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October Glassblowing Maker Date

October Glassblowing Maker Date

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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  • Adults
October Solar Fast Tote Bags Maker Date

October Solar Fast Tote Bags Maker Date

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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October Whiskey Smoker Maker Date

October Whiskey Smoker Maker Date

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…

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Hollow Wooden Forms

Hollow Wooden Forms

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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Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

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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  • Kids
Drawing Exploration

Drawing Exploration

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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Stitching on Paper

Stitching on Paper

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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Jewelry Making: Loop and Loop Bracelet

Jewelry Making: Loop and Loop Bracelet

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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Intro to Digital Photography: Session B

Intro to Digital Photography: Session B

Tue, Nov 3 to Tue, Dec 1 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00

This class covers the basics of digital photography for adults, with attention to both how your camera works and why different techniques get the results they do. Sessions build toward more confident…

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Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Fri, Nov 6 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00

This two-part evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs hot glass with candle making. On the first night you work in the hot shop to shape your own glass vessel and learn how glassblowing works. On the…

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Film Photography: Portraits

Film Photography: Portraits

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 18 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks looks at how to make portraits of people, including strangers. Instructor Isa Brito, a street-portrait photographer based in New York, covers ways to get the picture you…

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Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making a throw pillow cover from start to finish. On the first evening you work in the Printmaking Studio, where you pick from a set of designs and…

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  • Teens
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Ceramic Chip and Dip Bowl

Ceramic Chip and Dip Bowl

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making your own ceramic chip and dip set. You shape the piece using basic handbuilding methods, so no wheel work and no prior clay…

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Plasma Cutter Workshop

Plasma Cutter Workshop

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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Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sewing a Crossbody Bag

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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  • Teens
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Fine Table Making

Fine Table Making

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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Intro to Filmmaking

Intro to Filmmaking

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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Glassblown Pumpkin: Session E

Glassblown Pumpkin: Session E

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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Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

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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  • Teens
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Paint Your Pet

Paint Your Pet

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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Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Fused Glass Cookie Tray

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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  • Teens
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Intro to Precious Metal Clay

Intro to Precious Metal Clay

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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Creative Kids Simple Apron Creations Sewing Workshop

Creative Kids Simple Apron Creations Sewing Workshop

Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

Children learn the basics of sewing in this hands-on workshop at GoggleWorks. Students practice using a sewing machine, read simple patterns, and make a small apron to take home while building…

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  • Kids
Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Nov 9 to Dec 11 · Member: $72.25 / $80.75 / Non-Member: $85.00 / $95.00

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts runs single session ornament workshops in its warm glass studios. In each session you work in either the fusing studio or the flameworking studio to make a glass…

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  • Teens
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Ceramic Mug for Teens

Ceramic Mug for Teens

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

Teens make a ceramic mug by hand in this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading. Using a template and slabs of clay, students shape a mug for their favorite drink and press textures into…

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  • Kids
Fused Pet Ornament or Tray

Fused Pet Ornament or Tray

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or small tray in honor of a pet. An instructor walks the group through glass cutting, shop safety, and how the fusing process…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session C

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session C

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

Spend an evening at the potter's wheel at GoggleWorks in Reading. You start with a ball of clay and learn the basics of throwing, shaping it into a finished piece of pottery with guidance from…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Blind Embossing Workshop: Session B

Blind Embossing Workshop: Session B

Starts Tue, Nov 10, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one evening workshop you carve your own relief block, then print with it. Blind embossing uses pressure alone to press a raised, ink free image into paper. You can also add ink if you want…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Make and Taste Glassblowing With Thorn Alley Kitchen

Make and Taste Glassblowing With Thorn Alley Kitchen

Starts Wed, Nov 11, 6:00 PM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00

Try glassblowing in a single evening workshop and make your own beverage glass. A GoggleWorks instructor guides the work, and the session is open to all skill levels, so no experience is needed. The…

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Intermediate Painting: Animal Portraits

Intermediate Painting: Animal Portraits

Thu, Nov 12 to Thu, Dec 17 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00

Bring photos of animals you love and learn to turn them into painted portraits. The class works in water media, including gouache and watercolor, along with mixed media such as pencils, chalks and…

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  • Teens
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Weekend Sand Casting: Session B

Weekend Sand Casting: Session B

Fri, Nov 13 to Sat, Nov 14 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00

This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a metalworking method used to turn molten metal into small objects. Over two evenings you make molds with casting sand, pour metal, and…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Acrylic Paint Pen Workshop

Acrylic Paint Pen Workshop

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces acrylic paint pens. You will look at how brush tips differ from bullet nibs and try out the stylistic choices the pens allow. By the end of the…

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Implosion Pendant: Session B

Implosion Pendant: Session B

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces working with borosilicate glass at the torch. Over three hours you apply color to a clear glass rod to shape an implosion pendant, then take…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Carve a Santa

Carve a Santa

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 2:00 PM · Member: $102.00 / Non-Member: $120.00

Carve a Santa is a one session woodcarving workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You carve a traditional Santa ornament with guided instruction that covers carving technique, adding…

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Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

In this one day workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave two holiday gift baskets from flat reed. Dyed reed accents and decorative tie-ons add color and a festive finish. The baskets…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Mini-Makers Fused Glass Nightlight Workshop

Mini-Makers Fused Glass Nightlight Workshop

Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00

Kids and a grown-up work side by side to make a working fused glass nightlight for a child's room. A GoggleWorks art instructor walks the pair through safety tips, cutting glass, and how the fusing…

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  • Kids
Hybrid Mold Pour

Hybrid Mold Pour

Mon, Nov 16 to Mon, Nov 23 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00

In this woodworking class at GoggleWorks, you make a small river charcuterie board by joining natural edge wood slabs with an epoxy resin pour. The finished piece looks like a river runs through the…

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Ceramic Jewelry Dish

Ceramic Jewelry Dish

Starts Tue, Nov 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single session ceramics workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through shaping and molding clay into a small jewelry dish. You work by hand and leave with a custom piece made for…

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Jewelry and Metalsmithing Independent Study Group: Session B

Jewelry and Metalsmithing Independent Study Group: Session B

Wed, Nov 18 to Wed, Dec 23 · Member: $274.55 / Non-Member: $323.00

This is an intermediate class for people who already know their way around jewelry making and want to keep building skills. The group works through a range of metalsmithing topics, with attention to…

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Basket Weaving: Cabin Boy Basket

Basket Weaving: Cabin Boy Basket

Starts Wed, Nov 18, 5:30 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you weave a cabin boy basket: a basket built on a wooden base with handles attached to the sides. It is a practical shape that can hold mail…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Bowl Turning: Session C

Bowl Turning: Session C

Starts Thu, Nov 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of turning wood bowls. You work at a wood lathe, learn how to handle turning tools properly, and practice safe, efficient technique…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Jewelry Making: Stacked Silver Bangles

Jewelry Making: Stacked Silver Bangles

Starts Thu, Nov 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the making of sterling silver bangles that can be worn on their own or stacked together. You measure, form, solder, texture and finish several…

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November Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

November Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This is a single evening ceramics workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, built as a Maker Date for two. You glaze two pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, and then see your pieces…

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November Cyanotype T-Shirt Maker Date

November Cyanotype T-Shirt Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $71.00

Make a wearable cyanotype at GoggleWorks. In this one session Maker Date, you and your plus one print on a T-shirt using sunlight, objects and photo negatives. Instructor Alex Crawford covers the…

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November Flameworking Maker Date

November Flameworking Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $100.00

This is a one evening flameworking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, set up as a date night. You and your date work with torches and hand tools to melt and shape glass, and you see how…

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November Fused Glass Maker Date

November Fused Glass Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This evening workshop in the fusing studio at GoggleWorks pairs glass making with food and drink. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, and you leave having made…

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November Glassblowing Maker Date

November Glassblowing Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $105.00

This one session Maker Date brings you and a guest into the hot glass studio at GoggleWorks. Working with the guidance of professional glassblowers, each of you shapes your own piece, either a…

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November Maker Date: Painted Ornaments

November Maker Date: Painted Ornaments

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $71.00

This is a paired painting workshop at GoggleWorks. You and your date use acrylics to paint sets of wooden cut-out ornaments, then seal them with a quick drying varnish. Each person leaves with a pair…

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November Mismatched Wooden Candle Sticks Maker Date

November Mismatched Wooden Candle Sticks Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $110.00

Bring a partner to the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks and make a pair of candlesticks together. Each candlestick can differ in shape, height and size. Both get painted with the same color milk…

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November Sterling Silver Ring Stack Maker Date

November Sterling Silver Ring Stack Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00

Bring a partner to this evening metalsmithing workshop at GoggleWorks and make a set of sterling silver stacking rings to take home. Instructor Lukas Kohler walks you through the basics step by step…

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