Make a footstool at caning workshop May 23

MIDDLEBORO -- Furniture historian Steve Metzler will present a hands-on workshop in the art of caning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23 at Peter H. Peirce Homestead, 132 North Main St., Middleboro.

This free event is open to those 13 and older. Participants will walk away with a finished footstool and learn skills to move on to other projects.

The program is funded in part by a grant from the Middleboro Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.