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Cultivate your stage presence and conquer the open mic with this month-long stand-up stint. Even if you’re not selected to replace Conan, you’ll be delivering the best punch lines at work.
Manhattan Comedy Club, Middletown, New York, manhattancomedyclub.com
In this technological age, why let the brains at Apple have all the fun? This team of techies and artists shows you how to design your own iPhone apps, touchscreen-friendly gloves and machinima movies.
Mediamatic, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, mediamatic.net
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Homework during this week-long course – taught by photo guru Drake Busath and portrait pros Bev and Tim Walden – means wandering Tuscan markets and monasteries armed with a camera.
Drake Busath’s Italy Workshops & Village Tour, 801-364-6645, italyworkshops.com
Funnel your creative energy into a bestselling sci-fi novel or award-winning script, or follow memoir maestro Patti Miller to Paris in the fall to write about your own vie en rose.
Sydney Writers’ Centre, 61-02-99-29-9237, sydneywriterscentre.com.au
