Bonham, Texas – A local Farmers Market is being held at the Creative Arts Center in the shade of the parking lot on some Saturday mornings from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

Upcoming dates include September 13 & 27 and October 11 & 25.  Shoppers can find fresh produce, eggs, honey, bread, goat milk soaps and other homemade and handcrafted items.

The art center also continues to offers a wide variety of art classes for all ages. 

A five week Drawing class with Wayne Smith will meet on Saturday mornings from 10:30 am to noon, starting on Sept 6. Wanda Oliver will be leading a two part class on Intuitive Painting with Oil and Cold Wax on Sept 12 & 19 from 1-4 pm.

Michelle Haynes will lead a Garden Charm class on Saturday, Sept 13 from 11 am to 2 pm.  For this class, participants must bring old jewelry and other trinkets and will learn how to turn them into beautiful artwork for the garden or window.

A kids paint party will be also be held on Sept 13 from 10:30 am to noon.  A Dragonfly paint party for adults with Jessie Bryant from 3 Little Birds Paintings will be held in the evening on Sept 16.

Tatiana Suvorova will teach Oil Pastels on Sept 17 from 10 am to noon.

Karen Sigler will lead a class in making resin trays on Sept 20. Cassidy Barber will teach a class in how to use Procreate on Sept 23 and how to use your sewing machine on Sept 25.

JayeBella has an upcoming class that include lunch, drinks and acrylic painting called Masterpieces & Mimosas on Saturday, Sept 27 from 11 am to 3 pm. Her next Brush & Brunch class will be on Oct 7 from 11 am to 3 pm. 

Three different basketweaving classes are set for Sept 30, Oct 30 and Nov 14.

Sip & Stitch is a free time for fiber artists to bring their current project and enjoy fellowship with others who like to crochet, knit, embroider and create other fiber arts. 

The next Sip & Stitch is set for Sept 11 from 6-8 pm.

Likewise, Artist Get Togethers are free opportunity for artists of any medium to get together with other creative types and work on their current project. The next one is set for Sept 26 from 1-3 pm.

Junk Journal Club meets monthly and will meet again on Sept 24 from 2-4 pm. This class is free for members and $5 for non-members. Poetry at the Art Canter is a free opportunity for those who enjoy poetry to gather to read and listen to the spoken word. The next gathering will be on Wednesday, Sept 24 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

The center offers weekly yoga classes.  Kristi Dunbar teaches yoga on Tuesdays at 6 pm. Jenny Schero teaches chair yoga on Wednesdays at 1 pm. Beginners are welcome. Classes cost $10 for members and $15 for non-members.   An 8 week series of belly dance classes will meet on Wednesday evenings, starting Sept 10.

Drama Kids is starting back up on Sept 4.  Weekly drama classes for youth meet on Thursday evenings.

Other new classes are being added to the center’s schedule nearly every week. Go to the center’s website to get more information about classes and to sign up.

The Creative Arts Center is located at 200 W 5th in Bonham.  The center is open Tuesday – Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturdays from 10 am to noon. 

For more information, call (903) 640-2196 or go to www.CreativeArtsCenterBonham.org.