***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! However, you can enter your information if you would like us to know you’re coming. *** 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…

Start your gift-giving season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery, then take home both the knowledge to make more wreaths plus other handmade gifts from our Holiday Makers’ Market! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by one of our most popular…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

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…

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. When you sign up for the West African Drumming Ensemble, you will be registered for 6 drumming sessions…

Women’s Clothing Swap Friday, November 8, 2024 6:30 pm: Arrive and set-up 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Swap! 8:00 pm: Unwanted garments packed up — helpers welcome! 8:30 pm: Clothing swap ends Location: MMFS Gymnasium Open to women and those who identify as female. $5.00 suggested freewill offering. Register online or pay onsite. RSVP requested…

***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…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Barn signs or ‘hex signs’ are mostly known today for their decorative purposes, but some believe they were painted by Pennsylvania Dutch farmers to ward off evil spirits or storms, or to bestow blessings and protections on the farm family. Using bright colors and often incorporating a star pattern, these beautiful designs were originally found…

Guess what?  We have Deb and Pete Oswald hosting a monthly Sock Machine Crank-in gathering at Marine Mills Folk School  Beginning on Saturday, Oct 5th and every first Saturday of the month going forward,  MMFS invites all you “Crankers” to the Folk School beginning at 9:30 to 3:30.  This will be a time for gathering…

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…

This rigid heddle loom class is designed for any level weaver! Your guide is Lisa Peterson, weaver extraordinaire. You will complete a table runner or set of coasters, learning how to create patterns using color, fiber texture, and a few simple techniques. We may even find some truly natural fibers to incorporate into your weaving…

Have you wanted to know how to crochet but been to scared to try to figure it out? Join Carol as she patiently and supportively teaches you to make basic crochet stitches. This is a great way to just start crocheting. The class will decide to make granny squares or other types of crocheted squares…

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. When you sign up for the West African Drumming Ensemble, you will be registered for 6 drumming sessions…