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The Folk School
- Address: PO Box 83572, Fairbanks, AK 99708
- Region: Fairbanks
- Phone: (907) 457-1219
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General
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Handicap Accessible:
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Months of Operation:
- January through December
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Payment Types:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
- Checks
- Cash
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Pets Allowed:
- Seasons of Operation: Year-round
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Handicap Accessible:
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Birch Bark Canisters
Pioneer Park - Workshop
January 25, 2025In this class, students will make airtight, durable, birch bark boxes that are perfect for storage of coffee, tea, spices, or any number of other dry goods. Natural oils... -
Rigid Heddle Weaving - Scarf, Runner or Tea Towel
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
January 25, 2025Ever wanted to try weaving but found the equipment, expense and jargon completely overwhelming? Never fear! The small but mighty rigid heddle looms simplifies everything... -
Beginning Fur Sewing: Pom Poms
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
January 28, 2025Learn the basics of fur sewing and make pom poms from all different types of fur! Pom poms can be added to the tops of hats, used as keychains, or made into earrings.... -
Flint Knapping for Kids
Pioneer Park - Workshop
January 30, 2025Flint knapping is the art of reducing rock into tools such as arrowheads, knives, and spear points. In this introductory class geared for kids, ages 10-14, we will cover... -
Wilderness First Aid
Interior EMS Council
February 1, 2025 - February 2, 2025The course will introduce the knowledge and skills necessary to deal with accidents and injuries when 911 is not readily available. It will cover assessment and... -
Brewing Kombucha
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
February 2, 2025Learn how to make this delicious, healthy and flavorful fermented tea! You’ve seen it in stores and on tap in restaurants and farmers markets. You’ve probably paid good... -
DIY Packraft Workshop
Pioneer Park - Workshop
February 2, 2025Interested in building your own packraft? A packraft is an amazing craft that is stable, easy to inflate, easy to store, and super easy to transport. No more hoisting... -
Three Dimensional Tapestry of Wildfire Data
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
February 5, 2025Have you heard or participated in the Tempestry project that creates tapestries out of temperature data? Would you like to explore and respond to fire season data? In... -
Build Your Own Bow Saw
Pioneer Park - Workshop
February 8, 2025A bow saw (often referred to as a frame saw or buck saw) is a must-have tool for almost everyone, especially if you enjoy camping or harvesting wood for other projects.... -
Tetrapak Printmaking
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
February 9, 2025Want to learn how to turn cheap, throwaway materials into versatile, easy to make, beautiful plates for printmaking? In this afternoon class we will use Xacto knives and... -
Saving Your Family Photos
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
February 10, 2025If you’re like most families, you have boxes filled with old photos and slides, as well as ageing hard drives with hundreds, maybe thousands, of digital images. You... -
Making Alaskan Style Snowshoes
Pioneer Park - Workshop
February 14, 2025There is a peaceful beauty in walking through the Alaskan winter on silent wooden snowshoes, and all your senses are truly awakened. Now you can explore this world with... -
Make a Wooden Flute in the Native American Style
Pioneer Park - Workshop
February 20, 2025Wooden flutes in the Native American style are an easy instrument for anyone to learn, even those who think they are musical dunces. But it’s also a more complex... -
Beginning Woodcut Printmaking
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
February 22, 2025Spend a weekend making woodblock prints! We will work with quality tools and materials to bring your images to life in black and white. We will talk about paper, wood,... -
Timber Framing 101
Pioneer Park - Workshop
February 28, 2025This class will provide a very basic introduction to mortise and tenon joinery. We’ll start by briefly reviewing the history of timber framing, the square rule method,... -
Mardi Gras Coffee Shop at The Folk School!
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
March 1, 2025Minimum donation of $10 per person for a generous plate of beignets and a cup of café au lait. Black chicory coffee will also be available. For the younger set (or... -
Easy Relief Printmaking
Pioneer Park - Cabin 66
March 8, 2025Are you curious about printmaking but intimidated by all the techniques and tools? If so, this is a class for you. Everything we do in this class can easily be replicated... -
Log Cabin Construction
Goldstream Valley (exact location TBA)
March 21, 2025We will be building an 18X18′ (outside dimension) full scribe, one story log cabin. During the first few days of class students will practice safety and develop their... -
Rock-Bottom Shrink Box and other Foolishness
Pioneer Park - Workshop
March 22, 2025This class is for those who have already made shrink boxes and have some wood carving experience and are willing to think outside the (shrink) box. Rather than fitting... -
Bentwood Box
Pioneer Park - Workshop
April 19, 2025In this class students will build a bentwood box of a design inspired by the Yupik people of the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, but also borrowing from Estonian and Scandinavian...
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