• Memefest: Food, Media and Crisis

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    The food industry produces food as drugs, advertises food as drugs and turns pleasure into control. The advertising industry uses addictive technology as a business model, while the pharma industry earns billions from deadly addiction. Are we in a new state of addictive culture? Prepare to have intimate and imaginative conversations and produce texts and […]

  • Candy Invasion!

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Have you ever wondered what you could do with a weed? Join us on a short walkabout at the Bernard Biological Field Station to harvest horehound weeds and make candy out of these medicinal invasive species. Learn about place and human colonization through the lens of a small plant, and make creative sweet treats out […]

  • DIY Halloween Costume Making

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    If you got it, HAUNT IT! Come (Trick-or) Treat yo' self to a Spook-tacular DIY Halloweekend Costume! Unsure what to wear this year? Tired of going as a bed-sheet? Come make your costume ideas a reality at The Hive. We’ll have sewing machines, cardboard, and a whole lot of "raw materials" for you to use […]

  • Fermentation Kitchen

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Kimchi, sauerkraut, yogurt, and beer. What do they all have in common? Fermentation! Come co-labor alongside legions of microbial workers. We'll teach you the basics of becoming microbial shepherds, and send you home with something delicious. Space is limited. Registration required: https://goo.gl/forms/i337LfCHxX1u25qq1 This two-hour workshop is being led by Harvey Mudd professor, Christy Spackman and […]

  • The Interview – Empathetic Listening and Recording

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. Maybe you’ve even thought of making your own. Come try for yourself in a low-stakes, collaborative environment! In the first workshop of three, we will provide technical recording knowledge, while exploring the power of listening and being listened to. We will learn how to use microphones […]

  • The Interview – Empathetic Listening and Recording

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. Maybe you’ve even thought of making your own. Come try for yourself in a low-stakes, collaborative environment! In the first workshop of three, we will provide technical recording knowledge, while exploring the power of listening and being listened to. We will learn how to use microphones […]

  • Podcasting Workshops

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. Maybe you’ve even thought of making your own. Come try for yourself in a low-stakes, collaborative environment! Join us for a series of three workshops exploring the podcast creation process and the technical and interpersonal skills it requires. Each workshop will introduce technical skills (using a […]

  • Ashoka: Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    At 7pm on Thurs Nov 16th @ The Hive, learn how socially conscious people use empathy and entrepreneurship to solve critical community issues. Join guest speaker, Lorena Garcia Duran, U.S. Director of Ashoka Support Network, in a conversation about how social entrepreneurship addresses both local and global problems. You’ll also get a taste of what […]

  • Action Coding with Nancy Nowacek

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    On Wednesday, November 15 at 6pm in Studio 2, artist Nancy Nowacek will run a participatory workshop based on her project Action Coding, a research work that asks the question: what if computer coding were an embodied and visible practice? Could coding be performed and learned in dance clubs, at recess, or in gyms if […]

  • Sound Lab 01: Mic’ing

    The Hive at the Claremont Colleges 130 E 7th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    What does your hand sound like to a pencil… water bottle… steering wheel? How does a space express itself aurally? Does what you physically interact with have its own sensory experience? Join us for a workshop where you will have the opportunity to make your own instruments using alternative mic’ing and sound recording techniques. In […]