Designing and Building
a Soapbox Car for the
Artists’ Soapbox
Derby
Saturday afternoons:
July 26; August 2nd, 9th,
16th from 1
– 4PM
At the Trolley Museum
of New York Restoration Shop, 89 East Strand, Kingston
The Trolley Museum of New York invites
those interested in participating in the 14th Annual Artists’
Soapbox Derby to attend a hands-on workshop on how to design and build
a derby car. The Soapbox Derby will be held on Sunday, August
17, 2008 at 1PM on lower Broadway in Kingston, NY.
The Workshop Series will be held in the
Trolley Museum Display and Restoration Shop at 89 East Strand.
The workshops are free, but you must make a reservation to attend one
of the workshops. The dates of the workshops are: July 26th,
August 2nd, 9th & 16th, all beginning
at 1PM. Some tools and materials will be available, but workshop
participants are encouraged to bring their own materials and tools.
All manner of designs are eligible.
The Artists’ Soapbox Derby is a race where speed is not the objective;
rather creativity in design and locomotion will be rewarded in many
categories of prizes. George and Nancy Donskoj, of Donskoj &
Company say “In the case of this Artists’ Soapbox Derby, it’s
more akin to a kinetic sculpture parade, it’s the style, creativity
and engineering that turns on the crowd”. “Awards and cash
prize money are based on design and the way the vehicles attain the
finish line at the bottom of the hill. Just about anything that
slides, glides, rolls and walks has the potential to win a prize.”
www.artistsoapboxderby.com
