Community Events

Workshops, skill shares, and gatherings across Allegany County

October 2026

A pair of jeans with a denim patch hand-sewn on using rows of white sashiko running stitches. Ages 10+
Tuesday, October 27 6:00 – 7:30 PM

Visible Mending by Hand

Erin

Cuba Circulating Library, 39 E Main St, Cuba, NY

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A warmly lit shop wall crowded with hanging musical instruments, including frame drums, hand drums, a mandolin, a fiddle, and painted gourds. Ages 13+
Thursday, October 29 Potluck 5:30 – 6:30 PM, singing 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Folksong Singalong

Don & Deb

Catholic Worker Homestead, 8614 Brown Rd, Arkport, NY

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Past Events 16
Food Preservation Basics: Pressure Canning
Last taught Sunday, October 11, 2026
Swallowdale Farm, 10834 Handcock Rd, Centerville, NY
Bookbinding: Japanese Stab Binding
Last taught Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Cuba Circulating Library, 39 E Main St, Cuba, NY
+ 1 earlier session
Food Preservation Basics: Water Bath Canning
Last taught Sunday, September 27, 2026
Swallowdale Farm, 10834 Handcock Rd, Centerville, NY
Let's Make Butter!
Last taught Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Almond 20th Century Club Library, 40 Main St, Almond, NY
Machine Denim Darning
Last taught Saturday, September 19, 2026
Wide Awake Club Library, 22 N Genesee St, Fillmore, NY
+ 1 earlier session
Folksong Singalong
Last taught Thursday, September 17, 2026
Catholic Worker Homestead, 8614 Brown Rd, Arkport, NY
+ 1 earlier session
Potluck of Things
Last taught Friday, September 11, 2026
Island Park main pavilion, Wellsville, NY
Chicken Keeping Basics
Last taught Sunday, August 16, 2026
Swallowdale Farm, 10834 Handcock Rd, Centerville, NY
+ 1 earlier session
Collage Your Life
Last taught Saturday, August 8, 2026
Friendship Free Library, 40 W Main St, Friendship, NY
+ 1 earlier session
Beginner Bookbinding: Pamphlet Stitch
Last taught Saturday, August 1, 2026
Almond 20th Century Club Library, 40 Main St, Almond, NY
+ 2 earlier sessions
Cooperative Bread Bake
Last taught Friday, July 24, 2026
Catholic Worker Homestead, 8614 Brown Rd, Arkport, NY
Don't Buy It, Make It!
Last taught Sunday, June 28, 2026
Swallowdale Farm, 10834 Handcock Rd, Centerville, NY
+ 1 earlier session
DIY Confidence
Last taught Wednesday, June 24, 2026
David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N Main St, Wellsville, NY
Visible Mending: Basic Sashiko Stitching
Last taught Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Almond 20th Century Club Library, 40 Main St, Almond, NY
+ 1 earlier session
Starting a Baking Collective Workshop
Last taught Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Catholic Worker Homestead, 8614 Brown Rd, Arkport, NY
Budgeting Basics
Last taught Saturday, May 9, 2026
Almond 20th Century Club Library, 40 Main St, Almond, NY