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Fig Freehand: A guide to hands-on creative exploration in Lancaster City
Created in partnership with Garden Spot Village, use this guide to find creative workshops, art classes, and interactive events.
Embrace your inner artist, find new hobbies, and connect with the artful offerings in the community by attending one of these upcoming workshops, classes, or events.
Gallery Workshops
Demuth Foundation
- Demuth School of Art | March 12 – April 16 | Register
- Loved Ones and Little Ones: Clover Poems | March 14 | Register
- Intergenerational Intro to Watercolor | March 21 | Register
Lancaster Art Vault
- Book Signing with Marcy Stone | March 6 | More info
- Introduction to Alcohol Inks with Ann Benton Yeager | March 14 | Register
Third Story Art
- Spring Botanical Series | March 4, 11, 19 | Register
Creative Courses
Lancaster Public Library
- Preschool Storytime | March 18, 25 | Register
- Toddler Time | March 19, 26 | Register
- Life Skills for Success | March 2, 9, 16, 23 | Register
- Music & Movement | March 20 | Register
- Bad Art Club | March 18 | Register
- Read it and Eat: A Cookbook Club | March 11| Adults | More Information
- Adult Coloring Program | March17 | Adults, Seniors | More Information
- Miniature Paint Night | March 19 | Teens, Adults | Register
- Fiber Arts Group | March 25 | Adults, Seniors | Register
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design | Center for Creative Exploration
Young Artist Classes
- 3D Rendering with Blender: Grades 7-9 | Register
- Music Production 101: Grades 7-10 | Register by February 14
- Sticker Club! Accessory Making: Grades 4-6 | Register by February 14
- Think Like a Designer – Building Bridges: Grades 4-6 | Register by February 14
- Winter Watercolor Exploration: Grades 1-3 | Register by February 14
Upcoming Events
- Art at Brunch | March 8 | More information
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
- Pressed flowers | March 1 | Register
- Bezel Set Rings | March 4 | Register
- Faux Bois | March 7 | Register
- Grain Painting | March 7 | Register
- Fused Glass Mosaic Owl | March 7 | Register
- Glass Flower Pendants | March 7 | Register
- Metalsmithing Basics: Soldering, Texturizing, & Stone Setting | March 8, 29 | Register
- Gold & Silver Stacking Rings | March 8, 29 | Register
- Introduction to Flameworking: Glass Pendants | March 10 | Register
- Eucalyptus Magic | March 14 | Register
- Introduction to Flameworked Glass: UV Glass Mushrooms | March 14 | Register
- Spring Songbird Mosaic | March 15 | Register
- Spring Hydrangea Resin Art | March 15 | Register
- Flameworked Glass Fish Plant Stakes | March 21 | Register
- Redware Sgraffito Plate | March 21 | Register
- Needle Felted Easter Eggs | March 21 | Register
- Pysanky Eggs | March 23, 28 | Register
- Egg Decorating with Wax & Tradition: Creating Pysanky-Inspired Eggs | March 24, 29 | Register
- Introduction to Flameworking: Moon Phase Plant Stakes | March 24 | Register
- Handmade Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings | March 25 | Register
- Stained Glass Bookends | March 26 | Register
- Starry Night Pendants | March 26 | Register
- Handcrafted Silver Chainmaking: Forge, Solder, and Design Your Own Bracelet | March 28 | Register
- Needle Felted Bunnies | March 28 | Register
Cooking & Crafts
Gallery Grow
- The Art of Upcycling: Thrifted Container Workshop | March 4 | Sign Up
- Moss & Stone Live: Explore, Create, Launch | March 7 | Sign Up
- Luck of the Irish Living Moss Terrarium Workshop | March 12 | Sign Up
- Let’s Get Mossy! Spring Kokedama Workshop | March 25 | Sign Up
- Spring Fling: A Day with Schiffer Craft Publishing | March 28 | Sign Up
Gourmet Market Lancaster
- Anti-Inflammatory Cooking Class | March 3 | Register
- Lentils Reimagined: Vegetarian Comfort & Global Favorites | March 5 | Register
- Crepes, Eggs, and Fun: A Family Cooking Class | March 7 | Register
- Gourmet Market Lancaster: Family Fiesta: Tamale Making Fun! | March 7 | Register
- Confident Hosting: The Art of the Table Setting & Dining Etiquette | March 10 | Register
- From Pot to Bowl: Classic American Soups Made from Scratch | March 12 | Register
- Date Night in Spain: A 3-Course Culinary Experience | March 14 | Register
- Cooking Anti Inflammatory Meals. The importance of Anti-Inflamatory food and how to make them | March 15 | Register
- Essential Grains: Your Guide to Health, Flavor, and Nutrition | March 19 | Register
- Date Night – A Taste of Cameroon: Date Night Cooking Experience | March 21 | Register
- Anti-Inflammatory Cooking Class | March 24 | Register
- Authentic Paella: A Taste of Spain | March 26 | Register
- Cooking Oxtail – Perfect Date Night | March 28 | Register
Lancaster Cupcake
- Kid’s Story Time & Cupcake Decorating | March 2, 6, 916, 17, 20, 23, 27, 20 | Register
- St. Patty’s Cupcake Decorating Workshop | March 6, 7, 14, 15 | Register
- Spring Cupcake Decorating Workshop | March 20, 21, 27, 28 | Register
Music & Performing Arts
Embodyment Wellness
Lancaster Improv Players
- Lancaster Improv’s First Friday Free For All – Mocktail Mixer | March 6 | Tickets
- Saturday Night Improv: TourCo Home Game| March 7 | Tickets
- Saturday Night Improv: Peach Soda | March 7 | Tickets
- Friday Night Improv: GO BULLDOGS! | March 13 | Tickets
- Friday Night Improv: Luxury Gas | March 13 | Tickets
- Saturday Night Improv: Indie Mixtape | March 14 | Tickets
- Saturday Night Improv: Pandamonium | March 14 | Tickets
- Free Improv Jam! | March 20 | Tickets
- Friday Night Improv: Their Royal Laziness | March 20 | Tickets
- Play It Forward: A Benefit Show for Lancaster | March 21 | Tickets
- Off The Cuff, an Improv Comedy Gameshow! | March 21 | Tickets
- Improv Elective: Narrative Improv with Brian Shea | March 30 | Tickets
Ongoing Events, Workshops & Classes
- Ongoing pottery, glass, glaze & firing classes | Lancaster Creative Factory
- Ongoing Zumba, Salsa, and Kids Latin | Embodyment Wellness
- Mindful Marks | Online | This is Happiness Studio
- Wednesday Night Book Club | Every 1st Wednesday | Lancaster Public Library
- Short Story Discussion Group | Lancaster Public Library | First Tuesday of each month
- Creative Yoga Flow | Third Story Art | Tuesdays
- Critique Club | Lancaster Art Vault | Third Tuesdays
- Live Model Figure Drawing | Lancaster Art Vault | Second Tuesday of each month
- Artist Coffee Hour | Third Story Art | Monthly
- Free Community Yoga | Lancaster Art Vault | Tuesdays
- Artist’s Coffee Hour | Third Story Art | Monthly
- Beading Basics, Wire Work, Bead Weaving | The BeadWorks | Call to Schedule
- Kid’s Story Time & Cupcake Decorating | Lancaster Cupcake | Every Monday and Friday
- Cake Decorating Workshops | Lancaster Cupcake
- Paint Your Own Pottery | The PotteryWorks | Walk-In
- Piano Lessons | Lancaster Piano Studio | Call to Schedule
- Adult Dance Classes | Mambojaz Studio | Visit Website for Schedule
- Weekly Music Lessons | Penn Square Music Conservatory | Visit Website for Schedule
- Classes from Toddlers to Adults | Popovsky Performing Arts Studio | Visit Website for Schedule
- Private Lessons | Viktor Yeliohin International Ballet Academy | Visit Website for Information
- First Friday Salsa Dance Lessons | The Village Nightclub | Monthly
- Mommy and Me Course | Music for Everyone | Tuesdays
Creative Partnerships
Garden Spot Village believes in the power of living life with purpose. Residents of this vibrant 55+ community embrace the opportunity to live engaging lifestyles.
Like Fig, Garden Spot is passionate about creativity. Fig Freehand is an invitation for you to find a spark of inspiration, try your hand at something new, and find community through art in Lancaster City.
Thank you to Garden Spot Village for fostering connection and creativity by partnering with us to bring this guide to life.
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