Thank you to our July Week at The Warehouse Sponsors:

Woody & Molly Ahlborn

Eagle River Residents

Taylor Morgan Pottery

Join us for events and classes happening this week:

7/3 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.  

Living WITH The Northwoods!

Community Wigwam Project: birch bark & willow twig harvesting

Date: Tuesday, July 5

Time: 10am-3pm

Led by Wayne Valliere and his apprentices.

Free to attend

Meet at The Warehouse at 9am.

Caravan to Wayne Valliere’s Lac du Flambeau home (or meet there) for harvesting and processing, from 10am-3pm.

Please bring a folding hand saw.

30 participants max, ages 10 and up.

Summer Weekly Clay Class: Nurture Nature- Family Potter (SOLD OUT!)

Date: Tuesday, July 5

Time: 4:30-6pm

Instructor: Johanna Buwalda

Cost: $20 / person

Weekly clay projects are scheduled each Tuesday from 4:30-6pm, May 3 through August 30. Check the calendar to view the other fun projects happening this summer!

NEXT WEEKLY CLAY CLASS:

Summer Weekly Clay Class: Hare Day- Ceramic Rabbits

Date: Tuesday, July 12

Time: 4:30-6pm

Instructor: Bonnie Grebner

Cost: $20 / person

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: $50 / person for the 5-week June 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 (3-week class)

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.

7/7 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.

July Fairy Houses (3-week class)

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.

Soul Child: LIVE @ Inspiration Bar

Date: Friday, July 8

Time: 7-9pm

free to attend

Carolyn and Mark are sure to entertain! Growing up near Chicago, Carolyn Weber got her start singing with her dad’s blues and rock band. Her early influence of legendary singers like Bonnie Raitt and Susan Tedeschi show through as she belts out soulful songs with her amazing vocals. Formerly of Carolyn Jo and Company, Carolyn recently moved to the Eagle River area where she met local musician Mark Hovel. Mark is from Conover, WI and is well known locally for his impressive skills on both electric and acoustic guitar. Mark’s musical style and knowledge pair perfectly with Carolyn. Together these two play a mix of soulful and moving, old and new tunes that will keep you wanting more.

Exhibit: The Many Uses of Birch Bark by the Anishinaabeg

Opens Saturday, July 9!

Exhibit Hours: 10am-4pm

Meet the Artist: 3:00pm

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.

Art off the Tracks- Raku Firing Event

Date: Saturday, July 9

Time: 10am-4pm

Pottery will be fired in a Raku kiln built in our courtyard, under the guidance of local artists John and Tim.

Free to attend.

Raku clay is available to our ceramic studio members for $2.75/lb.

Studio members are encouraged to create raku pieces ahead of time, to be fired during the event!

July Beginning Wheel Throwing 1-Day Boot Camp

Date: Saturday, July 9

Time: 9am-3pm

(glazing: Saturday, July 30, 10am-12pm)

Instructor: Johanna Buwalda

Cost: $80 / person

Have you been thinking about trying your skill at wheel throwing, but hesitate to commit to a 6-week class? Try our 1-day boot camp to help you decide if wheel throwing is for you!

Current hours:

Mon. - Fri., 10am - 3pm

and 6 - 9pm Fridays

Saturdays 10am - 2pm