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    <title>ArtWaves upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:18:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (3 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (4 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (4 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761388</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (5 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (6 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (7 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (8 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (8 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (10 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (11 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (11 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (12 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (13 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (13 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Pysanky - Ukrainian Egg Decorating Evening (15 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h3 data-section-id="me9x59" data-start="0" data-end="42"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Egg-spressive Art: EGG-CITING Pysanky!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p data-start="44" data-end="320"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;Discover the timeless art of pysanky, traditional Ukrainian egg decorating, in a welcoming and creative setting at ArtWaves. The table is prepared with everything you need—local eggs, candles, kistkas (wax-writing tools), vibrant dyes, and the sweet aroma of warm beeswax.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="322" data-end="638"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Through step-by-step instruction, you'll learn the basics of color layering, pattern design, and wax-resist techniques that transform ordinary eggs into intricate works of art. Experiment with traditional kistkas or try an electric version of the tool, combining methods to create designs that are uniquely your own.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="640" data-end="878"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Pysanky is a relaxing and meditative process of applying warm wax and dipping eggs into successive dye baths, building colorful, elaborate patterns one layer at a time. Follow traditional Ukrainian motifs or let your creativity guide you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="880" data-end="1143"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;Perfect for individuals, families, and groups, this hands-on workshop offers a memorable artistic experience for all skill levels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="880" data-end="1143"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;Interested in a private gathering? Custom workshops can be arranged for friends, colleagues, or family at a time that works for you.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;For private workshop inquiries, contact &lt;a data-start="1187" data-end="1209" style=""&gt;office@artwavesmdi.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1214" data-end="1317" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;Come experience the joy of wax, color, and creativity—and leave with a beautiful handmade keepsake&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/PYSANKY%20mosaic%20eggs%20.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="483" height="308"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/suzy%20pysansky.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="251"&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6738386</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Native Botanical Printmaking (16 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/print%20botanical%20,%20birch%20feather%20trio.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="315" height="180" align="left" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NATIVE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BOTANTICAL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 26px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;PRINTMAKING&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;No experience necessary for this wow of a workshop!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;We supply it all and the results are stunning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;We will guide you step by step through a few &amp;nbsp;possibilities of monoprinting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Print on a variety of papers using Akua inks which blend beautifully.&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Print on fabrics with acrylics.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Pull some fabulous fern prints, mount them on fabric and embellish them as you desire.&amp;nbsp; Bring home a wall hanging, a matted piece and postcards.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Have an art date with friends, family, colleagues, or yourself &amp;nbsp;to create some unique pieces. It can be a tad addictive, so become a member and continue to use the studio and materials at open studio time!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;You are welcome to bring snacks and enjoy our tea/coffee.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Children under 10 needs an adult partner&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 15px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Members:&amp;nbsp; $37.50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 15px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Yet to be Members:&amp;nbsp; $47.50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 15px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;One Volunteer slot open:&amp;nbsp; $18.00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;Instructor: Liz Cutler&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 17px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/botanical%20p.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="122" height="217"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b4870b_96f65a3405ef4ffdaa219ff71b075c8c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_606,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/b4870b_96f65a3405ef4ffdaa219ff71b075c8c~mv2.webp" alt="Botanical Printmaking, Wed., Aug. 26" width="229" height="142"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/botanical%20print%20on%20linen.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="155" height="207" style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/botanical%20rintmaking.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="232" height="174" align="left"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;So much Fun!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6745058</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (17 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (18 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>BATIK Ancient Art -New Twist -Use your photos (18 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Batik: Ancient Art, New Twist -- Batik from Photographs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/gavner%2009.png" border="0" width="261" height="167"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/gavner%2007.png" border="0" width="113" height="163"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Use your photographs or mine. Transfer reality to artistry with ink, wax and watercolor on special delicate rice-paper.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Learn ancient techniques, play with layering color and go home with two wonderful paintings matted and ready to be framed&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;. All materials and step by step instructions are provided at the spacious ArtWaves Studio in Bar Harbor's village of Town Hill.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Teens/Adults of all skill levels will enjoy this.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;The class is equally effective for beginners, professional artists and those taking the course multiple times.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/image_50409729.JPG" border="0" width="253" height="190" align="left"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/batik%20G%20Avner%20turtle%20.JPG" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="240" align="right"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;About the instructor:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#202124" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Gloria Avner has been creating and teaching art professionally for over twenty years. She is well known for specializing in painting BATIK Style. Both beginners and professional artists like to take her courses more than once. Ms. Avner has traveled the world and ran an art gallery in Town Hill for 35 years (Aquarius Artifacts). Her paintings are in Florida Galleries and collections across the country, and she is also well known for her Pet Portraits. See her work on Facebook, IG (@gloriavner), and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://fineartamerica.com/"&gt;Fineartamerica.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (19 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (20 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (20 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Monotype Printing with Guest Artist Juliana Ramirez (22 Aug 2026)</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 30px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Monotype Printing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;with Guest Artist Juliana Ramirez&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_20240202_190722_528.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="284" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" color="#252932" style="color: rgb(37, 41, 50); font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;In this class, you'll learn the art of monotype printing on gelli plates. Unlike other printing methods, monotype printing creates a single, original piece of art. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3E4043" face="Nunito Sans, Arial, serif"&gt;Using a Gelli Plate is simple and fun without the need for a printing press. The gratification is immediate, each print is truly unique.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(37, 41, 50); font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;You'll get hands-on experience inking gelli plates and creating your own unique images, which you will then press onto paper to create a finished work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(37, 41, 50);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;Recommended for ages 8 and up with an accompanying adult.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;All materials are included, complimentary&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;tea as well!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(37, 41, 50); font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Juliana Ramirez is a non-toxic printmaker and conservation biologist who works with seabirds during her summers. Inspired by her fieldwork, she mainly practices relief, collograph, and intaglio, and is currently exploring printing marine debris/found objects from the ecosystems that she finds herself in.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Stamp Making with Guest Artist Juliana Ramirez (22 Aug 2026)</title>
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&lt;h2 class="-wa-event-details-title" align="left" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Console" style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nautical Stamp Making with Guest Artist Juliana Ramirez&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Roboto, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, Arial, &amp;quot;Noto Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Liberation Sans&amp;quot;, sans-serif, &amp;quot;Apple Color Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Emoji&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI Symbol&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Noto Color Emoji&amp;quot;; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Aug 22, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM @ ArtWaves, Kaleidoscope Studio&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 class="-wa-event-details-title" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/20250820_155523.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="378" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2 class="-wa-event-details-title" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In this two-hour workshop, you'll discover the simple art of stamp making, a fun and easy way to turn your own designs into something you can print on paper or fabric. You'll learn how to transfer your design, safely carve the block, and then ink it up to make your own custom prints. Whether you want to make stamps for cards, art prints, or to decorate textiles, this class will give you the skills you need to get started.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/IMG_20230328_211936_748.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="284" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Recommended for ages 8 and up with an accompanying adult.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Registration includes $10 materials fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Instructor:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Juliana Ramirez is a non-toxic printmaker and conservation biologist who works with seabirds during her summers. Inspired by her fieldwork, she mainly practices relief, collograph, and intaglio, and is currently exploring printing marine debris/found objects from the ecosystems that she finds herself in.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (22 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Mosaic Art Making (23 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#1F1F1F" face="Roboto, Arial, sans-serif"&gt;In this 3 hour workshop geared towards beginners you will make a small 2-dimensional mosaic with vitreous and unglazed porcelain tiles using the direct technique. You will learn how to safely cut and break tesserae (in this case tile), lay and glue your tile using rules of andamento and grout your piece. All materials, supplies and use of tools are provided. No experience is necessary.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/StudentWork1.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/FloridaWorkshop4.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/StudentWorkInProgress3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (24 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Contemporary / Modern Dance | August| Adults (25 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;Contemporary / Modern Dance for Adults ~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Tuesdays at 7 pm in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;An exploration of contemporary and modern techniques with a focus on choreography. The class begins with a warmup that includes stretching, light cardio and across the floor sequences. Students will then learn and create choreography, emphasizing collaboration, creativity and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Modern / Contemporary: Students should wear athletic clothing that’s comfortable for full range of movement. We will dance barefoot and occasionally in socks. Hair should be tied back and out of &lt;strong&gt;face.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-02-16%20124635.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="272" height="398"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cate Pope&lt;/strong&gt; is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (25 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (26 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (27 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (27 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Open Level Ballet | Adults | August (29 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open Level Ballet for Adults&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An introduction to classical ballet techniques for dancers of all levels. This class begins with barre exercises and moves to center work including across the floor combinations. Students will develop a strong understanding of ballet positions and terminology, while building strength, coordination, and musicality.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tuesdays - Saturdays in the ArtWaves Dance Studio!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Tuesdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Wednesdays: 7:30-8:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Thursdays: 6-7 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Saturdays: 12:30 - 1:30 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Open%20Level%20Ballet%20%20Contemporary%20%20Modern%20Dance.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Recommended dress code:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Students should wear ballet slippers and form fitting clothing to best see body alignment. Hair should be tied back and out of face.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;About your instructor:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/6Qr2J_1A.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="364" height="545"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Cate Pope is a dancer, choreographer, and performer from Mount Desert Island, Maine. She graduated from Bates College in 2025 with a B.A. in Dance Choreography and a concentration in Music and Culture. Cate began dancing at the age of three and has studied extensively in ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. She has trained with Robinson Ballet (2012 – 2021), as well as with Bossov Ballet, Broadway Dance Center, Joffrey Ballet, Nimbus Dance, and others.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;During her undergraduate studies, she attended semester-long performing arts programs at Trinity La MaMa in New York City and Accademia dell’Arte in Italy. Since graduating, she has choreographed for MDI High School’s fall musical and currently choreographs for Connors Emerson’s show choir. She has also taught at the Summer Festival of the Arts and currently teaches at Two Shoes Dance. Cate continues to share her love for dance through teaching and creating work at the intersection of movement, music, and community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Photos courtesy of Cate and Jason Pope.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6761404</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (31 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (3 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (7 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (10 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (17 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (21 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (24 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (28 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (1 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (5 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (8 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (12 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (15 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (19 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (22 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (26 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (29 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (2 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (5 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (9 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (12 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (16 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (19 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (23 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (26 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
    <item>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (30 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (3 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (7 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (10 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (14 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Improv: Collaborative Comedy (17 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 30px;"&gt;Improv!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Screenshot%202026-05-27%20180018.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improv: Collaborative Comedy&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in improvisational comedy, storytelling, and creative play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Through games, scenes, and group exercises, we will collaborate as an ensemble, connect with friendly community members, and create spontaneous stories together — with laughter along the way!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to jump in and have fun!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursdays, 5:30–7:30 PM&lt;br&gt;
Fine Arts Studio at ArtWaves Community Arts Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Free for ArtWaves members —&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://artwavesmdi.org/join-us" target="_blank"&gt;Become a member today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Sliding scale $5–20 for non-members.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6710311</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (21 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
    </item>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Which Stitch? A Community Fiber Group (28 Dec 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which Stitch?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mondays from 9 AM - 12 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;in the Kaleidoscope studio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://artwavesmdi.org/resources/Pictures/Yarn%20copy.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="141.75" height="207" align="right" style="margin: 8px;"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Which S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;titch?&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a community group where participants bring their current fiber and needle projects to work and converse with each other. Partic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ipants are welcome to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;use ArtWaves' supply of materials to knit, crochet, sew, mend, embroider, weave, felt, cross stitch, and so much more! Beginning instruction can be provided and the occasional special guest will introduce new techniques and demo their work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This ongoing group maintains an email list for people interested in receiving regular updates and information. If you would like to be included, please email office@artwavesmdi.org.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Which Stitch? is a drop-in group, no registration is required. It is free for ArtWaves Members and a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$5 suggested donation for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</link>
      <guid>https://artwavesmdi.org/event-6475436</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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