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Family Day at MMFS – Saturday, March 1, 2025

Mar 01, 2025 9:00AM—12:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on Saint Croix, MN 55047

**Online registration has closed but we invite you to attend- we can register you at the door!** We invite you and the young people in your life to come to the second Marine Mills Folk School Family Day 2025! Experience folk school education via hands-on traditional arts and crafts and exposure to new skills and…

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Community Dare to Repair (All Ages) December 7, 2024 – 9:30 to 11:00 am

Dec 07, 2024 9:30AM—11:00AM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. Molly Sanford and Dana Vannen Anderson are on a quest to rescue your goods from the landfill. On the first Saturday of the month, join a community of repair-driven folks and learn how to restore items rather than throw them away. Drop in…

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Community Song Circle (All Ages) Sunday September 29, 2024 Philadelphia Farm, Osceola, WI – Notice Only

Sep 29, 2024 2:00PM—4:00PM

Philadelphia Farm 599 280th St Osceola, WI 54020

This Song Circle will take place at Philadelphia Farm, 599 280th St, Osceola, WI 54020.  No sign up required.  This is only a NOTICE of EVENT! Lia Falls and Barbara McAfee will lead and teach simple songs, in the aural tradition (no lyric sheets or music to read). All are welcome, whether or not you think…

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Beginner’s Spoon Carving – The Folk Tradition from Trunk to Table (16+), September 28 & 29, 2024

Sep 28, 2024 9:00AM—5:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

Carve one of the first tools we come into contact with as a child: the ancient and glorious wooden spoon! This is a great class for anyone interested in diving right into the world of spoon carving and the rich tradition of green woodworking. The focus of this class is to develop the student’s confidence in…

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Community Dare to Repair (All Ages) September 7, 2024

Sep 07, 2024 9:00AM—12:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street ,Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. Molly Sanford and Dana Vannen Anderson are on a quest to rescue your goods from the landfill. On the first Saturday of the month, join a community of repair-driven folks and learn how to restore items rather than throw them away. Drop in…

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Have No Fear…The Axe is Here! (ages 16+) – August 17, 2024

Aug 17, 2024 9:00AM—5:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St Marine On Saint Croix, MN 55047

  With skill and practice, an axe can remove an impressive amount of material with precision, allowing projects to progress quickly and leaving the finishing work for much smaller hand tools. In fact, many woodworkers consider the axe to be the most fun and efficient tool in the shop. But sometimes the use of an…

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Community Bluegrass Jam Session (All Ages) August 10, 2024

Aug 10, 2024 10:00AM—1:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

***This event requires NO registration! However, you can enter your information if you would like us to know you’re coming. *** An essential skill of bluegrass music is the ability to take part in informal playing situations, also known as a “jam session.” Participants arrange themselves in a circle, choose a song from a common repertoire,…

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Copper Foil Stained Glass Window (Ages 12+) August 3, 2024

Aug 03, 2024 10:00AM—3:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

Learn the art of stained glass design and building with John Hanson, owner of Longfellow Soap Company, who has been designing, making, repairing, and restoring antique stained glass windows for 23 years. All tools and materials will be provided and each student will take home a small window.  You will learn how to make, cut, and…

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Copper Foil Stained Glass Window (Ages 12+) July 13, 2024

Jul 13, 2024 10:00AM—3:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

  Learn the art of stained glass design and building with John Hanson, owner of Longfellow Soap Company, who has been designing, making, repairing, and restoring antique stained glass windows for 23 years. All tools and materials will be provided and each student will take home a small window.  You will learn how to make, cut,…

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Cool Trash: Intro to Plasticsmithing (ages 10+) – July 13, 2024

Jul 13, 2024 10:00AM—1:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

  Learn how to (safely!) transform plastic waste into cool stuff! Participants will make a keychain, magnet or pin to take home. All materials provided, but bring some clean plastic bottle caps if you can. Materials that the instuctor will provide: Panini press & toaster oven Cookie cutters Letter stamps Pin backs, magnets, keychain hardware…

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Intro to Metalsmithing: Let’s Make Earrings (Age 16+) – June 22, 2024

Jun 22, 2024 10:00AM—3:00PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street,Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

In this class, you will learn two fundamentals of metalsmithing — piercing and riveting — as well as how to properly use a jeweler’s saw and hand drill, set a basic non-ferrous rivet and learn design skills that work for the technique. You will leave the class with all of these skills along with a…

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Community Song Circle (All Ages) June 15, 2024 – Marine Mills Folk School

Jun 15, 2024 11:00AM—12:30PM

Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047

Lia Falls and Barbara McAfee will lead and teach simple songs, in the aural tradition (no lyric sheets or music to read). All are welcome, whether or not you think of yourself as a singer! We will sing songs that celebrate Nature, and being Human; songs that bring us together in the magic and medicine of singing…

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