| The Clearing |
| Summer Program |
| Week 01: May 3 - 9, 2026 |
SUM26-001 - QUILTING - MAKE IT YOUR OWN
5/3 - 5/9
: Judy Hasheider
$657.00 | |
SUM26-002 - WOODTURNING
5/3 - 5/9
: Robert Nelson
$657.00 | |
SUM26-003 - BAND WEAVING EXPLORATION
5/3 - 5/9
: Joan Sheridan
$657.00 | |
SUM26-004 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#01 May 3 - 9
5/3 - 5/9
$657.00 | |
| Week 02: May 10 - 16, 2026 |
SUM26-005 - SPRING BIRDS OF NORTHERN WOODS & WATERS
5/10 - 5/16
: Gerry & Maureen Janz
$657.00 | |
SUM26-006 - SPRING PHOTOGRAPHY ON YOUR iPHONE
5/10 - 5/16
: Karen Alesch
$657.00 | |
SUM26-007 - BEGINNING BLACKSMITHING
5/10 - 5/16
: James Viste
$657.00 | |
SUM26-008 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#02 May 10 - 16
5/10 - 5/16
$657.00 | |
| Week 03: May 17 - 23, 2026 |
SUM26-009 - ILLUSTRATED NATURE JOURNAL
5/17 - 5/23
: Cynthia Quinn
$657.00 | |
SUM26-010 - TURNING SNAPSHOTS INTO GREAT SHOTS
5/17 - 5/23
: Bill Brown & Gary Taylor
$657.00 | |
SUM26-011 - COPPER ENAMELING & BEYOND
5/17 - 5/23
: Julie Lukosaitis
$657.00 | |
SUM26-012 - STITCHED COLLAGE AND EMBROIDERY
5/17 - 5/23
: Laurel Izard
$657.00 | |
SUM26-013 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#03 May 17 - 23
5/17 - 5/23
$657.00 | |
| Week 04: May 24 - 30, 2026 |
SUM26-014 - WATERCOLOR EXCITEMENT
5/24 - 5/30
: Ed Fenendael
$657.00 | |
SUM26-015 - WRITING OUR LIVES: A POETRY WORKSHOP
5/24 - 5/30
: Marty McConnell
$657.00 | |
SUM26-016 - MOKU-HANGA: AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE PRINTMAKING
5/24 - 5/30
: Alfred Stark
$657.00 | |
SUM26-017 - SPRING WILDFLOWERS
5/24 - 5/30
: Larry Morrison
$657.00 | |
SUM26-018 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#04 May 24 - 30
5/24 - 5/30
$657.00 | |
| Week 05: May 31 - June 6, 2026 |
SUM26-019 - HANDSPINNING ALCHEMY
5/31 - 6/6
: Deb Jones
$657.00 | |
SUM26-020 - THE WRITER’S WORKSHOP: THE POETRY WORKSHOP
5/31 - 6/6
: Albert DeGenova
$657.00 | |
SUM26-021 - THE WRITER’S WORKSHOP: POETRY IN PROSE
5/31 - 6/6
: Albert DeGenova
$657.00 | |
SUM26-022 - OFF THE BEATEN PATH IN SPRING
5/31 - 6/6
: Paul Regnier
$657.00 | |
SUM26-023 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#05 May 31 - June 6
5/31 - 6/6
$657.00 | |
| Week 06: June 7 - 13, 2026 |
SUM26-024 - SUMMERTIME WATERCOLOR AT THE CLEARING
6/7 - 6/13
: Kari Anderson
$657.00 | |
SUM26-025 - WRITING YOUR LIFE: MEMOIR & PERSONAL ESSAY
6/7 - 6/13
: Margaret Hawkins
$657.00 | |
SUM26-026 - BEGINNING GLASS FUSING
6/7 - 6/13
: Nance Tucker
$657.00 | |
SUM26-027 - WOVEN RAG PURSES
6/7 - 6/13
: JoEl Levy Logiudice
$657.00 | |
SUM26-028 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#06 June 7 - 13
6/7 - 6/13
$657.00 | |
| Week 07: June 14 - 20, 2026 |
SUM26-029 - DRAWING NATURE IN COLORED PENCIL
6/14 - 6/20
: Kimberly Mullarkey
$657.00 | |
SUM26-030 - STAINED GLASS
6/14 - 6/20
: Jill Wicke
$657.00 | |
SUM26-031 - THE JOY OF WEAVING: OPEN STUDIO FOR NEWER WEAVERS
6/14 - 6/20
: Geke de Vries
$657.00 | |
SUM26-032 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#07 June 14 - 20
6/14 - 6/20
$657.00 | |
| Week 08: June 21 - 27, 2026 |
SUM26-033 - BEGINNING & INTERMEDIATE PASTEL
6/21 - 6/27
: Sandra Place
$657.00 | |
SUM26-034 - FINE WOODWORKING: BUILD CUSTOM FURNITURE OR A SMALL TABLE
6/21 - 6/27
: Curt Wessel & Gene Kenny
$657.00 | |
SUM26-035 - AN INTRODUCTION TO CREATING COPPER FLORAL FORMS
6/21 - 6/27
: Brad Nichols
$657.00 | |
SUM26-036 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#08 June 21 - 27
6/21 - 6/27
$657.00 | |
| Week 09: June 28 - July 4, 2026 |
SUM26-037 - PAPER ARTS: MARBLING, BOOKBINDING & PAPER CARTONNAGE
6/28 - 7/4
: Nancy Akerly
$657.00 | |
SUM26-038 - INTRO TO QUILTING
6/28 - 7/4
: Kate LeRoy
$657.00 | |
SUM26-039 - BASKET & GOURD WORKSHOP
6/28 - 7/4
: Denise Arzberger & Annelies Gebert
$657.00 | |
SUM26-040 - PRINTING WITH NATURE AND MORE
6/28 - 7/4
: Barbara Manger
$657.00 | |
SUM26-041 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#09 June 28 - July 4
6/28 - 7/4
$657.00 | |
| Week 10: July 5 - 11, 2026 |
SUM26-042 - THE ART OF SOFT PASTEL: FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO FINESSE
7/5 - 7/11
: Kay Brathol-Hostvet
$657.00 | |
SUM26-043 - WOOL APPLIQUE & SLOW STITCHING
7/5 - 7/11
: Judy Hasheider
$657.00 | |
SUM26-044 - AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINTING ON FABRIC
7/5 - 7/11
: JoEl Levy Logiudice
$657.00 | |
SUM26-045 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#10 July 5 - 11
7/5 - 7/11
$657.00 | |
| Week 11: July 12 - 18, 2026 |
SUM26-046 - CHAMBER MUSIC FOR STRINGS
7/12 - 7/18
: Katherine Decker & Taylor Georgio
$657.00 | |
SUM26-047 - BEGINNING CROCHET AND BEYOND
7/12 - 7/18
: Lori Carlson
$657.00 | |
SUM26-048 - A WEEK ON THE EDGE – KNIFESMITHING
7/12 - 7/18
: Jeremiah Backhaus
$657.00 | |
SUM26-049 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#11 July 12 - 18
7/12 - 7/18
$657.00 | |
| Week 12: July 19 - 25, 2026 |
SUM26-050 - ITALIC CALLIGRAPHY
7/19 - 7/25
: Cheryl Jacobsen
$657.00 | |
SUM26-051 - THREE AUTHORS ON DEATH AND DYING
7/19 - 7/25
: Betsy Arsenault
$657.00 | |
SUM26-052 - HIKE, BIKE & PADDLE DOOR COUNTY-SUMMER
7/19 - 7/25
: Bob Bultman & Kelly King
$657.00 | |
SUM26-053 - INTRO TO METALCASTING
7/19 - 7/25
: James Viste
$657.00 | |
SUM26-054 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#12 July 19 - 25
7/19 - 7/25
$657.00 | |
| Week 13: July 26 - August 1, 2026 |
SUM26-055 - RECORDER AT THE CLEARING
7/26 - 8/1
: Pat Badger
$657.00 | |
SUM26-056 - DESIGNING LANDSCAPES INSPIRED BY NATURE
7/26 - 8/1
: Darrel Morrison
$657.00 | |
SUM26-057 - I FORGED A CARVING KNIFE & I KNOW HOW TO USE IT
7/26 - 8/1
: Jeremiah Backhaus & Erik Rinkleff
$657.00 | |
SUM26-058 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#13 July 26 - August 1
7/26 - 8/1
$657.00 | |
| Week 14: August 2 - 8, 2026 |
SUM26-059 - PAINTING WITH VERSATILE ACRYLIC
8/2 - 8/8
: Kay Brathol-Hostvet
$657.00 | |
SUM26-060 - KNIT YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!
8/2 - 8/8
: Whitney Gross
$657.00 | |
SUM26-061 - OUT OF THE BLUE
8/2 - 8/8
: Kippian Inglis
$657.00 | |
SUM26-062 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#14 August 2 - 8
8/2 - 8/8
$657.00 | |
| Week 15: August 9 - 15, 2026 |
SUM26-063 - THE ART QUILT: OPEN STUDIO
8/9 - 8/15
: Wendy Butler Berns
$657.00 | |
SUM26-064 - NEXT STEPS IN GLASS FUSING
8/9 - 8/15
: Nance Tucker
$657.00 | |
SUM26-065 - CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS: GROWING A LIFELONG PRACTICE
8/9 - 8/15
: Beth Coleman
$657.00 | |
SUM26-066 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#15 August 9 - 15
8/9 - 8/15
$657.00 | |
| Week 16: August 16 - 22, 2026 |
SUM26-067 - PLEIN AIR WITH PASTELS
8/16 - 8/22
: John Ribble
$657.00 | |
SUM26-068 - DANIELLE ALLEN’S OUR DECLARATION
8/16 - 8/22
: Jeff Doane
$657.00 | |
SUM26-069 - MAKING GLASS BEADS & BLOWING GLASS ORNAMENTS
8/16 - 8/22
: Julie Lukosaitis
$657.00 | |
SUM26-070 - THE JOY OF WEAVING: OPEN STUDIO RETREAT
8/16 - 8/22
: Geke de Vries
$657.00 | |
SUM26-071 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#17 August 16 - 22
8/16 - 8/22
$657.00 | |
| Week 17: August 23 - 29, 2026 |
SUM26-072 - SEA AND SKY WITH WATERCOLOR
8/23 - 8/29
: Gary Hanks
$657.00 | |
SUM26-073 - THE SCOUT-SCARF: AN ADVENTURE IN KNITTING WITH COLOR
8/23 - 8/29
: Robin Geller
$657.00 | |
SUM26-074 - SUMIZURI-E: THE ART OF THE BLACK AND WHITE
8/23 - 8/29
: Alfred Stark
$657.00 | |
SUM26-075 - A WEEK ON THE EDGE, CUTTING DEEPER – INTERMEDIATE KNIFESMITHING
8/23 - 8/29
: Jeremiah Backhaus
$657.00 | |
SUM26-076 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#17 August 23 - 29
8/23 - 8/29
$657.00 | |
| Week 18: August 30 - September 5, 2026 |
SUM26-077 - WATER, SKIES, BEACHES, AND WAVES IN WATERCOLOR AND PENCIL
8/30 - 9/5
: Lee Mothes
$657.00 | |
SUM26-078 - UNFOLDING - A MEMOIR WRITING CLASS
8/30 - 9/5
: Heather ‘Byrd’
$657.00 | |
SUM26-079 - BASKET WITH FORGED HANDLE
8/30 - 9/5
: Denise Arzberger and James Viste
$657.00 | |
SUM26-080 - WOODTURNING FOR LIVING
8/30 - 9/5
: Thomas Hurst
$657.00 | |
SUM26-081 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#18 August 30 - September 5
8/30 - 9/5
$657.00 | |
| Week 19: September 13 - 19, 2026 |
SUM26-082 - LOUISE ERDRICH’S THE NIGHTWATCHMAN: SAVING COMMUNITY
9/13 - 9/19
: Estella Lauter
$657.00 | |
SUM26-083 - PROSE WORKSHOP-WRITING THE SELF IN THE WORLD
9/13 - 9/19
: Deborah Adelman
$657.00 | |
SUM26-084 - CARVING THE CLEARING'S ARCHITECTURE
9/13 - 9/19
: Erik Rinkleff
$657.00 | |
SUM26-085 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#19 September 13 - 19
9/13 - 9/19
$657.00 | |
| Week 20: September 20 - 26, 2026 |
SUM26-086 - QUILTING - MAKE IT YOUR OWN
9/20 - 9/26
: Judy Hasheider
$657.00 | |
SUM26-087 - HAND CANING: THE SEVEN-STEP METHOD WITH CANING NEEDLES
9/20 - 9/26
: Lynn Phillips
$657.00 | |
SUM26-088 - TOUCH THE EARTH: CONNECT WITH NATURE
9/20 - 9/26
: Debbie Gille
$657.00 | |
SUM26-089 - GET YOUR AXE TOGETHER
9/20 - 9/26
: Jeremiah Backhaus
$657.00 | |
SUM26-090 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#20 September 20 - 26
9/20 - 9/26
$657.00 | |
| Week 21: September 27 - October 3, 2026 |
SUM26-091 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING
9/27 - 10/3
: John Ribble
$657.00 | |
SUM26-092 - HIKE, BIKE & PADDLE DOOR COUNTY- AUTUMN
9/27 - 10/3
: Bob Bultman & Kelly King
$657.00 | |
SUM26-093 - CONTEMPORARY PAPER WEAVING
9/27 - 10/3
: Carol Heil
$657.00 | |
SUM26-094 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#21 September 27 - October 3
9/27 - 10/3
$657.00 | |
| Week 22: October 4 - 10, 2026 |
SUM26-095 - FIGURES AND FACES IN OILS
10/4 - 10/10
: Frankie Johnson
$657.00 | |
SUM26-096 - WOMEN WRITERS RETREAT
10/4 - 10/10
: Sharon Nesbit-Davis
$657.00 | |
SUM26-097 - PHOTOGRAPHING FALL COLORS ON YOUR IPHONE
10/4 - 10/10
: Karen Alesch
$657.00 | |
SUM26-098 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#22 October 4 - 10
10/4 - 10/10
$657.00 | |
| Week 23: October 11 - 17, 2026 |
SUM26-099 - THE YOGA OF YOU
10/11 - 10/17
: Don Wenig
$657.00 | |
SUM26-100 - THE ART OF NATURE & OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY
10/11 - 10/17
: Hank Erdmann
$657.00 | |
SUM26-101 - GEOLOGY & NATURAL HISTORY OF DOOR COUNTY & THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT
10/11 - 10/17
: Roger Kuhns
$657.00 | |
SUM26-102 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#23 October 11 - 17
10/11 - 10/17
$657.00 | |
| Week 24: October 18 - 24, 2026 |
SUM26-103 - FALL WATERCOLOR AT THE CLEARING
10/18 - 10/24
: Kari Anderson
$657.00 | |
SUM26-104 - SOCK STUDY AND OPEN KNITTING
10/18 - 10/24
: Joan Sheridan
$657.00 | |
SUM26-105 - OPEN STUDIO FOR WOODWORKERS
10/18 - 10/24
: Curt Wessel & Gene Kenny
$657.00 | |
SUM26-106 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#24 October 18 - 24
10/18 - 10/24
$657.00 | |
| Week 25: October 25 - 31, 2026 |
SUM26-107 - TRADITIONAL QUILTING OPEN STUDIO
10/25 - 10/31
: Kathy Swanson
$657.00 | |
SUM26-108 - WOOD TURNING HOLIDAY GIFTS
10/25 - 10/31
: Robert Nelson
$657.00 | |
SUM26-109 - BEGINNING BLACKSMITHING
10/25 - 10/31
: James Viste
$657.00 | |
SUM26-110 - PERSONAL RETREAT: Week#25 October 25 - 31
10/25 - 10/31
$657.00 | |
| Week 26: November 1 - 6, 2026 |
SUM26-111 - CLEARING RETREAT WEEK
11/1 - 11/6
$300.00 | |
| Class locations may be found in catalog and online |
| Winter Program |
WIN26-070 - Color Me Calm: Kicked Up A Notch AM
Thursday, February 19 from 9am-12pm
: Jane Tomich
$25.00 | Register |
WIN26-071 - Color Me Calm: Kicked Up A Notch PM
Thursday, February 19 from 1-4pm
: Jane Tomich
$25.00 | Wait List |
WIN26-072 - Fused Glass Jewelry
Thursday, February 19 from 1-4pm
: Gary Chaudoir
$25.00 | Wait List |
WIN26-073 - Planting Trees for Birds and Bees
Friday, February 20 from 1-3pm
: Coggin Heeringa
$25.00 | Register |
WIN26-074 - Earth Ways
Friday, February 20 from 9am-4pm
: Marjasana Kay & Colleen Bins
$35.00 | Register |
| The Clearing Jens Jensen Center |
| Membership, Annual |
Annual Membership (Exp. February 2027)
2/1/2026 - 2/28/2027
$50.00 | Register |
Annual Membership (Exp. March 2027)
3/1/2026 - 3/31/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. April 2027)
4/1/2026 - 4/30/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. May 2027)
5/1/2026 - 5/31/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. June 2027)
6/1/2026 - 6/30/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. July 2027)
7/1/2026 - 7/31/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. August 2027)
8/1/2026 - 8/31/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. September 2027)
9/1/2026 - 9/30/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. October 2027)
10/1/2026 - 10/31/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. November 2027)
11/1/2026 - 11/30/2027
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. December 2027)
12/1/2026 - 12/31/2027
$50.00 | |
| Membership, Life |
Life Membership
Life Membership
$500.00 | Register |