Category: Learn Together

  • Star City Circus Society: Introduction to Juggling

    Star City Circus Society: Introduction to Juggling

    Explore new skills alongside neighbors in this 90-minute workshop with nationally touring magician and circus artist Jefferson Rose. Together, participants will learn the basics of juggling, object manipulation, and other circus skills in a low-pressure, high-energy environment to impress your family, neighbors, and yourself! You may not be quite ready…

    Ages:
    9+
    Participants:
    Five to 15
  • Power Through Drumming: Reclaiming Women's History

    Power Through Drumming: Reclaiming Women’s History

    In this 90-minute workshop, percussionist Linda Macchia will share her knowledge of the frame drum. As a drum student of the late Layne Redmond, author of the book When the Drummers Were Women, Linda will teach the techniques and history of the pre-Christian era women of the Mediterranean and Western…

    Ages:
    8+
    Participants:
    Five to 20
  • Repairing Is Caring: A Sewing Alterations and Mending Workshop

    Repairing Is Caring: A Sewing Alterations and Mending Workshop

    In this 90-minute workshop, you will learn hand stitching and machine techniques to mend or alter your own clothing. Participants will repair holes, lengthen or shorten a sleeve, and change a neckline on a garment. Techniques learned can be applied to other garments. And, who knows, you might even decide…

    Ages:
    12+
    Participants:
    Six to eight individuals or pairs of people
  • A Little Sewing Workshop: Pillow Making with Neighbors

    A Little Sewing Workshop: Pillow Making with Neighbors

    In this workshop, participants will get an introduction to sewing and learn how to make pillows! We’ll bring the fabric, sewing materials, and everything you need—you bring your curiosity, creativity and willingness to learn alongside neighbors!

    Ages:
    12+
    Participants:
    10 to 15 individuals or more with duos working together.
  • Elevate Your Teamwork: Cirqulation Teambuilding Workshop

    Elevate Your Teamwork: Cirqulation Teambuilding Workshop

    Provide your neighborhood team with a dynamic and engaging 60-minute workshop designed to build trust, communication, and collaboration through the art of acrobatics! In this interactive session, participants of all abilities will explore the basics of partner and group acrobatics in a supportive, fun, and inclusive environment.

    Ages:
    12+
    Participants:
    10 to 30
  • UKESTRA: Join the Musical Fun of the Adult Ukulele Orchestra – All Skill Levels Welcome!

    UKESTRA: Join the Musical Fun of the Adult Ukulele Orchestra – All Skill Levels Welcome!

    UKESTRA fosters a vibrant community of like-minded individuals who come together to celebrate life, sing with gusto, and enjoy the camaraderie of music-making while exercising their minds and fingers. It’s a unique opportunity to build neighborhood connections and grow community through music. A five-week music course held in your neighborhood,…

    Ages:
    Adults
    Participants:
    Five to 15 adult participants, provided that at least 10 people have their own ukuleles
  • A Puppet Playing Goatsinger Workshop: A Family-Based Puppetry Workshop

    A Puppet Playing Goatsinger Workshop: A Family-Based Puppetry Workshop

    Grab the neighborhood kids, a handful of plushy toys or puppets, or whatever is in easy reach, and meet and work with resident goatsinger Mike Moran. In this 90-minute workshop play session, the neighborhood group will create a series of small, unique, toy-based performances that will incorporate puppetry and music.…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    Eight to 20 participants
  • From Snoopy to Spider-Man: Draw your own Cartoon Character or Superhero

    From Snoopy to Spider-Man: Draw your own Cartoon Character or Superhero

    Comics and graphic novels connect us all through our shared visual history and culture. This two-hour workshop is a chance to connect families in your neighborhood as they bring to life superheroes or fun characters of their own. Artist Katherine Devine will lead the workshop in basic drawing tips and…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    Six to 20 participants
  • Meditate and Create: Energize the Vision

    Meditate and Create: Energize the Vision

    Would you like to feel more connected to your neighbors and community? What would you like to create in your neighborhood? The Meditate and Create workshop is about the art of slowing down, sitting and breathing, and creating the space to liberate that creative vision from a broader perspective. Learning…

    Ages:
    8+
    Participants:
    10 to 20
  • Music and the Mind

    Music and the Mind

    In this 60-minute workshop, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra musicians will demonstrate ways to engage the mind through music. Studies have shown that music can have a profound impact on brain development at all ages and help create unity within our homes, families, and neighborhoods. Participants will learn simple techniques that can…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    12 to as many participants as the space can accommodate