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The Farms: Fall 2023 Session

Click on course titles for more information and to register. Please note that all courses have a capacity and may sell out.

A digital copy with links is available to download here.

Saturday Stargazing
Saturday, Sept. 9
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Sun Singer
$5/person

Stretch ‘N Sip Yoga
Sunday, Sept. 10
10 a.m. in The Meadow
$15 for Stretch ‘N Sip, $10 for Stretch only

Beginning Weaving I
Mondays, Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16
5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Music Barn
$235/person total for all six classes 

Beginning Embroidery
Wednesdays, Sept. 13, 20, 27
6 to 7 p.m. in The Studio
$50/person total for all three classes 

Camping With Your Kids
Wednesday, Sept. 13 on Zoom (6 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 16 overnight at Allerton
$25/family total for both sessions

Improve Your Improv
Thursdays, Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2
6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Music Barn
$20/person

History Happy Hour
Thursday, Sept. 14
5 to 6 p.m. on the Greenhouse Café Patio
$5/person suggested donation

Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Fridays, Sept. 15, 22, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in The Studio
$300/person total for all 10 classes 

Fireside Fridays – Stargazing & S’Mores
Friday, September 15
6 to 9 p.m. in The Meadow
$5/person (ages 5 & under free)

Beginner Mountain Dulcimer
Saturdays, Sept. 16, 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in The Studio
$230/person total for all four classes 

Third Saturday Garden Tours
Saturdays, Sept. 16 & Oct. 21
10 to 11 a.m., meet on the Greenhouse Café patio
$5/person (ages 5 & under free)

Public Mansion Tours
Sundays, Sept. 24, Oct. 15, Nov. 12
2 to 3 p.m. in the Mansion
$10/person (ages 5 & under free)

Full Moon Yoga
Thursday, Sept. 28
7:30 p.m. in The Meadow
Free but registration required

Basket Weaving
Saturday, Sept. 30
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Music Barn
$90/person 

Tree Identification Hike
Saturday, Sept. 30
2 to 5 p.m., starts from Lost Garden/McDonald Family Trails Parking Lot
$10/person

Creature Design for World Building and Storytelling (Youth Class)
Saturday, Oct. 7
1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium
$20/person (Ages 10-14) 

Fall Family Block Printing Workshop
Sunday, Oct. 8
2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium
$35/parent-child pair

Autumn Linoleum Block Printing Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 11
5:30 to 8 p.m. in The Studio
$75/person

Fireside Fridays – Spiders, Bats, and Creepy Crawlies
Friday, Oct. 13
5 to 8 p.m. in the Meadow
$5/person (ages 5 & under free)

Family Campout
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15
$15/adult, $10/child (8 & under)

Community Yoga
Sunday, Oct. 15
10 a.m. in The Meadow
Free but registration required

Tree Identification Walk
Wednesday, Oct. 18
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
$10/person (ages 5 & under free)

Beginning Weaving II
Mondays, Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27
5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Music Barn
$235/person total for all six classes 

Full Moon Yoga
Sunday, Oct. 29
7 p.m. in the Mansion Library
Free but registration required

Focaccia Art 
Mondays, Oct. 30, Nov. 13
5 to 7 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House
$30/person

Fireside Friday: Goblins, Ghouls & Grandma?!? (A Dia de los Muertos Celebration)
Friday, Nov. 3
6 to 9 p.m. in the Meadow Picnic Area
$5/person (5 and under free)

Introduction to Bookbinding
Tuesdays, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28
6 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Library
$90/person

Fall Flower Arranging with Rick Orr
Sunday, Nov. 12
12 to 1:30 p.m. in the Mansion
$70/person

Dyeing for Blue
Thursday, Nov. 16
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mansion
$65/person 

Creating an Individual Path to Wholeness
Friday, Nov. 17 (in Library) and Dec. 15 (in The Studio)
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
$140/person

Basket Weaving — ‘Thankful’
Saturday, Nov. 18 in The Studio
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$90/person

Holiday Wreath Making
Wednesday, Nov. 29
6-7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Dining Room
$65/person

Candle Painting
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 5-6 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. in The Studio
Thursday, Dec. 21: 4-5 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. in The Studio
$20/person

 

Learn more about The Farms: An Allerton Folk School here.

 

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