A Weekend of Films
February 11, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
This past weekend the Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center programs showed up in short films in Richmond, Virginia and in Brisbane, Australia! “Getting Ready for FLOW,” which tells the story of making wooden boats to enter into the Charlottesville River Renaissance FLOW event, was featured in the Australian Wooden Boat Film Festival Friday through Sunday nights.
And closer to home, “A Portrait in Water,” part of the Rivanna River Diaries project, won second prize in the RVA Environmental Film Festival. “A Portrait in Water” is an underwater film we show to participants in our udnerwater filming and photography workshops.
Video for Kids! and Mapmaking
January 9, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
This Saturday! Video for Kids! Your child and you will take a guided hike out in nature and learn to make a movie about your explorations! Bring your cell phone, but there will be a couple of cameras available for people without video capability. We start with a brief explanation of video making, and then head out to take specific types of shots that the guide will tell you about. Afterwards there will be a demonstration on how to cut the footage into a short film. One Hour. Ages 6 and up.
Offered for children and adults at 10:30, 1:00, and 2:45 Adults without children are also welcome. Center admission $7 per person. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Mapmaking from Project Calm… We’re using Calm magazine as our inspiration for making art maps. A perfect companion to Video for Kids!, because you can create a bird’s eye view of what you saw ground-level while you made your video.
Saturday, January 5, Beading, Calligraphy, and a Winter River Walk…
January 1, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
Come learn how to make a New Year’s bracelet with wire, seed beads, and a clasp! Open to adults and to children. Then try your hand at calligraphy for your New Year’s resolutions! We’re using the Calm magazine calligraphy guide (Mindfulness through Making) (also for both adults and children). Finish up with a hike by the river, weather permitting… $7 per person (includes lessons and all materials for two bracelets and calligraphy). More bracelets available at additional cost.
Holiday Giftmaking for Kids!
December 20, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
Come to the Center Friday, December 21 10-4 for holiday giftmaking! We’ll be making wreaths, bracelets, painted boxes, and ornaments! All for $7 a person…
Memorial Service December 11
December 10, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
Tomorrow, December 11, we are closing the Center in order to attend the memorial service of our dear friend, John Bonvillian. John was a dedicated supporter, member, volunteer, donor, and visitor. He always had a sense of humor and a smile. He encouraged people to do their best, and he rallied the APO Service Fraternity at UVA to make their significant contributions throughout the community, and to us. He was willing to learn watercoloring in a journaling workshop, and approached new activities with his jovial enthusiasm. He taught us about George Drouillard, who was one of his consuming interests. In John’s honor, we are establishing an annual essay competition related to Drouillard, which we will be announcing soon. John brought his nephew to the Center to help renovate the Red Pirogue, our replica of one of the three boats the Corps took up the Missouri. We will remember him aboard the boat, chatting and babysitting (he had his nephew’s child with him, as I recall…). We miss him very much. We look forward to gathering with his friends and family.