Thank you to our July Week at The Warehouse Sponsors:

Woody & Molly Ahlborn

Eagle River Residents

Join us for events and classes happening this week:

7/10 Ceramics Open Studio: Monitor- Doug

Time: 10am-3pm

Access to your clay, and our space and equipment, and a shelf for work-in-progress! Our open studio hours are held different times on different days. Check the calendar for details. The cost is $35 per calendar month, to have access to all available dates.  

Youth Photography and Videography Classes

Dates: Mondays weekly: June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8

Time: 9am-10:30am (photography), 10:30am-12pm (videography)

Instructor: Kate Reichl

Cost: $12 / each class drop-in, or $90 for each 9-week session

Students will use iPads provided by The Warehouse for these classes.

Children ages 6 and under are asked to please bring an adult to stay and help.

Writer's Workshop with Carol Amour

Dates: Mondays July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15 (6-week session)

Time: 1:00-3:00pm

Instructor: Carol Amour

Cost: Pay what you wish. Contributions support the work of the Waaswaaganing First Nations Institute of Indigenous Teaching and Learning

Participants will document the “wiigwaamikewin” process by gathering photos of the gather and construction phases of the wigwam and writing text. Participants will construct story boards and labels (as in a museum) and end up with a book and/or feature articles.

Invite people to journal, write short essays, and poems to contribute to a share wall.

Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass- with Carol Amour and Kamewin

Dates: Mondays July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15 (6-week session)

Time: 3:30-5:30pm

Facilitators: Carol Amour & Kamewin

Cost: Pay what you wish. Contributions support the work of the Waaswaaganing First Nations Institute of Indigenous Teaching and Learning

Copies of Braiding Sweetgrass are available for purchase at The Warehouse.

Open to the public.

Participants will be reading and discussing the book “Braiding Sweetgrass” and related reading list.

Hatha-Based Yoga with Cindi Schickert

Dates: Mondays July 11, 18, 25, August 1 (4-week session)

Time: 6-7:15pm

Instructor: Cindi Schickert

Cost: $12 / class, or $40 for the 4-week session

The classes will be Hatha based, where postures are held for a few breaths with some slow flow added in.

Photo 101

Date: Tuesday, July 12

Time: 9am-12pm

Instructor: Kate Reichl

Cost: $30 / person

Participants will explore the following:

-Perspective and the art of seeing

-Photo Technique- from taking the picture, to editing, and printing.

-Equipment- What toys do you absolutely need- or not?

-Show your work! Take photos not just for fun- but share it with family, social media- or to print and display!

This is a 1⁄2 day workshop.

2-D Tuesday: Open Studio

Dates: Tuesdays July 12, 19, 26

Time: 10:30am-3pm

Cost: Free to attend

Open studio work time is scheduled every Tuesday from 10am-3pm, available for people to work independently on their artwork in our 2-D room. Participants will provide their own materials.

2-D Tuesday: Watercolor Community Class

Dates: Tuesdays July 12, 19, 26

Time: 10:30-12pm

Cost: Free to attend

This is a watercolor community class under the guidance of Dr. Donna Murray. Participants will provide their own materials. Watercolor materials are also available for purchase at The Warehouse.

Summer Weekly Clay Class: Hare Day- Ceramic Rabbits

Date: Tuesday, July 12

Time: 4:30-6pm

Instructor: Lisa Opfer

Cost: $20 / person

During this class, participants of all ages will be guided through a project that can be completed in 1.5 hours. Each class will begin with a 5-10 minute educational moment specific to the project. The instructor will bisque fire, glaze, and glaze fire the projects. Participants can check the Warehouse website or Facebook page to see when the project is ready to be picked up.

The Woodland Strings: Open Listening Session

Date: Tuesday July 12

Time: 5:30-7pm

Cost: free to attend

The Woodland Strings of the North is a unique string group based in northern Wisconsin performing music of many genres: “From Bach to the Beatles and Beyond”.

Woodland Strings has been making music together for 20 years. Like good wine, the group has improved with age. It is a unique group in that it performs so many varieties of music as the tagline sums up: ” from Bach to the Beatles and Beyond”. Performance venues have included Concerts in the Park, special events and festive galas. Woodland Strings’ goal is to perform often and delight audiences with songs that recall wonderful memories while creating new experiences.

Yoga Flow with Kate Remme

Dates: Wednesdays weekly July 6, 13, 20, 27

(July 6 class- Cindy Conlon substituting)

Time: 8:30-9:30am

Instructor: Kate Remme

Cost: $40 / person for the 4-week July session, or $12 / class

This athletic and strengthening Yoga class will flow from one pose to the next, while releasing muscle tension & reducing stress. Various styles of Yoga will be explored, such as Power Yoga, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Yoga Fusion. Modifications offered for all levels.

July Beginning/Advanced Beginning Wheel Throwing (class 2 of 3)

Dates: Wednesdays July 6, 13, 27

Time: 9am-1pm

Instructor: Johanna Buwalda

Cost: $185 / person

This class is for absolute beginners to advanced beginners. Students who have never wheel thrown and students who have taken some classes and want to improve their wheel throwing skills and are all welcome in this class. Are you just beginning to explore the wheel for the first time, or are you not quite ready for an advanced wheel throwing class? This is the class for you.

July Youth Art: Nature in the Northwoods

Dates: Wednesdays July 6, 13, 20, 27

Time: 10:30-12pm

Instructors: Donna Murray and Tammie Lindstrom

Cost: $40 for the 4-week session, or $12 / class

Children ages 6 and under are asked to please bring an adult to stay and help.

July Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing (3-week class) SOLD OUT!

Dates: Wednesdays July 13, 20, 27

Time: 1-5pm

Instructor: John Langer

Cost: $185 / person

Are you interested in honing your skills on the potter’s wheel? This offering is perfect for those who have some experience and consider their skill level to be intermediate or advanced in relation to the potter’s wheel. You should be comfortable centering clay and pulling a decent wall. Further your skills under the guidance of John Langer, an experienced studio potter, in a small class setting.

Northwoods Photography Club Meeting

Time: 6-8pm

Are you looking for inspiration, motivation, camaraderie? Whether you’re a beginner, advanced amateur, or a professional photographer, here’s a chance to share and practice new skills, learn from others, and showcase your work.

Meetings will include informational/discussion sessions, a member spotlight, and a challenge assignment.

7/14 Ceramics Open Studio: Monitor- Kris

Time: 9am-2pm

Access to your clay, and our space and equipment, and a shelf for work-in-progress! Our open studio hours are held different times on different days. Check the calendar for details. The cost is $35 per calendar month, to have access to all available dates.  

Meditation with Cindy Conlon

Dates: Thursdays July 7, 14, 21, 28

Time: 9-10am

Instructor: Cindy Conlon

Cost: $40 for the 4-week Meditation session, or $12 / class

The benefits of practicing meditation are well established, including increased focus, better sleep, lower anxiety and stress, and an overall sense of happiness and well-being.

But many people don’t know how to start practicing, and many others have tried and given up. This class is designed to give beginners the help they need to establish a daily practice as well as supporting people who have an existing practice. Come meet like-minded people and find a welcoming meditation community.

Arts & Aging (off-site)

Date: Thursday, July 14

Time: 10-11am

Instructor: Johanna Buwalda

Our ARTS & AGING program is designed to visit assisted living facilities and community centers in Vilas, Oneida, and Forest Counties bringing artistic experiences to this very special segment of our community population.

The TimeSlips program works to focus on imagination rather than memories to connect with others through creativity, specifically those with dementia and memory issues.

Sponsored by Northwoods United Way

July Fairy Houses (class 2 of 3)

Dates: Wednesdays July 7, 14, 28

Time: July 7: 2-5pm, July 14 + 28: 2-4pm

Instructor: Johanna Buwalda

Cost: $100 / person

Breath Lab with Cindy Conlon

Dates: Fridays July 8, 15, 22, 29

Time: 9-10am

Instructor: Cindy Conlon

Cost: $40 for the 4-week Breath Lab session, or $12 / class

How you breathe is the foundation of well-being, shaping the quality of your sleep, digestion, and even the density of your bones. This class will use gentle movement to help you explore how you breathe and how to restore a functional breath pattern. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and prepare to leave refreshed, alert, and with a deep sense of calm and emotional stability.

Amber Beth: LIVE @ Inspiration Bar

Date: Friday, July 15

Time: 7-9pm

free to attend

Army veteran Amber Beth’s lifetime roots are in Woodruff, where she currently resides with her husband and three young children. Her love of singing and performing began in grade school, and has continued over the years as a choral singer. She attributes her passion to sing and overcoming shyness upon auditioning for The Voice! She draws her inspiration from a variety of artists from Patsy Cline and Shania Twain to Jo Dee Messina and Lizzo, and her energetic vocal range is revealed in multiple genres, from uplifting and cheerful, to soulful and seductive. Amber Beth is gratified to connect with her audience through her singing, as “music is powerful and can heal them.”

Exhibit: The Many Uses of Birch Bark by the Anishinaabeg

On display July 9 - August 20

Artist: Wayne Valliere

This exhibit will feature diverse handcrafted containers (berry, food storage, winnowing (rice), cargo, cradle receptacle, feather cases, dishes and bowls, folding maple syrup baskets, a birch bark canoe). Warehouse staff and Board members and volunteers will serve as hosts and educators, providing background information and directing visitors to explore construction of the wigwam in process.

Master Artist Wayne Valliere (Mino-giizhig in Ojibwe), a member of The Lake Superior Chippewa’s Lac du Flambeau band, will be a featured artist this summer leading various discussions, classes, and talks as well as guiding a community wigwam project as part of our summer programming theme, “Living WITH the Northwoods!” Wayne is a 2020 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor awarded to those who keep folk and traditional arts alive.

Serving as the centerpiece of our programming, Wayne and his apprentices will lead students of all ages in harvesting materials from our local woodlands and constructing a summer wigwam in the courtyard of The Warehouse. The wigwam will be on display all summer and beyond.

In addition, Wayne will showcase an exhibit at The Warehouse, “The Many Uses of Birch Bark by the Anishinaabeg”. This exhibit will feature diverse handcrafted containers (berry, food storage, winnowing (rice), cargo, cradle receptacle, feather cases, dishes and bowls, folding maple syrup baskets, a birch bark canoe). The exhibit will be on display from July 9 – August 20.

Wayne has been an artist in residence at Northwestern University and currently works as a language and culture teacher at the Lac du Flambeau Public School. He is also currently in a residency with Purdue University. He is passionate about keeping cultural knowledge and traditions alive. Wayne is an experienced artist of many mediums, including beadwork, basketry, quillwork, singing, storytelling, and more. He is also one of only a handful of birch bark canoe builders left in the United States, highlighting its significance in the Anishinaabe culture and carrying on a tradition that has been handed down for thousands of years.

Current hours:

Mon. - Fri., 10am - 3pm

and 6 - 9pm Fridays

Saturdays 10am - 2pm