Mar Vista Workshop: Surviving a Deserted Island
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStudents in this workshop will be ages 8-13. We’re stranded! Students will be explorers, trying to find creative ways to survive in their newfound predicaments. At the workshop’s end, participants leave with a Robinson Crusoe–a diary that describes their time … Read more
Echo Park Workshop: Write a Theme Song For 826LA!
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMentors and musicians from Rock n' Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles will guide you through the process of writing a theme song as a group. No musical experience needed. Who are you? Who is 826LA? What kind of song … Read more
Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 5 of 7)
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAge 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
Volunteering 101 – Manual Arts
Manual Arts High School 4131 S Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, United StatesThis 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
Grand Park Downtown Bookfest
Grand Park's Olive Court 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn collaboration with the City of Los Angeles’ Big Read honoring the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Grand Park’s Downtown Bookfest turns Dickinson’s poetry inside out with performances by Cut Chemist + Hymnal, Dan Prathers and Mayda Del Valle. We'll be … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDuring 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
Echo Park Workshop: Comedy Writing 101
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin 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
Roar Shack Presents: “Wake Up”
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesRoar 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
Echo Park Journalism Workshop (Part 6 of 7)
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAge 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
5th Annual Scholarship Day
Manual Arts High School 4131 S Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, United StatesWhen: Saturday, March 18, 9 AM- 2 PM Where: Manual Arts High School Who: 75 LAUSD high school seniors + 75 826LA volunteers (that’s you!) What: One-on-one writing support as students write scholarship essays College counselors will choose three scholarships for each student to … Read more