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When	What	Leader	Description
Sat, Feb 27 at 4 pm	Origami for Rejuvenating Mind and Body	Yoshimi Arai	CLICK HERE to watch the recording of this workshop made on Sat, Feb 27
Sat, Mar 27 at 4 pm	Intro to Digital Media	Jim Christensen	Click Here for a 60-sec video summary! CLICK HERE to watch the recording of this workshop made on Sat, Mar 27
Sat, Apr 24 at 10 am Sat, May 22 at 10 am	Earthenware Sculpting and Pit Firing	Keith Gordon	Click Here for more info At the first session on April 24, Keith will guide you (on Zoom) in hand-crafting an earthenware object from a pound of clay that you picked-up beforehand from Keith's driveway. After you complete the sculpting (with the aid of common household implements), you'll return your work to Keith's driveway in preparation for firing. At the second session on May 22, you can return to Zoom to watch Keith and Elsa Rubenstein wrap your work in a foil sagger, stack all of the wrapped pieces in a dug-out pit lined with wood, then light the pit on fire! You can return to the Zoom later that day (at 5 pm) to watch Keith and Elisa extract the fired pieces from the pit. You'll be able to pick up your finished materpiece from Keith's driveway starting May 23rd. Note: There wil be a $5 fee for this workshop to cover the cost of materials, payable online when you register. You'll also get an email with detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to do each step in this workshop. You can see some of Keith's work on his website: CageyCreations.CrotonArts.org Enrollment for this workshop closed on Sat, Apr 17 at 10 am.
Sat, May 22 at 4 pm	Storytelling	Judith Heineman Shuldiner	Click Here for more info It's been said (by Annette Simmons) that whoever tells the best story wins! Want to learn from a master storyteller? Come join Judith on Saturday, May 22 to learn how it's done! Judith is an international award winning professional storyteller, actress, producer, workshop leader for over 25 years, and 2013 National Storytelling Network Oracle Award Winner for Service and Leadership in the North Central Region. She told stories in Japan in English to over 2000 students. She is a Chicago Moth winner, (May, 2010), and Moth GrandSLAM participant. Judith performs nationally and internationally, bringing her engaging and interactive style of world tales and personal narrative to diverse communities of all ages. What are you thinking? Sign up for this workshop! You can see her in action (and also see some of the jewelry that she makes) on her website: JudithHeineman.CrotonArts.org
Sat, Jun 26 at 4 pm	Needle Felting	Jeanne-Noel Mahoney	Click Here for more info Did you know that you can make fine art using puffs of wool (straight from the sheep, cleaned and dyed) a felting needle, and Jeanne's help? Join her (and her large, demanding cat, Ollie) on Saturday, June 26 and she'll demonstrate this age-old technique that you can use to create beautiful, painterly images made entirely of felt. In addition, you'll get to know Jeanne a little better. She's not only a felter, but also a painter in acrylics and watercolors, was a director of the arts college at SUNY Buffalo, and was executive director of the Western NY branch of the ACLU.
Sat, Sep 25 at 4 pm	Light Up Your Work	Allison Midgley	Click Here for more info Allison will show you (on Zoom) how to use LEDs to light up small works and greeting cards! Sign up and you'll get everything you need to make a light-up greeting card, and learn simple low-power, safe circuitry. Note: There wil be a $5 fee for this workshop to cover the cost of materials, payable online when you register.