Artist Elida Field will lead a Cocktails and Canvas from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 5 at The Neighborhood Refuge, 113 S. Main Ave., Ridgefield. Adults ages 21 and older can enjoy an evening of painting and drinks. No experience needed. Field will guide students step-by-step to create an 11”x14” owl painting. Sign up at elidaart.com/product-page/paint-night-at-the-neighborhood-refuge-wise-owl.
Celebrate the beauty of autumn with a relaxing evening of wine, small bites, and cookie decorating. You'll decorate six charming fall-themed cookies while learning decorating tips and tricks to recreate them at home. Enjoy a complimentary drink as you welcome the season with friends and family.
Get your dancing shoes on—or really any shoe, boot, slipper that you can find, and join us as we learn line dances for fun and exercise.
A hands-on holiday martini workshop where Christmas cocktails meet comfort food. You shake, mix and garnish four holiday martinis using ingredients you can actually find at home. Girls night, date night, or the night after Thanksgiving when you need to leave the house. $45.
Master Gardener and Master Melittologist Anne Bulger on native mason bees: why they’re such good pollinators, what’s hiding inside their nesting tubes, and how to harvest and clean cocoons so your bees make it through winter healthy. Good for total beginners and people already hosting bees. Part of the Community Workshop Series. Sign up ahead.
The first Gather at Greely Friday. The Ridgefield Family Resource Center hosts a card-writing workshop for World Kindness Day. You write notes of encouragement, and they go into the snack bags the Resource Center sends home with local students. Free, family friendly, live music.
Wander & Whisk Cookie Co. will host a Thanksgiving cookie decorating class from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 19 at 14 Acres Vineyard and Winery, 2411 N.E. 244th St., Ridgefield. This event is for ages 21 and older. Register at wanderwhiskcookieco.com. The cost is $65 per person.