NEW GLOUCESTER — Shaker Village will offer a series of traditional craft workshops, folk demonstrations, educational nature walks, free wagon rides and homemade Shaker apple fritters on Saturday, Aug. 16. Workshops on Saturday will require pre-registration. They include

• Make a Shaker-style pine bench with nationally renowned local craftsman Chris Becksvoort ($85).

• In “Beginner’s Woodcarving” local master-carved Norm Devonshire will teach how to sharpen knives, cutting techniques and methods of basic woodcarving, while each participant completes a “Scottie-dog” ($50).

• Learn the best techniques for basic quilting by making a classic heart-and-hand pillow with embroidered Shaker motto “Hands to Work, Hearts to God” taught by expert local seamstress Diane Devonshire ($40).

• Restore a chair or stool with Sandy Dyzak in “Weave a Shaker Style Chair Seat” ($50).

• Resident naturalist Carolyn Fensore will lead “Nature’s Outdoor Classroom,” a two and a half-hour hike through the Shakers’ 1,800 acres of diversified habitats while identifying and explaining flora, fauna, geological formations, and Shaker history along the way ($8 adults, $2 children).

Participants may watch free demonstrations of textile working and yarn spinning by the R & R Spinners, who extend an invitation to all amateur spinners to bring their spinning wheels and join the gathering under the great 116-year-old maple tree.

Free tractor-drawn wagon rides will be offered throughout the day. Tour the Shakers’ historic Village, gardens and orchards.

Shaker Village is located at 707 Shaker Road (Route 26) in New Gloucester. For more information about individual programs, including start times, reservations and registration, please contact 207-926-4597, [email protected], www.shaker.lib.me.us, or follow us on Facebook at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village.