AHi! I don't have enough money to go to culinary school but I'm looking into just taking a few classes here and there from professional cake decorators or cookie decorators . Just wondering if anyone knows of some good decorators in this area or anyone that's going to be traveling through this area in the next few months? TIA

duff has them fairly reasonably priced and a wedding cake workshop in august:

http://charmcitycakes.com/

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toba garrett's are over $13k -- oops 

http://www.ice.edu/professional-development/techniques-and-art-of-cake-decorating

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you could apply for an internship with ron ben israel:

http://www.weddingcakes.com/#/about/teaching/

or take a class

https://www.facebook.com/RBICAKES/app_190322544333196

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here is someone is connecticut:

http://ericaobrien.com/shop/product-category/classes/

ok so this one is not exactly held in your target area but it could originate from there:

http://www.margaretbraun.com/cakewalk-lamerche-italy-1/ 

You can look on the Wilton website for classes in your area. I went to one class but I found I learned more from this website, youtube, and pinterest.

AThanks k8 I'll have to look into to some of those! Wish I could go to Italy, if I had the money!