Current & Upcoming
West African Drumming Ensemble SINGLE SESSION – Friday, March 28, 2025
Mar 28, 2025 4:30PM—6:00PM
Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5TH ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
Register**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on March 28, 2025. Expand knowledge of hand-drumming techniques for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to create a conversation. This ensemble meets on…
View MoreBeginning Spinning on a Wheel – Saturday, March 29, 2025
Mar 29, 2025 9:30AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterWhere does thread come from? Have you ever wondered how a spinning wheel works, or how your wool socks or sweater was made? This class will explore the fundamentals of spinning. – wheel parts – treadling – fiber uptake – drafting – plying – setting and finishing All fibers will be provided by the instructor.…
View MoreScandinavian Textile Stenciling: Throw Pillow – Saturday, March 29, 2025
Mar 29, 2025 10:00AM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterDuluth-based textile artist Kirsten Aune, known for her bold, colorful textiles, will teach you how to design, place patterns, apply beautiful color combinations, plus a few secrets to make satisfying textiles for your home. Design and stencil fabric for your own unique 12×12 throw pillow. If time permits, you could make an second throw pillow…
View MoreIntro to Medicinal Herb Gardening – Saturday, March 29, 2025
Mar 29, 2025 10:00AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterA medicinal herb garden is a planted space serving your health and well-being. Most herbs are not difficult to grow, and many produce lovely flowers and/or interesting foliage that are beneficial to you and your environment. Many herbs are pest resistant so they are great companion plants for your vegetables and are easy for beginners…
View MoreCrafting Pure Beeswax Tapers – Saturday, March 29, 2025
Mar 29, 2025 1:00PM—3:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterExplore the art of crafting your own 100% pure beeswax tapers in this hands-on workshop. Guided by Sara Wait of Slow Burn, you’ll learn the techniques and mindfulness behind creating elegant, functional candles. Using locally sourced beeswax, you’ll hand-dip a pair of 12” tapers, gaining insight into sustainable practices and the craftsmanship of candle making.…
View MoreSoma Yoga Practice – SINGLE SESSION Saturday, March 29, 2025
Mar 29, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
Register**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on March 29, 2025. Soma yoga is a very gentle and slow-paced practice to decrease tension in chronically tight areas, focusing on alignment and stability when finding our classic asanas (yoga poses). This is a great practice to “reset” our bodies for improved mobility, stability, and…
View MoreCommunity Knit Night – Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Apr 01, 2025 5:00PM—8:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
Register***This event requires NO registration! ***HOT OFF THE PRESS! NOW TWO TIME SLOTS TO CHOOSE FROM! To meet high level of interest and keep group sizes small, we are now offering two time slots to choose from for each knit night: 5:00-6:30pm or 6:30-8:00pm Please come to whichever session fits best into your schedule. Come…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble SINGLE SESSION – Friday, April 4, 2025
Apr 04, 2025 4:30PM—6:00PM
Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5TH ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
Register**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on April 4, 2025. Expand knowledge of hand-drumming techniques for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to create a conversation. This ensemble meets on…
View MoreCommunity Circular Sock Machine Crank-in – Saturday, April 5, 2025
Apr 05, 2025 9:30AM—3:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine St., Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterWe have Deb and Pete Oswald hosting a monthly Sock Machine Crank-in gathering at Marine Mills Folk School. MMFS invites all you “Crankers” to the Folk School beginning at 9:30 and running until 3:30. This will be a time for gathering like-minded Circular Sock Machine (CSM) devotees who can share knowledge, demonstrate various techniques, and…
View MoreCommunity Dare to Repair (All Ages) – Saturday, April 5, 2025
Apr 05, 2025 9:30AM—11:00AM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. Join us on a quest to rescue our goods from the landfill. On the first Saturday of the month, a community of repair-driven folks and learn how to restore items rather than throw them away. Drop in and stay for as long as…
View MoreAlexander Oil Painting – “Fly Like an Eagle” (Ages 10+) – Saturday, April 5, 2025
Apr 05, 2025 10:30AM—2:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterIf you think you can’t paint anything other than a wall, this class is for you! You will paint a painting wet-on-wet style (aka alla prima) just like Bill Alexander and his students did on PBS. In this class, instructor Kevin Klein will share what he learned directly from Tom Anderson, Buck Paulson, and Steve Ross. …
View More(Waitlist) Watercolor Batiks: Iris – Saturday, April 5, 2025
Apr 05, 2025 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterTry your hand at watercolor batik, a modern twist on the ancient Javanese art of batik. You don’t need to know watercolor technique or even how to draw — you’ll work from an image traced onto rice paper and then use melted wax and watercolor to create a final work of art. In this floral…
View MoreCommunity Song Circle (Intergenerational) – Saturday, April 5, 2025 – Marine Mills Folk School
Apr 05, 2025 11:00AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterLia 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…
View More(Waitlist) Wood-Fired Pizza and Flatbreads – Saturday, April 5, 2025
Apr 05, 2025 9:00AM—12:00PM
Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5TH ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterPizza — it’s everybody’s favorite! In this class, you’ll learn a versatile pizza dough recipe and try out assorted toppings with instructors Bryce Johnson and Ross Safford. We’ll make and bake other flatbreads, all in a wood-fired pizza oven. If you have a pizza oven, you’ll learn new tricks. We’ll also give you tips on baking pizza…
View MoreCommunity Knit Night – Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Apr 08, 2025 5:00PM—8:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
Register***This event requires NO registration! ***HOT OFF THE PRESS! NOW TWO TIME SLOTS TO CHOOSE FROM! To meet high level of interest and keep group sizes small, we are now offering two time slots to choose from for each knit night: 5:00-6:30pm or 6:30-8:00pm Please come to whichever session fits best into your schedule. Come…
View MoreWest African Drumming Ensemble SINGLE SESSION – Friday, April 11, 2025
Apr 11, 2025 4:30PM—6:00PM
Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5TH ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
Register**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on April 11, 2025. Expand knowledge of hand-drumming techniques for djembe and kpanlogo drums, bells, shakers, and stick drums; create full textures of rhythms in traditional West African genres, and how the layers of rhythms work together to create a conversation. This ensemble meets on…
View MoreCommunity Bluegrass Jam Session (All Ages) – Saturday, April 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON ST CROIX, MN 55047
Register***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,…
View MoreCommunity Open Carving Session – Saturday, April 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON ST CROIX, MN 55047
Register***This event requires NO registration! *** Calling all wood carvers! Join us in creating a local community of carvers, to share knowledge, help each other, and make friends with other woodcarving artists. Free to anyone who is interested! Local carver Brian Keogh will lead each session, offering fellowship and help with problem-solving on any project…
View MoreSoma Yoga Practice – April/May Series: April 12, 26, May 3, 10, 2025
Apr 12, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street ,MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterSoma yoga is a very gentle and slow-paced practice to decrease tension in chronically tight areas, focusing on alignment and stability when finding our classic asanas (yoga poses). This is a great practice to “reset” our bodies for improved mobility, stability, and function. Learn a series of gentle somatic movements to relieve tension in chronically tight…
View MoreSoma Yoga Practice – SINGLE SESSION Saturday, April 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
Register**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on April 12, 2025. If you prefer to register for the full class series you can find the FULL SERIES registration under the website class listing on April 12, 2025. Soma yoga is a very gentle and slow-paced practice to decrease tension in chronically tight…
View MoreCreate a Clay Birdhouse – Saturday, April 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025 9:30AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterTake flight…with creativity! Join our Birdhouse clay class, where you will discover the magic of pinching and molding clay. With guided instruction from Peg Medcraft, a crafty pottery instructor with 30+ years of experience, you will create a woodland, functional, hanging birdhouse! *Details* Perfect for beginners and seasoned potters Hands-on -guided instruction Take home your…
View MoreBand Weaving: Turned Krokbragd – Saturday, April 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025 10:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 PINE ST, MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, MN 55047
RegisterUnlike plain weave patterns, which utilize only 2 sheds (up and down), Krokbragd patterns utilize 3 sheds and so require additional setup and manipulation of warp threads. In this class, students learn how to read a Turned Krokbragd chart and weave a cotton band using three groups of heddles. If you have taken Beth’s Introduction…
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