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firework painting

Creative Canvas

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Kids Program Room at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Paint a firework painting using a paper roll. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paint a firework painting using a paper roll. 

watercolor paints, dog painting, and phone showing podcast

Crime & Crafting

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Crime and Crafting

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Unwind, create, and get a little intrigued! Join us at the ELC Heritage Collection for Crime and Crafting, a monthly gathering where crafters of all kinds bring their projects and enjoy the suspense of true crime.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unwind, create, and get a little intrigued! Join us at the ELC Heritage Collection for Crime and Crafting, a monthly gathering where crafters of all kinds bring their projects and enjoy the suspense of true crime.

star

Patriotic Diamond Art Keychains

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Kids Program Room at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Make a patriotic diamond art key chain. 

Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a patriotic diamond art key chain. 

Crafting with Jen

Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens 12-18, Adults

Join Jen for a fun day of crafting at the Heritage Collection. Each month will be a new craft. 

 

June: Beeswax Wraps 

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Jen for a fun day of crafting at the Heritage Collection. Each month will be a new craft. 

 

June: Beeswax Wraps 

picture of Nappanee Center's Quilt Garden Pattern Dutch Delight

Barn Quilt Painting: Dutch Delight

Monday, July 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens 12-18, Adults

Create your own piece of art with the Heritage Collection!

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your own piece of art with the Heritage Collection!

macrame feather bookmark

Pinterest Night

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Kids Program Room at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to make a macrame feather bookmark! 

Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to make a macrame feather bookmark! 

stocking

Stocking Decorating

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kids Program Room at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Celebrate Christmas in July this year by decorating a stocking! Why wait for December? Joy can come twice a year. 

Open
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Christmas in July this year by decorating a stocking! Why wait for December? Joy can come twice a year. 

Stitch

Saturday Stitchers

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Loom for weaving and a coupe of finished projects.

Crafting with Jen

Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens 12-18, Adults

Join Jen for a fun day of crafting at the Heritage Collection. Each month will be a new craft. 

 

July: Weaving

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Age Group: Teens 12-18, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Jen for a fun day of crafting at the Heritage Collection. Each month will be a new craft. 

 

July: Weaving

watermelon

Creative Canvas

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Kids Program Room at Nappanee Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Paint a watermelon picture. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Nappanee Public Library
Room: Kids Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paint a watermelon picture. 

picture of cartoon alley in Nappanee

The Nappanee 6

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Educational, Historical
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us in Cartoon Alley to learn more about the Nappanee cartoonists. Heritage Collection staff will share the story of the Nappanee 6 and be available to answer your questions.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational, Historical
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in Cartoon Alley to learn more about the Nappanee cartoonists. Heritage Collection staff will share the story of the Nappanee 6 and be available to answer your questions.

watercolor paints, dog painting, and phone showing podcast

Crime & Crafting

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the ELC Heritage Collection for a fun monthly hangout where you can work on your craft and listen to gripping true crime stories.

Crime and Crafting

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Heritage Collection Meeting Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Unwind, create, and get a little intrigued! Join us at the ELC Heritage Collection for Crime and Crafting, a monthly gathering where crafters of all kinds bring their projects and enjoy the suspense of true crime.

Open
Registration Required
Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unwind, create, and get a little intrigued! Join us at the ELC Heritage Collection for Crime and Crafting, a monthly gathering where crafters of all kinds bring their projects and enjoy the suspense of true crime.

Stitch

Saturday Stitchers

Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Stitch

Saturday Stitchers

Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Stitch

Saturday Stitchers

Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Stitch

Saturday Stitchers

Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Stitch

Saturday Stitchers

Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Stitch

Saturday Stitchers

Saturday, January 9, 2027 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Heritage Collection Board Room at Heritage Collection
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome! 

 

Location: Heritage Collection
Room: Heritage Collection Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This crafty group meets once a month to chat and cross-stitch together. New members are welcome!