Traditional Crafts
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Barn Quilt- April 2024
Barn quilts are all the rage these days! Come and create your own wooden “quilt” to adorn your house, barn or cottage. In this one and a half day class you will choose a pattern and paint a stunning “quilt” to hang outdoors. No quilting experience necessary.
Dates/Times
- Friday, April 5, 2024 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Saturday, April 6, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Flinchbaugh
Member Tuition: $175.00
Non-Member Tuition: $215.00Material Fee: $60.00 Included in fee shown
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
Special Notes: Please wear old clothes or bring an apron/smock.
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Barn Quilt- July 2024
Barn quilts are all the rage these days! Come and create your own wooden “quilt” to adorn your house, barn or cottage. In this one and a half day class you will choose a pattern and paint a stunning “quilt” to hang outdoors. No quilting experience necessary.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, July 20, 2024 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Sunday, July 21, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Flinchbaugh
Member Tuition: $175.00
Non-Member Tuition: $215.00Material Fee: $60.00 Included in fee shown
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
Special Notes: Please wear old clothes or bring an apron/smock.
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Calligraphy with Turkey Quills- November 2024
Many of our “Founding Feathers” were indeed from turkeys! We will learn how to cut and letter with our own turkey quill pen using ink made from black walnut husks. Black Letter (Gothic) and Roman letter styles will be demonstrated and students will have an opportunity to practice using simple homemade markers.
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Thursday, November 21, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Kendra Schieber
Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $260.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Chair Caning- September 2024
Spend a few days learning how to cane your own chair during which you’ll learn how to weave the traditional 7-step caning pattern. Bring along a chair in good condition in need of a new caned seat. Ideally, the chair seat will be square or rectangular in shape and have fewer than 85 holes drilled into the seat frame. Any repairs and refinishing should be completed before the class begins. Please bring a chair in sound condition, with the old cane removed, if possible.
Dates/Times
- Friday, September 6, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, September 7, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, September 8, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Christine Hubbard
Member Tuition: $330.00
Non-Member Tuition: $405.00Material Fee: $65.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Chip Carved Peace Board- November 2024
Alex is known in the woodland indian culture and historical programs for making all of his own traditional attire, including moccasins, and will instruct the class in the art of traditional eastern woodland Indian moccasin making. With his instruction, each student will make their own pair of center seam-pucker toe leather moccasins; these were the most common among the eastern woodland tribes. Students will be using deer hide leather and awls to make primitive, traditional eastern woodland moccasins.
Dates/Times
Instructor: Alex Warrington
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $40.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Chip Carved Peace Board- November 2024
Alex is known in the woodland indian culture and historical programs for making all of his own traditional attire, including moccasins, and will instruct the class in the art of traditional eastern woodland Indian moccasin making. With his instruction, each student will make their own pair of center seam-pucker toe leather moccasins; these were the most common among the eastern woodland tribes. Students will be using deer hide leather and awls to make primitive, traditional eastern woodland moccasins.
Dates/Times
Instructor: Alex Warrington
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $40.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Evening Program with Eileen Egan Mack & Dan Berggren- August 2024
Voices of the Mountains: Jeanne Robert Foster, an Adirondack Portrait
Dates/Times
- Friday, August 2, 2024 – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Eileen Egan Mack & Dan Berggren
Member Tuition: $15.00
Non-Member Tuition: $15.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Evening Program with Joseph Bruchac- April 2024
An evening of education and entertainment with local storyteller and author Joe Bruchac.
Dates/Times
- Thursday, April 25, 2024 – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Thursday, July 25, 2024 – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Joseph Bruchac
Member Tuition: $15.00
Non-Member Tuition: $15.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Evening Program with Joseph Bruchac- July 2024
An evening of education and entertainment with local storyteller and author Joe Bruchac.
Dates/Times
- Thursday, July 25, 2024 – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Joseph Bruchac
Member Tuition: $15.00
Non-Member Tuition: $15.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Evening Program with Melanie Sawyer- June 2024
An evening of education with Melanie Sawyer, who survived for 43 days on History Channel’s ALONE.
Dates/Times
- Thursday, June 27, 2024 – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Melanie Sawyer
Member Tuition: $15.00
Non-Member Tuition: $15.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Fairies of the Adirondacks- May 2024
Let the everyday slip away on this imaginative walk along the River Trail of the Adirondack Folk School. Drawing from Celtic lore, we’ll weave a tale about Fairies, while connecting the dots between the Faerie folk of Ireland and the Adirondacks. We’ll start with creating a house out of natural objects, both provided and found, for the Fairies of the Forest and end with sitting around the fire listening to the stories of the Fairy Tree Trail of Ardgillan Castle in Ireland, the Cottingley Fairies of England, and an Adirondack Poem or two on the Faerie realm. Enchanted tea and Fairy Bread will be served.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Margo Mullein
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $15.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Gifts from Nature- August 2024
Get an early start on holiday gift giving. Make pinecone flowers, use natural mosses and twigs to decorate a small keepsake box and one small frame. Add your own photo for a special gift or family keepsake.
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, August 21, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Games
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $15.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY