project.6 – Grant Wood Neighborhood Clean-up
Registration for Project.6 – Grant Wood Neighborhood Clean-up is now open! Click here to go to registration.
Last fall, we coordinated a neighborhood clean-up day in the Wetherby Neighborhoods. This fall a similar day is being planned for another Iowa City neighborhood, and the date is October 24, 2009. We will be bringing together communites with fall yard clean-up, trash pick-up, and hazardous waste removal.
We hope that again this year, neighborhoods from all over the greater-Iowa City area will reach out to help this community.
Come and witness what we can accomplish when we come together for others.
Stay tuned here at reclaimingroots.org for updates as the date gets closer. Click here to register.
{roots} at university volunteer fair
Don’t miss your chance to visit the {reclaiming roots} table at the University of Iowa’s Volunteer Fair on September 2! We will be in the Iowa Memorial Union from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Not only will we have all sorts of information on upcoming projects and what we’re all about, but we’ll be raffling off some pretty sweet re-purposed swag.
Our good friend Nicki from foundbynicki.etsy.com has made a wallet and a pouch from repurposed leather coats to be taken home to two lucky volunteers! Thanks so much, Nicki!
Stay tuned for more news. We’ve got an event in the works.
we’re back
. . . and this time we’re not kidding around.
We can now be found on the Facebooks and followed on Twitter too.
Project.5 TOMORROW!
Click here for morning registration.
Click here for afternoon registration.
We’ve had many verbal commitments to help Public Space 1 this upcoming Saturday, but we wanted to send a final email to remind you to sign-up through the website so we can best plan accordingly: www.reclaimingroots.org. Because PS1 has limited space, we’re splitting up the day:
20 volunteers: 9-12pm (coffee, pastries, and lunch provided – stay until 12.30!)
20 volunteers: 12.30-3.30pm (lunch provided – come at 12!)
Reminders of the details:
PS1: a non-profit venue run by volunteers, for local artists and performers to “go public” with their talents! We’re helping work on a gallery (see pic attached) and the rest of the space
LOCATION: Public Space 1 (115 East Washington in the basement of the Jefferson Building / Next to Herteen & Stockers in Downtown Iowa City)
PARKING: Its Iowa City….. we’re sorry! We recommend using one of the nearby parking ramps
TASKS: Painting, cleaning, tearing-out carpet, building a stage, scraping floors…. All very glorious activities!
CLOTHES/TOOLS: Wear old clothes, bring a shop-vac or any exhaust style fan (email us if you’ll be bringing either)
MUSIC: Local artist Caleb Engstrom is playing over lunch!
SPONSORS: If you want to help sponsor this project, email luke@reclaimingroots.org
Current Sponsors:
Vrban Fire Protection
Solutions Insurance
Café del Sol
Public Space 1
The James Gang
Thanks in advance for your help, in supporting Iowa City’s creativity!
See you Saturday,
{roots} crew
Project.5 — Public Space 1
When: January 24, 2009 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm
Where: Public Space 1 115 E Washington St. Iowa City
Purpose: Help the folks at Public Space 1 and the James Gang improve the space for creativity and community.
Registration: Click here to register! We will have two opportunities to volunteer on January 24. Due to a lack of space at Public Space 1, we have split the registration into two 25 volunteer groups. One group at 9am-12pm and another from 1pm-4pm. Both groups will be capped at 25 people each, so we urge you to sign up for your desired shift as soon as possible. We would like to stress that if you are unable to work this day but still interested in helping to please consider giving financially to Public Space 1. Do so by clicking here.
Sponsors: If you are interested in making this happen via sponsorship, please email luke@reclaimingroots.org.
Web Questions: If you have any web questions or problems, please email our web genius chris@reclaimingroots.org
Public Space 1 (PS1) is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run art, culture and performance venue in downtown Iowa City. PS1 is sponsored and supported by the James Gang, providing opportunities for local visual and performance artists to “go public” with their talents. They provide a venue for people to practice, perfect, and perform their creative endeavors including theater, photography, art, writing, and performance. The space provides a location for community discussions, gatherings, interactions, and dialogues. {reclaiming roots} is always interested in bringing people together, to help out for the greater good of the community, especially in the context of pursuing creativity. This is certainly a cause that will continue to cultivate the culture of our community, and support local performers and artists.
On January 24, 2009, {reclaiming roots} is going to facilitate a work day to help create a gallery space for the visual arts, and renovate a currently un-usable space into a gallery. The focus will be on painting, drywall, cleaning, and other renovation work. If you have specific carpentry skills, please email us directly at stan@reclaimingroots.org and zach@thejamesgang.ws.
If you’ll be unable to help on this date but want to help cover specific materials/project costs, you can contribute directly to Public Space 1 and James Gang at http://www.firstgiving.com/psone. There is a donor that wants to match 50% of every financial gift toward this project!
Lastly, other PS1 information can be found at their website:www.thejamesgang.ws/psone