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Chefs Master class with DAVID STANDRIDGE at Millwright’s
Millwright's Restaurant 77 West Street, SimsburyCalling all professional chefs! Join James Beard Award Semifinalist Chef David Standridge at Millwright's Restaurant in Simsbury CT for a culinary sustainability masterclass! Discover innovative techniques to elevate your kitchen's eco-game, from utilizing fresh New England sugar kelp to preserving it for future feasts. Learn to tackle invasive green crabs en masse, incorporate underutilized native […]
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts: Summer 2024 Youth Academy Now Open for Enrollment!
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 84 Lyme Street, Old LymeOur popular Summer Academy runs June 26 through August 11, with offerings for Middle School Academy (ages 11-13) and Pre-College Academy (ages 14-18). Inspired by the techniques and skills of the Renaissance and 19th-century academic tradition, these programs teach the essentials of drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Learn More
DRAWING FROM THE PEABODY DIORAMAS
Yale Peabody Museum 170 Whitney Ave, New HavenThursdays, April 25 to May 16, 2 to 4pm Re-discover the Peabody’s amazing dioramas which portray Connecticut ecosystems and North American biomes. Learn the history of the dioramas and the artists who created them. Enjoy the opportunity to sketch from these iconic scenes where the animals stay still while you draw! This course meets in […]
CLASS: AT-HOME MIXOLOGY TECHNIQUES WITH D.C.’S GROUND-BREAKING SILVER LYAN COCKTAIL BAR at JBF
JBF Platform 25 11th Ave, NYCLearn to Make Cocktails from the Head Bartender of Silver Lyan, Winner of the Tales of the Cocktail Award for Best U.S. Hotel Bar Known for unusual ingredients and ground-breaking techniques, the award-winning Silver Lyan cocktail bar in Washington, D.C. is renowned for its narrative-driven approach to mixology. Cocktails such as the Air Bee n […]
CLASS: DEMO AND DINE: MOTHER’S DAY WITH “PASTA WITH GRANDMA” at JBF
JBF Platform 25 11th Ave, NYCLearn to Make Authentic Pasta with A True Italian Nonna. From the small village of Palombara Sabina, one of the matriarchs behind @pastawithgrandma is coming to Platform for an afternoon of pasta rolling, shaping, tasting, and storytelling. For this educational experience, Nonna Angela of the Pasta with Grandma team will share her secrets to handmade […]
Morel Mushroom Hunt with Dave Paton
Sugar Hill Road Top of Sugar Hill, SalisburyJoin us for a Morel Mushroom Hunt with Dave Paton who has been foraging and writing about mushrooms for over 30 years. Group will meet at the top of Sugar Hill. Sugar Hill Road is 0.4 miles north of the Amesville/Water Street bridge. Parking is next to the trailhead at the very end of the paved roadway. Limited to 20 […]
Foraging Series with Samad Gardens Initiative at Auerfarm
Auerfarm 158 Auer Farm Road, BloomfieldLearn how to identify useful and edible native and medicinal plants growing in your local environment, as well as how to incorporate them into your daily lifestyle. Participants will learn the basic principles of foraging and go on a foraging walk to identify plants in a natural environment. May 4, 2024 June 1, 2024 July […]
Forage walk: Learn about spring wild edible and medicinal plants/mushrooms
Chatfield Hollow State Park 381 Route 80, KillingworthCelebrate spring by getting outside and learning how to forage! In this workshop you will learn how to identify different wild edible and medicinal plants that grow in the spring. We will learn about spring ephemerals which are plants that only come for a short time and then they go back into the ground for […]
Kid’s Cooking Classes at Auerfarm
Auerfarm 158 Auer Farm Road, BloomfieldTuesdays & Thursdays in May 5:30 – 6:30 PM Come join us for our kids’ cooking classes at Auerfarm! Your little ones will have a blast learning how to cook and bake delicious treats in person. Auerfarm’s resident Chef Kristiann will guide them through fun and educational cooking activities. Every class will talk about kitchen […]
Plant and Mushroom Foraging Class in Fairfield
TBA FairfieldForager and chef Vinny Crotta and CT Foraging Club founder Amy Demers will be co-teaching a class on Plant and Mushroom Foraging. You will learn how to identify and utilize edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms that can be found this time of year. Class will consist of a 45-minute lecture where you will learn […]
iPhone Artistry Workshop: Intentional Camera Movement and Multiple Exposure
Carriage Barn Arts Center 681 South Avenue, New CanaanWith Deborah Loeb Bohren Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and multiple exposure (ME) images are two of the hottest trends in photography today. And you don’t need a fancy camera to create unique and dynamic abstract and impressionist images — all you need is an iPhone and a couple of very cool apps. In this workshop […]
Persian Calligraphy Workshop with Alibaba Awrang at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordJoin us for an introduction to Persian Calligraphy with master calligrapher Alibaba Awrang. Fusing Persian letters with brightly colored and bold patterns and images, Alibaba uses both traditional and modern techniques in his works. In this workshop, Alibaba will share his history , including his position as head the Department of Calligraphy and Miniature Painting […]