In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

Learn the basics of Rug Punch using hand dyed wool yarn on cotton cloth. Create this image of a Red Knot shorebird, one of the many birds that visit the Copper River Delta Region as a stopover on their migratory path. 

Class includes all materials and use of tools, with an option to purchase a set of tools for future projects. Tools include large set of no slip hoops and boxed #9 3/8 inch punch with instructions.

Sunday, May 8th, 12:30-6 pm (with break 2:30-3:00 pm for Pie Social)

Class will take place in person, in the upstairs classroom at The Net Loft. 

Class registration fees are non-refundable.

Sunday, May 8, 2022, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 

Hartney Bay, meet at the end of the paved road. 

In-Person. Free and open to all. 

Curious about the rich mudflat food that draws millions of shorebirds to Cordova each year? Have you ever wanted to try Nature Journaling? 

Join PWSSC educators for a Nature Journaling gathering on at Hartney Bay! Novice and experienced nature journalers alike can come together and explore shorebird diets. There will be a nature journaling prompt to follow if you need inspiration or you can do your own thing. Come for a little or stay the whole time. No experience necessary. PWSSC will have basic supplies available, though you may want to bring something to sit on. 

This event is free and open to adults and children of all ages, but kiddos 8 and younger will need caregiver assistance. This event is part of a series of nature journaling events that PWSSC will be hosting throughout the summer. Help us grow the nature journaling community in Cordova! 

Lifelong Cordovan and Alaska Native carver, Mike Webber, will discuss the process and meaning behind the totems he recently carved for the new Prince William Sound Science Center. Vivid land and sea imagery abounds throughout his design which features two prominent birds with important ties to Alaska Native culture, the eagle and the raven.

Shop from local Cordova artisans & vendors and sample tasty food at the Saturday Market. Saturday, May 7th from noon to 4:00pm at the Masonic Hall.

Contact Jessicca at 907-429-7997 for more information about the market! or head over to the Saturday Market facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CordovaSaturdayMarket

Join our featured art presenter, Kassandra Mirosh, for “Folded Feathers”, an interactive art workshop presented by Cordova Museum & Copper River Gallery. Learn more about the recycle cardboard and paper sculpture work of this talented artist and make your own version.

Contact Cordova Museum to sign up. (907) 424-6665. Class fee $25 with festival registration.

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

Create a needlefelt painting of a Red Knot shorebird with wool and silk fibers. 

Class includes all materials including mat and frame. 

Students may choose to use class tools or purchase set for class and future use.  Select in drop down menu to purchase set of tools in addition to class fee.

Saturday May 7,  8:30 am - 12 noon

Class will take place in person, in the upstairs classroom at The Net Loft. 

Class registration fees are non-refundable.

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount, so make sure to register for the festival first!

Channel your inner Audubon and enjoy step-by-step instruction while you create a painted shorebird-themed piece of art. $40 for registered shorebird festival attendees, $45 for non-registered.

In-person space is limited—call to reserve yours 907-424-3288 or 907-429-7997 or email copperrivercanvas@gmail.com

Native Conservancy Presents: Revolution Generation

5/6 7pm @ North Star Theatre

REVOLUTION GENERATION the latest documentary by activist/filmmakers Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell-Tickell.  The film, to be released on Earth Day, is an exploration of the activism and potential of the largest youth generation in history. RG shows examples of young leaders working to revolutionize systems that have failed their generation. It paints a powerful and hopeful picture of how today’s youth can solve political and environmental crises.  Narrated by and featuring Award-Winning actor Michelle Rodriguez (Lost, Avatar, The Fast and The Furious), the film is a manifesto for today's youth on the societal forces that have both shaped and held back their generation. The film offers a roadmap for how the youth can revolutionize political, social and economic systems that have exploited and failed them. As the millennial and youth vote slides backwards in the United States from over 50% in 2016 to 46% in 2020, the movie ends with a call to action for young people to get involved in policy including running for office, revolutionizing outdated parts of our democracy and most importantly, voting. View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNIQSIqXUnk

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

Create an accordion-style shorebird journal to record your observations during shorebird weekend. 

Choose from a variety of bird themed fabrics for the cover of your book. Book is approximately 3 x 5.5 inches. 

Class fee includes all materials and supplies. 

Friday, May 6th. Choose timeslot of either 12:30-1:15 pm, OR 3:45-4:30 pm

Class will take place in person, in the upstairs classroom at The Net Loft. 

Class registration fees are non-refundable.

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

Create a landscape using wool and natural fibers to portray the views as we transition to spring, and the shorebird migration celebrated with our local shorebird festival. 

Class includes all materials including 8x10 frame and mat for 5x7 wool painting. 

Friday, May 6th. Choose either 1:30-2 pm or 4:30-5:15 pm session. 

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

Create a landscape using wool and natural fibers to portray the views as we transition to spring, and the shorebird migration celebrated with our local shorebird festival. 

Class includes all materials including 8x10 frame and mat for 5x7 wool painting. 

Friday, May 6th. Choose either 1:30-2 pm or 4:30-5:15 pm session. 

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

Create an accordion-style shorebird journal to record your observations during shorebird weekend. 

Choose from a variety of bird themed fabrics for the cover of your book. Book is approximately 3 x 5.5 inches. 

Class fee includes all materials and supplies. 

Friday, May 6th. Choose timeslot of either 12:30-1:15 pm, OR 3:45-4:30 pm

Class will take place in person, in the upstairs classroom at The Net Loft. 

Class registration fees are non-refundable.

In-Person. Free & Open to all. Donations accepted on-site.

Celebrate the Magic of Migration with this annual bird-centric art show, featuring local and Alaskan artists.  Gallery will be open throughout the weekend and continue on display through May 28. Enjoy “Sangria & Snacks” while viewing this art opening in tandem with the International Art Exhibit from Baja California, Mexico.

Follow the festival’s social channels to catch a virtual walk-through.

Festivals, Art and Community: Possible Paths for Conservation

Mirna Borrego Lazalde is an outdoor educator. Since 2017, she has been developing experiences and educational programs that promote the contemplation, understanding and conservation of the natural beauty of Baja California and the nature reserves protected by the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular. She coordinates the San Quintin Bay Shorebird Festival which has won the 2020 Partners in Flight Awards for the Festival Community Model Design. In 2018 she participated with the U.S. Forest Service as a part of the Wildlife internship program in Cordova Alaska.

¨If there is something that I wish to leave behind, it is the traces of a deep love and respect for nature¨

PRESENTATION INFORMATION

Among wetlands, coastal scrub, and volcanoes, there is a particular community, a place where bird migration is celebrated, art supports land management, and curiosity is awakening. For many, the bird festival and the art exhibits provide the first approach to knowledge, the first contact with the conservation work done by Terra Peninsular, and an opportunity to live a comprehensive, collaborative, and memorable community experience.

In Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

 "I shall have flowers, again, and again."  -Claude Monet  

Sunday May 9: 12-2:30 pm OR 3-to 5:30 pm   

Springtime Watercolor Paint & Plant Workshop    

Enjoy a lovely afternoon session,  painting watercolor flora  & creating a mini potted succulent. Class fee of $75 includes Net Loft custom flora paintbox with brush, small enamel travel paint tray,  Emily Lex Painting Flowers workbook with several lightly pre-sketched images to be painted,  suitable for framing when completed, a lovely handmade ceramic pot, soil, and succulent plant, and an introduction to painting flowers watercolor lesson.  There will also be a pre-sketched plover included in your images to be painted.

Beginners welcome! Images are simple and lightly pre-drawn, for easy and enjoyable painting experience.  

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

"Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts."  John Ruskin     

Saturday May 8: 2-5 pm   Nesting Semipalmated Plover Needle Felt Workshop. 

Create a wool painting  of a nesting shorebird using wool and wool/silk roving.  Finished wool painting may be hung from a branch, or framed.  Needle Felt inspired by watercolor painting by local artist, Karl Becker.

$35 class & materials fee  AND $35 tool kit if needed.  Be sure to purchase class  AND tool kit, if you do not have the tools. Those who have a needle felt 5 prong tool, extra needles, and large (9 x12 or 12 x 12 )foam pad need to bring them to class.   (frame not included)

In-Person and Virtual. Included in Paid Festival Registration. Like literary devices, there are elements and techniques you can add to your photographic toolbox to improve your shorebird and other wildlife imagery.

This is NOT about equipment. Milo Burcham will summarize some of the photographic elements and techniques that can make a shorebird or any wildlife image stand out among others.

In-Person. This workshop requires pre-registration and an additional fee. Festival Paid Registrants receive a discount from The Net Loft, so make sure to register for the festival first!

 "I would like to paint the way the bird sings".    Claude Monet    

 Friday May 7: 2-5 pm.  Shorebird Watercolor Workshop.

Learn basics of painting some of Cordova's most common local shorebirds.  Students will complete at least 3 elementary studies, which may be framed or hung together for a garland. Class Fee :$10.  Materials & Facilities Fee:  $45 includes papers and custom shorebird watercolor paintbox and supply kit.  TOTAL $55

Students are encouraged to bring personal photographs of shorebird images to class.