Fishtown Writers’ Circle

A monthly gathering to share your writing, listen to others' works, and find inspiration.
Host: Dan Lisuk.

Fishtown Writers’ Circle

A monthly gathering to share your writing, listen to others' works, and find inspiration.
Host: Dan Lisuk.

Metalsmithing: Beach Stone Pendant or Ring

An introductory metalsmithing workshop! Create a Lake Michigan beach stone pendant or ring.
Teacher: Janet Ryan, J Art Jewelry.

OAB Plein Air Painters Summer Program 2026

SOLD OUT

The OAB Plein Air Painters announces its 26^th season. Painters will meet all over the county on Wednesdays for 19 weeks of plein air painting.
Leader: Martha Elchert.

Anyone Can Sketch: with Gayle Kabaker

Gayle will lead participants through a series of fun, low-pressure warm-up exercises designed to train the eye to really see what you want to draw. The workshop continues with drawing from a simple still life, focusing on interpretation rather than accuracy—encouraging each participant to draw in a way that feels natural, playful, and enjoyable.
Instructor: Gayle Kabaker.

Family Workshop: Let’s Draw Monsters! with Gayle Kabaker

Inspired by the sketchbook practice Gayle shares with her five-year-old granddaughter—whose favorite subject is monsters—participants will explore imaginative drawing of monsters or whatever else they are inspired to draw.
Instructor: Gayle Kabaker.

Perfectly Imperfect: A Full-Day Painting & Drawing Workshop with Gayle Kabaker

Spend the day painting and drawing for fun in this relaxed, creative workshop. Participants will draw and paint from a still life and from what’s around them, learning to observe the world with fresh eyes. Gayle will guide you in developing a fun and sustainable sketchbook practice, showing how to draw and paint not only what you see, but how to interpret it—transforming observation into something expressive, playful, and uniquely your own.
Instructor: Gayle Kabaker.