May 28—BRATTLEBORO — A nonprofit woodworking shop that paused operations last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic is set to reopen next week in a new downtown location.
HatchSpace will begin offering classes again June 1 in a new workshop space at 22 High St., according to a news release from the organization. Course offerings throughout the summer will include an intensive beginning woodworking class, along with workshops on making a Shaker bench, woodturning, carving and bending wood with steam.
HatchSpace opened at its original location at 35 Frost St. in February 2019, and offers classes as well as a makerspace for members to pursue their own woodworking projects, Managing Director of Finance and Development Amanda Kenyon said. The group paused in-person classes last spring, and offered some virtual workshops, she added, but will not officially reopen until next Tuesday.
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