Hardwood Creek Library September Events

Library closed September 4 in observance of Labor Day
FEATURED EVENTS
Cathartic coloring for creative adults
Sept. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The library supplies everything but imagination. Come any time during the meeting for as long as you like.
Mixed-media painting pet portraits
Sept. 18 6 to 7:30 p.m.
This event will feature experimentation with different kinds of painting, drawing, and collage materials to make a unique, colorful, and fun portrait of a favorite pet or animal. Various pattern, texture, and mark-making techniques will be covered, and multiple images will be created to take home.
Raptors of Minnesota
Sept. 30 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Naturalists from the raptor center will bring live birds of prey to the library. Learn why these magnificent raptors are so important for our world. Explore the different raptors found in Minnesota and hear about their role in the environment. Learn the three key features of all raptors and learn why they are different

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Free special needs dance classes available this fall

Sara Iverson works as a paraprofessional with special needs students at North Lakes Academy. Teaching young people is what she loves doing. In fact, Iverson enjoys teaching so much, that after the school bell rings, she heads to The Dance Factory to teach for a few more hours. Iverson has worked at The Dance Factory for eight years, teaching recreational and competitive dance classes. This fall, though, she’s especially looking forward to returning to teach one of the studio’s newest programs, Darby’s Dancers.
Darby’s Dancers, which is currently offered at 24 locations in the United States, first launched at The Dance Factory in the summer of 2016. It is a tuition-free, once-a-week dance program offered to special needs youth who want dance education. The program covers a variety of dance styles and topics, andprovides one coach to every student enrolled. Teachers and coaches work to understand and manage sensory issues, as

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