Drop In Art, Studio Time
Ages: Adult
Got a project that you just can’t find the time to get back to? Join us in our NOWCO Fireside Room for drop in studio time. Bring your project and your supplies and devote time to creating in the company of others!
Registration not required. Free to attend. Supplies not included.
Beginning September 3
Wednesdays
10 AM - 1 PM
Free To attend
Drop In
Brave New Writing
Adult
Need a kick start to get writing? These biweekly, drop-in style nights will provide you a safe space to write, discuss, and share your work. Each session will include time to work on your own project or follow a guided freefall writing prompt. Additional writing prompts will be given to work on between classes for those who choose to do so.
Please bring a notebook or charged laptop. No writing experience necessary.
Registration suggested.
$8 per evening
Facilitator: Fran Kimmel
Thursdays
6:30 PM - 8 PM
2025:
SEPT 18
OCT 2/16/30
NOV 13/27
DEC 11
2026:
JAN 15/29
FEB 12/26
MAR 12/26
$8
PD Day Art Camp
10+ Years
Spend your PD Days diving into creativity at our Art Camp. Each student will choose one image to explore and repeat across all five sessions using different techniques and mediums. From paint to collage—discover how one idea can turn into endless masterpieces.
Instructor: Lauren Cowles
Fridays
9 AM - 3 PM
Sept 19
Oct 10/24
Nov 28
Dec 12
$50 per class or
$200 for all 5
Come Try Leaf Printing
Join Ali as she tries leaf printing!
Our Come Try It Nights are intended as light-hearted evenings to try something new. Get creative, play, maybe meet some new people and have a fun evening out.
All supplies are provided.
Bar service is available.
$25/person
Thursday, Sept 25
6:30 PM - 9 PM
Barn Quilts
Ages 13+
Barn quilts have been used to tell stories about individual farms, historical events or communities while also adding visual interest to the countryside. Create your own unique 24" x 24" barn quilt! All materials supplied.
Instructor: Lauren Cowles
Saturday
10 AM - 2 PM
October 4
$90
Birds of a Feather Encaustics
Ages 13+
An introduction to the encaustics medium, learn several techniques for creating pattern and texture. By the end of your class, you will go home with your very own encaustic painting. All materials supplied. Please bring your own lunch/snack.
Instructor: Erinn Evans
Sunday
12 PM - 5 PM
October 5
$90
Dementia-friendly Music
Adult
Offering a variety of musical programming to enrich lives, increase mood, and build an inclusive lifestyle for people with Dementia. Please register by contacting the office, admin@lacombepac.com or 403-588-4386.
Facilitator: Jessica Heisler
Tuesdays
10 am - 11 am
Oct 7 - Dec 2
Free, please register
Write On
Adult
Intermediate writers - these sessions are for you!
Take your writing to the next level with supportive, critical feedback from the group, dedicated writing time, and sharing opportunities on your current projects.
Partly facilitated, partly self-guided, this 6-week session will promote connection to other writers while focusing on your own work.
$50/session
Tuesdays
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Oct 7 - Nov 11, 2025 (full)
Jan 20 - Feb 24, 2026 (FULL)
Mar 31 - May 5, 2026 (FULL)
$50
Chalk Pastels
Ages 13+
Beginner-level pastel course to introduce you to the world of drawing and painting in pastel. Learn the nature of pastels working though different subject matters including still life, nature scenes, portraiture and using reference photos.
Instructor: Pamela Copeland
Wednesdays
6 PM - 9 PM
Oct 8 - Nov 12
$180 plus materials
Shades of Grey
Ages 13+
We will be working on several projects that help refine your eye-hand coordination, while exploring intensities of light and dark, and the richness of the grey scale in between. Let’s see what we can do with pencils, as well as graphite crayons, charcoal sticks, and other drawing mediums.
All materials will be supplied, but please feel free to bring your own drawing tools.
Instructor: Audrey Herman
Mondays
6 PM - 9 PM
Oct 27 - Dec 1
$180
Taking Better Photos
Ages 13+
This four week class will take participants through basic design theories, composition and lighting scenarios along with some technical basics to develop and strengthen foundational skills that will take them beyond point and shoot photography to creating thoughtful and poignant images.
Each week will see a lesson and discussion with an assignment to work on outside of class. Weekly assignments will be shared and critiqued in the final session. Suitable for all skill levels and camera types but for ease of use, digital photography is recommended.
Instructor: Ali Clayton