Current classes

Upcoming Class Details

The Red Tent: Womyn's Holistic Self-Care Series [website] Wednesday, February 3rd: Fertility awareness - chating and herbs for conception and preconception
Wednesday, March 3rd: Empowering pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding

This six-class series will provide information and facilitate a community discussion on safe herbal self-care, community resources and support.

Classes will be taught from a wise-woman perspective with a focus on affordable and easily accessible plant medicine. Topics that will be covered include basic medicine making, healthy menstruation, yoni infections, womb-healing, fertility wisdom and pregnancy/birth/breastfeeding!

Led by Lynn Flanagan-Till []. - Wednesday, March 10th - 6:30 PM, Please RSVP for location. [RSVP] - 1 confirmed participant
Go Club The game of go is among the oldest games in the world. The rules are simple, yet the game has many layers of complexity. It is a beautiful game and quite fun.

Come to Pablo's on Thursdays and learn how to play. Come and have some fun getting to know this game better.

Led by Abel Feltes []. Thursdays at 5PM - Pablo's Coffee (630 E. 6th Ave.) [map]
Next class: Thursday, March 11th - 5PM [RSVP]
Journalling, Art and Spontaneous Lexography Sort of an overall art class with a messy writing, art, and idea exchange. Bring your own (journal) or make one? Bring yourself, some pens and clippings or markers and glue - whatever you want to include or do. Paints?!

Led by Marta Johnson [] & Kate Collopy []. Thursdays at 7PM - The Litter Box (1346 Lipan St.) [map]
Next class: Thursday, March 11th - 7PM [RSVP]
Art and Anarchism Salon!!! [website] [facebook] This will be a monthly series where each event will have a short talk on an art topic and an anarchist topic potentially followed by lively conversation, fightin' words and/or makeup sex depending on the night you come.

This month's topics:
- Tyranny of Structurelessness (Geyl Scumbag Princess of Denver)
- Urban Soundscapes (Daralee Fallin)

Cash bar to benefit Denver Got Your Back! Dress like you f'n mean it!

Please peruse the recommended readings at our web-site.

XOXOX!
C&AE

PS: We are looking for speakers on both art topics and anarchist topics - it can be anything anything anything that you might be interested in RIGHT NOW and that would give others the opportunity to at least feign interest as well!

E-mail with your potential topic and we'll wrrrk it.

Led by Adam Tinnell []. - Thursday, March 11th - 7PM, 1465 Josephine St. [map] [RSVP]
Theater Games and Improv If playing theater games, acting, and exercising your senses on stage sounds like fun, then you and I have something in common. In this class we'll explore the awareness that it takes to perform improv theater, while having a ball!

Led by Katherine Morris []. Fridays at 3PM - 2670 E. 13th Ave. [map]
Next class: Friday, March 12th - 3PM [RSVP]
Interactive Guided Meditation, Energy Healing & Goddess Readings - Come Together for the Purpose of Co-Creating.
- Practice and Learn how to Quiet the Mind through interactive - Meditation.
- Set the intention to Release any Energy Blocks, Past, Present or Future.
- Reconnect with your Goddess Guide and Accept the Gifts they Share. Offer or Receive Intentional Reiki.
- Be an Open Channel For LOVE&LiGHT.

Led by Robin Mendoza [] & Kathy. Fridays at 8PM - 2710 1/2 Downing St. [map]
Next class: Friday, March 12th - 8PM [RSVP]
Denver Open Choir Do you like to sing with friends?

Starting a new project called Denver Open Choir! Not really a class, but anyone is welcome. This is the first meeting! It is a brainstorm session and a potluck! After this meeting future dates will be announced for choir practice. No singing or choir experience needed.

Led by Lindsay Thorson []. Sundays at 12PM - The Litter Box (1346 Lipan St.) [map]
Next class: Sunday, March 14th - 12PM [RSVP]
Qi Kong ... is a moving meditation. Similar to Tai Chi, yet less complicated. By combining simple, slow, repetitive movements with breath and allowing ease of mind, joints and muscles; Qi is allowed to flow freely. When Qi (Prana, life force, or energy) flows without restraint, optimal health can be acheived.

Come to class seeking tranquility within and without. Remove your shoes and respect silence. If you arrive late, enter class gracefully.

Looking forward to sharing this gift with any and all of you.

Led by Jasmine Lorraine Hannah []. Sundays at 4PM - 2524 Emerson St. [map]
Next class: Sunday, March 14th - 4PM [RSVP]
Kink Tank [myspace] [facebook] Kink Tank is a sex-positive/sex-radical discussion, reading, viewing, and knowledge-sharing/skillshare group. We're interested in approaching sex, sexuality, and sexual content (i.e. porn, erotica, etc.) in an open yet critical way as well as creating a safe, respectful, healthy, all-inclusive environment that discusses and analyzes sexuality and sexual expression with a queer and feminist discourse in mind. We are seeking to be a non-judgmental group that is defined or shaped by its participants. It can look like whatever we want it to be, from serious analysis to good old fashion F-U-N (and likely lots of overlap). We come from a sense of urgency felt around embracing sexuality in a society where one is encultured to feel shame and guilt in what satisfies or interests one sexually. Discussions may vary from asking the question: “what is sexuality and why,” to an analysis of the differences between indie versus DIY versus realcore porn, to learning and knowledge-sharing about Radical Consent models. Topics can and should be proposed and determined by participants. Kink Tank is a support group of sorts created to dispel taboo and love our bodies, ourselves, and each other. Yay for consensual sexuality!!!

Please check the Free school website, or the Kink Tank myspace page at www.myspace.com/kinktankdenver for the topic for each week's class. Please note that Kink Tank is a Safer Space; due to the nature of some discussion topics, and what is involved with creating a Safer Space for all participants around some sensitive topics, some weeks we will be closing the door no later than 15 minutes after class time - so in other words, try to be on time!

Led by Owen [] & Shay Gonzales []. Sunday every other week at 7PM - Starship Nünü (1264 Lipan St.) [map]
Next class: Sunday, March 14th - 7PM [RSVP]
Vegan! Vegan! Vegan! (Baking, Meal Planning, and More) I love food. I want you to love food, too. I would like to use this class as an opportunity to share my experiences in the kitchen with you, and demonstrate that cooking and baking without animal ingredients is easy and fun. Making stuff from scratch, simple recipes that allow for substituting ingredients and improvisational cooking, food lore and history… whatever you want to learn more about, I probably want to learn more about it, too. Let’s learn together! “Let’s feed our hunger for knowledge about vegan cooking.” – Jimmy Bacon

Led by Randa Duffy []. Mondays at 4PM - Post-Pony Palace (3205 Josephine St.) [map]
Next class: Monday, March 15th - 4PM [RSVP]
Pastry-Making Learn how to make baklava, eclairs, soufflés and croissants. Learn the
theory behind why certain pastries are flaky or tender, or what makes a pastry chewy.

Led by Abel Feltes []. Mondays at 6PM - Abel's Abode (1243 Vine St. - #3) [map]
Next class: Monday, March 15th - 6PM [RSVP]
History of Mathematics Learn how to write numbers in ancient languages like Egyptian, Babylonian, Mayan, Greek, etc. And learn how these ancient cultures perceived mathematics and where math comes from. Learn about the lives of famous mathematicians who may or may not have been driven mad by their exploration of mathematics. Have fun nerding-out math-style.

We'll be studying different topics each week, so you don't need to have attended the prior class to understand. No prior math knowledge or experience is required to enjoy the class.

Led by Abel Feltes []. Tuesdays at 6PM - Abel's Abode (1243 Vine St. - #3) [map]
Next class: Tuesday, March 16th - 6PM [RSVP]
Medicinal & Edible Plant Group A discussion group/forum/work group/witches in a tipi. My hope is to gather the collective knowledge on wildcrafting/medicine-making/unique forms of food production, teach one another, and explore whatever our energies bring us to.

Also, the date is flexible and as the group comes into fruition I would very much like to figure out something that works for whomever is interested.

RSVP preferred.

Led by Josh Erickson []. Tuesdays at 6:30 PM, until March 16th - Ruckus Refinery (2131 York St.) [map]
- Tuesday, March 23rd - 6:30 PM, Ruckus Refinery (2131 York St.) [map] [RSVP]
Creative Writing Workshop Bring your short fiction down to Sugar Mountain for some constructive critique from your fellow wordsmiths.

In this class we will read our stories aloud (or, if you prefer, yours can be read by a volunteer) and then discuss them as a group. Please only bring stories around 500 to 1500 words.

This class will also include a free writing session with fun, improvisational experiments.

Led by Josiah Hesse [] & Brian Polk []. Wednesday every other week at 7:30 PM - Rubber Mountain (2670 E. 13th Ave.) [map]
Next class: Wednesday, March 17th - 7:30 PM [RSVP]
DIY Tax Workshop Ever wanted to learn how to do your own taxes, so you won't have to go to a tax preparer year after year? Don't be afraid of tax returns any more! Come to one or two sessions of this class (or as many as you need). Either bring your tax information with you and work on your own taxes as you learn (all efforts will be made to ensure confidentiality) or, if you prefer, come and learn the basics and then go home and do your own. Class will cover both how to do your taxes by hand on paper AND how to e-file your taxes for free, with a focus on making sure you are claiming all credits you are legally eligible for so as to get the highest possible refund. Even if you are not sure you need to file taxes, find out how to know if you can claim a refund or credit.

If you want to be able to e-file your taxes on the spot or to otherwise work on them with the aid of a computer, please bring a laptop with wireless capability. It is also recommended to bring a calculator of some sort and a pencil.

Please note that the purpose of this class is not to provide professional tax advice or preparation, but only to teach you the basics (as well as a few more advanced topics if applicable) so that you can prepare your own return.

Taught by Owen, who is currently working as a tax preparer.

Location determined with RSVP.

Led by Owen []. - Saturday, March 20th - 7:30 PM, Please RSVP for location. [RSVP]
The Mechanics and Lifestyle of Bicycling Each class will focus on a specific skill set, ranging from basic
maintenance and safety to more advanced areas of bicycle mechanics. Topics will include: fixing flats, what to wear and bring with you, deraileur adjustments, brake adjustments, picking the right bike style and size, wheel-truing, self-supported touring and commuting, and anything else students are interested in.

As a knowledgeable and experienced mechanic, Scotty will verbally explain each topic and the essential aspects to be aware of, then physically go through the process and allow attendants to ask questions and try their hands at it, either on their own bike or bikes at our workshop. Typical classes shouldn't last much more than an hour, but could potentially last until 8ish if anyone desires further discussion or practice.

RSVP preferred.

Led by Andrew Mabe [] & Scotty Mathess []. Sunday every other week at 6PM - The Alter Saddle (1155 Josephine St.) [map]
Next class: Sunday, March 21st - 6PM [RSVP]

Classes available by appointment

The following classes are offered on the basis of interest.

If you'd like to attend one of them, just contact the class' leader to arrange a meeting time that works for you both.

Math Tutoring Tutoring is available in any number of mathematics courses: Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra or other topics. Please RSVP for location.
Contact Abel Feltes [].