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Touchstone Date Nights!
Date Nights are offered on select Friday evenings from June through September during our regular workshop season.
Ages 21+
$60 PER PERSON (materials included)
No experience necessary
Partner up – bring a friend, spouse, family member, or colleague – and have a blast in one of our Friday evening mini-workshops! Spend two hours learning about a craft process by creating a hands-on project. Materials are included. Light appetizers and refreshments provided afterwards, featuring local wine (following the workshop) from Christian W. Klay Winery
NEW: Mystery Date Night! Select this session if you want to be surprised (or are indecisive). You won’t know what studio or medium you’re working in until the session. It could be a session type noted, or it may be something totally different – We can’t wait to surprise you!
Register Early! Date Nights fill up fast!
If space is not available in your desired session, please sign up for the waitlist and you will be notified if openings become available.
What to Expect
Date Nights are taught by Touchstone staff, interns, or instructors and are for participants of all skill levels – No experience needed! Dress appropriately as you will likely get messy. Projects made vary and may utilize different materials and techniques per session/instructor. Projects examples may include but are not limited to:
- Blacksmithing – forged steel hooks, leaves, or bottle openers
- Ceramics* – handbuilt or wheel thrown clay mugs, tiles, or small sculptures
- Drawing/Painting – sketching/drawing using colored pencils or different paints for still lifes, portraits, or scenery
- Glass* – flameworking and/or fused glass (not glass blowing) marbles, beads, or small objects/sculptures
- Metals/Jewelry – making metal rings, pendants, or keychains.
*Some projects in ceramics or glass may require that you pick your items up at a later date due to the need for kiln firing.
Please check-in at the gallery in Blaney Lodge between 5:45-6:15pm. The workshop will be held in the studio starting at 6:30pm until 8:30pm. Wine and appetizers will be served after the workshop at 8:30pm at the Dining Hall.
We recommend wearing closed-toe shoes and avoid wearing loose clothing or long jewelry. If you are in Blacksmithing, cotton clothing, jeans, and closed-toe shoes are required (no flip-flops or sandles). We will provide safety glasses and ear plugs.
If you have any questions, feel free to email info@touchstonecrafts.org or call the office at 724.329.1370.
2023 Date Nights
Online registration is available up to one week prior to Date Nights. Please call the office at 724-329-1370 for last minute registrations. If space is not available in your desired session, please sign up for the waitlist and you will be notified if openings become available.
PLEASE NOTE: Date Nights are NON-REFUNDABLE. No refunds or credits will be issued, regardless of when the registration/payment is processed. A transfer to another Date Night will be considered; if necessary, contact the office to discuss potential transfer options and associated fees. If Touchstone cancels a Date Night, students will be able to transfer to another (transfer fees will not apply in this instance) or receive a full refund.
Friday, September 22 - 6:30-8:30pm
Choose from
Blacksmithing or Glass
Closed-toe shoes are required in Blacksmithing (no flip-flops or sandles)
No longer open for enrollment.
Previous Date Nights
Friday, June 16 - 6:30-8:30pm
Choose from
Blacksmithing or Ceramics
Closed-toe shoes are required in Blacksmithing (no flip-flops or sandles)
No longer open for enrollment.
Friday, June 30 - 6:30-8:30pm
Choose from
Glass or Metals/Jewelry
No longer open for enrollment.
Friday, July 14 - 6:30-8:30pm
Choose from
Blacksmithing or Drawing/Painting
Closed-toe shoes are required in Blacksmithing (no flip-flops or sandles)
No longer open for enrollment.
Friday, July 28 - 6:30-8:30pm
Choose from
Ceramics or Glass
No longer open for enrollment.
Friday, August 11 - 6:30-8:30pm
Choose from
Blacksmithing or Metals/Jewelry
Closed-toe shoes are required in Blacksmithing (no flip-flops or sandles)
No longer open for enrollment.
Friday, August 25 - 6:30-8:30pm
Can't decide on a studio?
New! Mystery Medium
Select this session if you want to be surprised (or are indecisive). You won’t know what studio or medium you’re working in until the session.
No longer open for enrollment.
Friday, September 8 - 6:30-8:30pm
Choose from
Ceramics or Drawing/Painting
No longer open for enrollment.
Touchstone Center for Crafts prohibits discrimination in employment, educational programs, and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or association preference. Touchstone Center for Crafts also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to its facilities and programming.