Our fruit and nut trees will need some attention every spring. We'll take a careful look at them, do any necessary pruning, and prepare nearby soil for planting. We'll have tools and gloves, or you can bring your own. Personal water bottle, hat, and closed-toe shoes also a good idea! No experience needed. Workshop will […]
Pulitzer-Prizer winning journalist Miriam Pawel will speak about her book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Fifteen years after his death, Barack Obama entered […]
Great guitars, lightning-fast rhythms and a rotating cast of vocalists from the capital city of Niger, West Africa’s largest nation. By the time Tal National reached international acclaim with 2013’s "Kaani," the band’s first release outside of Niger, they had spent more than a decade crisscrossing their native country, usually on dirt pathways through the […]
Extraordinary activist, organizer, vice presidential candidate and “homeless hero,” Cheri Honkala, will lead a passionate discussion at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY about the human right to housing, the national movement to abolish poverty, and the upcoming 2015 US Social Forum in Philadelphia. Cheri Honkala's talk is preceded by a community potluck […]
Learn and practice several different ways of making grafts, then have fun adding varieties of apples to one of our trees. If you know of a tree with apples you like, bring a live scion (thin branch) from it and we'll add it to ours! Workshop will be led by Rick Lynn, fruit grower and […]
One of the pioneer production groups when consumer video was first introduced in the late 1960s, the Videofreex produced several thousand videotapes and multimedia events--training hundreds of video makers in the brand new medium. Over their nine-plus years together, the Videofreex produced several thousand videotapes, installations and multimedia events and trained hundreds of video-makers in […]
In the workshop, we will be generating the content for and carrying out a fundraising campaign for our new radio station. We will cover basic best practices for running such a campaign - whether it's on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or in our case, using our own system independent of the platforms. During our time together, we […]
Noura Mint Seymali in concert featuring: Noura Mint Seymali, vocals / ardine; Jeiche Ould Chighaly, guitar; Ousmane Touré, bass; Matthew Tinari, drums. Seyamil is breaking ground. The “Diva of Mauritania” reflects the intersections of Arab and Black African cultures- effortlessly linking tonal and rhythmic modalities from opposite sides of the Sahara and setting it to […]
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