Category: Create Together
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Mandala Making: Moving Through Emotions One Flowerpiece at a Time
In this 60- to 90-minute session, longtime social worker and artist Misty Dawn will teach a small lesson and engage neighbors in a collaborative activity. Participants will learn about the symbolism of shapes, mandalas, and how we process emotions. Together, the group will discuss the variety of seasonal materials used…
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Mobile Paint Night: Painting Fun for Everyone!
Want to have some fun while learning new painting skills and connecting with your neighbors? In this 90-minute class, you will learn the steps in making a successful painting that you can hang in your home. Artist Leah Thompson will guide you through demonstration and step-by-step instructions. No prior art…
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Neighborhood Footsteps
Is there a spot in your neighborhood that could use a footpath? Is there an elder who could use a path installed on a hill? Is there a garden space that calls for a pathway? In this 2-hour workshop, artist Jane Gabrielle will walk through the process of making stepping…
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Painting 101 for EVERYONE: Creative Bliss Behind the Canvas for the Whole Neighborhood
Tap your creativity as a neighborhood when hosting this painting workshop with Roanoke’s original paint party instructor, Kaydee Pickle of The Heartworks Company. Participants will be guided to explore foundational painting techniques and color theory, each on their own canvas during the one-and-a-half to two-hour session. Attendees are guaranteed to…
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Rhythm Connects and Heals: A Drum Workshop for Everyone!
In this 90-minute workshop, percussionist Linda Macchia will teach the basics of drumming to get your neighborhood working in rhythm together. Community drumming is fun, it’s inclusive, and it breaks down barriers. In a drum group, everyone is a winner, and everyone contributes to the complete sound.
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Sing Out! An Interactive Circlesinging and Body Music Experience
Get the neighborhood singing! Through activities that involve movement, voice, body percussion, play, and improvisation, experienced song leaders Joy Truskowski and Katie Trozzo will create space for you to open your voice, spirit, heart, and body. Together, we’lll strengthen neighborhood bonds, build confidence, and express your creativity. You don’t have…