Autumn Kickoff Party

time 5 p.m.

It’s a picnic party with a twist! They say imitation is the highest form of admiration, so come kick off our back to school session with a hybrid Art-History-Picture Posing Picnic. Now say that five times fast…

user Instructors: Elena Goukassian, Knowledge Commons DC, Lucy Burnett Elena Goukassian, Lucy Burnett, and Knowledge Commons DC

Create Your Own Masters Program

time 2 p.m.

A exploration of longer form free education in the form of a self-designed masters equivalency program.

user Instructor: Alan Webb Alan Webb

Designing Show Posters and Flyers

time 6:30 p.m.

Networks, Privacy, Anonymity, and Censorship. For Fun!

time 6:30 p.m.

Join Brian Duggan of the Open Technology Institute for workshops on network communication, and privacy and security online.

user Instructor: Brian Duggan

Food Sculptures (Not Necessarily For Consumption)

time 6:30 p.m.

Ever wanted to make shrunken heads out of apples? Or rosettes out of Wonder Bread? This class will start you thinking about food as art.

user Instructor: Sonia Booth

Swimming 2.0

time 6:30 p.m.

You probably won’t drown…in fact, you’ll most likely get faster: Improve your basic swimming skills by focusing on the stroke mechanics of breast stroke, freestyle, back crawl, butterfly.

user Instructor: Julie DeMareo

Yarnbombing and Wheatpasting: Exploring Art Deployment Systems

time 7:30 p.m.

Explore the concepts and nitty-gritty of taking your art out of the studio and gallery and making it super-public!

user Instructors: Amanda Leslie, Anthony Dihle

Open Secret: Imagining Histories and Futures of the Dupont Underground

time 5:45 p.m.

Join Knowledge Commons DC for a creative exploration of the Dupont Underground.  This class explores some of the history of this briefly used, massive piece of outmoded infrastructure under one of the busiest neighborhoods in DC.

user Instructor: Lucy Burnett

Introduction to ASL and Deaf Culture

time 10:30 a.m.

A survival course in American Sign Language and introduction to Deaf culture in America.

user Instructor: Andrea Larreta

Abandoned Buildings Walking Tour 3: Rotting Embassies and Defunct Countries

time 2 p.m.

The abandoned buildings tours are back! And we’ll try to fit some street art in here, too…

user Instructors: Elena Goukassian, Matt Lesko

Intro to Lock Picking

time 3 p.m.

You get to play Mission Impossible. You get to see why your video games and movies are wrong. This hands-on workshop will teach you the basics of how pin-tumbler locks work and how to exploit them.

user Instructor: Bradford Barr

Perceptions of Taste

time 6:30 p.m.

Explore the logistics, psychology, physiology and foibles of taste.

user Instructor: Michael Durante

Edit Anything (Back by Popular Demand)

time 7 p.m.

Edit absolutely anything with Washington Post Express editor Holly J. Morris.

user Instructor: Holly J. Morris

Collaborative Learning Brainstorming Session

time 6:30 p.m.

This session brings together interested folks from many disciplines to actively brainstorm, critique, and help build a future of peer learning and collaborative learning in the Washington area.

user Instructor: Chris Simpson

One Hour Magazine

time 6 p.m.

Help to produce a ONE HOUR MAGAZINE for an evening of creativity and collage.

user Instructor: Ally Behnke

Inclusivity in Groups

time 6:30 p.m.

Explore the politics, problematics and possibilities of transformative group interactions.

user Instructors: Andrew Bachter, Danna Pope

(un)American History

time 2:30 p.m.

Examine graphic depictions of early American military power and some of the founding myths behind the American Revolution at the Museum of American History.

user Instructor: Andrew Hetrick

Edit Anything for Editors

time 7 p.m.

A deeper dig into the editing tactics of Washington Post Express editor Holly J Morris. Bring your red pens…

user Instructor: Holly J. Morris

Know Thyself (Back by Popular Demand)

time 7 p.m.

A visual journey into the subtleties of our human behavior for gaining a deeper insight into why our choices may not always make logical sense.

user Instructor: Linda Peia

Business Startup

time 6:30 p.m.

What you should know before taking on a business venture and once started, how to continue profitable operations.

user Instructor: Jordan Egert

Park(ing) Day

time 6 p.m.

Wearable Art 101

time 3 p.m.

This class will explore tools and techniques for constructing, altering and decorating clothing and how those techniques can be applied to express your personal style and social values through your wardrobe.

user Instructor: Sarah Gingold

Medicinal Plants

time 1 p.m.

Join us for a plant walk to explore the healing potential of our local flora.

user Instructor: Holly Poole-Kavana

Practicing Empathy

time 5 p.m.

This class will explore multiple ways to practice empathy; including meditative listening, connecting to the motivations behind what people say, and hearing narratives to broaden awareness.  It will be very participatory, and involve both practice and discussion.  These are very useful skills which are exciting to share!

user Instructor: Andrew Bachter

Learning to Look: A Primer in Visual Language

time 6 p.m.

Back by popular demand! Have you ever looked at a painting and thought “I can’t do that?” Do you know the shame of having nothing to add in a conversation about art? Are you terrified of concepts like mass, silhouette, value, hue, composition, and movement? Do you like art but have no idea how it is made?

user Instructor: Gregory Lambert

Light Paint the Night 2.0

time 7:30 p.m.

Use light and your digital camera to create beautiful canvases out of thin air.

user Instructor: Debra Kao

Simple Syrups: Free and Easy

time 6 p.m.

A sweet and simple introduction to the fine art of herb-infused simple syrups as found in your neighborhood. From boozes to baking, this class will open up your flavor possibilities.

user Instructors: Erika Rydberg, Lucy Burnett

Everything You Wanted to Know About Real Estate But Were Afraid to Ask

time 7 p.m.

Interested in buying a home? Don’t know which neighborhood/payment plan/mortgage is right for you? This is the class for you!

user Instructor: Arynne Crane

Intro to Jazz Dance

time 7 p.m.

Come get your jazz on with an intro to the basics of jazz dance.

user Instructor: Jonezy

Introduction to Capoeira Angola

time 7 p.m.

An into to the music, history and movement of Capoeria Angola.

user Instructor: Dale Marcellin

Urban Gardening Bike Tour

time 10 a.m.

Across the country, vacant land is being transformed into a productive community resource. Explore where DC is in the process of using its vacant space to grow food.

user Instructor: Eliza Barclay

John Cage as Catalyst

time 6 p.m.

West african dancer Lacina Coulibaly and musician Ann Ellsworth celebrate John Cage‘s 100th anniversary of his birth using his compositions as source material for improvisations in the spirit of Cage and Cunningham.

user Instructors: Ann Ellsworth, Lacina Coulibaly

A Class(y) Workshop

time 5 p.m.

If you’re interested in teaching, have ideas for a class, or want to work with others to bring a class to life, this is your workshop.

user Instructor: Knowledge Commons DC