Lake George Events Calendar: For Your Upcoming Visit To Lake George

Jul

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9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Mokume Gane is Japanese for wood grain metal. This class will de-mystify the techniques to create these pattern-welded materials. Students will be forging silver and copper which will then be used to make jewelry and other embellishments. Event Details

Jul

Mon

Windsor Comb Back Side Chair, Boot Bench or Tall Kitchen Stool with David Abeel

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Making a Windsor chair, bench or stool might seem a very complicated project, but broken into many smaller steps, can be surprisingly doable. This course is designed for students from beginning to advanced skill levels. NOTE: Age limit for students: Over... Event Details

Jul

Wed

Windsor Fine Furniture: Windsor Comb Back Arm Chair, Rocking Chair, or Settee with David Abeel

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Join this class to make beautiful functional art that will serve you for many generations to come. Your instructor will guide you through breaking down what might appear complicated into many smaller doable tasks. Beginning to advanced skill levels. Event Details

Jul

Wed

Liquid Soap & Shower Gel with Christine Eberhardt

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Learn how to use your old ceramic crock pot to make homemade liquid soap & shower gel. This gel lathers nicely on a washcloth, just a little bit and you're good to go. It's even good for sensitive skin. Finish... Event Details

Jul

Thu

Birch Bark Picture Frames and Mirrors with Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This 2-day class is great for beginners with limited experience with woodworking and tools. Select a frame, learn how to cut and fasten the Birch bark, twigs and other natural objects. Create your own masterpiece to proudly hang in your... Event Details

Jul

Fri

Box Jaw & V Jaw Tongs with Dick Sargent

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

One of the most important skills a blacksmith has is the ability to make his own tools including his tongs. Learn to make box tongs that are stronger than traditional ones and to make bolt tongs with a "V" jaw... Event Details

Jul

Fri

Family Friday - Plein Air Pop-Up

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street Glens Falls, NY 12801

Each week, a different technique will be explored in preparation for the Plein Air Festival on August 11. Event Details

Jul

Fri

Introduction to Cold Process Soap Making with Roberta Devers-Scott

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This soap making class will introduce you to lye safety as you make the soap. Leave with a loaf of soap that will yield about eight bars. There will be discussion about ways to acquire further knowledge/skills.... Event Details

Jul

Sat

Saratoga Tote II with Beverly Cornelius

8:30 AM to 5:30 PM at Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This is the second in a series of Reed and Leather baskets designed by Beverly. Students will weave a variation on a Shaker Solid Bottom base to make this large Tote basket. Learn to rivet leather to create the straps... Event Details

Jul

Sat

Make a Sapling Bow and Arrow with David Cornelius

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Learn the ancient craft of creating a sapling bow and arrow with sinew, feathers and flaked stone points. Saplings, dogwood arrow shafts, imitation sinew and feathers will be provided. A perfect class for your family or for a scout troop. NOTE:... Event Details

Jul

Sat

Scroll Saw Ornamental Trivets with Walt Ulrich

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This class is designed for both the beginning and experienced scroll saw user with patterns of increasing difficulty to be used during the day. Patterns have both interior and exterior cuts of varying tightness of curvature. Event Details

Jul

Sun

Live Edge Bowl with John Kingsley

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Come create a simple turned bowl that still looks and feels rustic due to its live edge. Learn the basics of creating spindle-based objects and then work at turning your bowl. Leave the class with a lovely Adirondack treasure. Event Details

Jul

Wed

Hand and Power Tool Safety with Frank Lagace and Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Interested in woodworking? Unsure of how to begin? Find tools intimidating? Well then, spend the day with Jim and Frank and let them guide you through the world of using power and hand tools - safely. This dynamic duo will... Event Details

Aug

Fri

Folk Art Cat Painting with Carol Maher

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Primitive paintings, carvings and decorated household items are now highly prized mementos of earlier times. As a tribute to the untrained painters of long-ago students will create a painting of "Skeezix," using acrylic paints on canvas board. Event Details

Aug

Fri

Paddle Making with Caleb Davis

9:00 AM to 5:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Come and create a traditionally-shaped cherry paddle using only hand tools. Choose from either a canoe or a native double blade (modified Greenland) paddle. The process will be demonstrated from beginning to end to ensure you make a perfect paddle. Event Details

Aug

Fri

Family Friday - Plein Air Pop-Up

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street Glens Falls, NY 12801

Each week, a different technique will be explored in preparation for the Plein Air Festival on August 11 Event Details

Aug

Sat

Sketching the Flora and Fauna of the ADKs with Elaine Katz

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This outdoor drawing class will be all about SEEING! Students will have the opportunity to learn various drawing and sketching techniques while closely examining the natural beauty of Lake Luzerne. Event Details

Aug

Sat

Creating Carousel/Star Books with Elaine Katz

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Come learn how to create a beautiful 3D Carousel book, also known as a star book because when opened all the way, it resembles a star. Each page is its own 3D scene. Learn to construct the basic pages and... Event Details

Aug

Sat

Forging a Chef's Knife with Matthew Parkinson

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Well-made kitchen knives can last a lifetime and this class will give you the opportunity to create one of your very own. All aspects of bladesmithing will be covered. This is an introductory bladesmithing class, but forging experience is helpful. NOTE:... Event Details

Aug

Thu

Rustic Headboard with Jim Schreiner

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Craft your own rustic headboard in this two-day class that students of all levels can join. Design a headboard that fits your room and personal taste and take it home at the end of the weekend. Family and friends will... Event Details

Aug

Fri

Family Friday - Plein Air Pop-Up

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street Glens Falls, NY 12801

Each week, a different technique will be explored in preparation for the Plein Air Festival on August 11. Event Details

Aug

Sat

Beginning Knitting for Adirondackers with Julie Hutchinson and Patricia Goldberg

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Have you always wanted to knit but thought it was too difficult? Don't feel intimidated! Julie and Patricia will help you through the process. You will learn the two basic stitches as you make a lovely creation (pictured here) that... Event Details

Aug

Sat

Quilting the Landscape with Elaine Katz

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Capture the beauty of the Adirondack region in an art quilt of your own making. The instructor will lead you through creating your own unique art quilt. Learn how to take an idea from its inception through the steps needed... Event Details

Aug

Sat

Introduction to Soldering and Brazing with Jacques Gallant

9:30 AM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This is an introduction to how to join metals for anyone interested in working steel, brass, copper or stainless steel. We will talk about safety, setting up equipment and where to buy supplies and tools on any budget, for any... Event Details

Aug

Sun

Restoring and Repairing Old Tools with Jacques Gallant

9:30 AM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Learn how to get that family heirloom or that flea market find back in working order! Bring the worst piece of rusty metal you have to stump the teacher or come for the fun and work on something from the... Event Details

Aug

Sun

Rugs from Rags with Caroline Dvorak

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Fabric remnants will be used to make a 24"x30" rug. Students will have a choice of making a "Sock Rug", using loopers from a sock factory, or making a "Rag Rug" using fringe remnants. No weaving experience is necessary. The... Event Details

Aug

Mon

Mountaineer Adirondack Pack Basket with Linda Scherz

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

The Adirondack Pack Basket is one of the most recognized objects associated with the Adirondacks. These versatile baskets were used to carry just about everything the guides, hunters and trappers took with them into the woods. Make your own basket! NOTE:... Event Details

Aug

Mon

Intermediate Blacksmithing - Forging Transitions and "Set-Ups" for Various Shapes with Bob Valentine

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

For millennia blacksmiths have forged iron into many useful items. Integral to their shape is the transition from one cross section to another; often in a way that is both graceful and structural. Explore traditional 18th century forging. NOTE: Hard shoes... Event Details

Aug

Thu

The Ins and Outs of Herbal Infused Vinegars with Margo Mullein

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Herbal infused vinegars are easy to make and fun to take! Using just a few simple ingredients from the great outdoors, we will create infusions that can be used for internal and/or external applications. Event Details

Aug

Fri

Blanket Basket with Barbara Boughton

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This large basket uses wide stakes and weavers for strength and durability, yet the base lifts slightly in the classic "Cathead" shape. Generously sized and perfect for storing throws, pillows, towels etc., it's finished with a hand-carved oak handle Event Details

Aug

Sat

Adirondack Berry Picking and Gathering Basket with Beverly Cornelius

8:30 AM to 5:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This basket is a variation on an Adirondack Pack Basket, one of the oldest surviving traditions inside the Adirondack Park. You will use a continuous weave technique and hand shaping to create this wonderfully useful basket. Shaker tape will be... Event Details

Aug

Sat

Introduction to Cold Process Soap Making with Roberta Devers-Scott

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This soap-making class will introduce you to lye safety as you make the soap. Leave with a loaf of soap that will yield about eight bars. There will be discussion about ways to acquire further knowledge/skills.... Event Details

Aug

Sat

Knife Sheath with David Cornelius

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Learn how to custom make a leather sheath for a knife of your choosing. You bring your knife and Dave will walk you through the steps of measuring and cutting the leather as well as stitching the sheath together. It... Event Details

Aug

Sat

Summer Landscapes, Stars, and Moonlight Photo Tour with Carl Heilman, II

3:00 PM to 11:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Photograph the late afternoon, sunset and evening light, along with the magical wonder and beauty of night skies in the southern Adirondacks with Carl Heilman as your guide and instructor. Meet at the school then go to nearby photo destinations. Event Details

Aug

Sun

Spinning on a Drop Spindle with Krystina Konanec

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Spinning is an ancient craft and a way to reflect on and connect with materials we wear and use on a more basic level. Come learn how to transform raw wool into beautifully spun yarn. You will learn to make... Event Details

Aug

Sun

Woodturning: Hollow Forms with John Kingsley

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Turning a hollow form is one of the signature skills of a woodturner. Lucky for our students, the school has made this easy to learn, using the hollow turning equipment we have in-house. Students will create a thin walled bowl... Event Details

Aug

Sun

Mountain Gathering Basket with Barbara Boughton

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This basket is woven on a round 6" oak base and employs continuous chaser weave to build the sides. Learn the process for determining the number of spokes needed and be challenged and excited to watch your creation grow. Event Details

Aug

Mon

Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing with Mark Aspery

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This class is aimed at the beginner or novice smith. It will be project driven, including the rose & the wizard bottle opener. An emphasis will be placed on the forging and heat-treatment of the tools that you will need... Event Details

Aug

Wed

The World of Mushroom Foraging in the Adirondacks with Ryan Bouchard and Emily Schmidt

9:00 AM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St. Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This course will familiarize students with mushroom science and the fun of mushroom hunting culture, with an emphasis on local species. We will study techniques for mushroom photography, collections, storage...and yes, delicious wild mushroom COOKING! Event Details

Aug

Wed

Goat Milk Soap with Christine Eberhardt

1:00 PM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Goat milk soap is excellent for people with dry, irritated or sensitive skin. It is loaded with nutrients, proteins, fat, calcium and vitamins and is an excellent natural moisturizer. You will make a pound of soap to take home. Event Details

Aug

Wed

Open Forge Night with Steve Gurzler

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main St Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Open Forge Nights Are Back By Popular Demand! Get an introduction to the art of blacksmithing by visiting Adirondack Folk School on any of our OPEN FORGE nights for an amazing demonstration by Expert smith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration... Event Details

Aug

Sat

Wine Basket for Two Bottles with Barbara Boughton

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

This basket begins by weaving a solid bottom onto a red-oak handle, creating a very sturdy base for carrying two bottles. A separate weaver is added on the inside of the basket, creating two compartments to keep bottles from bumping. Event Details

Aug

Sun

Pottle Basket with Beverly Cornelius

8:30 AM to 5:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

We are all familiar with deposit bottles, well the Pottle was a deposit basket. This conical basket is made to be carried by its handle or even several over the wrist, and it's the perfect stress-free beginner project with sweet... Event Details

Aug

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Glycerin Soap with Christine Eberhardt

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at The Adirondack Folk School, 51 Main Street Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Wondering what to do with that old ceramic crock pot now that you have a new instant pot? The answer is, make glycerin soap! Come spend a day learning how with Chrissey! Have patience, as it is a long process,... Event Details