Adirondack Events - Event Calendar For The Adirondacks & North Country Towns

Mar

Sat

Introduction to Fly Tying with Paul Sinicki

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This is a fun and relaxing art that helps keep your fingers nimble and creative ideas flowing. This class is designed to help beginners learn to place materials on a fishing hook and the intermediate tiers to hone their skills. Event Details

Mar

Sat

ADK Fishing Pole Rack with Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Learn how to build an Adirondack Fishing Pole Rack and keep your gear close by for the big catch! This class is great for beginner woodworkers, anglers and those who want to give their favorite fisherman a unique gift. Event Details

Mar

Sat

Pysanky Eggs with Christina Boyd

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Celebrate Spring by learning the traditional Ukrainian folk art of Pysanky Eggs. Christina will provide everything needed to learn this ancient method of using a batik (wax resist) technique to create folk motifs and designs on hollowed out eggs. Event Details

Mar

Sun

A Beekeeping Journey: Being the Beekeeper with Tim Norray

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Learn the different designs of beehives, and build your own frames, build your bee hive boxes and even the covers. Learn how to find the best location for your apiary, and what should be around for them to succeed and... Event Details

Apr

Mon

Build a Wee Lassie Canoe with Larry Benjamin

8:30 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Come spend 11 wonderful days building your own Wee Lassie. You will be guided through every step of the building process. Leave with a beautiful, lightweight canoe that handles well in the water. Open to all level of student. See... Event Details

Apr

Fri

Wooden Step-Stool with Bart Pisha

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Ever since the invention of high shelves, toilets too high for children's access and bookshelves, step-stools have been a useful part of people's lives. students can choose from styles good for beginners or for more experienced woodworkers. NOTE: Materials Fee will... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Spring Break Crafts at the Carousel With LaMia Designs

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Adirondack Carousel, 2 Depot Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983

Come out for some fun crafting workshops with Stephanie DeJoseph of LaMia Designs. They're offering four two-hour workshops. Each workshop costs $20 and will include all materials, instruction, carousel rides, and a snack. This program is designed for ages four... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Woodturning: Hollow Forms with John Kingsley

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY

Turning a hollow form is one of the signature skills of a woodturner. Lucky for our students, the school has made this easy to learn, using the hollow turning equipment we have in-house. Students will create a thin walled bowl... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Chip Carving: The Next Step - Gothic Hearth Stool with Dennis Wilson

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Experienced chip carvers-take the next step and advance your skills and techniques! Create an old world, one-of-a-kind Gothic Hearth stool. Upon completion of the class students will have an heirloom piece, sure to be handed down through generations. NOTE: This is... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Introduction to Cold Process Soap Making with Roberta Devers-Scott

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This soap making class will introduce you to lye safety as you make the soap. Leave with a loaf of soap that will yield about eight bars. There will be discussion about ways to acquire further knowledge/skills. NOTE: Please wear... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Eliza Basket with Barbara Boughton

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Make an exact though smaller copy of the basket Eliza Doolittle uses in My Fair Lady. This smaller version will be lovely featured at home or used as a crossbody tote basket. Make handles from the same bridle leather used... Event Details

Apr

Sun

Scroll Saw Puzzle Making with Walt Ulrich

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Wooden puzzles are a great project whether you are a beginner or experienced woodworker. Learn all the basics needed to safely operate a scroll saw and create a wood maple leaf puzzle and more. Learn the secret tricks to successful... Event Details

Apr

Tue

Spring Break Crafts at the Carousel With LaMia Designs

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Adirondack Carousel, 2 Depot Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983

Apr

Tue

National Unicorn Day: Craft & Party

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street Lake Placid, NY 12946

The Bookstore Plus is celebrating National Unicorn Day! Come out for a free Unicorn Mason Jar craft, a sweet treat, and a refreshment. Check out their dazzling unicorn books while you're there. The craft is for ages eight and up... Event Details

Apr

Fri

Introduction to Pyrography with Bret Collier

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

In this class you will be introduced to the wonderful art of pyrography (wood burning). You will learn all the basics of wood burning; from the different tips of your wood burning tool, to how to transfer your design onto... Event Details

Apr

Fri

Forge a Carving Knife, Make a Case and Whittle a Spoon with Lucian Avery

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

In this class we will make a sloyd style knife blade with a wooden handle shaped to fit comfortably in your hand. Next, a birch bark sheath and a razor edge. Day 2 you will whittle spoons with your knife.... Event Details

Apr

Fri

Sip & Paint Fundraiser

6:30 PM at Port Henry Knights of Columbus, 4253 Main Street Port Henry, NY 12974

Pam Lemza Putnam will be instructing a class on April 12th at 6:30pm at Knight of Columbus in Port Henry. This is open to children and adults. The bar will be open! Refreshments will be served. This is a fundraiser... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Spring Break Crafts at the Carousel With LaMia Designs

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Adirondack Carousel, 2 Depot Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983

Apr

Sat

Adirondack Berry Picking and Gathering Basket with Beverly Cornelius

8:30 AM to 5:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This basket is a variation on an Adirondack Pack Basket, one of the oldest surviving traditions in the Adirondack Park. This wonderful & useful basket will leave your hands free for berry picking or any other gathering. Makes a great... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Fly Fishing - Casting Basics with Paul Sinicki

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Get started in fly fishing or better your casting. We will go over different types of fly rods and when to use them. You will be doing the over hand cast, roll cast and side arm cast, for a few... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Hand and Power Tool Safety with Frank Lagace and Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Interested in woodworking? Unsure of how to begin? Find tools intimidating? Well then, spend the day with Jim and Frank and let them guide you through the world of using power and hand tools - safely. This dynamic duo will... Event Details

Apr

Sun

Herbal Homemade House Cleaners with Amy Cason

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

It can be hard to find a healthy, earth friendly option for our homes. Learn how to make your own plant-based house cleaners, including all-purpose cleaner, disinfectant spray, laundry soap, dust mite spray and more. Event Details

Apr

Sun

Brunch With the Bunny & Easter Egg Decorating

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Cottage, 77 Mirror Lake Drive Lake Placid, NY 12946

Stop by to enjoy brunch with the Easter Bunny! Bring your cameras for pictures, get ready to decorate Easter eggs, and enjoy bottomless mimosas for $20 during brunch. Event Details

Apr

Sun

Rugs from Rags with Caroline Dvorak

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Fabric remnants will be used to make a 24"x30" rug. Students will have a choice of making a "Sock Rug", using loopers from a sock factory, or making a "Rag Rug" using fringe remnants. No weaving experience is necessary. The... Event Details

Apr

Tue

Spring Break Crafts at the Carousel With LaMia Designs

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Adirondack Carousel, 2 Depot Street Saranac Lake, NY 12983

Apr

Fri

Fanciful Felt Landscapes with Robin Blakney-Carlson

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Felt is a perfect medium to capture the essence of the Adirondacks that surrounds AFS in a landscape collage. This workshop requires no prior experience and is intended to uplift your creative spirit! NOTE: Students should bring 2 old towels... Event Details

Apr

Fri

Rustic Furniture: Sofa or Coffee Table with Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

All you need to create a true rustic living room is to complement your Rustic End Table with an Adirondack Sofa or Coffee Table. Learn traditional furniture making while using materials found in this region: Birch bark, twigs, logs and... Event Details

Apr

Fri

Starting from "Itch" - Introduction to Blacksmithing with Dick Sargent

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

In this beginning blacksmithing class, students will learn how to draw out tapers, upset, cut and split, punch and twist. The basic fuels and their uses will be discussed as well as hardening and tempering along with forge welding of... Event Details

Apr

Sat

A Beekeeping Journey: Your Own Apiary with Tim Norray

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Take the step from "want-a-bee" to being a real beekeeper and get to play with live bees. Learn how to successfully introduce your bees into your hive box. We will actually be installing bees at the school, so you can... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Sharpening and Honing Blades with Howard Schechter

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

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. NOTE:... Event Details

Apr

Sat

Perfect Pictures Every Time for Beginners with Carl Heilman II

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Understanding photography basics is the key to taking control of your camera, and knowing you got the shot when you were taking it. If you would like to take your skill level from shooting in Auto to having full control... Event Details

Apr

Sun

Introduction to Lampworking: Glass Beads with Renee Kingsley

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Glass bead making is an ancient art form that has experienced a great resurgence in the past several years. Learn how to use tools and marvering techniques to shape glass into round beads. Leave the class with beautiful beads and... Event Details

Apr

Sun

Sharpening and Honing Blades with Howard Schechter

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Apr

Sun

Seasonal Attunement - Walking the Wheel with Margo Mullein

10:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Adirondack Folk School, 51` Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Experience the seasons in a deeper way as we follow nature's journey through spring, summer, fall and winter. Using the sustainable blueprint of the Native American Medicine Wheel as our guide, we will create a Medicine Wheel from natural objects.... Event Details

Apr

Sun

Spring Lakes and Waterways Photo Tour with Carl Heilman II

12:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

A gorgeous sunset awaits you in this one day nature photography tour designed for those who are already comfortable with camera basics such as aperture, shutter, and ISO settings. Spend much of the day shooting pictures at beautiful Adirondack lakes.... Event Details

May

Sat

Feather Basket with Captured Lid with Beverly Cornelius

8:30 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This substantial basket has a captured lid that can be raised only as far as the top of the handle and quickly closes to secure the contents. While few of us still collect feathers, the opening is large enough for... Event Details

May

Sat

Make a Native American Feather Fan with David Cornelius

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Our instructor will share Native American legends and stories with you as you make your own feather fan using a piece of corrugated cardboard covered in leather with feathers added and shaped to fit your hand. Children 10 years and... Event Details

May

Sat

Pizza Making and Beer Brewing with David Riihimaki and Franz Haas

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Come learn the fundamentals of working with an open-air wood-fired oven, as well as fermentation, while making your own pizza and brewing your own beer. All pizza oven tools and ingredients will be provided. Event Details

May

Sun

Birch Bark Picture Frames and Mirrors with Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This 2-day class is great for beginners with limited experience with woodworking and tools. Select a frame, learn how to cut and fasten the Birch bark, twigs and other natural objects. Create your own masterpiece to proudly hang in your... Event Details

May

Sun

Rugs from Rags with Caroline Dvorak

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

May

Thu

Hiker Adirondack Pack Basket with Linda Scherz

9:00 AM to 5:05 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

The Adirondack Pack Basket is one of the most recognized objects associated with the Adirondacks. These versatile baskets were used to carry just about everything the guides, hunters and trappers took with them into the woods. Make your own basket! NOTE:... Event Details

May

Fri

Gourd Dream Catcher with Carol Maher

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

A Native American tradition teaches that dreams hover near the sleeper. A spider web can trap bad dreams and allow good ones to pass through. The instructor provides top-quality gourds, tools and art supplies. For your bedroom or a special... Event Details

May

Sat

Introduction to Lampworking: Glass Beads with Renee Kingsley

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

May

Sat

Create Your Own Hardwood Cutting Board with Frank Lagace

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Come create a beautiful 12-18" hardwood cutting board during two, half-day sessions. The class will discuss the types of wood being used: sappala, purple heart, African cherry and maple. Students will use a table saw, a joiner, planers and a... Event Details

May

Fri

Glycerin Soap with Christine Eberhardt

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Wondering what to do with that old ceramic crock pot now that you have a new instant pot? The answer is, make glycerin soap! Come spend a day learning how with Chrissey! Have patience, as it is a long process,... Event Details

May

Fri

Introduction to Cold Process Soap Making with Roberta Devers-Scott

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

May

Sat

Paddle Making with Caleb Davis

9:00 AM to 5:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Come and create a traditionally-shaped cherry paddle using only hand tools. Choose from either a canoe or a native double blade (modified Greenland) paddle. The process will be demonstrated from beginning to end to ensure you make a perfect paddle. Event Details

May

Sat

Rustic Headboard with Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Craft your own rustic headboard in this two-day class that students of all levels can join. Design a headboard that fits your room and personal taste and take it home at the end of the weekend. Family and friends will... Event Details

May

Sat

Beginning Locksmithing with Nicholas Downing

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

In this intensive five-day class, students will be shown how to forge, file and braze a key and build a simple integral lock suitable for a tool chest or keepsake box. Students considering this class should have some blacksmithing experience. NOTE:... Event Details

May

Sat

Sacred Union of Plant & Water with Margo Mullein

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Herbalist Margo Mullein will prepare for you a delightful journey for the senses! Explore the differences between a polite cup of tea and an infusion of plants made to increase and align wholeness and balance. This is a touch and... Event Details

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