MCTA Summer Line Up
Knitting
Demonstration with Sarah Riffey- June 11th 2-4pm
Sarah has
been crafting and doing festivals in the area for the past several years. She
makes scarves, hats, and bags and will be demonstrating and discussing her
craft during the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales.
Tatting Workshops
with Carolyn Groves- June 18th AND July 23rd 1pm-4pm
1-1:30 will be for beginners. Learn
the tatting double stitch and how to form rings and chains.
1:45-4 the adventure continues using
the skills from the first session. We will explore reading patterns, workings
rings and chains to form an edging. We will discuss complex patterns, thread choices,
and uses for modern tatting. New students must have basic skills to advance to
the second session. Students from other workshops are welcome at the second
session.
"History Through Folk Music" and
Songwriting Workshop for Children with Jay Smar- July 16th @2pm
"History Through Folk
Music" - an interactive, informative yet fun music program for ages 8
through 12, involving certain folk instrument early construction, their
differences and similarities (such as the difference between a "fiddle"
and a "violin"), as well as learning the "origin of" and
"how to" perform a simple "clog dancing" step.
Also coal
mining stories such as the invention of the first roller-coaster from a
coal train in NE Pa titled the "Switchback Railroad" in Jim Thorpe.
(45 to 60 minute program)
NE Pa coal mining photos, books, and other related NE Pa
coal mining articles will be displayed.
"Songwriting
Workshop" - children create a simple song about a famous American
historical figure. (45 to 60 minute program)
Soap Making Workshop with Andrea Lay of
Hidden Hollow Farm- July 30th 10am-1pm
Come by and learn how to make your
very own herbal soap and even take home a sample! Limited to ten participants,
$25 fee for the course.
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Mountain City Traditional Arts:A Project of Folklore and Folklife at
Frostburg State University. Supported in Part by
the Maryland Traditions Program of the Maryland State Arts Council, 25 East Main Street, Frostburg, MD;
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