{"id":117,"date":"2024-02-17T19:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T19:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.hcoe.org\/ces26\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:54:02","slug":"workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.hcoe.org\/ces26\/workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops &#038; Artist Bios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||0px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; 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