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2023
​Michigan Folk School Schedule

5/12 CLASS DROP
​Classes listed below are NOW READY for registration
September
​5 Tue, 6pm - 8pm Knife Sharpening Demystified 

8 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Coquilles Saint-Jacque   
9 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Cooking By Campfire   
9 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Cooking By Campfire   
10 Sun, 5pm - 8pm Steak and Potatoes  
12 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Kitchen Knife Skills 

15 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Weeknight Dinners: 5 dishes under 20 minutes   
16 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Wood Fire Pizza Basics  
16 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Date Night At The Folk School: Pizza   
17 Sun, 4pm - 7pm Wood Fire Pizza Basics 
19 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Cacio e Pepe 
22 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Shrimp and Grits   
23 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Butter Chicken and Naan   
23 Sat, 6pm - 9pm Butter Chicken and Naan 
26 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Caesar Salad 
30 Sat, 9am - 12pm Preserving the Harvest: Lacto-Fermentation    

October
​6 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Fish & Chips   
10 Tue, 6pm, - 9pm Eggs Benedict
12 Thu, 6pm - 9pm Coq Au Vin 
17 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Shrimp Scampi   
21 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Nashville Hot Chicken   
21 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Nashville Hot Chicken 
24 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Crab and Corn Bisque


November
​10 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Weeknight Dinners: 5 dishes under 20 minutes   
12 Sun, 1pm - 4pm Pierogis Workshop 
14 Tue, 6pm - 8pm Knife Sharpening Demystified 
18 Sat, 9am - 1pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes   
19 Sat, 2pm - 6pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes 
19 Sun, 9am - 1pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes 
21 Tue, 5pm - 9pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes   
25 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Cajun & Creole: Gumbo   
25 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Cajun & Creole: Gumbo 
28 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Chicken & Dumpling Soup 
30 Thu, 6pm - 9pm Homemade Gnocchi Workshop


December
​1 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Beef Stroganoff 
2 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Mother Sauces 
2 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Mother Sauces 
3 Sun, 5pm - 8pm Chili Con Carne 
5 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Biscuits & Gravy 
9 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Dutch Baby 
9 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Dutch Baby 
10 Sun, 5pm - 8pm Meat Loaf 
12 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Chicken Under A Brick 
16 Sat, 9am - 12pm Holiday Cookies 
16 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Holiday Cookies 
17 Sun, 9am - 12pm Holiday Cookies 
17 Sun, 1pm - 4pm Holiday Cookies 
19 Tue, 6pm-  9pm Cottage Pie


​June, 2023
  • 13 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm The Ancient Art Of Wattle Fencing​
  • 13 Tue 5pm-8pm, 15 Thu 5pm-8pm OR 17 Sat 9am-12pm, Introduction to Sailing
  • 13 Tue 6pm - 9pm The Art of Henna
  • 14 Wed 6pm - 9pm The Art of Henna
  • 17 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 18 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing for Kids
  • 20 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm Bugs in the Garden
  • 20 Tue 5pm-8pm, 22 Thu 5pm-8pm OR 24 Sat 9am-12pm, Introduction to Sailing
  • 20 Tue 6pm - 9pm 6pm - 9pm Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
  • 24 Sat 9am - 4pm Earth Oven Workshop
  • 25 Sun 9am - 4:30pm The Art & Craft of a Pinhole Camera
  • 24 Sat 9am - 4pm & 25 Sun 9am-4pm Forge a Spatula and Ladle Set
  • 25 Sun 9am - 4pm Rocket Stove Outdoor Cooker
  • 27 Tue 5pm-8pm, 29 Thu 5pm-8pm OR 1 Sat 9am-12pm, Introduction to Sailing
  • 27 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm Copy of: Growing Great Garlic

​July, 2023
  • 1 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 2 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 6 Thu 6pm - 9pm Wildcrafting w/Jim McDonald: Midsummer Medicines
  • 8 Sat 9am - 12pm Medicine Making Workshop: Midsummer Medicines
  • 8 Sat 9am - 4pm Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing
  • 9 Sun 12pm - 2pm Hiveside Chat
  • 11 Tue 6pm - 9pm Cold Forging Copper Bracelets​
  • 11 Tue 5pm-8pm, 13 Thu 5pm-8pm OR 15 Sat 9am-12pm, Introduction to Sailing
  • 11 Tue 6pm - 9pm The Art of Henna
  • 12 Wed 6pm - 9pm The Art of Henna
  • 15 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 16 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing for Kids
  • 18 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm Basic Composting
  • 18 Tue 6pm - 9pm Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
  • 22 Sat 9am - 4pm Spoon Carving All-Day Workshop
  • 22 Sat 9am - 4pm Folded Rasp Tomahawk
  • 26 Wed 5:30pm - 8:30pm Autumn & Cool Season Gardening

​August, 2023
  • 5 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 5 Sat 1:30pm-4:30pm Making Healing Creams, Salves, and Lip Balm
  • 6 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • ​6 Sun 9am-4pm Pine Needle Baskets
  • 8 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm Decorative Garlic & Onion Braiding & Storage
  • 8 Tue 6pm - 9pm Crafting a Coin Ring
  • ​8 Tue 6pm-9pm Midsummer Medicines
  • ​10 Thu 6pm-9pm Herbal First Aid Kits
  • 12 Sat 9am - 4pm & 13 Sun 9am - 4pm Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing
  • 12 Sat 9am-4pm Pine Needle/Broom Corn Basket  ​
  • 13 Sun 12pm - 2pm Hiveside Chat
  • 13 Sun 1pm - 5pm Introduction to Block Printing
  • 15 Tue 5pm-8pm, 17 Thu 5pm-8pm OR 19 Sat 9am-12pm, Introduction to Sailing
  • 15 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm Heirloom Tomatoes: Pruning, Trellising, Fruiting & Harvesting
  • 19 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 20 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing for Kids
  • 22 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm Herbal & Compost Teas for the Garden​
  • 22 Tue 5pm-8pm, 24 Thu 5pm-8pm OR 26 Sat 9am-12pm, Introduction to Sailing
  • 22 Tue 6pm - 9pm Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
  • 28 Sat 10am - 6pm & 29 Sun 10am - 6pm Creating a Traditional Longbow 
  • 27 Sun 9am - 5pm Forge Custom Cooking Tongs
  • 29 Tue 5pm-8pm, 31 Thu 5pm-8pm OR 2 Sat 9am-12pm, Introduction to Sailing
  • 31 Thu 5pm - 8pm Wildcrafting w/Jim McDonald: Wild Roots & Fall Foliage

​September, 2023
  • 2 Sat 9am - 12pm Medicine Making Workshop: Wild Roots and Fall Foliage
  • 2 Sat 1pm-4pm Making Healing Creams, Salves & Lip Balm
  • 2 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 3 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101​
  • 5 Tue, 6pm - 8pm Knife Sharpening Demystified 
  • 7 Thu 5pm - 9pm Introduction to Block Printing
  • ​8 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Coquilles Saint-Jacque   
  • 9 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Cooking By Campfire   
  • ​9 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Cooking By Campfire
  • 9 Sat 9am - 4pm Crafting Oval Shaker Boxes
  • 9 Sat 9am - 4pm Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing​
  • 9 Sat 9am - 4:30pm The Art & Craft of a Pinhole Camera
  • ​10 Sun, 5pm - 8pm Steak and Potatoes  
  • 10 Sun 12pm - 2pm Hiveside Chat
  • 12 Tue 5:30pm - 8:30pm Seed Saving Skills
  • 12 Tue 6pm - 9pm Cold Forging Copper Bracelets
  • ​12 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Kitchen Knife Skills 
  • 15 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Weeknight Dinners: 5 dishes under 20 minutes   ​
  • 16 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • ​16 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Wood Fire Pizza Basics  
  • 16 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Date Night At The Folk School: Pizza   
  • 17 Sun, 4pm - 7pm Wood Fire Pizza Basics 
  • 17 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing for Kids
  • 19 Tue 6pm - 9pm Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
  • ​​19 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Cacio e Pepe 
  • 20 Wed 6pm - 9pm The Art of Henna
  • 21 Thu 6pm - 9pm The Art of Henna 
  • 22 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Shrimp and Grits   
  • 23 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Butter Chicken and Naan   
  • ​23 Sat, 6pm - 9pm Butter Chicken and Naan 
  • 23 Sat 9am - 4pm Forging A Cat Bottle Opener
  • 23 Sat & 24 Sun Sloyd Spoon Carving Weekend Greenwood ​
  • 24 Sun 9am - 5pm Forging a Dragon Head Hook
  • ​24 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Crab and Corn Bisque
  • ​26 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Caesar Salad
  • 30 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • ​30 Sat, 9am - 12pm Preserving the Harvest: Lacto-Fermentation    

​October, 2023
  • 4 Wed 5:30pm - 8:30pm Wreath-Crafting: Building a Harvest Wreath From Natural Elements
  • 6 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Fish & Chips
  • ​6 Fri 6pm - 9pm Nature Inspired Stained Glass Panel
  • 7 Sat 9am - 4pm Forge A Magic Wand
  • 7 Sat 9am - 4pm Stained Glass 101
  • 7 Sat & 8 Sun - Greenwood Carving on a SpoonMule/Shave Horse 
  • 7 Sat & 8 Sun Handmade Wool & Waxed Canvas Vest & Apron
  • 7 Sat 9am - 3pm Candle Making & Candle Craft
  • 8 Sun 9am - 4pm Stained Glass NightLight Workshop
  • 8 Sun 9am - 5pm Forging a Dragon Head Hook
  • 8 Sun 9am-2pm Roadkill 101 
  • 8 Sun 9am - 3pm Making Cordage & Learning to Lash
  • ​​10 Tue, 6pm, - 9pm Eggs Benedict
  • 10 Tue 6pm - 9pm Crafting a Coin Ring
  • 10 Tue 6pm - 9pm Stained Glass 101​
  • ​10 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Weeknight Dinners: 5 dishes under 20 minutes
  • ​12 Thu, 6pm - 9pm Coq Au Vin 
  • 17 Tue 6pm - 9pm Stained Glass 101
  • ​17 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Shrimp Scampi​
  • 21 Sat 9am - 4pm Sewing Machine Knowledge & Basic Sewing Techniques
  • 21 Sat 9am - 4pm Stained Glass 101
  • 21 Sat 9am - 4pm Leather Craft 101
  • 21 Sat 9am - 4pm Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing
  • ​21 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Nashville Hot Chicken   
  • 21 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Nashville Hot Chicken 
  • 22 Sun 9am - 1pm Beginning Crochet​
  • 22 Sun 9am - 4pm Stained Glass NightLight Workshop
  • 22 Sun 1pm - 5pm Crafting a Custom Leather Belt
  • 22 Sun 2pm - 6pm Continuing Crochet
  • 22 Sun 9am-2pm Roadkill 101 ​
  • 24 Tue 6pm - 9pm Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
  • 24 Tue 6pm - 9pm Introduction to Millinery: Making a Hat
  • 26 Thu 5pm - 9pm Hat Restoration & Repair
  • 27 Fri 5pm - 9pm Seasonal Headpieces & Fascinators
  • 28 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 28 Sat 9am - 4pm Introduction to Millinery: Making a Hat
  • 28 Sat 9am - 4pm Stained Glass 101
  • 28 Sat 9am - 4pm Handmade Leather Messenger Bag Workshop
  • 29 Sun 9am - 1pm Millinery Open Studio
  • 29 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 29 Sun 1pm - 5pm Millinery Open Studio​

​November, 2023
  • 1 Wed 5pm - 9pm Hat Restoration & Repair
  • 2 Thu 5pm - 8pm  Intermediate Millinery: Blocking, Finishing and Trimming
  • 4 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 4 Sat 9am - 4pm Introduction to Millinery: Making a Hat
  • 4 Sat 9am - 4pm Stained Glass 101
  • 4 Sat 10am - 1pm Hands-on Whole Hog Breakdown
  • 5 Sun 9am-12pm Cultivating Edible Mushrooms
  • ​5 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • ​5 Sun 1pm-4pm Cultivating Edible Mushrooms
  • 7 Tue 6pm - 9pm Nature Inspired Stained Glass Panel
  • 11 Sat 9am - 12pm Felted Winter Mittens
  • 11 Sat 9am - 4pm Stained Glass NightLight Workshop
  • 11 Sat 9am - 4pm Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing
  • 11 Sat 1pm - 4pm Felted Winter Hat
  • 12 Sun 9am - 12pm Fitted Felt Wrist Warmers
  • 12 Sun 1pm - 4pm Felted Cozy Slippers
  • ​12 Sun, 1pm - 4pm Pierogis Workshop 
  • 14 Tue, 6pm - 8pm Knife Sharpening Demystified ​
  • 15 Wed 6pm - 9pm Stained Glass 101
  • 18 Sat 9am - 1pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • 18 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 18 Sat 9am - 4pm Stained Glass 101
  • 18 Sat 2pm - 6pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • 19 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing for Kids
  • 19 Sun 9am - 1pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • 21 Tue 5pm - 9pm Thanksgiving Side Dishes
  • 21 Tue 6pm - 9pm Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
  • 25 Sat 9am - 4pm Stained Glass NightLight Workshop
  • 25 Sat 9am - 4pm Forge a Spatula and Ladle Set
  • ​25 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Cajun & Creole: Gumbo   
  • 25 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Cajun & Creole: Gumbo 
  • 28 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Chicken & Dumpling Soup ​
  • 29 Wed 5:30pm - 8:30pm Wreath-Crafting: Creating an Evergreen Wreath
  • ​30 Thu, 6pm - 9pm Homemade Gnocchi Workshop

​December, 2023
  • 1 Fri, 6pm - 9pm Beef Stroganoff 
  • 2 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101 
  • 2 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Mother Sauces 
  • 2 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Mother Sauces
  • 3 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • ​3 Sun, 5pm - 8pm Chili Con Carne
  • 5 Tue 6pm - 9pm Crafting a Coin Ring
  • 5 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Biscuits & Gravy ​
  • 9 Sat 9am - 4pm Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing
  • ​9 Sat, 1pm - 4pm Dutch Baby 
  • 9 Sat, 5pm - 8pm Dutch Baby 
  • 10 Sun, 5pm - 8pm Meat Loaf 
  • 12 Tue, 6pm - 9pm Chicken Under A Brick
  • 16 Sat 9am - 12pm Holiday Cookies
  • 16 Sat 9am - 4pm Spoon Carving All-Day Workshop
  • 16 Sat 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing 101
  • 16 Sat 1pm - 4pm Holiday Cookies
  • 16 Sat 9am-4pm Pine Needle/Broom Corn Basket 
  • 17 Sun 9am - 12pm Holiday Cookies
  • 17 Sun 9am - 4pm Blacksmithing for Kids
  • 17 Sun 1pm - 4pm Holiday Cookies
  • 19 Tue 6pm - 9pm Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
  • ​19 Tue, 6pm-  9pm Cottage Pie

Our Mission: The Michigan Folk School is committed to creating a community engaged in authentic, hands-on experiences through the teaching and sharing of traditional folk arts, crafts, music, and skills in an inspiring natural setting and to promote the preservation of forest and farmland.


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7734 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

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Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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