The Minnesota Region 2 Arts Council has announced six art workshops in March.
• Friday; also Saturday, March 17, Rigid Heddle Weaving. Join fiber artist Ann Kastl and learn to weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom. Fees: Workshop, $75; supplies, $10. Workshop hours: 6 to 9 p.m. March 9; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 10 and 17 with a break for lunch. To register: $75; Headwaters School of Music and the Arts, P.O. Box 542, Bemidji, Minn., 56619. Questions: (218) 444-5606.
• March 17, 24 and 31 and April 7 and 14 (new dates), Painting to Praxis. The workshop with painter Paula Swenson will take participants from conception to implementation, emphasizing painting, problem solving and self-expression, culminating in a May exhibit at Wild Hare Bistro and Coffeehouse, Bemidji. Workshop hours: Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Paula's River of Time Studio, 1017 N. Plantagenet Road SE, Bemidji. To register: Mail a check by March 9 for $50 payable to Region 2 Arts Council, 426 Bemidji Avenue, Bemidji, Minn., 56601. Questions: (218) 751-5447; (800) 275-5447; staff@r2arts.org .
• March 24 and 31, Build a Solid Oak Butterfly Bench. Join master woodscraftsman Duane Shoup in his Shevlin, Minn., woodshop for a two-day workshop to build a bench for indoor or outdoor use. Workshop hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register: Send a check by March 16 for $125 to Region 2 Arts Council, 426 Bemidji Avenue N, Bemidji, Minn. 56601. Questions: (218) 751-5447; staff@r2arts.org .
• March 24, Acrylic Painting, the Abstract Experience for Beginners. Join artist and facilitator Shannon Lucas Westrum at Headwaters School of Music and the Arts in Bemidji to create abstract paintings and experiment with techniques and mediums in a no-pressure environment. Easel, canvas, pallet, brushes will be provided. Workshop hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a break for lunch; geared for those who consider themselves non-artists. To register: Send a check by March 16 for $40 payable to Headwaters School of Music and the Arts, P.O. Box 542, Bemidji, Minn., 56619. Questions: (218) 444-5606.
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• March 24 (new date), Winter Retreat for Writers: Dreams as Portals for Creative Energy. Join CarolAnn Russell for this lecture, discussion and workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Headwaters School of Music and the Arts. Stream of consciousness writing will be the medium for self-exploration and generation of writing projects. To register: Send a check by March 16 for $75 (whichincludes snacks and meals) payable to Headwaters School of Music and the Arts, P.O. Box 542, Bemidji, MN 56619. Questions: (218) 444-5606.
• March 26, April 2 and 9, Building a Bunraku-inspired Rod Puppet. Join puppeteer Margaret Burger of Fortuna Puppet Theatre on three Mondays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Freaxis Studios, lower level BCAC, 426 Bemidji Ave. To register: Send a check by March 19 for $25 to Region 2 Arts Council, 426 Bemidji Ave N., Bemidji, Minn., 56601. Questions: (218) 751-5447; staff@r2arts.org .
