IAP 2019 Activities by Category - Crafts, Hobbies, and Do-It-Yourself

Erik Demaine

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

The Contemporary Geometric Beadwork (CGB) project, led by Kate McKinnon, is a global team of solvers involving hundreds of thousands of mathematical beaders around the world. 

The project has published two books featuring revolutionary approaches to traditional constructions, and are about to publish a new volume demonstrating hyperbolic energy models and new approaches to growing engineering linkages.

Ten members of the GCB team will be at MIT for the entire month of January to collaborate and teach students and faculty how to create their forms and to help related their discvoeries to tother ongoing studies of topology, origami, mathematics, spiderwebs, knots, architecture and physics of energetic forms. 

This will be the team's second appreance at MIT IAP. 

There is no enrollment or material fee required to participate and students may drop in to any session. 

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Kate McKinnon, 617-852-7682, kate@katemckinnon.com

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	Jan/07	Mon	10:00AM-05:00PM	34-101
	Jan/15	Tue	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/16	Wed	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/17	Thu	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/18	Fri	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/22	Tue	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/23	Wed	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/24	Thu	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/25	Fri	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/29	Tue	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-168
	Jan/30	Wed	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322
	Jan/31	Thu	10:00AM-05:00PM	26-322

Date: 01/08/19 - 01/25/19 (Tuesday Friday only)
Time: 10:00a - 5:00p
Classroom: 26-322

Tony Pulsone, Beekeeper

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

If you are thinking about becoming a beekeeper, there are many things to learn before embarking on the wonderful adventure of keeping bees – this course will provide you with a foundation to get started with this fascinating hobby. 

We will discuss honey bee biology and behavior, how to acquire your first bees, placement, beekeeping equipment, how to conduct inspections, seasonal management of your colonies, and being a good neighbor. Beekeeping 101 is perfect for people who are interested in bees and beekeeping – this is the course that will help you decide whether beekeeping is right for you.

 

Tony Pulsone is a second-generation beekeeper, and has kept his own bees for over eight years. He is a mentor to new beekeepers, Vice-President of the Middlesex County Beekeepers Association, and a member of both the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association and the Eastern Apicultural Society. He is enrolled in the Cornell University and University of Montana Master Beekeeper Programs, and is currently studying for the Master Beekeeper Certification for the Eastern Apicultural Society.

Contact: Tony Pulsone, 1-304, 617 253-2294, PULSONE@MIT.EDU

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Bees and Beekeeping

Jan/07

Mon

05:15PM-06:45PM

3-370

History of Beekeeping and its importance. Occupants of the Hive: their life cycle, anatomy, and behavior

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Colony Behavior, Placement, and Stings

Jan/09

Wed

05:15PM-06:45PM

3-370

Superorganisms. Sourcing Bees. Site Considerations. Laws regarding the keeping of Honey Bees. Allergic Reactions / Management of Bee Allergies

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Equipment

Jan/10

Thu

05:15PM-06:45PM

3-370

Protective Clothing, Tools, Beehives (Components and Accessories, and everything else.

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Spring and Summer Management

Jan/14

Mon

05:15PM-06:45PM

3-370

Installing Nucs and Packages. Inspections. Swarming and Swarm Prevention

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Pests and Diseases

Jan/15

Tue

05:15PM-06:45PM

3-370

The unfortunate reality of modern-day beekeeping.

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Fall and Winter Management

Jan/16

Wed

05:15PM-06:45PM

3-370

Every action a beekeeper takes should be towards one goal - getting their bees through winter.

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Miscellaneous

Jan/17

Thu

05:15PM-06:45PM

3-370

Planting for Bees, Products of the Hive, et cetera.

John Ohrenberger

Jan/17

Thu

05:00PM-06:30PM

Chipman Room, 6-104

Enrollment: Advance sign-up required, contact johren@mit.edu
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 12 participants
Fee: $10.00 for beginner knitting kit

WORKSHOP IS FULL

Fibers are a universal material which can be formed into, among other things, clothing, tools, and structures. Knitting is a historically rich, technical tradition in which fibers are manipulated into a piece of fabric through a system of interlocking loops. 

In this beginner workshop, participant will receive instruction in the core skills of knitting: casting on, basic stitches, and casting off. The workshop will mix demonstration, hands-on instruction, and on-on-one technical help. The goal is to learn the main steps of knitwear production, to acquire basic handwork skills, and to discuss next steps for continuing the craft.

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: John Ohrenberger, 6-107, 617 258-5816, JOHREN@MIT.EDU

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials

“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper

Over the course of 4 weeks students will learn the beginning processes of creating an oil painting. Skills such as selecting successful imagery for a the canvas, determining aspects of a strong composition, underpainting, creating strong color palettes, and the basics of color mixing will be covered.

 

Week 1 – Image selection and composition creation

Week 2 – Underpainting

Week 3 – Palette set up and color mixing

Week 4 – Work session with guidance from instructor

 

Students should bring their own canvas (any shape/size, but no smaller than 14 X 14, please!) and a #2 pencil on the first day.  Other materials are supplied by the SAA.  Art supplies are available at Artist and Craftsman and Blick Art, both in Central Square, Cambridge.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/08	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/15	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/22	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/29	Tue	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials

“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Edward Hopper

Over the course of 4 weeks students will learn the beginning processes of creating an oil painting. Skills such as selecting successful imagery for a the canvas, determining aspects of a strong composition, underpainting, creating strong color palettes, and the basics of color mixing will be covered.

Week 1 – Image selection and composition creation

Week 2 – Underpainting

Week 3 – Palette set up and color mixing

Week 4 – Work session with guidance from instructor

Students should bring their own canvas (any shape/size, but no smaller than 14 X 14, please!) and a #2 pencil on the first day.  Other materials are supplied by the SAA.  Art supplies are available at Artist and Craftsman and Blick Art, both in Central Square, Cambridge.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/09	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/16	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/23	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/30	Wed	05:30PM-08:00PM	W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor

Jonathan Slocum, Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 5 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Hobby Shop membership
Fee: $25.00 for Wood and supplies

Build your own Butcher Block is an introduction level woodworking class taught by our resident cutting board expert, Jonathan Slocum. Students will learn to use the jointer, planer, table saw table router, and sanders. Students will design their own end grain pattern on paper or in software and fabricate using maple and cherry wood. You will also learn how to finish and properly maintain your butcher block.

This is a great class for beginners who want to learn some basic woodworking techniques and best practices. If taken in parallel with Hayami and Coby’s end table design class, the butcher block could be used as a table top.

 The class will meet twice a week for the first two weeks of IAP. If extra time is required students are welcome to finish their project with assistance from the hobby shop staff in the second half of IAP. 

 

Sponsor(s): Hobby Shop
Contact: Hayami Arakawa, W31-3131, 617 253-4343, HAYAMI@MIT.EDU

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Butcher Block Construction

	Jan/07	Mon	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Be on time
	Jan/09	Wed	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Be on time
	Jan/14	Mon	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Be on time
	Jan/16	Wed	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Be on time

Jonathan Slocum - Instructor

John Armstrong, Instrutor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/21
Limited to 5 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Hobby Shop membership
Fee: $50.00 for Machining tools

Now in its eleventh year, this popular class continues to build on the long-standing tradition of instrument making in the Hobby Shop.  Making full use of the Shop’s many tools, including the CNC router, students will build, finish and assemble their own solid-body, bolt-on neck electric guitar or bass.  

The types of instruments available to choose from include Stratocaster and Telecaster-style guitars and a Precision-style bass.  The first step in the process is a required meeting with the instructor in December to select instrument type, body and other parameters.  The result will be a bill of materials that each student must order and have delivered prior to the beginning of class.  The cost of these parts will depend on the wood and components selected with the lower end of the range (for good quality parts) of approximately:

Stratocaster-style guitar, $400

Telecaster style guitar, $375

Precision-style bass, $350 

Due to time constraints we are limited to these type of electric guitar bodies.

 

When the workshop begins, students will transform a prepared blank into a completed body, ready to accept the production-made neck and other components.

Contact: Hayami Arakawa, W31-3131, 617 253-4343, HAYAMI@MIT.EDU

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Build Your own Electric Guitar

	Jan/09	Wed	06:00PM	W31-031
	Jan/10	Thu	06:00PM	W31-031
	Jan/16	Wed	06:00PM	W31-031
	Jan/17	Thu	06:00PM	W31-031
	Jan/23	Wed	06:00PM	W31-031
	Jan/24	Thu	06:00PM	W31-031
	Jan/30	Wed	06:00PM	W31-031
	Jan/31	Thu	06:00PM	W31-031

John Armstrong - Instrutor

Alyssa Cohen, Professional candy maker

	Jan/09	Wed	02:00PM-03:30PM	TBD
	Jan/17	Thu	02:00PM-03:30PM	TBD
	Jan/26	Sat	02:00PM-03:30PM	TBD

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Fee: $20.00 for candy making supplies

In this hands-on sweets experience lead by former professional candy maker and confectionary shop owner Alyssa Cohen you’ll learn how marshmallows are made, practice dipping several handcrafted sweets in chocolate, and sample artisan hot cocoa.  You’ll begin by seeing a live demonstration of how marshmallows are made from scratch and will learn about the history and science of this treat that dates all the way back to the ancient Egyptians.  This will be followed by the chocolate technique portion of the class that will include dipping caramels, marshmallows, and other indulgences prepared ahead of time by your instructor.  Finally, the class will end with a handcrafted cup of cocoa topped with those delicious, handcrafted marshmallows.  You will also have the opportunity to look through several candy making recipe books and ask baking and candy making questions. A box will be provided for you to transport your delicious treats home.

 

ENROLLMENT:  Limited spots available. Advance sign up and payment required. (probably 6-8 people).  One scholarship available per session.  Please email to apply with some info as to why.

 

ATTENDANCE:  Not mandatory but no refunds will be offered for missed classes.

 

Choose 1 session (each session is the same):

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TH 2-3:30 PM

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17TH 2-3:30 PM

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH 2-3:30 PM

 

Signup here (Password = MIT)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artisan-indulgences-making-marshmallows-dipping-sweets-tickets-53544732737

 

Contact: Alyssa Cohen, 617 335-5259, alyssacohen01@gmail.com

Darrell Finnegan, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Intermediate wheelthrowing ability
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

In this intermediate and advanced level clay class, we will learn several pitcher forms during this focused four week workshop.  With an emphasis on handles and spouts, we will learn composition as well as the functionality of one of mankind’s earliest functional forms.  With time permitting, several surface decorating techniques will also be introduced before bisque firing.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/10	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/17	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/24	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/31	Thu	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Hiroko Matsuyama

Jan/09

Wed

02:00PM-03:30PM

E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Room

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 20 participants
Fee: $10.00 for Materials (due at time of registration)

CLASS IS FULL; WAITLIST IS FULL -- Sorry no space left

 

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.

To register, please contact Christine Pilcavage at csp18@mit.edu. Your registration is not complete unless you have paid your $10 registration fee. You will forfeit your registration if you do not pay by Fri. January 4 and your place will be given to the next person on the waiting list. 

 

 

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Japan Program
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, csp18@mit.edu

Jared Sadoian '10

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Participants must be 21 or older by 1/7/19 w/ a valid ID
Fee: $165.00 for cocktail ingredients and a full set of bar tools

Ready to go beyond gin-tonic and vodka-soda? Curious why some drinks are stirred and not shaken? Why do those mixologists have to have suspenders and handlebar moustaches, anyways? Get some hands-on experience this IAP learning about fine spirits, classic cocktails and bartending in a craft environment. You’ll taste, shake, stir, and strain your way through over 150 years of cocktail history, from the earliest definitions of a cocktail to modern drinks grounded in classic technique. You'll leave the course armed with the knowledge and tools you need to make delicious & beautiful drinks at home.

This two-part seminar will be led by staff of The Hawthorne, Bar Manager Jared Sadoian '10 and Head Bartender Rob Ficks. 

No experience is necessary, though just a splash of prerequisite reading will be sent out prior to the start of the course. 

Available Sections:
Section A -- from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, January 7 and 14.
Section B -- from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Mondays, January 7 and 14.
Section C -- from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, January 28 and February 4
Section D -- from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Mondays, January 28 and February 4. 

Participants are required to attend both meetings of their respective session. No partial discounts or refunds for missed meetings will be offered. No substitutions between sessions of different sections are allowed. Register Today!

Please direct your questions to cocktailclass@thehawthornebar.com.

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

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Section A

	Jan/07	Mon	03:00PM-05:30PM	500 Commonwealth Ave
	Jan/14	Mon	03:00PM-05:30PM	500 Commonwealth Ave

Participants are required to attend both meetings of their respective session. No partial discounts or refunds for missed meetings will be offered. No substitutions between sessions of different sections are allowed.

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Section B

	Jan/07	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	500 Commonwealth Ave
	Jan/14	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	500 Commonwealth Ave

Participants are required to attend both meetings of their respective session. No partial discounts or refunds for missed meetings will be offered. No substitutions between sessions of different sections are allowed.

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Section C

Jan/28

Mon

03:00PM-05:30PM

500 Commonwealth Ave

Participants are required to attend both meetings of their respective session. No partial discounts or refunds for missed meetings will be offered. No substitutions between sessions of different sections are allowed. The second session will take place on February 4 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.

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Section D

Jan/28

Mon

07:30PM-10:00PM

500 Commonwealth Ave

Participants are required to attend both meetings of their respective session. No partial discounts or refunds for missed meetings will be offered. No substitutions between sessions of different sections are allowed. The second session will take place on February 4 from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.

Joseph Okor, MIT alum

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None

If you ever wanted to build something especially electronics related, this IAP is your chance. We have a large collection of electronic projects ready to be put together.You get the chance to solder things and program them to do fun stuff. You also get the chance to design and build new stuff and help launch a Kickstarter.

http://iap2019.xfunbotix.com/ 

Contact: Joseph Okor, (561) 431-8294, joe.okor@xfunbotix.com

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Come Build Something

	Jan/28	Mon	04:00PM-06:00PM	2-136
	Jan/29	Tue	04:00PM-06:00PM	2-136
	Jan/30	Wed	04:00PM-06:00PM	2-136
	Jan/31	Thu	04:00PM-06:00PM	2-136
	Feb/01	Fri	04:00PM-06:00PM	2-136

Joseph Okor - MIT alum

Darrell Finnegan, Ceramics Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Intermediate wheelthrowing ability
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

This four week workshop will focus on composite forms;  forms created from the combining of two or more wheel thrown parts.  Learn the ‘how to’s’ of making a Moon Jar, graceful compote or multi-sectioned vase. Intermediate wheel skills are a prerequisite.

Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/08	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/15	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/22	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/29	Tue	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Ceramics Technical Instructor

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and darkroom chemistry.

The intersection of the digital and analog photographic processes offers an interesting space for visual and conceptual investigation. During this 4 week workshop students will create analog photographs from digital imagery using several types of “non-traditional” negatives (such as transparency and contact prints).

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

 

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/09	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-426
	Jan/16	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-426
	Jan/23	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-426
	Jan/30	Wed	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-426

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor

Jim Bales, Associate Director, Edgerton Center, Diane Brancazio, Maker Educator, Edgerton Center

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $20.00 for course materials

This IAP, make something useful and fun with electronics!

Make your own Animated Light and Temperature Sensor / Display.  Learn skills in digital fabrication and analog circuitry while making a fun and useful device.  Participants will:

• Create a character using the laser cutter and 3D printer,
• Use electronic sensors to detect light and temperature levels,
• Control LEDs and gearmotors with analog circuitry

 

No experience necessary.  Attendance at all sessions is expected, materials fee of $20 to be paid before start of course.

Open to current MIT undergraduates.

No course credit.

Pre-register at this link.  Accepted participants will be notified by January 11, 5 pm.

 

Questions: contact Diane Brancazio dianeb@mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Edgerton Center
Contact: Diane Brancazio, 4-406, 3-2865, dianeb@mit.edu

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	Jan/22	Tue	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-409
	Jan/23	Wed	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-409
	Jan/24	Thu	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-409
	Jan/29	Tue	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-409
	Jan/30	Wed	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-409
	Jan/31	Thu	03:00PM-05:30PM	4-409

Jim Bales - Associate Director, Edgerton Center, Diane Brancazio - Maker Educator, Edgerton Center

Austin Paul

Enrollment: Everyone is welcome; please email ahead to get directions to the towers
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

What we do: Ring tower bells in permutations (n!), like Paul Revere (and a bunch of English people) at Old North Church and Church of the Advent in Boston. Learn change-ringing, the traditional English style of ringing bells. We follow mathematical patterns instead of sheet music to ring up to 8 large tower bells with each bell controlled by a single rope. 

Change ringing = Combinatorics + Music. Those changes in the order of the bells’ sounding that constitute a method are governed by 4 rules:  (a) no bell may move more than one position at each change/row; (b) each bell sounds once in each row; (c) no row is repeated; and (d) the ringing begins and ends in Rounds.

Curious? See http://nagcr.org/pamphlet.html for a slightly longer description, or just come on out and join us!

Please wear comfortable, warm clothes. No previous musical experience necessary -- IAP is a great time for first-time learners! The Guild of Bellringers is a secular organization. Everyone is welcome at any or all sessions. Email us to get directions to the towers and instructions on how to enter.

Sponsor(s): Guild of Bellringers
Contact: Austin, austinjpaul@gmail.com

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Ringing at Church of the Advent

	Jan/09	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	Church of the Advent
	Jan/16	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	Church of the Advent
	Jan/23	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	Church of the Advent
	Jan/30	Wed	07:00PM-09:00PM	Church of the Advent

Ringing practice at the Church of the Advent in Beacon Hill (30 Brimmer St., Boston).

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Ringing at Old North Church

	Jan/12	Sat	11:15AM-01:15PM	Old North Church
	Jan/19	Sat	11:15AM-01:15PM	Old North Church
	Jan/26	Sat	11:15AM-01:15PM	Old North Church
	Feb/02	Sat	11:15AM-01:15PM	Old North Church

Ringing practice at Old North Church in the North End (193 Salem Street, Boston).

John Ohrenberger

Jan/22

Tue

05:00PM-07:00PM

Chipman Room, 6-104

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Do you knit, crochet, spin, sew, embroider, weave, or otherwise create things with fiber? Come to Fibercraft Meetup, a space to meet other crafters of fibrous persuasion and share your love of making. Bring your current project to work on or finished objects to show and tell. This is a casual, social activity, similar to a knitting circle, that is open to all levels of interest and fields of fiber crafters.

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: John Ohrenberger, 6-107, 617 258-5816, JOHREN@MIT.EDU

Steve Finberg

Jan/23

Wed

07:30PM-10:00PM

1-150, Check the W1MX webpage on exams for details.

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Fee: $14.00 for Examination fees

On the second-to-last Wednesday of each month, exams are held to earn ham radio licenses. Come this month and get or upgrade your license! Technician, General, and Amateur Extra exams are offered. 

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU

Nicole Tariverdian, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials

“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.”Alberto Giacometti

Students will learn about drawing and painting from observation as well as about making successful creative choices. During this workshop students will observe real objects, and learn to translate the physical world to the representational via drawing and painting. Precursory sketches and a final mixed media piece will be created. Students will look to Wayne Thiebaud, Giorgio Morandi, Paul Cezanne, and Henri Matisse for inspiration.

Students should bring their own canvas (any shape/size, but no smaller than 14 X 14, please!) and a #2 pencil on the first day.  Other materials are supplied by the SAA.  Art supplies are available at Artist and Craftsman and Blick Art, both in Central Square, Cambridge.

 Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/08	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/15	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/22	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425
	Jan/29	Tue	08:00PM-10:30PM	W20-425

Nicole Tariverdian - Technical Instructor

Greta Suiter

Jan/08

Tue

02:00PM-04:00PM

2-146

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

Take a digital detox and get organized by learning the analog productivity system that's become a global phenomenon! This session will provide an overview of the Bullet Journal method created by Ryder Carroll and demonstrate how it can be customized to your life.

Bullet journals combine creativity with structure in a flexible format that includes list making, planning, and journaling. The Bullet Journal method emphasises intentionality, mindfulness, and self expression. Come learn about these wellness aspects of bullet journaling and how it can increase your time management skills, self-reflection, and habit-tracking.

Current Bujo enthusiasts are welcome to attend and share their techniques and tips! Examples of notebooks, journals, and scrapbooks from the MIT Institute Archives & Special Collections will also be highlighted to provide a historical context.

Notebooks and pens will be available for participants.

Register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4845312

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Greta Suiter, gsuiter@mit.edu

Darrell Finnegan, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

This class will introduce you to the basics of wheel throwing, trimming and glazing your creation.  Learn the basic techniques that will allow you to confidently create on the potter’s wheel!

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/10	Thu	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/17	Thu	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/24	Thu	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/31	Thu	04:00PM-06:30PM	W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Thery Mislick, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $170.00 for materials and darkroom chemistry.

Experience the joy of one of the earliest photographic printing processes while working from your own digital and/or analog images.   This  intensive workshop is designed to introduce students to the beautiful and versatile world of gum bichromate printing. Gum printing utilizes a contact negative and non-silver emulsion to produce delicate, painterly images that permit a high degree of artistic expression. The basic process is simple and fun.

Class will cover all aspects of the gum process: paper preparation, negative preparation, and printing.

Students should bring three to five images or a selection of digital image files to the first class.

Open to all levels. The price reflects the cost of the provided materials.

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/24	Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/25	Fri	06:00PM-09:00PM	W20-425
	Jan/26	Sat	02:00PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Feb/01	Fri	06:00PM-09:00PM	W20-425
	Feb/02	Sat	02:00PM-08:00PM	W20-425
	Feb/03	Sun	02:00PM-06:00PM	W20-425

Thery Mislick - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Coby Unger, Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 5 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Hobby Shop membership
Fee: $35.00 for Wood and wood supplies

Intro to Wood Furniture Design is a coarse designed for the beginner or novice person interested in learning how to safely operate woodworking machinery, and hand tools as well as learning the basics of furniture design for solid wood construction. This primarily hands-on course, students will start with solid wood boards and finish with a completed end table with choice of a oil or milk paint finish. Students will have a choice of two table designs each with one drawer. Variations of the designs are possible but may require work outside of class time. A selection of domestic hardwoods will be offered to complete the final table. 

The course will teach proper use of the jointer, planer, table saw, compound miter saw, lathe, sanders, and hand tools . Basic methods of wood finishes will also be taught. There will be 6 hours a week of class, but extra time outside of class is highly encouraged. 

Sponsor(s): Hobby Shop
Contact: Hayami Arakawa, W31-3131, 617 253-4343, HAYAMI@MIT.EDU

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Intro to Wood Furniture Design

	Jan/08	Tue	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook
	Jan/10	Thu	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook
	Jan/15	Tue	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook
	Jan/17	Thu	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook
	Jan/22	Tue	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook
	Jan/24	Thu	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook
	Jan/29	Tue	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook
	Jan/31	Thu	10:00AM-01:00PM	W31-031, Bring a notebook

Students should be able to attend all of the classes in order to complete the prject in a timely manner.

Hayami Arakawa - Director, Coby Unger - Instructor

Daniel Sheen

	Jan/19	Sat	02:00PM-11:45PM	Green Building Roof
	Jan/20	Sun	12:00AM-11:00PM	Green Building Roof

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session

Join the UHF Repeater association and the Radio Society for this rapid-fire contest and help us make as many contacts as possible on VHF amateur radio bands! Make contact with people all over the area. No prior radio experience required.

Note: Please head to the base of the Green Building and email w1mx-officers@mit.edu, and someone will come find you. If you are looking for us and email at this email but don't get a response quickly enough, please call Daniel Sheen at 617-390-6480. Feel free to email the given contact email (jordynm@mit.edu) with any questions you have!

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU

Robin Thomas

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: not required to attend all sessions
Prereq: to sign up please visit mitrecsports.com
Fee: $100.00 for members, $180 nonmembers

This course combines various massage techniques, with a cursory view of anatomy & physiology, theory and application of therapeutic massage. As is the nature of massage, this course is experiential and the material will be presented in lecture-demonstration, discussion, and hands-on participation. Have fun and feel great learning something very useful for you and for others. Visit mitrecsports.com for more information

This class is not available for PE credit.

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education
Contact: Karissa Bollinger, karissab@mit.edu

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Learn Massage IAP

	Jan/10	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet
	Jan/17	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet
	Jan/24	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet
	Jan/31	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet

Robin Thomas

Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr

Enrollment: Studio space limited
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $30.00 for materials

This four-session workshop will start with the basics of handling lead and wood type and operating a vintage Vandercook proof press. We will work up to printing multicolor broadsides, large-format posters to catch the eye with simple text and design.

No experience needed. Scientists, engineers, artists all welcome. Workshop will culminate with an opportunity to exhibit prints at MIT.

Sessions will be Saturday afternoons at Reflex Letterpress in Charlestown, Boston (reflexletterpress.com). Instruction by artist and printing teacher Ted Ollier. Participants may meet us at Reflex; we will also organize a carpool from the MIT campus. A materials fee of $30 will be collected at the first session.

Contact: Rachel Carr, recarr@mit.edu

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Session One: Giant Business Card

Jan/12

Sat

12:00PM-04:00PM

Reflex Letterpress

Intro session. Learn how to deal with the press and with wood type. Typeset names and pertinent information on a very large piece of paper.

Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr

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Session Two: Wood-Type Tweet

Jan/19

Sat

12:00PM-04:00PM

Reflex Letterpress

Condensation of information. Make a poster that describes your research, your lab culture, or your field. No more than 140 characters.

Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr

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Session Three: Bold-Faced Broadside

Jan/26

Sat

12:00PM-04:00PM

Reflex Letterpress

Make a statement on a poster. Post it in a public place such as your laboratory bulletin board.

Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr

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Session Four: Multiplied Transparency

Feb/02

Sat

12:00PM-04:00PM

Reflex Letterpress

Use transparent inks and multiple print passes to make text into a background for your message.

Ted Ollier, Rachel Carr

Jeff Ravel, Professor and Head of History, Emilie Hardman, Program Head for Special Collections, Anne McCants, Director of Concourse, Professor of History

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 6 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Beginner Printing Workshop / Previous Letterpress Experience

Participants in this three-day workshop will first study design features found in books printed in Europe from 1475 to 1700 in the Rare Books Collection of the MIT Libraries.  They will then design their own 2-4 page publication using both text and images cut into linoleum blocks.  They will then print copies of their project in the MIT Beaver Press Printshop on the eighth floor of Barker Library.

 

Signup here for the workshop.

Sponsor(s): History, Libraries, Concourse
Contact: Jeffrey Ravel, E51-255C, 617 253-4451, RAVEL@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/15	Tue	09:00AM-12:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/16	Wed	09:00AM-12:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/18	Fri	09:00AM-12:00PM	Barker Library

At our first session on 1/15, we will study design principles found in early books and begin to deisgn our own publication. At the second session on 1/16, we will print the first page of imprint. At the third session on 1/18 we will print our second page.

Jeff Ravel - Professor and Head of History, Emilie Hardman - Program Head for Special Collections, Anne McCants - Director of Concourse, Professor of History

Jeff Ravel, Professor and Head of History, Kathleen Lopes, Administrative Assistant, History

	Jan/15	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/16	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/17	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/18	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/21	Mon	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/22	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/23	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/24	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/25	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/28	Mon	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/29	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/30	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/31	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Feb/01	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 4 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Signup for a four-hour beginner's workshop in the Beaver Press printshop in Barker Library. You will design, set, and print 10 copies of a 150-character page on our handmade letterpress.

Signup here to participate.

Contact: Jeffrey Ravel, E51-255C, 617 253-4451, RAVEL@MIT.EDU

Emilie Hardman, Jana Dambrogio, Ayako Letizia

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Create a unique tactile experience by developing your own artists’ book with movable and lockable components to match the narrative you develop in this three-day course. With inspiration from MIT Libraries’ historical and contemporary distinctive collections, you’ll create a story that will literally unfold through locked letters and other moveable elements. We will teach you simple book-making, paper engineering and letterlocking techniques to make your book. This workshop will be fun for students interested in pursuing creative expression in artists’ book making, hand bookbinding, document security, letterlocking, origami, paper engineering, collage, and content creation. (Learn more about letterlocking and artists' books here: http://letterlocking.org/about and https://www.printedmatter.org/about/artist-book)

Register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4846014

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Wunsch Conservation Lab, iapwunsch@mit.edu

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Lockedletter Book Making

	Jan/15	Tue	01:00PM-04:00PM	14-0513
	Jan/16	Wed	01:00PM-04:00PM	14-0513
	Jan/17	Thu	01:00PM-04:00PM	14-0513

Create a unique tactile experience by developing your own artists book with movable and lockable components to match the narrative you develop in this three-day course. With inspiration from MIT Libraries historical and contemporary distinctive collections, youll create a story that will literally unfold through locked letters and other moveable elements.

Emilie Hardman, Jana Dambrogio, Ayako Letizia

Laure Dousset

	Jan/25	Fri	05:00PM-07:30PM	Location TBD
	Jan/26	Sat	10:00PM-05:00PM	Location TBD
	Jan/27	Sun	10:00AM-05:00PM	Location TBD

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Play has been studied as a very powerful and engaging activity with a lot of benefits. In this class, we will explore the idea of playful design, trying to come up with prototypes demonstrating new forms of play. 

During this class, you will learn more about play. What is it? What makes that activity so engaging? Is play a dedicated activity for childhood? 

Together, we will explore the idea of playful objects. What makes a design playful? How can you do it? You will experiment and discover guidelines to design with the idea of play. 

This class is a 3-Day workshop dedicated to playful design. Making, ideating, exchanging and exploring are the main activities that we will do in the class.

We will explore playful design through 2 thematics : 

Playful Office Supplies 

Office supplies can be very boring, mostly functional and not necessarily very user friendly. However, there are quite common material that we use regularly. How might we design office supplies that create playful experiences? 

Creativity Room Objects 

A creativity room is a space to get inspiration, start using your imagination and design something creative. Creativity rooms are usually very nice spaces, but they have a lack of identity and of tools to guide people. How might we design playful objects that enhance an experience in a creativity room?

 

Please register here: https://goo.gl/forms/cyNjKdsznQHCZBEw1 

Contact: Laure Dousset, +33681756009, LDOUSSET@MIT.EDU

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the mug.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a mug fit for you, a family member or even a friend! If you drink coffee or tea and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/07	Mon	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/14	Mon	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/28	Mon	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431

There is one additional class meeting on February 4, 2019.

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the mug.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a mug fit for you, a family member or even a friend! If you drink coffee or tea and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/07	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/14	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/28	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431

There is one additional class meeting February 4, 2018

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the mug.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a mug fit for you, a family member or even a friend! If you drink coffee or tea and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/11	Fri	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/18	Fri	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/25	Fri	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431
	Feb/01	Fri	04:30PM-07:00PM	W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor

Steven Strang

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none

Calling all creative writers! Want to write something creative but need some motivation or support or some thoughtful readers?  Join other MIT writers to get advice about your own writing, to be a reader of other writers' work, and/or to get inspiration to write something. Any type of creative writing is welcomed:  e.g., fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, memoirs, personal essays, plays, blog entries, book reviews. We help each other get started on a creative writing project, we help each other develop ideas and style, and we function as engaged and encouraging readers of each other's material.  The Group includes emerging and established writers. We meet every Monday from noon-1:00 p.m. Open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, lecturers, staff, faculty, spouses and partners. Please note that this is not a class and not a group for technical writing or for thesis writing.

Please email <smstrang@mit.edu> to register.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, E18-233 B, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU

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MIT's Writers Group

	Jan/07	Mon	12:00PM-01:00PM	E17-136
	Jan/14	Mon	12:00PM-01:00PM	E17-136
	Jan/28	Mon	12:00PM-01:00PM	E17-136

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Session Title TBD

Bryn Reinstadler

	Jan/07	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	5-232,5-233
	Jan/14	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	5-232,5-233
	Jan/21	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	5-233,5-234
	Jan/28	Mon	07:30PM-10:00PM	5-232,5-233

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Join the MIT Guild of Bellringers for some handbell fun!

No prior experience necessary.

Whether you're a handbell expert, or have never even seen a bell but want to make music with others, come join us. Some ability to read music is helpful, but you by no means need to be an expert sight-reader.

Even if you can't read music, we also ring bells in the style of English Change Ringing. We can teach you everything and then some.

Come to any or all of the sessions; we'll adjust instruction/activities to suit attendees' interests and experience.

Sponsor(s): Guild of Bellringers
Contact: Bryn, bryn.marie.r@gmail.com

Graham Yeager, Fabrication Associate in Art, Culture & Technology (ACT)

Jan/31

Thu

01:00PM-06:00PM

E14-251, Bring own clothing items to print if desired

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 15 participants

This workshop focuses on introducing the basics of screen printing in a collaborative studio space. Many screen printing techniques and forms of production will be discussed, with participants having various output options that include small editions of prints on paper or fabric. Clothing items will not be provided. All are encouraged to bring any type of imagery to the session for inspiration. Participants in this workshop will experiment with image creation while being encouraged to look at their results critically as well as creatively.

Instruction will be ongoing from 1-4pm with additional worktime until 6pm

Please contact Graham Yeager [gyeager@mit.edu] to enroll by January 11th. Enrollment limited to 15.

Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Graham Yeager, E14-251F, 617-258-0771, gyeager@mit.edu

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the bowl.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a bowl fit for you, a family member or even a friend!  If you like cereal, soups and salads and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/09	Wed	04:30PM-07:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/16	Wed	04:30PM-07:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/23	Wed	04:30PM-07:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/30	Wed	04:30PM-07:30PM	W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the bowl.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a bowl fit for you, a family member or even a friend!  If you like cereal, soups and salads and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/09	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/16	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/23	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/30	Wed	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor

Jason Pastorello, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for Materials and firing fees.

Explore the world of clay through a variety of techniques used to create the bowl.  Wheelthrowing and handbuilding methods are combined to construct a bowl fit for you, a family member or even a friend!  If you like cereal, soups and salads and are interested in clay, this class is for you!

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/11	Fri	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/18	Fri	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Jan/25	Fri	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431
	Feb/01	Fri	07:30PM-10:00PM	W20-431

Jason Pastorello - Technical Instructor

Darrell Finnegan, Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $110.00 for materials and firing fees.

Oval, wavy, stretched or crazy, the teapot is a wonderful subject that will show us a balance between functionality and creativity. In this 4 week intermediate and advanced level IAP workshop we will explore unusual forming techniques and surprising surface treatments that take us beyond the “round”. Would you like one lump or two?

Register online at arts.mit.edu/saa

Sponsor(s): Student Art Association
Contact: Stacy Debartolo, E15-205A, 617 253-4003, STACYP@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/08	Tue	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/15	Tue	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/22	Tue	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431
	Jan/29	Tue	07:00PM-09:30PM	W20-431

Darrell Finnegan - Studio Manager, Technical Instructor

Daniel Sheen

	Jan/11	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358
	Jan/18	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358
	Jan/25	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358
	Feb/01	Fri	07:00PM-11:00PM	50-358

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session

Each week, the Radio Society meets in the shack for a few hours on Friday night and does something fun and related to ham radio. Join us! Past activities include working on the EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) moon bounce station with the MIT UHF Repeater Association, tuning in to amateur radio bands and hearing stations all over the world, opening up and looking at a radio transmitter, and learning about how our antennas work. This is also a particularly good event to chat with and get to know the members of the Radio Society.

Sponsor(s): Radio Society
Contact: Jordyn Mann, JORDYNM@MIT.EDU

Gerald J. Sussman, Panasonic Professor of EECS

Enrollment: Advanced sign-up; MIT students preferred
Sign-up by 01/18
Limited to 32 participants
Attendance: Required Lecture, one assigned section

Most watches these days are electronic miracles, but we
cannot easily get insight into how they work. The
traditional mechanical wristwatch is different in that we
can see all of the parts and how they interact. A
mechanical watch is a high-precision mechanical device with
lots of clever ideas and insights that we can learn from.

In this activity each student will learn about the design
and construction of a mechanical watch. The student will
take apart a watch movement and put it back together, with
instruction and help from Brianna Le, a watchmaker from the
New York Horological Society, and Prof. Jerry Sussman (an
amateur watchmaker). The entire exercise will take 4 hours.
and each session will be limited to 8 students. Students
need no prior experience, and all tools and materials will
be provided by the instructors, as needed.

Before the activity, Professor Sussman will also give a lecture on the theory
of the mechanical watch and its relationships to an
electronic impulse-driven oscillator.

 

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Marisol Diaz, marisol@csail.mit.edu

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Deconstruct/Reconstruct Mechanical Watch

Jan/25

Fri

11:00AM-01:00PM

32-124

Gerald J. Sussman - Panasonic Professor of EECS

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Deconstruct/Reconstruct Mechanical Watch

Jan/26

Sat

09:00AM-01:00PM

TBD

Gerald J. Sussman - Panasonic Professor of EECS

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Deconstruct/Reconstruct Mechanical Watch

Jan/26

Sat

02:30PM-06:30PM

TBD

Gerald J. Sussman - Panasonic Professor of EECS

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Deconstruct/Reconstruct Mechanical Watch

Jan/27

Sun

09:30AM-01:30PM

TBD

Gerald J. Sussman - Panasonic Professor of EECS

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Deconstruct/Reconstruct Mechanical Watch

Jan/27

Sun

02:30PM-06:30PM

TBD

Gerald J. Sussman - Panasonic Professor of EECS

Kathy Anderson

Jan/29

Tue

12:00PM-01:00PM

E23-009

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 30 participants
Fee: $10.00 for oils you get to take home with you

Come learn what essential oils are, how we use them, and their health benefits. This workshop will take place during the lunch hour on Tuesday, January 29 (12:00-1:00). Bring a lunch with you if you'd like. After a short presentation, you will get the opportunity to make your own to take with you.

To register, copy and paste this link into your browser: https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/speakersworkshops

Sponsor(s): Community Wellness at MIT Medical
Contact: Rachel Bigler, E23-358H, 617 258-5122, wellness@med.mit.edu