Madame Chu will demonstrate making a Peranakan spicy noodle dish and participants will have hands-on experience in making the dish called Mee Siam. She will talk about her aunt’s recipe, its origin and variations throughout Southeast Asia. Register online or call 288-6160.
Learn how you can create your own printed textiles ( think shirts, tote bags, tea towels etc) using hand carved wood block you design. This workshop covers how to use woodcutting tools to carve out of wood, as well as how to print your block on both paper and fabric. You will create at least one art piece during the class and will leave inspired to create your own printed home decor, clothing, gifts and more.
This workshop will be offered once at Wisconsin Heights High School to students only, and a second time for students to repeat at the public library with community participants.
Keeping a journal helps you establish order when your world feels like it’s in chaos. It helps you get to know yourself by revealing your innermost fears, thoughts, and feelings. Journaling can help to cope with depression, anxiety and stress. Negative thoughts can be identified, giving an avenue for change, and provide an opportunity for positive self-talk.
Attendees will learn the basics of the ukulele in this two-hour group lesson. By the end you will know how to play at least one song.
Please bring your own ukulele.
For ages 9 to adult. Registration is required and register online or call 608-835-3656.
The lesson will be taught by Adam Chisman of Academy of Sound.
Mindfulness: Many of us find our stress levels creeping upwards during this time of year.
Jennifer Dean teaches mindful techniques to help.
Registration required.
6 weeks of group lessons by Music Therapist Sheila Santos
Tuesdays 6-7 pm Sept. 25th—Oct. 30th
For beginners: Adults and children ages 10+.
Bring your own guitar.
Pre-registration is required by calling the library at 608-655-3123. Registration opens September 4th.
Please be sure you can commit to the 6 week program before signing up as we anticipate a great demand for the limited 12 seats.
We reserve the right to seat Marshall area residents first due to limited seating.
Discover new art mediums by completing beginner level projects at your choice of 5 stations: Water Color—Acrylics—Felt—Paper—Air Clay.
No fee program. Ages 15—Adult.
Limited seating (15 spots).
Registration opens August 1st: call 608-655-3123 or email staff [at] marlib.org.
Marshall residents will be seated first due to limited materials.
In recognition of LGBT Pride Month in June, Madison Public Library will celebrate with thoughtful discussion, inclusive events, and expanded sessions of last year’s popular Drag Queen Storytime.
Event Details:
Stop by for this drop-in workshop and create your own screenprint of an inclusive Libraries Are for Everyone image, with text available in English, Spanish, or Arabic. Bring your own t-shirt/tote/material to print on, or create a print on paper. All ages welcome, kids under 7 will need help from a grownup.
Cell phones aren't the only small devices connecting people these days. Ukuleles are transcending borders, genres, and generations. Madison's thriving ukulele culture includes a 700-member club called Madison Area Ukulele Initiative (MAUI) www.MAUImadison.com. MAUI director Andrew Wilke will be available to help beginners learn to play in this free, 2-hour workshop and sing-along.
Bring a ukulele or try one of the instruments available at the event. No prior musical experience required.
Iroquois Raised Beadwork is an ancient art form of the Eastern Great Lakes. The symbols in the beadwork are much like an early form of writing, holding stories from the earliest days of the Haudenosaunee. Karen Ann, a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, shares her Nation’s beadwork and stories.