Saturday, May 4th: How to Teach a Class at Trade School
How to Teach a Class at Trade School STOREFRONT FOR LEARNING (221 E. Broadway, Manhattan) 7-9pm Barter, register here Interested in teaching a class at Trade School? Join us for a brief talk about barter and mutual aid, followed by games and activities where participants identify what they can teach and want to learn. We’ll [...]
Thursday, February 21st: Qualities of Economic Performance
Qualities of Economic Performance Museum of Arts and Design (2 Columbus Circle, Manhattan) 7-8:30pm Barter for instruction, registration required In the dominant economy, economic performance typically refers to the outcomes of an enterprise, industry, or a national or global economy and the degree of efficiency with which the outcomes are met. It is measured in [...]
Sunday, October 21st: Urban Cycling Through the Seasons (Register Now)
Urban Cycling Through the Seasons SJDC/Kellen Gallery (2 W. 13th St., Manhattan) 2-3:30pm Barter, registration required Does it ever seem like you’re cruisin’ around on your bike looking like a drowned rat while everyone else resembles a two-wheeled Anthropolgie ad? This class will go into the logistics of biking in every season. From the extreme [...]
Sunday, October 21st: Organization, Time Management & How to Live a Decluttered Life (Register Now)
Organization, Time Management & How to Live a Decluttered Life SJDC/Kellen Gallery (2 W. 13th St., Manhattan) 12-1:30pm Barter, registration required As New Yorkers we often find ourselves overwhelming busy, however, many of us do not realize that sometimes this happens simply due to poor time management and organization skills. This class will help you [...]
Monday, October 15th: Trade Fruits & Veggies for Haircuts (Register Now)
Trade Fruits & Veggies for Haircuts SJDC/Kellen Gallery (2 West 13th St 6:30-9pm Barter, registration required Come by our pop-up Trade School Salon to get a haircut and chat, in exchange for fresh fruit and vegetables. Help feed two hungry artists and in exchange we’ll give you a unique new ‘do. There’s no pressure to [...]
Saturday, October 13th: Pie Social & Dance Party
Pie Social & Dance Party Treehaus (94 Monroe St., Brooklyn) 7pm-1am Barter, registration required Come to a pie social hosted by housing cooperative Treehaus to share YOUR idea of a delicious pie. Sweet? Savory? A delectable swirl of each? Prizes awarded to Most Original, Prettiest, Tastiest and Failure pie-because one person’s failure is another person’s [...]
Monday, October 8th: Creative Contracts: Beyond the Handshake and the Form Contract
Creative Contracts: Beyond the Handshake and the Form Contract SJDC/Kellen Gallery at The New School (2 W. 13th St., Manhattan) 7-9pm Barter, registration required Participants will gain the skills to negotiate and write contracts which aid their creative endeavors. This class would be interactive and discussion-based, and would have three main goals: – understanding the [...]
Through Sunday, October 28th: Trade School New York – Barter for Awesome Classes
Trade School is back in session for Fall! Barter for seats in a variety of unique classes on topics ranging from improv to finding the job of your dreams. Click here for more information & to register for classes. Click here for more cheap New York City events & things to do.
Monday, April 30th: Creative Movement
Creative Movement GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 11-3pm Barter, registration required This class will be about moving your body creatively and intuitively. We will break down the barriers of traditional movement and look at how to express ourselves and our societal (dis)functions through dance. We will explore freedom with the body and how to make [...]
Thursday, April 26th: Communication Media During Mass Actions
Communication Media During Mass Actions GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 3-7pm Barter, registration required Over the course of these classes we’ll be reviewing techniques and tools for gathering up-to-the-minute information during decentralized direct actions such as Twitter, Livestream, Ushahidi, and mobile applications. We will also go over specific logistics for using these techniques on May [...]
Wednesday, April 25th: Balloon Animals 101 – Your New Party Trick
Balloon Animals 101 – Your New Party Trick GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 7-8:30pm Barter, registration required It’s back! Learn to entertain small children! Adults! Strangers! Consider the life of a clown! By joining this class you’ll learn how to make at LEAST one basic balloon creation, such as a hat, sword or dog. If [...]
Tuesday, April 24th: Art and Event Series: Trade School
Art and Event Series: Trade School Hirshon Suite at The New School (55 West 13th St., Room 205, Manhattan) 6pm Free On April 24 The New School student organization Bricollab invites Caroline Woolard, Christhian Diaz, and Aimee Lutkin to discuss the goals, principles, and collaborative synergy that helped create Trade School, an alternative learning space [...]
Monday, April 23rd: Fortune Telling for Fun and Entertainment
Fortune Telling for Fun and Entertainment GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 7-8:30pm Barter, registration required Ever wonder if you might have a psychic ability? Do you believe in signs and superstitions? Then this class might disappoint you. Fortune telling for fun and entertainment is all about using your imagination and not taking things too seriously [...]
Sunday, April 22nd: Crowdfunding 101 – Innovative Ways of Financing Projects
Crowdfunding 101 – Innovative Ways of Financing Projects GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 1-2:30pm Barter, registration required Crowdfunding is taking off right now as a way for entrepreneurs, artists, foodies and others to finance their projects and dreams. While the movement is picking up momentum it is still a very new and often misunderstood topic. [...]
Saturday, April 21st: Introduction to WordPress Website Building for Activists and Artists
Introduction to WordPress Website Building for Activists and Artists GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 5-9pm Barter, registration required Maybe you want to start a blog, a club, a group or do an online art project? Well, maybe you haven’t had the time to learn on your own or the money to pay a designer $50 [...]
Friday, April 20th: Drafting a Great OkCupid Profile
Drafting a Great OkCupid Profile GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 7-8:30pm Barter, registration required Thinking about finding dates online? Not sure where to begin? Come to this class, where we will think about what we want out of the dating game, and how to get it… through a superb online dating profile. We’ll spend the [...]
Tuesday, April 17th: Introduction to the Cyrillic Alphabet
Introduction to the Cyrillic Alphabet GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 7-8:30pm Barter, registration required In this class you will learn how to read, write and pronounce the letters of the Cyrillic alphabet used in languages such as Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh and Bulgarian. Basic familiarity with the alphabet is vital if you are traveling in Russia, [...]
Thursday, April 12th: Intro to Eco-Roofs
Intro to Eco-Roofs GrandOpening (139 Norfolk St., Manhattan) 7-8:30pm Barter Ecoroofs are rooftop treatments that help the environment in general. They include greenroofs, blueroofs and whiteroofs, we will talk about some of the differences between these eco-roofs and what other “cool” technologies are out there (such as greencloaking and living walls). This 90 minute class [...]
Friday, April 6th: How to Create Your Own Hair & Beauty Products
The Kitchen Salon Cuchifritos (120 Essex St., Manhattan) 12-1:30pm Barter, registration required Do you want outstanding hair without an outrageous price? Want to be able to pronounce all of the ingredients listed on your hair and body products? Then perhaps you should consider starting your own DIY kitchen salon. What started as a quest for [...]
Friday, March 30th: Trade School Homecoming + Dance-Off
Homecoming Dance Party 70 N. 6th St., Brooklyn 10pm-2am Barter, RSVP here One more dance! Hot sweaty DJ sets by DJ Nordic Traxx, DJ Lil Lil, DJ Tinseltown, and Viva’s BODYroll Crew teaching us some floor melting moves to be followed by a DANCE OFF. Winners will be amply rewarded with prizes and smoky, suggestive [...]
Thursday, March 29th: Last Day for Trade School Classes at the Museum of Arts and Design
Trade School Museum of Arts and Design (2 Columbus Circle, Manhattan) 7-8:30pm Barter, registration required Click here for more information about Trade School. Classes will continue to be offered at GrandOpening & Cuchifritos. Available classes include: – Economics of Education – Burnout Prevention for Activists: Creating a Sustainable Workplace that Cares for You and Your [...]
Sunday, March 25th: Embroidering Your Own Monogram or Logo
Embroidering Your Own Monogram or Logo Cuchifritos (120 Essex St., Manhattan) 2-3:30pm Barter, registration required When I first learned how to embroider, I immediately added my initials to everything I owned. My jean jacket, my blankets, my bathrobe…nothing was spared. In this class I’ll show you how to transfer and then stitch your own initials [...]
