To register for classes please stop by the front desk.
Payment is expected at time of Registration.
To register for CSU Extension classes call (303)582-9106.
Adult Programs
Pottery
Wednesday Mornings: 9:30am-12:00pm, 10/10-11/28
OR
Saturday Mornings: 9:30am-12:00pm, 10/13-12/1
Pots And Food
We will make pots--both handbuilt and thrown on the potter's wheel--for use with food. First fruit bowls and berry bowls, with all their possibilities for punching holes, adding feet and handles, and surface decoration. Then honey pots, garlic pots and mushroom containers. Pie plates and casseroles will follow. Recipe sharing encouraged. Samples always enjoyed.
Both gas and electric kiln firings.
All levels of clay experience will find things to make.
Instructor: Steve Briggs
Session Cost: Resident: $120 Non-resident: $140
Fees include: class instruction, glazes, firings, extra studio time
Clay: $10/25lbs Recycled clay also available
SETS!
What are they? Well that really is up to you - but to get your imagination flowing they could be: Plate, Bowl & Cup, Candle Sticks, 4 mugs with sugar and creamer, end tables (yes - you can make them out of clay). Using the potters wheel AND hand-building techniques, design and create the set(s) of your dreams!
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Gabrielle GewirtzSession Cost: Resident: $120 Non-resident: $140
Fees include: class instruction, glazes, firings, extra studio time
Clay: $10/25lbs Recycled clay also available
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Pottery Open Lab Time
Studio Guidelines:
- Open Lab Punchcard: 10 punches for $135. Each punch can be up to a 4 hour session.
- No more hourly drop-ins.
- Participants must use only clay purchased through GCPR.
- Glazes are to be used only when cleared first with the instructor.
- Firing of pieces made in Open Lab are typically done with regular class firings. Exceptions include large or numerous pieces for which a firing fee will be assessed.
- To access the Clay Studio, always sign in at the Front Desk.
- Lab time is FREE for current pottery students.
- In-Between Open-Lab w/ Help Fall- clay classes begin around the 1st of October, depending upon the particular class. At that time, 8-week classes will be offered on Saturday and Wednesday mornings, and Thursday evening.
- August 5--September 30: The Clay Studio is open to participants. Included are glaze materials and firings, both gas and electric. Packaged Clay is extra at $10/ 25 lbs. As usual, recycled lab clay is free.
- Starting 9/8 staff is present Saturday afternoons, 2-6pm. Individual help is offered as well as planning for firings, etc.
- Some clay experience preferred.
- Member: $45 Non-member: $55
- End of session: At the end of a typical 8 week session students have 1 week to complete their project.
Dog Obedience
No new sessions scheduled at this time.
Dogs and their owners will learn and practice basic commands including sit, stay, heel, come, down, tricks, canine health, owner responsibility, dealing with bad habits and socialization.
Instructor: Casey Newman
Stitchers-Get-Together
Dates: Every first and third Thursday of the month
Time: 8:30am - 12:00pm
Cost: Drop-in fee to the Rec
ALL Stitchers wanted: sew, quilt, needlework, knit, crochet.... beginners welcome! Looking for Stitchers interested in getting together twice a month to finish those UFO's, learn something new, share your knowledge, get to know other stitchers. Bring your projects and show'n'tells!
CSU Extension Classes and Events
Call (303)582-9106 to register.
If you have property in Gilpin County, and have any of the following noxious weeds: musk, Canada, scotch or bull thistles, oxeye daisy, scentless chamomile, mullein, Chinese clematis, orange hawkweed, leafy spurge, wild caraway, and spotted or diffuse knapweeds, you can use our free weed-spray checkout program. If you don’t know how to recognize these weeds, take the class (above). The herbicide is low-toxicity, and you don’t need to use very much for it to be effective. We take a $100 fully-refundable deposit, and teach you how to use the herbicide and the sprayer (both included). You have three business days to work on your project. Call to reserve your best time in advance – 303-582-9106.
Save Some Money
Check out our Home Energy Audit Loan Kit for FREE to help you figure out ways that you can save energy and money in your home. Kit features a kilowatt meter, an air leak detector (infrared thermometer) and thermometers for your freezer and hot water heater to make sure they're at the most efficient settings.
Improve My Home Forest Quality
Reforest, plant for wildlife, diversify or plant a windbreak with low cost seedling trees. http://www.extension.colostate.edu/gilpin/hort/tree.shtml . Some species have already sold out, call for availability and for advice on what to plant.
STEAM Afterschool & Youth Camp Programs with CSU Extension
We offer youth age 5 – 13 fun and exploration on Mondays & Wednesdays during the Gilpin Parks & Recreation Afterschool program 4-6 pm and on Fridays from 10-12 . Register for the afterschool/youth camp program at the front desk or online for your child to attend. Thursday Tech program in collaboration with the library is every Thursday from 4:30 – 6 pm, and is for ages 8 & up – register with Kirsten Springer, 4-H Youth Development associate ( 970-389-4833 or email Kirsten.springer@colostate.edu). Registration forms canalso be picked up at the library or Gilpin Community Center (ask for Kirsten). A shuttle picks kids up on Thursdays at the Rec center from the school bus drop off, pick up by parents is at the library at 6 pm. We have to have the registration in advance for a child to ride the shuttle.
Our afterschool/youth camp kids have been having a lot of fun building paper airplanes to learn about aeronautics and the physics of flight, using the Energy kit and building alternative energy powered horns and lights and making microwave magic. As we continue into Fall and winter our Monday afternoon program will be blasting off building different kinds of rockets and rocket powered machines. Wednesdays will enter the wacky and weird world of “Steve Spangler” science explorations and on Fridays we will continue making magic with the microwave moving into complete meal entrees. Who knew you could make bar cookies in a microwave? Currently at the Thursday Tech program at the Library, we are building robots from the very basic to an elephant that walks and moves its trunk! We are moving into making adaptations and free form building and will be concentrating on programming. Come join our explorations and make magic!
Many think that if they do not have animals, there may be little else to do in a 4-H club. That is a common myth and in fact, the 4-H club is committed to helping foster positive youth development in our community in many ways. This is an inspiring factor behind a new series called "Show-Me 4-H" where youth ages 8-18 can come check out some of the thousands of topics available in the 4-H of today (no enrollment necessary)! Young people and their parents are invited and welcome. Please note: RSVPs to gilpinarchwood4h@gmail.com are required so that enough materials and supplies can be made available for every participant.
Do you have a special trade, skill, hobby or passion that you might like to share with our area youth for a couple of hours? Please share with us! You can contact Organization Leader Heather Worrell at gilpinarchwood4h@gmail.com or by calling (720)323-9228 to receive more information about sharing or participating in the Gilpin Archwood 4-H Club as a potential youth member, parent or community volunteer.