We do this whole workshop-schedule thing approximately four times a year but it always has a special tingly sheen to it. Why? Because in addition to being incredibly popular (we can just sense legions ready to pounce when registration opens tomorrow at 7pm), workshops are incredibly FUN. They're a place for our creative, wonderful volunteers to really flex their creative, wonderful idea-generating wings. And the results are always fantastic.
I don't want to spoil TOO many of the wonderful surprises awaiting the general public when the workshop schedule goes up tonight, but I'd like to quote here a few snippets from this winter's workshop titles and descriptions. Just to whet your appetite even more than it is, already, whetted.
"Come make a valentine poem for someone YOU love! Colby, a Canine Assistants Service Dog, will help share her knack for poetry, being lovey-dovey, and valentine cards to help you craft a poem of your own."
"What does purple taste like? What is green's deepest secret?"
"Blah! Come celebrate Valentine’s Day in a new, tear-soaked way by learning to write about the not-so-happily-ever-after: the tragic story."
"But let’s imagine that it is the year 2056 and YOU are running for President of the United States. In this workshop, you decide what the urgent issues will be in 2056: An impending robot takeover? A devastating global banana shortage? A proliferation of paper clips that threatens the stapler industry?"
WHOA. This is just a sampling of the many words describing the many workshops on offer this winter, and we are ALREADY blown away. And we haven't even seen what the STUDENTS will write!
We say this every time. It is true every time.
This is the BEST. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE. EVER.
See for yourself at 7pm!
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