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Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop covers the basics of bowl turning. You work at a wood lathe and shape a raw piece of wood into a finished bowl. The instructor, Mike Kuterbach, goes over safe and…
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Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When you finish, you pick a glaze from…
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts moves drawing from paper to the screen. Working in Procreate on an iPad, you learn the basic tools, then move on to layouts and layers. By…
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…
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Mon, Sep 21 to Mon, Oct 19 · Member: $327.25 / Non-Member: $385.00
This class introduces metal casting, one of the core processes used in jewelry making. You work through the basics of mold making, preparing a casting, pouring metal, and finishing the piece.…
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Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a cloisonné enamel pendant. You shape fine wire into small cells on a metal surface, then fill those cells with enamel to build up color and…
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Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $86.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks is a Maker Date for two. Working with templates and handbuilding methods, you shape slabs of clay and add texture to the surface to build your own ceramic…
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Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, set up as a date night for adults. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you arrange…
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Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one evening glassblowing workshop at GoggleWorks is built for two. You and your plus one work in the hot glass studio with professional glassblowers and make a tumbler or a stemless wine glass.…
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Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening Maker Date in the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, built for two people who want to make something together. You and your plus one design and build a personalized…
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Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This one evening watercolor workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading is set up as a date night. You and your partner paint a handmade card set together while sharing a charcuterie spread from Thorn Alley…
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Start with a simple square blank of hardwood and learn the fundamentals of woodturning. Instructor Luke Voytas covers the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges and other lathe tools, and you leave…
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you carve a wooden spoon or other cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. You learn how to orient your piece of wood for…
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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks puts you in front of the furnace to make a glass pumpkin. You gather hot glass, add color, and shape the piece with guidance from the studio artists. The…
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Starts Sun, Sep 27, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece. When the design…
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Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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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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 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…
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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 · 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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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 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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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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Starts Fri, Oct 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This is a single evening workshop in the warm glass studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, led by instructor Janice Peters. Students learn the basics of glass fusing, including scoring and cutting glass…
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Starts Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks covers lapidary work from start to finish. You shape, grind and polish stone using lapidary equipment, then set or assemble your stones into a pair of…
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Starts Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single evening workshop puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When the work is done, you pick a glaze from the…
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Starts Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a classic diamond-bevel suncatcher while picking up the basics of stained glass. The instructor, Katrina High, introduces the traditional copper…
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Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $20.00
Make a fall wreath at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. You work with wreath forms, fabrics and other seasonal materials set out by GoggleWorks artists, and you can bring pieces from home if you…
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Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $45.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Flameworking Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. Working with a torch alongside GoggleWorks flameworking artists, you heat glass, shape it, add color, and…
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Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…
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Starts Mon, Oct 12, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Make a fused glass lollipop vase to use at home in this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. You work through the glass fusing process from start to finish, including how to…
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Starts Mon, Oct 12, 6:00 PM · Member: $59.50 / Non-Member: $70.00
This single session workshop covers the basics of drawing the human figure from a live model. Instructor Lee Shannon leads a series of guided drawing exercises and introduces methods for capturing a…
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