Adult and Teen Storytelling and Screenwriting Workshops on Saturdays in April, followed by a complementary regroup and reading session on April 15th.
Saturday, April 1 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm Ages: 18+
Saturday, April 8 | 1:00pm - 4:00pmAges: 15-18
Saturday, April 15 | 1:00pm - 4:00pmFor All AgesRegroup and share your stories after completing the initial workshop. Complementary with "The Essence of Storytelling" registration. You must be registered for the Teen or Adult workshop to attend this class.
Ages: Two initial workshops will be offered, one for Teens (ages 15-18) and another for Adults, with a complementary joint class regroup and reading session.
Class Synopsis:We’ve been telling stories since our ancestors carved drawings on cave walls. Today we think of stories as the basis for TV shows or novels. But storytelling is used everywhere -from politics to entertainment, from journalism to corporate branding - to sharing our day at the dinner table.
Stories help us share experiences and history. They help us empathize, forge social bonds, persuade and inform. Storytelling is the most powerful form of communication. It’s also the least learned communication skill.
The Essence of Storytelling workshop demystifies the art of storytelling so anyone can become a powerful storyteller in any media, format or situation.
The workshop was created by award-winning writer/director/filmmaker Greg Newberry. A master storyteller, Newberry has condensed the art of storytelling into nine fundamental ingredients that are easy to learn, understand and apply. He shows how the ingredients are used across a variety of formats - from TED talks to songs and stories told through imagery - and how to use them to tell your stories.
You’ll be treated to a fictional short film about the power of storytelling. You’ll witness a simple story become more dramatic by adding ingredients one-by-one. And you’ll participate in a fun, interactive exercise where you’re given “plot prompts” to spark your imagination and create a story of your own.
Once you understand the fundamentals of storytelling, you’ll know how to create a story and make it richer, more compelling and emotionally moving. Whether you’re a novice or a novelist, you’ll gain a new understanding of storytelling and walk away knowing how to create compelling stories in your work and everyday life.
Spring 2023 Offerings Include A Series of Six Classes for Teens and Two Individual 3-Hr Workshops for Adults throughout April & May
April 5 - May 10 | 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Ages: Teens / High School Students
Class Synopsis:Themes of hearts, stars, horseshoes, clovers and blue moons, pots of gold and rainbows, and red balloons.
Over the course of each of the classes, the students will learn to:1. Prepare a pattern2. Cut & grind glass3. Clear & wrap glass with copper foil4. Solder
Friday, April 7 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday, May 5 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Ages: Adults
Class Synopsis:In this fast moving immersion workshop, students will have an opportunity to select one of the two patterns to create a stained glass suncatcher. Students will have the opportunity to select the glass, learn to prepare a pattern, cut and fit glass, and then will wrap and solder for a finished piece that can be hung suspended on its own, or in a corner. Come learn the art of breaking glass!
A Variety of Sewing & Quilting Workshops for Children to Adults throughout April & May
Tuesday, May 9 | 5:30pm - 8:00pmTHIS IS REGISTRATION FOR TWO PARTICIPANTSeach additional child / parent can be registered for an additional $25
registration for additional child / parent
Ages: Kids & Adults / Beginners of Sewing to Advanced
Class Synopsis:Get together with other families for a fun evening exploring the joys of sewing together. We will be creating yo yo flowers that you can take with you after class!
Wednesdays, April 5-May 24 | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: Adults / Beginners of Sewing to Advanced
Class Synopsis:Learn how to make a T-Shirt Quilt from scratch: all the way from cutting your old shirts, to the intricacies of sewing them together and creating your final quilt. This is a great way to save the memories of old t-shirts and create beautiful artwork!
