Photos by Bowerbird Photography

Essential life skills surely include knowing how to tie a bow tie, or how to saber champagne. Ok, maybe the second one is more like a glorified party skill, but it's probably one worth having, just for shits and giggles.

If you were at the Skill Exchange Launch Party last night at Store Front Lab then you learned how to do BOTH of those things. And for the next three days, you can feast on a smorgasbord of other wonderful instruction, including urban chickenry, the basics of wiring a lamp, letterpress printing, and bike mechanics.

Think of how smart you'll be after all these workshops?! Well worth checking out. Here's a list of all the class options, although some of them might already be sold out. Tickets can be purchased here. Check out the lineup:

Friday

31 RAX 3:00-4:30PM
Vintage Clothing: Styling, Care and Mending $8
TOWN CUTLER 5:00-5:45PM
Essential Knife Skills: Safety, Slicing and Knife Sharpening $5
ALMANAC BEER 6:00-8:00PM 21 and over only
Home Brew and the Beer Industry $12

Saturday

URBAN CHICKEN NETWORK 10:00AM-12:00PM
Backyard Flocks: Urban Chicken Keeping $8
DAVID HARD 12:30-1:30PM
Nuts and Bolts of Lamp Making: Wiring Basics $8
PASTORAL PLATE 2:00-3:30PM
The Whole Chicken: Butchery, Carving and Making Stock $12
SPICEHOUND 6:30-7:45 PM
An Introduction to Artisan Salts $8

Sunday

PUNK DOMESTICS 10:00AM-11:15AM
Making Piadina: Traditional Italian Flatbread $12
MARGO MORITZ 3:30-6:00PM
How to Shoot in Manual: The Basics of Photography $8
PUBLIC BIKES 6:15-8:00PM
Basic Bicycle Mechanics and Maintenance $8