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Italian Roundhand

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Roundhand (also Round Hand) is a style of handwriting and calligraphy originated in England in the 1660s, as the result of a gradual process of adoption with Italian Chancery. Characterized by an open flowing hand and subtle contrast of thick and thin strokes deriving from pointed-cut quill and metal pointed nibs, its popularity rapidly grew, becoming codified as a standard through the publication of printed writing manuals. Later in the 17th...

(11) Intermediate 16 and older
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$200

2 sessions

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Brush Lettering Basics for Beginners

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Brush lettering is super-popular right now, and let’s face it; this is a cool, versatile writing style that will serve you well. In this workshop you’ll get a thoroughintroduction to the basics. We’ll begin with individual strokes, and then build upon them to make rhythmic patterns and to form both the upper and lower-case alphabets. In the morning, we’ll focus on laying a strong foundation and becoming familiar with the unique aspects...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Holiday Flourishes: Creating Small Treasures

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Kathy’s back! In this fun workshop, you will learn how to combine simple flourishing techniques with easy drawn and painted fall and holiday designs. We’ll create seasonal treasures like flourishy wreaths, gratitude banners, leaves, pumpkins and owls; and special treats like flourished trees, garlands, snowflakes, holly, ornaments, snowmen, stars and bells, with step-by-step instruction for all. Add your own hand-lettered greeting for the perfect...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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$105
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Polish Your Penmanship

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Do you love to write, but wish your handwriting looked better? Do you long to send more handwritten notes? Do you love making fancy, swirly letters and doodling? This is the perfect class for you! You’ll first be led through a full review of proper cursive script letterforms and their structure, according to the gold standard of the Zaner Bloser method: lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers and punctuation. We will also explore proper...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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$110
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Modern Storybook Script II: The Layout Class

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

In this workshop, we will first explore letter connectors, tricky ligature combinations, writing challenging words, building words into sentences, and text writing. Then we will explore the creation of a successful and balanced layout using the elements of composition, including spacing and proportion.  We will also discuss how to choose the proper approach for the meaning of the words you choose to write, and examine successful design...

(11) Intermediate 16 and older
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$100
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Design Embellishments

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

A no-stress fun workshop! We start by making a simple accordion book — each page may then become a sampler for the different techniques that will be demonstrated, including, but not exclusive to: embossing/debossing, pastel dust/duo glue, leaf printing, stamps/stamp pads, easy gilding, Derwent intense colored pencils, marbling (2 techniques) and gel printing. Other techniques will be discussed as time permits - saran wrap, salt,...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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The Romance of Writing on Dark Paper

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Dancing in the Night: The Romance of Writing on Dark Paper Writing on black, dark brown, and navy blue paper can be intimidating, but once you are comfortable with the mediums it is lush and visually exciting. We shall write with various white and pastel and metallic colors, while considering the opacity of gouache and the transparency of inks.  Beginning with solid colors, we will move on to color blending, wet-on-wet techniques, the use...

(11) Intermediate 16 and older
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$100
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Stanford Compassion Cultivation Training

Tibet House US @ 22 West 15th St, New York, NY

Research has shown that this compassion course increases compassion and self-compassion, decreases overwhelm, stress, and anxiety, and increases mental and physical health, feelings of connection, and overall wellbeing.  Stanford Compassion Cultivation program is a secular compassion education and meditation class that has been offered at and developed by Stanford Medical School. It combines compassion meditation with scientific research,...

All levels 16 and older
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$230

8 sessions

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Card-Making for Calligraphers

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Full Course Title: Card-Making for Calligraphers: Pop-Ups & Decorative Folds Hand-made greeting cards are one of the popular--and beautiful--ways we can showcase our calligraphy. In this workshop we will learn some easy pop-ups and folded cards. Professional skills of cutting, folding, and gluing will be emphasized in order to make one-of-a-kind examples that are elegant and well-constructed. This workshop is open to beginners and those...

(11) All levels 16 and older
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A Holiday Wine Tour of Spain

Wine Lovers of NYC @ 53 Irving Place, New York, NY

Tasting of more than 10 wines from all of Spain

(1) All levels 21 and older
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Advanced Beginners

City Stompers @ 158 E 23rd St, New York, NY

Drill basic skills and add dynamic footwork and choreography to your repertoire. Although the class is usually attended by adults, children who can focus on the instruction for the duration of a class are indeed welcome.

(4) Beginner 10 and older
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Paper & Ink Play Days!

Society of Scribes @ 214 E 21st St, New York, NY

Let's get inky and creative together! Curious about calligraphy? Come watch a demo and/or take a pen for a test drive! There will be calligraphy and supply demos throughout the day. Or bring your own project to work on, and supplies to show and share. We'll provide refreshments and a few basic supplies… and hopefully some fun company and encouragement and inspiration!

(11) All levels 16 and older
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Free
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8 Brocades of Silk Standing and Seated

Tibet House US @ 22 West 15th St, New York, NY

Eight Brocades of Silk Standing and Seated: A complete Qigong practice for total health, youthful vitality, and spiritual transformation. We will begin with external and internal warm-ups to increase energy, strength, flexibility and prevent illness. Followed by the 8 Brocades of Silk Standing (an intermediate version different from introductory set previously taught) for mental clarity and better focus; balanced emotions and elimination of stress;...

All levels 16 and older
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$125
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Paint Tipsy at Medicine for the Soul Yoga

StelnikArt @ 272 3rd Ave, New York, NY

We will learn the art of mixing colors, blending and painting techniques from an accredited artist in this 2 hour class at the fabulous "Medicine for the Soul Yoga Studio" WHATS INCLUDED: 2 glasses of wine One 12x16 canvas Instruction Unlimited acrylic paint (water based) Painting supplies, brushes, aprons and are all included!!

(22) All levels 21 and older
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Good Friday: Create the Rainbow Camp (Ages 4-8)

Taste Buds Kitchen @ 247 E 20th St, New York, NY

Ever wish you could just taste pink? Or savor some green? Join us in this dynamic and color-packed cooking camp where we cook up the rainbow.  Using vibrant and delicious ingredients and recipes, budding chefs will be introduced to a dazzling display of naturally colorful foods as we build our culinary techniques.  Featuring both savory and sweet recipes from Veggie Spring Rolls to Quinoa Cupcakes, and Berry Pop Tarts, every day is a...

(2198) All levels 4 - 8 years old
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$440

9 sessions

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Still Life Painting Workshop

Drawing New York

Each attendee is provided oil paint, a canvas, brushes, an easel, stool with a back, disposable palette, Gamsol (odorless thinner) and a small table for supplies. Week 1. Learn how to set up a dynamic still life using man-made items and how to set the pose to improve accuracy and ease. After drawing the still life, next up is “inking in”. Week 2. Over last week’s drawing do a “wipe-out” to set the still life’s values. Begin color theory;...

(690) All levels 16 and older
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Figure Drawing Workshop: Value Studies and Proportion

Drawing New York

Students will learn to control the values of their figure drawings, an excellent tool for anyone interested in painting. Correction of proportion will be stressed during these sessions as that is the most highly requested technical skill we are asked for. Workshops are limited to 7 students. Complimentary coffee, tea and cookies are available at each session. Material List:  Strathmore Drawing Pad 2H, 2b and 4B drawing pencils kneaded...

(690) All levels 16 and older
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Emily Brontë: Wuthering Heights

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

A novel of cruelty, poisoned love, ruthless necessity, intergenerational vendettas, memory and revenge, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights remains an opulent enigma. First published under the male pseudonym, Ellis Bell, the book puzzled and repulsed its initial readers, who castigated it for immorality but reluctantly acknowledged its inscrutable power.  In a preface to the novel, Charlotte Brontë attempted to vindicate her sister by arguing...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Games and Warfare

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

In this class we will explore both sides of this dialectic. How—from the grid of the Go board to the coordinate plane of the strategy role-playing game—is war as a means to control territory and resources played through games? In what ways, from mathematical game theory to the shifting battlefields of the 21st century, is strategic thinking grounded in the logical processes of games? And how are these processes translated into material terms...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Kant’s Critical Philosophy

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

Kant’s “Critical philosophy,” which begins with the appearance of the Critique of Pure Reason in 1781, is an attempt to understand no less than the scope and limits of human reason, science, and morality.  He wrote that the purpose of philosophy is to answer the following fundamental questions: “What can we know? What should we do? What can we hope for?”  In other words: can we really know what reality is like, independent...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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