Creative Community Space

Open Art!!!
2019-10-30 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-10-23 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-10-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-10-16 17:00 - 18:30, 2019-10-08 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Open Art!!!
Drop-in and explore art-making! No registration needed. Try our featured project, experiment with art materials, look at our books and meet other people interested in making art. There will be a teaching artist present to help support your efforts. This is an intergenerational activity, all ages are welcome. Stay for part of the time or the whole time, it is up to you.
Cost for members: Free Cost for non-members: $7.00/person at the door

Beginner Acrylic Painting
2019-10-29 15:00 - 17:00, 2019-10-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Come explore acrylic painting as we learn to paint landscapes on canvas. You will learn all the steps to creating a landscape painting so you can paint on your own after this class. Wear your “get messy” clothes and be ready to paint!
This is a 5 week class from 3:00-5:00 for grades 6-8, cost is $150.00 and $10.00 for materials.

Beginner Digital Photography
2019-10-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-10-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Explore the basics of digital photography and learn how you can get your camera off automatic! You’ll gain knowledge about equipment, exposure, settings, and composition. Get your creative juices flowing and put yourself in control of your camera! Point and shoot cameras, as well as DSLRs, are welcome. This is not a cell phone camera course.
Course runs for 4 weeks/2 hours per session: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. – noon.

Art Club
2019-10-28 15:15 - 17:15, 2019-10-21 15:15 - 17:15, 2019-10-14 15:15 - 17:15, 2019-10-07 15:15 - 17:15, 2019-09-30 15:15 - 17:15 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Come meet other art enthusiasts! We will learn skills, find our artistic voices, learn about the power of art and look for ways to use our power to support causes we feel are important!
Art Club for grades 3 – 5 or age equivalent, will meet Mondays from 3:30 – 5:30. Registration is for a month of classes – be sure to check the calendar to know when we are meeting. You may register for 1 or 2 hours for each Monday and you must renew your registration monthly by emailing Vandy at AreaArts@yahoo.com. Cost is $15/hour, materials fee may be required depending on projects chosen by the group.

Introduction to SoulCollage®
2019-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Introduction to SoulCollage®
Come learn about how your visual mind can communicate thoughts and feelings you weren’t consciously aware of. This collage process often feels magical and produces amazing works of art.
See www.Area-Arts.com for more information. Vandy Leigh is a Trained SoulCollage® Facilitator.
*no art experience necessary

(This is a 1 day/2 hour workshop for $40.00 + $2.00 material fee. Additional materials can be purchased at the workshop for $1.00/each if desired – not required.)

Really Spooky Stories for Adults
2019-10-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
tAudience: Teens and Adult
Whether it is the dwindling sunlight, the crisp, frosty air, or the long dark nights, fall harvest time is a great time for storytelling! If you love spell binding, spooky, or REALLY SPOOKY, mysterious happenings where things that go bump in the night are just the foreshadowing of what’s to come, teens and adults will want to join Vandy Leigh and Debra Ballou, as they bring stories from around the world to life, including their own true life tales, for the Spooky Story Fest at Creative Community Space in Epping, NH on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, costumes optional.
$10.00 / person, seating is limited, ticket purchase: Event Brite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/really-spooky-stories-for-adults-tickets-74504526043?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Spooky Story Fest
2019-10-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Audience: Children/Family
As the leaves of fall dress in their finest yellows, oranges, and reds, the magic spell of autumn unfolds. It is the time of enchantment and storytelling. Fairies whisper their secrets to the wind. Crickets fiddle their last songs as fireflies dance through the night sky before their long winter sleep. If you love the mystical, magical world of make-believe, children will want to bring their families to hear Vandy Leigh and Debra Ballou tell their favorite spooky, silly, whimsical stories for the Spooky Story Fest at Creative Community Space in Epping, NH on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm, costumes optional.
$5.00/person (includes children & adults) seating is limited, ticket information: Event Brite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spooky-story-fest-children-of-all-ages-tickets-74495254311?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Story Swap!
2019-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Story Swap
Adults and Teens
Do you love a good story? Come swap stories in a supportive group setting. Stories told can be true-life tales, tall tales, folk tales, fairy tales, spooky stories, the list can go on and on! Never told a story before? You are welcome to sit in and listen and then tell at another time if you’d like. This story swap is a drop-in session, no cost, bring your own water bottle. Facilitators are Vandy Leigh and Debra Ballou who have been telling stories professionally for over 20 years. Come have a listen! Come tell a tale!

This event happens the last Friday of each month from 7:00-9:00 PM, Free- drop in!
(We will not meet Nov. 29th and Dec. 27 due to the holidays – we may choose another evening of the month for those months)

Make A Mask!
2019-10-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
We will have pre-made masks that you can decorate with feathers, beads and sequins in the style of Carnival or add elements to create your own spooky look!
This is a one time 2 hour workshop for $30.00 + $5.00 material fee

Storytelling through the Ages
2019-10-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street
Storytelling through the Ages 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street in Epping, NH. This program is for adults. $10.00 per person paid at the door. Preregister or drop in, all are welcome.
Debra Ballou Storyteller will lead you through the changing life of a storyteller. During this one-hour program you will learn about storytelling and its importance to communities throughout time across the world in the past, present and for the future.
For more information and to preregister, contact Debra Ballou Storyteller at debra@debraballou.com or call 603-749-9634.
To learn more about Debra Ballou, go to www.debraballou.com or www.debrastoryteller.com .

Costume Emergency Help
2019-10-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-10-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street
Bring your costumes and your supplies. This is an opportunity to get some emergency help to make your cosplay look polished and complete. Help each other with fit or techniques. Bring your questions and I will bring answers and a pair of helping hands.
A green screen will be set up, and studio lighting as well. We can superimpose your cosplay character into any scene!!

Fall Open House
2019-10-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Join us for our Fall Open House!
Come in out of the brisk air and have some mulled cider. Learn about the art center, see your neighbors and check out our classes. There will be fun stuff for the kids to do and some goodies too. Hope to see you soon! Storyteller Vandy Leigh will tell a story at noon.

Make a Mask!
2019-10-18 14:30 - 16:30 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
We will have pre-made masks that you can decorate with feathers, beads and sequins in the style of Carnival or add elements to create your own spooky look!
This is a 2 hour workshop for $30.00 + $5.00 materials fee

Storytellers Game Time
2019-10-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street
Storytellers Game Time 1:00-2:00 pm Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street in Epping, NH, for adults interested in the art of storytelling, $10.00 per person paid at the door. Preregister or drop in, all are welcome.
Please join Debra Ballou Storyteller for an afternoon of storytelling games that not only are fun and entertaining but will help you develop storytelling skills you can use at home, in school, at work, entertaining grandchildren, or out in the great wide world of everyday living. Debra will introduce you to a variety of games that involve speaking, body movement, imaginative thought processes, and laughter. This class is open to adults of all ages who are young at heart and love to learn while having fun.
For more information and to preregister, contact Debra Ballou Storyteller at debra@debraballou.com or call 603-749-9634.
To learn more about Debra Ballou, go to www.debraballou.com or www.debrastoryteller.com .

Make A Mask!
2019-10-05 15:30 - 16:30 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
We will have pre-made masks that you can decorate with feathers, beads, sequins and paint to get a start on your costume! (Epping Elementary pick up-walk down available)
This is a 1 hour class for $15.00 + $5.00 material fee.

Private Event
2019-10-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States

Open Art!!!!
2019-10-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Drop-in and explore art-making! No registration needed. Try our featured project, experiment with art materials, meet other people interested in making art. There will be a teaching artist present to help support your efforts. This is an intergenerational activity, all ages are welcome. Stay for part of the time or the whole time, it is up to you.
Cost for members: free Cost for non-members: $7.00/person at the door

Storytellers Game Time
2019-09-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street
Please join Debra Ballou Storyteller for an afternoon of storytelling games that not only are fun and entertaining but will help you develop storytelling skills you can use at home, in school, at work, or out in the great wide world of everyday living. Debra will introduce you to a variety of games that involve speaking, body movement, imaginative thought processes, and laughter. This class is open to ages ten to adult. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
