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You’ll find the latest After Hours schedule and details about the Weekly Marx reading group, in addition to who knows what else at this point.

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After Hours Schedules

Reading Groups

  • Monday at 7:00 pm EST: The Reading and Writing Workshop
  • Tuesday at 7:00 pm EST: The Read Hour
  • Saturday at 3:00 pm EST: The Reading and Writing Workshop
  • Sunday at 3:00 pm EST: Weekly Marx

Office Hours #106, 15-16 Apr 2022

Friday, 15 April 2022

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Let’s Talk Creative Process w/Dave in PA

For a change of pace, a walk through some of my woodworking projects from the past; and open discussion of workmanship and creativity more broadly. Artists and makers let’s talk!

23:00 (11:00 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon Donate

Saturday, 16 April 2022

00:00 (00:00 am) - Denmark: Provoking The Limits Of Tolerance w/Walter

Between a model of tolerance and an identity crisis, is Denmark becoming a nation of two minds? The wave of immigrants arriving from the Middle East has stirred tensions. The state tracks down illegal migrants, men, women and children, and confines them to detention centers. The country’s latest project in dealing with arrivals has been to place them on an island.

01:00 (01:00 am) - Is Nuclear Power Green? w/Zem

(More) Alternatives to Fossil Fuels. Solar and wind have established themselves as alternatives to fossil fuel energy sources. But what about others? These 3 videos will present three plausible, additional approaches: (1) nuclear power, (2) geothermal and (3) undersea hydroelectric power generation.

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

Afternoon Session

12:00 (21:00 pm) - Slaying the Eggplant Dragon w/Joe in Norway

16:00 (04:00 pm) - Trekking w/Prof. Jon - A Look at a Classic Star Trek Episode (Donate)

18:00 (06:00 pm) - Course: Jewish and Muslim Parables and Philosophical Fictions w/Prof. Adnan Husain (Donate)

Reading: Maimonides, The Guide to the Perplexed. And do some Kafka, possibly some Zohar and Sufi Stories.

Syllabus and reading materials can be found on the #files Discord channel.

Sunday, 17 April 2022

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times are EST.

Office Hours #105, 8-9 Apr 2022

Friday, 8 April 2022

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - What the hell just happened in Hungary… w/Anna

23:00 (11:00 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

Saturday, 9 April 2022

00:00 (00:00 am) - Available

01:00 (01:00 am) - Available

02:00 (02:00 am) - War in Ukraine - Yale panel discussion w/Zem

03:00 (03:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

Morning Session

08:00 (08:00 am) - Available

09:00 (09:00 am) - Available

10:00 (10:00 am) - Available

11:00 (11:00 am) - Available

Afternoon Session

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Available

13:00 (01:00 pm) - Trekking w/Prof. Jon - A Look at a Classic Star Trek Episode (Donate)

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Fyre Fest at the Valley Vox Theatre

Join Valley Vox Theatre and gather around the scha-den-freud-e as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of Fyre Fest (trailer).

Contact us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, or @ValleyVox on Twitter and on Patreon. Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the show.

Sunday, 10 April 2022

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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Office Hours and Hours #104, 1-2 Apr 2022

Friday, 1 April 2022

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Demonstration: How to Draw A Portrait w/“Texas Tom” Webber

While I am mainly planning on doing a demo rather than a draw along, feel free to have on hand a stick of charcoal, conte crayon or dark pastel (like black o dark brown), a fairly large textured drawing paper with an eraser (a kneaded araser is best). If you have these, you can certainly draw along. I’m hoping that even non artists will find this demonstration interesting. And feel free to ask me questions about my drawing process as I go along.

NOTE: If the Midnight slot is still open, I am happy to come back for another hour and do another portrait drawing demo.

23:00 (11:00 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon Donate Saturday, 2 April 2022

00:00 (00:00 am) - More Drawing w/“Texas Tom” Webber

03:00 (03:00 am) - Available

04:00 (04:00 am) - Available

05:00 (05:00 am) - Available

Morning Session

06:00 (06:00 am) - Available

07:00 (07:00 am) - Available

08:00 (08:00 am) - Available

09:00 (09:00 am) - Mountain Hike, Weather Permitting w/Joe in Norway

10:00 (10:00 am) - Reading: The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save our Earth by The Red Nation w/Prof. Pamela

11:00 (11:00 am) - Have a beer 🍺 handy w/Bruce, Prof. Jon, Roriki and Mammal

Afternoon Session

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

13:00 (01:00 pm) - More Hammer and Sickle

14:00 (02:00 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

15:00 (03:00 pm) - Guitar, music, Tootsie-pops w/Steve K

Bring guitar/instrument, and pen+paper. Lesson plan TBA.

Study materials: Guitar Folder, Arpeggio video

16:00 (04:00 pm) - Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story w/Lane

Documentary viewing of the story of how a Memphis multi racial homegrown soul label became a voice torch for the civil rights movement and a voice for black power.

Evening Session

17:00 (05:00 pm) - Respect Yourself, Cont’d

18:00 (06:00 pm) - Course: Jewish and Muslim Parables and Philosophical Fictions w/Prof. Adnan Husain (Donate)

Reading: Maimonides, The Guide to the Perplexed.

Syllabus and reading materials can be found on the #files Discord channel.

19:00 (07:00 pm) - Boldly Go Wherever Prof. Jon Wants To Go Donate

20:30 (08:30 pm) - The Wind Down with David Feldman

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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Office Hours #103, 25-26 Mar 2022

Friday, 25 March 2022

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - Really Really Bad Ideas w/Saul

Putin’s brain and why you should never listen to academic philosophers.

23:00 (11:00 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon Donate

Saturday, 26 March 2022

00:00 (00:00 am) - NATO Bombing of Serbia, 78 days of terror w/Falco

01:00 (01:00 am) - NATO Bombing of Serbia, Cont’d.

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

Morning Session

10:00 (10:00 am) - The War Room: Ukraine, Current Events And Group Discussion w/Falco

TRIGGER WARNING: since we are covering a war, expect images of bombings, shootings, etc. Be warned!

11:00 (11:00 am) - Reading: The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save our Earth by The Red Nation w/Prof. Pamela

Afternoon Session

12:00 (12:00 pm) - Guitar, Music w/Steve K

Bring guitar/instrument, and pen+paper.

Study materials: Guitar Folder, Arpeggio video

13:00 (01:00 pm) - Boldly Go Wherever Prof. Jon Wants To Go Donate

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Z at the Valley Vox Theatre

Valley Vox Theatre will be screening the 1969 Mod political thriller Z, from director Costa-Gavras. Live Q&A with our returning guest, Professor Adnan Husain. Mopeds park for free. (view trailer, Wikipedia.

Contact us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, or @ValleyVox on Twitter and on Patreon. Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the show.

Sunday, 27 March 2022

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

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Office Hours #102, 18-19 Mar 2022

Friday, 18 March 2022

20:00 (08:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations, Invocation w/David

21:00 (09:00 pm) - Evening Schedule and Community Shart Outs

Quick review of the evening schedule followed by whomever would like to do a shart out about…

21:30 (09:30 pm) - The Fast Lane

22:00 (10:00 pm) - What They’re Saying Now w/Saul

David and all of his commentators were confident but wrong about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some people, however predicted this correctly. What are they saying now?

23:00 (11:00 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon Donate

Saturday, 19 March 2022

00:30 (00:30 am) - The War Room: Weekly Report And Group Discussion w/Falco

TRIGGER WARNING: since we are covering a war, expect images of bombings, shootings, etc. Be warned!

01:30 (01:30 am) - In the Footsteps of Nazis w/Joe in Norway

In keeping w/the evening theme of war, let’s hike up a mountain to explore the ruins of a Nazi bunker complex in my town. Aside from an intact machine gun nest we’ll also take in sweeping view of the North Sea and Sunnmørsalpene or the “Norwegian Alps.” Donate

02:00 (02:00 am) - The Witching Hours. Open dialogue.

Morning Session

18:30 (06:30 pm) - Course: Jewish and Muslim Parables and Philosophical Fictions w/Prof. Adnan Husain

Week 5: Fantastical situations: Ibn Tufayl Review

https://davidfeldman.surge.sh/courses/adnan-jewish-muslim-thought/

10:00 (10:00 am) - Reading: The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save our Earth by The Red Nation w/Prof. Pamela

11:00 (11:00 am) - The War Room: Ukraine, Current Events And Group Discussion w/Falco

TRIGGER WARNING: since we are covering a war, expect images of bombings, shootings, etc. Be warned!

Afternoon Session

13:00 (01:00 pm) - Boldly Go Wherever Prof. Jon Wants To Go Donate

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Z at the Valley Vox Theatre

Valley Vox Theatre will be screening the 1969 Mod political thriller Z, from director Costa-Gavras. Live Q&A with our returning guest, Professor Adnan Husain. Mopeds park for free. (view trailer, Wikipedia.

Contact us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, or @ValleyVox on Twitter and on Patreon. Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the show.

Sunday, 20 March 2022

14:30 (02:30 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah

16:30 (04:30 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Note: all times are EST.

Registration

Register for a slot on Office Hours now.