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Calligraphy: Beautiful Pen Writing – Jan 18, Session 2

Jan 18, 2025 10:30AM—1:00PM

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

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If you would like to join this series – please register for the full session, which is listed on the website under the January 11, 2025.  Thank you! Learn to write in beautiful Italic Calligraphy alphabet with dip pens. We will write with flexible metal brushes/ C-tips and a handle.  Instructor will demonstrate for the…

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Copper Foil Stained Glass Window (Ages 12+) – Saturday, January 18

Jan 18, 2025 10:00AM—3:00PM

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

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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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Community Dare to Repair in Osceola (All Ages) January 18, 2025

Jan 18, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM

Osceola Senior Center, 310 Chieftan St., Osceola, WI 54020

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

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Soma Yoga Practice – Jan/Feb Series: Jan 18, Session 3

Jan 18, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM

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

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If you would like to join this series – please register for the full session, which is listed on the website under January 4, 2025.  Thank you! 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…

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Scandinavian Mittens – January 18th & 25th, 2025

Jan 18, 2025 9:30AM—12:30PM

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

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Knit your first Scandinavian-style mittens! Traditional Scandinavian mittens require a boatload of techniques including stranded colorwork, corrugated rib, Latvian braid, picked-up thumbs, and symmetrical decreases. You’ll learn it all in this class, though it’s highly recommended that you have experience with stranded colorwork. This pattern makes use of such a simple colorwork pattern, that while…

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Community Knit Night – January 21, 2025

Jan 21, 2025 6:30PM—8:00PM

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

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***This event requires NO registration! Come as you are and bring a knitting project — whether you’re in the middle of one, or have a project you’ve been meaning to start. If you don’t knit, bring your crochet or embroidery, spinning, or weaving. Find a new friend or meet up with an old one and enjoy…

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West African Drumming Ensemble SINGLE SESSION – Friday, January 24th

Jan 24, 2025 4:30PM—6:00PM

Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5th St., Marine on St. Croix, MN. 55047

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**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on January 24, 2024. If you prefer to register for the full class series, the classes are at a discounted rate of $10 each.  You can find the FULL SERIES registration under the website class listing for January 3. Expand knowledge of hand-drumming techniques for…

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Soma Yoga Practice – Jan/Feb Series: Jan 25, Session 4

Jan 25, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM

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

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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 function. Learn a series of gentle somatic movements to relieve tension in chronically tight…

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Calligraphy: Beautiful Pen Writing – Jan 25, Session 3

Jan 25, 2025 10:30AM—1:00PM

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

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If you would like to join this series – please register for the full session, which is listed on the website under the January 11, 2025.  Thank you! Learn to write in beautiful Italic Calligraphy alphabet with dip pens. We will write with flexible metal brushes/ C-tips and a handle.  Instructor will demonstrate for the…

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Community Bridge Group – Saturday, January 25, 2025

Jan 25, 2025 9:00AM—12:00PM

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

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*** This event requires NO registration *** Join a relaxed group of bridge players to play and learn more. With bridge, you never stop learning, and this group is a great place to continue the process. Cards and score pads will be provided by group leader Joan Fogelberg. Bring your notes if you have them.  A reminder notice will…

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Herbal Remedies: Make Fire Cider – January 25, 2025

Jan 25, 2025 11:00AM—1:00PM

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

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Come join local herbalist Heather Mashuga for a hands-on fire cider/cider tonic-making class. Historically, apple cider vinegar and the ingredients in fire cider have been beneficial in treating various ailments and illnesses. It excels with boosting the immune system, helping movement and circulation, expelling congestion, and fighting viruses and microbes. It is also packed full…

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Beeswax Basics: From Bees to Candles – January 25, 2025

Jan 25, 2025 1:00PM—3:30PM

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

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During this workshop, we will work with 100% pure beeswax, a natural, renewable resource. You will learn how to melt and clean beeswax to make candles that emit a bright, healthful light within the same spectrum as the sun. Beeswax burns longer, drips less, and naturally smells wonderful.  Through demonstration, students will learn: The wonderful…

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Intro to Clogging (Intergenerational) – Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, and Feb. 15th, 2025

Jan 25, 2025 9:30AM—10:30AM

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

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Clogging is a fun activity for the whole family and provides great exercise! Learn the basic steps of clogging, along with at least three routines. Modern clogging shows similarities to tap, Irish dancing, and Hip Hop. The last class will be a fun opportunity to showcase your new clogging routines for friends and family! *The…

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The Art of Intuitive Collage Making (Ages 14+) Jan 25, 2025

Jan 25, 2025 9:30AM—12:30PM

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

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Go on a fascinating journey inwards to create a unique collaged art work that will go on speaking to you in the future long after you have finished this workshop. We will delve into the profound significance of intuition in the art making process, exploring how to gain freedom in this transformative collage process. The…

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Community Knit Night – January 28, 2025

Jan 28, 2025 6:30PM—8:00PM

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

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***This event requires NO registration! Come as you are and bring a knitting project — whether you’re in the middle of one, or have a project you’ve been meaning to start. If you don’t knit, bring your crochet or embroidery, spinning, or weaving. Find a new friend or meet up with an old one and enjoy…

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Community Bridge Club (All Ages) – Tuesday Evening, January 28, 2025

Jan 28, 2025 6:00PM—8:30PM

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

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No Registration Required for this Event Community Bridge Club is ongoing and welcomes players with minimal to experienced knowledge of the game. There is no official instruction, however, everyone is friendly, helpful to one another, and enjoys playing bridge in a very relaxed atmosphere. Players gather twice monthly when they can. Host, Joan, provides cards, score pads, and learning handouts and sends email…

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West African Drumming Ensemble SINGLE SESSION – Friday, January 31st

Jan 31, 2025 4:30PM—6:00PM

Christ Lutheran Church, 150 5th St., Marine on St. Croix, MN. 55047

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**Please note – you are registering for a SINGLE SESSION on January 31, 2024. If you prefer to register for the full class series, the classes are at a discounted rate of $10 each.  You can find the FULL SERIES registration under the class listing for January 3. Expand knowledge of hand-drumming techniques for djembe…

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Soma Yoga Practice – Jan/Feb Series: Feb 1, Session 5

Feb 01, 2025 10:30AM—11:30AM

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

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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 function. Learn a series of gentle somatic movements to relieve tension in chronically tight…

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Watercolor Batiks: Playing with Patterns – Saturday, February 1, 2025

Feb 01, 2025 10:00AM—1:00PM

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

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Try your hand at watercolor batik, a modern twist on the ancient Javanese art of batik. You do not need to know watercolor technique or even how to draw — you will work from an image traced onto rice paper and then use melted wax and watercolor to create a final work of art. In…

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MMFS Circular Sock Machine Crank-in – Saturday, February 1, 2025

Feb 01, 2025 9:30AM—3:30PM

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

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We have Deb and Pete Oswald hosting a monthly Sock Machine Crank-in gathering at Marine Mills Folk School every first Saturday of the month!  MMFS invites all of you “Crankers” to the Folk School beginning at 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.  This will be a time for gathering like-minded Circular Sock Machine (CSM) enthusiasts who…

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Leather Market Tote – Saturday, February 1, 2025

Feb 01, 2025 10:00AM—4:00PM

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

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In this class, we will learn the basic skills of leather working while sewing a classic 100% leather tote bag. Learn about cutting leather, preparing it for stitching, saddle-stitching, and riveting handles. Leave with a beautiful market tote of your very own and the skills to do countless leather-working projects for a lifetime! The tote…

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Beginning Spinning on a Wheel – Saturday, February 1, 2025

Feb 01, 2025 9:30AM—12:30PM

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

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Where 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.…

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