required on the iPad. Jane Keller will be co-teaching.

Participants will learn basics in knitting: how to cast on and bind off; read simple patterns; introduction to different sorts of knitting needles. The class will also learn how to make swatches which can be used as pot holders or trivets. Ambitious participants may want to make a baby blanket or cozy knee warmers

This class is for anyone who wishes to learn basic watercolor techniques. Whether you already have watercolor experience or have never picked up a paintbrush before, this class offers a fun and supportive environment through a variety of projects, this is the same class as Beginning Watercolor I, it is being offered at 2 different times. Full list of needed materials will be sent prior to first class, estimated cost $50. Copy fee of $5.00 cash due at first class.

Join international operatic tenor and retired ND Professor Mark Beudert (live) and the legendary Leonard Bernstein (on video) as we make the workings of classical music understandable. You will be AMAZED at how much you learn!

In the workshop, students will learn about the many elements that differentiate music theater from plays and operas. During the course of the workshop, students will explore sound with movement, improve their pronunciation, further develop their vocal quality, and learn about character development. By the end of the workshop, students will have learned one to two pieces of their choosing that they will be able to perform in any place, at any time. The final class will be a recital that is open to the public.

This class will be structured around the creation of 9 different types of Christmas Ornaments. It will also be an opportunity to share ideas that will perhaps expand project goals. Bead-and-Wire, Miniature Wreath, Mini Snowmen, Inside-Out Ball, Scenes in Eggs, and Brightly Colored Bread Dough are some of the masterpieces you will make. This is a very hands-on class. Materials fee: $20 due to the instructor.