Animation Camp

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

**Please note the NEW dates!** Come join us at Headwaters Arts Center from April 3rd-7th for Animation Camp! Design and create your own stop motion film during this five-day camp. Students will use a variety of materials to create their own characters and environments, then film their animations frame by frame.  Add sound effects and music to see your characters come to life during this exciting hands-on camp! This camp runs from 9 am to 3 pm and is suited for children 10 and up. There is a suggested tuition of $100 for the 5 days, but you may pay…

$100
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Lego Builders Club!

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Join like-minded Lego enthusiasts of all ages for this building club! Free for all to participate at Headwaters Arts Center from 3-4:30 pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Lego and Duplo bricks are provided! Dates: Jan. 11 + 25 Feb. 8 + 22 Mar. 8 + 22

Free
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Challenge Book Club

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Working with former Young Adult Librarian Julie Rockefeller, and with the support of HumanitiesNY and the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation, the Roxbury Arts Group is excited to offer the Challenge Book Club, a curated a moderated reading group for 11 to 14 year olds that will explore age appropriate literature that has been challenged for its content.  Together with book club facilitator Julie Rockefeller and other participants, readers will explore the books and their topics, share their ideas and reactions, expand their critical thinking skills, and learn about literary rating systems and their impact. All books will…

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Role Playing Game Night

Roxbury Arts Center 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury, NY

Join us for some high adventure as we explore fantasy and science fiction worlds through various online roleplaying games. With games like Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon World, and many others, we can imagine ourselves as great heroes adventuring their way through mystical and magical worlds, seeing wonders and battling great enemies, and finding magical items and artifacts. Role Playing Game Night is best for players ages 14 and up. Newcomers are always welcome and if you wish, you can get right into the action with the other players. Experienced players are welcome, too. Contact Douglas Idleman in advance of game…

Free

Watercolor Pastel

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Working with soft and water-soluble wax pastels, students will color dry and wet onto paper and gesso-covered surfaces. They will use stencils to mask areas to add and subtract color. The aim is to explore negative and positive space while learning new and non-traditional techniques for mixed media and fine art uses. This workshop is led by Celia Buchanan. Celia is a mixed media artist and holds a B.A. in 2-D surface design from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland, and an M.A. in arts management in education from the City University, London. Celia’s work has been featured…

UV Resin Workshop

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Simply explained: extraordinary resin applications for curious mixed media artists.  The workshop style of this class allows each experience to be unique! Participants will be creating amazing 3D pieces through the use of UV activated resin. Swirl colors, glitter, and metallic flakes into your mold and make it your very own style. Applications can be used for jewelry, home decor or art for art’s sake! This workshop is led by Celia Buchanan. Celia is a mixed media artist and holds a B.A. in 2-D surface design from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland, and an M.A. in arts management…

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Lego Builders Club!

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Join like-minded Lego enthusiasts of all ages for this building club! Free for all to participate at Headwaters Arts Center from 3-4:30 pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Lego and Duplo bricks are provided! Dates: Jan. 11 + 25 Feb. 8 + 22 Mar. 8 + 22

Free
Recurring

Challenge Book Club

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Working with former Young Adult Librarian Julie Rockefeller, and with the support of HumanitiesNY and the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation, the Roxbury Arts Group is excited to offer the Challenge Book Club, a curated a moderated reading group for 11 to 14 year olds that will explore age appropriate literature that has been challenged for its content.  Together with book club facilitator Julie Rockefeller and other participants, readers will explore the books and their topics, share their ideas and reactions, expand their critical thinking skills, and learn about literary rating systems and their impact. All books will…

Free
Recurring

Role Playing Game Night

Roxbury Arts Center 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury, NY

Join us for some high adventure as we explore fantasy and science fiction worlds through various online roleplaying games. With games like Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeon World, and many others, we can imagine ourselves as great heroes adventuring their way through mystical and magical worlds, seeing wonders and battling great enemies, and finding magical items and artifacts. Role Playing Game Night is best for players ages 14 and up. Newcomers are always welcome and if you wish, you can get right into the action with the other players. Experienced players are welcome, too. Contact Douglas Idleman in advance of game…

Free

Wet Felting Workshop

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Wet Felting Class: Make one or two projects in one afternoon--no previous experience is required. --We will wet felt flat pieces with yarn embedded within for a cohesive color story or you can felt a web-like piece--you choose! --Felt a multicolor "log" which can be sliced and turned  into beads, ornaments, or garlands. There are lots of color choices and so many ways to go with these projects. Please join us! Led by Teaching Artist Anne Gohorel: www.annegohorel.info ​A B 0 U T When I was a kid, I loved to create--I made dolls from scratch, candles, needlepoint projects from…

Mixed Media Workshop

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

This workshop will be an exploration of multimedia techniques using stencils and resist techniques incorporating watercolor inks, soft water-soluble wax pastels, liquid acrylics, and beyond. Participants will learn the proper way to combine media and maintain archivally stable work while having fun. This workshop is led by Celia Buchanan. Celia is a mixed media artist and holds a B.A. in 2-D surface design from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland, and an M.A. in arts management in education from the City University, London. Celia’s work has been featured in galleries notably the Institute of Education, London, National Exhibition…

Recurring

Lego Builders Club!

Headwaters Arts Center 66 Main Street, Stamford, NY

Join like-minded Lego enthusiasts of all ages for this building club! Free for all to participate at Headwaters Arts Center from 3-4:30 pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Lego and Duplo bricks are provided! Dates: Jan. 11 + 25 Feb. 8 + 22 Mar. 8 + 22

Free