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Saturday March 7, 2026
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM    Bee Keeping- Happy Hive - Bee Keeping Workshops
Explore the sweet hobby of bee keeping in a two-day info-packed session March 7 and 14. Get the BUZZ around beehive Social structure, apiary location and regulations, feeding and care of bees, honey harvest, supplies, start-up, and more. Start providing a safe haven and learn local tricks and tips for keeping bees in SD. The book, “First Lessons in Beekeeping,” and other customized handouts included. Ages 16 & up or with participating adult.Instructor: Dale Hill
 
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM    How To Catch A Leprechaun-Lego Trap - How To Catch A Leprechaun- Lego Trap
Working against a criteria-and-constraints list—and armed with a Leprechaun Lore Guide—design an inventive trap using LEGO robotics kits and craft materials to lure and safely contain a leprechaun! Through hands-on building and testing, explore engineering, creativity, and playful problem-solving together. Ages 8-12.Instructors:  Becky & Izzy McDowell
 
Tuesday March 10, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM    Soul Tapping EFT - Soul Tapping - Learn EFT - March
Tapping, also known as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), combines gentle self-tapping on acupressure points to reduce stress and anxiety. This practice helps to regulate emotions, relieve physical pain, and address mental blocks by calming the nervous system. Regular tapping has been shown to improve mood, increase resilience to stress, and enhance overall well-being. Try tapping! Ages 16 & up. Instructor: Olga James
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Backyard Chicken Keeping 101 - Backyard Chicken Keeping 101 - March
A Sioux Falls City ordinance allows you to raise six chickens in your backyard! Learn all aspects of backyard flock management from raising chicks to coop and run requirements, feed and nutrition, and common health issues and collecting eggs! Ages 16 & up or with participating adult.Instructor: Stephanie Peterson, Fruit of the Coop
 
Friday March 13, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Shampoo & Conditioner Bars - Shampoo and Conditioner Bars Workshop
If you loved the ideas of mixing concoctions & playdough as a kid, you will love this class and the clean natural hair care that comes with it! This is all the instructor uses for her hair now and she loves avoiding the extra plastics and packaging. You will too! You’ll make at least two customizable shampoo bars and one conditioner bar.Instructor: Andrea Koch
 
Saturday March 14, 2026
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM    Bee Keeping- Happy Hive - Bee Keeping Workshops
Explore the sweet hobby of bee keeping in a two-day info-packed session March 7 and 14. Get the BUZZ around beehive Social structure, apiary location and regulations, feeding and care of bees, honey harvest, supplies, start-up, and more. Start providing a safe haven and learn local tricks and tips for keeping bees in SD. The book, “First Lessons in Beekeeping,” and other customized handouts included. Ages 16 & up or with participating adult.Instructor: Dale Hill
 
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM    Chaotic Artistic Energy Exploration - Chaotic Artistic Energy Exploration Class
Chaotic Artistic Energy ExplorationReady to let your inner artist make some creative chaos? This one-of-a-kind art class will lean into your messy, explorative side while trying a variety of different art stations. Art options will include easy paper marbling, pour painting, chalk pastels, and modeling clay. Bring a friend or family member and wear your comfiest old clothes as we create outside the lines! Ages 18 & up. Instructor: Carlita Haak-Cran
 
Wednesday March 18, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM    Beating Writer's Block - Beating Writer's Block
Beating Writer’s BlockDo you have a desire to write but can’t seem to get started writing (or keep writing?) Maybe you think you’d like to write but don’t even know where to start - because as soon as you think about writing, you get overwhelmed or have self-doubt and just dismiss the idea. This is very common! Join me for this two-part experiential workshop. You’ll learn what often stops newer writers and get to try out several techniques to help move you forward.  Then , we’ll meet for a second class and write together some more! Appropriate for all writing levels.Instructor: Diane Roberson DouiyssiLocation: IPC
 
Thursday March 19, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM    Cartooning- Youth & Adult - Drawn to Cartooning for Beginners- Adult
Dynamic drawings come from basic shapes. Learn cartooning for fun, implement it into a work project, or even create a comic strip. You will be “drawn” into the artistic adventure. Illustrator, author, and artist Hector Curriel has so much to teach you about the trade! Youth-Ages 9-16Adults-Ages 16 & upInstructor: Hector Curriel
 
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM    Essential Oils for Everyday Living - Essential Oils for Everyday Living - Spring into Wellness
Spring Into Wellness - Essential Oils - March 19, 2026Prepare for a refreshing spring season with our "Spring into Wellness" workshop! As you shed the last of winter’s stillness and embrace the renewal of spring, this class offers practical ways to create a refreshed and uplifting environment. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create a variety of versatile essential oil products. You’ll explore safe and simple techniques for blending essential oils and crafting useful products.This class is ideal for anyone looking to infuse daily life with a little more self-care and seasonal freshness. Join us for a fun and informative session and take home your own handmade products. All supplies are included.  Ages 16 & up (or 13-15 with a participating adult).Instructors: Lisa and Allen Compton, Bound to Journal, Red Sage Living
 
Friday March 20, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM    Caricatures- Youth & Adult - Caricatures for Beginners- Youth
Start with basic shape concepts and use your imagination as you creatively exaggerate facial expressions and body proportions to make people, animals, and loved ones as humorous caricatures! Illustrator, author, and artist, Hector has so much to teach you! Youth-Ages 9-16Adults-Ages 16 & upInstructor: Hector Curriel
 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM    Youth Yoga - You & Me Yoga-March
Accompany your child (grand-child, niece or nephew) to playfully explore moving, breathing, and being together. We will use our innate creativity, stories, and our connection with nature, as we move with joy and mindful attention! Class will finish with a delightful mini guided relaxation. Bring a yoga mat(s) or large towel(s) and your sense of curiosity.Whether you're a complete beginner or you've been wanting to share your yoga practice with your child, you are welcome!For ages 3-6: You and Me YogaFor ages 7-11: Yoga Flow Together***Please register under child's name; registration fee is for Adult/Child. Instructor:  Maria Travers   
 
Wednesday March 25, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM    Beating Writer's Block - Beating Writer's Block
Beating Writer’s BlockDo you have a desire to write but can’t seem to get started writing (or keep writing?) Maybe you think you’d like to write but don’t even know where to start - because as soon as you think about writing, you get overwhelmed or have self-doubt and just dismiss the idea. This is very common! Join me for this two-part experiential workshop. You’ll learn what often stops newer writers and get to try out several techniques to help move you forward.  Then , we’ll meet for a second class and write together some more! Appropriate for all writing levels.Instructor: Diane Roberson DouiyssiLocation: IPC
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Bridge- Basics to Beyond - Bridge - Basics for Beginners
Bridge Basics for Beginners: Start from scratch and learn the most fascinating of card games. Begin with basic trick taking, hand evaluation, bidding strategies and fundamental conventions, declarer play, and defensive strategies. Learn to enjoy a game that will develop your basic math skills, critical thinking, courtesy, teamwork, logic and deductive reasoning skills. Learn a new game that will intrigue you for the rest of your life as your skills grow through the endless combinations and outcomes. Learn, compete, and grow as every hand provides a pathway to the solution of a new puzzle. 16 & up. Bridge - Building Beyond the Basics:Build on biddings to include: stayman and transfers responses to opening bids, take out doubles and responses, negative doubles, weak two openings and responses, Jacoby 2NT raises and responses, strong opening bids and asking for aces. A basic knowledge of these bidding conventions and treatments will provide you the edge you need to win! Prerequisite: Beginner class (or working knowledge of trick taking card games like pinochle, whist, spades, or euchre). Ages 18 & up. Instructor: Randy Amundson
 
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM    Words Matter - Study of Word Origin - Idioms - Idioms - Catch A Phrase
Idioms: What in the WORD?  March 25, 2026It’s raining cats and dogs! Are you pulling my leg? Don’t spill the beans! Could you translate those phrases’ meanings for another generation or another language? Interpreters face an amusing challenge with idioms; groups of words that have a meaning all on their own, apart from their individual components. Let’s explore where they come from, and how they came to be commonly used within a culture. Maybe someday we’ll even hear a phrase you coined! Come and take part in a lively discussion. Ages 18 & up.Instructor: Carrie Taylor GoldbergEtymology, 2025Etymology is the study of word origins and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. Discover fascinating word origins from around the world. See how culture and language merge in this virtual passport to the past lives of words! Increased comprehension comes from recognizing common root meanings. So whether facing a test, or even a trivia game, you’ll stand a better chance to ace it! Presented in a witty, interactive discussion full of illustrations!
 
Thursday March 26, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM    Caricatures- Youth & Adult - Capturing Caricatures for Beginners
Start with basic shape concepts and use your imagination as you creatively exaggerate facial expressions and body proportions to make people, animals, and loved ones as humorous caricatures! Illustrator, author, and artist, Hector has so much to teach you! Youth-Ages 9-16Adults-Ages 16 & upInstructor: Hector Curriel
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Genealogy -Research Your Roots - Geneology - Research Your Roots
Genealogy-Research Your RootsWho are you? Where are you from? Genealogy (the research of family history and tracing family lineage) will help you unlock those questions in as much depth as you desire. Acquire boundless tools and tips to effectively gather and collect documents, formulate facts, and branch your family tree electronically or on paper. Find your family and preserve that history for future generations with an experienced genealogist! Where to start? Right here!  1st student $89, 2nd family member $40. Objectives: The study of families, family history, and tracing family lineage. Collecting documents and facts about a family and its lineage.  Documenting your family tree electronically, on paper or any combination of your choice.  Whatever format you use and most comfortable with, we will preserve that history and documents for future generations. Week 1-2: Research basics and fact recording. Introduction to search engines and software. Week 3-4: In depth look into public Records, Documents, including Marriage/Divorce, Birth/Death, Churches/Schools, Military/Employment. Week 5-6: Correcting mistakes and confirming sources. Final organization of Data and records.
 
Friday March 27, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM    Cartooning- Youth & Adult - Cartooning For Beginners- Youth
Dynamic drawings come from basic shapes. Learn cartooning for fun, implement it into a work project, or even create a comic strip. You will be “drawn” into the artistic adventure. Illustrator, author, and artist Hector Curriel has so much to teach you about the trade! Youth-Ages 9-16Adults-Ages 16 & upInstructor: Hector Curriel
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Watercolor Techniques - Watercolor Techniques
Did you know there are three types of watercolor? Try them all! Explore the tips and tricks of watercolor: how to flow it, how to control it, and the theory behind classic watercolor style. Put your favorite whimsical watercolor ideas on paper, with your peers, and head home with your own palette to keep exploring! 16 & up (13-15 with participating adult). Instructor: Andrea Koch
 
Tuesday March 31, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM    Mahjong! Chinese Game of Brain Skills- Beginners - Mahjong! Tuesdays 10am
Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jong, Mah Jongg - However you spell it, this game is a seriously fun exercise for your brain! Learn the basics of this brain game using colorful ceramic/plastic tiles. This historically Chinese game has elements of rummy, pattern matching, and card playing. Learn to play the Western or American versions of Mahjong for three, four, or five players. You can take this class multiple times for practice! Official National Mah Jong League, NMJL, Standard Hands Card additional $15 at class. Ages 14 & up. Instructor: Cathy Schneider
 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM    Mahjong! Chinese Game of Brain Skills- Beginners - Mahjong! Tuesdays 1pm
Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jong, Mah Jongg - However you spell it, this game is a seriously fun exercise for your brain! Learn the basics of this brain game using colorful ceramic/plastic tiles. This historically Chinese game has elements of rummy, pattern matching, and card playing. Learn to play the Western or American versions of Mahjong for three, four, or five players. You can take this class multiple times for practice! Official National Mah Jong League, NMJL, Standard Hands Card additional $15 at class. Ages 14 & up. Instructor: Cathy Schneider
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Mahjong! Chinese Game of Brain Skills- Beginners - Mahjong! Tuesdays 6pm
Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jong, Mah Jongg - However you spell it, this game is a seriously fun exercise for your brain! Learn the basics of this brain game using colorful ceramic/plastic tiles. This historically Chinese game has elements of rummy, pattern matching, and card playing. Learn to play the Western or American versions of Mahjong for three, four, or five players. You can take this class multiple times for practice! Official National Mah Jong League, NMJL, Standard Hands Card additional $15 at class. Ages 14 & up. Instructor: Cathy Schneider
 
Wednesday April 1, 2026
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM    Dance- Flowing Belly Dance - Flowing Belly Dance
Practice simple relaxing moves, part belly dance and part hula! Learn lovely, gracious flowing scarf moves. These low-impact dances improve posture, strengthen your pelvic and deep abdominal muscles, gently tone your entire body, and promote flexibility and balance. Ages 16 & up (or 13-15 with participating adult). Instructor: Ahva Halma
 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM    QiGong Practices - Gold Card - QiGong - Wellness Wednesdays
Go with the flow and treat yourself to the relaxing, healing practice of QiJong (chee-gong). The five element flow of QiGong will guide you though simple practive that will balance the energies of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Each element corresponds to different emotions, organs, and aspects of well-being. All abilities, standing or sitting options. Adults Five-Element Flow Series: ages 16 & up (or 13-15 with a participating adult). Four Thursdays Included - April 9, 16, 23, 30. Gold Card Wellness Wednesday: ages 60+. April 1, May 6, June 3.Attend one, two or all three classes as you wish with your registration.
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Bridge- Basics to Beyond - Bridge - Basics for Beginners
Bridge Basics for Beginners: Start from scratch and learn the most fascinating of card games. Begin with basic trick taking, hand evaluation, bidding strategies and fundamental conventions, declarer play, and defensive strategies. Learn to enjoy a game that will develop your basic math skills, critical thinking, courtesy, teamwork, logic and deductive reasoning skills. Learn a new game that will intrigue you for the rest of your life as your skills grow through the endless combinations and outcomes. Learn, compete, and grow as every hand provides a pathway to the solution of a new puzzle. 16 & up. Bridge - Building Beyond the Basics:Build on biddings to include: stayman and transfers responses to opening bids, take out doubles and responses, negative doubles, weak two openings and responses, Jacoby 2NT raises and responses, strong opening bids and asking for aces. A basic knowledge of these bidding conventions and treatments will provide you the edge you need to win! Prerequisite: Beginner class (or working knowledge of trick taking card games like pinochle, whist, spades, or euchre). Ages 18 & up. Instructor: Randy Amundson
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    The Art of Writing Workshop - The Art of Writing Workshop
Do you want to write? This experiential, supported writing workshop explores four key elements of writing: permission, engagement, reflection and support. Gain practical insight and hands-on experience while writing to various prompts. You’ll leave inspired, with the information needed to create your own supportive writing practice. Ages 16 & up. Instructor: Diane Roberson Douiyssi
 
Thursday April 2, 2026
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM    Mahjong! Chinese Game of Brain Skills- Beginners - Mahjong! Thursdays 10am
Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jong, Mah Jongg - However you spell it, this game is a seriously fun exercise for your brain! Learn the basics of this brain game using colorful ceramic/plastic tiles. This historically Chinese game has elements of rummy, pattern matching, and card playing. Learn to play the Western or American versions of Mahjong for three, four, or five players. You can take this class multiple times for practice! Official National Mah Jong League, NMJL, Standard Hands Card additional $15 at class. Ages 14 & up. Instructor: Cathy Schneider
 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM    Mahjong! Chinese Game of Brain Skills- Beginners - Mahjong! Thursdays 1pm
Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jong, Mah Jongg - However you spell it, this game is a seriously fun exercise for your brain! Learn the basics of this brain game using colorful ceramic/plastic tiles. This historically Chinese game has elements of rummy, pattern matching, and card playing. Learn to play the Western or American versions of Mahjong for three, four, or five players. You can take this class multiple times for practice! Official National Mah Jong League, NMJL, Standard Hands Card additional $15 at class. Ages 14 & up. Instructor: Cathy Schneider
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Genealogy -Research Your Roots - Geneology - Research Your Roots
Genealogy-Research Your RootsWho are you? Where are you from? Genealogy (the research of family history and tracing family lineage) will help you unlock those questions in as much depth as you desire. Acquire boundless tools and tips to effectively gather and collect documents, formulate facts, and branch your family tree electronically or on paper. Find your family and preserve that history for future generations with an experienced genealogist! Where to start? Right here!  1st student $89, 2nd family member $40. Objectives: The study of families, family history, and tracing family lineage. Collecting documents and facts about a family and its lineage.  Documenting your family tree electronically, on paper or any combination of your choice.  Whatever format you use and most comfortable with, we will preserve that history and documents for future generations. Week 1-2: Research basics and fact recording. Introduction to search engines and software. Week 3-4: In depth look into public Records, Documents, including Marriage/Divorce, Birth/Death, Churches/Schools, Military/Employment. Week 5-6: Correcting mistakes and confirming sources. Final organization of Data and records.
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM    Mahjong! Chinese Game of Brain Skills- Beginners - Mahjong! Thursdays 6pm
Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jong, Mah Jongg - However you spell it, this game is a seriously fun exercise for your brain! Learn the basics of this brain game using colorful ceramic/plastic tiles. This historically Chinese game has elements of rummy, pattern matching, and card playing. Learn to play the Western or American versions of Mahjong for three, four, or five players. You can take this class multiple times for practice! Official National Mah Jong League, NMJL, Standard Hands Card additional $15 at class. Ages 14 & up. Instructor: Cathy Schneider