Events Calendar

Fall 2023 Session: (14 weeks) Wednesdays, September 13-December 20, 2023 (no class 11/22) | 3-5 pm | $308/$224 members per 14-week session
Winter + Spring 2024 Session: (16 weeks) Wednesdays, January 10-May 1, 2024 (no class 3/27) | 3:30-5:30 pm | $352/$256 members per 16-week session

Art club is a community of young artists who are independent in their art practice but value a place to exchange ideas and support and learn from one another. Students will design a long-term independent art project at the beginning of the session and meet for in-progress reviews, take part in creative art challenges, have conversations about contemporary artists, and discuss their work with Lynden educators and their peers. Students will present their work at our final art club meeting.

To view our Safety Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration required. Late registrations accepted. Register online now.

2023 Summer Session (June 6-August 29): Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am
2023 Fall Session (September 5-December 19:) Select Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am

Tuesdays in the Garden, designed for children aged 1-3, provides a nurturing environment where children’s curiosity and wonder are extended through play and exploration, and children and their caregivers learn and discover side-by-side. Join art educators Claudia Orjuela and Denice Niebuhr for hands-on art making and all-senses-engaged exploration of the outdoor world at Lynden. We’ll consider different themes, each designed to connect Lynden’s environment with children’s interests. We will encourage experimentation and the manipulation of art and natural materials to tell stories, solve problems, and develop relationships.

Fee: $16/$12 members for one adult and one child.
Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration does not guarantee admission. Once we receive your completed registration form, we will follow up via e-mail with an invoice for payment – or a notification that you've been added to the waitlist – and a confirmation after payment is received. Register online now.

To view a list of the session themes, click here.

FREE
This is a virtual event.

HOME Multilingual Story Time features children’s books written or illustrated by authors, illustrators, and artists who have faced forced displacement as refugees, asylum seekers, or immigrants, and come from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Designed for children aged 4-8, we believe that reading picture books is a way to share and discuss big ideas with young children. Scheduled to screen every third Wednesday of the month, HOME Story Time is a collaboration with Wisconsin for Ukraine, the Milwaukee Public Library, the Islamic Resource Center, Hanan Refugee Relief Group, Alliance Française de Milwaukee, Milwaukee African Women's Association, and UWM Libraries. Videos remain on view once they are posted.

Schedule, Recordings, and Activities

January 18: Кузини Назавжди/Cousins Forever, written by Elisavet Arkolaki, and illustrated by Charikleia Arkolaki, read in Ukrainian and English by Halyna Salapata from Wisconsin for Ukraine. View the recording here.
February 15: Pelo Malo No Existe/Bad Hair Does Not Exist, written by Sulma Arzu-Brown and illustrated by Isidra Sabio, read in Spanish and English by Letty Nyamatutu. View the recording here.
March 15: The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water, written by Idries Shah, and illustrated by Ingrid Rodriguez, read in Dari and English by Khojesta Faizi. View the recording here.
April 19: Sirenas/Julian is a Mermaid, written and illustrated by Jessica Love, read in Spanish and English by CK Ledesma from PEAK Initiative. View the recording here.
May 17: قشنگ‌ترین رویای من / My Most Beautiful Dream, written by Ulrich Renz, and illustrated by Cornelia Haas, with translators Bahar Talai, Sefa Agnew, and Sadegh Bahrami, read in Dari by Khatera Nazari, and English by Tiffany Thornton from UWM Libraries. View the recording here.
November 15: що змінила Рондо/How War Changed Rondo, written by Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, read in Ukranian and English by Karina Tweedell from our partner organization Wisconsin Ukrainians. View the recording here.
December 20 Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey, written by Margriet Ruurs with artwork by Nizar Ali Badr, read in Arabic by Samaher Aldaye and in English by Claudia Orjuela. Archival recording.

Access prior HOME Story Time videos and activities here.