2025 Daybreak Workshops
We are trying to build a festival experience different than many others. It is our goal that the Artisans, Musicians, Facilities and Fans feel stronger and more beautiful after the event than when they arrived. In short we want to SUSTAIN the festival community.
Our goal is to keep the Sustain Art & Music Festival smaller and shorter than most festivals. The hope is that this will help ensure it is a restorative experience. We realize many folks will want to sleep in Saturday morning but we are hopeful most will want to get up and engage with our festival family. Please consider registering for at least one workshop experience. Learn a new skill or if you’re experienced, help our facilitators teach others, either way we know your energy will add to everyone’s festival experience.
Registrations are open and space is limited especially for our shuttle to town. All activities require a pay what you can ticket and can be accessed within the same ticketing platform that you purchased tickets within.
Baking up Beats - w/ The Baker’s Basement
Interactive Drum Circle & Spontaneous Song Writing Session - Bourbon Barn
All Ages - All Experience Levels - Beginners Welcome!
Do you need more rhythm in your life? Are your limbs feeling idle and curious for direction? Do you have the urge to spontaneously create something but don’t know where to begin? No worries! The Baker’s Basement may have some simple remedies for your ailments. Join the duo for an interactive experience wherein the art of song craft and drum circle unite. All are encouraged to participate, regardless of musical experience or age. Are you a beginner? Let’s do it!!
The Baker’s Basement is a 2-piece indie folk bucket band from Cleveland, Ohio with over a thousand performances under their belts. They believe that nearly any object can be used to create music, with a soft spot in their hearts for the 5-gallon paint bucket (a signature element of their on stage drum kit).
Percussive objects will be available for use, but all are encouraged to bring a drum… or a bongo.. or a tambourine.. or a bucket.. or generally anything that emits sound when struck or shaken. Come with an open mind and ready to have some fun.
Painting with Jon Griffin
Open to all Ages & Skill Levels - Location TBD - Time TBD
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Space is limited so buy your pay what you can ticket today.
Bluegrass Breaks - Jam Class
Join Dave Bagdade as he teaches real bluegrass jamming! Sat 10:30 AM Bourbon Barn
All skill levels…All Instruments! Hands-on learning in a small group of festival friends!!
Are you sitting on the sidelines at your local bluegrass jam, wanting to play a solo but not sure how? Dave Bagdade will take a popular bluegrass song and deconstruct it down to its elements and then help you build it back up into a solo, using techniques that will allow you to develop your own breaks going forward. All bluegrass instruments and skill levels are welcome, though the workshop is primarily targeted to intermediate players.
Dave is a performer, composer and teacher, with forty years of experience in the Chicago, Indianapolis and Atlantic Canada bluegrass scenes. He has played with The Cousin Brothers, New Trad Ramblers, Diamond Hill Station and Whistle Pig and has released three solo albums.
Dave Bagdade
Yoga
Start your moring off Saturday with a relaxing session of Yoga!
The class will be led by TBD! Session 1 is from 9:15 AM till 10:15 AM and Session 2 is from 10:30 AM till 11:30 AM - Meet at the upstairs covered deck off of the Main Lodge
Space is limited so buy your pay what you can ticket today. Reminder to pack your mat we will have a few extras if you don’t have one!
Yoga
Start your moring off Saturday with a relaxing session of Yoga!
The class will be led by TBD! Session 1 is from 9:30 AM and Session 2 starts at 10:30 AM - Meet at the upstairs covered deck off of the Main Lodge
Space is limited so buy your pay what you can ticket today. Reminder to pack your mat we will have a few extras if you don’t have one!
Axe Throwing
Anarchy Axe - Hosts Open Axe Throwing
Axe Throwing Fun! Pay What You Can Ticket to Share the 2 Axe Throwing Lanes for one hour of competition and fun. Friday at TBD Saturday at TBD PM. No experience needed. Show up at the Pizza Barn with ticket.
Nature Hike
Explore the birds, plants and beautiful scenery home to Elk Ridge!
Meet at the Tee Pee with your Pay What You Can ticket and Ben Fleet will lead a guided nature walk to appreciate the birds, plants and overall grounds of the Elk Ridge Ranch. Bring Binoculars if you have them. Friday at TBD, Saturday at 10:30 AM
