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TRAIL WORK DAY
Sep
28

TRAIL WORK DAY

Craigardan’s 320 acre campus is a patchwork of new fields and previously logged forest navigated on a network of skidder tracks and new trails. We need your help clearing debris, stabilizing soils, and creating paths to open up new possibilities for walking, skiing, biking, and exploring the property.

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TRAIL-WORK WEEKEND
Oct
28
to Oct 29

TRAIL-WORK WEEKEND

Craigardan’s 320 acre campus is a patchwork of new fields and previously logged forest navigated on a network of skidder tracks and new trails. We need your help clearing debris, stabilizing soils, and creating paths to open up new possibilities for walking, skiing, biking, and exploring the property.

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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: LEARNING THE CONNIE CONVERSE LESSON with Howard Fishman
Aug
17
to Aug 24

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.

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BRINGING OUR MOST EFFECTIVE SELVES TO OUR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION: THE ROLE OF AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE with Rachael Reichenbach
Aug
15
to Aug 22

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.

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THE PRACTICE OF BEING TOGETHER with Theresa-Xuan Bui
Jul
27
to Aug 10

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.

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HISTORY + MAKERS with Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer: (RE)MAKING THE ADIRONDACKS THROUGH CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Jul
20

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.

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HISTORY + MAKERS with Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer: FIRST OBLIGATIONS
Jul
13

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.

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CREATING HEALTHY NARRATIVES IN CHILDREN with Evan Shopper
Jul
8
to Jul 15

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.

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HISTORY + MAKERS with Dr. Loren Michael Mortimer: FIRST MAKERS
Jul
6

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.

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