
Songwriting from Scratch
Develop lyric and melody ideas in a nurturing, collaborative songwriting workshop designed for beginners and writers exploring a new creative medium. Practice starting songs, embracing beginner’s mind, and quieting the inner critic.
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Build creative confidence through a facilitated shared practice focused on creative courage and trusting your artistic abilities. A welcoming, reflective morning session invites participants to explore creativity together.

Build creative confidence through a facilitated shared practice focused on creative courage and trusting your artistic abilities. A welcoming, reflective morning session invites participants to explore creativity together.
Build creative confidence through a facilitated shared practice focused on creative courage and trusting your artistic abilities. A welcoming, reflective morning session invites participants to explore creativity together.

A gentle, facilitated practice in concise personal storytelling and empathetic listening, building communication skills, self-understanding, and connection across differences through shared stories in a welcoming community setting.

A gentle, facilitated practice in concise personal storytelling and empathetic listening, building communication skills, self-understanding, and connection across differences through shared stories in a welcoming community setting.
A gentle, facilitated practice in concise personal storytelling and empathetic listening, building communication skills, self-understanding, and connection across differences through shared stories in a welcoming community setting.

Hands-on studio workshop focused on self portraiture as visual storytelling, guiding participants through concept development and image-making techniques. Expect creative prompts and supportive critique geared toward building expressive, narrative-driven portraits.

Hands-on studio workshop focused on self portraiture as visual storytelling, guiding participants through concept development and image-making techniques. Expect creative prompts and supportive critique geared toward building expressive, narrative-driven portraits.
Hands-on studio workshop focused on self portraiture as visual storytelling, guiding participants through concept development and image-making techniques. Expect creative prompts and supportive critique geared toward building expressive, narrative-driven portraits.

A supportive 90-minute writing session blends quiet work on personal projects with community freewriting, followed by sharing-in-progress, constructive feedback, and encouragement for poets of every experience level.

A supportive 90-minute writing session blends quiet work on personal projects with community freewriting, followed by sharing-in-progress, constructive feedback, and encouragement for poets of every experience level.
A supportive 90-minute writing session blends quiet work on personal projects with community freewriting, followed by sharing-in-progress, constructive feedback, and encouragement for poets of every experience level.

Build foundational rhythm skills in a guided, hands-on session exploring hand drums and rhythmic concepts. No experience is needed, and participants can reserve a drum or bring their own.

Build foundational rhythm skills in a guided, hands-on session exploring hand drums and rhythmic concepts. No experience is needed, and participants can reserve a drum or bring their own.
Build foundational rhythm skills in a guided, hands-on session exploring hand drums and rhythmic concepts. No experience is needed, and participants can reserve a drum or bring their own.

Explore how to turn creative passions into meaningful teaching, with practical discussion of money mindset, abundance, and the realities of running a creative business that enriches the community.

Explore how to turn creative passions into meaningful teaching, with practical discussion of money mindset, abundance, and the realities of running a creative business that enriches the community.
Explore how to turn creative passions into meaningful teaching, with practical discussion of money mindset, abundance, and the realities of running a creative business that enriches the community.

An evening of dream exploration and guided inner inquiry to tap creativity and personal insight. Expect reflective prompts, quiet meditation, and discussion practices that translate nighttime imagery into fresh ideas and grounded self understanding.

An evening of dream exploration and guided inner inquiry to tap creativity and personal insight. Expect reflective prompts, quiet meditation, and discussion practices that translate nighttime imagery into fresh ideas and grounded self understanding.
An evening of dream exploration and guided inner inquiry to tap creativity and personal insight. Expect reflective prompts, quiet meditation, and discussion practices that translate nighttime imagery into fresh ideas and grounded self understanding.

Explore rhythmic note values, subdivisions, accents, rests, and hand patterns in a hands-on percussion workshop. Practice call and response, world drum beats, time signatures, and playing along to music; no experience is needed.

Explore rhythmic note values, subdivisions, accents, rests, and hand patterns in a hands-on percussion workshop. Practice call and response, world drum beats, time signatures, and playing along to music; no experience is needed.
Explore rhythmic note values, subdivisions, accents, rests, and hand patterns in a hands-on percussion workshop. Practice call and response, world drum beats, time signatures, and playing along to music; no experience is needed.

Hands-on studio session exploring layered watercolor washes, mark-making, and mixed-media additions to build rich surface textures. Expect guided technique demos plus time to experiment with papers, tools, and personal imagery.

Hands-on studio session exploring layered watercolor washes, mark-making, and mixed-media additions to build rich surface textures. Expect guided technique demos plus time to experiment with papers, tools, and personal imagery.
Hands-on studio session exploring layered watercolor washes, mark-making, and mixed-media additions to build rich surface textures. Expect guided technique demos plus time to experiment with papers, tools, and personal imagery.

Stretch and lace a 10-inch rawhide hand drum in a small-group workshop rooted in shamanic tradition. Personal intention setting and guided gratitude meditation honor the natural materials and creative process.

Stretch and lace a 10-inch rawhide hand drum in a small-group workshop rooted in shamanic tradition. Personal intention setting and guided gratitude meditation honor the natural materials and creative process.
Stretch and lace a 10-inch rawhide hand drum in a small-group workshop rooted in shamanic tradition. Personal intention setting and guided gratitude meditation honor the natural materials and creative process.

Messy mixed-media experimentation turns perfectionism into playful process, with supplied materials and permission to make wonderfully ugly work. An art therapist guides beginners and blocked artists toward creative freedom.

Messy mixed-media experimentation turns perfectionism into playful process, with supplied materials and permission to make wonderfully ugly work. An art therapist guides beginners and blocked artists toward creative freedom.
Messy mixed-media experimentation turns perfectionism into playful process, with supplied materials and permission to make wonderfully ugly work. An art therapist guides beginners and blocked artists toward creative freedom.

Playful drawing games, creative prompts, and comic browsing help teens explore zine-making, visual storytelling, and the blend of words and pictures in a beginner-friendly, music-filled art club.

Playful drawing games, creative prompts, and comic browsing help teens explore zine-making, visual storytelling, and the blend of words and pictures in a beginner-friendly, music-filled art club.
Playful drawing games, creative prompts, and comic browsing help teens explore zine-making, visual storytelling, and the blend of words and pictures in a beginner-friendly, music-filled art club.

Share or experience original five-minute pieces spanning storytelling, music, poetry, literature, comedy, and dance. A welcoming Sunday gathering brings local artists and supporters together for creative expression.

Share or experience original five-minute pieces spanning storytelling, music, poetry, literature, comedy, and dance. A welcoming Sunday gathering brings local artists and supporters together for creative expression.
Share or experience original five-minute pieces spanning storytelling, music, poetry, literature, comedy, and dance. A welcoming Sunday gathering brings local artists and supporters together for creative expression.

Writing Group
MoreWriters of every genre bring works in progress, exchange ideas, and give supportive peer feedback during a monthly collaborative workshop. A welcoming community space encourages creative practice and mutual encouragement.

Writers of every genre bring works in progress, exchange ideas, and give supportive peer feedback during a monthly collaborative workshop. A welcoming community space encourages creative practice and mutual encouragement.
Writers of every genre bring works in progress, exchange ideas, and give supportive peer feedback during a monthly collaborative workshop. A welcoming community space encourages creative practice and mutual encouragement.

Explore the Quiet House’s history through archival photographs and documents, then use experimental writing prompts, breath, syllable, and sound exercises to create a personal refuge grounded in contemplation and resistance.

Explore the Quiet House’s history through archival photographs and documents, then use experimental writing prompts, breath, syllable, and sound exercises to create a personal refuge grounded in contemplation and resistance.
Explore the Quiet House’s history through archival photographs and documents, then use experimental writing prompts, breath, syllable, and sound exercises to create a personal refuge grounded in contemplation and resistance.

Design a personal junk journal for preserving daily memories, photos, mementos, inspiring quotes, and gratitude lists. Explore collage and imaginative paper art as a springboard for a daily creative practice.

Design a personal junk journal for preserving daily memories, photos, mementos, inspiring quotes, and gratitude lists. Explore collage and imaginative paper art as a springboard for a daily creative practice.
Design a personal junk journal for preserving daily memories, photos, mementos, inspiring quotes, and gratitude lists. Explore collage and imaginative paper art as a springboard for a daily creative practice.

Gentle yoga, music, and hands-on nest crafting invite a slower pace and a sense of seasonal renewal. Explore warmth, comfort, and sanctuary within yourself and your surroundings.

Gentle yoga, music, and hands-on nest crafting invite a slower pace and a sense of seasonal renewal. Explore warmth, comfort, and sanctuary within yourself and your surroundings.
Gentle yoga, music, and hands-on nest crafting invite a slower pace and a sense of seasonal renewal. Explore warmth, comfort, and sanctuary within yourself and your surroundings.

Explore the history and repeating-line structure of pantoums, then draft original poems in a guided writing session. Writers of all experience levels share work and exchange supportive feedback.

Explore the history and repeating-line structure of pantoums, then draft original poems in a guided writing session. Writers of all experience levels share work and exchange supportive feedback.
Explore the history and repeating-line structure of pantoums, then draft original poems in a guided writing session. Writers of all experience levels share work and exchange supportive feedback.

Hands-on beginner drumming builds rhythm foundations through guided practice on provided djembes, with participants playing favorite songs together. No experience is needed; the session is suited to adults and kids 10 and up.

Hands-on beginner drumming builds rhythm foundations through guided practice on provided djembes, with participants playing favorite songs together. No experience is needed; the session is suited to adults and kids 10 and up.
Hands-on beginner drumming builds rhythm foundations through guided practice on provided djembes, with participants playing favorite songs together. No experience is needed; the session is suited to adults and kids 10 and up.
Learn to build balanced zero-proof drinks or cocktails without fancy equipment or advanced skills. This beginner-friendly workshop focuses on accessible techniques for crafting flavorful beverages at home.
Learn to build balanced zero-proof drinks or cocktails without fancy equipment or advanced skills. This beginner-friendly workshop focuses on accessible techniques for crafting flavorful beverages at home.
Learn to build balanced zero-proof drinks or cocktails without fancy equipment or advanced skills. This beginner-friendly workshop focuses on accessible techniques for crafting flavorful beverages at home.
