Workshop Offerings - Community Education
East 40 has a history of offering a variety of non-credit classes through NCC's Community Ed program. Check the catalog for other options in gardening, cooking, baking, fermenting, pottery, and much else.
Zine Making Workshop with Taryn Hipp
Date: February 12th, 2026
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Bethlehem Campus, Communications Hall 109
Cost: $25
Zines have long been a tool for storytelling, activism, and community building. In this Zine Making Workshop, participants will learn the history of zines and create their own using accessible, DIY methods. Whether you want to tell a personal story, share art, or explore a theme, this workshop offers a supportive environment to make, share, and connect. Each student will get a copy of "Stolen Sharpie Revolution" by Alex Wrekk with their admission.
Taryn Hipp is a zine maker and farmer who has been self-publishing since the late ’90s, when she wrote her first zine in high school. She has gone on zine tours across the U.S. and Canada, sharing work from her perzines over the years. Taryn writes from a place of radical curiosity and longing for community. She currently writes the zine Lady Teeth and is building a zine collection for the Bethlehem Area Public Library, which will host a celebratory zine fair this spring.
Urban Composting with Joe Klinkhoff
Date: March 21, 2026
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: NCC Bethlehem Campus: East 40
Cost: $39
Explore several "small batch" composting methods suitable for the urban environment, while learning how to reduce waste. A detailed examination of each method including equipment, space needed, and steps in the process will be covered. Learn how to use the finished products in our living spaces, feeding our soil and plants with the goodness we have created.
