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Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 1 of 7)
Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 1 of 7)
Age Range: 8-14 Description: Pull out your press pass and fire up your steno pad, journalism students work one-on-one with volunteers to select a compelling subject, and write, edit, and publish a bi-monthly newspaper, The Good Times, that’s distributed around … Read more
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Volunteering 101 – Manual Arts – CLOSED
Volunteering 101 – Manual Arts – CLOSED
This Volunteering 101 is not restricted to, but highly encouraged for, individuals interested in volunteering in the 826LA Writers' Room at Manual Arts High School. During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, hear about our … Read more
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Echo Park’s Barnacle’s Bookworms
Echo Park’s Barnacle’s Bookworms
Please join us for Barnacle’s Bookworms, a reading-focused workshop! Elementary school students from our after-school tutoring program receive one-on-one reading support as we help them build their literacy skills and love of reading. Consistency is essential, as a strong tutor-student … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop: Creature Camp – Howl to be the Best Monster
Mar Vista Workshop: Creature Camp – Howl to be the Best Monster
Students at this workshop will be ages 7-11. Halloween has passed, but it’s always monster season! Here at Creature Camp, we show young monsterlings howl to be mighty once they come of age. We are currently enlisting experienced monsters as … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Echo Park – CLOSED
Volunteering 101 – Echo Park – CLOSED
During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, hear about our different aspects of programming, watch a fun and informative tutor training video, receive our tutor handbook, get registered as a volunteer, and of course … Read more
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Echo Park Workshop: Comedy Writing 101
Echo Park Workshop: Comedy Writing 101
Join Julia Prescott, a TV writer and stand-up comedian as she teaches you how to write sketches fit for SNL, comedic monologues, characters and more. No prior comedy or writing background is required; each student will leave class with a … Read more
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Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 2 of 7)
Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 2 of 7)
Age Range: 8-14 Description: Pull out your press pass and fire up your steno pad, journalism students work one-on-one with volunteers to select a compelling subject, and write, edit, and publish a bi-monthly newspaper, The Good Times, that’s distributed around … Read more
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Echo Park: Rhymes of the Times
Echo Park: Rhymes of the Times
Date: Feb 11, 1–3 PM Age Range: 10-14 Description: Students will work in groups to come up with original lyrics for simple melodies of existing songs. Students will brainstorm with each other and then organize their lyrics using the wonderful … Read more
Echo Park Workshop: Rhymes of the Times
Echo Park Workshop: Rhymes of the Times
Students will work in groups to come up with original lyrics for simple melodies of existing songs. Students will brainstorm with each other and then organize their lyrics using the wonderful tools of language, rhythm, phrasing, and tone to to … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista – CLOSED
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista – CLOSED
During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, hear about our different aspects of programming, watch a fun and informative tutor training video, receive our tutor handbook, get registered as a volunteer, and of course … Read more
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826LA@Hammer: LIST-O-RAMA: The Easiest Poem You’ll Ever Write
826LA@Hammer: LIST-O-RAMA: The Easiest Poem You’ll Ever Write
Date: Feb 12, 11 AM – 1 PM Age Range: 8-14 Description: As simple as a grocery list and as tricky as a lock combination, the list poem offers writers a way to tell stories in snapshots. In this workshop, … Read more
Roar Shack Presents: “Don’t Forget”
Roar Shack Presents: “Don’t Forget”
Roar Shack is a collective of writers and artists, and we’re going to bring you voices. Some of us come from fiction, some from memoir, some from poetry, and from music and performance and just about anything that leaves its … Read more
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Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 3 of 7)
Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 3 of 7)
Age Range: 8-14 Description: Pull out your press pass and fire up your steno pad, journalism students work one-on-one with volunteers to select a compelling subject, and write, edit, and publish a bi-monthly newspaper, The Good Times, that’s distributed around … Read more
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Mar Vista Workshop: Creature Camp – Howl to be the Best Monster
Mar Vista Workshop: Creature Camp – Howl to be the Best Monster
Students at this workshop will be ages 7-11. Halloween has passed, but it’s always monster season! Here at Creature Camp, we show young monsterlings howl to be mighty once they come of age. We are currently enlisting experienced monsters as … Read more
HBO Presents The Crashing Comedy Tour
HBO Presents The Crashing Comedy Tour
Update: This event is sold out. Pete Holmes, Judd Apatow, and Artie Lange are hitting the road for THE CRASHING COMEDY TOUR. Join them and select special guests as they take the stage to perform their unique brands of stand-up … Read more
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Echo Park Workshop: Comedy Writing 101
Echo Park Workshop: Comedy Writing 101
Join Julia Prescott, a TV writer and stand-up comedian as she teaches you how to write sketches fit for SNL, comedic monologues, characters and more. No prior comedy or writing background is required; each student will leave class with a … Read more
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Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista – CLOSED
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista – CLOSED
During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, hear about our different aspects of programming, watch a fun and informative tutor training video, receive our tutor handbook, get registered as a volunteer, and of course … Read more
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Partners in Time Presents: Dana Goodyear and Joel Stein
Partners in Time Presents: Dana Goodyear and Joel Stein
Partners in Time Members at the Near Future ($500+) level and above are invited to an exclusive event featuring writers Dana Goodyear and Joel Stein in conversation with Los Angeles Magazine Food and Dining Writer Lesley Bargar Suter. Katie Bundschu from Gundlach Bundschu, … Read more
Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 4 of 7)
Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 4 of 7)
Age Range: 8-14 Description: Pull out your press pass and fire up your steno pad, journalism students work one-on-one with volunteers to select a compelling subject, and write, edit, and publish a bi-monthly newspaper, The Good Times, that’s distributed around … Read more