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Lightscape 2025

Lightscape

A dazzling trail of art and light
November 14 – January 4

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Winter Solstice Woods Walk

Sunday, December 21, 2025
1 p.m. 

Celebrate the change in seasons with a peaceful, guided walk in McDonald Woods.

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Adult Ed Botanical Arts Calligraphy

Intro to Calligraphy | Online

4 Wednesdays:
January 7 – January 28
9:30 a.m. – noon

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Adult Ed | Photography | Abstracts in Poetic Nature

Abstracts in Poetic Nature | Online

Photography Certificate 

6 Wednesdays:
January 7 – February 11
9:30 a.m. – noon

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