classes // workshops // events
WHEEL BUILDING
Join us and learn the basic concepts of wheel building with Mark Nassan of Leepoff Cycles!
BICYCLE MAINTENANCE
Join us and learn to fix your bicycle with Mark Nassan of Leepoff Cycles!
TUESDAY BEGINNER MTB RIDES with Mark Nassan
Join us at Blueberry Hill Trails in Elizabethtown every Tuesday evening (weather permitting) for group mountain bike rides with local guru Mark Nassan. This is geared towards beginners but all levels are welcome for this fun, supportive, laid back group ride.
FIBER ARTS CIRCLE
Whether you’re sewing a quilt, knitting a hat, or creating something else entirely, bring your project and work in good company!
BICYCLE MAINTENANCE
Join us and learn to fix your bicycle with Mark Nassan of Leepoff Cycles!
DONNALDSON BROWN: AUTHOR OF BECAUSE I LOVED YOU IN CONVERSATION with Kate Moses
Donnaldson Brown will be in conversation with Kate Moses and will read from her debut novel Because I Loved You (published Spring ’23).
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: LEARNING THE CONNIE CONVERSE LESSON with Howard Fishman
In the first segment of this two-part class, Fishman will talk about his work as a biographer and literary detective, and about why he became obsessed with Connie Converse’s life and work. Attendees will then be given an assignment that will inform the workshop’s second session, when the general public will be invited to engage with and celebrate the fruit of their endeavors. This is a two session course offered from 6 pm - 8 pm on August 17 + 24.
BRINGING OUR MOST EFFECTIVE SELVES TO OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION: THE ROLE OF AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE with Rachael Reichenbach
In this course we will explore one pathway towards becoming effective liberation workers - the development of a liberatory consciousness through awareness, acceptance, analysis, action, and accountability. This is a two session course offered from 6PM - 8pm, August 15 + 22.
THE PRACTICE OF BEING TOGETHER with Theresa-Xuan Bui
The poet and performance artist, Theresa-Xuan Bui (they/them), will deliver a three-part series exploring how the nuances of our nation provide an opportunity to understand the complexity of our individual narratives. This is a three session course offered from 6 pm - 7 pm, July 27, August 3rd + 10th.
HISTORY + MAKERS with Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer: (RE)MAKING THE ADIRONDACKS THROUGH CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Join historian Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer for an immersive place-based workshop at Craigardan that invites writers, podcasters, and storytellers of all kinds to return to these Romantic-era narratives of the Adirondacks. This is the third class of his three part series History + Makers. You may choose to attend one or all three classes.
HISTORY + MAKERS with Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer: FIRST OBLIGATIONS
Join Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer for an introduction to the treaties and trickeries that transformed Native American homelands into the Adirondack Park during the 18th and 19th centuries. This class forms part of the three part series History + Makers. You may choose to attend one or all three classes.
CREATING HEALTHY NARRATIVES IN CHILDREN with Evan Shopper
If you’re a parent, then you know that little kids often don’t make complete sense. They act bizarrely and their emotions are erratic, even bewildering. This course helps make sense of a child’s behavior, as well as the complex emotions that drive the behavior. This is a two session course offered from 12 PM - 2 PM on July 8 + 15.
HISTORY + MAKERS with Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer: FIRST MAKERS
This session combines an introduction to the history of the First Makers who worked in this region and a pottery class taught by Katsitsionni Fox from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory and forms part of Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer’s three part series History + Makers. You may choose to attend one or all three classes.
TUESDAY BEGINNER MTB RIDES with Mark Nassan
Join us at Blueberry Hill Trails in Elizabethtown every Tuesday evening (weather permitting) for group mountain bike rides with local guru Mark Nassan. This is geared towards beginners but all levels are welcome for this fun, supportive, laid back group ride.
Applebarn Series: Jeannette Quick, Nina Semczuk
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Himanee Gupta-Carlson, HJ Davies
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Jennifer Christgau-Aquino
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Amos Landon, Leigh Anne Couch, Sandra O'Donnell
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Rachel Reeher, Tucker Leighty-Phillips, Jack Carneal
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Orchid Tierney, Sandra Louise Dyas
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Erica-Lewis Blunt, Tiffany Rea-Fisher
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Julie Yoder, Zena Verda Pesta
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: K Chiucarello, Klara Wang, Penny Fujiko Willgerodt
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
The Dead Are Gods: Writing Through Grief with Eirinie Carson
Join writer and Craigardan Creative Writing Fellow Eirinie Carson for a two hour exploration of writing through grief.
Applebarn Series: Devon Reid, Eirinie Carson
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Lily Grace Fast, Austin Frerick, Gordon Haber
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Callie Jacks, Elinor Swanson
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Mushroom Foraging with Jordan Sauter
Join Jordan Sauter, certified forager, on a mushroom foraging walk on Craigardan’s 320+ acre property!
Applebarn Series: Emily Flouton, Kieran Mundy
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!
Applebarn Series: Matthew Daddona, Dennis Delay, Lucia Maher-Tatar
Applebarn talks are back! Join us from 5-6 pm every Friday at the Craigardan Barn to witness our Artists-in-Residence showcase their work!