Community Calendar

If you have 6 or more in your group, please request an event.

If you have 6 or more in your group, please request an event.

🎨 Get your hands dirty and let your creativity shine at our Clay Workshop at Brush Crazy! Did you know that working with clay can improve focus and reduce stress? 🌿✨ Don't miss this chance to mold, shape, and create something amazing! Your $10.00 RSVP reserves your spot in this DIY clay workshop and will be credited towards your purchase. When you get to the studio, you will receive a pound of clay ($35) and we will explain and show examples of several techniques. Once your clay items dry we will fire your piece(s) the first time, (takes about 2- 3 weeks). You will get an email to let you know your clay items are ready for you to come in and paint! We will then fire your items again and e-mail you when they are ready for pick up. Bring your favorite beverage and snacks!

If you have 6 or more in your group, please request an event.

Flash fiction may be small, but it’s huge in the writing world (and hugely fun to write). Whether you want to get a taste of this genre or you’re already a flash writer looking to stimulate new ideas, this workshop is the place to get those tiny pieces on the page. We’ll use both prompts and analysis of readings to spark multiple flash pieces. Then, we’ll give some on-the-spot feedback (only if you want to read—sharing is totally optional). Participants can expect to leave with multiple drafts, a better sense of the various styles flash fiction can take, and resources on where to read and submit flash. Carve out writing time to draft some small-but-mighty pieces!

Join certified Laughter Yoga teacher, breathologist, and internationally recognized storyteller Lyn Ford for a joyful, restorative, and relaxing 60-minute session designed to support your physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being, your creativity, and your connection with others.

This accessible, chair-based workshop includes deep breathing, gentle stretching, rhythmic clapping, and playful laughter exercises that are safe and adaptable for all fitness and mobility levels. Writing prompts will also be incorporated into the session to encourage reflection and creative expression.

Together, we’ll explore easy, replicable techniques to relieve stress and anxiety, lift our spirits, increase our imaginative thinking, and build community—because laughter truly is a universal language. Laughter Wellness is perfect for anyone seeking fun and joyful self-care.

No mats or equipment are needed—just wear comfortable clothing and come ready to play!

Laughter Wellness is open to adults and teens ages 14+.

🎨 Get your hands dirty and let your creativity shine at our Clay Workshop at Brush Crazy! Did you know that working with clay can improve focus and reduce stress? 🌿✨ Don't miss this chance to mold, shape, and create something amazing! Your $10.00 RSVP reserves your spot in this DIY clay workshop and will be credited towards your purchase. When you get to the studio, you will receive a pound of clay ($35) and we will explain and show examples of several techniques. Once your clay items dry we will fire your piece(s) the first time, (takes about 2- 3 weeks). You will get an email to let you know your clay items are ready for you to come in and paint! We will then fire your items again and e-mail you when they are ready for pick up. Bring your favorite beverage and snacks!

First-person, third-person, limited, omniscient—what’s the difference between different points of view, and which is best for your story? The perspective from which your story is told shapes how readers understand and connect with your writing. We’ll learn about various POV techniques and experiment with writing the same story through different points of view. By the end of this session, you’ll leave with the tools needed to confidently choose—and master—the perfect voice for your project. Come ready to play with perspective and unlock your story's true potential!

Is it hot in here, or is it just your writing? Birds do it, bees do it . . . so why is it so hard for writers to do it—or rather, to do it well? Writing about sex, like the very act itself, can be difficult, funny, embarrassing, intense, evocative, compelling, sad, political, boring, mind-blowing, exciting, and exhausting. How much is too much? When is it not enough? What will others think of us? And what about our own self-censors? We will consider these and other perils and joys of getting believable, effective, sometimes beautiful and literary sex scenes on the page. We’ll look at published samples, and cover tips and traps to avoid—starting with the fact that sex in literature is rarely just about the sex at all. Join us for this evening delight! And note—this class is about writing sex scenes in works of fiction and memoir, NOT about writing erotica or porn.

Rated R for Real—all participants must be 18 or older.

You've written a book or you're thinking about writing one, but how do you decide what comes next? Today's authors have more publishing options than ever before, yet many feel overwhelmed by the differences between traditional publishing, hybrid publishing, and self-publishing. In this workshop, author, self-publisher, and publishing company founder Ashequka Lacey provides a practical overview of each publishing path, exploring the benefits, challenges, costs, timelines, and levels of creative control associated with each option. Participants will learn key considerations for evaluating their goals as authors and gain a clearer understanding of which publishing path may be the best fit for their book. Attendees will leave with greater confidence, practical resources, and actionable next steps for moving their writing project forward.