2024-2025 Workshops

Co-Chairs:
Taunya Daley
Janet Cooke

October 24, 2024

Making Decorative Gourd Bowls

Presenter: Grace Swanson

Location: Good Samaritan Episcopal Church

Workshop fee: $55 (includes lunch)

Time: Following Speaker

Grace Swanson, a well-known Gourd Artist, will teach us to make an exquisite gourd bowl trimmed with pine needles and beads. You won’t want to miss this one!

November 14, 2024

Forcing Paper Whites in a Beautiful Container

Location: Good Samaritan Episcopal Church

Workshop Fee: TBD

Time: Following Speaker

Just in time for the holidays, we will be making a beautiful paperwhite arrangement, with provided bulbs, in an antiqued pot for your home. This is a very special workshop!

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

René van Rems – Holiday Centerpiece Workshop

Location: Good Samaritan Episcopal Church

Workshop Fee: TBD

Time: TBD

OPEN TO MEMBERS ONLY

René van Rems, our own local treasure and world-renowned ambassador of the flower industry will help each participant to create a Euro-style holiday centerpiece that we will share with the Club at our Holiday Party on Dec. 12th. Everyone can then take home their centerpiece and enjoy it at their own family gathering. This is a great opportunity to learn from a master florist!

March 27, 2024

Springtime Cookie Decorating

Location: Good Samaritan Episcopal Church

Workshop Fee: TBD

Time: Following Speaker

We will be taught how to decorate cookies with beautiful floral designs – to take home for our enjoyment!

October 25, 2023

Cooking from the Garden with Valerie

Presenter: Valerie Rice

Location: Member’s Kitchen

Workshop fee: $175 (includes lunch)

Time: 11:30 – 1:00 pm

You won’t want to miss this! We are fortunate to experience a cooking demonstration by the well-known Valerie Rice, in the spectacular kitchen of one of our members. “Eat and drink what’s in season and you’ll never get bored’ is influencer Valerie Rice’s motto. Valerie is a Southern California native, a serial entertainer, master gardener, passionate home cook, and margarita maker. It will be a memorable experience to say the least!

*Limited to 30 members