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Classes & Events
2025 Summer Concert Series
Time: Varies
This year's summer concert series starts and July and ends in September. Concerts will be held outdoors weather permitting. You are welcome to bring your own lawn chair.
Doors open one hour before with food, local wine, beer and beverages available for purchase
Please no outside food or drink
If you are a business and would like to sponsor our summer concert series click the link below or contact us by email.
The Senders
Purchase online by May 29
Get ready to dance the night away with all of old time favorite rock and roll at Artisans At The Dahmen Barn. Yes! that is right the Senders are back at the barn playing that old time classic Rock
Doors open at 6pm with food, beer and wine available for purchase.
If the weather is cool the concert will be indoors, and seats will be limited. Tickets will also be available at the door also.
Thank you for supporting live music and Artisans at the Dahmen Barn.
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Abstract Art Collage
Register 2 Days Prior to Class
Spend an afternoon exploring 2D mixed media abstract collage with a variety of provided papers, allowing you to experiment freely with color and texture. There are no wrong answers in this creative play! All materials, including a substrate, will be supplied, along with inspiring collage samples and ideas. Tracy Randall will also share techniques for making custom collage papers, and you will be provided with several options for a finished project.
Tracy has been a resident artist at the Dahmen Artisan Barn from the beginning. She holds a degree from the University of Idaho, where she studied every art form possible, delving into both 2D and 3D mediums. Though her emphasis is in graphic design, she feels most fulfilled when creating by hand. At the Barn, Tracy focuses on fabric surface design and mixed media collage, she teaches a cooking class once in a while, and loves to share her skills and passion with others.
Bobcat "The One Man Band
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
The One Man Band is back! Bobcat One Man Band a rockabilly/ comedy solo-act on tour from NY will be at the Barn on a Thursday evening.
Enjoy a night out with friends, Doors open at 6pm with food, beer and wine available for purchase. Tickets available at the Door or online
Thank you for supporting live music and Artisans at the Dahmen Barn.
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The Lukenbills
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Marty and Sherry Lukenbill play all your favorite cover tunes, great for dancing or listening to. We already know Sherry can sing a great Patsy Cline song, I hear she has been practicing some Chris Stapelton tunes.
Enjoy a night out with friends, Doors open at 6pm with food, beer and wine available for purchase. Tickets available at the Door or online
Thank you for supporting live music and Artisans at the Dahmen Barn.
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Spiral Bouquet
Register 2 Days Prior to Class
Let’s build a bouquet with farm fresh peonies from Flannigan Creek Flower Farm! You will learn bouquet building techniques and go home with a beautiful bouquet of fresh, locally grown flowers for your table! Flannigan Creek Flower Farm grows peonies outside Viola, Idaho!
Gel Print Class
Register 2 Days Prior to Class
Learn to create monoprints using a gel plate. Using diverse types of papers, we will print a variety of colors and textures to build up
a selection of papers to use in your collage.
You will learn how to apply paint to the gel plate to pull successful prints. How to build layers for extra interest and different ways to create textures.
No experience necessary, just curiosity and enthusiasm.
All materials will be provided.
Savory Danish Class
Register 2 Days Prior to Class
Tracy will teach you how to make your own danish with a savory cheese filling. The class will be structured as a demonstration with some hands-on involvement by students and will include tips and tricks for how to get great results in your own kitchen. Tracy will provide a pre-made danish, for everyone to sample, she will also have dough ready to assemble and bake at the Barn, so that everyone can see the process. Students should bring their own large mixing bowl, to mix up their own dough to take home for baking later. Tracy will provide tips on how to customize the recipe to suit your tastes, and ingredients to take home for making your own cheese filling. Students get to sample finished danish, see the stages and steps along the way for making their own at home. A yummy, homemade treat.
Tracy has been a member artist of the Barn from its beginning. She enjoys cooking and loves the control that “making it yourself” gives a home cook. She believes that food should be fun, taste good, and be good for you. Using fresh, local, and unprocessed ingredients whenever possible will always give the best results. No cooking experience needed – just an interest in learning – and eating!
All materials will be provided.
Oil Painting 102
Register 2 Days Prior to Class
Textures for Design and Composition
This is an ongoing class, start at any time and you will receive a punch card upon registering, all level of students welcome.
This class is intended for all students interested in discovering new methods for design. We’ll be developing the dynamics of textures in composition. You’ll gain a broader understanding of the diverse expressions you can create with brush and palette knife. You’ll create a stronger understanding of color theory in composition. Adding these tools to your painting skills will give you more alternatives to enhance your composition and strengthen the presentation of your subject.
Please email info@artisanbarn.org for a supply list. You bring your own paints and brushes. This course will cover three weeks, 2.5n hours each Thursday mornings. If you should have to miss a class, I will be able to schedule a private make up session in my studio on the second floor. Your first canvas will be supplied. An easel will be made available for your use during the class.
Ceramics Classes
Register By: 48 hours in advance
Take classes in any order—consecutive or à la carte. Our fully equipped studio offers classes at all levels in wheel throwing, hand building, decorating, sculpture, glazing, and tile/mosaic work. Each class covers both wheel throwing and hand building techniques. We keep class sizes small to ensure individualized attention while benefiting from the group setting. We encourage a mix of interests in each class, providing students with a broader understanding of the wide range of possibilities clay has to offer. Whether you’re a total beginner or an experienced student, our Wheel and Hand Building classes are designed for you.
You can register at any time during the session. All class fees must be paid upon registration. The fee includes glazes, 25 lbs of clay, use of studio tools, and firing. For any questions about fees, contact info@artisanbarn.org. A portion of each registration supports children’s ceramics classes, with the remainder covering supplies and instructor fees.
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