Facilitated by: Ben Weber

*This is a Community Renter workshop & is not a Pieter Program. Please reach out to the facilitator if you have any questions.

When: Saturday December 12, 2026 - 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Cost: $8 Suggested Donation, No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds

Description:

Please join Ben Weber for a strange and wonderful afternoon of collaborative choral composition.

During this guided experience, you will harness your musical instincts, your courage, and your silly gooses to create extraordinary a capella works of art.

If a musical noise has ever exited your mouth, then Brave Sounds: The Ride is for you.

Doors @ 2:30 pm
The Ride @ 3:00 pm
$8 Suggested Donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.
All are welcome.

What to expect/what to bring:

The workshop will be 2 hours long, conducted in English only.
Please wear comfortable clothing.
Participants only need to bring a willingness to use their voices in a musical manner.

Facilitator Bio:

Ben Weber (he/him) is an artist, educator, improviser, facilitator, and therapist living and working in Highland Park. Ben has taught vocal improvisation internationally and performed improv comedy in New York City (UCB, the PIT, Magnet Theater) and Los Angeles (UCB, WGIS, Westside Comedy Theater, Shared Experience). Ben studied improvised singing between 2015 and 2020 with Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, David Worm, Joey Blake, Judy Vinar, and Christiane Karam.

Accessibility note:

The space is located on the 2nd floor with one flight of stairs directly up from the entrance.

Elevator access is available; please reach out to the facilitator prior to the event if you will need to use it. The elevator is spacious enough for any mobility device and the 2nd floor space is free of any steps or mobility barriers. There are no automated doors in the building.

There are two all-gender restrooms with three private stalls and a urinal. Each restroom has one stall accessible for mobility device users.

Parking:

Paid parking is available directly behind our building at 2412 Workman Street. There is an additional city lot south of Broadway on Workman Street. There is also ample metered parking in the neighborhood.