PROGRAMS
Junior High offers several programs to the community at affordable or no cost every month.
Junior High is proud to be home to a variety of events appealing to a wide array of interests. Programs marked with an asterisk * identifies events that exist at Junior High as well as other venues around Los Angeles. Keep scrolling to learn more!
CLUB GAY GARDENS
Junior High is currently home to a native garden featuring 20 species of flora particular to Southern California. This project is spearheaded by Kara Vorabutr, graciously made possible by Artemisia Nursery, and tended to by Maggie Smart-McCabe and Linnea Torres.
Club Gay Gardens meets the last Sunday of every month.
Sew Silly Fiber Arts
Join Jr Hi buds Chelsie and Eden in this monthly fiber arts meet up to practice your textile skills! Whether you prefer crocheting, knitting, sewing, or have never picked up a needle (or hook) — all are welcome! The Sew Silly Crafting Circle will be full of puns and decompressing from the work week. This is the place to bring that WIP collecting dust in your craft basket. Bring a project or come empty handed — we will have some yarn and hooks to help inspire you to create something new!
Interested in sewing or quilting? Chelsie is spearheading a new Junior High commemorative project. Participants can memorialize their contribution each month by working on this exciting new community project!
This club is for people of all skill levels. Chelsie and Eden are just as excited to be teaching what they know as well as learning new skills from the talented members of the Junior High community. as there will be space for learning, teaching, and/or just existing. SEW…Don’t be a granny square just make them with us!
Clay Date
Clay Date is a loosely guided hand building practice offered biweekly at Junior High. This is especially great for beginner and intermediate sculptors who are looking for access to clay, artist friends, or the opportunity to sharpen your skill set in a low-pressure environment! Each attendee is given 2hr access to 2 lbs of clay and tools to make your own ceramic sculptures or pots. Everyone is encouraged to attend, even if you have no prior experience.
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The Nostalgic Futures Book Club
We're throwing it back to bring it forward. The ancestors gave us invaluable tools for us current organizers, but it's up to us to make sure they're adapted to these times. Similarly, it's our obligation to ensure the seeds we plant come to fruition for future generations, even if we aren't around to watch them bloom. In THE NOSTALGIC FUTURES BOOK CLUB, we explore a variety of literature — fiction, poetry, theory, memoir, and more — that asks us what part of our collective histories are worth carrying forward, and what change is required for a liberated.
