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Week of August 17th: Classes and Events at Craftfolk

Published 14 days ago • 2 min read

I'm in the process of planning fall workshops and a special event in partnership with our friends at Siren Song Fleece Works in Grass Valley. We will be hosting our popular Community Fire Cider workshop there on Tuesday, September 29th and registration is now open!

Stay tuned for other workshops and let me know if there is a specific class you'd like to see. We will be outdoors on their beautiful and shaded lawn, so I'm dreaming of more seasonal wellness classes, block printing, watercolors, and other outdoor-friendly topics.

While we are on August break, I wanted to share a shout out to one of our local organizations...

SVCC Colfax Farmer's Market

We enjoyed the Farmer's Market Olympics last week at the Sierra Vista Community Center Farmer's Market. There was a rousing zucchini car race, corn hole tournament, watermelon eating contest, and other fun activities. The weekly market is the beating heart of Downtown Colfax and we are so lucky to have local vendors at the market each week. We would love to see you there to support the community and our regional farms and artisans.

Did you know that many of the vendors at the market are also teachers at Craftfolk? Stop by downtown Colfax on Thursdays (May to early November) from 4-7:30pm to grab a flower bouquet, produce and hand dyed items from Hannah at Dirty Boots Floral; some delicious goat cheese, soap, and hand made crochet and leather items from Sergio at The Astral Farm; and gorgeous jewelry from Teresa at Creature of Habitat. We are happy to share space at the farmer's market every week. I had so much fun at Craft Club and the music jam last week that I forgot to take photos! We'll be back this week at the usual time (see below for details).

We'll be taking a break from workshops in August and will resume in the fall. Craft Club and the Bluegrass & Old-Time Jam will keep going all summer long. Hope to see you there!

Wishing you a creative week and hope to see you soon,
Gretchen

Gretchen Boyce
Founder, Craftfolk Collective

Weekly Events:

Thursdays, 4-6pm:
Community Craft Club (FREE!)

Join us for an informal gathering of makers, neighbors, and friends. Bring your own project and work in the company of community. We offer the space and light snacks to enjoy.

Free! Bring a chair and your own materials/projects.

Location: Colfax Farmers Market, South Main Street, Colfax.

Thursdays, 6-7:30pm:
Craftfolk Bluegrass & Old-Time Jam (FREE!)

Join us each week for an informal gathering of pickers and singers and share your favorite bluegrass songs and fiddle tunes. Everyone is welcome.

Free! Bring your instrument and a chair.

Location: Colfax Farmers Market, South Main Street, Colfax.

Upcoming Workshops:

Tuesday, 9/29, 5-7pm
Community Fire Cider Making

Join us for a hands-on, community-centered workshop focused on making fire cider, a traditional herbal tonic made by infusing apple cider vinegar with warming roots, citrus, herbs, and spices.

Location: Siren Song Fleece Works at Luchessi Vineyard, Grass Valley

Craftfolk Update:

We're on the look-out for a space for Craftfolk where we can host workshops starting this fall. We're looking for a mostly turn-key space with a kitchen, bathroom, large unfurnished room to hold workshops and events, and easy parking. We're open to sharing space with another business or having our own dedicated space. Ideally we'd like to start with a month-to-month lease, but are open to a longer commitment depending on the space. We'd like to stay in or near Colfax to keep the momentum going here. Please hit reply to this email if you know of a space we should consider. Stay tuned via these weekly emails for general updates and announcements once we have our workshops back up and running. Email us at hello@craftfolkcollective.com if you have an idea for a space.

Colfax, CA 95713

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