Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).

Come be part of The Word Barn's monthly jam session that is welcome and open to all levels and all instruments. Green Heron fiddler Betsy Heron will led the session through a variety of folk and traditional tunes, and give you the chance to share some of your own (if you want).

Building on the skills of the previously held cyanotype workshop, this workshop will focus on photographic imagery, using vintage glass negatives I’ve collected in France over the years. 

Students also have an opportunity, before the workshop begins, to create one of their own photos into a negative image that can be printed in cyan. In this workshop, we will also explore toning our prints in a variety of solutions, which will leave us with imagery in multiple color ways. 

Whether you’ve tried suminigashi or not, you’ll want to dive into these very different vats of floating inks!  

This ancient mono-printing process involves floating acrylic pigment on the surface of thickened (“sized”) water to create patterns which can then be transferred onto paper or fabric. We’ll cover the materials and tools and the basics of your set up. We’ll even be making some tools of our own to use in this workshop!

Learn to practice the "magic" of this monochrome printing process which produces cyan-blue colored prints. It’s a joyously fun day composing, exposing, and developing ‘photographs’ using this alternative printing process invented in the 1800's.

In this workshop, we will discuss the history of Cyanotypes, create bespoke images with solar- ready material using the same chemical mixture Sir John Herschel invented in 1842 for this camera-less printing process. On this day, students will work with both fabric and paper to make lasting photographic imagery. You'll create works from the natural world inspired by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer, who created her own cyan prints in 1843, and experiment with composition using 3-d objects

Come relax around the Word Barn's fire pit and enjoy an evening of stories with professional storyteller Aly Foy.

Journey with her to the otherworld full of faerie queens, men who turn into crows, and horses who can ride on water, and you'll meet humans and magic folk alike who are striving for adventure and love, and willing to make the leap whether they will return home or not....

Suminigashi aka Japanese Paper Marbling is the ancient Japanese technique of decorating paper with inks. It is believed to be the oldest form of marbling, originating in China over 2,000 years ago and practiced in Japan by Shinto priests as early as the 12th century.

Suminagashi (sue-me-NAH-gah-she), which means literally “ink-floating” involves doing just that!

Join Ari Chicklis (RYT-200 and owner of a private yoga, retreat, and personal training business) and Amy Tetreault (RYT-500 and Director of Teaching at Sol Power Yoga) for this full day retreat that features:

Learn to practice the "magic" of this monochrome printing process which produces cyan-blue colored prints. It’s a joyously fun day composing, exposing, and developing ‘photographs’ using this alternative printing process invented in the 1800's.

In this workshop, we will discuss the history of Cyanotypes, create bespoke images with solar- ready material using the same chemical mixture Sir John Herschel invented in 1842 for this camera-less printing process. On this day, students will work with both fabric and paper to make lasting photographic imagery. You'll create works from the natural world inspired by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer, who created her own cyan prints in 1843, and experiment with composition using 3-d objects

Join us as we host the New Hampshire Mushroom Company for an engaging workshop that will take us in the woods where we will learn proper collection and observation techniques in this class. There will be time for identification as well.

Join Katie & Jackie for 75 minute gentle flow to yin & reikI followed by an Q & A about our upcoming yoga retreats! Appetizers and wine will be provided until 8:30.  

Join us for an exciting rug hooking workshop suitable for all skill levels! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this class is designed to unleash your creativity and guide you through the fascinating world of rug hooking.

Block Printing is one of the oldest types of printmaking -it's been around for thousands of years.  Come explore this ancient craft...

 Join artist & teacher Molly Meng where you will learn to design and carve your very own "block" for printing on fabric and paper.  We’ll learn about transferring images, designing your own, building repeat patterns.   You'll have a full introduction to the various supplies and tools that can be used in this exciting process and bring home your uniquely designed block to use over and over.

All materials are provided --You may want to bring an apron and your glasses!

Join us for an exciting rug hooking workshop suitable for all skill levels! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this class is designed to unleash your creativity and guide you through the fascinating world of rug hooking.

Join us as we host the New Hampshire Mushroom Company for an engaging workshop that will teach you how to identify, find, and enjoy some of the amazing wild edible mushrooms - ranging from such things as Porcini, Black Trumpets, and Chicken of the Woods.

Named as one of the Top 10 true crime podcasts to follow after Serial by Rolling Stone Magazine, “Crime Writers On” is the original true review podcast. Each Monday and Thursday, New Hampshire crime writers Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker, and Toby Ball dig into the hottest true crime and mystery shows, podcasts, and pop culture. Then the panel gives their own thumbs up or thumbs down reviews. Join all four of the crime writers at the Word Barn for a live show and meet up event.

Join James Shedd who talks about how he, a team of scientists, and field guides, set out to retrace his great-great grandfather, Lt. A. W. Greely’s 250-mile journey in 1883 down the Kennedy Channel and across the Kane Basin to reach their expected rescue on Pim Island.

Adolphus Greely was the commanding officer of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition’s perilous attempt to build a scientific research station on Ellesmere Island near the North Pole in 1881.

James Shedd’s talk follows his modern-day journey by kayak, with a historical retelling of the Greely expedition through dairy entries, letters and archival photographs - involving rationing, theft, death, and rumors of cannibalism.

Join us for an exciting rug hooking workshop suitable for all skill levels! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this class is designed to unleash your creativity and guide you through the fascinating world of rug hooking.

Join us for an exciting rug hooking workshop suitable for all skill levels! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this class is designed to unleash your creativity and guide you through the fascinating world of rug hooking.

Are you ready to become clear on what matters most to you and to discover the path that is in harmony with your vision?

Are you ready to step into the life you desire?

The guest presenters will walk alongside Lisa is delivering a day of transformational presentations that will leave you with clarity in how you would like to live with greater intention. You will walk away with specific actions that will support you in taking back your power.

Join Randy Armstrong in concert with his full Marimba band and the talents of  Ben Baldwin, Lisa Marshall and Marty Quinn!

The Word Barn concert space will have plenty of room for  dancing and celebration. This concert is the culminating event of the Radical Healing Festival which celebrates Traditional Healing Arts Practitioners of the Seacoast.

Attend the concert alone or come in the afternoon to enjoy the festival beforehand.

Discover a world of alternative healing and embark on a transformative journey at our full-day gathering at The Word Barn.

Join us for a day filled with exploration, education, and connection as you dive into the world of practices that support holistic health of the mind, body, and soul.

This one day workshop (10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) will delve into the question: what makes a strong voice in food writing or any writing for that matter? What is voice? How does one build a voice that sets a tone that distinguishes your writing?? Why does voice even matter?

Join Kathy Gunst, James Beard award winning food journalist and Resident Chef for NPR’s Here and Now, to focus on these questions, as well as the fundamental of great food writing— from writing an essay, a memoir, to the secrets to writing a workable, concise recipe. The goal of the class is t open your culinary language, vision, and experience. We will write in class and share our work in a constructive environment.

This class is ideal for anyone looking to strengthen their writing and voice in food, memoir, or essay writing. 

Come and enjoy the chance to exchange work with writers; give & receive feedback; use a writing prompt to get your creative juices flowing.

This ongoing writing workshop is led by The Word Barn owner and host of The Silo Series, Sarah Anderson (and occasional guest writers) and held 6:30 - 8:30pm on the first Monday of every month in the intimate and welcoming Word Barn space.

Take advantage of this time to hone your creative writing skills, exchange ideas with other writers, and be inspired.

Come and enjoy the chance to exchange work with writers; give & receive feedback; use a writing prompt to get your creative juices flowing.

This ongoing writing workshop is led by The Word Barn owner and host of The Silo Series, Sarah Anderson (and occasional guest writers) and held 6:30 - 8:30pm on the first Monday of every month in the intimate and welcoming Word Barn space.

Take advantage of this time to hone your creative writing skills, exchange ideas with other writers, and be inspired.

Come and enjoy the chance to exchange work with writers; give & receive feedback; use a writing prompt to get your creative juices flowing.

This ongoing writing workshop is led by The Word Barn owner and host of The Silo Series, Sarah Anderson (and occasional guest writers) and held 6:30 - 8:30pm on the first Monday of every month in the intimate and welcoming Word Barn space.

Take advantage of this time to hone your creative writing skills, exchange ideas with other writers, and be inspired.

Come and enjoy the chance to exchange work with writers; give & receive feedback; use a writing prompt to get your creative juices flowing.

This ongoing writing workshop is led by The Word Barn owner and host of The Silo Series, Sarah Anderson (and occasional guest writers) and held 6:30 - 8:30pm on the first Monday of every month in the intimate and welcoming Word Barn space.

Take advantage of this time to hone your creative writing skills, exchange ideas with other writers, and be inspired.

Come and enjoy the chance to exchange work with writers; give & receive feedback; use a writing prompt to get your creative juices flowing.

This ongoing writing workshop is led by The Word Barn owner and host of The Silo Series, Sarah Anderson (and occasional guest writers) and held 6:30 - 8:30pm on the first Monday of every month in the intimate and welcoming Word Barn space.

Take advantage of this time to hone your creative writing skills, exchange ideas with other writers, and be inspired.