Hello friends!

We are closing our regular drop in/class schedule for the summer.

there are things still going on, lots of excitement for the future…

we are growing, keep in touch and check out the updated thistler and the soon updated website!

email summercrew@purplethistle.ca if you want to come work at the centre!

Click here for the thistler: June Updated Thistler

thanks for making this past year a fantastic one!

for all our current news check it here: june10thistler

Come-on down for the last Purple Thistle party of the season: Saturday, June 5th!
FEATURING

Live musical performances
Film screenings
Art-show
A mystery album release
Free tea, coffee, and snacks
Live, free creative people
Open jam

doors open 7:00 PM
show starts 8:00 PM
open jam 10:30 PM

BRING YOURSELF!!!
BRING YOUR FRIENDS!!!

FREE FREE FREE

The talented Chris Masson will be offering a seven week workshop starting March 12!

From The Page To The Stage

Friday’s: 8 pm to 10 pm

This is a workshop for writing of all kinds, with emphasis on poetry and on live performance of original work. It is a safe, supportive and stimulating place to try out new work and receive constructive feedback. Weekly exercises will challenge participants to write outside of their creative comfort zones and performance techniques will be demystified.

contact: Carla@purplethistle.ca to sign up, etc

Thistlers are taking part in the Hunger Strike for Housing!

Maya Motoi, Lukas McCormick, Nicola Hodges, Zach Bergman, Daymon Krotez, Chance Stewart, Chris Masson and
Kevin Matheson

www.2010homelessness.ca

Hand-made Filmmaking - Alternative Processes -

NEW SESSION MARCH 18th, 2010 ( Thursdays @ 4:30 )

Weekly experimental film workshop series that explores furthuring the limits of celluloid. We create images entirely through abandoned photographic processes and techniques without reliance on current technologies.. except maybe electricity. We encourage anyone who has a story to tell, a feeling to express, or emotion to explore to come by and learn ways to translate them to the screen. We are starting a new session on March 18th, so now is the time to join and start creating!
contact:chris.brabant@gmail.com for more info or just show up.

Life Drawing is moving from Wednesday nights to Thursdays 7-9pm starting March 18th!!

Admission is free, practice drawing from a live model in a nice, relaxing atmosphere.

Some supplies are provided.

The Thistle is closed to regular drop ins during Life Drawing.

Contact Wibke: wk@designlabel.de

Silkscreening this Saturday 11-3: Learn how to burn screens and screen print your t-shirts, patches and more. Contact screenprint@purplethistle.ca FREE!

Drop by on a Monday with a project in mind and Willow can lend a hand.

Here are some of the many ways she can share some skills with you!

1.Sewing: technical; basic pattern making; interpreting sewing patterns; hand-sewing; fabric…. theory?
2. Basic knitting
3. Embroidery
4. Bookbinding
5. Braided rug making
6. Traditional quilting (just like granny!)
7. Basic final cut pro

analog love fest!

Last Saturday of the month (that’s this Saturday!), Sandy is in from 12-4 pm to provide instruction and support for your sewing projects!
all welcomed. FREE!
contact Sandy for further details

Sunday March 28th Noon to 2 PM

Guerrilla art Group will have graffiti artist Craver give a presentation.

He will cover subjects such as:
-Changing the look of public space
-Legal vs illegal (commisioned murals, late night bombing, trains,etc..)
-Politics in graffiti
- Reasons for doing it

and he will show his own work.

All welcome.

RADICAL ART IN NATURE: GUERRILLA ARTING

ASTRA TAYLOR AT THE THISTLE !! FREE!
*MUST RSVP FOR TWO OF THE EVENTS- SEE BELOW*
Astra Taylor is a Canadian-American documentary filmmaker and writer, best known for her 2005 film, Zizek!, about the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, and for her 2008 film, Examined Life. Taylor grew up in Athens, Georgia and was unschooled until age 13. She attended Brown University for a year and holds an MA in Liberal Studies from the New School. She has taught sociology at the University of Georgia and the State University of New York. Her writings have appeared in numerous magazines, and in 2006 Filmmaker Magazine listed her as one of “25 new faces to watch.” She is the sister of painter and disability activist Sunny Taylor and is married to Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel. She is a vegan

1. MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 7:00

Monday night – instead of a collective meeting – we’re going to introduce her, show her most recent movie, Examined Life and have a discussion about the film.

All collective members and Thistlites, and friends are invited. Snacks provided.

2. TUESDAY, MARCH 30TH, 4:30 This is an event for unschooling, altschooling and homeschooling kids and families. Astra will talk about her experiences growing up out of school, how college/work life has worked out, and her thoughts on the unschooling movement.

This is open to anyone interested, but you need to RSVP: carla@purplethistle.ca

this event is free!

However, donations are welcomed! all donations will go to the youngunz to help pay for their trip to Albany, NY where they will be giving a presentation at the AERO conference! http://www.educationrevolution.org/conference.html

AND

3. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST, 5:00

This event is for young filmmakers and people interested in film. Astra has made a couple of movies that were widely distributed and shown in theatres, without any formal film school training. Here she is going to talk about how she made her films, how she got them distributed and shown, what thoughts and advice she has for young people making films.

All welcome, but you need to RSVP: matt@purplethistle.ca

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/carlabergman#!/event.php?eid=107333809289046&ref=ts

HERE

click here: sonik-youth for poster!

experimental sound art techniques
with kristen roos
introductory level workshops cover:
- sound walks with contact mics
- collecting and editing sound
*this is by sign up only*
4 hour sessions twice a month
may 11th and 25th 4:30 - 8:30pm
contact: kristen.roos@gmail.com
website: kristenroos.com

news, art and musings from the thistle! CLICK —-> may4

just a heads up that the silk-screening intensive workshop planned for tomorrow (May 15) has been postponed

till NEXT Saturday, May 22nd! 11-3.

contact: screenprint@purplethistle.ca