Events

NOTE: This event has been rescheduled.  We will likely offer it again in late fall, in time to create gifts for the Holidays. Keep an eye on our website for further information. Back by popular demand! Fiber artist, quilter, and instructor Kimberley Pierce Cartwright is back with another workshop on creating unique quilted fabric and […]

Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we […]

Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we […]

Let’s explore Japanese, Chinese, and Middle Eastern poetry from earlier centuries! This four-session workshop, on September 13, 20, 27 & October 4, 2021, from 7 - 8 pm, offers a chance to read, and even try your own hand at poetry from outside of familiar European traditions. The class will include a look at landscape […]

Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we […]

Editor's note: The September Stagville event is now sold out. Please register now to join us in October if you are able. Join us for a tour of Historic Stagville, a state historic site in northern Durham County that includes remnants of one of the largest plantations in North Carolina. The Bennehan-Cameron family owned approximately […]

Jereann King Johnson slept under and pieced quilts as far back as she can remember. Her early discovery of and fondness for textiles and textures flourishes still.Her quilt making is inspired by ethnic designs, works of art, nature, personal stories, history, as well as traditional quilt patterns. For her, quilting is a dynamic metaphor for […]

In this generative writing workshop, taking place over eight sessions, we will write in response to carefully selected prompts--two, maybe three, each session. As with all the prompts Carol offers, you can run with them literally or go wherever your thoughts and feelings take you. We will have time for a few readings during each […]

We are excited to host Nancy Kilgore on Sunday, October 10, for a reading from her new novel, Bitter Magic. Inspired by the true story of the witchcraft trial of Isobel Gowdie in 1662, a chance encounter leads teenaged Margaret into the circle of Gowdie, a “cunning woman” who practices magic and travels in the […]