Incredible Post Cards!

By Andrew | Published: January 28, 2010

Tuesday, February 9


(Image from the inspiring Handmade Postcard Club group on Flickr)

When was the last time you sent a postcard?  (or for some people, when was the last time you sent anything in the mail?!)  A post card is almost a strange idea in the age of texting, Twitter, and cell phone pictures.  But receiving a hand written post card from a thoughtful friend is so much fun.  Creating and writing them is lots of fun too – especially with a few friends, old and new.

On Tuesday, February 9 we will make post cards that you can send to people you know, love, remotely care about, need to remind to send back the DVD you loaned them a year ago, or just want to say ‘HI’ to.  Of course you can also create a mystery  by sending a card without a name or return address!

We will have stamps on hand and will even take all your cards to the post office for you!   Bring $0.28 for every post card you want to send – We’ll take care of the rest.    (This part makes things really easy –  I know I would send a lot more real letters & cards if I didn’t have to take them to the post office!)

You can also bring things to work with if you want: old photographs, interesting paper or cards.  Or just come and use what is provided.  There will be plenty of card stock and other items to work with.

Come slow down, collect your thoughts, and write some postcards.   Its a great way to unwind and make someone’s day at the same time.

  • Tuesday, February 9
  • 6:00pm-9:00pm
  • Location:  
    Anderson Farm
    1575 Underwood Ave
    Muscatine, IA

For any questions contact:  Andrew@donight.org   or 563 260 5556

Note: A little different than classes, these DoNight Project Nights are free and open to anyone and are ‘drop-in-drop-out’.  You are welcome to come and stay as long as you want.

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Build an Effects Pedal!

By Andrew | Published: January 8, 2010

Hand Wire your own Boutique Guitar Effects Pedal!

(Note: Sign up deadline is Thursday, Jan 28. This is now a one day class – see details below!!!)

Starts Saturday, February 6

Have you ever wanted to build your own effects pedal?  No simple screamer – this pedal is based on the Lovepedal ‘Eternity Burst’ – a handmade boutique pedal from a master circuit designer!

The Lovepedal website says,

“The Eternity Burst features the warmest, woodiest tone of all eternity units… many claim we sprinkle magic dust into these.. :)”

Note:  a couple original Eternity Burst units were listed on Ebay as of 2010-01-07 and they were up to $140.— each…people like these pedals!

Wait there’s more!
In addition to bringing home a great effects pedal,  this class comes with an invitation to later ‘tone tweaking’ sessions with the instructor.  At these hack sessions, you can explore how components affect signals – hook up your circuits to the oscilloscope to get visual feedback – and potentially develop your own circuits/sounds.

Instructor Aaron Auberg has been experimenting with this pedal on and off for a year now – tweaking and sending the modified design to musician friends around the country – and he is hearing good things!

What you Need to Know

EDIT: now a ONE DAY CLASS:  Saturday, February 6

9:00am – 4:00pm

Bring a sack lunch for yourself!

Registration Deadline:  Thursday, January 28.  Sign up soon!

  • Starts Saturday,  February 6  and finishes Saturday, February 13
  • Both days 9:00am – 12:00noon.
  • Class is in Muscatine, Ia
  • Estimated build time: 6 hours
  • Difficulty level: Intermediate  (Participants should be able to solder small components and follow a PCB layout.  Our earlier ‘amp in a can’ project is good preparation for this class.  Contact Andrew if you have any questions about skills needed for this class.)
  • Class & Materials fees:  $45 Class Fee  +  $43 Materials Fee.   
    (The materials fee covers a complete parts kit including case, battery, adapter jack, input and output jacks, potentiometers, knobs, LED, foot switch, all internal components and wire.)
  • Participants should bring their own soldering iron and wire strippers (Aaron  recommends a good pair of scissors).
  • 6 Seats available.    Registration is required.   The materials fee is due at registration and is non-refundable.

Register by phone or email at:
Ph: 563 260 5556  or  andrew@donight.org

Join us and get started building boutique effects pedals or push your skills to another level!

Feel free to contact Andrew if you have any questions or just want to know more about this class: Andrew@DoNight.org

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Project Night: Flash Fiction!

By Andrew | Published: December 29, 2009

Creating Characters in Short Stories

Tuesday, Jan 5

We’re doing it again!  Another DoNight Project Night is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan 5.   Special Guest: author Hans Bluedorn.

Our featured activity is Flash Fiction! Our take on flash fiction is that we give everyone a sheet of paper and between 5-10 minutes and you write!  Specifically, we will be creating characters.   Yes, we’re going to experiment with developing characters in stories – very short stories.  Hans Bluedorn will pose a handful of scenarios and we will write our way through them.  Some exercises are individual and some are done with others.  All of it is designed to help us learn and riotously laugh out loud!  (Experience shows we have tolerant neighbors:-)

This is for total novices and seasoned writers alike – come and write some flash fiction.

Date: Tuesday, January 5

Time:  6:30pm-10:00pm

Location:    1901 1/2 Broadway St Apt 5, Iowa City, IA (Above the Subway restaurant)

?’s call: 563 260 5556

A little different than classes, these DoNight Project Nights are free and open to anyone and are usually drop-in-drop-out.  You are welcome to come and stay as long as you want.

See you Tuesday!

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