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Learn gardening, quilting, forensics, or writing in a BC workshop.

Chris Shoemaker

February 3, 2011

	WVVA-TV meteorologist Corey Henderson, who will lead BC's spring Saturday workshop on gardening.

Bluefield College will offer a variety of Saturday workshops for the community this spring in gardening, quilting, forensics, writing, and bow making.

 

The workshops will be offered through BC's Fine Arts Community School, in existence for more than 16 years to enable local families and students of all ages and interests, including home-schoolers, to explore and study the arts and other topics and trades of interest with the guidance of mentors who have appropriate training and experience.

 

As part of the classes and instruction this spring, the school will offer eight one-day workshops in "Building a Better Vegetable Garden," "Quilting," "The Basics of Growing Herbs," "Butterfly Gardening," "Forensic Science," "Writing for Young Writers," "Writing for Adults," and "Wreath and Bow Making."

 

Building a Better Vegetable Garden Workshop

For beginning or experienced gardeners who want to learn how to improve soil, start seeds, and grow the best vegetables.

Saturday, March 19, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuition: $20

Ages 12 and up

Instructor: WVVA-TV meteorologist Corey Henderson

 

Quilting Workshop

Learn the basics for making and completing a quilt in six hours.

Saturday, March 19, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Saturday, March 26, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuition: $70

Ages 10 and up

Instructor: Gloria Coffey

 

Basics of Growing Herbs

Get all your questions about herbs answered while getting your hands dirty in planting an herb pot to harvest fresh herbs all summer long.

Saturday, March 26, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuition: $25

Ages 12 and up

Instructor: Ellen Reynolds of Beagle Ridge Herb Farm

 

Butterfly Gardening: How to Attract Flying Flowers to Your Garden

Learn the lifecycle of the butterfly and host and nectar plants, and take home a garden plan, host plant, and plant list.

Saturday, March 26, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Tuition: $25

Ages 12 and up

Instructor: Ellen Reynolds of Beagle Ridge Herb Farm

 

Forensic Science Workshop

Be part of a team collecting and analyzing evidence to solve a crime in this thrilling crime scene investigation.

Saturday, March 26, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tuition: $30

Ages: grades 9th-12th

Instructors: Emily Lambert and Kelly Walls

 

Writing Workshop for Young Writers

Hear a writer and storyteller read Appalachian poetry and prompt students to find their poetic Appalachian voice, and learn from a retired English professor and writer a step-by-step process for writing flash fiction.

Saturday, April 9, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tuition: $60

Ages 10-18

Instructors: Susanna Holstein and Salvatore Buttaci

 

Writing Workshop for Adults

Explore with a writer and storyteller your place in the mountains through discussion and creative writing, and learn from a retired English professor and writer how to create different forms of poetry.

Saturday, April 9, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tuition: $60

Ages: adults

Instructors: Susanna Holstein and Salvatore Buttaci

 

Wreath and Bow Making Workshop

Learn the basics of wreath and bow making.

Saturday, May 7, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tuition: $20

All ages

Instructor: Sharon Porter of Friends of Christ Crafts

 

To register or for more information about the spring workshops, call 800-872-0175 (x4246) or 276-326-4246, or e-mail , or visit the Bluefield College web site at bluefield.edu/facs.

 

Tuition for workshops is due by the start of instruction and may be mailed in advance and made payable to Bluefield College, 3000 College Drive, Bluefield, VA 24605.

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