
Whether your interest is writing for children, playing the dulcimer, or blacksmithing, the Berea Festival of Learnshops has something for you. Select among workshops that last from two hours to five days to pursue your interest in sustainable living, culinary arts, collage, painting, Appalachian crafts, fiber arts, jewelry, glass, storytelling, literary arts, theatre, music, dance, Native American folk arts, bonsai, woodworking, or professional development for educators. The Festival of Learnshops is Family Friendly, so bring your kids or grandkids, enroll them in the children’s activities or join an intergenerational class and create together.
Using the search bar to the left you can search through any of our Learnshops by title, category or even a general term like “Glass” or “Fiber”. Just type something in and hit enter! If you’d rather just browse there are several options in the tabs below such as day by day calendar listings or a sortable list of our entire Learnshop Catalog
All Courses
Courses can be sorted by Category, Difficulty, Title and Instructor. To sort the courses simply click on one of the header titles. You can also use the search bar to single out listings, just type in a word and all courses that don’t conform will be removed from the list.
TITLE / LINK | CATEGORIES | DIFFICULTY | INSTRUCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Storytelling | Storytelling | Advanced | Octavia Sexton |
| Basic Woodturning - Bowls | Traditional Arts Appalachian | Beginner | Don Coy |
| Basic Woodturning - Bowls | Traditional Arts Appalachian | Beginner | Chester Mullins |
| Beaded Baskets | Contemporary Crafts Beadwork | Intermediate | Linda Fifield |
| Beading on a Loom | Contemporary Crafts Beadwork | Beginner | Linda Fifield |
| Beginning Storytelling | Storytelling | Beginner | Octavia Sexton |
| Beginners Jeweler's Saw with Copper and Brass | Contemporary Crafts Jewelry | Beginner | Ken Gastineau |
| Beginning Basket Making | Traditional Arts Baskets | Beginner | Dianne Simpson |
| Beginning Broom Making | Traditional Arts Appalachian | Beginner | Chris Robbins |
| Beginning Clawhammer Banjo | Music Banjo | Beginner | Sue Massek |
| Beginning Fold Forming - Copper or Brass | Contemporary Crafts Jewelry | All Levels | Ken Gastineau |
| Beginning Photography | 2D Visual Art Photography | All Levels | Susan Mitchell |
| Beginning Watercolor | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | Beginner | Dinah Tyree |
| Blow Your Own Glass Ornament | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Michelle Weston |
| Blown Glass Flowers | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Michelle Weston |
| Blown Glass Heart | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Michelle Weston |
| Blown Glass Paperweight | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Michelle Weston |
| Blown Glass Pumpkin | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Michelle Weston |
| Penjing: Chinese Style Tray Landscapes | Traditional Arts Bonsai | Intermediate | Tim Weckman |
| Complete a Landscape Painting in Six Hours | 2D Visual Art Acrylics | All Levels | Neil Di Teresa |
| Contemplative Poetry | Creative Writing Poetry | Beginner | Brandon Thompson, M.A. |
| Copper or Brass Stamped Bracelet | Contemporary Crafts Jewelry | All Levels | Ken Gastineau |
| Copper or Brass Stamped Necklace | Contemporary Crafts Jewelry | All Levels | Ken Gastineau |
| Corn Shuck Arts for Educators | Professional Development for Educators Traditional Arts Corn Shuck | Beginner | Mary Reed |
| Corn Shuck Dolls | Traditional Arts Appalachian Corn Shuck | Intermediate | Mary Reed |
| Create with Alcohol Markers | 2D Visual Arts Coptic Markers | Beginner | Dr. Jeannette K. Jones, RCC |
| Dulcimer Weekend for Intermediate | Music Dulcimers | Intermediate | Maureen Sellers, Molly McCormack, Tull Glazener |
| Dulcimer Weekend for Just Past Beginners | Music Dulcimers | Just Past Beginner | Maureen Sellers, Molly McCormack, Tull Glazener |
| Dulcimer Weekend for Novice | Music Dulcimers | Novice | Maureen Sellers, Molly McCormack, Tull Glazener |
| Edible Wild Mushrooms | Sustainable Living Mushrooms | Beginner | Tim Hensley |
| Egg Basket from Gathered Materials | Traditional Arts Appalachian Basket Making | Beginner | Janet Lee Northern |
| Embellished Mini Art Quilts | Fiber Arts Quilting | All Levels | Jennifer A. Reis |
| Empowerment Drumming for Schools | Music Professional Development for Educators | Beginner | Roberta Schultz |
| Exploring Values through Essay-Writing | Professional Development for Educators | All Levels | Beth Dotson Brown |
| Expressionistic Acrylic Painting | 2D Visual Art Acrylics | Beginner | Debbie Jackson Wagers |
| Fabric Dyeing: Shibori, Batik, Gradations | Fiber Arts Fabric Dyeing | All Levels | Pat Sturtzel |
| Finding Your Voice Through Music | Creative Writing Music | Beginner | Erin Fitzgerald |
| Footstool with Woven Rattan | Traditional Arts Appalachian | Beginner | Steve Farmer |
| Fused Glass Pendants | Contemporary Crafts Jewelry Glass | Beginner | Beth Cox |
| Garden Memories: Flower Pressing | Traditional Arts Natural Materials | Beginner | Luann Vermillion |
| Garden Memories: Pressed Flower Creations | Traditional Arts Natural Materials | Beginner | Luann Vermillion |
| Gourd Birdhouses | Traditional Arts Gourds | Beginner | Donna Boshers |
| Glass Angel Fish | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Michelle Weston |
| I Just Want to Play Along – Music Session | Music | Beginner | Erin Fitzgerald |
| Integrating Drama with Literacy and Math | Professional Development for Educators Drama | All Levels | Susan Pope |
| Integrating Drama with Science and Social Studies | Professional Development for Educators Drama | All Levels | Susan Pope |
| Individual Instruction in Glass Blowing | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Michelle Weston |
| Integrating Elementary Music and Reading | Music & Reading Professional Development for Educators | All Levels | Dr. Richard Brown |
| Intermediate Fold Formed Bracelet | Contemporary Crafts Jewelry | Intermediate | Ken Gastineau |
| Intermediate Old Time Banjo | Music Banjo | Intermediate | Sue Massek |
| Intermediate Storytelling | Storytelling | Intermediate | Octavia Sexton |
| Introduction to Blacksmithing | Traditional Arts Appalachian Blacksmithing | All Levels | Jeff Farmer |
| Introduction to Tropical Bonsai | Traditional Arts Bonsai | Beginner | Tim Weckman |
| Knit Great Socks | Fiber Arts Knitting | Intermediate | Judy Cowen |
| Knit Knowledge | Fiber Arts Knitting | Beginner | Joan Beck |
| Landscape Fabric Collage | Fiber Arts Professional Development for Educators | All Levels | Pat Sturtzel |
| Learn Cold-Process Soapmaking | Traditional Arts Soap Making | Beginner | Lisa Biladeau |
| Learn Six Drawing Techniques in Six Hours | 2D Visual Art Drawing | All Levels | Neil Di Teresa |
| Learn to Crochet | Fiber Arts Crochet | Beginner | Sandy Crum |
| Let's Write | Creative Writing | Beginner | Anne Shelby |
| Liturgical Star Stole | Traditional Arts Fiber | All Levels | Carol Posten |
| Make and Take Santa Sculpture | Contemporary Crafts Multimedia Sculpture | All Levels | Lindy Evans |
| Make Your Own Cutting Boards | Traditional Arts Appalachian | Beginner | Steve Farmer |
| Market Basket Plain Weave | Traditional Arts Baskets | Intermediate | Dianne Simpson |
| Market Basket Twill Weave | Traditional Arts Baskets | Intermediate | Dianne Simpson |
| Modular Origami Stars | Contemporary Crafts Papercraft | Intermediate | Luann Vermillion |
| Mural Painting | 2D Visual Art | All Levels | Andréa Good |
| Music for Children with Special Needs | Professional Development for Educators Music and Special Needs | All Levels | Dr. Richard Brown |
| Ndebele Beading Stitch | Contemporary Crafts Beadwork | Beginner | Linda Fifield |
| Needle Felted Journal | Contemporary Crafts Fiber | Beginner | Donna Thurston |
| Paint and Dance a Limberjack | Traditional Arts Puppets | Beginner | Mary Brown |
| Painting Children’s Portraits in Watercolor | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | Intermediate | Judy Mudd |
| Papermaking from Recycled Fiber | Contemporary Crafts Papercraft | Beginner | Luann Vermillion |
| Pastel Landscape In A Day | 2D Visual Art Pastel | All Levels | Diana Colgate |
| Pastel Landscapes: Three Day Class | 2D Visual Art Pastel | All Levels | Diana Colgate |
| Playwriting with Students | Professional Development for Educators | Beginner | Beth Dotson Brown |
| Printmaking: Monotype and Monoprint | 2D Visual Art Printmaking | All Levels | Marta Dorton |
| Program Review: An Integrated Approach | Professional Development for Educators | All Levels | Judy Sizemore and Sarah Evans |
| Ready for Comments on Your Manuscript? | Creative Writing | Intermediate | Anne Shelby |
| Recreational Drumming for Wellness | Music Drumming | Beginner | Roberta Schultz |
| Shiitake and Oyster Mushroom Log Inoculation | Sustainable Living Mushrooms | Beginner | Robin Reed |
| Shimpaku: Venerated Evergreen Bonsai | Traditional Arts Bonsai | Intermediate | Tim Weckman |
| Songs by and about Women | Music Songwriting | All Levels | Sue Massek |
| Songwriting and Civil Rights | Music Songwriting | All Levels | Sue Massek |
| Songwriting and the Environment | Music Songwriting | All Levels | Sue Massek |
| Songwriting and the Labor Movement | Music Songwriting | All Levels | Sue Massek |
| Songwriting for Peace and Justice | Music Songwriting | All Levels | Sue Massek |
| Stained Glass Suncatcher with Overlay | Contemporary Crafts Glass | All Levels | Diane Gilliam |
| Stamping and Papercraft Beginner | 2D Visual Art Paper Craft | Beginner | Dr. Jeannette Jones |
| Stamping and Papercraft Intermediate | 2D Visual Art Paper Craft | Intermediate | Dr. Jeannette Jones |
| Storytelling Throughout the Curriculum | Professional Development for Educators Storytelling | All Levels | Octavia Sexton |
| Take Control of Your Life Story | Storytelling | All Levels | Octavia Sexton |
| Teaching Color Theory in the Classroom | Visual Art Professional Development for Educators | All Levels | Luann Vermillion |
| Teaching with Picture Books | Creative Writing | All Levels | Nancy Kelly Allen |
| Textile Techniques From Africa to Appalachia | Fiber Arts Professional Development for Educators | All Levels | Pat Sturtzel |
| The Art of Henna | Traditional Arts Henna | Beginner | Tammy Cornett |
| Watercolor Trees | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | All Levels | Pat Banks |
| Vegetarian Cooking One Day at a Time | Practical Living Culinary | All Levels | Barbara Napier |
| Watercolor Gardenscapes | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | All Levels | Pat Banks |
| Watercolor Landscapes | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | Beginner | Dinah Tyree |
| Watercolor Landscapes with Simple Buildings | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | All Levels | Judy Mudd |
| Watercolor Seas | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | Beginner | Dinah Tyree |
| Watercolor Skies | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | Beginner | Dinah Tyree |
| Watercolor Waterscapes | 2D Visual Art Watercolor | Beginner | Pat Banks |
| What Makes Me Click? Photography Workshop | 2D Visual Art Photography | Beginner | Dina Flynn |
| Write Your Family Album | Creative Writing | Beginner | Susan J. Mitchell |
| Writing Creativity Stations for Educators | Professional Development for Educators Writing | Beginner | Beth Dotson Brown |
| Writing for Children and Young Adults | Creative Writing | Intermediate | Nancy Kelly Allen |
| Youth Arts Camp | All Levels | Donna & Lewis Lamb, Steven J. Davis Rosenbaum, Berea College Crafts Students |
Community Events
Lodging Discounts
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel

- Scholar Full $50
- Queen $100
- Double/double $109
- King $109
Rates and room types are based on availability at the time of reservation.
Call (859) 985-3700 for reservations.
Comfort Inn & Suites

Please contact us directly to receive the following discounted rate:
$69.99 + tax for a Standard King, Standard Two Queen, or Two Queen Suite.
Call (859) 985-5500 for reservations
Country Inn & Suites

Call (859) 228-0340 for reservations.
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Cancellation Request
- Before June 1st: 100% refund.
- June 1st – 26th: 50% of Learnshop fees will be refunded.
- After June 26th: No refunds.
If a Learnshop is cancelled, registrants will be given the option of a full refund or transfer of that learnshops registration fee to a different, available, learnshop of choice.
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