Decoupage Shells
When: Wednesday, April 10th; 1—3 PM. Where: Old Lyme Town Hall Cost: $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Create your very own decoupage shells during this arts & crafts class with Mary! Decoupage is all about creating paper cutouts, gluing them to a surface, and then applying varnish to create a hand-painted or stenciled look- something you commonly see at farmers markets or craft fairs that often sell for a high price. With this class, you’ll learn how to create your own!
Intermediate Watercolor Class
When: Tuesdays, April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th (5 classes); 11:30 AM—1:30 PM. Where: Rogers Lake Clubhouse; 75 Rogers Lake Trail Cost: $60 for members. This intermediate class is for people with some previous experience doing watercolor. There will be two sessions of painting lessons and three sessions painting scenes chosen by the student. We will cover improving composition, controlling lights and darks, creating textures and discovering the spontaneous excitement of painting in watercolor. Material list given upon sign up, students provide their own supplies. Call (860)434-1605 ext. 241 to reg
Freshwater Fly-Tying
When: Thursdays, April 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, 2024; 3- 4:30 PM. Where: Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme. Cost: Free for members $25 for non-members. Learn the art of creating freshwater fly-fishing ties! Taught by Mark Lewchik, participants will attend a 4- week session to learn the art of freshwater fly-tying. If you have your own vice, please let us know when you sign-up as seat capacity is limited to the amount of vices we have to share.
Floral Lei Crown Workshop
When: Tuesday, April 2nd; 1—3 PM. Where: Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road
Cost: $20 for members, includes materials. In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn the art and craft of woven floral crowns, lei po’o, originating in Hawai‘i to celebrate the wearer and bask in natural beauty. You will also learn the history of lei, selecting plants and a pattern, and weaving.
UPCOMING LIFELONG LEARNING LECTURES & PERFORMANCES
• September 6th at 1 PM– 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair with the Bowtie Historian
• September 25th at 1 PM– Life of Amelia Earhart
• October 18th at 1 PM– Mark Twain and the Super Natural with the Bowtie Historian
• October 23rd at 1 PM– The History of Halloween
• November 1st at 1 PM– The Sinking of the Andrea Doria with the Bowtie Historian
• November 27th at 1 PM– The Life of Ulysses S. Grant
• January 22nd at 1 PM– The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
These lectures are FREE for members, $10 for non-member.