Healthy Kids Day

Greater Kingsport Family YMCA 1840 Meadowview Parkway, Kingsport

National celebration and initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families. Demonstrations and performances for all ages. String students of all ages and levels. Open to the public

Beginner Bladesmithing: Seahorse Knives

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport

Forge your own small knife and learn about blacksmithing along the way!This is a required pre-req for advanced classes to come!In this class we will cover forging out a small, simple, all-steel knife along with some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. Once the forging is complete, we will heat treat the knives […]

All About Resin (April 27, 2024)

Kingsport Renaissance Arts Center 1200 E. Center Street, 2nd Floor, Room#228, Kingsport

Students will learn about RESIN and create 9 of their own unique, hand-crafted gifts!Instructor, Elena Corradino will be teaching a hands-on class about how to use this exciting and trending art medium! Learn techniques to create your own abstract Resin Coasters... Students will create 9 beautiful and functional pieces of art – perfect for giving!Each […]

Intro to Blacksmithing: Forged Spoons

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport

Get started in Blacksmithing by forging a spoon from steel bar stock!In this class, students will make their spoon from steel bar stock. During the spoon forging class, students will learn some of the fundamentals of blacksmithing. Drawing and spreading material, twisting, isolation, and other basics. They will also learn to use a swage block […]