Learn to Square Dance in just 12 lessons! Sponsored by the Catawba Valley Cloverleafs Square Dance Club FUN, heart and brain healthy! No partner needed – 12 to 90 years old! Mondays 6:30-8:00 p.m. New Session begins Sep. 22, 2025 $60 per person St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Youth Building 52 16th Street NW, Hickory NC 28601 For more information Call Tonya […]

Multi-tasking at its finest...join Jen for a fun night of blanket making AND cross someone off your holiday shopping list while you're at it! Cost of workshop includes a pint of your favorite draft beer or cider, or a glass of house vino! Make it a GNO and come hang out with your BFF's at Schwarzbär Ale Haus! Only 7 […]

Let's get dead serious about Victorian Mourning! Join us as we uncover the elaborate rituals that transformed Victorian grief into an art form — complete with strict social codes, haunting traditions, and surprisingly theatrical customs. Week 1: The Art of Mourning – Making Grief Glamorous Step into a Victorian wake and discover the intricate world of 19th-century mourning etiquette. Learn the "proper" way to […]

Join us in this beginner-friendly sewing class as we make historically-inspired sewing kits. All materials will be provided to make a 3-pocket “housewife,” complete with wooden string bobbins, a needle keeper, and button closure. Historically, hand-sewing was a skill of necessity. In the mid-18th century, everyone knew how to do basic mending and repairs. Most people carried emergency tools and […]

At just 3" high this colorful basket is a great way to display cookies or candy for the holidays. Also makes a great napkin basket or card holder. Many possibilities! This solid, sturdy basket is great for beginning or experienced weavers. Join in and have fun weaving with reed.