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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. Register for individual nights three days prior

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). Register by Oct. 11

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). Register by Oct. 16

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. Register by Oct. 18

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. Register by Oct. 23, Nov. 6

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. Register two weeks prior to each class

Simmer Pot Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 9 in The Studio
$30/person. Register by Nov. 5

Fall Flower Arranging with Rick Orr
Sunday, Nov. 12
12 to 1:30 p.m. in the Mansion
$70/person. Register by Oct. 29

Dyeing for Blue
Thursday, Nov. 16
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mansion
$65/person. Register by Nov. 10

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. Register by Nov. 13, Dec. 11

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

Holiday Wreath Making
Wednesday, Nov. 29, Dec. 6
6-7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Dining Room
$65/person. Register by Nov. 15, Nov. 22

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. Register by Dec. 5, 14

Holiday Candle Making Workshop
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in The Studio
$65/person. Register by Nov. 29

Holiday Ornament Painting
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 6 to 7:30 p.m. in The Studio
$45/person. Register by Dec. 6

 

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

Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Learn the Guitar — Get Started the Right Way
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Improve Your Improv
Beginner Mountain Dulcimer
Beginner Mountain Dulcimer
Beginner Mountain Dulcimer
Beginner Mountain Dulcimer
Beginner Mountain Dulcimer
Camping With Your Kids
Camping With Your Kids
Camping With Your Kids
Camping With Your Kids
Camping With Your Kids
Beginning Weaving I
Beginning Weaving I
Beginning Weaving I
Beginning Weaving I
Beginning Weaving I
Beginning Weaving I
Beginning Weaving I
Beginning Weaving I
Holiday Wreath Making
Holiday Wreath Making
Holiday Wreath Making
Holiday Wreath Making
Holiday Wreath Making
Holiday Wreath Making
Holiday Wreath Making

 

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