Events
Boat Owners Series: NYS Boating Safety Certification Class
03/30/2024 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- Free
Make A Bird House
03/31/2024 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $260.00
Join us as winter approaches to build a bird house from scratch. Woodworker and former science teacher Kathy Prisco will guide you through this easy, hands-on beginner building project.
Group/Family Build: Toy Boxes & Shapes
04/06/2024 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $230.00
Join veteran woodworker Bob Boisvert for this one-day group/family style building class where you will make wooden boxes and/or colorful shapes. You can decide to make an enclosed box or shapes you can hang on a wall or display on a shelf.
Build A Live Edge Table
04/07/2024 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $355.00
Build a beautiful live edge table!
Build A Picture Frame
04/13/2024 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $293.00
Learn how to cut, assemble and finish wooden picture frames to your specifications using a sturdy and beautiful technique called corner spline joinery.
Wooden Spoon Carving
04/13/2024 10:00 AM - 04/14/2024 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $250.00
Learn to carve your own spoon from local green wood.
Make Your Own Ukulele
04/19/2024 06:00 PM - 04/21/2024 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $531.00
Build a ukulele from start to finish in just three sessions.
Furniture Restoration and Repair
04/20/2024 10:00 AM - 04/21/2024 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $280.00
Bring your cherished but aging furniture pieces to class and learn how to restore them.
How To: Fiber Rush Weaving
04/28/2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $192.00
Learn to weave the seat of a stool using all natural fiber rush on the frame.
Foundations of Woodworking: Understanding Wood
04/29/2024 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $90.00
In this first course of the Foundations of Woodworking series, students explore the nature of wood as a material and the unique qualities it has, from living organism to lumber.
Foundations of Woodworking: Hand Tools: Use & Care
04/30/2024 06:00 PM - 05/03/2024 09:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $195.00
In this class of the Foundations of Woodworking series, students will learn about the tools in a basic woodworking kit, including layout tools, saws, chisels, and planes.
Family/Group Build: Make A Cornhole Set
05/01/2024 05:00 PM - 05/03/2024 08:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $340.00
Building, rather than buying, a cornhole set gain is a chance to gain skills such as the use of an electric jigsaw, power drills and sanders, miter saw, and basic joinery.
Make a Turned Vessel
05/04/2024 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $260.00
Explore the beauty of wood turning and the process of creating simple, elegant objects on a lathe.
Foundations of Woodworking: Machine Tools & Shop Safety
05/06/2024 06:00 PM - 05/16/2024 09:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $195.00
Students will learn how to safely handle tools and machinery in a shop setting.
Lecture: Silver Dollar Girls: The Women Pilots of WWII
05/08/2024 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM ET
2023 Adult Lecture Series
- $7.00
Margaret DiBenedetto shares her mother's story as a WWII military pilot
Boat Building Class: Kingston Pram
05/10/2024 09:00 AM - 05/12/2024 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $695.00
Come join us for this hands-on boatbuilding course designed for families and/or friends to work as a team building a Kingston Pram from start to finish.
Build Your Own Skin-On-Frame Canoe
05/17/2024 09:00 AM - 05/26/2024 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $1,770.00
Instructor Rich Cerruto will lead this unique boat building course for a skin-on-frame tandem canoe.
Lecture: Finding Joy in Color and Peace in Nature
05/22/2024 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM ET
Follow the River Lecture Series
- $7.00
Fred Feiler shares his artistic portfolio as a painter of waterfront scenes and an artist of the Coast Guard Art Program
Boat Owners Series: Basics of Epoxy
05/23/2024 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $58.00
In this brief evening class, learn the basics of using epoxy for marine applications from John Van Buren, who will demonstrate its properties and use.
Half Hull Boat Model Carving
05/24/2024 09:00 AM - 05/25/2024 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $335.00
Join shipwright Wayne Ford in this two-day class where he will teach half hull model carving.
Foundations of Woodworking, Intro to Joinery: Make a Tool Box
06/01/2024 09:00 AM - 06/02/2024 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $399.00
Join master woodworker Wayne Ford at the Wooden Boat School to build your own tool box using joinery.
Splint Weave Stool Workshop
06/01/2024 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $192.00
Learn to weave the seat of a stool using fibre splint on the frame.
US Sailing Performance Sailing 2024
06/08/2024 11:00 AM - 09/28/2024 04:15 PM ET
Sailing School Class
- Free
Performance Sailing is a 21-hour class taught by US Sailing-Certified instructors and is designed for sailors who have already completed US Sailing Basic Keelboat to build their skills.
2024 First Sail
06/08/2024 11:00 AM - 09/28/2024 04:00 PM ET
Sailing School Class
- Free
Two hour Introductory Sail aboard historic Catboat Tidbit with a certified instructor.
US Sailing Basic Keelboat 2024
06/10/2024 04:30 PM - 09/30/2024 06:30 PM ET
Sailing School Class
- Free
US Sailing Basic Keelboat is a 21-hour class for adults, taught by US Sailing-Certified instructors and covers many topics which a competent sailor will need to master.
Adult Sailing Series
06/11/2024 04:30 PM - 09/19/2024 06:30 PM ET
Sailing School Class
- Free
This four-session class is designed for adult students (18 and older) who are either new to keelboat sailing or who would just like to get out on the water and learn more about sailing.
Furniture Restoration and Repair
06/13/2024 10:00 AM - 06/14/2024 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $250.00
Bring your cherished but aging furniture pieces to class and learn how to restore them.
Make a Wooden Block Plane
06/15/2024 09:30 AM - 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $283.00
Enhance your skills and add to your home tool kit with this hands on course.
Wooden Spoon Carving
06/22/2024 10:00 AM - 06/23/2024 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $250.00
Learn to carve your own spoon from local green wood.
Skin-on-Frame Adirondack Guideboat Master Class
06/24/2024 09:00 AM - 06/30/2024 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $1,155.00
Take this rare opportunity for a master class in boat building from full time teacher and guideboat enthusiast Jon Richer. A “master” level class means that you will be exposed to and experience the complete building process.
Parent-Child Sailing Class, June 26 - July 3, 2024
06/26/2024 01:00 PM - 07/03/2024 04:00 PM ET
Sailing School Class
- Free
This class is for pairs of parents (or grandparents) and their children (grandchildren) ages five to eight. The class introduces students to the basics of sailing in a nurturing environment.
Introduction to Lofting
06/28/2024 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $165.00
Shipwright Wayne Ford will lead a class introducing students to the principles of lofting a boat.
Needle Felting: Right Whale
06/29/2024 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $116.00
In this beginner-friendly workshop, Erin will guide you step-by-step as you felt a three-dimensional form.
Youth Sailing Program Classes 2024
07/08/2024 09:00 AM - 08/23/2024 04:00 PM ET
Sailing School Class
- Free
Join us for this exciting week-long sailing program where students aged 10-17 learn the basics of sailing on 8' Optimist Prams, 14' & 16' Capri sailboats, 14' High Performance 420 sailboats and other sailboats.
Youth Woodworking Week 1: Build a Toolbox
07/08/2024 10:00 AM - 07/12/2024 02:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- $425.00
The Youth Woodworking class series is designed to introduce youths ages 12 - 16 to the basics of woodworking and carpentry.
Project Managing Your Kitchen Renovation
07/10/2024 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $72.00
Are you thinking about renovating your kitchen? Or maybe installing a few new cabinets or a kitchen island? Then join woodworker Allen Brink for this one-evening talk and demonstration about project managing a kitchen renovation.
Make A Wooden Pen
07/12/2024 06:00 PM - 07/13/2024 03:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $205.00
During this introductory woodworking class, students will learn to use a lathe and woodworking hand tools to create two of their own wooden pens.
Build A Live Edge Table
07/14/2024 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $345.00
Build a beautiful live edge table!
Wood and Resin Jewelry Making
07/20/2024 10:00 AM - 07/21/2024 04:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $270.00
In this class, students experiment with a scroll saw, mixing and pouring epoxy resin, and gluing up thin pieces of wood and hand turning wooden rings and bracelets.
Youth Woodworking Week 2: Make a Stool & Bandsaw Spoon
07/22/2024 10:00 AM - 07/26/2024 02:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- $425.00
The Youth Woodworking class series is designed to introduce youths ages 12 - 16 to the basics of woodworking and carpentry.
Building & Sailing Boats, July 30 - Aug. 2
07/30/2024 09:00 AM - 08/02/2024 04:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- $440.00
Young people ages 10-17 will be introduced to woodworking, boatbuilding and sailing in this 4-day course encompassing a range of STEM focused skills and activities.
Couples Craft: Turk's Head Bracelet
07/30/2024 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $92.00
Each ticket admits two people, and you will each learn how to tie this traditional decorative knotted bracelet around your partner's wrist.
Introduction to the Lathe
07/31/2024 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $72.00
In this brief evening class, learn all about how a lathe works and its range of use from an experienced woodworker who will demonstrate its properties and applications.
Youth Woodworking Week 3: Build a Bandsaw Box & Do Nothing Machine
08/05/2024 10:00 AM - 08/09/2024 02:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- $425.00
The Youth Woodworking class series is designed to introduce youths ages 12 - 16 to the basics of woodworking and carpentry.
Make A Cheese Slicer & Charcuterie Board
08/09/2024 06:00 PM - 08/10/2024 03:00 PM ET
Wooden Boat School Class
- $195.00
Design, assemble, glue, trim, and finish your own cheese slicer and matching cutting board or charcuterie board.
Build A Soapbox Derby Car
08/12/2024 10:00 AM - 08/16/2024 04:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- Free
Come join us for this hands-on boatbuilding course: work as a team building a Carolina Skiff from start to finish.
Lecture: Geology and History of the Rosendale Natural Cement Industry
08/14/2024 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM ET
Follow the River Lecture Series
- $7.00
Steven Schimmrich explores the geology that led to the historical boom of a local extractive industry.
Youth Woodworking Week 4: Make a Half Hull Boat Model
08/19/2024 10:00 AM - 08/23/2024 03:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- $425.00
The Youth Woodworking class series is designed to introduce youths ages 12 - 16 to the basics of woodworking and carpentry.
Building & Sailing Boats, August 27-30
08/27/2024 09:00 AM - 08/30/2024 04:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- $440.00
Young people ages 10-17 will be introduced to woodworking, boatbuilding and sailing in this 4-day course encompassing a range of STEM focused skills and activities.
Lecture: A Year in the Life of an Orchard
10/30/2024 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM ET
Follow the River Lecture Series
- $7.00
Kevin Clark delves into what life (human, flora, fauna, etc.) in an orchard entails throughout the calendar year.
Girls Spring Break Boat Building Class
03/25/2024 09:00 AM - 03/29/2024 04:00 PM ET
2024 Summer WBS Youth Classes
- Free
Come join us for this hands-on boat building course: work as a team building a Carolina Skiff from start to finish.
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