10-10:45 a.m. 11-11:45 a.m. 12-12:45 p.m. 1-1:45 p.m.

Program

Room 1

How to do the Electric Slide

with Danielle Turvey

How to Rock a Comic-Con

with Fred Marlow

Bereavement on a Budget

with Jayne Turvey

Worms @ Work!

Vermicomposting 101

with Peter Dance

Program

Room 2

Learn to Hem Your Own

Pants in Minutes

with Beth Michailidis

Figuring Out Your Fairy Garden

with Betty Sears &

Donna Naughton

Beading for Mindfulness

with Lindsay Toutant

Fabulous Fudge

with Emily Sullivan

Café Learn Card Tricks to Amaze

Your Friends

with Eli McAlpine

Cake Magic: Be a Cake Wizard

with Jess Damery

Wooden Block Photo Transfers

with Melissa Robertson

Makeup in Minutes

with Rosalee Bard

Courtyard Bike Maintenance 101

with Crank & Sprocket

Yoga Off the Mat

with Lee Kelly

How to be a Kickboxing Legend

with Black Lotus

Tai Chi for Everyone

with Ian Sinclair

Tech Lab

(2nd Floor)

Preserve Your Precious

Memories on DVD

with Jayne Turvey

The Guitar Doctor is In!

with Darrin Davis

How to Make a Fabulous

Photobook with Eli McAlpine

How To Get Free Music and

eMagazines

with Eli McAlpine

Children’s

Program

Room

Make Your Baby a Tutu

with Steph Montague

Feeding Picky Eaters

with Sylvie Boulet

Get the Heck to Bed!

Children’s Bedtime Yoga

with Jessica Martin

Explore with Art with the OPL

Children’s Staff

Children’s

Area

Make Balloon Animals in

Minutes

with Kid Expert Margaret

Make a Lego Mario

with Kid Expert Andrew

Finger Knitting For All!

with Kid Expert Oscar

Slime Time!

with Kid Expert Molly

Fireplace

Room

Build a Bench With

Hand Tools

with David Giannunzio

Make a Canada 150 Pendant

with Steph Whalen

Taking Better Smartphone Photos

with Darrin Davis

Braiding Like a Disney

Princess

with Amy Lambertsen

Greeter Desk What Are My Coins Worth

with Murray Smith

How to Tie a Tie

with Jim Craig of Dapper Depot

Bead-up an Animal with the

OPL staff!

5 Stunning Ways to Wear a

Scarf with Kara Sears

Stop by the

Children’s Area

for robots, Makey

Makey, crayon

engraving,

rainbow looming,

giant weaving,

lego experts and

wool spinning all

day long!

Make a

Button with

Teen

Volunteers

in the Teen

Scene!

Learn to use

your own tablet

or smart phone

to take green

screen photos

in the

Bookstore!

How-To

Festival Schedule of Events

Saturday, Sept. 30th

10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

40 skills to learn

in 4 hours!

Drop-in Activities 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Look for this symbol

for special activities

lead by kids, for kids!

Everyone welcome!

No registration

required!

Free! Drop in to your favourite

sessions and learn a new skill

in 45 minutes!

See a Tesla Model X

and learn about electric

cars! Stop by every 45

minutes for an exciting

light and music show!

Learn to create your own kitchen worm composter with

Peter Dance. Program Room 1.

Worms @ Work! Vermicomposting 101

Session One

Professional dancer and choreographer Danielle Turvey

will take you through the basics of the “Electric Slide” with

a modern spin. Program Room 1.

How to do the Electric Slide

Accomplished sewer Beth Michailidis will teach you how to

hem your own pants and save you a trip to the tailor!

Program Room 2.

Learn to Hem Your Own Pants in Minutes!

Learn three easy and fun card tricks that will blow your

friends away! Café Area.

Easy Card Tricks to Amaze Your Friends!

Learn how to do your own bike maintenance, including how

to inflate your bicycle tires, proper chain lubrication

techniques and a brake safety check with Crank &

Sprocket. Library Courtyard.

Bike Maintenance 101

Jayne Turvey will show you how to transfer your precious

memories from VHS to DVD. Tech Lab.

Preserve Your Precious Memories on DVD

Make Balloon Animals in Minutes

Learn the fine art of making balloon animals with

Kid Expert Margaret! Bring your patience and

steady hand to this fun session. Children’s Area.

Make Your Baby a Tutu

Steph Montague will guide you from start to finish in this quick, simple, and fun workshop. Materials provided.

Children’s Program Room.

Build a Bench With Hand Tools

Use old fashioned hand tools to help create a piece of

furniture with professional cabinetmaker David Giannunzio.

Fireplace Room.

What Are My Coins Worth?

There are millions of coins in circulation right now that are

worth far more than their face value. Coin collector Murray

Smith can help you figure out if you have a windfall in your

wallet! Greeter Desk.

Session Two

Learn to make the most of your Comic-Con

experience with veteran con-goer Fred Marlow.

Program Room 1.

How to Rock a Comic-Con

Gardeners Betty Sears and Donna Naughton will

teach you how to start your own fairy garden on a

budget. Program Room 2.

Figuring Out Your Fairy Garden

Get the scoop on how to create professional

looking cakes and cupcakes with Jess Damery.

Learn the steps and the recipe to create an

awesome rainbow unicorn cake. You’ll even get to

taste the cake! Café Area.

Cake Magic: Be a Cake Wizard

Yoga instructor Lee Kelly will show you how to do yoga wherever you are! No fancy tights required!

Library Courtyard.

Yoga Off the Mat

Join Zehrs Dietician Sylvie Boulet for tips and tricks

for parents of picky eaters. She will give help and

support to get your kids eating the right foods! Chil-

dren’s Program Room.

Feeding Picky Eaters

The Guitar Doctor is In!

Is your guitar in need of some TLC? Musician and guitar aficionado Darrin Davis will help you tune-up and figure out what your guitar needs to sound its

best. Tech Lab.

Stunning Ways to Tie a Scarf

Get gorgeous by learning fun and easy ways to wear your

favourite scarves with Kara Sears. Greeter Desk.

Session Three

Are you looking for an affordable, simple, and

environmentally friendly way to say goodbye to a

loved one? Jayne Turvey of Barrie Cremation

Centre will discuss your options. Program Room 1.

Bereavement on a Budget

Learn how to make a simple beaded bracelet while discovering the meditative qualities of crafting with

Lindsey Toutant. Program Room 2.

Beading for Mindfulness

Learn to turn your digital photos into printed

photobooks with Eli McAlpine. Tech Lab.

How to Make a Fabulous Photobook

Wooden Block Photo Transfers

Learn how to transfer your favourite photos onto just about any surface such as wood, metal, glass, terra cotta and even fabric. This is a family-friendly project

that results in a beautiful keepsake. Café Area.

Taking Better Smartphone Photos

The best camera is the one you have on you, and these days that’s your smartphone! Landscape and portrait photographer Darrin Davis will share simple ways to transform your cellphone snaps into gallery worthy masterpieces. Fireplace Room.

Session Four

Join Emily Sullivan and learn how to make the easiest and

most delicious fudge in minutes!

Program Room 2.

Fabulous Fudge

Professional Make-Up Artist Rosalee Bard will demonstrate top tips on quick and painless ways to get out the door

looking your best! Café Area.

Makeup in Minutes

Braiding Like a Disney Princess

Is your kid clamoring to look like Elsa before they get to school? Are you living with a kid who wants to be Tangled? Or Arielle-d? Amy Lambertsen will teach you how to replicate some great Disney braids so you can amaze your child! Fireplace Room.

36 Mississaga Street West, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 3A6 Tel: (705) 325-2338 Email: info@orilliapubliclibrary.ca www.orilliapubliclibrary.ca

Bead-Up an Animal!

Get beady with our Children’s Staff and learn the fine

art of animal beading, at the Greeter Desk.

Jessica Martin, yoga instructor and mother of two,

will guide you and your child through simple poses

to help relax and encourage them into a peaceful

slumber. Children’s Program Room.

Get the Heck to Bed! Children’s Yoga Explore with Art!

Enjoy the fun of process art, led by our wizard Children’s Staff members! Children’s Program Room. Learn to make Mario out of Lego with

Kid Expert Andrew! Children’s Area.

Make a Lego Mario

Learn to finger knit with Kid Expert Oscar!

Children’s Area.

Finger Knitting For All!

10-10:45 a.m. 11-11:45 a.m. 12-12:45 p.m.

How To Get Free Music and eMagazines!

Learn how to get free Music and eMagazines on your iPad,

phone or tablet from your Library with Eli McAlpine.

Tech Lab.

1-1:45 p.m.

Slime Time!

Learn to make slime in your own kitchen with Kid

Expert Molly! Children’s Area.

How to be a Kickboxing Legend

Nic Langman of Black Lotus Kickboxing will show you how to take your first step to becoming a kickboxing legend. Library Courtyard.

Tai Chi for Everyone

International champion Ian Sinclair will show you the first steps to finding peace, balance and empowerment with Tai

Chi. Library Courtyard.

Nothing says classy like a snappy tie! Jim Craig of

Dapper Depot will show you how to look your best

with a well tied necktie. Greeter Desk.

Artist Steph Whalen will walk you through making a

commemorative maple leaf Canada 150 pendant.

Fireplace Room.

Make a Canada 150 Pendant

How to Tie a Tie