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Starts Sun, Sep 27, 11:00 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing mountain scene with blacklight stars on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, guided step by step by artist Kale. Sunday sessions run late morning into the early afternoon. The painting is…
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Starts Sun, Sep 27, 3:00 PM · $55 per person
Paint the Endless TBR design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Brandalyn. You can personalize your painting, so it works well for a book club or any group that…
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Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Mountain Flowers design on a 16x20 canvas in a guided studio session on Sunday evenings. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. Laela…
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Mon, Sep 28 to Mon, Oct 5 · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This class at GoggleWorks introduces two ways of working with wool. You try wet felting and needle felting, and you use both to finish two small projects: a decorative felted acorn and a pumpkin. It…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 4:00 PM · Free
Family Movie Night is a drop-in movie program at the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library, at 1426 Perkiomen Ave in Reading. A film is shown on the big screen in the branch, and families…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:00 PM · Free
The Family Financial Toolkit is a class about money basics, held at the Exeter Community Library. Teens and their families learn practical ways to save, build a budget and understand how credit…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers traditional herbal medicine making. Participants choose and prepare herbs, mix them into tea blends, and make tinctures. The session also covers how…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 7:00 PM · $40-$50 per person
Paint Pour is a guided pour painting workshop with Painting with a Twist. You tilt, pour and swirl paint across canvas to make one of a kind abstract art, with an instructor leading the session.…
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Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
In this class at GoggleWorks, adults design a fantasy creature of their own and then print it. The first part covers concept art basics, so you draw your creature and get it ready to become a print.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Thu, Nov 5 · Member: $254.15 / Non-Member: $299.00
This class covers how DJing works from the ground up. Students learn the basics of music theory, get hands on with DJ equipment and software, practice mixing techniques, and look at what goes into…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This class walks you through black and white film photography from start to finish. Working with a 35mm camera, you learn how to compose and expose your shots, develop your negatives in the darkroom…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Wed, Sep 30 to Wed, Oct 21 · Member: $188.70 / Non-Member: $222.00
This advanced ceramics class at GoggleWorks is for makers who are ready to work at a larger scale. You choose your approach, either handbuilding or going big on the wheel, and learn techniques for…
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Starts Wed, Sep 30, 4:00 PM · Free
Make a craft inspired by the techniques of artists and crafters of Hispanic and Latino heritage. Projects are self-directed, so you work at your own pace rather than following a staff-led lesson.…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 30, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Sing along to King of Pop hits while you paint a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from studio artist Brandalyn. No experience is needed. Paint, sip and relax with friends on a Wednesday…
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Starts Wed, Sep 30, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a moonlit cardinal scene step by step with a Painting with a Twist artist guiding the way. You choose your surface when you book, either a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board, and you take…
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Starts Wed, Sep 30, 7:00 PM · $50 per person
In this evening workshop with Painting with a Twist, you paint a candle jar, pour your own custom scented candle, and paint a book box to match a favorite book cover. Bring a picture of the cover you…
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Starts Thu, Oct 1, 9:30 AM · Free
The Exeter Community Library holds a silent book club at Starbucks Exeter, at 4541 Perkiomen Ave in Reading. As the name says, this is quiet reading time in company: people bring their own book and…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 1, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Me and My Boo is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An instructor walks the room through the featured design step by step on a 16x20 canvas, so you can follow along without any…
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Fri, Oct 2 to Fri, Oct 9 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this two-session class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave a blanket basket: a large storage basket sized for blankets, afghans and throws. You learn basket weaving methods and build a…
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Starts Fri, Oct 2, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a Ruby Shoes design on a 16x20 canvas while playing classic movie trivia between brush strokes. Brandalyn leads the session step by step, so no painting experience is needed. The evening runs…
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Starts Fri, Oct 2, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint the Twilight Moon design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from an instructor. This is a relaxed evening class: paint, sip, and enjoy the company. The artist for this session is…
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Starts Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This one day workshop at GoggleWorks introduces Japanese stab binding, a centuries old way of stitching books by hand. You assemble, fold, and sew your own handmade books using traditional decorative…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 31 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This class covers the basics of freestyle embroidery, with designs drawn from the plants growing in GoggleWorks' Gardens at Lauer's Park. You learn the basic stitches and work toward loose, flowing…
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Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Bee My Sunflower + is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An instructor walks the room through the sunflower and bee artwork step by step, so you can follow along even if you have…
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Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This one afternoon workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of flameworking. Working with borosilicate glass at the torch, you shape a small decorative pumpkin, learning to sculpt, mash and add…
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Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks, you work with hot glass to make your own pumpkin. You gather glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the form with guidance from the studio…
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Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a fused glass candy dish with a Halloween theme. You learn the basics of cutting glass and fusing it, then design your own…
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Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00
This sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pumpkin-shaped pillow. You work on basic machine sewing and hand sewing as you go, starting with cutting fabric, then…
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Starts Sat, Oct 3, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a sunset wildflower scene step by step with instructor Brandalyn leading the way. You can work on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board. The session runs on Saturday afternoons and is…
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Starts Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
This is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Painters work on a 16x20 canvas of the Fairy Moonlight design, following step by step along with the studio artist. No…
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Starts Sun, Oct 4, 12:00 PM · $40 per person
Paint a Flower Cow on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Brandalyn. The session runs on Sunday afternoons, and the painting is recommended for ages 6 and up. These…
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Starts Sun, Oct 4, 12:00 PM · $40 per person
Paint a bright orange rainforest orchid on a 16x20 canvas, step by step, with guidance from a studio artist at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. This is an all ages session held Sunday…
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Starts Sun, Oct 4, 3:00 PM · $60 per person
Paint a portrait of your own pet on canvas with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. Brandalyn leads this session, demonstrating painting techniques and helping painters one on one. Choose a…
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Starts Sun, Oct 4, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
An Autumn Mountain is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. Painters work on a 16x20 canvas with acrylic paint and follow along step by step with a studio instructor, so no…
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Mon, Oct 5 to Mon, May 3 · Free
Books and Boots is a monthly book club at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The group reads both fiction and nonfiction, and the titles always have an environmental theme, from plants and…
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Mon, Oct 5 to Mon, Oct 26 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
This two part workshop at GoggleWorks pairs clay and wood. On the first night you work in ceramics, shaping clay by hand into pinch pots that can hold dips and crudites. On the second night you move…
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Tue, Oct 6 to Tue, Nov 3 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This class builds on skills you already have at the torch. You go further into coloring and sculpting techniques, and you learn to work with hollow tubing and blowing. Joe Estis teaches the class…
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Tue, Oct 6 to Tue, Nov 3 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This glass fusing class builds on what you already know. You work with thicker pieces and explore the line between control and movement in the kiln. Projects include pot melts, color bars, and on…
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Starts Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township hosts this guided painting class on Tuesday evenings. A studio artist walks the room through the sunflower sunset design step by step, and everyone works on a…
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Starts Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Spend a Tuesday evening at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township for a trivia twist on paint night. You work on a 16 by 20 canvas with step by step guidance from artist Brandalyn, with trivia…
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Starts Wed, Oct 7, 10:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you shape wool into a small pumpkin or gourd using needle felting. You poke the fibers with a felting needle until they hold their…
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Wed, Oct 7 to Fri, Oct 9 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00
This two part workshop at GoggleWorks pairs hot glass with candle making. On the first evening you work in the hot shop to make your own glass vessel and learn about glassblowing. On the second…
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Starts Wed, Oct 7, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single evening workshop you build a clay luminary for the fall season using handbuilding and coil techniques. Once the form is shaped, you add decorative embellishments and textures so the…
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Wed, Oct 7 to Wed, Nov 4 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
Learn the fundamentals of crochet in a class built for complete newcomers. Instructor Alex Crawford covers how to hold the hook and yarn, how to make basic stitches, and how to work granny squares.…
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Starts Wed, Oct 7, 6:30 PM · $47 per person
Paint a Goat Scream design on a 16x20 canvas while playing trivia with the room. Kale leads the session at the Painting with a Twist studio on Perkiomen Avenue in Reading, and all painting supplies…
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Starts Thu, Oct 8, 10:00 AM
Homeschool families spend a morning at the Reading Public Museum looking at how manufacturing shaped Pennsylvania. Museum educators lead special tours and hands-on projects that the whole family can…
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Starts Thu, Oct 8, 6:30 PM · $50-$60 per person
Paint a full moon design with a twist of trivia at this evening class with Painting with a Twist. Brandalyn leads the session, and you choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by…
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Starts Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a set of neon lilies on a 16x20 canvas under blacklight, so the colors glow as you work. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, and no experience is needed. This…
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Fri, Oct 9 to Fri, Oct 16 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00
This class at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of making a short animated film. Working in the digital media lab, students move through the steps a cartoon takes, from first concept to animating…
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