INDIE ARTS MONTCLAIR
sPRING SKILLSHARE
MARCH 7-10, 2018
Four Days to Teach, Learn & Build Community
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SKILLSHARE SCHEDULE
March 7-Wednesday *ALL EVENTS TODAY ARE CANCELED & RESCHEDULED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER* - SEE UPDATES BELOW
Discovering Qigong - *NOW ON SATURDAY 3/10*
1:30 PM-2:30PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio - 73 Pine Street
Discover Qigong-- moving and still meditation that offers a relaxing way to improve flexibility, balance, and enhance energy. Practiced consistently, with intention, it is a practical tool to combat the plethora of stresses that might accompany our daily life. Qigong is also fun!
Facilitated by Deborah Kanter. This event is free!
Ages 16 and older. Limited to 10 people.
Pysanky (Ukrainian Egg Decorating) - NOW ON TUES., MARCH 13th
4:30 PM-7:00 PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio - 73 Pine Street
This skillshare will cover the history and traditions surrounding Pysanky, how to make your own egg, and an independent practice session. The instructor, Jenny Santa Maria, will provide a variety of eggs, many hard-to-find traditional and non- traditional colored dyes, and tools. Please bring a container or old egg carton. Ages 12+ are welcome. This event has a $10 materials fee and is limited to 18 people max.
Cat Behavior 101 - Helping People Keep Their Pets! *NOW ON SATURDAY 3/10*
3:00 PM-3:30 PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio -- 73 Pine Street
CPAW NJ (Communities Promoting Animal Welfare in NJ) founder, Karen Shinevar, will answer basic questions about common cat behavior issues, as well as explaining how to meet your cat's basic needs. She can also answer questions about what to do if you are feeding a stray cat. >^..^< This event is free!
Monoprint Art Class - *RESCHEDULED for TUES. 3/13*
7 PM-8 PM / The Creativity Caravan, 28 S. Fullerton Ave.
You will learn how to create one-of-a-kind monoprints without a press. This will be a one hour hands on class and no prior experience is necessary. This event has a $15 materials fee and requires registration. Contact instructor Yana Rodin at yanarodin@gmail.com to register. Limited to 10 people.
Bicycle Repair at Diamond Cycle
7:00 PM-8:00 PM / Diamond Cycle Montclair, 409 Bloomfield Ave.
Join Diamond Cycle Montclair owner, Craig Cornell, and learn how to change a bicycle tube and how to do a pre-ride bicycle checkover. This event will be held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, March 7-10, 7pm-8pm each night, choose the night that works for you!
No registration is necessary for this event but it will be limited to the first 6 people each night.
This is an Indie Arts Montclair Skillshare event! This event is free! Optional materials available for purchase include bicycle tubes, tire removal tools (tire levers) air pumps, and lubricant.
March 8-Thursday
Matriarchal Medicine: Herbal Allies for Self Care *CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER*
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM / Nishuane Park (near the Tennis Courts) - Cedar Ave. between High Street & Harrison Ave.
We gather to honor the invisible work of care giving and to deeply attune to the herbal allies along the journey. Come learn to see and identify local plants and weeds and sip nourishing herbal infusions that honor sustainability for ourselves and all our relations.
“A wise woman making dinner is invisible. To claim she is engaged in healing her family and community and keeping her universe in balance is a lot to claim for dinner. This is the wise woman way.” Susun Weed
Meet inside Nishuane Park near the Tennis Courts.
***Bring your own mug.***
This event is free! It's also International Women's Day!
Facilitated by Jill Wodnick.
Introduction to the CIW's Fair Food Campaign
6:30 PM-8:00 PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio - 73 Pine Street
Consumers, Farmworkers and the Fair Food Program. Join us for an introduction to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Fair Food Program and how it is changing the lives of farm workers and the food industry.
Facilitated by Greg Pason. This event is free.
Learn to Draw Comics
7:00 PM-8:00 PM / East Side Mags, 7 S. Fullerton Ave.
Brigid Allanson, Kubert School graduate and professional artist/graphic designer, will be giving people a chance to experience our monthly Learn to Draw Comics class for FREE!
Attendees will also get $10 off their March admission fee (usually $120) if they attend the Skillshare event!
This is an Indie Arts Montclair Skillshare event! This event is free! Materials will be provided.
Bicycle Repair at Diamond Cycle
7:00 PM-8:00 PM / Diamond Cycle Montclair, 409 Bloomfield Ave.
Join Diamond Cycle Montclair owner, Craig Cornell, and learn how to change a bicycle tube and how to do a pre-ride bicycle checkover. This event will be held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, March 7-10, 7pm-8pm each night, choose the night that works for you!
No registration is necessary for this event but it will be limited to the first 6 people each night.
This is an Indie Arts Montclair Skillshare event! This event is free! Optional materials available for purchase include bicycle tubes, tire removal tools (tire levers) air pumps, and lubricant.
March 9-Friday
Hula Hooping - MOVED TO SATURDAY, MARCH 10th
3:30 PM-4:30 PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio - 73 Pine Street
Hula hooping basics and tricks! Learn to hula hoop on and off body. A fun skill and a healthy choice to get active! Good for children and adults!
Meet at the Bellevue Ave. end of Anderson Park in Upper Montclair, look for the hula hoops!
Ages 8 and up. This event is free!
Facilitated by Izabelle the Amazing!
Open House at The Maker Studio: A Home for Mixed Media Workshops *EVENT CANCELED-NO POWER*
5:00 PM-8:00 PM / 71 Myrtle Ave., Montclair
Elizabeth Smith Jacobs of The Maker Studio (formally The Clay Studio), invites you to an open house to see the newly transformed space. There will be various stations set up to explore some of the materials that will be used in upcoming workshops. This event is free!
The Maker Studio is located at 71 Myrtle Ave. in Montclair. Drop in any time between 5pm and 8pm. Refreshments will be served.
Visit the facebook event page, here.
Introduction To Audio Recording and Production
7:00 PM-9:00 PM / HackNCraftNJ Makerspace, 60 S. Fullerton Ave., Lower Level
Are you in a band and want to record your own demo? Or are you interested in learning the basics of music production? Join me as I give a breakdown of where to get started, what to do, and what it's all about. From equipment needs and set up to computer based recording. Let me show you how to record audio and make music on your computer like a pro. This event is free!
Facilitated by DJ Syndrum - (Josh Rodriguez)
Podcasting from Phone to Pro
9:00 PM-11:30 PM / HackNCraftNJ Makerspace, 60 S. Fullerton Ave, Lower Level
Everyone wants to start a podcast. It has never been easier to start one that is on par with something you'd hear from NPR or Nerdist. The tools used to involve high-end studios and expensive post-production software, but now you can get nearly the same abilities, on your phone!
For this Skillshare I ask you to come with a podcast idea - think of a great one. Because we're going to get hands-on with demos of not only interview segments but other topics like open/closing music bumpers, transitions, segment flow, ads and sponsorship, distribution and more.
Sure anyone can make a podcast, but how do you make yours stand out? How do you focus on storytelling so it doesn't devolve to 2 or 3 friends sharing inside jokes?
You'll have a chance to sit-in various podcast producing scenarios, from a studio mic setup to field interviews using a digital recorder to quick voice notes on your smartphone.
Attendees are encouraged to download the apps Anchor and Bumpers to their smartphone, and even bring their laptops to possibly install freeware like Audacity.
This event is free!
Facilitated by Steve Long.
March 10-Saturday
Intro to Ukulele
11:00 AM-12:30 PM / The Creativity Caravan, 28 S. Fullerton Ave.
Instructor Joshua Sigmund will give you a breakdown of the instrument, basic chords, and we'll finish by playing a couple easy songs. If you've been thinking of becoming a uke-ist, hopefully this will encourage you to start!
No fee, but you'll need a ukulele to participate. You can get one as cheap as $40 on Amazon or Guitar Center.
This is an Indie Arts Montclair Skillshare event!
Resisting Anti-Blackness: A Toolkit - *RESCHEDULED for MAY 2018*
11:00 AM-12:30 PM / American Legion, 210 Bloomfield Ave.
How can we advocate for sustainable policies, complete streets, and healthful retail choices when anti-blackness is one of the most powerful weapons used to stop good policy? This is an introductory training for people and organizations interested in transportation, environmental, and health equity. When you leave, you'll have a few more tools to advocate for equity. This is a free event.
Facilitated by Lark Lo.
Origami Boxes & Cubes
12:30 PM-2:00 PM / The Creativity Caravan, 28 S. Fullerton Ave.
Learn the basics of origami box and cube construction in this hands-on workshop led by Maya Stein of The Creativity Caravan. Suitable for ages 6 and up. All materials are included.
This event is free!
Limited to 10 people.
Bicycle Repair at Diamond Cycle
1:00 PM-2:00 PM AND 4:00 PM-5:00 PM/ Diamond Cycle Montclair, 409 Bloomfield Ave.
Join Diamond Cycle Montclair owner, Craig Cornell, and learn how to change a bicycle tube and how to do a pre-ride bicycle checkover. This event will be held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, March 7-10, 7pm-8pm each night, choose the night that works for you!
No registration is necessary for this event but it will be limited to the first 6 people each night.
This is an Indie Arts Montclair Skillshare event! This event is free! Optional materials available for purchase include bicycle tubes, tire removal tools (tire levers) air pumps, and lubricant.
Discovering Qigong
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio - 73 Pine Street
Discover Qigong-- moving and still meditation that offers a relaxing way to improve flexibility, balance, and enhance energy. Practiced consistently, with intention, it is a practical tool to combat the plethora of stresses that might accompany our daily life. Qigong is also fun!
Facilitated by Deborah Kanter. This event is free!
Ages 16 and older. Limited to 10 people.
Circle Weaving
2:00 PM-3:30 PM / The Creativity Caravan, 28 S. Fullerton Ave.
Learn to weave in a circle. We'll create a simple cardboard wheel and then complete a quick and easy, meditative yarn weaving. This event is free! Limited to 15 people.
Facilitated by Amy Tingle.
Cat Behavior 101 - Helping People Keep Their Pets!
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio - 73 Pine Street
CPAW NJ (Communities Promoting Animal Welfare in NJ) founder, Karen Shinevar, will answer basic questions about common cat behavior issues, as well as explaining how to meet your cat's basic needs. She can also answer questions about what to do if you are feeding a stray cat. >^..^< This event is free!
Simple Medicine: Herbal Infusions, Teas and Nourishing Foods
3:30 PM-5:00 PM / The Creativity Caravan, 28 S. Fullerton Ave.
By combining health sustaining infusions, simple teas and nourishing foods, facilitator, Scott Massarsky, will talk about and give examples of fun, easy and cost-effective ways to nourish, support and bring health to all systems of the body. As the world we live in becomes faster, more stressful and complicated it is more important now then ever to to take care of ourselves our families and community.
Please bring a favorite mug or cup as there will be several delicious teas to taste.
Scott Massarsky has been practicing herbalism for the past 15 years and has apprenticed with Herbalist Robin Rose Bennett.
Visit the facebook event page, here.
Hula Hooping
3:30 PM-4:30 PM / 73 See Gallery & Design Studio - 73 Pine Street
Hula hooping basics and tricks! Learn to hula hoop on and off body. A fun skill and a healthy choice to get active! Good for children and adults!
Ages 8 and up. This event is free! Facilitated by Izabelle the Amazing!
Speaking Italian Sensually
5:00 PM-6:00 PM / The Creativity Caravan, 28 S. Fullerton Ave.
All are welcome at this workshop, and no prior Italian language experience is necessary. Bring a partner, bring a friend, bring yourself, a notepad and a wine glass! Come and indulge your senses as you are introduced to the full sounds of Italian words. Those attending the workshop can anticipate an introductory lesson to some of the sweet idiosyncrasies of la bella lingua. We will begin with an introduction to pronunciation, move to romantic phrases and idiomatic expressions and culminate with a short reading and interpretation of famous quotes by iconic Italian poets like Dante Alighieri and Alda Merini. This event is free! Limited to 15 people max. BYOB if you like.
Facilitated by Emilia Halter.