Write, Paint, Picture, Story

Can you make a story out of pictures? How about giving a drawing a different ending? This fun class for writers and artists uses the same tools to tell tales and make art.

Whether you're a scribe, an artist or a bit of both, this is a fun way to play with story-telling and image-making. Everyone will start by creating a work based on physical objects. We'll then change some of the objects and discover how stories change and artworks evolve. Intrepid writers and artists can experiment with switching media, or incorporating one into the other.

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Words in Music: A Lyrics Writing Workshop

Have you ever wondered what it takes to write lyrics to a great song? Regardless of whether you are a virtuoso pianist or hopelessly tone-deaf, with this workshop, author Rick Moody (Demonology/The Black Veil) and musician Michael Hearst (One Ring Zero) join together to help you put your words down on paper and hear how they can come into melodic life.

Please bring a notebook, pencil, and eraser to both classes. By the end of this workshop you will have the opportunity to hear one of your songs performed live!

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From Trashy Pop Culture to Literary Short Fiction

From the pathos of People Magazine, to the glory stories of Rolling Stone, in this course, we will mine stories from popular consumer magazines and transform such grandiose instances of human drama into literary short fiction. Impossible? Not at all. With in-depth consideration of character, literary conflict can always be found--even in the celebrity spectacles of the season.

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Puppetmasters: The Secret Life of Socks

Sock it to me! Come transform a seemingly ordinary sock into an extraordinary puppet (no strings attached). In three weeks, we'll make our own sock puppets, write a puppet show, and perform it to an audience of our toughest critics (parents!). This workshop is guaranteed to knock your socks off.

Note to parents: Your presence will be requested on December 18th from 1:30-2:00 p.m.

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Writing Blind

This workshop will help writers access subconscious creativity. We will “action write” for up to ten minutes on descriptive and narrative themes, attempting to remove the filter between a writer’s mind and hand. Exercises include describing objects or colors, building a group story, and creating beginnings/endings for attendees to write toward. The point of this workshop is to make writers understand they don’t always have to know what they are writing about. It is possible to tap into a deeper source, let your pen go, write blind and see what happens—then perhaps shape the result into a story, poem or essay.

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Other People's Music

Do you have better lyrics for your favorite song? If you know the secret meaning of a song better than the person who wrote it, this workshop is for you! We will take popular songs, and some that just need to be improved, and create new lyrics and meaning. No previous musical experience needed.

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