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- 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Make a longleaf pine ornament with Teresa Dunlap at Riverbanks
Pine needles are the starting material for the Longleaf Pine Ornament Workshop at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Catawba artist Teresa Dunlap leads the three-hour class on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Conservation Learning Center.
Basketry on an ornament scale
Dunlap’s workshop brings basketry techniques to a smaller project: each participant will work with pine needles and use hand-stitching and coiling to create an ornament. The focus is on learning to handle a natural material as well as making the finished piece.
Riverbanks supplies the materials for each participant. The session is part of its adult garden workshop program, which also includes a separate Sweetgrass Basket Weaving class with Mary Graham-Grant in January. That later class centers on a different material and the Gullah basket-weaving tradition of the Lowcountry.
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2026-11-07 · Conservation Learning Center
- Longleaf Pine Ornament Workshop with Catawba artist Teresa Dunlap: participants learn to work with pine needles and make an ornament using hand-stitching and coiling.
Before you register
Register in advance
Pre-registration is required. Riverbanks sends a confirmation when a registrant is placed in an activity.
The workshop costs $50 for Riverbanks members or $60 for the general public. Ask Adult Programs at 803-602-0803 whether separate zoo admission is needed and about age or skill suitability.
Cancellation and date changes
Requests must reach Riverbanks in writing at [email protected] at least 10 days before the event. A $2 processing fee applies to cancellations and date changes; no-shows are not refunded.
Getting to Riverbanks
Main entrance and transit
The Conservation Learning Center is at 500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, SC 29210. Riverbanks’ main entrance at that address is just off I-126 at Greystone Boulevard; the Botanical Garden has a separate entrance in West Columbia.
Riverbanks lists COMET Route 84 transportation as available upon request between downtown Columbia and the St. Andrews community. Check the service details when planning your trip.
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Before you make a plan
Do I need to bring pine needles or other supplies?
Riverbanks provides each participant with supplies to make an ornament.
Is zoo admission included in the workshop fee?
Riverbanks does not specify this for the workshop. Contact Adult Programs at 803-602-0803 before booking if it affects your plans.
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Is previous basketry experience required?
Riverbanks does not state a prerequisite. Contact Adult Programs if you need to check whether the hand-stitching and coiling work suits you.
Location & Google Maps
Conservation Learning Center, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, SC 29210
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