Pardon the long gap in posting here. We've been very active on Facebook, and post our monthly updates on our site (http://thethriveproject.org) but haven't been here so much lately. Would YOU like to be the Thrive blogmaster/mistress? Let us know!
Monday, October 31, 2011
pardon our neglect
Hi Thrivers,
Pardon the long gap in posting here. We've been very active on Facebook, and post our monthly updates on our site (http://thethriveproject.org) but haven't been here so much lately. Would YOU like to be the Thrive blogmaster/mistress? Let us know!
Pardon the long gap in posting here. We've been very active on Facebook, and post our monthly updates on our site (http://thethriveproject.org) but haven't been here so much lately. Would YOU like to be the Thrive blogmaster/mistress? Let us know!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
JUNE!
Tuesday, June 7th, 7pm
DOING YOUR WORK: some tricks to increase productivity,
reduce stress, and rebuild (your totally internet-shattered) focus
A workshop, demonstration and discussion about how to focus and work on the stuff in your life that needs working on. Making things is hard enough as it is. Don’t make it harder through disorganization, stress, inattention and busywork. In this workshop we will talk specifically about:
- How to keep your email from running your life
- How to create and manage a to-do list so that you aren’t stressed about what you need to do
- How to have focused time and space so you can actually do what you need to do
If you have a notebook computer, bring it. If you have a notebook-
notebook, you could bring that too. Or Thrive will provide.
Workshop leader Matthew Latkiewicz is a writer and web developer. His work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Boing Boing, Techland, kottke.org, Grub Street, and WIRED. He also started The Lady Killigrew Café in Montague, MA with his partner Sarah Reid.
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Other June goodies!
SPECIAL EVENTS
Trip to Laughing Dog Farm - Friday, June 24th in Gill, where you can learn about goat-tending, four-seasons CSA, permaculture . . . . Please email ginevra@thethriveproject.org for details.
ONGOING EVENTS
Ping Pong Thursdays - Come play on our new table, 7pm til we’re done, every week. Table tennis - it’s not just for kids!
Show - Sunday, June 19th, 4pm Our monthly performance salon, featuring writers, singers, musicians, the ist goes on! (see facebook or our site for details to come)
Brittany Bruce’s Magical Monthly Movie Night (DEBUT!) -
Wednesday, June 22, our new movie night host debuts with Harmony Korine’s “Mister Lonely,” the story of celebrity impersonators living in a commune in the highlands of Scotland.
Franklin County Drawing Posse - Come draw with Anja and Stash. Sundays 1-4 pm. All levels more than welcome!
The Monthly Hoot! - Tuesday, June 28th, Out on the porch, on a summer evening, bring an instrument or even just your voice and play and sing some songs. From Led Zep to Patsy Cline, you name it. It’s like a campfire on the beach, without all that nasty sand. See our facebook page for the songs of the month.
Thrive Yoga at the Brick House Movement Studio, with Bobbi Minor. Flow yoga for all levels in a lovely room, Tuesday evenings June 7 & 21 at 5:30, Thursday mornings June 2, 16, & 30 10:30 AM. (classes are $9 each)
Thrive Book Group - Thursday June 29th, 7pm .This month we’ll be reading Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” Read the book, then come chat about it for a while. Then we’ll pick another book! Copies are being held at the SFPL.
DOING YOUR WORK: some tricks to increase productivity,
reduce stress, and rebuild (your totally internet-shattered) focus
A workshop, demonstration and discussion about how to focus and work on the stuff in your life that needs working on. Making things is hard enough as it is. Don’t make it harder through disorganization, stress, inattention and busywork. In this workshop we will talk specifically about:
- How to keep your email from running your life
- How to create and manage a to-do list so that you aren’t stressed about what you need to do
- How to have focused time and space so you can actually do what you need to do
If you have a notebook computer, bring it. If you have a notebook-
notebook, you could bring that too. Or Thrive will provide.
Workshop leader Matthew Latkiewicz is a writer and web developer. His work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Boing Boing, Techland, kottke.org, Grub Street, and WIRED. He also started The Lady Killigrew Café in Montague, MA with his partner Sarah Reid.
***
Other June goodies!
SPECIAL EVENTS
Trip to Laughing Dog Farm - Friday, June 24th in Gill, where you can learn about goat-tending, four-seasons CSA, permaculture . . . . Please email ginevra@thethriveproject.org for details.
ONGOING EVENTS
Ping Pong Thursdays - Come play on our new table, 7pm til we’re done, every week. Table tennis - it’s not just for kids!
Show - Sunday, June 19th, 4pm Our monthly performance salon, featuring writers, singers, musicians, the ist goes on! (see facebook or our site for details to come)
Brittany Bruce’s Magical Monthly Movie Night (DEBUT!) -
Wednesday, June 22, our new movie night host debuts with Harmony Korine’s “Mister Lonely,” the story of celebrity impersonators living in a commune in the highlands of Scotland.
Franklin County Drawing Posse - Come draw with Anja and Stash. Sundays 1-4 pm. All levels more than welcome!
The Monthly Hoot! - Tuesday, June 28th, Out on the porch, on a summer evening, bring an instrument or even just your voice and play and sing some songs. From Led Zep to Patsy Cline, you name it. It’s like a campfire on the beach, without all that nasty sand. See our facebook page for the songs of the month.
Thrive Yoga at the Brick House Movement Studio, with Bobbi Minor. Flow yoga for all levels in a lovely room, Tuesday evenings June 7 & 21 at 5:30, Thursday mornings June 2, 16, & 30 10:30 AM. (classes are $9 each)
Thrive Book Group - Thursday June 29th, 7pm .This month we’ll be reading Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road.” Read the book, then come chat about it for a while. Then we’ll pick another book! Copies are being held at the SFPL.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Interview skills, and unskills
If you missed Judith Lorei's "Ace Your Job Interview" tonight, and want to get some quick interview tips, try youtube:
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Last Night @ Thrive: GCC Spring Sampler on Engineering
Hi Thrivers!
Yesterday we had Open Hours from 3-7. Thrivers came in to work on their writing, and talked about coping with unemployment.
At 7 we had the second of our GCC Spring Sampler Series.
First we heard from Herb Hentz, the Director of Admissions at GCC, and he answered a lot of our questions about the school. Did you know that almost all of GCC's programs offer open enrollment? This means that you don't have to compete with other applicants for a spot!
Herb also told us about an exciting new initiative GCC is starting up in collaboration with the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. GCC recently started up a Food Pantry located on campus which is open to the public as well as to GCC students. If you need to supplement your weekly groceries, go to the Admissions Office on campus and they'll help you get set up.
After we talked with Herb, we got to hear from the co-chair of the Engineering Science department at GCC. She talked about the ins-and-outs of the profession, and explained why GCC's program is so great. Engineering students at GCC can proceed directly to a program at UMass as a third-year student! She left us a ton of great material about the Engineering program, so come in and check it all out.
The third GCC Spring Sampler is coming up on May 18--the head of the Physiology & Anatomy program will be coming by.
Are there any GCC programs you'd like to find out about? Drop in during Open Hours and let us know!
Yesterday we had Open Hours from 3-7. Thrivers came in to work on their writing, and talked about coping with unemployment.
At 7 we had the second of our GCC Spring Sampler Series.
First we heard from Herb Hentz, the Director of Admissions at GCC, and he answered a lot of our questions about the school. Did you know that almost all of GCC's programs offer open enrollment? This means that you don't have to compete with other applicants for a spot!
Herb also told us about an exciting new initiative GCC is starting up in collaboration with the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. GCC recently started up a Food Pantry located on campus which is open to the public as well as to GCC students. If you need to supplement your weekly groceries, go to the Admissions Office on campus and they'll help you get set up.
After we talked with Herb, we got to hear from the co-chair of the Engineering Science department at GCC. She talked about the ins-and-outs of the profession, and explained why GCC's program is so great. Engineering students at GCC can proceed directly to a program at UMass as a third-year student! She left us a ton of great material about the Engineering program, so come in and check it all out.
The third GCC Spring Sampler is coming up on May 18--the head of the Physiology & Anatomy program will be coming by.
Are there any GCC programs you'd like to find out about? Drop in during Open Hours and let us know!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
GCC for U and ME!
This is really great of GCC peeps to come out and tell us about what they do and you you can do it. Interested? Know someone else who is but can't come on Wednesday? Then come on down for them. Please, don't make this one of those things you were sad you missed, okay? OKAY!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
from the Onion: Grown Adult Actually Expects to be Happy!
http://www.theonion.com/articles/grown-adult-actually-expects-to-be-happy,19442/
"Frankly, science cannot explain this man," confirmed noted psychologist Dr. Eli Wasserbaum, adding that most people have their first realization that enduring happiness is an utter fallacy sometime in their late teens or early '20s, when their dreams for the future endure the first fissure in the process of eventual disintegration.
"Frankly, science cannot explain this man," confirmed noted psychologist Dr. Eli Wasserbaum, adding that most people have their first realization that enduring happiness is an utter fallacy sometime in their late teens or early '20s, when their dreams for the future endure the first fissure in the process of eventual disintegration.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
March Update from Liz!
Hello Thrive folks,
Thrive is busting at the seams with creative workshops, musical events, information sessions, book groups, and field trips this month.
Creative and cultural offerings abound! Ongoing monthly events include our Book & Journal Writing Group (3/9, 7-9 pm), the Music Exchange (3/29, 7-9 pm), and our third Thrive: Show (3/20, 4 pm), which will feature more great local talent.
Weekly offerings include a Knitting Group that meets every Monday evening from 7-9, and the Franklin County Drawing Posse on Sundays from 1-4. All skill levels are welcome!
Lou's Upcycles will host a Trashionista workshop on 3/30, 7-9 pm, for 12 lucky participants. Sign up is going on now--liz@thethriveproject.org.
We'll be taking a field trip to the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown on 3/11; thanks to a new Thrive Arts fund set up by some generous supporters, we are able to offer this trip, which includes museum tickets, transportation and lunch, to our Thrivers for free. Sign up now! We are planning a trip to MASS MoCA in April. Stay tuned for a date!
Our Step Zero: Building Resilience One Step at a Time series features an interactive, hands-on workshop on Fun Food Preservation (3/16, 7-9 pm), and a showing of the documentary "Food, Inc." on 3/28, 7-9 pm.
To better help our Thrivers prepare for upcoming job interviews, we are offering a Dress for Success program (3/30, 3-5 pm), which will include a special shopping trip to the Salvation Armani to buy interview clothes, and a consultation with fashion expert Jamie Berger.
For people interested in learning more about getting health insurance through Mass Health under new state laws, we are offering an information session that will assist people in all aspects of applying and setting up initial visits to the doctor and dentist on 3/14, 7-9 pm.
And finally, we are pleased to include a new monthly series this spring, a GCC Spring Sampler, which will bring representatives from the admissions and financial aid offices, as well as a revolving array of faculty members, so that participants can not only get information and help with the application and transitions process, as well as explore career possibilities and make the connections between furthering one's education and creating opportunities for the future at GCC.
All programs are free and open to all. Thanks to our workshop facilitators for generously donating their time and energy! And thanks to all Thrive folk who infuse our space during open hours and events with such great energy.
We also offer one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, career, academic, & life coaching during our open hours and by special appointment.
Hope to see you soon!
I've attached our March calendar, as well as our March programs list. Thanks in advance for helping us spread the word about what we do, what we offer, and how people can benefit by being a part of the Thrive community.
Happy March,
Liz
Monday, February 28, 2011
thinking of starting a business, thriver?
Well, try starting with this template from the Small Business Association:
http://web.sba.gov/busplantemplate/ExecSummary.cfm
http://web.sba.gov/busplantemplate/ExecSummary.cfm
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Here's Eugene Mirman's Public Service Announcement for Thrive, hot off the presses, or whatever it is that videos come hot off of, please pass it on (on your Facebook page, say!) to, as Eugene puts it, help get people to donate "eight two two hundred dollars." Of course, if they wanted to give more . . .
Thoughts on the Thrive Project with Eugene Mirman from The Thrive Project on Vimeo.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
An Update from Liz Gardner, Program Director
The Thrive Project is bustling with activity this winter! Both our open hours and special programming continue to grow in offerings & opportunities, from one-on-one tutoring and mentoring, a new homework lab for students of all kinds, academic coaching for the GED, and resume/career help, to a regular Sunday afternoon drawing class, Monday night knitting group, a monthly book/writing group and Music Exchange, movies, and some exciting special events.
On the 7th, the Thrive Project will be the beneficiary for Hope & Olive's Soup & Games Night. On the 11th, we'll be taking a field trip to MASS MoCA. And on the 13th, we'll be hosting our second Thrive: Show with readings and music and refreshments.
On Friday the 11th, we'll be taking our second Thrive Field Trip to Mass MoCA. Please drop us a line if you're interested in going.
On the 23rd, we'll be debuting a new series called Step Zero: Building Resilience One Small Step at a Time. Gill farmer, foodie, and activist Danny Botkin will be leading things off with an evening on Four Season Small-Plot Food Production.
And on the 28th, MCTV will be offering an info session at Thrive to talk about opportunities for Thrivers to create their own TV shows to air on MCTV and YouTube.
For all the details, please see the attached February calendar and program sheets. Find us on Facebook for all the latest updates & additions. Thanks, as always, for helping us spread the word.
Hope to see you soon!
The Thrive Project is bustling with activity this winter! Both our open hours and special programming continue to grow in offerings & opportunities, from one-on-one tutoring and mentoring, a new homework lab for students of all kinds, academic coaching for the GED, and resume/career help, to a regular Sunday afternoon drawing class, Monday night knitting group, a monthly book/writing group and Music Exchange, movies, and some exciting special events.
On the 7th, the Thrive Project will be the beneficiary for Hope & Olive's Soup & Games Night. On the 11th, we'll be taking a field trip to MASS MoCA. And on the 13th, we'll be hosting our second Thrive: Show with readings and music and refreshments.
On Friday the 11th, we'll be taking our second Thrive Field Trip to Mass MoCA. Please drop us a line if you're interested in going.
On the 23rd, we'll be debuting a new series called Step Zero: Building Resilience One Small Step at a Time. Gill farmer, foodie, and activist Danny Botkin will be leading things off with an evening on Four Season Small-Plot Food Production.
And on the 28th, MCTV will be offering an info session at Thrive to talk about opportunities for Thrivers to create their own TV shows to air on MCTV and YouTube.
For all the details, please see the attached February calendar and program sheets. Find us on Facebook for all the latest updates & additions. Thanks, as always, for helping us spread the word.
Hope to see you soon!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Eugene M. video getting some attention:
See here:
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2011/01/watch-eugene-mirman-talk-about-comedy-for-30-minutes
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2011/01/watch-eugene-mirman-talk-about-comedy-for-30-minutes
Monday, January 17, 2011
one way to help us raise $$$
Thrive needs your help.
Do you have or want to have experience with:
http://kickstarter.com/
or
http://www.crowdrise.com/crowdrise
or
http://www.gofundme.com/
or other fundraising sites and want to help work on getting Thrive fundraising projects up and running, right NOW?
Please say yes! to Jamie[at]thethriveproject.org.
Thanks!
Do you have or want to have experience with:
http://kickstarter.com/
or
http://www.crowdrise.com/crowdrise
or
http://www.gofundme.com/
or other fundraising sites and want to help work on getting Thrive fundraising projects up and running, right NOW?
Please say yes! to Jamie[at]thethriveproject.org.
Thanks!
next sunday, Debut of "SHOW," a monthly Thrive performance event thang
Featuring THIS GUY!
The February SHOW will be on 2/13 (not the third Sunday, as the flier states), details to come.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Welcome to ThriveBlog! - Eugene Mirman at Thrive video
Hello Thrive peeps. Welcome to the Thrive Project blog. We thought we'd start off with the video of our recent visit from comedian Eugene Mirman, in conversation with Thrive's Jamie Berger. Behold!
The Thrive Project Interviews Eugene Mirman from The Thrive Project on Vimeo.
The Thrive Project Interviews Eugene Mirman from The Thrive Project on Vimeo.
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