Community Workshops
Interested in participating? join a free community workshop!
Voices of Lake County aims to highlight the voices in our communities! To share your voices about this year's theme "Sustainable Lake County," register to attend an affiliated writing, performance, or art workshop. Details and registration information are listed on this page and will be updated as soon as they are available.
From Bud to BlossoM: Free COmmunity Writing Workshops
Do you have a personal story about how our changing climate and environment has impacted your life? Do you have ideas for how we can create a more sustainable, equitable, and ecologically just future? Do you want to learn more about an emerging genre of fiction: Climate Fiction?
Attend one of our free writing workshops! We will help you craft a short narrative related to the theme of sustainability that may be performed live at our Sustainable Lake County reading on Thursday, May 2 at CLC's Lakeshore Campus.
All participants will receive a free writing journal!
How It Works
Participants who attend the workshop are provided with a series of exploratory questions to help them brainstorm ideas for their personal narratives.
You'll learn about elements of writing craft and read/listen to sample sustainability or nature-themed stories.
You'll partner with a workshop facilitator to decide on the focus/topic of your story and talk through concepts/ideas.
Your workshop facilitator will work with you online (email, Zoom, etc.) to help you polish your draft, with the ultimate goal of reading/performing at our Sustainable Lake County Community Reading on Thursday, May 2 at CLC's Lakeshore Campus.
Workshop Dates
Each workshop will be the same - please choose one. After the workshop, you will be assigned a mentor who will review your draft in preparation for the community reading!
Lake Villa Library Community Writing Workshop – Wednesday, March 13 from 7-8:30 pm at the Lake Villa District Library (please call the library at 847-356-7711 or visit this link to register with the library, in addition to completing our registration below)
Zoom Community Writing Workshop – Thursday, March 21 from 6-8 p.m. on Zoom (register for Zoom link)
Waukegan Community Writing Workshop* – Saturday, April 6 from 11-1 p.m. in S205 at CLC's Lakeshore Campus (please note new date) - *This is a bilingual workshop with a Spanish translator
Creative Writing Community Reading – Thursday, May 2 from 7-8:30 p.m., Eleanor Murkey Community Center at CLC's Lakeshore Campus
Join us for a reading of your written pieces at the beautiful Eleanor Murkey Community Center overlooking Lake Michigan. Participants will have the opportunity to share their work with the public. Friends, family, and community members are invited to this special celebration of environmental and nature writing.
Writing Workshop Registration
Writing workshops are offered to all Lake County residents age 16 or older. All participants must register for a workshop. Participants younger than 18 must complete a parental consent form.
Complete the registration form below or click here to open the form in a new window.
Please share information about our writing workshops! Download a flyer.
VLC Writing Workshop Flyer Sp24_New Reduced.pdfArt Workshops
Sustainable Art: Make Precious Objects from Discarded Items
Learn how to turn your trash into beautiful treasures at this Community Engagement Through the Arts Workshop with Katrina Salazar and Cristen Leifheit. Bring your recyclables, such as bottle caps, recycled small toys, clothing, and other items.
Date & Time: Thursday, March 21, 6-9 p.m.
Location: Room N015, at CLC's Lakeshore Campus
Performance Workshops
MORE INFORMATION TO COME
For more information, contact VLC planning committee member Lamaiya Lancaster at llancaster@clcillinois.edu