315 programs. Classes and workshops for adults, evenings and weekends included.
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Mon, Nov 23 to Tue, Nov 24 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you design and build your own fused glass lantern. You cut glass, learn safety practices in the studio, and work through the glass fusing process.…
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Starts Mon, Nov 23, 5:30 PM · Free
Novels at Night is an evening program from Spring Township Library. This listing covers the in person meetings, which the library holds on the last Monday of the month in the early evening at its…
Run by Spring Township Library · Wyomissing
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 6:00 PM · Free
The Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library hosts a program that follows what a Union soldier went through during a medical event in the Civil War, whether it came from disease or from combat. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Mon, Nov 23, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township pairs a guided painting session with trivia on Monday evenings. You work on a 16 by 20 inch canvas with acrylic paint, following along step by step with the…
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Starts Tue, Nov 24, 10:45 AM · Free
Early Intervention professionals join library storytimes and play dates at Exeter Community Library. Children play at learning stations while parents and caregivers talk with the visiting…
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Starts Tue, Nov 24, 5:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Turn your own pepper mill in a single evening session at GoggleWorks. You learn how to turn the body of a mill on the lathe and how to install the grinding mechanism so the finished piece works, and…
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Tue, Nov 24 to Tue, Dec 22 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This introductory glassblowing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts runs on Tuesdays from 6 PM to 9 PM for five sessions, meeting in the Glassblowing Studio in Building 5 at 201 Washington St in…
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Starts Tue, Nov 24, 6:30 PM · $60 per person
Paint a portrait of your own pet on canvas with step by step guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. After you book, email a high resolution color photo of your pet to the studio. Staff will…
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Starts Wed, Nov 25, 12:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint the Christmas Twinkle design with instructor Brandalyn at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book, either a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board, and…
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Starts Thu, Nov 26, 6:30 PM · Free
Readers who enjoy science fiction and fantasy meet each month at the Fleetwood Area Public Library to talk about a shared book. The group gathers in Room 111 on the fourth Thursday of the month in…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Sat, Nov 28, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings card fans together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Members trade cards and play Trading Card Game battles with other players in the group. The club meets on Saturday…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 28, 10:30 AM · $35 per person
Paint a holiday llama on a 16x20 canvas with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick one of the llama designs and personalize it as you go, with step by step guidance from the studio…
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Starts Sat, Nov 28, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Holiday Twinkle is a guided painting session at Painting with a Twist, led by artist Rayven. You follow along step by step and paint the Holiday Twinkle design, choosing either a 16x20 canvas or a…
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Starts Sat, Nov 28, 7:00 PM · $45 to $55 per person
Paint, sip and relax at this evening painting class with instructor Rayven. You follow along step by step to create the Drink Up artwork, with a choice of a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank…
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Starts Sun, Nov 29, 12:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a rustic Christmas design at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick one of two surfaces, a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30 wood plank board, and personalize your piece as you work. A studio…
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Starts Sun, Nov 29, 2:30 PM · Free
The Last Sunday Book Club is an adult book club at the Bernville Area Community Library. Everyone in the group reads the same title, then meets to talk it over together. It runs on a Sunday afternoon…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Sun, Nov 29 to Sun, Dec 13 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00
In this class at GoggleWorks, you paint three small works that reflect your own feelings. The approach leans on bold color and intuition rather than careful planning, so you work by experimenting and…
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Starts Sun, Nov 29, 6:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a winter evergreen scene with holiday baubles in a guided class at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Brandalyn leads the session step by step, and you choose whether to paint on a 16 by…
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Starts Tue, Dec 1, 10:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a pair of felted ornaments to keep or give as gifts. You mix and match fabrics, felt and sequins, and use simple embroidery…
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Tue, Dec 1 to Tue, Dec 8 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This adults class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through one piece of jewelry from raw material to finished work. In the first meeting you work with lapidary tools, cutting, shaping and…
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Wed, Dec 2 to Wed, Dec 16 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00
This intermediate class turns the Thorn Alley Kitchen at GoggleWorks into a sketching studio. Working on the first floor of the building, students draw and paint the scene around them as it moves…
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Starts Wed, Dec 2, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Christmas scene on a 16x20 canvas while playing along with fun trivia. A studio artist leads the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. You can paint the full set with a partner…
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Starts Thu, Dec 3, 6:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single evening workshop in the GoggleWorks hot glass studio has you make your own glass ornament or bell. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the piece into…
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Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $42-$55 per person
Paint a bright Christmas scene step by step with an artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16x20 canvas, a wood tray, or a 16x20…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30.00
During GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market, a pop-up shop of handmade gifts from artists and makers, you can step into the glass studio and make a gift of your own. In this drop-in style workshop…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $35.00
The Handcrafted Holiday Market at GoggleWorks is a two day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the holidays. Along with shopping, you can step into three GoggleWorks studios…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $35.00
Make a wooden holiday tree to take home in the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio. GoggleWorks instructors work alongside you during the session, so no woodworking experience is needed. The workshop is…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $50.00
GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market is a pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the holiday season. Along with the shopping, you can make your own gift in the Glassblowing…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $20.00
Build a holiday wreath during GoggleWorks' Handcrafted Holiday Market, a two-day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for the season. Shop the market for gifts, then step into the…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Make your own ceramic winter tree with help from GoggleWorks artists. The workshop runs during the Handcrafted Holiday Market, a two day pop-up shop where artists and makers sell handmade gifts for…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5, 10:30 AM · $32 per person
Paint a snowy winter scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. The artwork is set up so you can paint it on your own or pair up and make it a matching set with a…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5, 1:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a Mountain Christmas scene with a personal twist, guided step by step by instructor Laela. Pick a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board when you book. Optional upgrades include glitter…
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Starts Sat, Dec 5, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a farmhouse lamb step by step with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. You can work on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board, and you take your finished piece home at the end.…
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Starts Sun, Dec 6, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
Work with silver precious metal clay and make your own jewelry in one afternoon. You will learn to shape, texture, mold and refine the clay into original designs, then fire the pieces so the clay…
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Starts Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 PM · Register by Nov 29
In this workshop you build a rustic woodland half-wreath on a 12 inch grapevine base. You work with a mix of evergreen greenery, eucalyptus leaves, pinecones and a ribbon, and you pick your ribbon…
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Starts Mon, Dec 7, 5:30 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you weave a flat wall basket on a wooden D-handle, with a Christmas tree design worked into the front using dyed reed and finished with decorative…
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Starts Mon, Dec 7, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This is a single evening on the pottery wheel at GoggleWorks. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape a piece of your own. When your work is done, you pick a glaze from…
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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…
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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 Thu, Dec 10, 10:00 AM · Individual sessions: members $20 (1 adult and 1 child), non-members $30; additional adults or children extra
Museum educators lead a morning of special tours and hands-on projects built around holidays celebrated around the world and the festivals of light and life that mark them. Families take part…
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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, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you learn how to cut, shape, and polish a stone into a finished, custom cut tree gem. You can work with stone available in the…
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Starts Sat, Dec 12, 10:00 AM · $42 to $52 per person
Paint a curly Christmas tree step by step with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. Upgrades can be…
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Starts Sat, Dec 12, 10:30 AM · $32 per person
Paint a Happy Penguin on a 16 by 20 inch canvas at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Laela leads the class step by step, so you do not need any painting experience. It runs Saturday mornings…
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