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

Jan

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Traditional Soap Making with Christine Eberhardt

1:00 PM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Create soap like the kind Grandma used to make, but better! Learn how to make soap that smells good, is all natural and feels great on your skin! Say good-bye to store bought soap and use soap you made yourself!... Event Details

Jan

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

Jan

Sat

Scroll Saw Ornamental Trivets with Walt Ulrich

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

This class is designed for both the beginning and experienced scroll saw user with patterns of increasing difficulty to be used during the day. Patterns have both interior and exterior cuts of varying tightness of curvature. Event Details

Jan

Sat

Double-Bottomed Bushel Basket with Barbara Boughton

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

This is a great class for a first-time weaver, as well as for those who would like to learn some new weave patterns to create a unique piece. This is a very lovely, sturdy and functional basket and will be... Event Details

Jan

Sun

Gourd Design: Bird Feeders with Tim Sauter

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

This course teaches how to make a natural Gourd Bird Feeder. Various tools and materials will be used, including scouring pads, steel wool, power drills and saws, Dremel tools, scrapers, sanding materials and more. Your birds will love it. Event Details

Feb

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

Feb

Sun

Gourd Design: Bird Houses with Tim Sauter

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

Make a natural Gourd Bird House. Various tools and materials will be used, including scouring pads, steel wool, power drills, scrapers, sanding materials and more. Numerous painting and drawing techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. NOTE: Students should bring with them... Event Details

Feb

Sun

Techniques of the Hudson River School Masters with Daniel Wall

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

Take a brief look at the Hudson River School movement of the 19th century via a slideshow and lecture, then make a small 5" x 7" master-copy of Asher Durand's "Butternut Tree at Hague, Lake George, NY". Several techniques will... Event Details

Feb

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

Feb

Sat

Sightseer Pack Basket with Linda Scherz

9:00 AM to 4:00 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

Feb

Sun

Introduction to Woodturning with John Kingsley

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

This course is for people who have an interest in learning how to turn with an emphasis on learning how to use a lathe and tools safely and correctly. Learn the basics of creating spindle-based objects and then create a... Event Details

Feb

Fri

Introduction to Beading with Susan Arehart

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

This class will focus on single strand beading techniques for a necklace, bracelet or ankle bracelet. Learn about the various types of wire, metal findings, glass, crystal and gemstone beads, incorporating local gems and minerals, care and storage. NOTE: Students may... Event Details

Feb

Fri

Earring Design and Construction with Susan Arehart

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

Learn how to make earrings, including how to bend wire to fit beads or charms for earring assembly. You'll be able to make post earrings, dangle earrings, wire earrings, and adapt findings for non-pierced ears. Make 3-5 pairs and learn... Event Details

Feb

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: This class... Event Details

Feb

Sat

Wooden Children's Toys with Bart Pisha

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

Participants in this course will have the opportunity to create one or two children's toys from wood and finish with a safe food-grade preservative. The instructor will provide several different templates to make animal or vehicle designs. NOTE: Students should wear... Event Details

Feb

Sat

Wine Basket for Two Bottles with Barbara Boughton

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

This basket begins by weaving a solid bottom onto a red-oak handle, creating a very sturdy base for carrying two bottles. A separate weaver is added on the inside of the basket, creating two compartments to keep bottles from bumping. Event Details

Feb

Mon

Tuffet Footstool with Carol Johns

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

In two four-hour sessions, students will make a lovely, one of a kind, 18" custom tuffet style footstool. After the first day there will be some homework to complete sewing the tuffet top. The second day students will complete the... Event Details

Feb

Sat

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

Feb

Sat

Rustic Dog Bed with Jim Schreiner

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

Does your dog yearn for the wilds? Then let him/her sleep in a one of a kind rustic dog bed! Jim will guide you from start to finish in rustic furniture techniques. Those of you with Feline friends are also... Event Details

Feb

Sat

Harp Making with Larry Benjamin

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

Come build a light-weight Paraguan harp characterized by a large soundbox with a rounded base. Use tools from the past and today to fashion an instrument that will last a lifetime. After this class you may want to learn to... Event Details

Feb

Sun

Winter Shelters & Backcountry Safety with Dave Muska

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

We love our winter activities here in the northeast, yet it is incredibly important to know how to keep yourself safe in the event of an emergency such as injury or becoming lost. This workshop will give you some of... Event Details

Mar

Sat

Silver Metal Clay Exploration with Nancy Miller

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

Explore ways to use silver in a metal clay formulation to create jewelry designs of your own. Shape clay to produce uniquely textured surfaces, resulting in durable beautiful silver jewelry. Make pendants, earrings, charms and rings. NOTE: Please note that... Event Details

Mar

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

Mar

Sat

Floor Loom Weaving: Where Did You Get That Scarf? with Lori Carter-Secreti

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

Come in to a prepared loom, relax and just enjoy the rhythm of weaving. Each student will weave on a loom with a colorful warp of mixed fibers. The finish work and washing instructions will be provided with a worksheet,... Event Details

Mar

Wed

Shoe or Sandal Making with the Cordwainer Shop with Molly Grant

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

Learn shoemaking with original Cordwainer Shop 1920s antique tin patterns. From cutting the leather, lacing the uppers together and culminating with hand lacing the soles to the uppers, Cordwainer shoes are unique in the world of shoemaking. NOTE: Students are... Event Details

Mar

Sat

Floor Loom Weaving: Where Did You Get that Hat? with Lori Carter-Secreti

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

Come spend a lovely afternoon learning how to weave on a floor loom and go home with a hat! Fiber content will be a mixed blend with some wools included. Weaving experience is not necessary, but if you have a... Event Details

Mar

Sun

Beginning Bluegrass Banjo with Mac Petrequin

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

Learn enough about the banjo so that you can use a variety of available instructional aids from your home and progress with learning Bluegrass banjo at your own pace. Bring a 5-string banjo, 2 metal finger picks and a plastic... Event Details

Mar

Mon

Leather Bag Design and Sewing with Molly Grant

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

Learn the basics of pattern making along with creative ways to make knots, straps and tassels. Students will make a variety of bags: small zippered bag and a one-of-a-kind handbag of their own design. NOTE: Some sewing machine experience is... Event Details

Mar

Sat

Build a Rustic Birdhouse with Don Polunci

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

Anyone can learn to make a rustic birdhouse in a few hours. A birdhouse is a simple structure with seven basic parts. Using rough-cut lumber, make a functional and decorative rustic birdhouse. Adults or children 10-14 accompanied by an adult.... Event Details

Mar

Sat

Mountain Gathering Basket with Barbara Boughton

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

This basket employs a continuous chase weave to build the sides, using two weavers at once. The basket is hand-shaped, not woven on a mold, and students will be challenged and excited to watch their creations grow with two weavers.... Event Details

Mar

Sat

Floor Loom Weaving: Scarf or Hat with Lori Carter-Secreti

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

Weaving on a floor loom is relaxing, fun and easy to learn. In this class students will have an opportunity to choose between weaving a hat or a scarf. This is a great beginner's course. All materials will be provided. Event Details

Mar

Sun

Photography-Nature's Details - So Close, and So Far Away! with Carl Heilman II

11:00 AM to 7:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 9 Hillcrest Drive Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Do you enjoy including flowers and other details when photographing the landscape? How close can you get and maintain depth of field while including details in the distance? Join Carl Heilman II for tips and techniques. NOTE: Equipment requirements include... Event Details

Mar

Sat

Live Edge Bowl with John Kingsley

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

Come create a simple turned bowl that still looks and feels rustic due to its live edge. Learn the basics of creating spindle-based objects and then work at your turning your bowl. Leave the class with a lovely Adirondack treasure.... Event Details

Mar

Sat

Shades of Nature with Teresa Breuer

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

Create two magical lampshades & two night-lights! See the warmth and beauty produced from Adirondack botanicals that only appear when the light is turned on. Pressing botanicals preserves their natural beauty. Event Details

Mar

Sat

Weave a Mobius Wrap (Shawl) with Lori Carter-Secreti

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

Wrap yourself in the warmth of your creation! Using a mixed fibers warp, learn how to weave a mobius panel. This course will include how to finish edges, wash and fashion your panel into a unique and fashionable version of... Event Details

Mar

Sun

Goat Milk Soap with Christine Eberhardt

1:00 PM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Goat milk soap is excellent for people with dry, irritated or sensitive skin. It is loaded with nutrients, proteins, fat, calcium and vitamins and is an excellent natural moisturizer. You will make a pound of soap to take home. Event Details

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

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