Category Archives: The Barn

Beach, Reach, and More!

Beach Party 2017!!! Come enjoy some fun in the sun playing games, digging for treasure, eating, and more!

Where? Bob Straub State Park in Pacific City, OR

When? Saturday, September 9th from 2PM-8PM

 

Greetings from the Barn! Starting this week, our biweekly Barn newsletter will be sent out via email. Each email will include the latest Barn news, including photos, projects, and upcoming events. It’s a great way for us to get to know one another! Hesitant about the frequency, or already plugged-in to our social media sites? You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the link at the bottom of each newsletter. (Just don’t forget about us, okay?)

 

“Make a Difference Day” Wednesday, September 13th.

Hosted by the Reach Program, the day will kick off in chapel with a message from Mark Bulgin, Ike Box co-founder. Mark will share the Ike Box vision, a powerful story about the tragic death of their infant son, and how the Ike Box was born. Ike Box  now impacts the lives of youth through their mission: “We help divested young people build capacity to rise to the challenges of life”.

Evening activities will be located in the Barn from 6:30p.m. -8:30 p.m. and will feature students presenting their summer Reach projects and reflection artwork. Coffee, cheesecake and barn activities will be provided!

Service Saturday Program

Not sure where to serve for Reach? We have an opportunity for you!

Join Reach Coordinator, Liane Smith, and other Corban students for a monthly service day to complete a Reach project! The Service Saturday program will introduce you to issues surrounding our community as we serve with local organizations that are meaningfully impacting Salem.

Details: Attend each monthly Service Saturday and you will satisfy one Reach project.

First Service Saturday: September 16 at Habitat for Humanity (12:30 to 5:00 p.m.)

How to sign up: email lismith@corban.edu and attend an informational meeting. We are limited to 15 students so sign up if you are interested!

 

 

Gina Ochsner Workshop Reminder!

Gina Ochsner, Corban’s writer in residence, and assistant english professor, hosts a writing workshops series at the Barn.

From Gina:

Writing is an act of faith. Writers not only believe, but also rely upon words availing themselves when needed. However, what can a writer do when the words don’t arrive? In these two sessions, we will address a phenomenon nearly every writer encounters: the need to write while simultaneously feeling unable to do so.  We will talk about where story, essay and poetry ideas come from, how to “jump-start” writing when ideas seem absent, and how to develop those ideas.  We’ll be trying out different techniques so don’t be surprised if you leave these sessions with several story, essay or poetry starts in hand.  These sessions are designed for writers high-school aged and older.  No previous writing experience is needed—just curiosity.  Each of the sessions is designed as a distinct “unit” of thought and activity.  That is to say, if a participant cannot attend the first session, they can still attend the second session without missing a beat.

 Dates and Time:

April 22nd,10:00-1:00pm

April 29st ,10:00-1:00pm

Cost:

$50.00 per session or $75.00 for both

Registration:

Now open online at the Barn website (inside.corban.edu/student-life/the-barn) or at the Barn during Open Table: Wednesday-Friday, 2:00-10:00 and Saturday, 1:00- 8:00.barn_logo (002)

Learn to keep writing when the words just will not come!

Gina Ochsner, Corban’s writer in residence, and assistant english professor, hosts a writing workshops series at the Barn.

From Gina:

Writing is an act of faith. Writers not only believe, but also rely upon words availing themselves when needed. However, what can a writer do when the words don’t arrive? In these two sessions, we will address a phenomenon nearly every writer encounters: the need to write while simultaneously feeling unable to do so.  We will talk about where story, essay and poetry ideas come from, how to “jump-start” writing when ideas seem absent, and how to develop those ideas.  We’ll be trying out different techniques so don’t be surprised if you leave these sessions with several story, essay or poetry starts in hand.  These sessions are designed for writers high-school aged and older.  No previous writing experience is needed—just curiosity.  Each of the sessions is designed as a distinct “unit” of thought and activity.  That is to say, if a participant cannot attend the first session, they can still attend the second session without missing a beat.

 Dates and Time:

April 22nd,10:00-1:00pm

April 29st ,10:00-1:00pm

Cost:

$50.00 per session or $75.00 for both

Registration:

Now open online at the Barn website (inside.corban.edu/student-life/the-barn) or at the Barn during Open Table: Wednesday-Friday, 2:00-10:00 and Saturday, 1:00- 8:00.

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The Barn is Open!

The Barn is open!  Open table hours are Wed-Friday 2-8 and Saturday 1-5.barn-1 What are Open Table hours?  This means  the Barn is open for you, students, staff and community.  Come create, make, build or knit.  We have tools, supplies and kits. Or even do homework.  Just come curious, it will lead to natural creativity, in it’s many forms and the result is often that we find ourselves more courageous to risk again and discover more.

Upcoming Activities:  Supplies Included!

Every Thursday Knitting 3:30- 5, led by Sue Howell

Third Thursdays starting in October, 7:00- 8, Craft Guild lead by Ali Small

Want more info?  Contact Julie Jeanseau at jjeanseau@corban.edu

 

 

 

The Barn is Hiring

The barn is looking for student workers who love engaging in creativity in any of its many forms. Building, gluing, painting, drilling, cutting….making and engaging is what this space is all about. Sound interesting? We are looking for a few student workers to help in the afternoons and evenings at what we call Open Table. Job description will vary from helping build Lego towers to helping instructors set up for classes and cleaning up at the end of the evening.

If you’re interested in applying, or just want more information, email Nicole Pearson (npearson@corban.edu)

Silent Auction Update

There will be one more Open House in the Barn on Wednesday, May 31st from 11am-4pm!  If you would like to purchase any of the antique items for their minimum bid, Wednesday is your chance!

All items that have not been sold on the Corban Sales Facebook page will be posted to Craigslist with the “minimum bid” as the “buy now” price.

If you have questions or comments, contact thebarn@corban.edu

Antique Doors and Windows! Silent Auction!

Attention!! You won’t want to miss this!

The Barn team salvaged materials from the Music House and now they are selling the items in a Silent Auction! Beautiful, antique windows and doors will be up for grabs! Details are as follows:

-Go to the Facebook page “Corban Sales“.
-Each post will contain one item (front and back picture embedded in post).
-All items of the same size/type are labeled with the same ID letter (ie: All 18”x 29” windows are labeled C1, C2, C3, etc.).
-The minimum bid will be on each post. Leave your offer as a comment on the post.
-Bids must be made in whole dollar increments.
–If you would like to check out the items in person, the Barn is having an Open House: Monday, May 23 from 12:00pm-6:00pm
-Bidding will be open until 4:00pm on Thursday, May 26th.
-The person with the highest bid wins!
-Shortly after the last hour, an email will be sent to all the highest bidders with payment information (all payments will be made online, via a link sent in the follow up email).
–Pick up will be on Thursday, May 26th from 4:30pm-7:00pm, or an arrangement will be made for a specific time slot the following week.
-Items that are not purchased this week will be posted to Craigslist with the same listed price.
-Anyone is welcome to bid, so feel free to share with your friends!
-There are no limits. An individual may place as many bids on as many items as they’d like.

Any questions can be directed to Emma Felzien at efelzien@corban.edu.

Happy bidding!

The Barn

Music House

Hello Corban Community!

This weekend we will be salvaging materials from the Music House. The items that we recover from the house will be up for auction! Here are the details:

The items will be posted on the Facebook page “Corban Sales.” You do not need to be a member of the page to bid, but you may request to join the page if you would like a notification every time an item is added. We will post a picture of each item with a minimum bid. To place a bid on an item, comment on the picture with your bid amount. BIDS MUST BE MADE IN WHOLE DOLLAR INCREMENTS. The last person to comment at the end of the auction gets to claim the item.

The dates are still TO BE DETERMINED so keep an eye on your inbox for more details. We do know we will hold the auction for multiple days on the Facebook page, so you will have time to assess the items and battle for your treasures! Also, we will have all the items on display in the Barn for a day and all are welcome to come check out the loot on that day (again, that detail will be included in the following email).

When the auction is complete, a follow up email will be sent to delineate payment and pick up information. All payments will be made online, via a link in the follow up email. Once the purchase is confirmed by the Barn staff, the item(s) will be available for pick up at the Barn – time and date for pick-up to be determined.

If you have any questions, you may contact Emma Felzien at efelzien@corban.edu or Brenda Roth at broth@corban.edu

The official email with all details will be sent in the next few days! Hopefully this gives you a taste of what’s to come.

Steebs

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The Barn

Music House

As you may know, the Music House is coming down soon. The Barn team will be cleaning out the space and collecting salvaged materials, some of which will be available via a silent auction the week of May 16th. All proceeds will benefit The Barn. Information about the silent auction will be made available sometime next week. 

In addition to the silent auction for salvaged materials from WITHIN the music house, there is also an opportunity for those who would like to have access to the plants/shrubs immediately ADJACENT to the house. This winner-take-all auction will allow the highest bidder to take as many plants/shrubs as they desire, but everything must be removed by Saturday, May 14th.  On Sunday, May 15th anything left in the ground is free for the taking and no landscape materials may be removed after May 16th because the house will be demolished and the site unsafe.

Bottom line, if you would like to be involved in bidding for the landscaping materials, let Brenda Roth know ASAP.  Only those who express interest at this point will be provided the additional information needed to participate.