PHOTOS.....?

If anyone out there who has been attending the Secret Grove has some photos of their experiences they would like to share please send them on and we can include them in our gallery on this blog

THIS WEEKEND!!!!

11.30 : Weevils, Beetles, Caterpillars and Millipedes - An Investigation of the Creepy Crawlies with Kjersti Sletteland

12.30: Exploring Nature through Drama - Jonathon White

2.30: Didgeridoo and Storytelling - Ken Shapley (Ages 7+)

2.30 : Contact Improvisation - Iraya Noble

3.30: Storytelling Games - Peter Simmons

4.30 : Goethean Observation of a Plant - Roland Playle

Sunday 15th :

11.30 : Rangoli Indian Art and Nature Henna Painting - Poonam and Danny Ladwa

12.30: Interactive Performance

2.30: Didgeridoo and Storytelling - Ken Shapley (Ages 7+)

2.30 : Make Poetry Now - Harry Giles

3.30: Interactive Performance

4.30 : Theatre Workshop - Danny Mullins

Friday 13th - A plethora of workshops and performances on offer

11.30 : Origami Animals - Amelia Calvert

11.30: Group storybuilding using drama techniques - Kirsty Nicolson and Beth Keenan (Workshops also at 2.30 and on the 26th at 11.30 and 2.30)

12.30: Interactive Performance

2.30: Movement in the Inner Space - Reem Bahdez

2.30 : Starting to Write (for Adults)– Jane Alexander

2.30: Group storybuilding using drama techniques - Kirsty Nicolson and Beth Keenan

3.30: Interactive Performance

4.30: Theatre Workshop - Danny Mullins

A wee Boat Group

Come rain or shine, wind or snow, we will have a diverse set of session running tomorrow for you all; all alongside a huge Currach brought down by the Adult Learning Project for one day only. Don't miss out - it's an incredible community build project out of old oak and church pews!

11.30: Stamp-making and Art Class - Gill Chantler

2.30 : Curragh Demonstration - Stan Reeves and the Adult Learning Project

A boat from scrap - "The Tolcross Currach"

Examine the 19ft boat and displays on its making and use. Discuss recycling materials to make socially useful products which create and celebrate community.

2.30 : A Capella Singing Workshop - Rona Topaz

Join experienced singer/songwriter Rona Topaz as we form an a capella scratch choir! Even if you have never sung in a group before, come along and join the fun! We will be singing a song with an environment theme.


3.30: 'The search for BurghEdin' with Jonathon White


4.30: Theatre Workshop - Danny Mullins

Leaves as flyers and Workshops for Wednesday 11th

Spread the word, spread the word, how to spread the word?? we have leaves as flyers and will be handing them out on thursday if anyone wants to join in the leaf flyering fun..In this festival of crazy flyering, how much would people love receiving a stamped leave instead of a piece of paper !!

...and here's the workshops for tomorrow...

11.30: Ecology of a BackGreen - Nim Kibbler (workshops also on the 18th and 25th, 11.30)
A whirlwind tour of the many creatures that share our garden spaces. This interactive event for ages 6 and upwards will explore the nearby gardens, the creatures within and the habitats we share with them.We will present some of the weird and wonderful facts about the creatures that live at the back of our houses.

2.30: Make Poetry Now - Harry Giles (workshops also on the 15th and 25th, 2.30)
Want to write a poem, but don't know where to start? Want to speak in your own voice, want to perform from your heart, want to say what matters to you? This workshop will focus on unlocking the poetry you've always wanted to write, for both people who haven't yet begun and experienced writers who've hit their block, with all ages welcome. We'll work together to write and perform short poems around the theme of the week, making it easy to put words in a beautiful order. Bring a pen and your imagination.
http://harrygiles.wordpress.com

16.30pm: Movement in the Inner Space - Reem Bahdez

more coming up over the next couple of weeks are...the adult learning project boat made out of recycled materials, green wood working workshops, plant observation, power pod are coming for 3 days with their renewable energy educational tools, history of edinburgh experts, botanical experts, the bodha project and much much more !!!
Thursday's also a really interesting day

Shan-shui Poems

Check out our new 'Poems and Creative Writing' page if you get a chance. It includes some collaboratively written poems from Sundays "Writing in a Circle" workshop in the Shan-Shui form introduced. If you would like to add to this page with your own writings about the project, or that have been developed at the project then let us know.

A re-freshing start to the week - Tuesday 10th Workshops

Tomorrow's workshops have some real gems in there, so do make it down if you can. Including local storytellers and Botanical experts. Don't miss out!

11.30 : The Harp music and Storytelling - Mio Shapley

2.30: Storymaking with Found Objects - Alette Willis

2.30 : Homeopathy; Environment, land and the physical surroundings – Helen Campbell

4.30 : Contact Improvisation - Iraya Noble

4.30 : Plants and pollinators: evolution and interaction - Humphrey Wood

Visual Artists of the World: We call upon your wonderous forces...

Of there are any budding visual artists who like working woth words and images who would like to help develop a variety of unique and exciting posters, signs and images for the project then please get in touch

Come and Be Inspired - Sunday 8th's workshops

Tomorrow we have a nice quiet morning, and then lots of amazing things to choose from later on. Do come down and hang out at the Botanics anyway as tomorrow is the 'Naturally Inspired' event as well, so there will be other things for the morning too.

11.30: Pebble Painting - Invisible Structures Team

12.30: 'The Search for the Imagination'

2.30 : Musical Plants - Nora Nooran

2.30 and 4.30 : Writing in a Circle - Renga and Chinese Wilderness Styles - Colin Will

16.30 : Interactive Storytelling with Leslie O'Brien

16.30: "Discovering your Inner Landscape" Drama workshop - Sabina Sharma

Saturday 8th: Workshops a plenty!

If you have working slavishly all week and have the chance tomorrow to come down for the first time to the Secret Grove you have a host of exciting events to choose from. Please come along, hang out, and learn, or make, a thing or two. Have a look at what is on below, and check the workshops page above for more information on any of them:

11.30 : Stamp Making - Invisible Structures Team

11.30 : Weevils, Beetles, Caterpillars and Millipedes - An Investigation of the Creepy Crawlies with Kjersti Sletteland

11.30 : Exploring nature through drama - Jonathon White

2.30: "Expressing your Inner Landscape" - Sabina Sharma

2.30 : Contact Improvisation - Iraya Noble

4.30 : Goethean Observation of a Plant - Roland Playle (workshops also on 14th, 4.30)

4.30 : Rhythm in Colour (for ages 16 +) - Jane Cormack