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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

This is Session 2 of a 4 Session series. Registration for the entire series is available (if space permits) under the January 25th session listing. 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…

***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…

  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…

If 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.…

***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,…

***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…

What about making a Potato Basket?  Potato Baskets have been around for many, many years.  You will make a ribbed potato basket, practicing those ribbed basket skills but without a handle.  Just something a bit different. Join Kirsten, a long-time instructor who will have you laughing and learning, she’ll help you ease into basket weaving…

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…

This is Session 3 of a 4 Session series. Registration for the entire series is available (if space permits) under the January 25th session listing. 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…

***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…

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 ideas. In what we hope will become an annual event, we are offering mini-classes and demonstrations of…

*** 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…

Doodling clears the mind and opens space for creativity, innovation, and calm. Learn new embroidery stitches by embroidering embellishments on vintage printed fabric. Your instructor will provide the following materials: High-Quality Embroidery Hoop Embroidery Needle Threader Water Soluble Pen Vintage printed fabric Embroidery Floss Students are asked to bring: Your class is scheduled over a…

***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…

This is Session 4 of a 4 Session series. Registration for the entire series is available (if space permits) under the January 25th session listing. 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…

***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…

In this three-day class, students will lace snowshoes that will last for generations. The Ojibwe-style snowshoe kit provides Minnesota-made white ash frames, tubular nylon lacing, and an instruction booklet. These traditional snowshoes are more adaptable to differing snow conditions than modern aluminum snowshoes. Taught by Peta Barrett, owner of Women’s Wilderness Discovery based out of Ely, MN, students also…