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First Friday Community Weekends
Fall 2026

Program Overview

Community Weekends at North House

A monthly series of community gatherings on the North House campus. Meet on the commons and the Blue Building each month for activities, speakers, dancing, games, and more! See First Fridays information and dates below. Join us most Saturdays during the first weekend each month for a drop-in craft from 10am-4pm in the Blue Building. Visit the Drop-in Programs Page for dates and information. 

Drop-in Craft Programs

First Friday Community Programs

November 6th

Dinner on a stick starting at 5:30 followed by speaker DNR Resource Specialist Liza McCarthy on Future Forests in North Shore State Parks and her work focused on forest resiliency. Hot apple cider, s'mores, and popcorn all provided! Then on Saturday, join us from 10-4 for drop-in community craft.

Open Fire Dinner on a Stick

Most First Fridays (except pizza bake in April) 5:30-6:30pm

Gather around a bonfire and cook over an open fire as a community. Participants bring their own food; we’ll provide the fire and the pointy sticks. Sausages to steaks, pudgie pies to home fries, it’s all welcome. The fire will be ready by 5:30. Bundle up! Location: Commons

Program Dates

    Fri, Nov 6th, 2026 - Sun, Dec 6th, 2026

More Programs

We offer a broad array of programs for all ages! See all our programs here.

Looking for programs on a specific date? See our program calendar.

Explore our full range of immersive course offerings for the full craft experience.

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Our Build With Purpose program aims to put student-built timber frames in communities across the region.