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WEEK AT A GLANCE

🔨Cutting Boards

Tuesday, November 11

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

🌞Commonplay with Common Tone

Wednesday, 11/12 at 9:45am

🎨Resin Craft: Autumnal Trays and Geode Coasters - 2 spots left!

Thursday, November 13

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

🎨Intro to Basket Weaving: Potato Masher

Friday, November 14

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

🌞CommonMoves with Common Tone

Friday, 11/14 at 10am

🎨Make Your Own Tie Dye Shirt for National Hiking Day

Friday, 11/14 at 4:30pm

⭐Manor Mill Writer's Retreat: A DAY of ONE’S OWN...EXPLORING your PATH

Saturday, 11/15 at 9am

⭐Mortified at Manor Mill

Saturday, 11/15 at 7pm

🎨Weave a Nantucket Cuff Bracelet

Sunday, November 16

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

🎨It’s A Date Try-It Pottery

Sunday, 11/16 at 10am

🎨Intro to Modern Brush Pen Calligraphy

Sunday, 11/16 at 2pm

Browse our full calendar.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Manor Mill Writer's Retreat: A DAY of ONE’S OWN...EXPLORING your PATH

Saturday, November 15

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Treat yourself to a day dedicated to writing at historic Manor Mill in scenic northern Baltimore County. Learn from expert authors about submittable markets, publishing options, crafting great scenes and characters—or simply opt for a quiet day of generative writing, all in a peaceful setting tucked between tall trees and a sparkling stream. Few spots remaining!

Mortified at Manor Mill

Saturday, November 15

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Hailed a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek and celebrated by This American Life, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Wired, The AV Club, The Today Show (twice), and beyond, Mortified celebrates stories revealed through the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids.

Witness adults sharing their most embarrassing childhood artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics, plays, home movies, art) with others, in order to reveal stories about their lives. Hear grown men and women confront their past with tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they deserved to marry Jon Bon Jovi.

Tickets

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

Join us with Common Tone in supporting families facing food insecurity during this holiday season.

With the extended government shutdown and loss of SNAP benefits, now is a crucial time to help our neighbors. Bring non-perishable unopened items to any Common Tone class at Manor Mill in November and December to participate.

You may also drop off supplies anytime the Mill is open, and we will make sure it gets to the Maryland Food Bank.

MOST NEEDED ITEMS:

- Low sugar/low sodium items

- Fruit (cups, cans, raisins, applesauce)

- Rice

- Shelf stable milk, almond milk, soy milk

- Breakfast items

- Instant mashed potatoes

- Canned chicken, tuna, or salmon

- Meal makers (Hamburger/Tuna Helper, pizza kits)

- Vegetable soup, beef stew, or chili

- Canned beans

- Peanut butter

- Jelly

- 100% fruit juice

- Whole wheat pasta

- Canned vegetables

- Nuts or seeds

- Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, feminine hygiene products)

- Cans with pull tabs

ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

Resin Craft: Autumnal Trays and Geode Coasters with Dream Topography

Thursday, November 13

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Celebrate Autumn and the Holiday Season by creating beautiful pieces of functional home decor using epoxy resin and dried florals and fall foliage. During this two hour class you will learn about different resin types, resin properties, safety, tips & tricks, and work on projects that can be stylish additions to your home including a decorative tray and a coaster. The collection of dried pressed flowers can be arranged in many unique ways, and the project is the perfect surface to display glassware, trinkets, and/or other items. Holiday embellishments will also be provided if you want to make a Holiday-inspired tray. 2 spots left!

Intro to Basket Weaving with Bey-Her Baskets: Potato Masher

Friday, November 14

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

The Potato Masher Basket is woven on an vintage potato masher. The masher will become the handle of the basket. Students will be shown how to anchor the masher into the base. Basic weaving techniques will be taught as students create a basket that will be a unique addition to any kitchen decor. Students will have a choice of handles and colors.

Make Your Own Tie Dye Shirt for National Hiking Day with Boring Tie Dye

Friday, November 14

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

During this workshop, Matt of Boring Tie Dye will lead you through an advanced fold to make your new favorite hiking t-shirt! Then we will head to the dye station where you’ll get to use professional dyes to create a one of a kind wearable piece of art. You’ll take home your tie dye t-shirt with you that you’ll be able to wear and enjoy for years after!

All ages welcome, if registering a child, an adult/guardian must be present to help (but you are not required to purchase another ticket as the helper).

Weave a Nantucket Cuff Bracelet with Woven Traditions Shop

Sunday, November 16

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

This class will teach a single 1/4″ cuff bracelet using a copper cuff and Nantucket cane. Students will learn how to wrap the bracelet using natural cane and black cane. The kit comes with all of the supplies each student will need to weave the bracelet. It includes cane weavers and cream end caps which are specially made to fit the bracelet once it is woven.

It’s A Date Try-It Pottery

Sunday, November 16

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Come with your significant other/first date/best friend/family member…whomever! We’ll have a crash course in making pottery on the wheel. Each pair will use one wheel and have the opportunity to make 3 to 4 pieces total. Choose your glaze colors – we take care of the rest. We’ll provide everything you need to create. You just bring your sense of fun. BYOB if you like.

Intro to Modern Brush Pen Calligraphy with Novel Letter Studio

Sunday, November 16

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Have you been interested in calligraphy but aren’t sure how to get started? Join Brittany from Novel Letter Studio for a relaxing afternoon of practicing the fundamentals of modern calligraphy, using a brush pen. This workshop will teach you the basic shapes you need to know to get started, and I’ll show you how to combine those shapes into lowercase letters and words. We’ll make a small final product together, and you’ll take home a workbook and pens for your ongoing practice.

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COOL STUFF

Robert Jones has completed the siding across the kitchen and Loft, making it ten times more beautiful than before and ready for the next big step...

WATER WHEEL CONSTRUCTION! We are finally ready for the next stage of bringing out water wheel back to life. Keep your eyes out for updates!

Want to support the project? We are still looking for a few more donors to sponsor a paddle (and add your custom inscription). You can learn more about sponsoring a paddle here.

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November 10, 2025