Come to the Jeudevine Memorial Library next Wednesday, February 28, 10 AM to make junk instruments with Hardwick's own Justin Lander! (Ages 7 and up.) Music is everywhere, if you know how to listen for it: right outside the window, coming out of our clothing, and available in the objects of everyday life. In this workshop, participants are guided through a series of listening exercises, rhythm games, and sound improvisations to develop the ear, as well as to gain experience in being part of an ensemble. Participants will then learn to make a variety of functioning musical instruments and noisemakers from common household items and garbage. For both the accomplished musician as well as the novice, these explorations of the uses of non-traditional sound are accessible and fun.

Justin Lander is a performer, puppeteer, musician, and cheap artist. He studied performance art, improvisational theater, and neuroscience at Bates College. He has worked as a full time touring member of the Bread and Puppet Theater. He is a founding member of Modern Times Theater and Vermont Vaudeville. He plays the cornet and upright bass, and specializes in novelty instruments such as the slide whistle, the bicycle pump and the human xylophone.