MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – This Saturday, Feb. 24, Middletown Art Center offers a full day of art and culture to the community.

The center begins with “Printmaking Resilience – Etching II” from noon to 5 p.m. followed by West African dance with live drumming, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

“Etching II” is an iteration of the dry point etching process using contemporary, affordable materials taught by artist Nicholas Hay.

“We’ll use a dry point technique to draw on a plastic plate. This is an affordable and non toxic way to emulate traditional etching on copper or zinc,” said Hay. “Participants will be able to make changes and refinements to their image and run their plate through the press several times during class. Those who came to class in December are welcome to bring their plates back to further develop their images.”

Adults and teens 12 and up, whether new to artmaking or professionals, are invited to attend.

Resilience classes cycle through photography, creative writing, painting and printmaking every first through fourth weekend of the month, generally on Saturdays.

Classes are just $5 and continue through May 2018.

The project will culminate with countywide exhibitions and a chapbook of images and writing created during the project. Visit www.middletownartcenter.org/resilience to learn more about the Resilience Project and to pre-register for classes.

At 5:30 p.m., join Jessie Beck in the gallery for West African dance and live drumming. The cost is $12. Learn some new dance moves and get a great workout.

Beck has spent a lot of time in Africa mastering dance moves and rhythms, and has taught classes and led dances all over the Bay Area.

Join the folks at Middletown Art Center for events this weekend and throughout the year.

Visit www.MiddletownArtCenter.org to learn more about events, exhibitions and classes or to become a Middletown Art Center member and be a part of sustaining and growing the arts and culture in Lake County.