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Treat Yourself at the Retreat! Arts & Wellness Day

Dates: October 19, 2024

Meets: Sa from 9 AM to 4 PM

Location: Retreat at Pointer's Ridge

Registration Fee: $99.00

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Need a day away? Refresh, relax, create, learn at a special day at the artist’s Retreat at Pointer’s Ridge!

Grab a friend and go, or make a new one at the retreat! Back-to-back activity sessions of your choice include a gentle yoga/meditation stretch to start the day, journaling/ journal making session to get your creativity and self-care going, beaded bracelet creating, spark your connection with nature and color and a lunch & learn. You’ll pack your favorite sack lunch and meet at the enchanting artist’s retreat center by the river for a day of ‘ahhh’ and ‘ohhh’, friendship and fall, laughter and love, creations and calm.

Registration includes participation in any/all classes you choose, or a stroll around the grounds and sit outside enjoying the the fresh country autumn air between your favorite choices. The grounds are yours to explore. The Retreat has both indoor and outdoor class space, some sessions may be held outside or on screened porch if weather allows. Mix and mingle morning arrival from 8:30-9am - have a coffee, check in, and get settled before the 9am start. Pack your own lunch, like you're going to camp. Lonnette will prepare a lunch dessert for you during her lunch presentation. We'll keep the cider/coffee on all day.

We are so excited for you to join us! Ages 18 & up (14-17 with participating adult). Limited seating for only 20 guests! Tickets sales are final, but transferable.

Projects/Instructors (Substitutions are Possible):

Gentle Yoga Stretch - Maria Travers is a nature lover, dancer, mother. Allow her calm, kind presence to guide you through gentle movements, stretches, mindful breathing, and an opportunity to sink into relaxation. Students can freely choose to be standing, seated on the floor, or in a chair. New? No worry. This peaceful practice is meant to meet you where you’re at and leave you feeling rejuvenated in body, mind, and spirit. Optional: if you have a mat, bring it along.

Journaling - Bound to Journal teaches personal journaling processes as well as actual journal-making techniques with custom papers and personalized artistry. Join Lisa and Allen for Journaling: self-care for the mind, body, and spirit. Find out how journal structures and journaling techniques can help you focus, heal your mind, and renew your spirit in a unique new session from last year.

Lunch and Learn - Lonnette Kelley's Bed & Breakfast years brought heaps of hospitality and reams of recipes. Recently she authored "Joy in the Heartland" a summary of 51 self-found day trips to venture & explore. She also teaches culinary classes and happens to have a giant pumpkin carriage- how unique! She will share her book-creation story during lunch break while treating you to a B&B dessert favorite.

Plant a Plant - Joshua Cooper is a plant whisperer extraordinaire. While the plants are receiving love from you, being planted and potted in their new little home, Joshua will help inspire you to bring the joy of greenery to your home. A champion for those suffering from 'black-thumb-syndrome', you'll feel the love as he shares his abundance of plant wisdom.

Craft a Craft -  Melanie Erickson is a jewelry artist and past proprietor of the Bead Co downtown. She digs sharing the arts with others and crafting an opportunity for people to create together -to sit around the table and talk! She’ll walk you through creating simple no-stress, no-clasp bracelets in your favorite colors that you can easily replicate to make many custom gifts.

Instructors will have class related product for sale to benefit The Retreat so you may wish to bring a little extra in case you find that must-have or holiday gift.

Fee: $99.00

Retreat at Pointer's Ridge

47303 Big Sioux Rd, Baltic, SD 57003

Lisa and Allen Compton of Red Sage

Allen & Lisa Compton, co-founders of Bound to Journal, focus on what's possible, the steps -- even the smallest ones -- that each of us can make toward the vision we hold for our lives. An extra dose of curiosity, creativity, and humor always helps.

Their "not so ordinary" journals and journaling techniques stir ideas for even reluctant writers. The added benefits of experiencing wellness through journaling and essential oils are bonuses! Their classes are about learning, experimenting, and enjoying the journey.

When they're not making journals, you'll find them in nature or on a road trip enjoying the fresh air, photo-worthy adventures, and modeling their belief in getting outdoors to find out what's inside your heart and head. Lisa and Allen have used journaling in their work and personal lives for over three decades. Allen has been in customer service management for 42 years and brings a unique approach to journaling from a business perspective. Lisa has been teaching visual arts and book structures to all ages for almost 40 years, with an emphasis on literacy for artists and educators at the graduate level. Since 2016, they’ve woven Young Living essential oils and aromatherapy into their journaling courses to support memory, recall, focus, and emotional balance.


Joshua Cooper

Howdy, I'm Joshua and I love plants. I don't believe black thumbs are permanent and I do believe you deserve something beautiful at home. Truth be told, growing houseplants in the northern Midwest can be tricky business. Most of the issues I've helped plant friends with over the years have been due to a simple case of "you don't know 'til you know.' In this course, I aim to arm you with all the knowledge you need to keep your houseplants happy all year round. It doesn't take as much as you might think, but the details are important. Whether it is to add beauty or life to a space, to have an outlet for your curiosity, or to satisfy that very human need to care for something outside yourself, most of us who tend plants indoors are just doing it for the joy of it, in whatever flavor that is. Come learn how to maximize the joy your houseplants bring you and make a plant friend or two!

Joshua Cooper is a local from Humboldt, SD and has recently returned after performing for the last decade! Before earning his BFA in Acting at BYU, he performed literally hundreds of times on multiple stages in dozens of roles. Most noteworthily as Wesley in a stage adaptation of The Princess Bride, Greg in Reasons to be Pretty, d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, and the title character in The Picture of Dorian Gray. He also toured elementary schools with a Children's Theater performing Babe. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue film acting. During his 4 years in California, Joshua landed two feature films, several guest star roles in TV shows and booked multiple commercials! You'll find him in his greenhouse or the plant shop nurturing his roots and tending to his passion for plants.


Melanie Erickson

 

Melanie Erickson has been known as the helpful fixer, teacher, creator - as owner of the Bead Co in downtown Sioux Falls from 2000 to 2019- while collaborating as a Community Education Instructor for most of those years. Melanie is grateful to continue sharing decades of beading experience, jewelry design, and hands on experience teaching beading and jewelry technique classes, custom orders and repairs, and parties locally; as she starts new life chapters within Community Ed helping organize fellow instructors' passions. Nature fires up her soul and jewelry creations and she loves to grab the kayak and head to the lake for peaceful inspiration.


Lonnette Kelley

Published poet, author, and proprietor of 221 Melsted Place Bed and Breakfast Inn, Chef Lonnette Kelley will share stories from her victorian themed bed and breakfast and the experience and tips she has learned over the years ... from tea parties to Victorian dinners and brushes with dignitaries. Join your friends and come for an interesting delectable evening. She loves sharing her Victorian all-season spa, torchlight croquet, evening bonfires, pumpkin carriage rides, fresh garden produce, berry picking, bird watching, star gazing, special event receptions, and small weddings. Lonette opened her Bed & Breakfast 30 years ago since has published her custom cookbook titled My Signature Dish.

Meet Lonnette: https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2020/08/12/someone-you-should-know-woman-writes-letters-to-bring-people-comfort-during-pandemic/


Community Relations


Maria Travers

Maria loves to lead yoga classes for people of all ages, from mothers and babies to retirees. She enjoys sharing the benefits of yoga practice for mind, body, and spirit. Her classes blend slow, mindful movement with intentional breathing and deep relaxation. Maria is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, YogaFit Prenatal/ Postpartum instructor, and has over 13 years of experience teaching yoga in Sioux Falls. When she's not doing yoga, you might find her dancing with LiRa Dance Theatre Company or Move to Heal South Dakota. She loves to hike and is working on transforming her yard into a mini food forest with native plants. She and her husband have two beautiful boys whom they get to accompany on their journeys of being and becoming.

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