Stop Motion Happy Hour
Saturday, November 22, 2025
4:00–6:00 pm
Cost: $35.00. Members receive 20% off.
This event is SOLD OUT.
Adults 21+ are invited to join award-winning filmmaker, animator, and artist Matthew Sandager to learn the art of stop-motion animation in a hands-on workshop while sampling Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Alexander Valley Cabernet from Flambeaux Wine and special snacks from Sweetgreen. Sandager will share tips, tricks, and the basics of creating stop-motion animation. Sandager has created critically acclaimed short films for Sesame Street and his recent short film, The Fountaineer, won Best Animated Short at the Indie Film Festival in 2023.
ABOUT MATTHEW SANDAGER
Matthew Sandager is a filmmaker, animator, storyteller, and photographer based in New York City. His critically acclaimed short films have been shown in film festivals around the world, and his still photography has been widely published and exhibited in galleries across the US.
Sandager’s award-winning short film The Fountaineer is a stop-motion animated film based on an original script. His previous films include Dear Henri, which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2017 and went on to be shown in over 35 film festivals worldwide, including Toronto International Film Festival Kids (TIFF KIDS). Sandager’s ongoing work for Sesame Street has led to several films for the long-running children’s television program, including The Number Three and Belly Breathe. Sandager was born and raised in Minnesota. Find him online at matthewsandager.com
ABOUT FLAMBEAUX WINE
Three generations of the Murray family have come from the rich loam of the Mississippi River to the gravelly soil of the Dry Creek Valley to craft Flambeaux—limited production artisan wine celebrating the rich diversity of Sonoma County, California terroirs. Flambeaux wine is grown and bottled in Sonoma County, California. Find them online at flambeauxwine.com
ABOUT SWEETGREEN
Sweetgreen is a mission-driven restaurant brand built to connect people to real food. Every day, our team creates seasonal, made-from-scratch dishes that are simple, fresh, and full of flavor–sourced responsibly from farmers and partners we know and trust.
