National Inspire Your Heart with Art Day is a day to reflect on how art affects your heart. Art, in all of its forms, has the power to move us, and to inspire our hearts. Of all the different kinds of art created in the world, those that move us to tears or cause us to burst out in laughter remain with us for a lifetime.

RUG WEAVING CLASS: Come experience the joy of weaving your very own colorful rag rug on a loom. The class includes designing and preparing materials, weaving and finishing. The rug could be useful in your home or it might make a great gift. This activity will be held in the weaving studio located at the Amana Arts Guild Center in High Amana on Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30 beginning January 25th  and continue for 5 sessions. Enrollment is limited.

Dec. 29, 2017 (DAVENPORT, Iowa) — The new year brings fresh opportunities for youngsters to explore the Putnam Museum and learn about engineering and environmental sciences through interactive classes.

Pre-registration has opened for the Putnam Museum and Science Center’s first Explorers and Explorers Jr. classes of 2018, which start on Jan. 6 and continue during the first Saturdays of each month through April 7.