Participants transform cast-off pages—old sheet music, maps, book leaves—into singular prints using wood type and the deliberate pressure of the letterpress. Ideal for anyone curious how printing actually works, or already convinced that dead materials deserve second lives.
workshopAugust 26 · 7 PM · Pyramid Atlantic Art Center · $46.00
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Sat, Aug 22
Letterpress Studio, Pyramid Atlantic
Someone who's been curious about how letterpress actually works—the smell of ink, the mechanical satisfaction of it—gets to find out on a real press, walking away with prints they made themselves.
LetterpressSat, Sep 12
Letterpress Studio, Pyramid Atlantic
Frank Baseman teaches you to build a composition directly on the press bed, layering type and images until something unexpected emerges—collage happens in real time, and you leave with prints that only exist because you were there.
LetterpressWed, Sep 23
Letterpress Studio, Pyramid Atlantic
Participants learn to set and print with antique wood type on a real press, discovering how a single piece of metal or wood becomes something tangible you can hold and take home.
LetterpressWed, Aug 19
Burke Centre Library — Burke Centre Conference Room
Adults learning English gather in a small group to practice speaking with volunteer instructors, mixing casual conversation with grammar help. Good for anyone wanting to actually use the language rather than just study it.
English Language LearningThu, Aug 20
Courthouse Library — Azalea Conference Room
Elementary schoolers gather to construct something tangible, whether that's with blocks, wood, or whatever materials the library's dreamed up this month—the kind of afternoon where kids actually leave with something they made.
Kids ActivitiesFri, Aug 21
Martha Washington Library — Martha Washington Conference Room
Adults gather weekly to discuss the popular fiction they've actually read, a chance to hear what stuck with someone else and maybe argue a little about it.
Book Discussion