December 2025

December 1 - December 2

EXPLORING WATERCOLOR
FANTASTIC FLORALS
Artist-Instructor: Sunny Krchmar

Event Category:

Fine Art

Monday, December 1 & Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Multi-level artists are welcome to this 2-day watercolor workshop. Learn to create a variety of light and airy watercolor flowers that can be stacked and rearranged for endless compositions. Sunny will guide students through calming exercises that will help you learn to paint more loosely and expressively.

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December 1 @ 7:00 pm

Sorry, Baby

Event Category:

Film Series

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on – for everyone around her, at least.

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December 3 - December 17

GLASS-FUSED ART
Artist-Instructor: Petra Kaiser

Event Category:

Glass Fusing

Wednesdays, December 3, 10, 17, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Petra will provide students with guidance and assistance, demonstrating procedures and basic glass fusing techniques, and will include compatibility and testing, annealing, and slumping.

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December 4 - December 5

MOSAIC HOLIDAY TREE
Artist-Instructor: Nancy Mayhew

Event Category:

Fine Craft

Thursday, December 4 & Friday, December 5, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Create your own unique Mosaic Holiday Tree in this 2-day workshop using a variety of materials, such as stained glass, beads, stone, wood, and more. You may even bring your own sentimental trinkets, such as jewelry or beads, to personalize your tree.

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December 8 @ 7:00 pm

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Event Category:

Film Series

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

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December 10 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

WINE & PAINT MIXER
Artist-Instructor: Deb Zwetsch

Event Category:

Wine & Art MIXERS

Enjoy this fun-filled evening creating silk painted scarves! Deborah will inspire students with examples and designs from her own creations, guiding students with the application of dye on silk using a brush.

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December 11 @ 7:00 pm

BIG ARTS Community Chorus
& BIG ARTS Concert Band
Holiday Performance

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Celebrate the season with festive favorites and joyful harmonies performed by the talented voices and musicians of the BIG ARTS Community Chorus and BIG ARTS Concert Band.

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December 15 - December 16

WE ARE THE WORLD
Exploring creativity and imagination
Artist-Instructor Tim Smith

Event Category:

Pottery

Monday, December 15 & Tuesdays, December 16, 2025, 10:00AM – 2:00PM
All Level Artists – Group Collaboration
Artistic collaboration involves two or more artists working together to create a unified piece of art.

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December 15 @ 7:00 pm

Eleanor the Great

Event Category:

Film Series

After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, 94, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.

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December 17 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

WINE & RAKU MIXER
Artist-Instructor: Tim Smith

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Enjoy this fun-filled evening as we begin in the classroom learning about Raku, a traditional Japanese pottery-firing technique.

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December 19 @ 5:00 pm

BIG ARTS
Holiday Open House

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BIG ARTS Holiday Open House Presenting Sponsor: Bank of the Islands.
Delight in the magic of the season as BIG ARTS transforms its expansive halls into a holiday wonderland adorned with festive decorations.

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December 22 @ 6:30 pm

Holiday Family Film Night
The Polar Express

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Join us for a heartwarming family experience as we present The Polar Express on the big screen in Christensen Performance Hall.

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