Buttery, Brilliant, Blendable Oil Pastels

Buttery, Brilliant, Blendable Oil Pastels

Saturday, June 25, 1-2:30 p.m.

Class fee: $35. Registration required.

Instructor: Elaine Allen

Their creamy consistency and brilliant colors make oil pastels a uniquely fun medium to explore. In this class, we’ll experiment with the medium to showcase its properties, and then we’ll produce a finished work of art. The process is fun for all skill levels.

A Whisper or a Shout of Color - Chalk Pastel Class

A Whisper or a Shout of Color - 

Chalk Pastel Class

Sunday, June 12, 2-3 p.m.

Class fee: $35. Registration required.

Instructor: Elaine Allen

Their brilliant colors can pop right off the paper or they can be used to produce the finest subtleties. Chalk pastels are a uniquely fun medium to explore.

In this workshop we’ll experiment with the medium to showcase its properties, and then we’ll produce a finished work of art. The process is fun for all skill levels!

To Tweet or not to Tweet?

Tweeting the Bard

Shakespeare in 140 characters or less

“Brevity is the soul of wit,” after all.  Whether you leave us bedazzled or in stitches, we wait with bated breath for your attempts to reduce a Shakespearean gem into a modern tweet.

Here’s how:

• Select one of the following: summarize a play or sonnet OR illustrate the essence of a character or scene.
•  Make sure you note which scene, character, play, or sonnet you are choosing.
•  Place your entry into the correct category: Histories, Comedies, Tragedies, or Sonnets.
• Entries may be no more than 140 characters. This is challenging!
•  No coarse language, sex, gore, or violence. Keep the rating G—PG-13 as children or teens may be reading. 

Winners will be chosen based on imagination, craftsmanship of language, accuracy, and poignancy or humor as best fits the chosen category, character, etc.
Winners will be chosen based on imagination, craftsmanship of language, accuracy, and poignancy or humor as best fits the chosen category, character, etc. 

Send your entries to shakespeare400@brentwoodtn.gov.  Subject line: Tweet. Include your name and contact information; category; scene, play, character, or sonnet; and the entry itself.  Twitter formatting not required.  

The deadline is April 27, 2016. Winners will be announced April 30th.

Examples:

Much Ado about Texting

 Much Ado about Texting 

If Shakespeare and his characters texted, what might happen? Foul play or fair? Pomp and circumstance? Toil and trouble? Might someone wind up in a pickle?

Devise your own scenario! Play it for laughs, keep it real, or wear your heart on your sleeve. Just do it by texting. In particular, come up with funny or failed texts and share them with us.

Here’s how to enter: 

• Select one of the following: summarize a play, summarize a sonnet, pick a character(s) to tweet as or about, or choose a scene to illustrate with a text.
• Make sure you note which scene, character, play, or sonnet you are choosing.
• Place your entry into the correct category: Histories, Comedies, Tragedies, or Sonnets.
• No coarse language, sex, gore, or violence. Keep the rating G—PG-13 as children or teens may be reading. 
• Winners will be chosen based on imagination, craftsmanship of language, accuracy, and poignancy or humor as best fits the chosen category, character, etc.

Send your entries to shakespeare400@brentwoodtn.gov. Subject line: Text. Include your name and contact information; category; scene, play, character, or sonnet; and the entry itself.  Text formatting is not required.

The deadline is April 27, 2016. Winners will be announced April 30th.

Examples:

Tragedy: Macbeth, ACT 1, iii

Tragedy: Lady Macbeth

Shakespeare in Spoken Word

Saturday, April 30, 11:00 AM—12:30 PM,

with discussion to follow.

Presenters will have the room from 10:00-10:45 to prepare. 

What: Combining the works of William Shakespeare and Spoken Word – uniting past, present, and enduring themes and emotions 

Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines: 

• Pick a scene, pick a character, or summarize a play or sonnet for your performance. Make sure to note which scene, character, play, or sonnet you are choosing for your performance. 
• There are two categories: under 3 minutes and 3-5 minutes. 
• No coarse language, nudity, sex, gore, or violence. These performances must be G – PG-13 as there may be children or teens present.
•  All presenters must apply in advance.   

APPLICATIONS: To apply, send an audio file OR a video file of any one of your performances along with your name and contact information to shakespeare400@brentwoodtn.gov. 

In case we receive more applications that we can accommodate, a wait list will be activated. Applicants will be notified either way.
 

NOTE: If you choose to apply, you will be held accountable for following the content guidelines set herein. Should you choose not to follow those guidelines, we can and will cut you off during your performance. 

For more information, email shakespeare400@brentwoodtn.gov.