Starting in September and continuing through December, Carnegie Hall will be offering their annual Fall series of classes and workshops for students of all ages. Designed to inspire individuals and grow community participation in the arts, these fun and unique opportunities are taught primarily in small group settings and offer a diverse and creative selection of classes for the whole family.
This season’s line up will feature the return of Carnegie Hall-O-Ween, a series of autumn themed classes, workshops and presentations curated to bring students the joys of both haunts and harvest. Starting on Sept. 28, special events include Ghost Stories and Other Spooky Things, a seasonal storytelling experience with Folk Artist Adam Booth, the second annual All Things Pumpkin Culinary Contest, ceramic pumpkin and skull classes, mask making, a fun paint date project, spooky card making, cemetery tours and cooking classes.
The Pottery Studio will offer a return of the three-day Raku program, which offers experienced students the opportunity to participate in a dynamic live firing process that heats clay bodies to 1800 degrees before submerging them in closed containers of combustible materials. Every piece is unique, and the excitement of unveiling the finished work is an amazing experience. Additional classes in the pottery studio include two different hand building series with Instructor Kelsie Tyson and a new intermediate series of wheel throwing clay classes with Sean O’Connell.
The Fall series of classes and workshops will also feature exciting first-time opportunities for returning students. New classes include Sourdough Bread Making, Fused Glass Jewelry, Painted Barn Stars, Creative Writing, Improv, Night Sky Photography and Beginner Banjo and Fiddle. The American Federation of Musicians Local 674 will also host free music education classes for the community – Sound Reinforcement 102: Digital, Singing Vocal Harmony by Ear, and Charting Your Song.
Carnegie Hall employs over 40 teaching artists from the community, and this seasons instructors (not already mentioned) include Teri Hartford, Harmony Flora, Luke Davis, Sandra Schmocker, Jane DeGroot, Lynda Weischowsky, Dennis Ott, Stephen Kowalkowski, Aletta Cherry, Kathy Talley, Jan Darrah, Connie Gottshall, Jesse Thornton, Barbara Volk, Chaela and Chris Neil, Tommy Rafes, Amie Durrman, and members of the Fiber Arts Network.
For a complete list of classes and workshops and to enroll visit carnegiehallwv.org/classes-and-workshops or pick up a Classes & Workshops brochure at 611 Church Street, Lewisburg.
