This Friday the organizers of Ann Arbor Free Skool and Sneeze The Beak join forces to bring you 10 workshops and skillshares by local artisans, crafters, ziners and musicians all LIVE at Hotel Midwest. Enjoy out FREE STORE and COMMUNITY POTLUCK all day long. This event is the kick-off for Sneeze the Beak! Get your zines with all the details for the weekend and STB T-Shirts screen printed LIVE here!
What's Sneeze the Beak? Here's Everything you need to know
Hotel Midwest is located at 1508 Jewett. Here is a map.
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We're bringing you outstanding workshops and skillshares ALL DAY LONG. Here is our full schedule:
2-3pm
A Radical* Queer History of Ann Arbor
Facilitated by Katy Clark
It's hard to find out what radical queers were up to in traditional history
books. We've scoured the library, town archives, and old publications &
zines and will share what we've learned with you. Leave with your own zine on AA’s
queer history!
*Or
just A Queer History of Ann Arbor. Most of it isn't radical, except for maybe
the critical insight that most of it isn't radical.
Crochet Circle
Facilitated by Christine Barrera
Learn how to crochet, including patterns and techniques, or sit-in and work
on your own project with us!! All levels of experience welcome.
Supplies you may want to bring: Some supplies will be provided, but please bring yr own if ya got
it.
3-4pm
Improvised Music (Part 1 of 2)
Facilitated by Matthew Endahl
The first hour of this class will involve listening
to various recordings of free improvisation through history, and a discussion
of free improvisation as an approach to music.
Painting
Facilitated by Arian Monceaux
Group painting with constructive assistance and direction. Arian
wants to help others make what we imagine visibly tangible in an
open-ended way while still holding onto the basic principles of design. There
will be still life subjects for use but it isn't required of the students to
bring them into their paintings. It is for all kinds of artists, whether you
are just trying to break into the medium or if you're just looking for people
to be creative with.
Supplies you may want to bring: Some supplies will be provided, but please bring yr own if ya
got it.
4-5pm
Improvised Music (Part 2 of 2)
Facilitated by Matthew Endahl
The second hour will be a workshop in which music
will be made through collective improvisation. Various techniques will be
explored.
Supplies you may want to bring: Bring an instrument, or anything that makes an
interesting sound.
Potluck
& Community Time
Take a breather in between classes to enjoy food
from our Community Potluck, check out the Free Store, and listen to the music
created by our improvised music class. You’ll have plenty of time to show off
your crocheted & painted creations, or brag about your history knowledge.
We’ll also be handing out zines for Sneeze the Beak detailing events for the
rest of the weekend.
- Free Store: Give your old bronzed walnut-shaped walnut cracker a new place to call home at the Free Store. Bring whatever you have that you think someone else would like (clothes, knick-knacks, food, art, tools, books - anything) and pick up some jazzy "new" treats for yourself. You'll be amazed at what you'll take home.
- Community Potluc*: Don't forget to whip up your favorite dish to pass for The Shared All Day Potluck. We need your help to make this happen. No food = No potluck.
- Screen Printing: Change your boring old t-shirt, pants, socks, g-string into a work of art!We will be doing live silk screen printing with the original Sneeze the Beak design! Donations appreciated.
Supplies you may
want to bring: FOOD, Stuff you want to
give away at the Free Store, Something to Screen Print
5-6pm
Flower Essences
Facilitated by Heather Brumwell
Nature
has so many ways that it helps us to feel comfortable here. One of those is flower essences. We will talk about what flower essences are
and the many possibilities of how to use them.
There will be an option to take a personalized flower essence home with
you too.
Supplies you may
want to bring: If you'd like to take a flower essence home, please bring your own
small bottle with you.
Figure Drawing
Facilitated by Becky Canary-King
Open to all skill levels. Class will feature one model doing a
variety of poses in order to practice gestural drawing. Poses will slowly get
longer to provide a longer time to complete sketches. Some
instruction/facilitation provided.
Massage Therapy (2 Hours)
Facilitated by Ed Weymouth
Your
hands are sad sometimes, massage makes them happy. Help your extremities toward happiness with
massage therapy, some reflexology and Thai massage used, a well as contemporary
western. Be ready to touch and be
touched by other people. There will be a
short focusing and breathing session before we begin to help with intent, an
important part of massage and then a basic work up on both hands and feet. If we have extra time, shoulders and head.
6-7pm
The Word Coop; Poetry Writing Workshop
Facilitated by David Trombley
Join
us in celebrating creative self-expression through the spoken and written
word. Learn new ways to find your
voice. Share your journey of listening
with others. Bring copies of your poems
to share and discuss if you’d like, or just bring yourself and be ready to
discover that creative spark inside!
Beginners welcome!
Supplies you may
want to bring: Copies of your poems to share
Radical Mental Health
Facilitated by Josiah Seng & Alex
Husted
The
Icarus Project envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our
actual experiences of 'mental illness' rather than trying to fit our lives into
a conventional framework.
We
are a network of people living with and/or affected by experiences that are
often diagnosed and labeled as psychiatric conditions. We believe these
experiences are mad gifts needing cultivation and care, rather than diseases or
disorders. By joining together as individuals and as a community, the
intertwined threads of madness, creativity, and collaboration can inspire hope
and transformation in an oppressive and damaged world. Participation in The
Icarus Project helps us overcome alienation and tap into the true potential
that lies between brilliance and madness.
Second Hour of Massage Therapy
Facilitated by Ed Weymouth
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