From Saturday, July 31 to Saturday, August 6, the Folk House on Park Street will be running special one-day workshops, taking place during the day and the evenings. The courses on offer are astonishingly varied and cost from just over £8 for the samba, singing and cryptic crossword workshops.

Take your pick:

Arts and crafts. I Wish I Could Draw; Painting Boldly; Drawing Portraits; Botanical Painting & Drawing; Painting Flowers In Watercolour; Landscapes In Watercolour; Drawing Made Easy; Charcoal & Pastels Workshop; Experimental Art: Black & White Workshop; Experimental Art: A Summer Taster; Experimental Painting; Fabric Manipulation; Recycling Fabrics; Skirt in a Day; Sewing an Apron; Sling Bag in a Day; Sewing an Appliqué Purse; Paper Making Workshop; Introduction to Children’s Book Illustration; Stained Glass: Day Taster; Stained Glass: Short Evening Taster; Mosaic Workshop; Miniature Painting; Albums and Paper Wallets Workshop; Drypoint & Collograph Workshop; Pinhole Photography; Reportage Photography; Photography Walkshop; Corset Making Workshop; Ring In A Day; Digital Illustration Workshop.

Pottery. Pots For The Kitchen; Pots For The Garden; Potter’s Wheel.

Writing. Writer’s Studio; Flash Fiction; Script Writing.

Music, dance and drama. Hula Hooping Workshop; Drama and Improvisation Workshop; Circle Dancing Taster Evening; Samba Dance Workshop; Singing in Harmony.

Fitness and exercise. Introduction To Taijiwuxigong.

Personal development. Tarot for Beginners; Alexander Technique Workshop; Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP); Traditional Thai Massage for Couples; The Inner Goddess Workshop.

Miscellaneous. Baking Bread for Beginners; Natural Face Products; Cryptic Crosswords: How to Solve Them; Wild Brew Workshop; Summer Wine Tasting Evening.

For more information, visit http://www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/courses_summerschool2010.php