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Bird Taxidermy With Allis Markham

24/7 Access for One Year

4.5 Content Hours
$99

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Mammal Taxidermy With Allis Markham

24/7 Access for One Year

6.0 Content Hours
$99

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Lockpicking With Schuyler Towne

24/7 Access for One Year

2.0 Content Hours
$99

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Bundle: Bird + Mammal Taxidermy With Allis Markham

24/7 Access for One Year

10.5 Content Hours
$169

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Stories in the Stones: How to Read a Gravestone With Dr. Elise M. Ciregna

Starts Sat, Mar 25
4 Sessions
$245 per person
In this four-part course, learn how to decode the stories in gravestones and deepen your understanding of America’s cemeteries.
+ 1 other date

Live Course

Historical Nonfiction: Research-Based Writing With Hadley Meares

Starts Sun, Mar 26
4 Sessions
$195 per person
+ 3 other dates

Live Course

Designing Soft Circuits & E-Textiles With Linh My Truong

Starts Mon, Mar 27
4 Sessions
$215 per person
+ 1 other date

Live Course

Creating Crossword Puzzles With Brooke Husic & Natan Last

Starts Tue, Mar 28
4 Sessions
$70 per person

Live Course

Taste, Place, Identity: Food Anthropology With Leigh Chavez Bush

Starts Tue, Mar 28
4 Sessions
$220 per person

Live Course

Designing Walking Tours With Hadley Meares

Starts Thu, Mar 30
5 Sessions
$210 per person

Live Course

Making Miniature Furniture With Amanda Kelly of Panda Miniatures

Starts Thu, Apr 6
5 Sessions
$225 per person
+ 1 other date

Live Course

Making Scents: Experimental Perfumery With Saskia Wilson-Brown

Starts Mon, Apr 10
3 Sessions
$215 per person
+ 1 other date

Live Course

Spoken Stories: Recording Oral History With Meral Agish

Starts Tue, Apr 11
4 Sessions
$210 per person
+ 1 other date

Live Course

The Monuments Men and Women: Past, Present, and Future

Starts Wed, Apr 12
4 Sessions
$80 per person

Live Course

Designing Immersive Gatherings With Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects

Starts Wed, Apr 12
4 Sessions
$215 per person
+ 1 other date

Live Course

The Art of Death With Tessa Fontaine

Starts Mon, Apr 17
5 Sessions
$240 per person
In this five-part seminar with author Tessa Fontaine, we'll explore notions of death around the world, drawing from biology, history, and beyond.

Live Course

How We Dream: The Science, History & Future of Dreaming With Sidarta Ribeiro

Starts Tue, Apr 18
3 Sessions
$65 per person

Live Course

Writing the Food Memoir: A Workshop With Gina Rae La Cerva

Starts Wed, Apr 19
4 Sessions
$225 per person
+ 2 other dates

Live Course

Bee-licious: Taste Honey Like a Sommelier With Marina Marchese

Starts Mon, Apr 24
3 Sessions
$220 per person

Live Course

Color in Motion: Suminagashi & Ebru Marbling with Linh My Truong

Starts Tue, Apr 25
4 Sessions
$215 per person

Live Course

Gourds Gone Wild: Growing and Crafting Gourds With Gourdlandia

Starts Wed, Apr 26
4 Sessions
$70 per person

Live Course

Tying Mythic Knots With John Bucher

Starts Thu, Apr 27
3 Sessions
$70 per person

Live Course

Nature Printing With Latifat Apatira

Starts Sun, Apr 30
2 Sessions
$140 per person
+ 1 other date

Live Course

Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tale Writing With Anca Szilágyi

Starts Wed, May 3
4 Sessions
From $205 per person
+ 1 other date

Live Course

Playing Ancient Games: History & Mythology With John Bucher

Starts Mon, May 8
3 Sessions
$210 per person

Live Course

Secrets of Tarot Reading: History & Practice With T. Susan Chang

Starts Wed, May 10
4 Sessions
$80 per person

Live Course

Introduction to Birding With Annie Novak

Starts Thu, May 11
3 Sessions
$75 per person

Live Course

Natural Dyes: Creating a Plant-Based Palette With Aaron Sanders Head

Starts Tue, May 16
3 Sessions
$65 per person

Live Course

Seas The Day: Life Lessons from Cephalopods With Sarah McAnulty

Starts Wed, May 31
5 Sessions
$80 per person

Live Course

Life Without Light: Creatures in the Dark With Sarah McAnulty

Starts Tue, Jun 20
4 Sessions
$75 per person

Live Course

All the Small Things: Crafting a Miniature Abandoned Room With Amanda Kelly

Starts Tue, Jun 27
5 Sessions
$225 per person

Live Course

A Lockpicking Practicum With Schuyler Towne

5 Sessions
$255 per person

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