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Craft Beer Backstage Pass - Hang with the Pro's
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The CRAFT BEER BACKSTAGE PASS course is designed to take the craft beer enthusiast, or novice, and educate them like a craft community insider. Participants will get on a first name basis with the management and brew team here at Big Wood Brewery. Get a back-stage VIP tour of the brewery and an up-close and personal introduction to our team. The class will revolve around the different styles of beer that are served at our tap-room. We will be discussing everything from base grains to hop species to the brew process of each hand-crafted beverage in the Big Wood line-up. Other items covered in this course will be hot topics in the craft beer industry, forecasting new trends and what our brew team sees on the horizon in the craft world. A Q&A session will be held at the end of each class and participants are encouraged to come with questions that cover any craft beer related topic. All participants will receive free samples with their class enrollment. About Big Wood Brewery In 2009 we launched the brewery and created our first award-winning craft beer, Morning Wood Coffee Stout. Since that day, we have been committed to crafting quality beer our way. We respect the laws and traditions of our industry, but we don’t feel the need to follow trends. Deviating from the norm is our norm — we consider ourselves the original hipsters (or shall we say “hopster”) due to our lack of interest in conforming. For more information on visit: https://bigwoodbrewery.com/ Register Now, Pay Later: Due to the unpredictability of COVID-19, we are using a “Register Now, Pay Later” procedure. When you register for a class, the class total will come up at Zero dollars ($0). Your credit/debit card or checking account will be charged 3 days prior to the class start date. You will be notified if a class is canceled.

Acrylic Painting
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Learn to create a unique, quick and expressive acrylic paintings. Working quickly allows colors to blend and brush strokes to show, creating dynamic results. Create a beautiful acrylic painting following step by step instructions all while learning about composition and color mixing. No experience is necessary and all supplies are included. Each class can stand alone or take all to build more skills. June 14 - Hibiscus July 7 - Hummingbird August 4 - Forest

Watercolor Painting
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Paint a beautiful watercolor painting with instructor Vanessa Merry. You will received step by step instructions and discussion on the techniques used in watercolor painting, such as, wet on wet and wet on dry. Students will paint and work together with Vanessa to create a wonderful scene. This is a great, no fear way to learn to paint in watercolors even if you have no experience. All supplies are provided and each class can stand alone or take all to build even more skills. June 28 - Lake Scene July 19 - Sailboat August 17 - Village Street Register Now, Pay Later: Due to the unpredictability of COVID-19, we are using a “Register Now, Pay Later” procedure. When you register for a class, the class total will come up at Zero dollars ($0). Your credit/debit card or checking account will be charged 3 days prior to the class start date. You will be notified if a class is canceled.

Many Faces Community Book Read: Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir
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Community Book Read and Author Discussion Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang Our communities are changing ethnically and every person comes here with their own story. Take time this summer to investigate the many refugee stories that Ms. Yang brings to life in her new book. Then join us this fall for an evening with Ms. Yang as she discusses her desire to capture these stories and preserves each individual's journey. 6:30 - 7 pm: Book signing with Ms. Yang 7:00 - 8 pm: Author discussion 8:00 - 8:30 pm: Question and Answer ** Books will be able for purchase at event Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong-American writer. She is the author of the memoirs The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, The Song Poet,and Somewhere in the Unknown World. Yang is also the author of the children’s books A Map Into the World, The Shared Room, The Most Beautiful Thing, and Yang Warriors. She co-edited the ground-breaking collection What God is Honored Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss By and For Native Women and Women of Color. Yang’s work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Chautauqua Prize, the PEN USA literary awards, the Dayton’s Literary Peace Prize, as Notable Books by the American Library Association, Kirkus Best Books of the Year, the Heartland Bookseller’s Award, and garnered four Minnesota Book Awards. Kao Kalia Yang lives in Minnesota with her family, and teaches and speaks across the nation.

Many Faces: Community Conversations on Race
Enrichment Adult

The Many Faces of the White Bear Lake Area is proud to be partnering with the Minnesota Humanities Center to host a 4-part community conversation series for the broader White Bear Lake Area with the goal of learning and understanding how we experience and recognize racism in our community, how it impacts the community, and how we can educate ourselves to learn and to lead work in creating a more welcoming and inclusive community for all. We hope you will join us for the following four meetings, however attending all four sessions is not required to participate in the series sessions. Session 1 - Listen & Learn / June 24 This session is designed to give community members an opportunity to listen to and learn from neighbors of color sharing about their experiences of racism in the White Bear Lake Area using a story circle format. Session 2 - Learn & Lead / July 29 Drawing from the stories shared in the first session combined with the opportunity to hear from guest presenters, community members will begin conversations about what they learned and begin brainstorming ideas of how we can eliminate racism in our communities and promote a more welcoming and inclusive community for all. Session 3 - Lead & Act / August 19 Community members will review, discuss, and provide feedback regarding their ideas from Session 2. Once reviewed community members will identify what gaps exist and begin to develop action steps for eliminating racism in our communities and promote a more welcoming and inclusive community. Session 4 - Act / September 23 Finalize action steps, Tie it to work already happening, how to get involved.

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