"Where the Weird Things Are" Adults-Only Cardboard Mask Workshop

Be a Weird Thing in the Upside Down Parade! October 24! This workshop is for folks who want to be in Where the Weird Things Are Upside Down Parade on October 24 with Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons + Black Sheep Ensemble at the Historic Fourth Ward Park! This class taught by Chantelle Rytter and is pay-what-you-can $5-$25 with your PROMISE to be in the Upside Down Parade and give it your best! No one turned away: if $5 is too much, email [email protected]. If you'd like to donate more, you can at the workshop. We can't wait for you to meet the cardboard revolution. You are not going to believe how easy it is to sculpt the weird thing creature of your dreams in cardboard to wear on your head. Go big or go small with this super fun New Orleans parade arts construction method. 1-3 light-up eyeballs included. You will likely want every minute of three hours to play. Please do your best to be on time. You are welcome to BYOB and a snack. PLEASE look at this map to the studio. Parking is free for 2 hours, then it's $6. There is free parking in the neighborhood, a 10 minute walk. Where the Weird Things Are aims to conjure the wild things in our imagination that become part of our local lore. Q. What is a weird thing? A. A creature born from your imagination (therefore, local) conjured as a handmade costume or puppet for the purpose of delighting friends and strangers. Q. What do we do on parade day? On upside down parade day, you and your weird things will find a spot in the grassy areas near the H4W Park amphitheater and hang out and amuse the visiting humans! Tiny gifting is encouraged. (Candy is a fine tiny gift, but also think up stuff you can’t get at the store: A scrap of your critter’s story, a monster joke, a fortune, a secret handshake, an acorn with a monster face on it drawn by you.) We’d love to collect photos and stories of the weird things! #weirdthingsATL “We long for local lore, tales of mystical creatures from here. We want for campfire stories set where we live, affirming that here is an oddly unique place in the world. Georgia leans it’s back against Appalachia and soaks its feet in the coastal south. This is where the weird things are. Once a year, we will turn a parade upside down to call them, invite them to to dance and sing with us, and listen their tales!” - Chantelle Rytter