The Northern Michigan Culinary Arts Community Series at the Oliver Art Center Preserving Foods, it's not just about canning with Suz McLaughlin Saturday, January 28 Dressings for Your Greens with Susan Mundt Saturday, February 11 The Art of the Braise with Steve Tebo Saturday, February 25 The Pleasant Peasant: Hearty hand held food for the [...]

Friday, February 24 12:30-4 p.m. $40/$50 Let’s get together and paint some colorful flowers to remind us that spring will eventually return! We’ll spend the afternoon immersed in blooms. Composition, color, shape and value are some of the things we’ll discuss as we build our colorful paintings. Bring in your own floral reference photo, or [...]

Monday, March 19 12:30-4 p.m. $40/$50 Let’s jump into the realm of abstract painting (non-representational). This class will be a lot of fun with “no risk and lots of reward” painting methods. We’ll use patterning and repetition of a motif to create expressive works of art. I’ll guide you through the process and we’ll slap, [...]

January 14 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $35/$45 Beginner, master -- or somewhere in between? One thing's for sure, if you don't have a sense of where you're going with your art work or why you’re going, there's a good chance you won't get anywhere you really want to be. On the other hand, nurturing a sense [...]

Hors d’oeuvres taught by Chef Jim Voltz on Thursday, July 28 or  Tuesday, Oct. 4 2-4:30 p.m. $50/$60 Chef Jim Voltz demonstrates five hors d’oeuvre recipes from his latest cookbook, “Hors d’oeuvres on the Porch.” During the class, students will be able to sample all the recipes along with the recommended wines. Students will leave [...]