Lisa is a prolific artist, her techniques are one of a kind. But she has broken them down so that…read moreeven the beginning doll maker can follow along. This class was fantastic!!! She is very organized but also allow you the freedom to let your creativity go wild. The class is also paced well so that no one gets left behind. She is a very giving and helpful teacher and is there to help if you fall behind or make a mistake. If you enjoy cloth doll make ring or want to learn a new art medium, this class is a MUST!

Lisa is a superb doll making teacher. Her patience is limitless. She had made learning her one of a…read morekind techniques available to dollmakers. Relaying her knowledge is a god send. Don't pass up the opportunity to learn from this genuis artist.

If I could give 1,000 stars I don't think that would be enough. I decided to friend nap my best…read morefriend of 60 years for a girls weekend. She had no idea what I had planned or where we were going. I reserved the first time pottery class and two other women also signed up. I can't remember when the last time I laughed so much. Our instructor (Jenna?) Was nothing short of amazing and very patient to say the least she was fantastic. The next day I scheduled a ceramic class which was fun (I stink at painting)huge selection of items to choose from! The staff is extremely friendly. Everyone we came in contact with this past weekend from wait staff to Uber drivers all said they had gone here and had a blast. Can't wait to pick up our pieces in a few weeks, might even book paint splattering. Many thanks to the amazing staff who made our girls weekend so very special.

This place was awesome. David was an excellent teacher and after this experience i now want to try…read moremore classes, it was so fun.

Took a wonderful workshop and it was amazing. Plus the food was so good and they had so many…read moreoptions for various dietary restrictions at every single mealtime.

I rarely write reviews, but felt it necessary to share our experience with Snow Farm Art Camp in…read morethe hopes that it may help other families make an informed decision. The pickup process at the end of camp was especially disappointing. There was no greeting or acknowledgment from staff, no effort to personally connect with parents, and no discussion whatsoever about the campers' experience or their artwork. It felt disorganized and impersonal. The "gallery walk," which should have been a proud moment, was chaotic and lacked any structure or explanation. We actually didn't know who was a camper or who was an instructor. We were left to wander through the space without context or guidance, which made it hard to fully appreciate what the kids had spent nearly two weeks creating. Socially, the experience was incredibly isolating for my daughter and her friend. Despite being there for 12 days, they struggled to make connections with other campers. It became painfully clear that they were the only ones not from private schools, and unfortunately, they were made to feel like outsiders because of it. The environment was very cliquey, and there seemed to be little to no staff intervention to help bridge those social divides. Had my daughter not had her one friend from home with her, I likely would have brought her home early. There was very little downtime or effort from counselors to create a sense of community. Days were packed with studio time and started extremely early, leaving kids exhausted and with few opportunities to relax or socialize. Team-building activities or any sort of group bonding could have made a huge difference, but those were noticeably absent. Additionally, some of the camp rules were concerning and poorly communicated. One that stood out was the bizarre rule that campers couldn't enter each other's rooms because the staff would "assume they were having sex." For a teen art camp, this kind of messaging felt inappropriate and unnecessarily harsh. To be fair, my daughter enjoyed the off-campus trips and said the food was great. But overall, this was a very expensive camp experience where she felt left out, unwelcomed, and disconnected, despite doing something she truly loves. That is not acceptable. Camp should be a place where kids feel encouraged, supported, and inspired, not judged or excluded. This was a one and done experience for us. We will not be returning, and I would caution other families to look closely at what kind of environment Snow Farm is really fostering.

If you want to be part of a very good community, learn dancing and be more confident about…read moreyourself. This is the go to place!!!!

My fiancé and I wanted a nice wedding dance and Fred Astaire surely delivered! I never knew how…read moremuch I would actually enjoy it too thanks to the wonderful staff!

The Hitchcock Center is a place that offers education on here, the place we live. It's really nice…read moreand important to take a look around and learn about what you are looking at. The plants and animals in the area. Public schools should really do something like this. My son and I are taking a class and it's one of my favorite things he does after school.

Wonderful facility and staff! We had such a positive experience with their summer camp this year --…read moreour 8 year old joined them for two sessions and came home full of stories and excited for the next day. We loved how supportive the counselors all were and are could tell how much everyone cared about the kids and their program. Outdoor classrooms, variety of activities, animals and environmental education, combination of facilitated and open play, great communication, gender neutral facilities and all gender supportive community, easy drop off and pick up, sliding scale enrollment fees based on ability and scholarships available. It's tough to register, though, as spaces are swooped up VERY quickly, and this year they capped families at two weeks for the summer.

Great instructors - especially Mary! I have been happy with…read morethe student's that have worked with me and find that the instructors are there to truly help them without criticism, but rather, encouragement!

I was initially skeptical about getting my hair done by a student at a school, but it turned into…read morean incredible experience with an even more amazing outcome. Thank you, Talysa and her instructor!

I learned a lot in one class and will for sure come back for more. Jess was a great instructor!read more

I'm sorry who hates to do any sort of workout but I took my first intro to pole class today with…read moreCarrie and I'm already addicted. I'm so excited to take more classes and start a pole dance journey. I had fun and learned some things. See you guys next weekend!!

My 16 year old son and I came on a hot day in August 2022 for the 10:00am information session and…read more11:15am campus tour. This is a top-notch small liberal arts college (about 1,800 students come from 49 states and other countries) with a gorgeous campus. The hilltop view of the Connecticut River in the distance is worth the visit! The campus has a nice mix of architectural styles with a world-class natural history museum. Afterwards, getting lunch in the town of Amherst was convenient - the proximity of restaurants in town within walking distance is a plus for Amherst students. Amherst still requires KN95 mask wearing for indoor building access and requires you to show your COVID-19 vaccination card. If you don't like this policy, that may be a sign that Amherst College is not for you. In any case, it's well worth a stop here if you're looking at small liberal arts colleges. One star is removed for not having a short restroom break during the tour. Also, the information session auditorium was difficult to find and about a 10 minute walk from the admissions office.

What a beautiful campus!!! This is rated among the top three liberal arts college on the national…read morelevel! This College was a lot better than I expected.I went to an information session and campus tour to learn about the college for my daughter. What I learned was that they have an open curriculum and they focus on undergraduate studies and accept a student body of 1800. Their financial aid is based not on a merit system it's based on finances. The campus has newly built science center and they have the most incredible Beniski Natural Sciencecience museum!!! I didn't have a chance to go ahead and look throughout the entire museum but this is definitely on my list to come backbut they had a huge skeleton of a mammoth and that already made me fall in love with this museum. They had a great student center which house a lot of movie nights and other cool things on campus. There ihave one dedicated food Hall of the Valentine because the person who cooks there is named Valentine... I think. And they have an amazing athletic center which a humongous track and field which is the state of the yard. They have new dorms for upperclassmen and the underclassmen resides in the center square.I definitely think it's worth visiting they also have arts museum to which I didn't have a chance to look at but again I'm on my list to visit. Also this is a very inclusive College.