Traditional Crafts
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Harvest Wreath- November 2024
In this class students will create one fall inspired wreath using many natural materials: feathers, corn husks, pinecones, and other dried materials. Students will also make a bow for the wreath.
Dates/Times
- Sunday, November 10, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Games
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $20.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Harvest Wreath- October 2024
In this class students will create one fall inspired wreath using many natural materials: feathers, corn husks, pinecones, and other dried materials. Students will also make a bow for the wreath.
Dates/Times
- Sunday, October 20, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Games
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $20.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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How to Tell a Story Part 1- July 2024
Everyone has a story to tell – what matters is how you tell it. In this four-part class, students will focus on the basics of the personal narrative – a story told in first person that relates the story teller’s own experience. Students will develop a five-minute (750-word) story from start to finish through in-class exercises and take-home assignments. They will learn how to mine their memories for story ideas, structure their thoughts for maximum effectiveness, and find the details that will bring their stories to life. At the conclusion of the course, students will be offered the opportunity to share their work in front of a live audience on a date to be determined by the class as a whole.
Dates/Times
- Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, July 16, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, July 23, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, July 30, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Instructor: Annie Marks
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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How to Tell a Story Part 1- September 2024
Everyone has a story to tell – what matters is how you tell it. In this four-part class, students will focus on the basics of the personal narrative – a story told in first person that relates the story teller’s own experience. Students will develop a five-minute (750-word) story from start to finish through in-class exercises and take-home assignments. They will learn how to mine their memories for story ideas, structure their thoughts for maximum effectiveness, and find the details that will bring their stories to life. At the conclusion of the course, students will be offered the opportunity to share their work in front of a live audience on a date to be determined by the class as a whole.
Dates/Times
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Instructor: Annie Marks
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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How to Tell a Story Part 2- August 2024
This course explores the three-act story structure in greater detail and focuses on how to turn a short personal narrative or another story idea into a full-length screenplay/play, novel, or memoir. In this four week class, students with learn the techniques necessary to create multi- dimensional characters, develop a compelling plot, and identify the themes that will tie the elements of their story together. Students will leave with the tools they need to begin a first draft or revise an existing one. Course Prerequisite: How to Tell a Story Pt. 1 or instructor permission.
Dates/Times
- Tuesday, August 6, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, August 13, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, August 27, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Instructor: Annie Marks
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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How to Tell a Story Part 2- October 2024
This course explores the three-act story structure in greater detail and focuses on how to turn a short personal narrative or another story idea into a full-length screenplay/play, novel, or memoir. In this four week class, students with learn the techniques necessary to create multi- dimensional characters, develop a compelling plot, and identify the themes that will tie the elements of their story together. Students will leave with the tools they need to begin a first draft or revise an existing one. Course Prerequisite: How to Tell a Story Pt. 1 or instructor permission.
Dates/Times
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Tuesday, November 12, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Instructor: Annie Marks
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Immersive Overnight Canoe Camping Trip- July 2024
Students will launch by metal canoes decorated in a traditional manner, each with a Thunderhawk Guide steering and help paddle to the overnight site. Once the guests have arrived at the site and stowed the canoes they will learn how to set their Native Fly or wedge tent which they will sleep in, collect the correct wood, start a fire using traditional methods of flint and steel (steels supplied by us & also available for students to purchase), cook traditional foods of the 1700’s such as stuffed clams, bannock, vegetables and or steaks over the coals. The meal will be followed by downtime stories, history time and drumming. Students must remain in the camp area regardless of whether they choose not to attend evening activities unless accompanied by a Guide. Day two: Breakfast will be prepared followed by morning classes: Learning how to build traditional survival shelters used by trappers in the 1700’s, tracking and understanding the animals, and learning how to make and use a traditional fishing trap. Leaflets will be given to each student to take home with them. Lunch will be cooked in the traditional way prepared by one of the instructors. After lunch Students will have 1 ½ hours of personal downtime and then the entire group will canoe back to the launch site late afternoon. Students will walk away with knowledge of how life was in the 1700’s for indigenous peoples during the French and Indian wars accompanied with a fantastic memory of an overnight adventure and skills that will help keep them safe in an outdoor survival situation.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, July 27, 2024 – 12:00 am to 12:00 am
- Sunday, July 28, 2024 – 12:00 am to 12:00 am
Instructor: Brian McCormack and Alex Warrington and Cody Van Buren
Member Tuition: $400.00
Non-Member Tuition: $500.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Learn How to Create Dry-Laid Stone Walls- September 2024
If you’ve ever admired the beautiful stone walls you’ve seen in the countryside and wondered how they were made, this class is for you! In this two-day class you will learn the basic techniques for creating dry-laid stone walls from an accomplished stone mason. Both retaining and freestanding walls will be covered, along with preparing the base and sub-base, stone selection and other topics. This hands-on workshop is a must for anyone who wants to build or repair stone walls for their own home.
Dates/Times
- Thursday, September 12, 2024 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Friday, September 13, 2024 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Instructor: Ernest Orsini
Member Tuition: $220.00
Non-Member Tuition: $270.00Material Fee: $65.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Students must bring eye protection, ear plugs, gloves and wear sturdy shoes for their safety.
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Pine Wreath & Arrangement- December 2024
Get ready for the holidays! Spend a relaxing afternoon creating your own wreath using mixed greens from the Adirondacks; balsam, hemlock and cedar. Students will also learn to make a bow and table arrangement. Learn techniques that you will use over and over for seasons to come.
Dates/Times
- Sunday, December 15, 2024 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Games
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $20.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Rainbow Splint Stool for Children- July 2024
In this family-friendly class, children ages 6 and up, with the help of a parent, will weave a rainbow of brightly colored flat reed splint onto a hardwood stool. Stool and weaving materials will be provided.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, July 6, 2024 – 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Instructor: Christine Hubbard
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $60.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Sharpening and Honing Blades- May 2024
Sharpening and honing of blades is a mystery to most people these days although our ancestors knew the skill intimately. Technology of honing has definitely improved over the past 100 years and there are many technologies to choose from. Howard will demystify the sharpening process and you will leave the workshop with the skills to sharpen your own blades. Students should bring one or two blades to hone for the class.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, May 11, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Howard Schechter
Member Tuition: $130.00
Non-Member Tuition: $150.00Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Come prepared to work in a dirty process so wear work or old clothes. Closed toe shoes required.
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Sharpening and Honing Blades- October 2024
Sharpening and honing of blades is a mystery to most people these days although our ancestors knew the skill intimately. Technology of honing has definitely improved over the past 100 years and there are many technologies to choose from. Howard will demystify the sharpening process and you will leave the workshop with the skills to sharpen your own blades. Students should bring one or two blades to hone for the class.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, October 19, 2024 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Howard Schechter
Member Tuition: $130.00
Non-Member Tuition: $150.00Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Come prepared to work in a dirty process so wear work or old clothes. Closed toe shoes required.