The GoggleWorks hosts open house events on the Second Sunday of every month. Join community members and visitors from near and far to participate in the creative and dynamic experience of the GoggleWorks. Click here for a list events for the upcoming Second Sunday.
Enjoy live music throughout the day. Other attractions include our woodshop, ceramic studio, hot glass blowing facility and jewelry studio.
Explore all buildings on the GoggleWorks campus and all five floors of the main building which contain 34 artist studios, galleries, arts and cultural organizations and the Bravo! Café.
| June 2009 |
Time | Room | Event |
| 11:30am-4pm | Ceramics, Building Three | Play with Clay! ($5- to fire work) |
| 11am – 4pm | Entire Building | GoggleWorks artists will be in their studios |
| 11am-4pm | Woodshop- 1st Floor | Woodturning Demonstrations with Ed Youtz, GoggleWorks Instructor Totem Pole Painting Tri- County Scrollers- Scroll Saw demonstrations, "Intarsia"
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| 11am-4pm | Jewelry, Metals, and Lampworking- Building Six | Glass Beadmaking demonstration with Nancy Sala- GoggleWorks instructor: 11am-3pm Jewelry demonstration with Jenna Rae Lynch- Millersville University student: 11am-4pm |
| 11am-4pm | Ceramics, Building Three | Ceramic Demonstrations |
| 11am-4pm | 1st Floor | GoggleWorks Arts Partner of the Month: Berks County Genealogical Society |
| 11am-4pm | Cohen Gallery- Wooden Floor Side | Landscape and Industry |
| 11am-4pm | Cohen Gallery- Concrete Side | Holly Smith: Past and Present Ponderosities |
| 11am-4pm | Schmidt Gallery- 2nd Floor | Design, Drink, & Be Merry: The Craft Brew Art Movement |
| 11am-4pm | 2nd and 3rd Floors | 2nd Floor: Daniel Gorman and Judy Lupas 3rd Floor: Sharon McGinley and Janna Carrozza |
| 11am-4pm | Polish American Heritage Society- Room 509 | To coincide with the exhibit, A Blessing to One Another, currently at Alvernia University, the Polish American Cultural Center will display pictures and artifacts pertaining to the late pope, as well as items focusing on the Catholic faith and Polish Catholic traditions. Since the Blessing Exhibit concentrates on the relationship between John Paul II and the Jewish people, there will also be a display of items pertaining to the Jewish faith. This exhibit will be on display until the end of June. |
| 11am-4pm | The Store- 1st Floor | Get great deals on glass, ceramics, and wood at the Seconds and Surplus Sale in the hallway outside the STORE. Special sale pricing on special items- June 12, 13, and 14th. |
| 11am-4pm | Third Floor Hallway | WELCOME: The Berkshire Pavilion on the 3rd floor: The Berkshire Pavilion is a behavioral hospital that provides in patient, partial outpatients serves to the community. We are proud to display the outstanding artwork of our former patients and hope this will inspire all to tape into there creativity. Enjoy! |
| 11am-4pm/1pm-4pm (performance) | A.C.O.R. Gallery- Room 240 | "Imagination in Control" by Shirley Newton, Edward Terrell, Marlene Book, Sandi Turner, and Rohan Cambridge. May 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009"Angelica Consort," a music Group from Angelica, Pennsylvania, will be performing music in the gallery, from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm |
| 11am-4pm/2pm-5pm (closing reception_ | Outsider Folk Art Gallery- Room 504- 5th Floor | Ecologically Correct: The Philadelphia Dumpster DiversShow Closing Party 2pm-5pm |
| 12pm - 4pm | Berks Genealogical Society | Free Tour of their Library in room 413 |
| 12pm and 4pm | Hot Glass, Building Five | Glassblowing Demonstrations with Kim Harty, glass artist from New York City |
| 12pm and 4pm | Hot Glass, Building Five | Walk in Hot Glass Workshops- Make a flower or a paperweight- $35.00. Proper attire must be worn (closed toed shoes, clothing made from natural fibers) 13+ |
| 12pm – 3pm | Ceramics Studio | Walk in Workshop – Wheel Throwing $25 |
| 12pm-3pm | Cohen Gallery- Concrete Side | ENJOY LIVE MUSIC FROM: MANATAWNY CREEK RAMBLERS |
| 12pm-3pm | 318 | Make and Take Workshop *FREE* |
| 12pm-4pm | Jewelry, Metals, and Lampworking- Building Six | Fused Glass Walk in Workshop: Glass Picture Frame. Make a memorable frame for a memorable moment- $25.00 8+ with adult supervision |
| 1pm | Free Tour of the GoggleWorks | Meet by the Information Desk at 1pm for a tour of the GoggleWorks Campus! |
| 1pm-4pm/1:30pm-3:00pm/3:00pm-4:00pm | The Berks County Commission for Women: Room 502 and 558 | Through July 26- Sundays at 1pm -4pm "Women in Music" exhibition featuring the late Gertrude Sternberg's recorded piano music & scrapbook treasures plus other outstanding women musicians/patrons of the arts with refreshments & live musical entertainment. Please use the elevator across from the GoggleWorks gift shop & start your tour on the 5th floor. Lisa Shearer with cello ensemble and pianist Phyllis Sands, 1:30pm-3:00pm and Diana Cook, pianist and vocalist 3:00pm-4:00pm, both in ROOM 558 |
| 3pm and 7pm | GoggleWorks Film Theatre- 1st Floor | Sunshine Cleaners (Regular Theatre Admission Applies) |
