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Unleash your creativity and explore how overcoming functional fixedness can help you bring new life to objects that no longer serve their original purpose. Bring an old toy or item that you’d like to upcycle into something new and functional. You’ll want to take notes for this one, so bring a notepad and pen!
Learn how to create a wind turbine energy generator in this hands-on workshop.
Learn how to get the most out of your groceries by regrowing your kitchen scraps. You’ll want to take notes for this one, so bring a notepad and pen!
Do you have invasive vines growing in your yard? Join Riverbend staff for the first event in our Sustainable Living Series to learn how to remove vines and turn them into something beautiful. We’ll begin the workshop outside with some easy-to-follow instructions on removing invasive vines like English Ivy and five-leaf akebia. Clippers and work gloves will be provided. Next we’ll move inside Riverbend’s barn to turn the vines into a decoration you can enjoy in your own home or gift to a loved one. Every participant will receive a wooden wreath frame and have access to tools and supplies
Using a spectrum of basic to more involved sculptural stitches, practice on an embroidery hoop and a guided sewable pattern book. All ages Experience a portable lesson in a variety of important embroidery stitches. Create a sampler book using sewable tutorials and practice on an embroidery hoop. We will sew in Studio 16, tour the pier, and move outside next to the bridgescape on Cherry Street Pier. All materials included. All ages and abilities. Bonnie MacAllister iis going into her third year a a Resident Artist at Cherry Street Pier. Her studio practice involves interactive collaborative workshops demonstrating her studio
