BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.ormondartmuseum.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:2b7c5a8b-e5ea-4a2c-a0d3-332244096b64 X-WR-CALDESC:Participants in this four-class series with Dr. David B. Axelr od will discuss what makes things funny. After a lifetime of arguing\, the y will also be instructed on popular formats for humor/comedy writing. Eac h session will offer a chance to tell a joke\, present a short-standup rou tine\, or even stage a brief skit. Creations\, of course\, will be critiqu ed. Those who fail to be funny will be given a choice of boos or booze. Be cause what people find funny is so variable\, the contents of each session will be spontaneous\, though some tried and true principles will be share d.\n\nAll humorists and writers are welcome. Stagecraft\, stand-up\, memoi rs\, stories\, even limericks will be the subjects of study. Caution\, the class will not be “censored\,” though as with any venue\, participants wi ll show mutual respect. “The single\, abiding rule\,” says Axelrod\, “will be to treat each other nicely. Other than that\,” he says\, “no holds bar red—though we do have to be careful where we hold each other.”\n\nPlease n ote\, this class takes place outdoors\, in the garden gazebo. Bench seatin g is provided\, but if you’d like to bring a foldable chair please do. Ple ase bring a notebook and something to write with\, and water/drink if you’ d like. The nearest public restroom is located at The Casements (one block away).\n\nP.S. If you don’t think it’s funny\, you had to be there.\n

IMPORTANT DETAILS

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♦ NEW DA TES TO BE ANNOUNCED\n♦ LOCATION: OMAM’s Garden Gazebo\n♦ COST: $60 members \; $67 future members\n♦ DEADLINE: Class registration closes at 10am Monda y\, Oct. 4

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About the Instructor:

\nDr. David B. Axelro d\, of The Creative Happiness Institute\, has written and sold jokes to magazines\, published a humor magaz ine\, worked on the set of the TV show Cheers\, performed and emceed at nu merous comedy clubs. Author of books like The Man Who Fell in Love with a Chicken\, his career as a performance poet was built around making poetry entertaining for the mass public. Dr. Axelrod has also sold memoirs\, stor ies and satire\, and won both a playwriting award and a Gilman Fellowship in theater at The Johns Hopkins University. As an actor\, he was Mr. Smith in Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano\, and Thisbe in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Nig ht’s Dream. X-WR-RELCALID:47369412501755be3eea1c2129b4d0c0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20211107T020000 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dd3883c1-4866-4577-a4bb-63ff4eb0f4b2 DTSTAMP:20260504T085427Z DESCRIPTION:Participants in this four-class series with Dr. David B. Axelro d will discuss what makes things funny. After a lifetime of arguing\, they will also be instructed on popular formats for humor/comedy writing. Each session will offer a chance to tell a joke\, present a short-standup rout ine\, or even stage a brief skit. Creations\, of course\, will be critique d. Those who fail to be funny will be given a choice of boos or booze. Bec ause what people find funny is so variable\, the contents of each session will be spontaneous\, though some tried and true principles will be shared .\n\nAll humorists and writers are welcome. Stagecraft\, stand-up\, memoir s\, stories\, even limericks will be the subjects of study. Caution\, the class will not be “censored\,” though as with any venue\, participants wil l show mutual respect. “The single\, abiding rule\,” says Axelrod\, “will be to treat each other nicely. Other than that\,” he says\, “no holds barr ed—though we do have to be careful where we hold each other.”\n\nPlease no te\, this class takes place outdoors\, in the garden gazebo. Bench seating is provided\, but if you’d like to bring a foldable chair please do. Plea se bring a notebook and something to write with\, and water/drink if you’d like. The nearest public restroom is located at The Casements (one block away).\n\nP.S. If you don’t think it’s funny\, you had to be there.\n

I MPORTANT DETAILS

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♦ NEW DAT ES TO BE ANNOUNCED\n♦ LOCATION: OMAM’s Garden Gazebo\n♦ COST: $60 members\ ; $67 future members\n♦ DEADLINE: Class registration closes at 10am Monday \, Oct. 4

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About the Instructor:

\nDr. David B. Axelrod \, of The Creative Happiness Institute\, has written and sold jokes to magazines\, published a humor magazi ne\, worked on the set of the TV show Cheers\, performed and emceed at num erous comedy clubs. Author of books like The Man Who Fell in Love with a C hicken\, his career as a performance poet was built around making poetry e ntertaining for the mass public. Dr. Axelrod has also sold memoirs\, stori es and satire\, and won both a playwriting award and a Gilman Fellowship i n theater at The Johns Hopkins University. As an actor\, he was Mr. Smith in Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano\, and Thisbe in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Nigh t’s Dream. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T235900 LOCATION:THIS SERIES WILL BE RESCHEDULED SUMMARY:Humor Writing 4-Class Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR