Upcoming Events
March 2025
Art and Science on the River: Buckthorn
Saturday, March 8, 10 am-12:30 pm, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall St. NE. Gather around a fire to make buckthorn charcoal from buckthorn branches harvested from the banks of the Mississippi River. Sip hot beverages while learning about buckthorn and the river from ecologist Alex Roth. Artist and Friends of the Mississippi River volunteer Kimberly Boustead will show participants how to draw with buckthorn charcoal and give some options for drawing projects. Leave the workshop with your own buckthorn charcoal drawings…
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Art and Science on the River: Carp
Saturday, April 19, 10-12:30 pm, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, 2522 Marshall St NE. This workshop will start with an informative presentation from Colleen O’Connor Toberman, a local expert on carp in the Mississippi River. Artist Kimberly Boustead will demonstrate carp printing with a few different types of carp and then participants will have time to try their hand at carp printing, carp-inspired drawing and creative writing. Walk away from this workshop with art to share and a better understanding of…
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