Roll Auburn! Absolute Beginners

Join Karen Frances Eng — artist, writer, and lifelong skater — for a 5-week roller skating series designed to build confidence, flow, and fun. Karen stopped skating for 40 years and started again in midlife — so she especially encourages adults of all ages to come give it a try.

Karen Frances Eng is an artist and writer whose work spans digital and performance practices. An avid skater as a child, Karen stopped skating for 40 years and returned in midlife, discovering movement on skates as a source of joy, vitality, and creative expression. She emphasizes safety, confidence, and play in her teaching, and warmly encourages older adults to join in. It’s never too late to start rolling.

Learn the essentials of roller skating in a safe, supportive environment. We’ll cover balance, stopping, falling safely, striding, turns, and even the basics of skating backwards. Perfect if you’re brand new to skates or still building confidence.

When: Thursdays, Sept 11 – Oct 9, 5:30PM - 6:15PM

Where: Auburn Public Theater Studio

Cost: $25 drop-in | $100 for 5-week series

Capacity: Limited to 10 students per class

💡 A quick note about safety: Roller skating is joyful, but it also involves falling! We’ll practice how to fall safely and build skills step by step. Please bring your own skates and protective gear — wrist guards are strongly recommended, and helmets/knee/elbow pads are welcome too. By signing up, you acknowledge that you are skating at your own risk.

Bring your own skates and safety gear (wrist guards recommended).

By purchasing a ticket : “I understand that roller skating involves falling and agree to skate at my own risk. Wrist guards are strongly recommended.”

👉 To register, please click the "Get Ticket" button so we can make sure you’re signed up, and in the right class!

🌟 Whether you’re taking your first roll or ready to add groove and flow, these small, supportive classes will get you moving with confidence and joy.

Host or Publisher Auburn Public Theater