Greetings from Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, where our workshop season is winding down, but the energy level is high as we look forward to A Ghostly Gathering on Saturday.

This year’s fall fundraiser was conceived of as a freakishly fun evening offering guests an opportunity to experience our grounds in the historic heart of Mineral Point in ways they haven’t before. With live klezmer music and storytelling at Alley Stage, three types of fortune telling in the historic Log Cabin, savory and sweet bites and beverages in the Cabinet Shop and Ellery House, an outdoor Night Market of more than a dozen vendors offering the unique and unusual, and even roasted marshmallows over an open forge … A Ghostly Gathering promises to be a night to remember.  All proceeds from the gathering support the general operations of our school of arts and craft and the historic preservation of our buildings and grounds.

Read on for more ways you can engage your creativity at Shake Rag Alley in the month to come — including in the culinary arts with Nicole Bujewski, jewelry-making with Deborah Donaghue, and creative writing with Gary Jones — and be in touch if we can answer any questions. You can reach us at info@shakeragalley.org or (608) 987-3292 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekends when workshops are in session.