Workshop Events

Let’s face it, access to local news in Shasta County is changing and a new breed of coverage is evolving. Award winning journalist Lisa Loving, author of ‘Street Journalist: Understand & Report News in Your Community’ will help you learn how to sort through your ideas, research them, and then put them into a format...

Join us for our Summer Sewing Camp Monday-Thursday 9:00am – 12:00pm 1698 Market Street Redding, Ca 96001 Open all all students 7-17 Cost includes a snack and drink. Fabric and notions not included. Beginning – Advanced Sewers Welcome. Session 1: June 10-13 Session 2: June 17-20 Session 3: June 24-27 Session 4: July 8-11 Session...

Sundial Music Festival & Nor-Cal Jazz Festival come together for this special event at the Riverfront Amphitheater (next to Redding Civic Auditorium) on Summer Solstice (the only day of the year our Sundial Bridge is actually a sundial)! LINE UP- first act World Jazz (Dunsmuir) 6:15 – 7:10- Allison Scull and Victor Martin – with drummer Kenji Kato...

Join founders, funders, and creatives for a chance to meet and network over free morning coffee. This is a free-form event: after brief introductions, aspiring and successful local entrepreneurs will have a chance to connect. Anyone is welcome to attend! Note: This is a meetup where we are trying to connect startups and entrepreneurs with...

This free program allows parents, teachers, and/or community members to present reproductions of significant artworks to students in the classroom. Portfolio prints are organized into nearly 70 age-appropriate themes. Follow-up art activities are suggested for each portfolio. No artistic experience is necessary—merely an enjoyment of working with children and a belief that art matters. In...

Guest have been asking for me to do another Sugarmaking Class join us for a one day class on how to make sugar glass. Let me teach u all the shortcuts to the art of making sugar glass and candy. The class will take about 2 hours maybe a bit more but well worth the...

BEGINNING SEWING Beginning sewers will learn how to: Operate the sewing machine Cut out simple patterns Understand sewing terms Follow sewing instructions to create projects Sew straight and curved seams Hand sew a seam Beginner projects: Pillowcase Drawstring bag Circle pillow Apron Ruffled skirt or board shorts INTERMEDIATE Intermediate sewers will follow increasingly complex patterns...

BEGINNING SEWING Beginning sewers will learn how to: Operate the sewing machine Cut out simple patterns Understand sewing terms Follow sewing instructions to create projects Sew straight and curved seams Hand sew a seam Beginner projects: Pillowcase Drawstring bag Circle pillow Apron Ruffled skirt or board shorts INTERMEDIATE Intermediate sewers will follow increasingly complex patterns...

Join us Saturday, June 9 from 11am-3pm for Family 2nd Saturday: The Wind Tube Challenge. What are the best materials and shapes to make something fly? Play with aerodynamics as you build and test many different floating forms that hover and spin in our wind tube! Can you make an object float, spin or swirl?...

Whether you’re a painter or a person who has never touched a brush, local artist and art instructor, Lura Wilhelm, will guide you in painting your own take-home masterpiece. No experience is necessary. Invite your friends and register today! One glass of wine and all materials are included. 21+ only. Space is limited and pre-registration...

Join us to work on your textile based projects, get help from experienced sewing instructors and volunteers + socialize with like-minded local makers. FABRIC SWAP! Bring in your fabric to swap or sell with other makers. $5 at the door Children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult/parent.

Come enjoy delicious wine while learning a fun new choreography in this special, 90-minute Belly Dance class taught by Nicole Srp (Najya). Event begins at 6:00 to allow for adequate wine consumption and dancing begins at roughly 6:30. The class is $25 per person. This fee covers the Belly Dance class ONLY. Wine can be...

North Valley Art League is an all-volunteer, non-profit community of artists whose mission is to support artists and the visual arts in our community and the California North State. The NVAL Carter House Gallery provides an attractive, nurturing environment for many talented, experienced artists, as well as emerging new artists. Artistic learning, sharing, and growth...

Truly a monument to the colorful history of Redding, Old City Hall Arts Center now serves as a central resource for the arts in Shasta County. The Shasta County Arts Council (SCAC) acts as steward of the historic Old City Hall Arts Center. The facility houses a gallery, classroom, performance hall, video production studio, and...

Turtle Bay Exploration Park (TBEP) had become the premier cultural and environmental education center for northern California. This great transformation has happened primarily due to the vision, dedication, and efforts of many in this community over several decades. During the early 1990’s, the City of Redding was concerned it did not have the capacity or...