HowTo Festival of Greater Lafayette

Share this Ministry

Signup to be a Presenter

Mission Statement

Fostering fellowship between a diverse student and resident body and the surrounding community by sharing their talents and interests

HowTo Festival 2018

Presentations will be located throughout the St. Thomas Aquinas Center. All events are free of charge and open to the public. See the information desk with any questions (or directions). PARKING is available in the new parking lot directly south of St. Tom’s. All events and their respective presenters, times, and locations are listed above. Each event is 50 minutes in length.

More information soon!

Get in Touch

HowTo Committee Presenter Head

Chris Heiny
cheiny@purdue.edu

Last Year’s Schedule

10:00am – 10:50am
  • Waltz with Elizabeth Hendrickson, Newman Hall 
  • HowTo and How Not to Interpret Scripture with Dr. Thomas Ryba, Siena A
  • Make a Pot on a Potter's Wheel with Lynne Corrigan, Siena B
  • Install / Replace a 3-way Switch with Don Caddy, Thomas Moore A
  • Play Canasta with Jeremy Garst, Thomas Moore B
  • Sing in 50 Minutes with Dr. Brad Bodine, Room 1
  • Prevent Crime and Connect to Police with Sgt. Scott Galloway, Room 2
  • Identify Trees with Rebekah Lumkes, Room 3
  • Understand Your Brain with Brandon Coventry, Room 4
  • Choose and Serve Wine with Anthony Cawdron, Room 5
11:00am – 11:50am
  • Waltz with Elizabeth Hendrickson, Newman Hall 
  • HowTo and How Not to Interpret Scripture with Dr. Thomas Ryba, Siena A
  • Tie a Bow Tie with David Caddy, Siena B
  • Install / Test / Replace a Ground Fault Outlet with Don Caddy, Thomas Moore A
  • Play Canasta with Jeremy Garst, Thomas Moore B
  • Make Quilling Earrings with Georgitta Joseph, Room 2
  • Pray a Divine Mercy Chaplet with Renee LaMarca, Room 4
  • Choose and Serve Wine with Anthony Cawdron, Room 5
12:30pm – 1:20pm
  • DJ with David Bergsma, Newman Hall 
  • Woodcut Printmake with Erin McAtee, Siena A
  • Raise and Appreciate Honeybees with Michael Kuhn, Siena B
  • Install / Replace a Light Switch with Don Caddy, Thomas Moore A
  • Improvised Cordage from Natural Materials with Martin Schap, Thomas Moore B
  • Play Canasta with Jeremy Garst, Room 1
  • Interpret a Dream with Dee Bernhardt, Room 4
  • Origami with Leftover Paper for Beginners with Dr. Gwen Adams, Room 5
1:30pm – 2:20pm
  • DJ with David Bergsma, Newman Hall 
  • Make a Knotted Rope Rosary with Holly Thieman, Siena A
  • Raise and Appreciate Honeybees with Michael Kuhn, Siena B
  • Install / Replace an Outlet with Don Caddy, Thomas Moore A
  • Hand Drill Fire Starting with Martin Schap, Thomas Moore B
  • Paint Watercolor Cards with Claire Anderson, Room 1
  • Zentangle™ with Rene’ Irvine, CZT, Room 2
  • Defend the ProLife Position with Megan Smith, Room 3
  • Pray a Divine Mercy Chaplet with Renee LaMarca, Room 4
  • Origami with Leftover Paper for Beginners with Dr. Gwen Adams, Room 5
  • Make Homemade Pasta in less time than it takes to drive to the store with Fr. Patrick Baikauskas, Kitchen
2:30pm – 3:20pm
  • Make a Knotted Rope Rosary with Holly Thieman, Siena A
  • Use a Microphone with David Caddy, Siena B
  • Repair a Lamp with Don Caddy, Thomas Moore A
  • Make a Very Berry Delicious Dessert with Gloria and Tom Piantek, Thomas Moore B
  • Paint Watercolor Cards with Claire Anderson, Room 1
  • Zentangle™ with Rene’ Irvine, CZT, Room 2
  • Defend the ProLife Position with Megan Smith, Room 3
  • Interpret a Dream with Dee Bernhardt, Room 4
  • Origami with Leftover Paper for Beginners with Dr. Gwen Adams, Room 5

Gallery