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We hope you can join us in our fourth year of offering some fun and unique activities and events
hosted by our special downtown shops and restaurants! Please browse the list below for Learn To Do...happenings!
FREE instruction for all classes! (material fees may apply, see class descriptions below).CLASS SIZES MAY BE LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY by contacting the businesses listed as soon as possible to reserve your space!
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 11-13, 2008
All New 2008 Classes Include...
Arts & Crafts:
- Make a Hand-Stamped Card • Drop in during
store hours and we’ll teach you the art of making cards
using rubber stamps and pretty paper. Classes begin
every 1/2 hour. • Cost: $1.75/card • Day/Time: Friday,
10am-5:30 pm; Saturday, 11am-4pm; Sunday, 1pm-3:30pm • Location: Di’s Ink Stamp-n-Crafts
• 924 Washington Ave. • (989) 892-1927
- Express Yourself on Your Walls with this form
of calligraphic graffiti! Come discover how easy and
affordable it is to get a hand-painted look with
“Word Expressions” on your walls. 1 hour. • Cost: FREE! •
Day/Time: Friday, 11am & 2pm; Saturday, 11am, 1pm
& 3pm • Location: Little House • 924 N. Water St. •
(989) 893-6771
- Grungeboard? Learn about and how to work with
Tim Holtz Grungeboard – a new,
unique material for
scrapbooking! Create cards, letter tags and more!
Classes every half hour. • Cost: $5/person • Day/Time: Saturday, Noon-3pm • Location: Memory Lane
• 821 Washington Ave. • (989) 894-7973
- Pottery Painting Made Easy... Our artists will
explain a variety of easy, creative techniques used to
create custom painted pottery. Discover how fun and
relaxing this activity is for any age or artistic ability!
1 hour. • Cost: FREE! • Day/Time: Friday, 12:15pm
& 6:30pm; Saturday, 10:30am & 2pm; Sunday, 1 pm •
Location: Ward Studio Gallery/Painterly Pottery
• 904 N. Water St. • (989) 895-1029
- Make and Take a Eucalyptus Wreath! Make a
custom wreath of mixed eucalyptus.
Stop by to see a
sample! Pre-registration required. 1 hour. • Cost: $15 •
Day/Time: Friday, 5pm; Saturday, 1pm; Sunday,
2 pm • Location: Wind & Willows on the River
• 923 N. Water St. • (989) 894-5222
- The Art of Hanging Art... Learn how to fill blank
walls or rearrange existing art in a fun, interactive
class with Patti Sharrard, Gallery Curator (former owner,
Leed Birds Framing) • Cost: FREE! • Day/Time: Saturday,
11am • Location: Studio 23/The Arts Center
• 901 N. Water St. • (989) 894-2323
Cuisine & Culture:
- Downtown Tastes and Products! All day, every
day we’ll offer samples of special
food and drink items
and demonstrations of unique products such as jelly
bath,
blooming tea, fashion tape and the invisible
belt. • Cost: FREE! • Day/Time: Friday,
Noon-7pm;
Saturday, Noon-5:30pm; Sunday, Noon-5pm •
Location: My Secret Garden • 600 Saginaw St.
• (989) 891-2000
- Coffee Roasting 101: Let us teach you the
basics of the history, terminology and definitions of
coffee while demonstrating coffee bean roasting.
• Cost: FREE! • Day/Time: Friday & Saturday, 2-4pm •
Location: The Harvest Coffeehouse & Beanery
• 810 Saginaw St. • (989) 893-0872
- Ain’t It Sweet? Doug Sharp of Thumb Organics
offers up a guided tasting of his featured honeys
which include Honey-Rata, Blue Borage, Manuka
and Tropical Blossom. 1/2 hour • Cost: FREE! •
Day/Time: Saturday, 1:30pm & 3pm • Location:
The Sweet Boutique • 816 Washington Ave.
• (989) 895-5000
- Spread the Word! Doug Sharp of Thumb Organics
will hold a guided tasting of some of
his featured nut
butters. Yum! 1/2 hour • Cost: FREE! • Day/Time:
Saturday, 2:15pm & 3:45pm • Location: The Sweet
Boutique • 816 Washington Ave. • (989) 895-5000
Health & Beauty:
- For the Love of It: Massage for Couples
Enjoy a fun, relaxing massage experience
just for
couples! • Cost: FREE • Day/Time: Friday, 3pm •
Location: Bayshire Beauty Academy
• 917 Saginaw St. • (989) 894-4923
- Curves 30-Minute Workout... One of our
trainers will show you how 30 minutes on
the Curves
Circuit gives you a full-body workout that’s safe, fast
and fun! • Cost: FREE!
• Day/Time: Anytime, Friday,
6am-7pm; Saturday, 7:30am-Noon • Location: Curves
•
710 Washington Ave. • (989) 894-2400
- Braiding Made Easy: Learn how to create
several simple braids you can do yourself
at home!
• Cost: FREE! • Day/Time: Sunday, 1pm • Location:
Bayshire Beauty Academy • 917 Saginaw St.
• (989) 894-4923
Special Interest:
- The Art of Cigar Smoking: Learn the history and
basics of premium cigar etiquette and enjoyment and
receive a free cigar! 1 hour. • Cost: FREE! • Day/Time: Saturday, 2 pm • Location: Timothy’s Fine Cigars • 115 Center Ave. • (989) 894-6673
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