2023 Block Party Date TBA! 
 

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3 Tracks of programming

10-15 free workshops and panels

7-10 youth performances

 

Open Lab
Career Advancement Track

Co-Sponsored by College of Arts and Media CU Denver 

Workshops include:

  • NFT's in the music business: Step by Step intro to creating NFT's | Led by Babah Fly 
  • Taking your Ads to the Next Level | Led by JuiceBox of Paradise
  • Budgeting 101 - Tips for Artists: What's a budget? How do I track my expenses? What are some best practices and tools? Led by Sarah Slaton LinkTree | www.sarahslaton.com | Edison (Video) 
  • How to Get Media to Pay Attention to Your Music: a panel with The Drop, 303 Magazine, CPR, and Denver Westword | Sponsored by Schomp Automotive 
  • Copyright 101: Dave Ratner with Creative Law Network Moderator Kait Corrado 
  • Music Distribution: How to distribute your music on all Digital Streaming services Moderator Jesus Rodriguez 
Poetry Kiva
Health and Wellness Track

Co-Sponsored by The Colorado Trust, The Denver Housing Authority

Workshops include:

  • Healing Movement with Mona Magno | Have you heard of Qigong? This movement practice has been a healing method for centuries. Take this class to learn some Qigong movements and discover ways to create fluidity in your body - Moderator Mona Magno
  • SAME Cafe - Plant Based Made Easy a cooking class with SAME Cafe 
  • Collage Your Feelings with Mace Windu | a discussion on what it means to truthfully acknowedge your feelings and then will be sowing students how how to create a colage of images or words that represent how they feel. Moderator Mace Windu
  • Talking to Your Inner Child Moderator Brent Adams 
  • Denver Botanic Gardens: How to Grow your own Herb Garden 

 

Open Lab
Art Making Track

Co-Sponsored by All Four Guitars 

Workshops include:

  • Freestyling | Freestyling for fun and nonprofits: A workshop that will turn flow-nots into Flobots! Together we will explore the roots of freestyle rap, the different definitions of the term, and how to spot the difference.
  • Beatboxing with Michelle Rocqet | Interested in learning how to demystify mouth sounds? Come to this beatboxing workshop and by the end, you’ll be spitting up a storm! We’ll cover the anatomy of a drum kit, how to make all the fundamental sounds you’ll need, basic beat patterns, a sprinkle of mic technique, and other fun effects that won't cost you a penny to make! No experience needed and all levels are welcome.
  • OUT FRONT Magazine: Music Journalism / Writing about your music 
  • Creative Writing with Suzi Q Smith | Building a Word Bank for Lyrics & Poetry: A demo of some ideas to generate a word/rhyme bank to expand vocabulary and narrow in on ideas and images in writing poems and lyrics
  • Making Zines with Elijah Lynch
Students speak with CAM about college
Youth performance at the block party
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