3 Thursday evenings.Ê 6:00 pm Ð 8:30 pm.Ê Tuition $145. Member Tuition $125. Materials fee $50. Would you like to try blacksmithing, and get a taste of the craft? Join instructor Steve Gurzler for 3 Thursday evenings to learn how to operate a coal forge to bring metal to incandescent heat and shape it with hammer in hand. This class will use the Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America (ABANA) curriculum to teach the basics of blacksmithing. Students can expect to create 2 or more projects during the 3 evenings. Class size is limited to ensure all can advance at their own pace. Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for studentÕs safety. Students should be high school age or older. Parents must accompany children who are under 18 years of age.

1/2 day. 9am-12pm. Tuition $75. Member Tuition $60. Materials fee $15.ÊÊTo every season turn, turn, turn! This course is for people who have an interest in learning how to turn. The emphasis will be on learning how to use the lathe and tools safely and correctly. In this class you will learn the basics of creating spindle-based objects. Then you will use your new-found skills to create a candlestick and a wooden pen. Friends and family will be truly impressed! YouÕll need to take this class before moving on to the more advanced turning classes. NOTE: For your safety: no loose-fitting clothes, hair tied back, comfortable shoes and no jewelry. If sensitive to wood dust, registration for turning classes is not recommended.

1 day. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Tuition $130. Member Tuition $105. Materials fee $49. The simplicity of this Òcatch allÓ has a slight graceful curve at the corners, rimmed with a hoop and lashed with cane. Woven using reed, Dona will share tips on shaping up the sides. This is a student favorite of DonaÕs designs. The lid allows for students to hide away their trinkets inside. This is a quick and fun project for all, with great results! This basket is appropriate for basket weavers of all levels. Dimensions 6_ x 7_ x 7_ high.

1 day. 9am-5pm. Tuition $210. Member Tuition $200. Materials fee $0. This class is geared towards beginner to intermediate photographers who want to learn solid fundamentals and put them into practice with instruction. Dave will share an intro slideshow of his work and a discussion on ethics, safety, subject knowledge and increasing success rate. There will be a handout that covers discussion points of basic camera use, lens selection, composition and more. This class will include shooting at a local horse farm in the Saratoga area, with an opportunity to photography Mares and foals, along with older horses and scenic shots.

1 day.Ê 9:00am Ð 4:00 pm.Ê Tuition $130. Member Tuition $105. Materials fee $48. A graceful basket reproduction of a popular style of the Shaker baskets we see in books and magazines today. When these baskets were made, they were woven over a wooden mold. This basket gets its name from the points on the bottom which can be seen when turned upside down and look like the ears and head of a cat. Turn the basket back over and it lands on its woven feet. This basket is appropriate for basket weavers of all levels. Dimensions: 8_ wide x 9_ long x 10_ high with handle.

1/2 day. 10am-2pm. Tuition $0. Member Tuition $0. Materials fee $0. Calling all fiber artists! Do you have a project youÕre in the middle of? Want some company while you work? Sounds like AFS Sewing Circle is the place for you! Quilters, knitters, and fiber artists alike are welcome to join us every month for an afternoon of quilting and camaraderie. Bring your works in progress, and enjoy sharing your experience and the company of your fellow quilters. Pre-registration is not required. All are welcome! NOTE: Registration is not required and tuition is free for AFS Sewing Circle.

3 Thursday evenings.Ê 6:00 pm Ð 8:30 pm.Ê Tuition $145. Member Tuition $125. Materials fee $50. Would you like to try blacksmithing, and get a taste of the craft? Join instructor Steve Gurzler for 3 Thursday evenings to learn how to operate a coal forge to bring metal to incandescent heat and shape it with hammer in hand. This class will use the Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America (ABANA) curriculum to teach the basics of blacksmithing. Students can expect to create 2 or more projects during the 3 evenings. Class size is limited to ensure all can advance at their own pace. Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for studentÕs safety. Students should be high school age or older. Parents must accompany children who are under 18 years of age.

1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $130. Member Tuition $105. Materials fee $30. In this course, local and common non-local medicinal mushrooms will be discussed and identified. Students will learn the medicinal properties of each mushroom, how to make a double extraction tincture and how to grow oyster mushrooms at home. Students will leave with a tincture (in process that they will complete at home) and an oyster mushroom kit that will produce mushrooms after about 3 weeks. Special Notes: Students should bring 2 pint sized jars with them.

1/2 day. 9am-1pm. Tuition $80. Member Tuition $70. Materials fee $10. The goal of this class is to help you get started in fly fishing or better your casting. We will go over different types of fly rods and when to use them. The proper way of lining a fly rod will be taught. You will be doing the over hand cast, roll cast and side arm cast, for a few examples. You will need to bring a hat and a pair of glasses or sunglasses. If you have a fly rod please bring it, otherwise one will be provided. To end, students will get a chance to try different fly rods. Special Notes: This is an active casting course. Students 16 or older who have a NYS fishing license can cast into the lake. Those without will cast on dry land. Students must bring a hat and glasses to wear for safety.

1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $130. Member Tuition $105. Materials fee $36. It is a rare treat to see a Trumpeter Swan! In this class you will make your own swan with its baby, which is called a cygnet. Beginning with a simple armature you will wrap, and needle felt core wool before adding the fluffy, white layers of merino wool. The skills and techniques used to sculpt with wool will be demonstrated step by step. All necessary supplies are provided in a kit.

1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $145. Member Tuition $125. Materials fee $25. In this class students will forge a rose that will not wither using precut steel blanks. The project will include forging details and torch work with scrolling tongs to create a custom rose. Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for studentÕs safety.

1/2 day. 12pm-4pm. Tuition $90. Member Tuition $70. Materials fee $10. No weaving experience is necessary! The looms are dressed and ready to go, all you need to do is bring your creative spirit and to leave with a finished one-of-a-kind rug. Students will have a choice of making a traditional Rag Rug using recycled fabric strips or making a Sock Rug using remnants from a sock factory. Colors and choices of fabric and remnants vary from class to class depending on availability. The rugs are 24Ó wide, and up to 45Ó long.

3 Thursday evenings.Ê 6:00 pm Ð 8:30 pm.Ê Tuition $145. Member Tuition $125. Materials fee $50. Would you like to try blacksmithing, and get a taste of the craft? Join instructor Steve Gurzler for 3 Thursday evenings to learn how to operate a coal forge to bring metal to incandescent heat and shape it with hammer in hand. This class will use the Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America (ABANA) curriculum to teach the basics of blacksmithing. Students can expect to create 2 or more projects during the 3 evenings. Class size is limited to ensure all can advance at their own pace. Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for studentÕs safety. Students should be high school age or older. Parents must accompany children who are under 18 years of age.

1 day. 9am-3pm. Tuition $80. Member Tuition $70. Materials fee $5. Learn all about Square Foot gardening from a local gardening guru. Square Foot gardening is the practice of planning small but intensively planted gardens. It combines concepts from other organic gardening methods, including composting, closely planted raised beds and attention to a small, clearly defined area. It is a high-yield, space-saving and time-saving gardening technique. Come learn from a pro, watch nature do her work, and then come back during the summer to tend your garden and harvest your efforts. Though the class is geared to vegetable gardening, the techniques discussed are applicable to other types of gardening as well. A terrific class for beginning gardeners or experts alike Ð and a great way to get out in the sun and enjoy our Adirondacks!

1/2 day. 9am-12pm. Tuition $73. Member Tuition $58. Materials fee $12. The plants are whisperingÉbeckoning us to gather Òin the wild.Ó This class is for those who would like to answer that call. To work with the plants at their peak in the location in which they thrive! Using techniques from various earth-based traditions, discover the many benefits of wild foraging including: approaching the plants with an open and receptive heart, working intuitively, setting intentions for the exchange, asking permission as a way of giving respect, giving thanks, wild plant identification, and making herbal preparations on the spot!

1 day. 9am-4pm.Ê Tuition $130. Member Tuition $105. Materials fee $35. A bat can eat up to 12,000 biting Adirondack insects a night! Build a comfy little condo for our furry friends and keep the bugs in your area under control.

1/2 day. 9am-1pm. Tuition $75. Member Tuition $60. Materials fee $25. In this workshop we will complete a small Tiffany style suncatcher, ornament, or flower. Students will be able to choose a pre-drawn pattern from a variety of designs and be guided as they learn to cut the glass (chosen from a variety of types and colors), smooth the glass pieces with a grinder, apply copper foil tape, solder the pieces together into the final piece using lead-free solder, and add jump rings or a copper wire stem. The patterns available will offer a variety of levels of difficulty so students may choose what best suits them. NOTE: Location: 1746 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant. Special Notes: Closed toe shoes and long pants are required for studentÕs safety.

1 day. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Tuition $130. Member Tuition $105. Materials fee $40. Whether drying herbs and flowers for tea, medicine, or natural dyes, this basket design is useful for both harvesting and drying. The bottom is Òopenwork,Ó allowing airflow from underneath. Students will weave the corners in such a way as to raise the base as well. The sides are Òcontinuous weaveÓ in a two-by-two twill, creating a beautiful stepping-up pattern.

1/2 day. 9am-12pm. Tuition $80. Member Tuition $70. Materials fee $50. Learn the discipline of Metal Working known as Embossing. Students will transfer an image of their choosing from a paper template to a sheet of copper by using various sizes of stylus and other hand tools to create a textured picture. Students will find that copper is a very workable material. Your finished piece will fit in with any Adirondack decor or even in a rustic birch frame! This piece is 8_ x 8_.

1 day. 9am-4pm. Tuition $130. Member Tuition $710. Materials fee $90. In this class students will create a beautiful copper bowl from a 12_ x 12_ sheet of 16-gauge copper. Students will pound and hand tool the sheet into an 9_ diameter, approx. 2_ deep bowl. Students will also make a decorative vine with leaves from copper that will be attached to the rim of the bowl. Some soldering will be involved in this class.