The Winter Program offers over 100 day-classes in January and February. In addition to offering an impressive selection of classes, the Winter Program represents something unique and wonderful about Door County, an amazing group of volunteer instructors who generously share their time, along with their considerable talent, for the benefit of the community. So bring on the snow and the cold. Now over 650 strong, you won't meet a more friendly or hardier group of people than Clearing students in Winter!
Mondays
class #1
instruct
9-noon | 3 sessions | beginning January 7
The Silk Road - Its History & Development #1
Phil Hansotia
9-noon | 3 sessions | beginning January 7
Geology of Door County and the Surrounding Area #2
Jack Travis
9-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 7
Wood Turning #3
Rich Stultz & Jon Hanson
9-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 7
Calligraphy: Basic Roman Majuscules (Capitals) #4
Jane Delcarson
9-noon | 3 sessions | beginning January 7
Making Yeast Breads #5
Loraine Brink
9-noon | 3 sessions | beginning January 6
Meditation in Motion #6
Beth Coleman
9-3 | 1 sessions | January 7
A Century of Astronomy & Cosmology #7
Ray Stonecipher
1-3 | 4 sessions | beginning January 7
Chair Caning #8
Arvid Munson & Nancy Rafal
1-3 | 8 sessions | beginning January 7
Who Done It? A Mystery Lover’s Knapsack #9
Lynn Kaczmarek & Sarah Taylor
1-3 | 6 sessions | beginning January 7
Relief Carving #10
Bob McCurdy
1-4 | 4 sessions | beginning January 7
Water & Wildlife #11
Coggin Heeringa
1:30-3 | 4 session | beginning January 7
Structure of Local Government in Door County #48
Susan Kohout & Shirley Senarighi
9-noon | 1 session | January 14
iPad Basics #49
Nancy Akerly & Shirley Darch
10-1 | 1 session | January 14
Come to the Movies! – Patriocracy #50
Susan Kohout & Shirley Senarighi
1-4 | 1 session | January 14
Paint All Day! #60
Marianne Diekman
9-3 | 2 sessions | beginning January 21
Rush a Chair Seat #61
Arvid Munson
1-3 | 4 sessions | beginning January 21
Learn to Make English Toffee #62
Sue Stone
1-3:30 | 1 session | January 21
iPad Basics #69
Nancy Akerly & Shirley Darch
10-1 | 1 session | January 28
Tuesdays
Clarity in Writing – Write On, Door County! #12
Lou Covotsos
9-noon | 2 sessions | beginning January 8
Travel Journal #13
Laura Moegenburg
9-noon | 1 session | January 8
Pasties 101 #14
Michael Brecke & Betsy Titterington
9-11:30 | 1 session | January 8
Quilting with 60 Degree Triangles & Open Studio #15
Kathy Swanson & Carol Sokolowski
9-3 | 6 sessions | beginning January 8
The Ten Commandments - Then & Now #16
Bruce Foster
9:30-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 8
Beyond Birding 101 #17
Coggin Heeringa
10:30-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 8
Topics in Medicine Lecture Series #18
Jim McAninch, Phil Hansotia, Bruce Olson, Robert Judd, Bill Perloff & Mike McCutcheon
1-3:30 | 7 sessions | beginning January 8
Water Media Painting Pot Pourri #19
Jan Forkert
1-4 | 4 sessions | beginning January 8
The Mindful Way: Finding Beauty, Peace and Joy in Daily Living #20
Cathleen Haskins
1-4 | 4 sessions | beginning January 8
Pen Turning #21
Gene Stanis & Mike Mazurkiewicz
1-4 | 1 session | January 7
Pasties 101 #22
Michael Brecke & Betsy Titterington
1-3:30 | 1 session | January 8
Wine Tasting #23
Arvid Munson and Tony Schmeltz
5:30-7:30 | 4 sessions | January 8, January 22, February 5, February 12
Paste Paper Painting #51
Francha Barnard
9-noon | 1 sessions | January 15
Walk (or Snowshoe) on The Wild Sid #52
Paul Regnier
1-1:30 | 1 sessions | January 15
Lady’s Choice Wood Turning: Bracelet Holder or Stitching Magnifying Glass #53
Gene Stanis & Mike Mazurkiewicz
1-4 | 1 session | January 15
Mixed Media (Ink & Colored Pencil) #63
Jim Tyndall
9-noon | 2 sessions | beginning January 22
Get Rolling: Beginning Bluegrass Banjo #64
Donald Larson
9-noon | 2 sessions | beginning January 22
Jewelry Making with Wire #114
Patty Brooking
10-3 | 4 sessions | beginning January 8
Wednesdays
All Things Digital & Composition, Too #24
Dan Anderson
9-11:30 | 4 sessions | beginning January 9
Frac or Not #25
Jack Travis
9-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 9
Wood Carving: Artistry in Wood #26
David Ostrem
9-3 | 2 sessions | January 9-10
Beadwork Stitches #27
Patty Brooking
10-3 | 4 sessions | beginning January 9
Know Your (Pubs), Parks and Preserves #28
Ron & Judy Lokken and Bob Davis (Emeritus)
11:45-4:30 (Hikes from 1-3:30) | 4 sessions | beginning January 9
Basic Drawing #29
Nancy Davis
1-3:30 | 8 sessions | beginning January 9
Let's Play Bridge #30
Carolyn & Bob Kimbell
1-4 | 8 sessions | beginning January 9
Painting People & Other Subjects #31
Robert Bentley
1-4 | 4 sessions | beginning January 9
Lefse Baking #65
Ingrid Halvorsen
9-3 | 1 session | January 23
Leopold Bench Building #66
Jack Finger
10-3 | 1 session | January 23
Carpentry 101 for Poets – Write On, Door County! #67
Sharon Auberle
9-noon | 2 sessions | beginning January 23
Kiln Casting Glass #70
Gary Chaudoir
9-11:30 | 1 session | January 30
Creative Journals #71
Nancy Akerly & Karen Crosby
9-3 | 1 session | January 30
Thursdays
You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows #32
Bruce Smith
9-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 10
Journeys in Science – More Than Just Snippets #33
Paul Burton
9-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 10
Law: A Lens on American Government, Culture & Society #34
Louis Covotsos
9-noon | 4 sessions | beginning January 10
Kumihimo Braiding #35
Patty Brooking
10-3 | 4 sessions | beginning on January 10
Know Your (Pubs), Parks and Preserves #36
Arvid Munson
11:45-4:30 (Hikes from 1-3:30) | 8 sessions | beginning January 10
Beginning Knitting #37
Joanie Musiel & Connie Herbst
1-3:30 | 4 sessions | beginning January 10
Fishing Lake Michigan & Green Bay #38
Lynn Frederick
1-3:30 | 6 sessions | beginning January 10
Civil Conversation in a Polarized Society #39
Carol Hackbardt, Gwynne Schultz & Barbara Sajna
1-3:30 | 2 sessions | beginning January 10
An Introduction to Artisan Breads #40
Bonnie Hanson
1-4 | 1 session | January 10
Star Wars, Quantum Physics & God #54
Joan Shiels
9-noon | 1 session | January 17
The "God Particle" and You (Quantum Physics for Idiots) #55
Joan Shiels
1-4 | 1 session | January 17
Artisan Breads – Pizza! #56
Bonnie Hanson
1-4 | 1 session | January 17
An Afternoon of Ales: The Dark Side of Beer – Stouts, Porters and More #57
Paul Regnier
4:30-6:30 | 1 session | January 17
Lefse Baking #68
Ingrid Halvorsen
9-3 | 1 session | January 24
An Idea, A Poem, A Mural #110
Nancy Rafal
1-3 | 4 sessions | beginning January 10
An Introduction to Artisan Breads #113
Nancy Rafal
9-noon | 1 session | beginning January 31
Fridays
Woodworking Open Studio #41
Curt Wessel
8:30-1 | 4 sessions | beginning January 11
Seven Centuries of Women Mystics, Saints, Prophets, Heretics, Leaders and Visionaries #42
Marcia Eischen
9-11:30 | 3 sessions | beginning January 11
Artisan Breads – Beyond the Basics #43
Bonnie Hanson
9-noon | 3 sessions | beginning Friday, January 11
Jewelry Making with Wire #44
Patty Brooking
10-3 | 4 sessions | beginning January 11
Introduction to Mah Jongg #45
Mary Heiman
10:30-12:30 | 4 sessions | beginning January 11
Classic Literature in Film #46
Henry & Joan Timm
1-4 | 7 sessions | beginning January 11
An Introduction to Artisan Breads #47
Bonnie Hanson
1-4 | 1 session | January 11
Design and Construct a Stained Glass Panel #58
Gary Chaudoir
1-3:30 | 6 sessions | beginning January 18
Artisan Breads – Pizza! #59
Bonnie Hanson
1-4 | 1 session | January 18
