Corbin Art Center offers programming for no-school days

For kids ready to take control of the stove, or ready to take off on a trip to a galaxy far, far away, Corbin Art Center can help.

On Monday, the center will have two No School Day Camps: Winter Comfort Food and Art of “Star Wars.”

Young cooks will make macaroni and cheese, hot cocoa, and a veggie dip. They’ll get to feast on their creations, then bring home the recipes so they can do it again for their families.

Young Jedis will make Yoda ears, Chewbacca puppets and other “Star Wars”-inspired projects.

“They’re totally able to geek out – they have so much fun,” said Carissa Gregg, a Corbin recreation assistant.

Most of the No School Day camps are for children 6 to 11. Corbin will have more camps on Presidents Day and over spring break, including Magic-Klee, exploring the art of Paul Klee; Glam Camp, with spa treatments, yoga and fashion; Art Explosion, exploring mixed media; and cooking classes.

There are always cooking classes during the No School Camps, Gregg said, because “most kids aren’t allowed to cook at home.”

Other Corbin classes are available for children as young as 2. Adults can also get in on the action, with a variety of classes, including creative writing, drawing, photography and fiber art.

Classes are taught in a 1898 mansion designed by Kirtland Cutter on the lower South Hill. The house, and the adjacent Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens, are part of the Edwidge Woldson Park.

The Corbin Art Center has a “wide variety of instructors that will complement anyone’s taste, said Scott Niemeier, director of the Corbin Art Center.

“We really kind of try to look at everything from a 2 year old to a full-size adult,” he said.