Craftypants! with Kelly T
Most of my Real Grownup Job is making stuff with kids. In this workshop, I’ll have supplies & expertise to make a variety of toys, journals, catapults, hand-cranked proto-TVs (https://youtu.be/mA3Qw3KiEtk), hand-held portable sundials, 8-16p mini-zines (out of 1 sheet of paper!), leather/fabric pouches/tool-holders, and all sorts of cool stuff. I’ll hang out in the Art Barn & lead one particular project per day. I’ll have a list and/or examples of stuff to make! You can come in for one that sounds good & skip the rest, get your materials together & split, whatever works for you!
Playing with Plays with Samantha
We’ll spend one or two sessions reading some short plays aloud as a group. We’ll then choose our favorites to act out in both serious and silly ways, and see if we feel inspired to design costumes, build set pieces, make props, or otherwise create the elements that go into a full production. Some or all of the participants may want to present a scene at Coffee House, but this is not in any way a requirement for joining the workshop. If you have a favorite one-act or scene, bring copies to share with the group!
An Examined Life with Will
Everyone has a philosophy. Philosophy is a big word that encompasses hundreds, if not thousands, of subdisciplines. At its core, though, Philosophy is about big ideas and questions that are foundational to virtually everything else in a human life: What is happiness and how do I find it? Do I have a soul and if so, how does that even work? How should society be organized?
This workshop is about revealing – often and especially to ourselves – the contents of our own philosophy, questioning and examining them directly, so that we can make choices about them. Each day we will tackle a different philosophical proposition or question; the facilitator has a pile of default options but we will decide together what we’re discussing. An optional element of this workshop will involve larger community involvement, details discussed at our first meeting.
This is a discussion, not a lecture, and not a debate. No prior knowledge of philosophy or philosophical concepts is required.
Art and Chat with April
Do you have an creative project you’ve been meaning to start? Or finish? Would you like a little motivation to do so in the form of other folks doing creative things and chatting in the same place? Or maybe you don’t have a project at all but want to knit or doodle with company. Bring your own project or start something new with the art supplies we have on hand. While we art we’ll talk some about creativity, what it means to each of us, and how we can make more space for it in our daily lives, and maybe work on some collaborative projects.
+1 Fun!
Do you like dice!? Do you like cards!? How about tiny colored wooden blocks that are supposed to represent you in some abstract way in a competition that would never actually play out like it would in real life!? Well I have the workshop for you! Come on down to play some games! Bring your +1 sense of adventure and your potion: suspension of disbelief and join me for some fun.
Note: Any experience gained in game not necessarily transferable to any real world application.
If the workshop you want isn’t listed, this is a DIY conference, so email Coran and tell him about the workshop you want to run!