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Apr 2024
Modern Collage Painting Workshop
This workshop is tailored for artists interested in modern collage painting techniques. It's a perfect blend of traditional painting and contemporary collage methods, offering a unique, creative experience. The class will cover techniques in modern collage such as layering, texture creation and color blending. Use various materials like paper, fabric and found objects in conjunction with painting to create a personal collage painting to take home — all supplies is provided.
Find out more »Twin Ports Festival of History 2024: Before the Bridge Lifted
Zenith City Press publisher Tony Dierckins presents “Before the Lift Bridge Lifted,” which explains why and how Duluth built the most unique aerial bridge ever constructed -- twice! This look at Duluth's iconic bridge explains it all, from the digging of the ship canal to the decision to build an aerial transfer bridge and the controversial battle to convert that bridge into today’s Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7. The third…
Find out more »Mixed Media Painting Essentials
This streamlined workshop focuses on the essentials of mixed media painting. Designed for artists of all levels, the class offers a hands-on experience in creating mixed media art. Participants will learn fundamental techniques to combine various materials and mediums to create unique, expressive paintings. The session includes two hours of instruction by David Austin and all the materials to create a mixed media painting to take home.
Find out more »Nursing Summit
Essentia Health is hosting the nursing summit, The Future of Nursing is Now: Innovation and Excellence in Care. This online summit connects nurses so they can share their expertise and experiences with one another. The summit will focus on new practices in nursing that improve patient care and the profession overall. Register at cmetracker.net — you will receive a zoom link shortly after.
Find out more »Selecting, Using and Maintaining Vintage Handsaws
The purpose of this one-day block of instruction is to introduce students to saw selection, use and maintenance through proven traditional sawyer techniques. This one-day class is intended to empower student to know how to select and use handsaws, exercise proper form when sawing, and how to maintain and clean these saws. Registration is required
Find out more »Norwegian Telemark Rosemaling
Learn to paint Norwegian Telemark and the basic strokes, flowers, linework and color palette for this style of rosemaling. At the end of the class, bring home your nice finished piece. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.
Find out more »Lake Superior Freethinkers Program
Brad Onishi, author of "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism-and What Comes Next" will address the Freethinkers via Zoom.
Find out more »Painting at Earth Rider Brewery
Earth Rider Brewery hosts a step-by-step painting event with Northern Exposure Arts. All materials to paint a 16x20 canvas will be provided.
Find out more »Nature Journaling and the Art of Observation
Be guided in developing a practice of nature journaling using words and sketches to record observations, reflections and questions about nature. Each class will start indoors with discussion and practice of basic sketching techniques, then move outdoors for making observations and recording them in a journal. Registration is required at duluthfolkschool.com — this class will meet on Tuesday mornings for three consecutive weeks.
Find out more »Living Closed-Loop Zero Waste with April Hepokoski
April Hepokoski teaches how to use the Closed-Loop Zero Waste lifestyle to reduce the trash people create the resources they use.
Find out more »Modern Collage Painting Workshop
This workshop is tailored for artists interested in modern collage painting techniques. It's a perfect blend of traditional painting and contemporary collage methods, offering a unique, creative experience. The class will cover techniques in modern collage such as layering, texture creation and color blending. Use various materials like paper, fabric and found objects in conjunction with painting to create a personal collage painting to take home — all supplies is provided.
Find out more »Make-and-Take Cream Makeup Palette
Cream makeup is "low-maintenance makeup because they’re so easy to apply-just a smudge or a swipe with your finger." It can be used for eyeshadow, highlighter, blush or bronzer, making it versatile for a variety of applications. The three-color palettes of cream makeup are any custom colors of mixers' choice. Workshops run from April 10-13 by dropping in any time or registering online at MixCosmetiques.com.
Find out more »Common Cents: The Money and Homebuyer Class
This 12-to-16-hour class reoccurs monthly and is held as a four-part series each month. The course always begins on the second Wednesday of every month. Attendees can learn about budgeting to create savings, understanding credit reports, getting out of debt, avoiding predatory lending and getting a mortgage. A Homebuyer Education Certificate is presented upon completion. This month's sessions are being held online via Zoom. To register email okrenz @ communityactionduluth.org.
Find out more »Learn to Knit Two-Sided Cables
Learn how to create two-sided cables that are just as pretty on the front as the back. Work with a swatch to practice on and go home with an original pattern for a cable and lace scarf. Also learn how to convert almost any cable pattern to the two-sided version with simple pattern modifications. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.
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