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 Meetings and Activity Schedule
 2003  (Past 2001, 2002) (Possible Activities(view w/ quick-links) 

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Month  Day Location Facilitator Activity  Notes
           
  Sunday        
Sunday        
Month  Day Location Facilitator Activity  Notes

Past Years Meetings

 2003      Meeting time is 1 to 4 pm

Month  Day Location Facilitator Activity  Notes
May Sunday
05/04/03
 Durant Center Joan introductory activities  
Sunday
05/18/03
 Durant Center edwin Brainstorming 
Capturing Ideas
 

 

 2002

Month  Day Location Facilitator Activity  Notes
January    Durant House  A short hiatus,  no meetings in January, happy new years
   Durant House
February Sunday 2/3/02  Durant House  Joan, Edwin Drawing From Betty Edwards book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.

Sunday 2/17/02

 Durant House Joan, Edwin Drawing color  From Betty Edwards book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
March

Sunday 3/3/02

 Durant House Joan, Edwin Drawing From Betty Edwards book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
Sunday 3/17/02  Durant House no meeting
April

Sunday 4/7/02 

 Durant House Joan poetry it's national poetry month.. so guess what we will be doing at this meeting? Bring a poem about inspiration. Read a poem, act it out, draw it.
 Sunday 4/21/02  Durant House Joan follow-up poetry  
May

Sunday 5/5/02 

 Durant House Harry Bernstein song writing Start the process of writing a song

Sunday 5/19/02 

  Canceled Due to Rain.  Hike, picnic, and creativity at  Inspiration Point in Tilden park.
June Sunday 6/2/02  Durant House Joan collage Follow-up on poetry and drawing., begin collage

Sunday 6/16/02

Durant House Joan Collage Collage
July

7/7/02

Mt. Tamalpais  edwin Hike Hike, picnic, and creativity at  Inspiration Point at Mt Tamalpais
7/21/02 Durant House     postponed hike
August 8/4/02 Tilden park edwin Hike Hike, picnic, and creativity at  Inspiration Point in Tilden park.

 

8/18/02

Durant House     canceled - several people couldn't make the meeting.
September
9/1/02
Durant Center Joan Collage  

9/15/02

Durant Center     canceled - several people couldn't make the meeting.
October

10/6/02

Durant Center    Collage  Personal Collage

10/20/02

Durant Center Joan group collage  Personal Collage
November

11/3/02

Durant Center  Harry Bernstein song writing  Follow up on previous song writing activity. We'll create song parody for the group.

11/17/02

Durant Center Joan  collage finish  Personal Collage
December 12/1/02 Durant Center     review past activities and plan for next year
12/15/02  Durant Center Gary, Sandra Bio-drama, Collage bring a short activity. After meeting we will have a early dinner  at Organic Cafe
Month  Day Location Facilitator Activity  Notes

 

 2001

Month  Day Location Facilitator Activity  Notes
  12/12/00     PreMeetings Brainstorms   Brainstorm:  How to set up the Creative Study Circle?
  2/4/01     PreMeetings Brainstorms   Brainstorm: What activities can we create to explore a theme?.
  2/7/01     PreMeetings Brainstorms   Brainstorm: What activities can we create to explore a theme?.

February

Sunday 2/25/01 Kearney St. Edwin Draw First Memory  See the meeting pictures and art
March Sunday 3/4/01 Berkeley JCC Edwin Pictorial Brainstorming
(
MindMapping)
See the meeting pictures and art.
Sunday 3/11/01 Berkeley JCC  room 22 Edwin Haiku Poetry Many thanks to the JCC for supplying us with this meeting space. 
Sunday 3/18/01 Green Gulch Zen Center Joan writing/poetry We will be going to Green Gulch Zen Center, in Marin.  After this week  we are holding off with meetings until we find a permanent meeting location. It's been too difficult meeting in different locations every time.

 We have a new permanent meeting space at 

Durant House, 2330 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, (near U.C. Berkeley).

(Close to BART and there's plenty of parking in the lot)  meetings are on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.

October Sunday 10/7/01 Durant House

 Joan, Edwin,

Cathy

Project overview, see IDEO video & Brainstorming, and ink blot First meeting at new location.

Sunday 10/21/01

Durant House Edwin MindMapping pictorial brainstorming.
November

Sunday 11/4/01

Durant House Joan, Edwin, MindMapping Pictorial brainstorming.

Sunday 11/18/01

Durant House Joan, Edwin, MindMapping Group pictorial brainstorming.
December

Sunday 12/2/01

Durant House   Richmond Art Center field trip  
Sunday 12/16/01 Durant House   Milestone and Christmas Party We will be having a Christmas party and will show the art we have created. Everyone is welcome and feel free to bring guests. Refreshments will be served.

 

Possible Activities

Month  Day Location Facilitator Activity  Notes
           
          To Do: Set a date to have an exhibition of the groups artwork on Inspiration at a Community Center, Gallery, or other venue.
     Durant Center Harry Bernstein Bestiary  We will draw on animal models and animal characteristics to create a unique alphabet of inspiration.  i.e. create an alphabet drawn from the qualities of inspiration. 
    Durant Center Gary Politzer Bio-Drama  
      Christina K Hutchins Poetry  
        Cartooning  
        Acting Improv  
        Masks  
        Clay  
        write up a scene, act it out, video tape it, edit  
      John Chung improv acting