Session 19: Winter 2018
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Tuesday
9 January
2018 -
Queer Book Club: One Man Guy
The publisher says it’s “a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud-funny story of romance, family, and self-discovery.” What do you say?
user Instructor: Johnna Percell
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Saturday
13 January -
Lock Picking
Learn how locks work and how to break them.
user Instructor: David Knauer
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Wednesday
17 January -
Make the Most of Your Makeup Bag
What’s at the foundation of your makeup bag?
user Instructor: Anthony Kinard
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Thursday
18 January -
Irreality
Reality is trippy.
user Instructor: Simon Kanter
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Wednesday
24 January -
Can I Really Buy a House in this DC Market?
Buying a house or condo in D.C. is expensive, but it may be more possible than you think.
user Instructor: Alex DeLorme and Laura Pimentel
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Saturday
27 January -
An Intro to Film Noir + Screening
Dive into the fatalistic world of film noir to find out why “dead men are heavier than broken hearts.”
user Instructor: Julia Mazur
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Saturday
3 February -
Community Calendar: People’s State of the Union
“We the People.” Meet with others in a story circle to talk about the past year in education.
user Instructor: Knowledge Commons DC
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Tuesday
6 February -
35 Questions to Soul & Career
What are the right questions to ask to get to the “aha!” moments in your personal and professional life?
user Instructor: Caitlin Magidson
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Queer Book Club: When the Moon Was Ours
A Stonewall Honor Book in 2017, this novel is “such a lush, surprising fable, you half expect birds to fly out of the pages.” – Jeff Giles, New York Times Book Review
user Instructor: Johnna Percell
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Wednesday
7 February -
Influential Fashion Designers of the 20th Century
Fashion designers of the past shaped the styles, ideas, and events that come to mind when we think of fashion today.
user Instructor: Vashti Joseph
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Tuesday
20 February -
I Can’t Draw and So Can You
Putting ink to paper can be freeing!
user Instructor: Hannah Dean
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Saturday
24 February -
Space Weather
What is space weather, why does it matter, and how is it related to the Northern Lights?
user Instructor: Leila Mays
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How to Watch Curling
Why do they sweep?
user Instructor: Tycho Spadaro
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Monday
5 March -
Identifying and Pitching Stories for Aspiring Freelancers
Learn how to nab the writing assignments you’ve always wanted.
user Instructor: Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato
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Monday
12 March -
Fix a Broken Electric Thing
Fixing electric things is less scary — and requires considerably less magic — than you might think. We’ll help you get started for free.
user Instructor: Matt McEntee
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Queer Book Club: What Belongs to You
As their trysts grow increasingly intimate, an American teacher finds that the enigma of a young Bulgarian man becomes inseparable from that of his homeland, a country with a difficult past and an uncertain future.
user Instructor: Johnna Percell
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Wednesday
14 March -
Finance: Under the Hood
Bring your financial engine in for a tune-up.
user Instructor: Racquel Ramlal-Slawinski
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Thursday
15 March -
Be Still Y’all: The Nuts & Bolts of Meditation
Meditation gets a lot of attention these days, and we want to show you why.
user Instructor: Stephanie Holcombe
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Monday
19 March -
Open Meeting with the Knowledge Commons DC Wonder Dojo
Talk with Knowledge Commons DC organizers about the classes you want to see, your ideas for the organization, and opportunities to volunteer or become an organizer.
user Instructor: Knowledge Commons DC
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Monday
26 March -
It’s All in the Cards: Board Games of the 21st Century
Watch out … things are about to get dicey.
user Instructor: Labyrinth Games & Puzzles
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Tuesday
27 March -
Humanizing Digital Experiences in the Nonprofit World
Nudge your audiences to donate. (Or find out how nonprofits are nudging you to donate.)
user Instructors: Allison Carpenter, Nate Andorsky