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spins & needles (ottawa): best in show party! friday september 24th

** NOTE: The July Spins & Needles Best in Show Party is rescheduled for Friday September 24th**

At this month's Spins & Needles installment, inspired by the Pop Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada including Jeff Koons' stainless stell rabbit on display, we're featuring Best in Show!! 

Work on plush balloon animals, collage your own mythical liger-esque creature or craft up some first-place prize ribbons for your critter! Listen to funky beats by DJs Jason Pelletier + Meterman.

When: Friday July 23rd Friday September 24 @ 8:00p.m. onwards
Where: Legion Hall (330 Kent St. @ Somerset St. W.) (Buses #1, 4, 7, 12)
Cover: $8 - includes access to all materials and instructions.

DJs Jason Pelletier + Meterman spinning funky house, old school funk and tech-house.

For event inspiration check out the Spins & Needles blog, spin off stuff!

Info: http://www.spinsandneedles.com/upcomingevent.htm

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spins & needles silkscreening 101 workshops

In a few hours, learn how to transfer any detailed image onto t-shirts, paper, canvas + more! Then screen print to your heart's content and come out with lots of new and wonderful printed items (and we mean *lots*!)

Check out our silkscreening 101 workshop page for more info. Includes a silkscreening kit to take home! All for the reasonable price of $110.00.

Next available dates: Sunday September 26 2010 (We're on break for the summer!)

>Check out the May 2008 Ottawa Citizen article on spins & needles silkscreening 101 workshops

> For Silkscreening 101 Workshops photos, check out the Spins & Needles Silkscreening 101 Flickr set.

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RECENT PAST EVENTS

spins & needles (ottawa): me, you and everyone's birthday!
friday june 18th

(Photo by blissinateacup)

At this month's Spins & Needles installment, we'll be celebrating everyone's birthday!! 

Etsy's put a call out to cities around the world to celebrate with a craft party on June 18th (their actual birthday), and we're organizing the Ottawa edition! We're celebrating their birthday, your birthday, your friend's birthday and everyone else's!

DJs, loot bags and projects galore. Each person will blow out the candle on their own personal birthday cupcake. Funky beats provided by DJs Jason Pelletier + guests.

Plus, if you RSVP to Etsy's worldwide invitation before June 7th on the Meetups.com website, we'll give you $1 off cover! Click here to show your support for the Ottawa party.

PARTY DETAILS

When: Friday June 18th @ 8:00p.m. onwards
Where: Legion Hall (330 Kent St. @ Somerset St. W.) (Buses #1, 4, 7, 12)
Cover: $6 - includes access to all materials and instructions.

DJs Jason Pelletier + guests spinning funky house, old school funk and tech-house.

Projects: Birthday Projects! Plus lots of other goodies.

For event inspiration check out the Spins & Needles blog, spin off stuff.

We also threw the superfun first edition of Me, You and Everyone Else's Birthday a few years ago. Check out the photos on our Flickr page.

Info: http://www.spinsandneedles.com/upcomingevent.htm

spins & needles (ottawa): post-cinco de mayo party! friday may 28th

Feliz Cinco De Mayo amigos! Get in on the fiercest post-Cinco de Mayo fiesta at Barrio Legion!

Fill up a piñata, craft up some tacos (non-edible) and sip on some tequila! Work on a DIY project and listen to some funky beats by DJs Jason Pelletier + Meterman.

When: Friday May 28th @ 8:00p.m. onwards
Where: Legion Hall (330 Kent St. @ Somerset St. W.) (Buses #1, 4, 7, 12)
Cover: $6 - includes access to all materials and instructions.

DJs Jason Pelletier + Meterman spinning funky house, old school funk and tech-house.

Projects: Post-Cinco de Mayo Projects! Includes piñatas and other special goodies. Materials + instructions provided.

For event inspiration check out the Spins & Needles blog, spin off stuff!

Info: http://www.spinsandneedles.com/upcomingevent.htm

spins & needles (ottawa): five- year anniversary party! thursday april 8 canadian war musuem

It's hard to believe, but spins & needles is celebrating its 5-year anniversary in 2010. Thank you to all our supporters, collaborators and friends throughout these past few years.

Starting with Winterlude 2010 last February, S&N presents a year of innovative programming. In April 2010, we'll be hosting spins & needles birthday bash at the Canadian War Museum!

In conjunction with the popular exhibition Camouflage: From Battlefield to Catwalk now on view at the Museum, spins & needles presents a night that mixes dazzle and disguise, battlefields and beats, catwalks and craft.

Taking place amid the dramatic backdrop of LeBreton Gallery, housing the Museum's open collection of armored vehicles and other big toys, you'll get to work on interactive DIY art/craft/design/fashion projects, dance to music by DJs Jason Pelletier and Clifford Brown (Montreal), pose for pictures in a makeshift "photobooth", and enjoy some camouflage birthday treats. As a party guest, you'll have late-night access to the Camouflage exhibition after the Museum closes. A slideshow mixing camouflage images with images from spins & needles past events will be shown.

Before the event, you're also invited to a lecture by a noted expert on dazzle camouflage and how artists have influenced the concealment of ships during wartime.

When: Thursday April 8th, 2010, 8 p.m. - 12 midnight
Where: Canadian War Museum (1 Vimy Place, Ottawa) >Map and Directions
Cover: $10 (Students: $8). Tickets for purchase at the ticket counter. Includes all project materials and instructions.
Cash bar @ the event. 19+

EVENT DETAILS

DJ Set with Jason Pelletier and Clifford Brown (Montreal)
LeBreton Gallery
DJs Jason Pelletier and Clifford Brown mix up some funky, tech-house beats.

Interactive Art/Craft/Design/Fashion Projects
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Gallery + LeBreton Gallery
Work on a variety of projects inspired by the Camouflage exhibition, including LED nighlights, dazzle camouflage t-shirts, parachuting paratroopers and military medals. All materials + instructions provided.

Exhibition Access : Camouflage: From Battlefield to Catwalk
Take a walk through one of the Museum's most popular special exhibitions, Camouflage: From Battlefield to Catwalk. The exhibition explores the patterns and products that hide armies, inspire artists and dominate fashion.

Makeshift Camouflage Photobooth
LeBreton Gallery
Strike your most deceptive or dazzling pose for the cameras and show you were at the party! Photos to be posted on Spins & Needles Flickr site.

Free Pre-Event Lecture: Seagoing Easter Eggs: Artists’ Contributions to Dazzle Ship Camouflage
7:00-9:00 P.M.
Roy R. Behrens, Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Iowa
Well-known for his books and articles on art and camouflage, Professor Behrens will discuss how artists have altered the appearance of ships using dazzle camouflage.

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spins & needles @ winterlude 2010 + the urban cozy project

PRESS RELEASE - SPINS & NEEDLES @ WINTERLUDE 2010

spins & needles @ winterlude 2010 opening ceremonies

Media:

This February, the snowy landscape of Canada’s capital region will be transformed when Canadian creative collective Spins & Needles remixes the winter cultural experience with cutting-edge programming at the 32nd edition of Winterlude in Ottawa-Gatineau. The collective presents a series of free outdoor interactive events combining DJs and workshops at several festival sites, alongside a large-scale, winter-themed urban art/craft installation which connects festival visitors and artists and crafters around the world.

What's going on:

• Friday February 5th @ Majors Hill Park (7:00-10:00 p.m.): Catch Spins & Needles at the opening night of Winterlude near Parliament Hill. Work on winter-related projects while DJs spin funky beats. Watch for our interactive outdoor tent.
• Friday February 12th @ Confederation Park ( 8:00-10:30 p.m.): Catch Spins & Needles for a late night Friday event in the Crystal Lounge while taking a stroll past the Urban Cozy Project. Make some stuff while DJs spin funky beats.
• Weekend Warm-Up Craft Lab: Saturdays + Sundays during the festival (12-4 pm) @ Maison Charron, Parc Jacques-Cartier: Work on various winter-related DIY projects, including your own urban cozy to be part of the public art/craft installation, with the help of instructors while listening to some funky beats.
• The Winterlude 2010 Urban Cozy Project: Spins & Needles will present a large-scale public art installation that integrates current movements in urban art, craft and design with social media technologies. “Urban cozies” have been submitted by artists, crafters and designers from across Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe. Australia, Africa and the U.S. and will be wrapped around trees, lampposts, benches and other urban elements on festival grounds. Check out the online photo album which features photos of each contribution.

For more information on the Winterlude Urban Cozy Project, visit the Submissions Page.

For more event information, visit Spins & Needles Winterlude 2010 site or the National Capital Commission's Winterlude 2010 site.

For behind-the-scenes look at what's going on at Winterlude and to find out our inspirations for the project, check out Spins & Needles blog Spin Off Stuff, the Spins & Needles Flickr page and Twitter page.

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