Portsmouth Public Library's third How-To Festival: Saturday, August 5, 2017!
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Save The Date!
Portsmouth Public Library's How-To Festival will be held on August 5, 2017, from 11 – 3 PM.
The How-To Festival is FREE, open to all, and this year will be held in the field between the library and Portsmouth Middle School (rain location: Connie Bean Center)
Read on for a full & updated schedule!
All Day Activities: 11 AM - 3 PM
- Welcome Table & Food Vendors
- Live Music featuring Jonathan Blakeslee, Seth Gooby, Peter Squires and Nine Pound Hamster
- How to Build an Augmented Reality Sandbox
- How to Build a Pedal Powered Charger
- How to Take a Green Screen Photo
- How to Create A Community Weaving Project
- How to Take a Story Walk
- How to Be a Citizen Scientist
- How to Make Your Own Fidget Toy
- How to Play Bananagrams
- How to Be Inspired and Write a Poem
- How to View the Solar Eclipse
- How to Create a Bindrune with your Initials
- How to Use the Portsmouth Bike Share (Zagster)
- How to Solve 3D Combination Puzzles
- How to Tie Dye
- How to Make a Children's Spinning Top
- How to Organize your Clothes
- How to Find the Right Shelter Animal for You
- How to JourneyDance
- How to Tie Knots
- How to Learn Hatha Yoga
- How to Learn Meditation Yoga
- How to Spark Imagination with Cardboard and a Knife (sculpture)
- How to Make Tessellation Origami
- How to Stop a Headache
- How to Speak Up Against Bullying
Morning Activities: 11 AM - 1 PM
- How to Sketch and Develop Your Idea
- How to Come Up into a Headstand
- How to Make a Vision Board
- How to Grow Windowsill Greens
- How to Get Started with Weed Foraging & Medicine Making
- How to Save and Preserve Heirloom Seed
- How to Get Wise About Wildlife
- How to Open a Bee Hive
- How to Walk on Stilts
- How to Fix a Flat Tire on Your Bike (& bike ride pre-check)
- How to Dance Like a Greek Deity!
- How to Tame the Mind (Mindfulness)
Afternoon Activities: 1 PM - 3 PM
- How to Throw a Heaving Line
- How to Read to a Dog
- How to Create Watercolor and Nature Mandalas
- How to Play the Frame Drum
- How to Make Macaroni Necklaces
- How to Sharpen Knives
- How to Knit
- How to Solder