225 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Wed, Oct 14 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This beginner class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of painting with transparent watercolor and opaque gouache. Students practice core application techniques and work on mixing and using color, with…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
Work at the furnace and shape your own beverage glass in this one evening glassblowing workshop. A GoggleWorks instructor guides you through the basics, so no experience is needed. The class meets in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM · $27
Local artist Bernadette Bresnahan leads this painting class at the Sinking Spring Public Library. You follow along step by step and paint a fall scarecrow on canvas, then take your finished work home…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint the Boo-tanical Love design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Kale. The class runs Wednesday evenings from 7 PM to 9:30 PM. Optional add-ons include a glitter…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of turning bowls on a wood lathe. You start with raw wood and work toward a finished bowl, learning how to hold and use turning tools…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Spend an evening learning plique-a-jour enameling, a technique often compared to miniature stained glass. You will make translucent enamel panels held within a metal framework, so light shines…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Thu, Oct 15 to Thu, Nov 12 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This five session class introduces glassblowing through demonstrations and hands-on work at the bench. Students practice basic techniques while the group talks about historical and contemporary glass…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 15, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Thursday evening painting a 16x20 canvas with a Halloween twist, with trivia mixed into the class. Kale leads the session and walks painters through the artwork step by step, whether you come…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM · Free
Families paint pumpkins together at the Wernersville Public Library. Come as a group, decide on a design as a team, and bring it to life on your pumpkin. Pumpkins and all supplies are provided, so…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM · $20
Learn how to make needle felted pumpkins in this fall craft workshop at Sinking Spring Public Library. Needle felting uses special needles to work soft wool into 2D or 3D shapes, and the session is…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a long standing way of shaping metal. Participants pack molds using casting sand, then pour molten metal to make jewelry or small…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Adventure Begins design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. This is a Friday evening session, and you take your finished painting home with you. Painters…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Lovers Moon on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. You can paint it as a set, with two canvases that pair up side by side, or paint it solo as a single…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Santorini's Blue Doors is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An artist walks the room through the scene step by step, so you can follow along whether or not you have painted…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Mon, Oct 19 to Mon, Oct 26 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00
This class looks at what goes into making comics, from newspaper strips like Peanuts and Garfield to action stories from Marvel and DC. Students work through conception, character design, and laying…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 19, 5:30 PM · Free
Penn State Master Gardener Laurie Sterner leads this session on planting bulbs in the fall. She covers the different types of bulbs, tips for buying them, and how to plant them or store them until…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:00 PM · Free
The Literary Lounge Book Club is an evening discussion group for adults at Boyertown Community Library. Readers come together at the library to talk over one book at a time. The current title is…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 5:45 PM · Free
The Evening Readers Book Club is a monthly reading group that meets at Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Members gather in the early evening on the third Tuesday of each month…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Make your own ceramic beer stein in one evening workshop at GoggleWorks. You will use templates and handbuilding methods to roll and shape slabs of clay, then add texture to the surfaces so the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Free
Hamburg Public Library hosts a board game night for families and friends. Players pick something from the library's game collection or bring a favorite game from home to share with others at the…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 17 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This class introduces the basic skills of metalsmithing and silver jewelry making. You cut, shape and join metal using hammers, flame and other studio tools, and you leave with a custom sterling…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 17 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This intermediate class at GoggleWorks builds on sewing skills you already have. You work on making simple patterns, designing your own garments, and taking an idea through to a finished piece. Along…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Spend one evening in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks making cutouts for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. You draw a design on wood, then use the scroll saw to follow your lines and cut out…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist hosts this guided painting event at their Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Ave in Reading. Brandalyn leads painters through the Simply Meant to Be design, which goes on one…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 20, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist guides you step by step through the Simply Meant to Be artwork on a tall surface. You pick one of two options when you book: a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30 wood plank board. An…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 14
Officers from the Spring Township Police Department walk through the phone and internet scams that turn up most often, and how to spot the warning signs before money or personal information changes…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at a benchtop scroll saw to cut your own spooky home decor for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. The two holidays are different, but their imagery…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Oct 29 · Member: $102.00 / Non-Member: $120.00
Learn the basics of stick welding, a widely used way of joining metal, in a hands-on class taught by David Jeremiah. You practice striking an arc and work toward clean, structurally sound welds in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Nov 19 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This beginner class introduces flameworking, the craft of shaping glass at a torch. Working with glass rods and a torch, students learn to heat, melt and form their own glass beads, with attention to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the basics of warm glass. You cut glass, position the pieces, and go through the firing steps that turn them into a set of four fused coasters. The…
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Fri, Oct 23 to Sat, Oct 24 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This jewelry class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pair of sterling silver dangle earrings. You work with basic metalsmithing methods: sawing, filing, texturing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Learn the basics of mosaic work and make a pumpkin you can hang at home. Over two evening sessions you cut glass, arrange colored tiles into your design, and grout the finished piece. The class is…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 PM · Free
This session looks at the stories that haunt Pennsylvania: the tales tied to its roads, bridges, tunnels and towns, along with the legends that spread through internet communities. Come to hear how…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 PM · $13/person – Must be 18 years and older
This is an after-hours guided walk through the grounds of the Daniel Boone Homestead, built around the site's ghost stories and local legends. Groups hear about the mysteries surrounding Boone's…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of woodturning, and you leave having made a pen you can use. Mike Keiser covers the tools, the core techniques and the safety practices…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a Sasquatch scene on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from artist Brandalyn. This is a Wednesday evening session, so plan on a relaxed two hours at the easel with everything you need…
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Thu, Oct 29 to Thu, Nov 12 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00
In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students make a Japanese cross-back apron, a slip-on style that works well for cooking, crafting or giving as a gift. The project is set up to…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $77.00
This Maker Date is a one evening painting workshop with a Halloween twist. You set up and paint a spooky seasonal still life while working on composition, lighting and color mixing. Instructor Amy…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This one evening raku workshop at GoggleWorks is built around clay and fire. You glaze a pair of pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, and then see your pieces fired in a raku…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs metalwork with a shared meal. You shape and finish a copper trinket dish, learning how to prepare the surface, apply enamel, and fire the piece in a kiln.…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $100.00
Spend a Friday evening at the torch with a partner. In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your date learn to use torches and hand tools to melt and shape glass, and you see how heat…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks is set up as a date night. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you build a glass plate, platter, or bowl…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs you and a guest for a first look at the hot glass studio. With guidance from professional glassblowers, each person makes a tumbler or a stemless wine…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This is a Maker Date evening at GoggleWorks, where you and your date each make a SolarFast tote bag. You will use sunlight, photographic methods and playful experimental techniques to build color and…
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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $110.00
Spend a Friday evening in the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio making a whiskey smoker. You turn the smoker on the lathe to fit a cocktail glass you bring from home, then use the hardware that goes…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 30, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Bring your book club and paint a 16x20 canvas you make your own. Brandalyn leads the step by step painting, and you choose the book titles and colors so your finished canvas fits your group. It runs…
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Sun, Nov 1 to Sun, Nov 15 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00
This drawing class at GoggleWorks is open to all skill levels. Students explore what charcoal, pencil, and Sharpie can each do and build drawing skill and confidence through scribbling, drawing, and…
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Mon, Nov 2 to Mon, Nov 9 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Stitching on Paper is a two session class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you use needle and thread to add color and texture to paper. You work on vintage photos, postcards, book pages and…
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Mon, Nov 2 to Mon, Nov 30 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This jewelry class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on loop and loop chain. You learn to fuse fine silver wire into solid loops, then form those loops into several kinds of links used in…
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Starts Mon, Nov 2, 6:30 PM · $135 ($125 members)
This drawing class at Yocum Institute for Arts Education is open to adults of any skill level and any style of drawing. You work with a range of drawing media and papers over the course of the class.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn