142 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Starts Mon, Dec 7, 7:00 PM · $40-$50 per person
Paint a rustic farmhouse nativity scene step by step with instructor Brandalyn at this Monday evening class from Painting with a Twist. You pick your surface when you book, either a 10x30 canvas or a…
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Starts Tue, Dec 8, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one evening workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, you make your own fused glass bubble tray. You cut glass, pick a design, and assemble your piece, then leave it with the studio to be fused in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 8, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Design and make your own custom ceramic rib tools for shaping clay on the pottery wheel. You work in the woodshop to carve your designs from durable materials, so the tools suit your own throwing…
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Starts Tue, Dec 8, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint the Candy Cane Love design at this Tuesday evening session with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist guides you step by step, and you choose what you paint on: a 16 by 20 canvas…
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Starts Tue, Dec 8, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Tuesday evening at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township painting a 16x20 canvas while playing along with holiday trivia. An artist leads the painting step by step, so you do not need any…
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Starts Wed, Dec 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Design and make your own ceramic ornaments in a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks. You will use handbuilding techniques and decorative tools to shape pieces that work well as holiday decor or as…
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Starts Wed, Dec 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces woodturning on the lathe, with each participant shaping a working pen. Instructor Mike Keiser covers the basic tools, the turning techniques…
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Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
Make photographs without a camera. In this hands-on workshop at GoggleWorks, you work with photographic paper, natural light and found objects to create soft, experimental images. Instructor Juliana…
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Starts Fri, Dec 11, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society hosts an evening presentation on birds and other nature, near and far, at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The speaker is Armas Hill, a retired nature…
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Starts Sat, Dec 12, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a festive Christmas Sparkle design step by step with a studio artist at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Pick your surface when you book: a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board.…
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Starts Sun, Dec 13, 6:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint the Golden Winter design with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist leads the class step by step, and you choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood…
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Starts Tue, Dec 15, 5:30 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This single evening workshop is an introduction to working with borosilicate glass at the torch. You melt and sculpt your own glass snowman by hand and take it with you. Phil Hackman teaches. The…
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Starts Wed, Dec 16, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint the It's a Wonderful Life design in a guided studio session on Wednesday evenings. An instructor walks the group through the artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. You can choose a…
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Starts Thu, Dec 17, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a bright winter sunset step by step with a studio artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood…
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Starts Thu, Dec 17, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Fox's Dream is a guided painting event at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An artist walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. You choose whether to paint…
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Starts Sat, Dec 19, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces borosilicate glass and the torch. You apply color to a clear glass rod and shape it into a pendant with an imploded design inside. You take the…
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Starts Mon, Dec 21, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Frost and Starlight is a two hour guided painting event at Painting with a Twist. Brandalyn leads painters step by step through the winter scene, so no experience is needed. You choose your surface…
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Starts Tue, Dec 22, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a Northern Lights Reflection scene step by step with an artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. The class runs Tuesday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM, and you choose…
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Starts Sun, Dec 27, 6:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a winter full moon scene that glows under blacklight at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick your own colors for the design, and an artist walks the room through each step. Choose…
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Starts Tue, Dec 29, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a winter scene step by step with instructor Kale at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. Everything…
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Mon, Jan 4 to Mon, Mar 1 · Free
Death Cafe is a get-together for talking openly about death. The point is to take the taboo out of the subject, so people can say what is on their minds and listen to others do the same. Death doula…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Tue, Jan 5, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a ruby slippers design on a 16x20 canvas while playing classic movie trivia between brush strokes. Brandalyn leads the class and walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no…
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Starts Thu, Jan 7, 7:00 PM · $42 per person for a 16x20 canvas, $52 for a 16x20 wood plank board
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads this guided painting session on Thursday evenings. An artist walks the room through the featured artwork step by step, so you can take part whether or…
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Starts Tue, Jan 12, 7:00 PM · $55 per person
This is a painting event with a trivia twist. You work on a 16 by 20 inch canvas while a studio artist guides you step by step, and trivia rounds run alongside the painting. No experience is needed…
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Starts Fri, Jan 22, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society turns the floor over to its own members for this evening meeting at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center. The program is made up of three or four short…
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Starts Fri, Feb 26, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society holds a public meeting at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center featuring a symposium by local science students. Talks cover natural history and science work…
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Starts Fri, Mar 26, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society hosts an evening presentation at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center on a surprising link between spotted lanternflies and honey bees. The speaker is Dr.…
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Starts Fri, Apr 23, 7:30 PM · Free
The Mengel Natural History Society hosts a talk on the common herps, the reptiles and amphibians, found across southeastern Pennsylvania. Rudy Arceo, founder of the Keystone Herpetology Institute…
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In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through 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…
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In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through 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…
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In progress since Oct 22, next Thu, Nov 5, through 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…
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In progress since Oct 29, next Thu, Nov 5, through 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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In progress since Nov 1, next Sun, Nov 8, through 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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In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Dec 7 · $135 ($125 members)
Have Fun Drawing is an adult class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education in West Lawn. It meets on Monday evenings, and all styles and all levels of skill are welcome. Beginners get instruction…
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In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00
This is independent work time in the darkroom and photography studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. Sessions run Thursdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, and access is sold by the month. Bring your own…
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In progress since Aug 23, through May 23 · $60.00 per month
Ka Mana Movement is the Polynesian Excel Team at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Dancers train together in Polynesian dance in a two hour session, and the team is open to all ages and genders.…
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In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month
Hip Hop 3 is a leveled hip hop dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It meets Tuesday evenings for a 55 minute class, and it runs across the studio's school year dance season. The…
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In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month
Contemporary 2/3 is a contemporary dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center, offered at the combined second and third levels. It runs through the school year as part of the center's weekly…
Run by Culture Shock Performing Arts Center · Shoemakersville
In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month
Acro 3 is an acrobatic dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Acro combines dance with tumbling and balance work, and this class sits in the upper part of the studio's acro sequence…
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In progress since Sep 1, through May 25 · $60.00 per month
Culture Shock Performing Arts Center offers a ballet and lyrical class made for adult dancers. It meets on Tuesday evenings during the studio's school year season, and it runs as a weekly class…
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In progress since Sep 2, through May 26 · $60.00 per month
Acro 3 Plus is an acrobatic dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. Dancers work on acro skills in a studio setting, building on the training covered in the center's earlier acro…
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In progress since Sep 3, through May 27 · $60.00 per month
Polynesian 3 is a Polynesian dance class at Culture Shock Performing Arts Center. It is the third level in the studio's Polynesian program, which also includes Polynesian 1, Polynesian 2 and a senior…
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