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My Date With Shakespeare - Twelfth Night
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Does Shakespeare scare you or has it just been a long time since you and Shakespeare have spent time together? Have no fear! Becca C. Kidwell will reintroduce you on a cozy Saturday afternoon. Together we will go over Shakespeare's background and language. Then we will read and discuss a selection from his romantic comedy Twelfth Night. BONUS: All participants will take home their own copy of Twelfth Night and receive a discount to Swiftly Tilting...
$10
No Fail Strategies for Creative Success
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
10 No-Fail Strategies for Creative Success is a one hour workshop based off of author Courtney Romano's book The First Ten Years: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Creative Longevity. You will define your goals, eliminate the obstacles holding you back and build a creative practice you can sustain over a lifetime. After this one hour, you will walk away having created a plan for success on your own terms and a list of strategies to reach your...
$10
From Horsecars to Helicopters: A History of NYC Transit
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
By some estimates, for every New Yorker you see walking around on the streets, there’s one New Yorker underground, riding the train. That’s right - 1/2 of New York’s population is on some form of public transportation at any given moment. This miraculous statistic means that the city we know truly couldn’t exist without its subways, buses, and taxis, but how did all this heavy, stinky, old fashioned infrastructure get built? This class covers...
$10
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Knitting 101
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
This 90-minute class covers what knitting looks like, some knitting terminology and how to create the stitches. You’ll learn how to cast on, make the knit and purl stitch, and cast off. Knitting needles and enough yarn to take home for further practice will be provided, or you may bring your own.
$22
$25
Thwarted Loves of New York City History
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Join us on Valentine's Day for some of the most memorable tales of "love gone wrong" from New York City history. There will be tales of tragic circus stars, Hollywood actors, famous architects, gold diggers, murder, and ghosts, all packaged into a Valentine's afternoon that aims to make you laugh, cry, and groan.
$10
Basic Beaded Earrings
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
In this class students will learn to design and construct basic beaded earrings. Design hints, tools, wire techniques and terminology will be covered. Everyone will be able to create two pairs of dangle earrings to bring home. Cost of class includes materials!
$15
Amigurumi Making 101
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Amigurumi (lit. crocheted or knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. You don’t need to have any crochet experience before. In this lass, the instructor is going to teach you from scratch, basic crochet skills enough to make your own cute Amiguurmi. If you are intermediate or advanced students, you can bring a pattern that you would like to try and work on that....
$15
Photoshop: Learn the Basics for Your Everyday Needs
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Tired of asking your friends for design help? Need to put together your own banners, marketing, ads, logos, or just edit some images? All that is covered in this latest class, where we learn all the necessary skills needed to become comfortable with Adobe Photoshop as well as the free design program, Gimp.
$20
4 Easy Ways to Compost in a Bucket
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
This fun, hands-on class provides several strategies on how to compost your food scraps in a neat, discreet bucket. Topics covered include: compost science basics, best practices, and how to use your bucket as an aerobic bin/tumbler, underground digester, vermicompost worm hotel and bokashi fermentation and burial site (bokashi helps you compost cooked food, meat and dairy!). We'll also have copies of Rebecca's book COMPOST CITY for sale! Pre-order...
$12
Art Gallery Closing Night
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Q.E.D. has been proud to feature two local artists, Sharon Spell and Michael Harper as a part of our most recent art installation. Join us on this special Saturday afternoon to celebrate all of their hard work with some killer happy hour specials! In Sharon's words: As a comedian and visual artist I like to join these two art forms when possible. I get a laugh from discovering the hidden layers in the painterly surprises when things don't go...
Free
Texas Hold Em
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Here’s your chance to learn the fundamentals of playing and dealing the most popular version of poker in the world. In this two hour class, we’ll go over the rules of Texas Hold ‘Em, learn how to deal a hand from start to finish, discuss some basic strategy and even learn a little bit about bluffing.
$25
Words in Motion: Drawing Comic Books & Graphic Novels
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
You have ideas for a story or scene, but how do you express movement through drawings? What makes the illustrations in a comic book or graphic novel jump off the page and place you right in the action? Join author and illustrator JG Koratzanis for an introductory class focusing on techniques used in drawing for comic books and graphic novels. The class will begin with a drawing demonstration and instruction, and will be followed by a discussion...
$15
Infamous Crime Scenes
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
New Yorkers have always had a fascination with Crime. On May 15th, gain a modern perspective of twelve of the most infamous NYC Crime Scenes, and the stories behind them. Learn about the murder of a famous rock star that later resulted in an auction that netted an eyewitness over half a million dollars. Or the love triangle murder that led to an infamous newspaper headline and later, a movie. Or the investigator who led the search for a celebrity...
$10
Make Do and Mend
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
This workshop gives you the opportunity to learn simple hand sewing techniques to fix up your clothes. Why spend more on clothes when you can gain the skills to make the most of what you've got! You will learn proper techniques some for tying a knot, sewing a button, darning a sweater, mending split seams, shortening and lengthening hems, patching and mending holes and changing elastics in waists and some very useful stitches. Bring items from your...
$30
Nail Art for Everyone
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
In this class, you'll learn how to create nail art designs that are easy to do, but look impressive. Q&A Q: Are materials included in the price of the class? A: Yes!
$25
Sexy Hair 101
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
With over a dozen years of beauty industry experience Hayleigh Hatcher is best known for bringing out your inner bombshell. With fall right around the corner sultry hair is a must and achieving it is much easier than you might imagine. Learn how to style your hair like the angels of Victorias Secret's runways and icons like Brigitte Bardot. Hayleigh ensures a simple full proof method to mastering your mane minus the frustration! What you will need: ...
$40
Make Your Own Stone Tools for the Zombiepocalypse
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
In this “how to” workshop I will guide you through the story of stone tools in human evolution culminating in you learning to make your own stone tools. By the end of this tutorial you will have a survival skill that has been tried and tested for over 3 million years. To coincide with the season finale of Walking Dead we’ll also be discussing the future role of stone tool technology and how this skill might just be...
$12
Crochet Class
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Learn how to crochet! Get the basics on how to do crochet stitches and work on an autumn leaf project that you can take with you to use as a coaster, trivet or fall decoration. *Materials included but if you wish to choose your own color yarn, you may bring your own.
$25
Online Dating Overhaul
Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
At its worst, online dating can be frustrating, ambiguous and awkward. But, it doesn't have to be! This refreshing, positive dating intensive led by dating coach and personal consultant Rebecca Leib will teach you lots of simple, do-able things to regroup and revitalize your online dating profile and overall romantic outlook. Quite simply...the course will get your profile to its maximum potential and help you date smarter, better and more positively,...
$25
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