Lectures, Classes, and Workshops at the Paul Smiths VIC

The VIC offers a variety of free and fee-based lectures, classes, and workshops, including the popular Armchair Traveler Lecture Series. Past and upcoming examples include:

• Gardening with Children (28 May 2016
• Wetland Detectives Training Workshop (14 May 2016)
• New York Deer Management Update (10 May 2016)
• Gardening with Limited Mobility (7 May 2016)
• An Introduction to Forest Harvesting and Regeneration Methods (29 April 2016)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Shingle Shanty Preserve (21 April 2016)
• Wetland Detectives Training Workshop (9 April 2016)
• Apple Tree Pruning Demonstration (9 April 2016)
• Nature Jewelry (2 April 2016)
• "Sap to Syrup" Maple Workshop (2 April 2016)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Winter Ecology in Russia (24 March 2016)
• "Sap to Syrup" Maple Workshop (19 March 2016)
• Maple Tapping Workshop (5 March 2016)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Shingle Shanty Preserve (3 March 2016) – Postponed, to be rescheduled
• Workshops at the VIC: Vegetable Garden Planning Workshop (27 February 2016)
• Introduction to Maple Sugaring & Community Maple Training (20 February 2016)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Italy Study Abroad Trip (18 February 2016)
• Workshops at the VIC: Natural Gifts for Your Valentine (13 February 2016)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Adirondack Trails and Lodging (21 January 2016)
• Lecture by Susan Morse: Animals of the North (4 January 2016)
• Tracking Workshop with Susan Morse (4 January 2016)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Lecturer to be announced (17 December 2015)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Wildlife Rescue in Thailand (19 November 2015)
  
• Armchair Lecture Series: Adventures in the Altai (5 November 2015)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Who was Paul Smith? (22 October 2015)
• Armchair Lecture Series: Mount Rainer Ascent (8 October 2015)
• Quilt Workshop: Disappearing Nine Patch (17 October 2015)
• Armchair Lecture Series: The Nepal Earthquake (24 September 2015)
• Quilt Workshop: Quilt as You Go (1 August 2015)
• Garden Basket Weaving Workshop (19 July 2015)
• Adirondack Pack Basket Class (28 June 2015)
• Birch Basket Class (11 June 2015)
• Citizen Science Training Workshop II – Outdoor Observation (30 May 2015)
• Quilt Workshop: Quarter Circle Quilts (30 May 2015)
• Quilt Workshop: Mile-a-Minute Quilting (11 April 2015)
• Citizen Science Training Workshop I – Observing Frogs, Birds, and Plants (21 March 2015)
• Armchair Lecture: Antarctica – Life on the Totten Glacier System (5 March 2015)
• Friends of the St. Regis Fire Tower Restoration Planning Meeting (3 March 2015)
• Citizen Science Training Workshop I – Observing Frogs, Birds, and Plants (28 February 2015)
• Armchair Lecture: Curt Stager -- In Search of a Pristine Adirondack Lake (15 January 2015)
• Holiday Decorations (20 December 2014)
• Armchair Lecture: Bob Marshall in the Adirondacks (11 December 2014)
• Holiday Wreath Making (6 December 2014)
• Armchair Lecture: Birds of Costa Rica (6 November 2014)
  
• Armchair Lecture: Fungi and Fiber (23 October 2014)
• Quilt Workshop: North Star Quilt Block (18 October 2014)
• Quilt Workshop: Beginning Free Motion Quilting (2 August 2014)
• Quilt Workshop: Flower Pounding -- A Springtime Art (17 May 2014)
• Armchair Science Lecture Series: Birding in the Everglades (24 April 2014)
• Adirondack Wetland Monitoring Project: Citizen Science Training Workshop: Frogs and Toads (19 April 2014)
• Holy Shiitake Mushroom Workshop (19 April 2014)
• Make Natural Soap with Rose Bartiss (6 April 2014)
• Sap to Syrup Maple Activity (29 March 2014)
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: Mt. McKinley/Denali (27 March 2014)
• Tree of Life Quilt Workshop (22 March 2014)
• Sap to Syrup Maple Activity (22 March 2014)
• Strawberry Production Workshop (4 March 2014)
• Arm Chair Traveler Lecture: Pedaling for Paws Bike Trip (27 February 2014)
• Introduction to Maple Collection (22 February 2014)
• Armchair Science Lecture: The Forest Ecosystem Research and Demonstration Area (FERDA) (18 February 2014)
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: Trek to the Annapurna Base Camp (30 January 2014)
• Introduction to Maple Sugaring (28 January 2014)
• Armchair Science Lecture: The Wildlife Conservation Society's Boreal Bird Project (16 January 2014)
• Quilt Workshop: Build a Log Cabin Quilt (26 October 2013)
• The Adirondack Rural Skills and Homesteading Festival (28 September 2013)
• An Evening with Jim Zumbo (17 September 2013)
• Quilt Workshop: Small and Miniature Quilts (22-23 June 2013)
• Quilt Workshop: Simple Watercolor Quilts (5-7 April 2013)
• Beginner Maple Workshop (23 March 2013)
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: Canoe Racing on the Yukon River (21 March 2013)
• Astronomy Lecture (18 March 2013)
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: Glacier and Yellowstone Parks through an Artist’s Eyes (28 February 2013 2013)
• Maple Workshop – Setting up a Tubing System with Mike Farrell (16 February 2013)
  
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: Slides and Stories of an unsupported trip on the Coppermine River to the Arctic Ocean (14 February 2013)
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: "Climbing in the Italian and French Alps" (17 January 2013)
• Stories and Pictures from Siberia with Celia Evans: A Mini-multimedia Presentation (13 January 2013)
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: "Beyond the Penguins: Behind the Scenes in Antarctica" (13 December 2012)
• Workshop Sunday: German Birch Bark Star (9 December 2012)
  
• Workshop Sunday: Make Your Own Christmas Wreath (9 December 2012)
  
• Workshop Sunday: Weave a 13" Adirondack Packbasket (9 December 2012)
• A Guide To Stargazing (7 December 2012)
  
• Armchair Traveler Lecture: "Vintage Dodge Power Wagon: Army on Wheels" (15 November 2012)
• The Adirondack Rural Skills and Homesteading Festival (29 September 2012)