{"id":234,"date":"2022-11-09T21:14:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T21:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonawoodturners.org\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2026-10-10T01:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T01:34:05","slug":"kundrat-learning-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arizonawoodturners.org\/turning\/kundrat-learning-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Kundrat Learning Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F5F3EF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3><strong>Check the Calendar and\/or the monthly newsletter for current class offerings.<\/strong><\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/arizonawoodturners.org\/turning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/class-2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;class 2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Mickey Kundrat&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/arizonawoodturners.org\/turning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mickey.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/arizonawoodturners.org\/turning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tools.jpg&#8221; 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