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  • (SOLD OUT) The Farms: Decorative Off-Loom Weaving

    Experience Level: Beginner Weavers of all skill levels can benefit from Decorative Off-Loom Weaving on Saturday, March 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. in The Studio. Can you imagine weaving without the need for a large and costly loom? Learn how from instructor Billie Theide, who will walk students through this portable weaving skill and help […]

  • The Farms: Intro to Beekeeping

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn about honeybees and how to start a new hive at Intro to Beekeeping on Sunday, March 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. in The Studio. Bees can survive under diverse climate conditions and are one of the few insects that produce food for humans. (And such a food!) Keeping honey bees happy and […]

  • The Farms: Advanced Knitting Skills: Knitting Lace

    Experience Level: Intermediate to Advanced (need to know how to knit and purl) Learn a unique knitting technique at Advanced Knitting Skills: Knitting Lace on Monday, March 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. in The Studio. This course is an introduction to the advanced knitting technique of knitting lace, which instructor Charlie Rainbow Wolf says […]

  • The Farms: Nature Journal Retreat

    Explore and celebrate the diverse beauty of the natural world at a Nature Journal Retreat on Thursday, March 26 (1:00 p.m.) through Saturday, March 28 (12:30 p.m.) in the Mansion. Creators and naturalists of all levels are invited to come together to communicate the wonder of the nature through artistic expression, scientific discovery, and creative […]

  • The Farms: Arboretum “Naked” Tree ID Hike

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn how to use bark patterns and buds to identify “naked” trees (without their leaves!) at an Arboretum “Naked” Tree ID Hike on Thursday, March 26 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Illinois Arboretum (1800 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana)*. Extension Educator Ryan Pankau will lead students on a short hike around the […]

  • The Farms: Monarch Miracle & Paint Chip Poetry

    Learn to connect with nature in more meaningful ways at Monarch Miracle & Paint Chip Poetry on Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Mansion Library.   Biologists Michael Jeffords and Susan Post will share insights and techniques on how to fully experience the natural world by creating more than just check marks, […]

  • The Farms: Beginner-Plus Mountain Dulcimer

    Experience Level: Beginner/Intermediate If you know how to play the mountain dulcimer and would like to improve your technique, enroll in Beginner-Plus Mountain Dulcimer on Saturdays, March 7 through April 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor Lou Ann Koebel will cover how to play chords and learn different strum patterns […]

  • The Farms: Pysanky workshop

    Experience Level: Beginner (Ages 14+) Lean the beautiful and traditional art of Ukrainian egg decorating at a Pysanky Workshop on Saturday, March 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium. Instructor Johanna James-Heinz will share the history of Pysanky before walking students through the use of wax and dyes to create an egg […]

  • (SOLD OUT) The Farms: Pysanky workshop

    Experience Level: Beginner (Ages 14+) Lean the beautiful and traditional art of Ukrainian egg decorating at a Pysanky Workshop on Saturday, March 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium. Instructor Johanna James-Heinz will share the history of Pysanky before walking students through the use of wax and dyes to create an egg […]

  • Weekend Wind Down presented by Busey Bank: March 28

    We have reserved the Mansion for the public on Saturday, March 28 so that you can Wind Down and take in the lovely ambiance of Allerton! The Solarium Bar will be open from 5-10 p.m. and FReSh RAiN will be playing from 8-10 p.m. FReSH RAiN is a premier cover band that specializes in Top 40, Pop, Rock, R&B, […]

  • The Farms: Sculptural Papermaking

    Experience Level: Beginner (Ages 14+) Create a handmade paper replica of a cherished object at Sculptural Papermaking on Sunday, March 29 from 12 to 4:30 p.m. in the Evergreen Lodge. Instructor E Ainsley will guide students through making a mold of their chosen object. Students will then create a new sculpture with their mold using […]

  • The Farms: Spring Cookie Decorating

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn how to decorate cookies for spring at Spring Cookie Decorating on Sunday, March 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House. Learn to decorate spring-themed cookies with royal icing, crusting butter cream and rolled buttercream! Instructor Jennifer Holhubner will demonstrate and explain wet-on-wet technique, outlining and flooding and make […]