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SUMMARY:Virtual Open Mic - The Lion & Pirate
DESCRIPTION:The Lion & Pirate in 2021 inclusive\, open mic for writers\, performers and acoustic musicians invites you to join us Saturday\, May 01\, 2021 at 7pm. Sponsored by Art Spark Texas and the Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Contest. Organizers also include Malvern Books and the Coalition of Texans Disabilities. \nPerformers\nclick here to sign-up by midnight on April 30. \nAs always\, we’re open to work in any genre: music\, spoken word\, improv\, skits\, storytelling\, dance\, poems or prose… Anything you can perform! There will be 10 sign up slots. We ask that you sign up ahead of time. Any sign-ups after 10 will be held on a backup list . \nRSVP\, invite friends\, and stay tuned for event updates on our Facebook Page. You  can tune in just to connect with your community and give us those “clap” reactions. \nHow to Join the Open Mic\nHere is the link to join the Virtually Lion & Pirate Open Mic as a Performer or Guest.\nSave this Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85323118334\nMeeting ID: 853 2311 8334\nPassword: 146923 \nFor more details and visit our Lion and Pirate Facebook page. \nQuestions? mail Ms. Boye or call 512-454-9912\nif you need more information or help signing up.\nThis event will include live captioning. Please contact Art Spark in advance to request other accommodations. \nThank you for donating and supporting Art Spark Texas Speaking Advocates Program and the Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Contest.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/virtual-open-mic-the-lion-pirate-7/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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SUMMARY:Virtual Dance Workshop: Spring Intensive Series
DESCRIPTION:Vertigo Power of Balance is offering five (5) movement and enrichment sessions starting on April 10th and ending on May 2nd. Class happens from 1 to 3.30pm CT.\nIn this series\, our goal is expanding the knowledge and understanding in the field of integrated dance. \nWe will look for the technique that will support the refinement of improvisation\, the development of physical qualities\, listening and self-awareness that will resonate with the joy of development. An opportunity for diverse multidisciplinary observation. \n\nClass meets on April 10th\, April 11th\, April 18th\, April 25th and May 2nd from 1-3.30pm CT virtually on zoom.\nMeeting Zoom Link\nCost: $75\nRegistration and Payment Link\n\nOpen to all ability and experience levels. \nIf you have any access needs\, please email silva@artsparktx.org by April 5th. \nAbout Vertigo Power of Balance\nVertigo Power of Balance was established in 2000 and is directed by Hai Cohen and Tali Wertheim who are also going to be facilitating the workshop. \nPower of Balance center operates from the Vertigo Eco-Art Village home of the acclaimed Vertigo Dance Company offering comprehensive integrated dance activities that include annual programs\, classes\, workshops and performances in Israel and abroad.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/virtual-dance-workshop-spring-intensive-series/2021-05-02/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Dance,Virtual Classes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Spark Texas - Dance":MAILTO:silva@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:Virtual Class: Be Present
DESCRIPTION:An Art and Mindfulness Series\nArt Sparks Texas is inviting you to join “Be Present”\, an Art and Mindfulness series each Sunday @3pm\, Feb 21 – March 28 and April 11 – May 16. \nRegister through Eventbrite to receive the class Zoom link to attend. \nMusic\, Poetry\, and Movement\nRegister for Session 1: Feb 21 – Mar 28\, 2021\nMovement with Nancy Bain.\nMarch 21 and 28.\nThis movement workshop will focus on relaxation\, posture and explore Ideokinesis\, a method of visualization that can lead to improvements in physical awareness and overall well-being. The class will follow an educational\, rather than therapeutic\, model and will aid participants in developing their power of thinking\, intuition\, and kinetic awareness rather than relying on the power of the teacher. Join us for a connecting experience. Join us via Zoom. \nClasses do not meet on April 4\, 2021 \nVisual Art and Mindfulness\nRegister for Session 2: Apr 11 – May 16\, 2020\nFlutter Book with Jerry Slayton \nIn this 6 week workshop\, each participant will learn how to bind and design their own Flutter Book. A Flutter Book uses an accordion style method of folding and can be read like a regular book\, but also displayed as a sculptural piece. Each project in the workshop will explore themes of winter through mindfulness exercises\, inspirational poems\, and creating visual art. Our book will hold each week’s artwork and serve as a record of our written and visual growth from April—May 2021. Join us via Zoom. \n \nThese classes are a fun and engaging way to expand your artistic skills\, try new art forms\, and learn more about mindfulness practice. This virtual class series has two sessions\, the first explores music\, poetry and movement\, and the second session investigates bookmaking and visual Art. \n \n 
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/virtual-class-be-present/2021-05-02/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Seniors,Virtual Classes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Spark Texas - Classroom":MAILTO:classroom@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:Virtual Class: Be Present
DESCRIPTION:An Art and Mindfulness Series\nArt Sparks Texas is inviting you to join “Be Present”\, an Art and Mindfulness series each Sunday @3pm\, Feb 21 – March 28 and April 11 – May 16. \nRegister through Eventbrite to receive the class Zoom link to attend. \nMusic\, Poetry\, and Movement\nRegister for Session 1: Feb 21 – Mar 28\, 2021\nMovement with Nancy Bain.\nMarch 21 and 28.\nThis movement workshop will focus on relaxation\, posture and explore Ideokinesis\, a method of visualization that can lead to improvements in physical awareness and overall well-being. The class will follow an educational\, rather than therapeutic\, model and will aid participants in developing their power of thinking\, intuition\, and kinetic awareness rather than relying on the power of the teacher. Join us for a connecting experience. Join us via Zoom. \nClasses do not meet on April 4\, 2021 \nVisual Art and Mindfulness\nRegister for Session 2: Apr 11 – May 16\, 2020\nFlutter Book with Jerry Slayton \nIn this 6 week workshop\, each participant will learn how to bind and design their own Flutter Book. A Flutter Book uses an accordion style method of folding and can be read like a regular book\, but also displayed as a sculptural piece. Each project in the workshop will explore themes of winter through mindfulness exercises\, inspirational poems\, and creating visual art. Our book will hold each week’s artwork and serve as a record of our written and visual growth from April—May 2021. Join us via Zoom. \n \nThese classes are a fun and engaging way to expand your artistic skills\, try new art forms\, and learn more about mindfulness practice. This virtual class series has two sessions\, the first explores music\, poetry and movement\, and the second session investigates bookmaking and visual Art. \n \n 
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/virtual-class-be-present/2021-05-09/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Seniors,Virtual Classes
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SUMMARY:Community Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Art Spark Texas introduced our virtual arts roundtable series “Community Conversations” in Spring of 2020\, as a way of staying connected and continuing our mission during this time of the pandemic. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 7-8pm CST\, and invite visual artists\, musicians\, dancers\, actors\, writers\, disability advocates and others to engage with the Art Spark community. \nJoin the conversation! All are welcome. \nA link to the virtual event will be posted here several days beforehand and join our newsletter to get the information via email.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/community-conversations-2021-05-12/2021-05-12/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Community Conversations
ORGANIZER;CN="Art Spark Texas - Artworks%2C Susan":MAILTO:susan@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:Virtual Class: Be Present
DESCRIPTION:An Art and Mindfulness Series\nArt Sparks Texas is inviting you to join “Be Present”\, an Art and Mindfulness series each Sunday @3pm\, Feb 21 – March 28 and April 11 – May 16. \nRegister through Eventbrite to receive the class Zoom link to attend. \nMusic\, Poetry\, and Movement\nRegister for Session 1: Feb 21 – Mar 28\, 2021\nMovement with Nancy Bain.\nMarch 21 and 28.\nThis movement workshop will focus on relaxation\, posture and explore Ideokinesis\, a method of visualization that can lead to improvements in physical awareness and overall well-being. The class will follow an educational\, rather than therapeutic\, model and will aid participants in developing their power of thinking\, intuition\, and kinetic awareness rather than relying on the power of the teacher. Join us for a connecting experience. Join us via Zoom. \nClasses do not meet on April 4\, 2021 \nVisual Art and Mindfulness\nRegister for Session 2: Apr 11 – May 16\, 2020\nFlutter Book with Jerry Slayton \nIn this 6 week workshop\, each participant will learn how to bind and design their own Flutter Book. A Flutter Book uses an accordion style method of folding and can be read like a regular book\, but also displayed as a sculptural piece. Each project in the workshop will explore themes of winter through mindfulness exercises\, inspirational poems\, and creating visual art. Our book will hold each week’s artwork and serve as a record of our written and visual growth from April—May 2021. Join us via Zoom. \n \nThese classes are a fun and engaging way to expand your artistic skills\, try new art forms\, and learn more about mindfulness practice. This virtual class series has two sessions\, the first explores music\, poetry and movement\, and the second session investigates bookmaking and visual Art. \n \n 
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/virtual-class-be-present/2021-05-16/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Seniors,Virtual Classes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Spark Texas - Classroom":MAILTO:classroom@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:Community Conversations: Nathan Brown
DESCRIPTION:Songwriting Series\nWe are bringing back our popular songwriting workshop series! Each session will feature a different professional songwriter to share tools of the trade and facilitate a writing activity to help you get those creative juices flowing. \nWe encourage musicians and songwriters of all skill levels to attend! If you are an absolute beginner who aspires to write lyrics or melodies\, you will learn some tools and activities to help you get started. Or if you already have a few songs in your repertoire\, you’ll gain some new prompts and a space to do more writing\, receive constructive feedback\, and meet other creatives. \nMeeting Link\nMeeting ID: 952 1905 7440\nPasscode: 315053 \nThe meeting link will be posted a week before the event. For updates\, sign up for our Community Conversations email list here. Email eric@artsparktx.org if you have any questions. Please let us know one week in advance if you need any accommodations. \nWe are excited for Nathan Brown to facilitate our May 2021 workshop! \nNathan Brown\nAbout Nathan Brown\nNathan Brown is an author\, songwriter\, and award-winning poet living in Wimberley\, Texas. He holds a PhD in English and Journalism from the University of Oklahoma where he’s taught for over 20 years. He served as Poet Laureate for the State of Oklahoma in 2013/14\, and now travels full-time performing readings\, concerts\, workshops and speaking on creativity\, poetry\, and songwriting. \nNathan has published over 20 books. Most recent are his new collection of poems\, In the Days of Our Unrest\, the second in a series now known as the Pandemic Poems Project\, that deals with the year of Covid-19\, and a new travel memoir Just Another Honeymoon in France: A Vagabond at Large. Karma Crisis: New and Selected Poems\, was a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize and the Oklahoma Book Award. His earlier book\, Two Tables Over\, won the 2009 Oklahoma Book Award. His album of all-original songs\, The Streets of San Miguel\, was released this last year. \nHe’s taught memoir\, poetry\, songwriting\, and performance workshops from Tuscany and Ireland to the Sisters Folk Festival in Oregon\, the Taos Poetry Festival\, the Woody Guthrie Festival\, Laity Lodge\, the Everwood Farmstead Foundation in Wisconsin\, as well as for Blue Rock Artist Ranch near Austin\, Texas. \nAnd his online live video series The Fire Pit Sessions—inspired by the Pandemic Poems Project—has had over 35\,000 views. At over 100 episodes now\, in which Nathan reads a few poems from the book series and performs a song at the end\, now has an established following of loyal viewers. \nNaomi Shihab Nye said about Nathan’s book\, My Salvaged Heart: “Brave new world! The sizzle of couplings and uncouplings – attraction and romance\, ineffable magnetism\, mysterious as ever – but doused with a savory dose of Nathan Brown humor\, a tilted long-ranging eye that sees the next bend in the road even when he’s standing right here\, firmly planted.”
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/songwriting-series-nathan-brown/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Community Conversations,Songwriting Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eric Clow":MAILTO:eric@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:Makers Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join Art Spark staffers and artists\, April and Susan\, for Makers Hour\, a monthly creative gathering\, taking place the last Thursday of each month: 7-8:00 PM CT. All types of makers are welcome! Bring your choice of media\, or your latest creative project to share. We’ll hang out\, do a creative prompt or two\, or try a new art method\, and share our work. \nPlease join from your computer\, tablet\, or smartphone at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/291846373 \nYou can also dial in using your phone.\nUnited States: +1 (646) 749-3335\nAccess Code: 291-846-373 \nNew to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:\nQuestions? Email susan@artsparktx.org.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/makers-hour/2021-05-27/
LOCATION:TX
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Spark Texas - Artworks%2C Susan":MAILTO:susan@artsparktx.org
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