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Creative Aging at Main Street Arts
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Creative Aging Lunches, Tuesdays 12-1, Suggested donation $3.
Eldertalks, bi-weekly, Tuesdays 12:50-1:10 pm
Bookmaking using Sewing Techniques- Western Codex & Japanese Stab Binding
Thursdays, 10:00-12:00, Feb 6- March 27

Have you ever wanted to know how to make your own journals, sketchbooks or scrapbooks?  Students will learn two different bookbinding techniques during this 6 week class.  We will explore both Western Codex Bookbinding and Japanese Stab Binding.  Each student will complete a book using each technique. The ability to make custom books offers many advantages and handmade books make wonderful gifts!

Artists Bio: Amber Paris is a Putney-based visual artist and creative community engagement facilitator.  She has taught bookmaking across Southern Vermont for the past 12 years.  You can learn more about Amber and see her work at  https://www.creativeground.org/profile/amber-paris
Print-making 
Tuesdays, 10:00-12:00, Feb 4-March 25
​In this class we will explore a variety of printmaking techniques. Participants will create handmade stencils for use on paper, canvas and fabric. They will carve linoleum for block printing plates and will learn how to make mono-prints using gel plates. We will use an array of found objects to make multi-layered prints. We will print on paper and also on fabric (such as clothing, pillows and prayer flags!) If time allows, these fabric prints can be embellished with embroidery. Students will keep their lino and gel printing plates for use once the class has ended. My hope is that we can mount a show at the end of this class.
tps://www.marlborocommunity.center/art-exhibits

Artist Bio: Annie Quest has been a jewelry maker, painter, theater director, stage and lighting designer, and musician for many decades.  Having performed and shown her work throughout New England, she is now concentrating her energies on jewelry making and painting. She has recently shown her paintings in two venues and is developing an exhibition CV.  She just retired from teaching art, art history, and social emotional learning at the Greenwood School in Putney VT. She is currently a social coach for young adults. View some of her current work here: https://www.marlborocommunity.center/art-exhibits
Theater Play
Tuesdays, 1-2:30, Feb 4-March 11
This class is all about having fun! Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary. We will playfully explore theater games, storytelling and beginning mime/clown exercises. Story theater, script work and readers theater will also be touched on in this class which encourages personal expression within a group context.

Michael Zerphy  is a storyteller, clown, poet, musician, banjo jokester and mirth instigator. His inventive and diverse performances defy conventional description and have captivated audiences of all ages across the US and Europe for decades. His shows include FoolzJourney, Zany Acts, Cahoots and The Wacky Zerphy Boys. He has presented performances, workshops and residencies in schools and theaters across the US and is on the Performing Arts Rosters of Vermont and New Hampshire.
LifeSongs 
​Lifesongs is a program in partnership with Senior Solutions that honors the intrinsic dignity of elders by telling their stories through song. The project builds social connection, trust, and rapport between elders and community artists.  Teaching artists meet with an interested participant over the course of 8 meetings to create a song based on an important theme or story in their life they would like to remember or share. The project aims to improve the memory and overall wellness of participants through engaging in a creative process and highlighting positive life memories. 

Teaching Artists:
Ashley Storrow
Putnam Smith
John Hadden 

Free performance - Jan 19th @ 4pm
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