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Winter into Spring Yoga with Michelle

Winter into Spring Yoga with Michelle

Tuesdays on March 12, 19, 26 and April 2

11:00 – 12:00 PM – via Zoom

Please join Michelle Heron as she leads a 4-week online yoga series, where participants will explore the practice of yoga through the seasonal shift of winter into spring. From the comfort of one’s own home, reawaken the body and mind with a gentle yoga flow, focused breathing, and longer held poses to shake off winter and move into the energy of spring.

A yoga mat/towel or blanket, blocks, extra pad for knee cushioning, bolster and/or pillow are great support props to have nearby.  Cameras can be on or off, options are given using invitational language, and props are encouraged.

Classes are free and open to all to join, however, separate registration is required for each session:

Tuesday, March 12 at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Register Online starts Tuesday, March 5, at 9:00 AM.

Tuesday, March 19 at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Register Online starts Tuesday, March 12, at 9:00 AM.

Tuesday, March 26 at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Register Online starts Tuesday, March 19, at 9:00 AM.

Tuesday, April 2 at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Register Online starts Tuesday, March 26, at 9:00 AM.

Please sign up online or contact the library for assistance, 781-665-2313.

Fun on Creativebug

March Creativebug Fun!

Spring is around the corner! Try something new through Creativebug!

Using your library card and PIN, create your own account for FREE and nurture your creative side with 1000+ video classes in painting, knitting, crafting, sewing & more!

Creativity Through Marbling: A Daily Practice – Available March 1

A pattern a day keeps boredom away! Join Austin, Texas based marbling artist Mercedez Rex and immerse yourself in the captivating world of marbling, mastering techniques that adorn paper with mesmerizing patterns. Throughout your month-long journey, delve into four distinct pattern categories: Stone, Gel-Git, Nonpareil, and Chevron. Embrace the interplay of colors, gradually advancing to more intricate designs. Grow your creativity through marbling and experience the enchanting art of swirling colors, unveiling breathtaking designs that will ignite your imagination.

Sew a Roman Stripe Color Value Quilt – Available March 6

Quilters of all experience levels learn something new in this class that emphasizes how to determine color value and how to artfully apply it to your quilts. Blair Stocker of Wise Craft Handmade is an author and modern quilter from Santa Fe. In a former life, she worked in the fashion industry and has a deep love for textiles and knowledge of design. Using a simple three-strip Roman Stripe quilt block, she shows you how to utilize many different fabrics from your stash as well as your favorite scraps to create what she calls “quilt sparkle,” a dynamic effect that leads the eye all over the quilt by working with light and dark color values. She invented the Ruby Ruler as a helpful tool to quickly determine color value while at the fabric store, looking through your fabric piles, cutting your fabric, or putting your design together. Learn how to sew your blocks, arrange them into a gorgeous quilt top, hand tie a quilt, and bind a quilt with mitered corners. This is a start-to-finish project in which you’ll learn quilting basics as well as how to develop your artistic eye.

Knit the Freeport Cardigan – Available March 13

Knit a timeless cabled sweater with designer, technical editor, and author Tian Connaughton. The beautiful Freeport Cardigan is worked from the bottom up, which is one of Tian’s favorite sweater constructions because there is very little seaming. Begin knitting with the back piece, split for the front pieces, and then pick up stitches for the sleeves. Tian teaches you how to knit cables with a cable needle and without, as well as other essential techniques including a three-needle bind off, a twisted rib stitch, how to knit buttonholes, and how to work in short rows for shaping. You will love the Freeport’s gorgeous textures along with its elongated collar that drapes behind you like a cozy capelet.

Garden Journaling – Available March 20

Garden historian Mac Griswold poetically states that “Gardening is the slowest of the performing arts,” but this art moves swiftly once the growing season is underway. In this class, led by lifelong gardener and artist Lorene Edwards Forkner, learn how to make the most of every season by developing a personal garden journal that provides space for exploring garden dreams, stashing pertinent plant tags and seed packets, and diagramming planting ideas. Included is a practical garden log sheet: a place to record seasonal weather and keep track of bloom time and harvests, along with garden wins, losses, and discoveries. A well-used garden journal is a valuable reference when plotting for the future but you need not limit yourself to the realities of your growing region or resources; simply choose any plant that appeals to you and have some fun!

CB Mixtape: Self-Portraits – Available March 27

Embark on an exploration of self-portraiture with a diverse selection of Creativebug artists. The five classes are each instructed by a different artist, showcasing varied methods of self-expression. Each lesson is brief yet accessible, covering a range of traditional and playful techniques suitable for all skill levels. Immerse yourself in the art of self-portraiture and discover new avenues for creative expression.

Mass Center for the Book 2024 Reading Challenge

How the challenge works:

  • Choose a book that fits the monthly challenge.
  • After you read, fill out this form to tell Mass Center for the Book about the book you choose.
    • Using the Mass Center for the Book submission manager, you will be able to log in and access the entries you’ve logged throughout the year.
    • Dedicated readers will be invited to a year-end celebration hosted by Mass Center for the Book.
    • If you read a book in each of the 12 months, you will be entered in a drawing to win 1 of 2 totes filled with books.
    • Mass Center for the Book will be drawing two names on the last day of each month to win a free book! Make sure you get those entries in before the end of the month.

March Challenge: