Author Visit with Laurie Williams-Hayes Laurie Williams-Hayes co-wrote and illustrated the children's book, "Shakespeare and the Crown Jewel, A Story of The Matthews Opera House." She has written other children's poetry and stories as well as poems for the magazines, "Beautiful Fork" and "Backroads." She writes haikus and prints them in coats and on the ... Read more
Upcycled Bookends During this Tuesday Art Happy Hour, Shayna Monnens provides instruction on building customized bookends. FREE! Join us for a bookend making session with local book lover and librarian, Shayna Monnens. Using a variety of found objects, participants create unique, one-of-a-kind bookends. Please feel free to bring along bricks to decorate, favorite objects to incorporate, ... Read more
Workshop: Pocket Notebooks Bring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. In this session, Elizabeth Freer instructs on pocket notebooks from found objects. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 15 and up. ... Read more
Author Visit with Courtney Huse Wika Courtney Huse Wika believes in the art of collection -- overheard quotes, forgotten stories, and sometimes animals. She is the author of “Perch,” a chapbook of nature poetry from Anchor and Plume Press. Her creative work has appeared in Kindred, South Dakota Magazine, Midwestern Gothic, Scissors and Spackle, Backwards ... Read more
Let's learn how to knit. In this session, you will learn the basics of knitting including how to cast on (start a project), knit, purl, and cast off (finish a project). For this workshop, we will knit a dishcloth. The instructor is Sheila French. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All ... Read more
Author Visit with Kaija Swisher Kaija has written for the Black Hills Pioneer since 2006. She will discuss her writing process and considerations associated with news writing in the digital age. Kaija Swisher grew up in Spearfish. She studied at Augustana College and the University of South Dakota. She enjoys traveling, reading, hiking, learning new ... Read more
Knitting Clinic TWO During this Tuesday Art Happy Hour, Sheila French provides instruction and guidance on basic knitting techniques. FREE! As a follow-up to the Mar. 10 Knitting Basics workshop, this event is an informal gathering to review basic knitting skills including how to cast on (start a project), knit, purl, and cast off (finish a ... Read more
Workshop: Polished Stone Pendants Bring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. In this session, Mary Baker instructs on creating polished stone pendants. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are included. Recommended for ages 10 and up. ... Read more
Beadworking In this session, you will learn the basics of beadwork with Jace Decory and Michael Lekberg. This is a FREE event. Although Lakota porcupine quillwork is oftentimes associated with the Lakota people as the foremost ancient art form, beading and beadwork of the 1800s swiftly became associated with the Lakota as their premier art ... Read more
Author Visit with Joanna Mechaley Joanna Mechaley is a writer of short fiction. Her stories are simultaneously inspired by the humor of Erma Bombeck and the darkly outlandish tales of Roald Dahl, featuring quirky, unconventional characters placed in preposterous situations. Recently she was challenged to adapt her short story, "Buying Time," into a script for ... Read more
Making Cork Trivets During this Tuesday Art Happy Hour, Mary Baker provides instruction on the creation of cork trivets. FREE! Do you need to do something with all those corks left from your libations? Let's make something fun and useful. If you have a favorite wine, then bring the corks along. Mary will instruct participants ... Read more
“Butterfly” Design by Akira Yoshizawa | Folded by Justin Fossum Workshop: Origami Bring that coffee shop conversation and your coffee friends – to RE:Create and see what happens when you explore creativity together. In this session, Justin Fossum instructs on creating origami. This is a FREE event presented by ArtCentral Spearfish. All materials are ... Read more
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