Learn the basics of video editing while creating a short encouraging video message for a loved one as we celebrate One Kind Word, Anythink’s initiative to spread encouragement and kindness.
This program will be held online. A link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance.
U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo says that “poetry is made to hold that which is too heavy for humans to hold.” Join Colorado poet laureate Bobby LeFebre to hold space through poetry. Following a performance by LeFebre, participate in a conversation exploring the nuance and complexities of kindness, social justice, love and collective consciousness. Appropriate for adults and teens.
This program will be held online. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registered attendees in advance.
Cultivating Connection with Kat Vellos
Join us for this three-part series about creating fulfilling friendships in adulthood. The series opens with a fireside chat with Kat Vellos, author of We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships and Connected from Afar: A Guide for Staying Close When You’re Far Away. The second and third sessions in the series will be interactive workshops designed to help you create closer friendships in your own life. You’re welcome to attend one, two, or all three of the sessions in this series. All workshops are held in Mountain Standard Time (MST).
SESSION 1
Fireside Chat with Kat Vellos
Making and maintaining friendships in adulthood can come with challenges. Author and educator Kat Vellos joins us for a fireside chat on how to overcome those challenges – even in a pandemic. Discover ways to transform a sense of disconnection into authentic connections and fulfilling friendships.
SESSION 2
Word is Bond: Harness the Power of Writing to Create Closer Friendships
In this one-hour interactive workshop, reflect on the value of past and present friendships in your life, and use the power of the pen to boost the bonds that matter to you. Participants should have loose paper (especially if it’s fun or interesting paper but plain paper is fine too), pencils/pens, markers, envelopes, and stamps.
SESSION 3
The Friendship Map: Create an Action Plan to Weave More Connection into Your Life
In this one-hour interactive workshop, explore platonic connection from multiple angles to identify how you can invite more fulfilling experiences of friendship into your life on a regular basis. Participants should have loose paper or a journal, pencils/pens, and markers.
These programs will be held online in Mountain Standard Time (MST). A Zoom link will be sent to all registered attendees in advance.
Join our virtual Happy Café – a space to discuss and encourage the importance of happiness and mental well-being via the 10 Keys for Happier Living, outlined by the international organization Action for Happiness. This month will be focused on the first key: Giving. For this program, we've invited The Meet Cart (powered by Betterish) to help us connect, reflect, and have fun by crafting Kindness Cards. Using DIY techniques, design yourself a personalized pack of cards that will serve as reminders, prompt an action, or simply encourage you to pay-it-forward. Together, discover new ways to build joy and create a more caring world.
Once registered, please visit Anythink Wright Farms after February 10th to receive your free program kit prior to attending this event.
This program will be held online. A link will be emailed to registered attendees in advance.
Kindness rocks - literally! Brighten someone's day with a mini masterpiece on a river rock adorned with a kind word. Each participant will get their own rocks to decorate and embellish with messages for a stranger to come upon. These little decorated rocks can spark a kindness revolution! Supply kits will be available for pick-up at Anythink Perl Mack beginning on Wednesday February 10th. Supplies are limited and registration is required.
