2024 How-To Festival
SAT | Jun 8 | 10 AM-1 PM
Auditorium, Atrium, and Library Lawn
Find these talented and knowledgeable neighbors sharing their know-how at this year's How-To Festival:
- How to Dance Argentine Tango with Lawrence Tango
- How to Make a Homemade Card with Erica Keller of A Few Originals
- How to Retire Actively with Jack Altman of RetroActive
- How to Enjoy Fresh Seasonal Garden Produce with Nancy O'Connor of Growing Food Growing Health
- How to Fold a Fortune Teller with Be More Like Claire
- How to Make Pipecleaner Plants and Animals with Peter Tormala
- How to Get Involved with Lawrence Humane Society (and make craft cat ears!)
- How to Volunteer with Douglas County CASA
- How to Make Mini Zines with Monty Coash-Johnson of Paper Plains Zine Fest
- How to Crochet Stuffed Dolls and Animals (Amigurumi) with Sara Gillum of The Nimble Knot
- How to Make a Mushroom Spore Print with the Kaw Valley Mycological Society
- How to Decorate Cookies with Fireside Bakery
- How to Be a Civil War Soldier with Will Haynes of the Watkins Museum of History
- How to Give and Receive Help for Active Aging with Community Village Lawrence
- How to Create a Picture Book (Using Poetry) with Stephanie Barrows
- How to Use the KU Libraries with Brian Moss of the KU Libraries
- How to Do Card Tricks with Kyle Brueggemann
- How to Design Your Own Jewelry with Fred Ohse of Merry Thoughts
- How to Cook with the Sun with the Kansas Permaculture Institute
- How to Propagate Plants with Jess Qian from Jungle House
- How to Become a Better Birder with Jennifer Delisle of the Lawrence Bird Alliance
- How to Navigate the World Wide Radio Airwaves with the Douglas County Amateur Radio Club
- How to Spray Paint Abstract with Deavin Fansler
- How to Go! Cashless with the Kansas Turnpike Authority
- How to Make a Beaded Bracelet with the National Charity League
- How to Play an Accordian with Ammonite Andy from Cicada Open Mic
- How to Make a Tie-Dye Heart T-Shirt with Mindy Hillemeyer of Didi's Dyes, Etc.
- How to Get Involved with Shy 38, Inc. with Kris Taylor of the Shy 38 Farm Santuary
- How to Train a Dog with Positive Reinforcement with Jerri Johnson of Wagmore Canine Enrichment
- How to Play Chess with Martin Segal
- How to Bike Tour and Bikepack (And What’s the Difference) with Beth Cramer and John Boyd
- How to Use Pepper Spray with Tammy Bartels of Red Brick Road Training
- How to Help a Turtle Cross the Road with Wendy Holman of the KU Field Station
- How to Compost with Coco Castle of Compost Collective KC
Also: catch the Friends and Foundation Summer Book Sale on the lawn during the same time as the How-To Festival. More details here!
