{"id":10414,"date":"2026-10-03T17:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/?p=10414"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:33:12","slug":"october-art-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidimayo.com\/topblog\/october-art-6\/","title":{"rendered":"October Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October is a great month for art. Beautiful fall landscapes, Bones Jones skeletal anatomy lesson, scary stuff and The Great Halloween Candy Challenge! Fun ways to learn big lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday and Thursday classes are dangerously low, but we’ll stick with it until fall sports are over and hopefully get a few more kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCTOBER SCHEDULE<\/strong> (4 weeks)
TUESDAY, Oct 6<\/strong>,\u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels\u00a0FALL LANDSCAPE
Amy
Drew
Emma J
(Viv & Bea after sports)
Room for more
WEDNESDAY, Oct 7<\/strong>,\u00a03:30-5:30 Advanced Art Salon
Caroline
Char
Cece
Molly J
Lilah
Dylan (after XC)
THURSDAY, Oct 8<\/strong>, 4-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels
Molly H
Anna
Tristan
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TUESDAY, Oct 13<\/strong>,\u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels\u00a0BONES JONES
Amy
Drew
Emma J
(Viv & Bea after sports)
Room for more
WEDNESDAY, Oct 14<\/strong>,\u00a03:30-5:30 Advanced Art Salon
Caroline
Char
Cece
Molly J
Lilah
Dylan (after XC)
THURSDAY, Oct<\/strong> 15<\/strong>, 4-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels
Molly H
Anna
Tristan
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TUESDAY, Oct 20<\/strong>,\u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels\u00a0SCARY
Amy
Drew
Emma J
(Viv & Bea after sports)
Room for more
WEDNESDAY, Oct <\/strong>21,\u00a03:30-5:30 Advanced Art Salon
Caroline
Char
Cece
Molly J
Lilah
Dylan (after XC)
THURSDAY, Oct<\/strong> 22, 4-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels
Molly H
Anna
Tristan
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TUESDAY, Oct 2<\/strong>7,\u00a04-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels\u00a0THE GREAT HALLOWEEN CANDY CHALLENGE
Amy
Drew
Emma J
(Viv & Bea after sports)
Room for more
WEDNESDAY, Oct <\/strong>28,\u00a03:30-5:30 Advanced Art Salon
Caroline
Char
Cece
Molly J
Lilah
Dylan (after XC)
THURSDAY, Oct 29<\/strong>, 4-5:30 Down & Dirty with pastels
Molly H
Anna
Tristan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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