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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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Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 AM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Bring your child into the printmaking studio at GoggleWorks and make prints from nature. Together you will stamp leaves to create prints you can keep at home or give to a friend. The class is open to…
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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, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids play with clay and learn to use the pottery wheel in this single Saturday morning workshop at GoggleWorks. Working as a team, the child and their adult shape clay together and create forms on…
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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, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Young makers play with clay and learn a variety of techniques to build their own spooky pumpkin lantern. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the workshop, and all skill levels are welcome. It meets on a…
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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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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, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Come play with clay at GoggleWorks. In this family workshop, adults and children work side by side to build a fairy house from clay, learning a variety of hand-building techniques along the way. It…
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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 10, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to build a whimsical witch's hat luminary out of clay. Karen Adam teaches basic handbuilding techniques, then you add decorative cutouts and textures so 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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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…
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Starts Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single-session workshop at GoggleWorks looks at illustrating with colored pencils and paint pens on toned background papers. You will try blending techniques and see how each medium behaves on a…
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Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · $20.00
This drop-in printmaking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts meets on Friday mornings, with each date standing on its own as a single session. Artist Suzanne Fellows leads the group through a…
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Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00
This beginner ceramics class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of working on a potter's wheel. Students learn to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms, then shape and trim their pieces. Basic…
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Starts Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This single session workshop is an introduction to borosilicate glass and the torch. Working at the flame, you melt and sculpt a glass acorn by hand and take it home. Nikki Vitchner teaches, and the…
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Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
This family clay workshop at GoggleWorks pairs each child with an adult. Together you shape a pinch pot and then turn it into a creature of your own design. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the…
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Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to sew colorful mismatched throw pillows. Pairs share the experience of learning to use a sewing machine, and there is one machine for each parent and child.…
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Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $361.25 / Non-Member: $425.00
Learn the art of pyrography while making ornaments in this winter workshop. You will use woodburning tools to add detailed designs to pre-cut wooden shapes, and you will take your finished ornaments…
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Starts Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces MIG welding. An electric arc forms between a wire electrode and the metal, melting them so they join. Students learn the…
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Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin, with studio artists guiding…
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Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding. You learn how an electric arc forms between a wire electrode and metal and melts them together, then put that process to work. By the…
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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…
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Starts Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM · Member: $157.25 / Non-Member: $185.00
This one day woodturning workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on making hollow form vases. You work at the lathe and practice the techniques used to shape and hollow these pieces, with…
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Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and their grown-ups work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey out of clay. In this family workshop with instructor Karen Adam, you learn basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then…
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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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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the plasma cutter and the ways it can be used. You learn how to work with the tool safely, then put that practice to use by…
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Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00
In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students build a crossbody bag from start to finish. You work through the steps of putting in a zipper, sewing a lining, and attaching an…
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Sat, Nov 7 to Mon, Nov 9 · Member: $505.75 / Non-Member: $595.00
Over three full days in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks, you build a wooden side table from start to finish. The work centers on the classic mortise and tenon joint, and the instructor covers…
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Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 28 · Member: $163.20 / Non-Member: $192.00
Make a short film over four weeks at GoggleWorks. The group moves through the process step by step, from catching an idea to shaping it into a story and filming it. Sessions cover lighting, sound…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin with guidance from studio…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a sterling silver ring from start to finish. You twist and braid silver wire, then shape, solder, and finish the piece. Along the way you…
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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
Paint Your Pet is a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you paint a small portrait of your pet on canvas. The instructor guides the group step by step, so the session…
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Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 8 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this two session class at GoggleWorks, you make a fused glass cookie tray while learning the basics of working with warm glass. You cut and arrange glass, then the pieces are fused and shaped into…
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Sun, Nov 8 to Sun, Nov 29 · Member: $193.80 / Non-Member: $228.00
Precious metal clay handles like clay but fires into fine silver. In this class at GoggleWorks, you work with the material from start to finish: shaping it, adding texture, and firing it to make…
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