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Tuesday the 12th of October, William will teach our first Practical photography class. It will cost $10 and you’ll need to bring your own camera. The class will start at Workshop 88 at 6:30pm. We’re trying something new, if you’re not already a member and want to join the Workshop after the class we’ll discount your first month’s dues the cost of the class!
Hey everybody, come on out to our Oktoberfest Open House today!
We’ll be working on projects all afternoon, and this event is open to the public, so if you have a project you’ve been working on, bring it along!
The open house starts at 2:30, and will last until we decide to head over to the local pub. We may even have some members bringing by homebrewed beer for the occasion.
This Sunday, starting at 2pm, our own Andrew Morrison will be teaching a class on the Physics of Music. A short description:
In this class we will explore some of the basic physics which governs the behavior of musical instruments. After exploring the science of resonance, pitch and timbre we will build some simple musical instruments out of common materials. By the end of the class you should come away with your own musical instrument and the ability to invent new musical instruments of your own design.
Tickets will be $10.00 for non-members and supporting members, and free for regular members. Material costs are TBD, but should be under $20.00. All payments will be accepted at the door.
Please let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll keep you updated!
We’re shifting the general meeting by a week, since the next one would fall on Labor Day, and we don’t want to interfere with the long weekend.
The next meeting will be on September 13th, at 6:30pm.
The main topic of discussion will be classes to be held at the space.
We’ve got a preliminary list of classes we’re planning on offering, but we’d love other suggestions, so come on out on the 13th and give us your input!
This and every Thursday is Game Night at Workshop88.
Last week we welcomed three awesome TVs, we got to lounge and enjoy some fight games on a massive 36 in TV. And we got to witness the first Munchkin draw on record.
Stop by and show us your games. The event is open to the public, but that might change soon.
6:30 at Workshop88 HQ in Downtown Glen Ellyn.
Questions? Email us at info@workshop88.com
Last week D&D dominated the space with the medialab being used for the recording of the Film Yarn Podcast. And our awesome comfy leather couches were used for a vicious game of Munchkin.
This week will see the generous donation from College of DuPage of three big TVs to incorporate to the vintage video game corner (which will see a replay of the PlayStation classic Simpsons Wrestling) and perhaps to see a movie or TV show.
Come visit us and bring your games! this event is open to the public.
6:30 at Workshop88 HQ in Downtown Glen Ellyn.
Questions? Email us at info@workshop88.com
After a lot of wall scraping on Saturday (wherein Andrew and I tackled the spackle issue with great intellectual vigor), we’re finally moving onto the priming and painting portion of the project. Thanks to everyone who came out and put their time in!
Anyway, this post is about our General Meeting next Monday, which we are having, as usual. Here’s the Plancast plan: http://planca.st/68j
Hope to see you all there.
Workshop 88 General Meetings
6:30pm, biweekly on Mondays
Questions or Comments? info@workshop88.com
This Thursday, and every Thursday is Game Night at Workshop88.
Doors open at 6:30PM. and goes until the last of our members decides to go home.
After last week’s predictably polemic and borderline violent game of RISK, and a morally objectionable game of island exploitation for the good of the Spanish crown in the 17th century called Puerto Rico our traditional D&D game comes back with a fury.
In the vintage video game corner you can expect Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game, so if you were looking forward to control Raul Julia to defeat Kylee Minogue in this frustratingly obtuse game, this is your chance.
Some guests promised to bring a zombie board game; and we’d love to see the obscure, strange, home made, or otherwise awesome games you’d like to share with us.
If you have any questions, we’ll respond to comments on this post, or email us at info@workshop88.com
See you there!
Start your week off right with a Workshop 88 General Meeting! Next week, we’ll continue talking buildout projects. Also at the meeting next week: Me! So long as my car doesn’t crap out (again), leaving me stranded and crying in the driveway.
I sat in it for 20 minutes, despondent look on my face. Ask my wife.
ANYWAY.
If there’s anything you’d like brought up at the meeting, make a mention in the comments below or e-mail info@workshop88.com. For instance, I’d like to see the walls coated in gumdrops and the tables made out of candy canes & graham crackers.
Make it so.
Workshop 88 General Meetings
6:30pm, biweekly on Mondays
http://planca.st/5DW
This Thursday, and every Thursday is Game Night at Workshop88.
Doors open at 6:30PM. and goes until the last of our members decides to go home.
Our president, Russ Lankenau will be officiating his weekly D&D game sporting a spiffy wizard hat.
Bring your portable console, or make your console portable, and then bring it to the space (bring a TV to connect to it too). Bring some comfortable seating, and share your most frustratingly obscure game.
Laptops, cabinets, board games, checkers and chess are welcome. If you can play with it, we want you to share it!
There will be an original XBOX, a PS2, a projector and a couple of televisions available.
Because the new space doesn’t yet have internet service, all games must be self contained and not have an online component. Sorry WoWers and Second Lifers, we’re working on it.
The event is for the most part BYOS (bring your own stuff.) There’s a Starbucks in the same block should you require some caffeine. And I’ll bring a cooler with ice to hold your beverages. If you want to share some tasty snacks with us it will be most appreciated. The idea is to share and game together. Without much of an agenda.
If you have any questions, comment on this entry or email us at info@workshop88.com
Hope to see you there.
