Cooking Class: Impress Without the Stress, Creative Side Dishes for Summer Entertaining

The Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation presents a new series of cooking workshops led by Kristin Gluck of …By Request, unique pick up foods. The first class, Impress Without the Stress, Creative Side Dishes for Summer Entertaining, will be held in the SCHF Academy Building on Tuesday, June 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Gluck will be offering four seasonal cooking workshops over the course of the year at SCHF.

Kristin Gluck is starting a business based simply on the request of a friend. That one request soon grew to several more and she now enjoys creating party foods and light meals for a variety of customers. She especially enjoys creating foods with interesting flavor combinations using fresh and healthy ingredients.

Raised in Delaware, Kristin recalls a childhood filled with visits to great restaurants and international travel exposing her to all kinds of flavors and ingredients. Attending college at Georgetown University, she enjoyed the multicultural restaurants the city offered and incorporates them into her cooking still today. Her love of cooking comes naturally. She often swaps recipes with her mother, sister and mother-in-law, all of whom are great cooks.

She and her husband Steve are currently raising their three children in Vicksburg. They especially enjoy the exposure to southern flavors and hospitality.

Reservations are required for the class. The fee for the class is $20 for SCHF members and $25 for non-members. Space is limited, so call today! To register or for more information, please call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997.

Adult Art Workshop: Watercolor for Beginners

Summer is the perfect time to splash in water—and color!  Come and learn the basics about watercolor paint, paper, and techniques in a casual and fun setting.  Participants will receive a beginner’s watercolor set in a wooden traveling box, which includes 12 paints, 12 brushes, a palette, an apron, and more.   Also included in the materials fee is a 10” x 14” pad of 12 sheets of Arches watercolor paper. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages will be provided.

Jeanne Evans has been dabbling in watercolor for over 30 years, and is a member of the Vicksburg Art Association.  Her favorite subjects are gardens and waterscapes, which she tends to interpret in soft, impressionistic styles, to capture the essence of scenes.

The workshop will be Saturday, June 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the SCHF academy building. The $65 fee for the workshop ($55 for SCHF members) includes all supplies. For reservations, please call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997.

Class will meet Sundays, April 2 and 23 from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Academy Building.

Both individuals and couples are welcome. The fee is $20 per person for each two hour session. For more information or for reservations, please call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997.

Mini Monday Art Camp

The children’s multicultural art camp is a lot of fun, but it is only one week during the summer. In order to keep the fun going all summer long, we are bringing back the successful Mini Monday Art Camps!

Every Monday during the months of June and July from 3 - 4 p.m. we will host the mini camps in the Academy Building. Please use the courtyard entrance.

Students will work on a variety of art projects during the summer including painting, collage, crafts, drawing, ceramics, and sculpture.

All workshops will be led by qualified educators including instructors from our after-school program and both adult and student workshops throughout the year.

Students do not have to commit to all sessions. They may attend as few as one class or they may attend all classes.

Classes are open to any child age 6 to 12. A $5 fee per child, per session covers all materials. Reservations are not required, but are suggested to help better prepare for class size and planning.

For more information or for registration, please call the SCHF office at 601-631-2997 or stop by our office at 1302 Adams Street anytime.

SCHF Summer Volunteers Needed

SCHF is in need of summer volunteers. No matter what your interests, we have a place for you.

Here are a few of our current needs:

• Gardening - The Green Hills Garden Club has volunteered to plant and maintain the courtyard beds, but there are many other areas on the block in need of attention.

• Youth Programming - Volunteers needed to work with the children on art projects and assist the instructors with the mini camps.

• Multicultural Camp - Volunteers needed to help with the first and last day of camp and with refreshments.

• Administrative - Volunteers needed for answering phones, stuffing envelopes, registration, etc.

• Preservation - Volunteers needed to assist in cataloging material in the archives room and various other preservation projects.