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Class Calendar

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

April 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
April 18th	Leather Crafting for Beginners	Stuart Holmes
April 18th	Glass Blown Bowl FULL	Tim Blair
April 25th	Stained Glass Pressed Flower	Kolby Freeman
April 25th April 26th	Blacksmithing: Beginning (Multi-Day) FULL	Bill Printy Mark Heisdorffer
April 25th	Beginners Photography	Jaime Moquin
May 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
May 2nd	Raku Pottery Experience	April Ziegler
May 3rd	Glass Blown Cup Making FULL	Tim Blair
May 9th	Chair Caning: Fiber Rush Process	Verne Ramsey
May 9th	Wild Edibles: How to prepare what you find.	Pat Crawford
May 22nd	EVENT: Folk School BBQ & Live Music
June 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
June 6th	Blacksmithing: Tong Making	Bill Printy Mark Heisdorffer
June 13th	Basket Weaving: Market Basket	Linda Chmelar
June 13th	Soap Making - Goat Milk Soap	Tonya Kisling
June 13th	Blacksmithing: Tool Making	Bill Printy Mark Heisdorffer
June 13th	Chair Caning: 7-Step Process	Verne Ramsey
June 20th	Rural Sketchers: Outdoor Drawing/Painting Workshop	Jessica Kirby
June 20th	Spoon Carving for Beginners	Doug Gatton
July 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
July 4th	Twisted Paperweight Hot Glass Sculpture	Tim Blair
July 13th July 17th	Paint The Fair - Youth Art Contest (Multi-Day)
July 13th July 17th	CREATIVE ESCAPE MENTORSHIP (Multi-Day)
July 15th July 17th	EVENT: "Paint The Fair" a plein air competition (Multi-Day)
July 15th	Paint The Fair - Featured Artist
September 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
September 5th	Chair Caning: Fiber Rush Process	Verne Ramsey
September 5th	Raku Pottery Experience	April Ziegler
September 12th	Fall Foraging: Healing Salves	Pat Crawford
September 19th	Advanced Photography	Jaime Moquin
September 19th	Wild Dyes - Finding Color in Plants	Pat Crawford
September 26th	Blacksmithing: Beginning	Bill Printy Mark Heisdorffer
September 26th	Spoon Carving for Beginners	Doug Gatton
October 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
October 10th	Letterpress Holiday Coasters: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas	Melinda Stockwell
October 11th	Stained Glass: Pumpkin	Kolby Freeman
October 11th	Rural Sketchers: Outdoor Drawing/Painting Workshop	Jessica Kirby
October 17th	Barn Quilt Painting with Liz	Liz Curtis
October 24th	Pumpkin Stained Glass Class	Kolby Freeman
October 24th	Chair Caning: 7-Step Process	Verne Ramsey
November 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
November 6th	EVENT: Bottomless Bowls Soup Supper
November 7th	Basket Weaving: Large Versatile Basket	Linda Chmelar
November 7th	Glass Blown Holiday Ornament Making FULL	Tim Blair
November 14th	Soap Making - Goat Milk Soap	Tonya Kisling
November 14th	Beaded Earrings for Beginners	Christina Hedstrom
November 21st	Leather Crafting Christmas Ornaments	Stuart Holmes
November 21st	Holiday Stained Glass	Kolby Freeman
December 2026
Date	Class Name	Instructor(s)
December 4th	EVENT: Holidays at the Hotel
December 5th	Christmas Stained Glass	Kolby Freeman

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.