Category: Learn Together
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!
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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.
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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,…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…