Middle School offerings from the Telling Room

Announcing three new and exciting workshops from The Telling Room!

Please find three printable pdf files attached to share with whomever might be interested.
To register or for more information, please contact us at 774-6064 or email andrew@tellingroom.org

On the Street: Writing and Photography
Grades 6 ?12
Thursdays, February 5th, 12th, 26th, March 5th, 12th, 19th
3:30 ? 5:00 p.m.
Taught by The Telling Room Staff, guest authors, and photographers.
What's the word on the street? How do we talk about the streets and neighborhoods that we walk through every day? Using The Telling Room's digital cameras and our notepads we will explore the streets in search of the stories, real and invented, that are on every corner. We'll learn about framing a picture and how images and words together can create a powerful narrative. This workshop is connected to our yearlong project, "On the Streets Where You Live." Participation in these workshops may produce work that we will publish or make available to the public, with permission of the student artists.

Songwriting
Grades 6 - 12
Wednesdays, Feb 4th, 11th, 25th, March 4th
3:00 ? 5:00 p.m.
Join local singer-songwriter Emilia Dahlin and hip-hop artist Sontiago in this four-week song writing workshop and hear your own words turn into actual song lyrics. Ever wondered how words transfer from the brain, to the paper, to the radio airwaves? Haven't you always wondered how your favorite artists came up with such catchy lines? You'll take part in creating an original song and watching it come to life. Learn how melodies, verses, and choruses develop into a final product.
This workshop is connected to our yearlong project, "On the Streets Where You Live." Participation in these workshops may produce work that we will publish or make available to the public, with permission of the student artists.

Documentary Shorts: Filming the Old Port
Tuesdays, 3:00-5 pm. February 3rd, 10th, 24th, and March 3rd, and 10th.
Grades 7 - 12
Come along with local filmmakers Cecily Pingree and Brooke Brewer and turn video cameras on the wharves and streets off Commercial Street. Interview the shopkeepers and personalities of the Old Port as you choose how to frame scenes of this important Portland downtown neighborhood.
This workshop is connected to our yearlong project, "On the Streets Where You Live." Participation in these workshops may produce work that we will publish or make available to the public, with permission of the student artists.