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Creative Growth Opportunities

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   > Quilting Class

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NAMI Center
18680 SW Shaw Street
Aloha, Oregon, 97007
503-356-6835
 
Monday - Thursday
8:30 am - 3:00 PM

Friday - Saturday
8:30 - 5:00 PM
 
Computer lab & library
Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

 
   
 

     
 

Stitches
for family, friends and peers

Members of the group mentor and teach each other knitting and crocheting skills while sharing conversation, coffee and support.

Tuesdays: 1:00 - 3:00 PM

 
 
 

     
 

Garden Tenders
for family, friends and peers

All interested gardeners are welcome to attend and work in our "back lot" community garden.

Tuesdays: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

 
 
 

 

 
Art Class
for family, friends and peers

Volunteer: Melissa Thornburg-Rocha
Multitalented Melissa Thornburg-Rocha, who teaches art at Portland Community College, will soon be teaching classes at NAMI-Washington County! She plans to offer several media, including watercolors, acrylic paints, oil pastels and wax resist.

Tuesdays: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

 
   
 

 
Guitar Lessons
for family, friends and peers

Volunteer: Ginger Oeser
With over two decades of musical experience and a heart for people, Ginger makes an excellent teacher for our Guitar Class.

Fridays: 12:00 - 2:00 PM

   

 
   
 


Writing Class
peer lead for peers

Do you like to write? Many talented writers have lived with mental illness, and many people find writing therapeutic. Join us for a free writing group the first and third Saturday of each month at the NAMI office.

1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 2:00 - 3:00 PM

 
   
 


Well Arts Writing Class: Beautiful Minds
for family, friends and peers

Beautiful Minds is a brand new drop-in class. NAMI is partnering up with the Well Arts Institute. They will be facilitating creative writing workshops. At the end each participant receives a bound book of their creations. They will then be partnered with professional actors. The actor performs the stories on stage for the general public. Performances will be in March.

2nd & 4th Saturdays: 11:00am - 12:30pm

 
   
 


Quilting Class
for family, friends and peers

Members of the group mentor and teach each other quilting skills while sharing conversation, coffee, & support.

Thursdays: 10:00am - 12:30pm

 
         
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