Innovation Stations: National Poetry Month - Songwriting Your Story
DATE & TIME
Apr 9, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
LOCATION
Bayside Library
214-20 Northern Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 229-1834
Join us to create your own original songs! Through a mix of journaling, word games, and analysis of great music, we will create songs that reflect our personal experiences. This session will touch on the foundations of lyric and melody writing, with an emphasis on imagery and storytelling.
Facilitator Mel will bring her guitar to bring each song to life! Each songwriter will come away from the workshop with the beginnings of a brand new, original song.
Innovation Stations: National Poetry Month - Binding Our Dreams
DATE & TIME
Apr 1, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
LOCATION
Ridgewood Library
20-12 Madison Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-4770
Teens, join us to learn a simple saddle stitch book binding technique to create your own handmade journals, featuring your personal vision board as the cover. On the inside pages, we will write our goals for the future, stemming from activities done together in the session.
Innovation Stations: National Poetry Month - Spoken Word - Be the Voice of Your Community
DATE & TIME
Apr 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
LOCATION
Steinway
21-45 31 Street, Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 728-1965
Join us for this inspiring workshop to learn spoken word tools and techniques of poetry! Through these skills, you'll transform into an advocate for yourself and your community. Share your view about social challenges and find resolutions through your poetry. This event will be facilitated by Bronx-based artist JRose.