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Ashfield Crafters Meetup
Ashfield Crafters Meetup
July 1, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community.
You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.
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Ashfield Crafters Meetup
Ashfield Crafters Meetup
July 8, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community.
You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.
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Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
July 10, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
From July 10 to August 21, we'll be hosting a free community writing class every Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. Author and creative writing instructor Rachel Lyon will lead the class in guided exercises; conduct short lessons on craft; and offer in-class guidance and feedback on works-in-progress. The class is open to writers of all experience levels. Join for all eight weeks, or just drop in once or twice, to get a feel for things!
Rachel Lyon is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ashfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Wild Edibles in the Yard and Garden with Arianna Collins
Wild Edibles in the Yard and Garden with Arianna Collins
July 13, 2024 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Have you been asking yourself, “What plants, that are nutritious and good tasting, can I eat, that are free and readily available on the ground and in the trees?” Have you ever gotten a boo-boo while out and about and wondered if there was something easy to grab in the field that could help heal the ouchie? Naturalist, wild edibles enthusiast, and Ashfield resident Arianna Alexsandra Collins is here to help you answer these questions. Join in a little walk-about on Saturday, July 13 from 4:00-5:30pm in Ashfield that will help you identify the flora that you can eat and/or use medicinally. Trailside nibbles and sample dishes and drinks will be presented and taste testing is encouraged. Instructions on how to incorporate seasonal wild edibles into your meals will be covered as well as simple food preservation techniques.
Registration through Belding Memorial Library. 413-628-4414 or bmlashfield@gmail.com. Ashfield location will be given upon registration.
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Ashfield Crafters Meetup
Ashfield Crafters Meetup
July 15, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community.
You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.
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Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
July 17, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
From July 10 to August 21, we'll be hosting a free community writing class every Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. Author and creative writing instructor Rachel Lyon will lead the class in guided exercises; conduct short lessons on craft; and offer in-class guidance and feedback on works-in-progress. The class is open to writers of all experience levels. Join for all eight weeks, or just drop in once or twice, to get a feel for things!
Rachel Lyon is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ashfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Infinity bookmaking with Tonya Lemos
Infinity bookmaking with Tonya Lemos
July 20, 2024 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The magical infinity book is a clever card form that you can open indefinitely, seemingly showing new pages/designs.
Gather up your paper scraps, photos, or cut up an old print to create something new.
*Please bring old artwork which you are ready to revive and repurpose into artist books! Also ephemera/photos/old books, that old wrapping paper collection! or art papers work work*
Tony(a) Lemos works at the intersection of art and herbalism, and has worked as a community herbalist/educator for over 25 years helping people connect with plants as allies for healing (physical /emotional and spiritual). She is inspired by all aspects of the natural world and the elements and works actively with the alchemical processes of Green World, be it eco-printing, alternative photography methods or foraging and medicine making. Her artwork and healing work is process based centering around relationship, well-being, creativity, connection and co-existence. She believes art and creativity to be an integral part of the healing process.
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Ashfield Crafters Meetup
Ashfield Crafters Meetup
July 22, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community.
You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.
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Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
July 24, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
From July 10 to August 21, we'll be hosting a free community writing class every Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. Author and creative writing instructor Rachel Lyon will lead the class in guided exercises; conduct short lessons on craft; and offer in-class guidance and feedback on works-in-progress. The class is open to writers of all experience levels. Join for all eight weeks, or just drop in once or twice, to get a feel for things!
Rachel Lyon is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ashfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Let's Treadle!
Let's Treadle!
July 25, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sign up for these FREE classes to learn how to use a treadle sewing machine with our refurbished treadles!
These two classes are the first of 6 classes to be offered. Each class is an introduction to using a treadle machine and will include supplies for making a simple project with the machine.
Class size is limited to 6 students. All materials included. Register with the library by phone or email: 413-628-4414 or bmlashfield@gmail.com
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Ashfield Crafters Meetup
Ashfield Crafters Meetup
July 29, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Come share and work on your projects in a meet up that is open to all crafters, both beginners and masters alike. We welcome you to share your techniques and connect with fellow crafters in our community.
You can find updates on The Ashfield Crafters Meetup group on Facebook.
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Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
Drop-in Creative Writing Workshop
July 31, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
From July 10 to August 21, we'll be hosting a free community writing class every Wednesday from 6:30-8PM. Author and creative writing instructor Rachel Lyon will lead the class in guided exercises; conduct short lessons on craft; and offer in-class guidance and feedback on works-in-progress. The class is open to writers of all experience levels. Join for all eight weeks, or just drop in once or twice, to get a feel for things!
Rachel Lyon is author of the novels Self-Portrait with Boy, a finalist for the Center for Fiction's 2018 First Novel Prize, and Fruit of the Dead, which was named a most anticipated book of 2024 by outlets including Elle, Oprah Daily, and People magazine. Rachel’s short work has appeared in publications such as One Story, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading. A teacher of creative writing for various institutions, most recently Bennington College, and cofounder of two reading series, Ditmas Lit and the Dream Away Reading Series, Rachel lives with her husband and two young children in Western Massachusetts.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Ashfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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