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Category Archives: Reuse and Recycle

Impromptu musical event, Wed. July 29

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 28, 2015 by Heather HolmSeptember 10, 2015
Skip LaPlante
Skip LaPlante

Skip LaPlante

We have a very short-notice opportunity to host a musical adventure at Blockhouse School tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, beginning at 7:47

Long time friend Skip LaPlante from NYC is visiting & brought one of his inventions with him. Skip makes instruments from recycled materials, composes work and then plays it-sometimes with his collective in NY and often by himself at various venues open to experimental music.

A highly trained and skilled percussionist, Skip can, & will, jam with anyone in any style of music. Skip worked in the NYC school system for many decades.

Our plan is to quickly get in touch with folks in the local music community who may have an interest in working (bring an ax) /listening with Skip for an evening, going where the sound takes us. Skip will start with a solo composition & then branch out from there.

In addition we are inviting people who like to move. The intention is that sometimes the players will follow the dancers and vice versa. Sometimes participants will just jam!

The audience will consist mainly of family & friends of the participants and the door will be open, similar to Open Mic sessions. Please do invite friends! There will be no charge for the event but we will put out a donations jar as usual.

David C.

PS: Meet him in this video:

Posted in Art Exhibitions, Past events, Reuse and Recycle | Tagged Skip LaPlante

Video about the “New Life for Old Books” show (and our project)

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on August 22, 2013 by Heather HolmNovember 8, 2014
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Posted in Art Exhibitions, Old books, Reuse and Recycle, Videos | Tagged Karen Langlois, New Life for Old Books, old books, Tim Reeves-Horton

Old Books: New Art — Creating “Altered Books”

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on May 15, 2013 by Heather HolmNovember 8, 2014

UPDATE JUNE 6: Registration is full for this workshop. For centuries books have reigned as the ultimate portal to knowledge and imagination.  Now these once treasured objects are heading to landfills by the truckload. But what else can happen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Education, Old books, Past events, Reuse and Recycle | Tagged Altered Books, books, Karen Langlois, reuse, surplus books

Building Coldframes

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 23, 2012 by Heather HolmAugust 7, 2012

We got a couple of coldframes started on July 22. We used pallets for the base, and covered them on the bottom with landscape fabric to help contain the soil, as these coldframes will be sitting on gravel or asphalt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Growing food, Reuse and Recycle, The building | Tagged cold frames, coldframes

Building a pallet garden

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 9, 2012 by Heather HolmApril 9, 2014

On July 8, 2012, we started a pallet garden. This is a great project if you have limited space for gardening, such as a balcony, or if you need a structure to build a raised bed garden from scratch. Pallets … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Reuse and Recycle | Tagged E-I-E-I-O Farm, pallet gardens

Artisan Showcase

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 8, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 23, 2012

UPDATE July 20: The Artisan Showcase now has its own section on this website. The Artisan Showcase, located in the former administration office off the gym, is coming together, showing the work of several members and directors. Many of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Showcase, Green Business, Reuse and Recycle | Tagged artisan, recycle, showcase

Recycle the name!

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 8, 2012 by Heather HolmAugust 7, 2012

We’re not recycling in name only, we’re recycling the name! Literally. Letter-ally. What can you spell with the letters in “ECOLE DE LA RIVE-SUD”? Our word wizards came up with this solution: Particularly apt for our new Artisan Showcase, don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Showcase, Reuse and Recycle | Tagged recycled materials, recycling

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