[Imc-events] This Week at the IMC: Playback Theatre, Indy Media & Arts Lab, and more!

[Nicole Pion]

This week at the UCIMC (202 S. Broadway Ave. Urbana):

*10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 27th:"Playback Theatre" with Dr. James
Murrell
*Contact: Jason Keist jkeist2 at gmail.com

"Playback Theatre" is a workshop that gives youth concrete tools and
practices to imagine, create, explore, and implement life choices that
foster peace, deeper satisfying relationships, and new possibilities for
creating fulfilling lives for themselves. Youth will learn to use improv
theatre, storytelling and related expressive arts to create meaningful
alternatives in speech, thought and action. Admission is $5 for youth 16
years of age and older, FREE for youth 10-15 years of age.

*Saturday, June 27th 2009: 1-4pm Radical Librarians and Anarchist Archivist
Group*

Join the librarians as they build the IMC’s library collection of books,
magazines, and local ‘zines!
Saturday, June 27th 2009: 2-5pm - Bike Project, Open Hours & Bike Sales

Contact: thebikeproject at gmail.com

Workshop open hours and bike sales. Work on your own bicycle repairs /
builds, ask questions, or help out others! Your first visit to our teaching
repair shop is free; after this, membership in The Bike Project is required.
Repaired, ready-to-ride bikes are available for sale to the public at
affordable prices. Bike Project members have the additional choice of our
Build-a-Bike program: wider bike selection, even lower prices, and great
do-it-yourself bike-repair experience.
more info <http://thebikeproject.org/>

* 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Wednesday, July 1st 2009: Taiji Class- Center for Taiji
& Qigong Studies*
Tai Chi classes are now taking place at the IMC!  Contact: Scott Grubisich-
Assistant Director 217-351-9388


*Call for Volunteers:*

 The IndyMedia & Arts Lab is set to begin July 13th at the IMC!  Volunteers
are needed in 2 separate, but related, areas:

   - Chef:  responsible for preparation of lunch Mon.-Thurs. for
   15 youths 12-16 years of age.  Lunch will take place at the IMC at noon and
   will last approx. an hour.  Food, utensils, and serving dishes will be
   provided by the Lab.  Interested candidate would
   transport ready-to-eat meals to IMC at lunchtime.  Kitchen
facilities are still to be determined, but am looking within short
radius of IMC.
    Modest gas reimbursement available.


   - Program assistant(s):  help with overall function of program.  Duties
   may include:  supporting instructors during classes, set-up and take-down of
   tables, chairs, etc.; supervision of youth during off-site activities.


   - Audio/radio instructor:  guide participants through general knowledge
   of radio production software and hardware.  Working knowledge of RFU or
   similar low-power radio station is a plus (training will be provided).
    Instructor will encourage youths to engage their community through off-site
   interviews and sound capturing using field recorders.  Instructors provide
   tools and guidance, youths provide content.

   Youth participants will explore 4 major programming components including:
community gardening, audio/radio production, painting, and instrumentation.
 Our days will begin at 9a. and end at 3p.  Parents/guardians will be
responsible for their child's arrival to & departure from the IMC.  Please
contact myself or call the IMC at 344.8820 with any questions.

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-- 
Nicole Pion
Outreach and Development Adviser
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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