Starting Sunday May 27th, our workshop will be open for you to use every Sunday from 11am-4pm! You might be thinking, “Jenny, what do you mean ‘open for me to use’? That’s pretty vague.” To that that I say, let me explain. Here is a hypothetical conversation I might have with you about Community Workshop: [...]
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Last week was full of making things! It felt great to do some hands-on work IN the shop after spending the last few months working ON the shop. While the space itself will be full of constant changes and renovations, I’m so glad to be at the point of using it for plain ol’ day-to-day [...]
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Got mad eco-friendly project skills? We want you to share your unique project ideas with the St. Louis community. Perennial is looking for new, creative instructors to come teach their own eco-friendly classes in our new space. All artists, designers, crafters and the like are encouraged to submit their class proposals! Click the image below [...]
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Empower people to transform themselves and their communities by providing a place to discover ways to transform discarded goods into objects of worth. My introduction to Perennial came almost exactly one year ago when I stumbled across some of their first online media blasts about upholstery and furniture repair classes on Facebook. After poking around [...]
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Although we didn’t officially set any Perennial New Years resolutions, I think we definitely started 2012 off with a bang. Our momentum propelled once we started to settle in our new shop at 7413-15 S. Broadway. You’ve seen our space develop over the last two months as random alley finds have been transformed into functional [...]
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I loved just looking at my last shop update (a month ago!), and seeing how tidy the place still looked. I wrote about blinds, paint colors, and German bells. Those things seem pretty quaint now that we have been sawing apart furniture, building lofts, and making a mess! We have been building out the fixtures [...]
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We’ve been settling into our new shop for just about three weeks now, and I thought it was high time I post an update about what’s going on in here! Interestingly enough, this post coincidences with the installation of our internet and telephone. (Feel free to give us a ring at 314-832-2288. We love hearing [...]
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We reached our $10,000 fundraising goal! With final donations coming in the week after our November 5th deadline, we were able to make our goal! Wow!
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Some Monday morning reading for you! Dave Baugher wrote such a nice article about Perennial that we want to make sure you get a chance to read it. He did a great job of capturing what we do and the journey we’ve taken to get to where we are today. Read the article here: Perennial [...]
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It’s hard to believe that Perennial has been up and running for almost a year now! Since Janurary 2011, with an entirely volunteer staff, we have conducted 11 classes engaging over 45 indivudals in creative reuse and participated in 20 community events inspiring people to recreate instead of waste. We’ve even made 5 appearances on local [...]
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