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Public Learning, Arts and Community Engagement
at SUNY Potsdam
DATE: Tue & Thu, April 7, 9, 14 & 16, 2026
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Costume Shop – Performing Arts Center, SUNY Potsdam
INSTRUCTOR: Suzanne Waters ’87
*REGISTRATION: $150 plus $25 materials kit
*limited to 8 participants
If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I can’t even sew a button”, this class is for you! Learn the basics from hemming pants to using a sewing machine.
Starting a new skill can be both exciting and a little nerve-wracking—especially when it comes to something as hands-on as sewing. Whether you’re a complete novice or have some basic experience, know that this beginner sewing class is designed to make sewing feel approachable and achievable. No matter your starting point, you’ll finish with a sense of accomplishment and the skills needed to take on more challenging projects in the future. No prerequisite skills are necessary.
This beginner sewing class is designed to introduce you to the basics of sewing while giving you hands-on practice. You’ll receive instruction in basic hand sewing and clothing repair, threading and safely operating a sewing machine, and reading basic patterns. You’ll complete two projects: a hand sewn needle book, and a tote bag with outside pockets. All of the essential tools and materials needed for the class will be provided, including scissors, needles and thread, fabric, and professional grade sewing machines.

DATE: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
TIME: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Fireside Lounge – Barrington Student Union
INSTRUCTOR: Eudora Watson ’90, ’04 (English)
*REGISTRATION: $30
*limited to 12 participants
This small group creative writing workshop focuses on how to bring settings to life. Participants will explore techniques to develop places—real or imagined—so vividly that readers feel like they’re there. Through guided exercises, they’ll practice capturing details that make a story’s world believable and engaging.
Where will your story take place? Whether you choose a “real” place or take off on a flight of fancy, the world you create needs to be one your reader can enter into and believe in. In this workshop, we’ll experiment with ways to know a place inside and out, so when we write about it, the reader looks up from the page and says, “I felt like I was there.”
Recommended for high school students and adults. Participants are asked to bring a notebook and writing utensils.
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