Making and Growing

Join Jessica Krohn, owner of Petal and Thorn Flower Farm, to learn how to create a bulb garden. Participants will select from a variety of vessel pots and bulbs such as paperwhites, daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, and tulips.

Join members of the Sioux City Camera Club for an informative and fun photography lesson. Choose to attend some or all of six Saturday sessions, each on a different topic.

Have you ever wondered how artists create colorful layered collages? Join Diane Niewohner for a two-day workshop as she shares how to create your own gelli printing pad.

Vermicomposting (composting with worms) is a great way to recycle food scraps to make a fantastic soil amendment. You can set up a worm bin inside your house for little money, and a worm bin doesn’t require the space needed for an outdoor compost pile.

Visit the Hong Kong Market for a store tour with owner Peggy La to discover new ingredients that enhance your cooking.

This beginning/intermediate watercolor class will be a relaxing and enjoyable introduction to the art of watercolor painting. Our friendly instructor, Randi Mackey, is an Iowa Watercolor Society Signature member.

Come join Minerva’s Executive Chef Torrey Brown for an enlightening and empowering night of cooking. Torrey will cover grilling, using an air fryer, sous vide cooking, and other various kitchen mysteries.

This is a great course for beginners or for those who are still learning to navigate the basics of crochet. You will learn to shop for yarn, size your hook to your yarn, read a single crochet pattern of your choice, and perform chain and single crochet stitches.

Knitting enthusiast, Crystal Huls, will help you navigate the fiber arts world. You will learn basic techniques, how to gauge swatch for your project, and how to size yarn to needles.

In her class, Brenda Wright teaches participants how to craft their own seasoning mixes, providing an economical alternative to store-bought options.

Prepare hassle-free summer grilling by freezing ready-to-go marinated proteins. Brenda Wright guides you through creating various marinades and seasonings, making it easy to pull out a delicious meal from the freezer when you're ready to grill.

Tour the new Red Valley Natural Foods store downtown to learn about shopping at an organic grocery store.