Click on course titles for more information and to register. Please note that all The Farms: An Allerton Folk School courses have a capacity and may sell out. Unless otherwise noted in the course description, all materials are included.
Learn more about the spaces where courses are held here.
Learn Guitar: Get Started the Right Way
Tuesdays, Sept 3-Nov. 5
6 to 7 p.m. in The Studio
$200/person. Register by Aug. 27
Fall Yoga
Tuesdays, Sept. 3-Oct. 29
9 to 10 a.m. in the Meadow
Free but registration is required
Mocktails: Drinking for Your Health
Wednesday, Sept. 4
5 to 7 p.m. in the Mansion Solarium
$45/person. Register by Aug. 21
Improve Your Improv
Thursdays, Sept. 5-Oct. 17
6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Music Barn
$100/person for the entire series or $25/class. Register by Aug. 29 or one week before each class
Fall Migration Bird Hikes
Fridays, Sept. 6-Oct. 25
9-11 a.m., meet in the Main Parking Lot
$5/person (free for Bird Club members)
Saturday Stargazing
Saturdays, Sept. 7, Oct. 5 & Nov. 2
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Sun Singer
$5/person
Beginning Mountain Dulcimer
Saturdays, Sept. 7-Oct. 5
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in The Studio
$225/person. Register by Sept. 4
Bee Hive Observation
Sunday, Sept. 8
1 to 3 p.m. in The Studio
$20/person. Register by Sept. 6
Learn to Spin Yarn
Mondays, Sept. 9, Oct. 7, Nov. 4 or Dec. 2 (each date covers the same material)
5 to 8 p.m. in The Studio
$100/person. Register three days before each workshop
Drawing From Nature
Wednesdays, Sept. 11-Oct. 2
1 to 3:30 p.m. in The Studio
$65/person. Register by Sept. 4
Public Mansion Tours
Sundays, Sept. 15, Oct. 6 & Nov. 10
2 to 3 p.m. in the Mansion
$10/person
Silent Book Club
Sept. 9 & 23, Oct. 7 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 & 16
5 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion
Free, no registration required
Chicken Freezer Meals 101
Tuesday, Sept. 10 or Sunday, Sept. 15 (each date covers the same material)
5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House
$65/person. Register one week before each workshop
Beginning Watercolor
Wednesdays, Sept. 11, 18, 25 & Oct. 2
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in The Studio
$65/person. Register by Sept. 6
History Happy Hour
Thursdays, Sept. 12, Oct. 24 & Nov. 21
5 to 6 p.m. in the Carriage House (Sept. 12) and Solarium
$5/person
Knitting 101
Thursdays, Sept. 12 & 19 or Sundays, Oct. 6 & 13
1 to 4 p.m. in The Studio
$75/person. Register one week before each class
Beginning Weaving II
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14-15
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium
$235/person. Register by Sept. 7
Full Moon Yoga
Tuesday, Sept. 17; Thursday, Oct. 17 & Sunday, Dec. 15
Times and locations vary
Free but registration is required
Third Saturday Garden Tours
Saturdays, Sept. 21 & Oct. 19
10 to 11 a.m. Meet at the Greenhouse Patio
$5/person.
Winterizing Beehives
Sunday, Sept. 22
1 to 3 p.m. in The Studio
$20/person. Register by Sept. 19
Stretch ‘n Sip Yoga
Sunday, Sept. 22 & Oct. 27
10-11 a.m. in the Meadow and Bowling Lawn
$15/person ($10/person stretch only)
Flower Pounding
Wednesday, Sept. 25
6 to 8 p.m. in The Studio
$65/person. Register by Sept. 18
Wines of the World
Wednesdays, Sept. 25, Oct. 16, Nov. 20 & Dec. 4
6 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Solarium
$200/person for the entire series or $60/class. Register by Sept. 18 or one week before each class
Thrifted Ghost Paintings
Friday, Oct. 4
6 to 10 p.m. in the Mansion
$25/person. Register by Oct. 2
Beginning Weaving I (Morning)
Saturdays, Oct. 5-Nov. 2
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium
$250/person. Register by Sept. 28
Beginning Weaving I (Afternoon)
Saturdays, Oct. 5-Nov. 2
2 to 5 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium
$250/person. Register by Sept. 28
Needlefelt Goldfinch
Wednesday, Oct. 9
4 to 7 p.m. in The Studio
$65/person. Register by Oct. 8
Pieces of Music: A Songwriting Workshop
Saturdays, Oct. 12-Nov. 2
2 to 4 p.m. in The Studio
$175/person. Register by Sept. 28
Fall Flower Arranging
Sunday, Oct. 13
1 to 3 p.m. in the Mansion Library
$60/person. Register by Oct. 6
Cook a 3-Course Meal
Tuesday, Oct. 15 or Monday, Oct. 28 (each date covers the same material)
5 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Kitchen
$100/person. Register one week before each workshop
Photography 101
Saturday, Oct. 26
9 to 11 a.m. in the Studio/Formal Gardens
$25/person. Register by Oct. 21
Halloween Cookie Decorating
Sunday, Oct. 27
2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House
$75/person. Register by Oct. 18
Family Campout
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27-28
$15/person, $10/child 8 & under
An Evening with Poe
Tuesday, Oct. 29 or Wednesday, Oct. 30
7 to 9 p.m. in the Mansion
$25/person. Register by Oct. 25
Fireside Fridays: A Día de los Muertos Celebration
Friday, Nov. 1
5 to 8 p.m. in the Meadow Picnic Area
$6/person
Owl Night
Wednesday, Nov. 6
6 to 9 p.m. in The Studio
$5/person (5 & under free). Register by Nov. 4
Leather Working: Inlay and Overlay Techniques
Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 9-10
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in The Studio
$280/person. Register by Oct. 26
Easy Entertaining Appetizers
Sunday, Nov. 10 or Monday, Nov. 18 (each date covers the same material)
5 to 7 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House
$60/person. Register one week before each workshop
Soap Making Demonstration
Tuesday, Nov. 12
1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium
$35/person. Register by Nov. 5
Intro to Mosaic Art
Wednesday, Nov. 13 or Nov. 20
5 to 7:30 p.m. in The Studio
$90/person. Register by Nov. 1
Granny Squares
Sunday, Nov. 17
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Studio
$75/person. Register by Nov. 14
Holiday Cookie Decorating
Tuesday, Dec. 3
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House
$75/person. Register by Nov. 24
Holiday Wreath Making
Wednesday, Dec. 4 or Thursday, Dec. 5 (each date covers the same material)
6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House
$65/person. Register one week before each workshop
Holiday Mansion Tours
Monday, Dec. 9, Thursday, Dec. 12 & Tuesday, Dec. 17
Times vary
$15/person. Registration opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Family Pasta Night
Tuesday, Dec. 10
5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House
$70/family. Register by Dec. 3
Victorian Christmas Soirée
Tuesday, Dec. 10
6 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Library
$30/person. Register by Dec. 3
Barn Quilts
Saturday, Dec. 14
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium
$90/person. Register by Dec. 7
Winter Market
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20-21
5 to 9 p.m. in the Mansion
$10/vehicle, payable upon arrival
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