Art shows and art events in Troy, NY tonight and this week

A fall soap-making class with instructor Jake Willwerth: combine scents, essential oils and dried leaves and flowers to create artisan soaps.

Open Art Studio November! Special at Art in Mind Creative Wellness Studio in Glenville, New York.

Bone Builders at Winhall Community Arts Center in Bondville, Vermont.

A relaxed weekly gathering using a variety of materials. Bring your own creative project or use the supplied materials to create something new. Free.

A candle-making workshop with Bella Blends: blend pure essential oils into your own autumn-scented candle. $50 per person, all supplies included.

A beginners crochet class, capped at 4 people for lots of one on one time.

An evening with Medium Patricia Griffin, who connects guests with loved ones on the other side.

An old time jam led by the Fearless Fretters; $5 donation recommended.

Turning your own art into a seamlessly repeating design, taught in a free workshop at Artfully Unique.

A relaxed open art night: bring your own supplies and work on anything at your own pace, with optional guidance from Devery. All skill levels welcome.

A pottery painting meetup at The Pottery Place in Stuyvesant Plaza, where you pick your piece.

Guitar class with Chris Koldewey, continuing from beginner classes, covering picking, strumming and new chords. Bring an acoustic guitar and a pick. $145.

Instructor Wally Hart shares recipes, tips and inspiration for holiday entertaining.

GMALL presents Understanding the War in Iran at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. The center’s campus began as a 1916 summer estate, and its 28-room Colonial Revival main house is now the Yester House Gallery.

Sea Chanteys: How They Were Used, a virtual demonstration with Chris Koldewey of the working of a 19th century square-rigged sailing vessel and the songs that got the jobs done.

A free 10-week art program for seniors in the Capital Region, led by award-winning artists Shirley Clark and Marcus Kwame. No prior experience necessary; supplies are provided.

Local artist Diane Steele teaches an afternoon of watercolor, where you finish a piece inspired by fall colors. Materials are provided, and beginners are welcome at 16 and up. Registration is required.

Printing and dyeing on recycled fabric to make your own fall-inspired clothing designs. Ages 18 and up. Free, with light refreshments and all materials provided.

A hands-on evening at Olana for printing and dyeing recycled fabric into wearable designs. Materials and light refreshments are included, and it's free for adults 18 and up.

CRAFTS-GIVING, a cozy evening for local bakers and crafters with a baker's show and tell, sampling and mindful creating. $20.00.

Pottery Workshops - Votive Trees + Hosting Plate & Spoon at Winhall Community Arts Center in Bondville, Vermont.

Theater in the Woods' fundraiser dinner theater: eight ten-minute plays by community writers read by actors, with dinner. $30.

A beginner's workshop where you make a Tiffany-style suncatcher, cutting and smoothing glass, applying copper foil and soldering the pieces together. Choose a pre-drawn pattern or bring your own design.

A session of indoor urban sketching at Wander in Pittsfield, where you draw people, food, drinks or interiors from life.

Jay Blain demonstrates military leatherwork at Hall Tavern.

Creative Connections!: FAMILY ART TOGETHER – Let’s Paint in Stockbridge.

Performance in the woods put on by Stone Valley Arts in Poultney, Vermont.

Country Corner Cafe & Art Galleries in Saratoga Springs.

Girls' Afternoon: Shop, Sip & Create! at Gathered & Made, 4927 Main Street in Manchester Center, a craft studio owned by Loralee and Cheslea that is also a shop stocked by local artists, a classroom and a room for flinging paint.

A crafting session where canning jar lids become rustic metal pumpkins, with all supplies provided. For ages 16 and up, and free.

A workshop at Artfully Unique where you turn found objects into your own jewelry.

A guided walk with artist Jimena Sarno through the exhibition's three major installations, including Rhapsody.

The opening reception of the Mid-Hudson Library Tempestry Collection exhibit at the Olive Free Library.

A day of creative exploration for kids at the Alice Moore Black Arts & Cultural Center, called Kuumba.

A Paint Your Own Ceramics Fundraiser at Queensbury Billiards & Café, 324 Quaker Road in Queensbury, which pairs billiards with a premium food menu.

Party for six new exhibits, with artists and curators to meet, light refreshments, a cash bar and a DJ. Members get in first.