Here are all of the events coming to the Balsam Community Center in July! We hope to see you there!
July 1st – 11am-1pm – Crafts for the 4th!
Join us for a patriotic-themed craft event the whole family can enjoy! We’ll have red, white, and blue projects ready to go — all supplies provided, all skill levels welcome. A fun way to kick off the holiday with your neighbors before the festivities begin!
July 3rd, 4th, & 5th – 10am-4pm – Balsam Arts + Craft Show
25+ local artists and crafters. Raffles & Food Drive to benefit Balsam Community Pantry.
Friday @ 2:00 Free Watermelon. 1st 20 people that buy $5 raffle tickets receive 5 free $1 tickets, special game with Friday only raffle items.
Saturday @ 2:00 Free Ice Cream Social
Sunday – Food Truck & Raffle drawings @ 3:00
Come share a Favorite Memory of Balsam on our Memory Wall!
July 8th · Mini Makers
- Nature Weaving
We’ll collect things from nature to make a loom & create a woven masterpiece!
- DIY Bubbles & Wands
We’ will make sidewalk chalk paint’ll make amazing bubble solution with simple ingredients & create beaded chenille stem bubble wands!
*$5 suggested donation/no one turned away for inability to pay*
All children must have supervision on site!
July 9th – 7-9pm – Game Night Thursday
July 9th from 7pm-9pm, join us and your neighbors for Thursday Game Night! This is an easy-going gathering built around board games, cards, and whatever else people bring to the game table! Bring your own favorites or play from our growing collection. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase.
July 15th · 11am-1pm · Crafting Together Hours
BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft) and settle in. Work on whatever you’re making — no agenda, no instruction, just good company and a dedicated space to create.
All sessions are open to everyone. Bring your enthusiasm, your WIP (Work In Progress), and pull up a chair!
Hot tea and coffee provided by BCC.
July 18th – 6:30pm – Potluck Dinner
Our next potluck is on Thursday, June 18th, starting at 6:30pm. Ann Suggs with Stonehouse Pottery will be our guest speaker for the evening.
BCC will provide fried chicken — please bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share.
And don’t forget a few dollars for our Homemade Dessert Raffle! 
Good food, great people, and a great evening of learning and community. Everyone is welcome, invite your neighbors!
We’d love to see you there!
July 22nd & 29th · Craft of the Month · Handbuilt Pottery
July’s Craft-of-the-Month is a special, two-week pottery experience you won’t want to miss! We’ve partnered with Stonehouse Pottery to bring you a hands-on workshop — no experience necessary, just a willingness to get your hands dirty.
Week one (July 22nd) takes place right here at the Community Center, where you’ll build your pieces from scratch, with Ann Suggs showing you how to use the different handbuilding techniques. Week two (July 29th) moves to the Stonehouse Pottery studio, where your work gets finished and fired. At the end of it all, you take home a beautiful piece of pottery that you made with your own two hands.
Space is limited to just 6 participants, so don’t wait on this one. Suggested donation is $10.
See you soon at the Center! ✦
