Community Based Learning

Blooms Here: A Poetry Workshop

Blooms Here: A Poetry Workshop

Listen and learn about regional poetry while learning how to write your own! In celebration of Native Plant Week, poet Rose McLarney will present selections from her books informed by the flora of...
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Bartram, Birds, & Botany

Bartram, Birds, & Botany

During our Native Plant Week, Brent Martin of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy will lead a two mile walk exploring the rich flora and fauna of Foxfire, and discuss the 18th century...
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Beginner Needle Felting

Beginner Needle Felting

Learn how to needle felt while making a darling decorative pumpkin! Fiber artist Kelly Coldren will lead you through the basic techniques of needle felting in this virtual workshop. You will be sent...
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Native Plant Week

Native Plant Week

What: Native Plant Week When: June 7-12, 2021 Join us in celebrating the rich diversity of plants in Appalachia! Learn about historic and contemporary uses of native plants in the mountain during...
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Resist Wet Felting: Making a Bowl

Resist Wet Felting: Making a Bowl

Sit down (virtually!) with resident fiber artist Kelly Coldren and learn how to use basic wet felting techniques to create three-dimensional objects. She’ll show you how to create a resist...
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