About Spouts
Darrell Finnegan
Tue Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 07-10:00pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $45 students/$60 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
Both hand built and wheel thrown spouts will be covered. Whether pitcher, creamer, jug or teapot; we will focus on function. Let your imagination soar and unleash your creativity! Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Basic Clay - Section Y
Marc Mancuso
Mon Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 07:30-10:00pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 08-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $40 students/$55 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
USERS OF ALL LEVELS ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL. Individual instruction based on level and preferences will allow each user to develop skills in his/her area of interest. Explore hand building, wheel throwing, or combinations of the two, while learning the basics of good clay technique. Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Basic Clay - Section Z
Marc Mancuso
Wed Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 04:30-07:00pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $40 students/$55 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
USERS OF ALL LEVELS ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL. Individual instruction based on level and preferences will allow each user to develop skills in his/her area of interest. Explore hand building, wheel throwing, or combinations of the two, while learning the basics of good clay technique. Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Beginning Potter's Wheel - Section I
Marc Mancuso
Mon Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 04:30-07:00pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 08-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $40 students/$55 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
Discover the working properties of clay. This intensive course will focus on learning to center on the wheel as the basis for forming round objects such as bowls and cups. Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Boffer Weapon Construction
Adam Seering
Tue Jan 30, 01:30-06:00pm, Epsilon Theta
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
The boffer sword is the first-choice weapon in every MIT student's armory. Armed with a fine padded boffer, one can fend off even the most vigorous attacks of dart guns. So, come build your own! Learn to construct a boffer, and take one home with you.
There will, of course, be a boffer-testing session following boffer construction.
The ET Van will pick up prospective boffer-constructors at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 1:15pm. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/thetans/www/
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu
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Boffing in the Park
Adam Seering
Sat Jan 27, 01:30-04:30pm, 259 St. Paul Street
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Epsilon Theta is surrounded by several beautiful, green parks. It's fun to sit back and enjoy these relaxing natural spaces. Or you can use them for boffing!
We'll be dusting off our foam boffer sword collection and holding battles in the parks around ET. Come join us!; bring your own boffer, or borrow one of ours!
Coffee, Tea, and Hot Chocolate will be served after we get cold and come back inside.
The ET Van will pick up prospective boffers at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 1:15pm. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Contact: Adam Seering, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu
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Bowls & Cups
Happy Goethert
Thu Jan 11, 18, 25, 1, 04-06:30pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 11-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $40 students/$55 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
Learn to make some basic shapes to start you on your way to making a plate and bowl and other functional pieces, which will begin a lifetime of use in ceramics. Once you have mastered centering, we will begin the basic shapes with techniques for the functional pieces. Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Candy Bar Making and Chocolate Sculpture Workshop
Preeya Phadnis
Mon Jan 22, 07:30-09:30pm, 4-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for Materials
An experimental session in creating candy bars and chocolate sculpture of all sorts. For the artists among us, a chance to create beautiful, edible centerpieces; for those of us who just want something tasty, a chance to make your very own customized candy bars. We'll provide the chocolate and flavorings -- the rest is up to you!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~chocolatiers/www/iapcal2007.html
Contact: Preeya Phadnis, preeya@mit.edu
Sponsor: Laboratory for Chocolate Science
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Charity Knitting/Crocheting - Red Scarf Project
Katie Livingston Vale, MIT Knitting and Crocheting Group
Thu Jan 11, 18, 25, 12-01:30pm, 10-384
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
The Red Scarf Project, a project of the Orphan Foundation of America, collects red (and other unisex-colored) scarves to send in Valentine's Day care packages to college students who have aged out of foster care. MIT knitters and crocheters will be making scarves to contribute to this worthy project. Can't craft with us on Thursdays? Turn in your completed scarf by Jan 25th and we'll include in the the MIT package.
Web: http://www.orphan.org/red_scarf_project.xhtml
Contact: Katie Livingston Vale, N42-250, x3-6690, katiel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology
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Containment
Darrell Finnegan
Tue Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 04-06:30pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $40 students/$55 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
During this 4 week workshop we will focus on vessels with lids. Both wheel thrown and hand built work will be covered. Including galleys, flanges, lids, knobs, etc. Bring an idea as a jumping off point, such as an image from a publication, and we will dissect it and be inspired. Focus will be on ideas, composition, and proportion. Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Crafts Morning
Adam Seering
Mon Jan 29, 10am-12:30pm, Epsilon Theta
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Make a chainmail hat! Or a chainmail sock! ...little squares are cool too. Ever wanted to fold a crane? Come learn origami, too! We'll be having a crafts morning for people to learn about all kinds of handheld creations.
The ET Van will pick up interested craftsmen at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 10:00am. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/thetans/www/
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu
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Floating Color: The Art of Marbling Paper - CLASS IS FULL
Nancy Schrock, Ann Marie Willer, Kate Beattie
Fri Jan 12, 09am-12:00pm, 14-0513
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2007
Limited to 8 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
CLASS IS FULL!
Marbling is the ancient art of floating colors on thickened water, swirling patterns, and transferring the design to paper. Today marbled patterns are found on fabric, inside boxes, and on notepaper. This workshop will reveal the mysteries of this once secretive art. Participants will learn about the history of marbling, see a demonstration, and have an opportunity to try their hand at the craft. Each participant will make 2 or more sheets of marbled paper which they can pick up the following Tuesday.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/preservation/aboutus.html
Contact: Ann Marie Willer, 14-0513, 253-5692, willer@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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How Bicycles Work and How to Keep Them Working
Craig Forest, Joseph Walish, Nathan Ball
Thu Jan 11, 02-05:00pm, 3-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Intro to bicycle maintenance and mechanics. We'll address concepts such as where/how to purchase, frame sizing, and safety, and discuss tuning, bearing overhaul, and cycling physics. We’ll answer “what's that squeaky noise?” and “why shouldn't I buy a Wal-Mart bike?” Instructors have >25 yrs of experience manufacturing bikes and tools, owning a parts shop, and performing overhauls on their fleet.
Three 1-hr sections: come for one or all!
1: Intro-topics such as bike types, buying/selling, safety
2: Beginner maintenance-topics such as pre-ride checklist, turning brakes/gears, repairing flats
3: Advanced topics: racing, history, cycling physics, and overhauls
Drinks/snacks provided. Lucky 7 attendees receive free multi-tool!
Contact: Craig Forest, 3-147, 324-2398, cforest@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
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Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Hiroko Matsuyama
Tue Jan 23, 02:30-04:00pm, E38-714
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 10.00 for cost of materials
Hiroko Matsuyama, an accomplished instructor of the Ohara school of Ikebana, will show you the basics of this ancient art as you create your own flower arrangements.
Contact: Daniela Reichert, E38-728, x8-8208, dreichert@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for International Studies
Cosponsor: MIT Japan Program
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Intermediate Glaze Application Using Wax Resist Techniques
Cora Pucci
Sat Jan 13, 20, 27, 3, 11am-01:30pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 12-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $40 students/$55 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
In this workshop, students should bring slabs of clay, wheel thrown plates, bowls, and pots of any size on which to draw and paint using glazes and wax. Bring at least one leather hard, one dry (greenware), and several bisqued surfaces to the first class.
We will start by discussing a few pictures of the work of early and contemporary potters. A few books featuring motifs will be available to provide inspiration for your designs. Take your doodles seriously, and experiment with both the colors and the wax resist techniques.
Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Introduction to Making Wood Furniture
Ken Stone
Mon, Wed, Jan 8, 10, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 06-08:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Dec-2006
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 90.00 for materials and Hobby Shop membership
CLASS FULL
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hobby Shop
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Machine Shop Course
Ed Udas
Mon-Fri, Jan 8-12, 16-19, 09-11:00am, 1-3pm, 4-065
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2006
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Instruction and hands-on use of tools: Blue-print reading; grind tool bits; lathe, miller, band saw, cut off saw; soft solder copper pipe; sheet metal, rolling and bending. Each Section is limited to 10 participants. Note that there are two offerings each day, 09:00 to 11:00am, and 01:00 to 03:00pm.
Section A: January 8-12.
Section B: January 16-19.
Schedule to be determined based on participant interest.
Chemistry students have first priority.
Contact: Ed Udas, 4-063, x3-4505
Sponsor: Chemistry
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Making and Breaking: Mosaics
Clay Ward
Thu Jan 11, 18, 25, 1, 07-09:30pm, W20-431
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 11-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: $40 students/$55 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
This class will take us through a complete cycle of creation, destruction, and reformation. We will 1. Design, create, and glaze textured clay surfaces. 2. Break them and 3. Use the shards to create and finished mosaics. Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Non-Class Clay
Darrell Finnegan
Schedule: TBD
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 05-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Previous SAA clay experience necessary.
Fee: $30 students/$50 others (Student Art Association standard fee)
Mandatory Re-orientation, Fri January 5, 6pm in W20-431 Use of the ceramics studio outside of class time. Includes clay, glazes, and firing. Non-class users have added responsibility for maintaining the studio. PREVIOUS SAA CLAY EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Go to the SAA website for registration info. CREDIT CARDS NOW ACCEPTED
Web: http://web.mit.edu/saa
Contact: Clay Ward, W20-429, 253-7019, saahelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Art Association
Cosponsor: Office of the Arts
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Sleight of Hand - Card Magic & Beyond (class is full)
Omar Molina Jr.
Fri Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 05:30-07:45pm, 56-169
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Sign-up is closed. Class is full.
This class covers basic sleight of hand card magic. You will learn various maneuvers, secret techniques, pattering, and overall cohesiveness of an effect. Magic is an excellent ice-breaker in awkward situations and boosts self-confidence when approaching strangers. Benefits of public performance permeate the realm of magic into everyday life.
There are 2 sections. The first section meets from 5:30-6:30pm and the second from 6:40-7:40pm.
Absolutely no walk-ins allowed and attendance is strictly enforced. Sign up REQUIRED. Participants are subject to a survey upon request to join to determine eligibility. First come, first served. See you there!
Contact: Omar Molina Jr., 411-C, omj@mit.edu
Sponsor: Homar Molina, BURTON CONNER # 411C, 617 225-8343, omj@mit.edu
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TMRC 60th Anniversary Operating Session
Adam Madlinger
Sat Feb 3, 05-08:00pm, N52-118
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join the Tech Model Railroad Club as we celebrate our 60th Anniversary year with the 2nd Annual TMRC Operating Session (at the Club in building N52, right next to the MIT Museum). During operating sessions, we operate trains just as prototype railroads do: freight trains pick up and deliver cars to the various industries on our 40'x40' layout, while passenger trains operate according to a schedule. No experience is necessary; if you've ever wanted to check our layout or be a railroad engineer or conductor for a few hours, then the operating session is the perfect opportunity for you! Please RSVP to Adam Madlinger if you plan to attend so that we can schedule enough trains for everyone to participate.
Web: http://tmrc.mit.edu
Contact: Adam Madlinger, amadlinger@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Model Railroad Club
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Tech Model Railroad Club Meeting
Adam Madlinger
Wed Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 07-10:00pm, N52-118
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
A usually informal meeting, where members design and build scenery, track, operate trains and more. Everyone is welcome to come see our layout, with over 600 feet of track and a fully computerized control system. Students can join the club and start projects of their own, which can include everything from computer-controlled lighting systems for the layout to the construction of scenery such as scale stone-arch viaducts over raging rivers.
Web: http://tmrc.mit.edu
Contact: Adam Madlinger, N52-118, x3-3269, amadlinger@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Model Railroad Club
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Tech Model Railroad Club Saturday Meeting
Adam Madlinger
Sat Jan 13, 20, 27, 3, 05-11:00pm, N52-118
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
A usually informal meeting, where members design and build scenery, track, operate trains and more. Everyone is welcome to come see our layout, with over 600 feet of track and a fully computerized control system. Students can join the club and start projects of their own, which can include everything from computer-controlled lighting systems for the layout to the construction of scenery such as scale stone-arch viaducts over raging rivers.
Web: http://tmrc.mit.edu
Contact: Adam Madlinger, N52-118, x3-3269, amadlinger@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Model Railroad Club
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Tubular Didgeridoo Construction and Circular Breathing Instruction
Mikey Siegel
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 31-Dec-2006
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: lips (only for playing)
Fee: 15.00 for materials for first session
"The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone."
--Wikipedia
And you will get to build, and play one of these tubular bad boys. In 3 sessions we will construct, go over playing tecnhique, and touch on circular breathing.
Contact: Mikey Siegel, E15-468, 452-5606, mikeys@media.mit.edu
Sponsor: Michael S Siegel, mikeys@mit.edu
Didgeridoo Construction
Mikey Siegel
Starting from basic hardware store supplies everyone in the class will construct their own working Didgeridoo.
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Though the class time is listed as 4 hours, this is my frist group instruction on the topic and I'm not sure how long it will actually take.
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note: The $15 materials fee is only for this session.
Sat Jan 13, 11am-03:00pm, TBA
Introduction to Didgeridoo Playing Technique
Mikey Siegel
Once in a while people pick this up quickly but the skill is usually the result of practice and diligence. This class will get you going with the basic concepts and everything else is up to you.
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note: I don't claim to be an expert Didgeridoo player. This session is for novice players only (unless you want to help instruct)
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note(2): The $15 dollar materials is NOT required for this class.
Sat Jan 20, 11am-02:00pm, TBA
Circular Breathing
Mikey Siegel
"Circular breathing is a special technique utilized by players of some wind instruments used to produce a continuous tone without break..."
--Wikipedia.
This technique is both extremely cool and very do-able. It takes practice to master but the basic techniques are, well, basic.
Feel free to bring your didge to this session though it is not necessary.
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note: The $15 materials fee is NOT required for this session.
Sat Jan 27, 11am-02:00pm, TBA
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