Experience Level: Beginner

Learn how to bring new life to an old lamp at Fix It! Basic Lamp Re-Wiring on Wednesday, November 4 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in The Studio.

Instructor Lou Ann Koebel will lead students through changing out the plug, adding a switch and/or replacing wiring in lamps. This hands-on course will cover basic electrical wiring.

$65/person*. Registration will close Nov. 1 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.

* Students should bring:
— A lamp to work on
— Wire cutter & stripper
— Black electrical tape and small retractable measuring tape (optional)

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia at owarren@illinois.edu.

By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.

About the instructor

Lou Ann Koebel has worn many hats over the past several years: a woodworker, an AV technician and lover of restoring or repurposing antiques. Living in an older home has also helped Lou Ann to learn how to repair various items around the house, search YouTube for “fix it” videos and collect tools to cover a wide variety of tasks.

Her Fix-It courses are meant as an entry to help students explore how to proceed safely with basic tools and build a home DYI toolbox, creatively repurpose a picture frame or fix/alter a lamp.

About The Farms

The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

Experience Level: Beginner  

Join Sally Walsh for a hands-on Soap Making Workshop on Sunday, Nov. 15 from 9:00am-4:00pm in the Allerton Mansion Dining Room.  

Sally will walk students through the process of making soap including the science of making soap, safety, ingredients used, and the herbal benefits. Participants will then learn how to make your own bar of soap with your preferred scents. Students will be able to trade soap and take home each other's recipes. All students will receive a booklet of instructions and soap recipes and take home a bar of soap.  

All supplies will be provided.  

$110/person*. Registration closes Nov. 8 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.  

*Please wear old clothes. 

Learn more about the space where your course will take place here. If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu. 

By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.