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Class Calendar

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*ALL STUDENTS MUST REGISTER 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF CLASS.*

May 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
May 23rd	EVENT: Folk School BBQ & Live Music
May 24th	Soap Making - Goat Milk Soap	Tonya Kisling
May 24th May 25th	Rug Weaving Workshop (Multi-Day)	Teri Showman
June 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
June 7th	Rug Weaving Class	Teri Showman
June 7th	Cyanotypes: Nature Prints	Jessica Kirby
June 7th	Blacksmithing: Tong Making	Bill Printy Mark Heisdorffer
June 14th	Spoon Carving for Beginners	Ty Thornock
June 21st	Nature's Sketchbook	Jessica Kirby
July 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
July 13th July 19th	CREATIVE ESCAPE MENTORSHIP (Multi-Day)	John Preston
July 16th July 18th	EVENT: "Paint The Fair" a plein air competition (Multi-Day)
July 16th	"Paint The Fair" Workshop - Guest Instructor
August 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
August 9th	J40 Botanical Prints	Pat Crawford
August 29th August 30th	EVENT: Farmington Bluegrass Festival (Multi-Day)
September 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
September 6th	Raku Pottery Experience	Betty Printy
September 6th September 7th	Rug Weaving Workshop (Multi-Day)	Teri Showman
September 6th	Glass Blowing Basics FULL	Tim Blair
September 13th	Rug Weaving Class	Teri Showman
September 13th	Foraging: Gathering For Winter	Pat Crawford
September 20th	Wild Dyes	Pat Crawford
September 27th September 28th	Blacksmithing: Beginning (Multi-Day) FULL	Bill Printy Mark Heisdorffer
October 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
October 11th	Cyanotypes: Nature Prints	Jessica Kirby
October 12th	Rural Sketchers: Outdoor Painting Workshop	Jessica Kirby
October 12th	Stained Glass: Pumpkin FULL	Kolby Freeman
November 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
November 1st	EVENT: Bottomless Bowls Soup Supper
November 8th	Soap Making - Goat Milk Soap	Tonya Kisling
November 8th November 9th	Rug Weaving Workshop (Multi-Day)	Teri Showman
November 8th	Glass Blown Holiday Ornament Making FULL	Tim Blair
November 15th	Rug Weaving Class	Teri Showman
November 22nd	Christmas Stained Glass	Kolby Freeman
November 22nd	Leather Crafting Christmas Ornaments	Stuart Holmes
December 2025
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
December 5th	EVENT: Holidays at the Hotel
December 6th	Stained Glass Holiday Ornament	Kolby Freeman
December 13th	Rug Weaving Class	Teri Showman
December 13th	EcoPrint - Monoprinting with Botanicals	Pat Crawford

Villages Folk School
P.O. Box 532, 809 1st Street
Keosauqua, Iowa 52565

Join others as they gather in the Villages of Van Buren to learn from the resident artisans in their personal studios. Spend a weekend plein air painting along the Des Moines River, or step back in time as you throw bowls in a Pottery Shop. The inspiring and relaxing atmosphere of scenic Van Buren County, Iowa is, and will continue to be, a haven for creative beings.