GoggleWorks 5th Anniversary Gala: Fabulous 5!

September 11, 2010 | 5-10PM

Celebrate 5 years of GoggleWorks! Please join us for this special celebration. Featuring 5 floors of art, culture, music, food & drinks! Black tie optional.

5:00pm Explore the 5 floors of the GoggleWorks while mingling with artists in their studios and enjoying drinks and hors d´oeuvres by Cucina Cafe & Catering.

6:30pm Join us as we pay tribute to our Fabulous 5 Honorees. Participate in a special LIVE auction.

7:30pm Move to Cohen Gallery on the First Floor for lively entertainment, a silent auction including artwork by GoggleWorks Artists and a fabulous gourmet dinner by Boscov´s A La Carte Catering.

9:00pm Cap this most memorable evening with a toast to GoggleWorks 5 Fabulous years and a special dessert.

Throughout the night enjoy performances by GoggleWorks Arts Partners:
Berks Ballet Theatre | Community School of Music and the Arts, Inc. | Reading Musical Foundation

$125 per ticket or $1,000.00 for a table of 10.

To purchase tickets, please call 610.374.4600.

Your ticket(s) will be waiting for you at the registration desk.

Proceeds from the Gala benefit The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Your support helps GoggleWorks fulfill our mission to nurture the arts, foster creativity, promote education and enrich the community.

Fabulous 5 Sponsors:

Thank you for your support!


Artist Level Sponsor

Sweet Street Desserts

Glass Level Sponsors

Carpenter Technology

Irvin and Lois Cohen

Land Displays, Inc.

Marlin and Ginger Miller

Ceramic Level Sponsor

Berks County Living

Victor and Dena Hammel

Jerry and Carolyn Holleran

Wood Level Sponsors

Alvernia University

Barley Snyder

Berks Arts Council

Albert and Eunice Boscov

Shirley Boscov

Jerry and Rhoda Dersh, Pace Institute

Essig, Valariano, Fudeman, P.C.

Golden Oaks Landscaping, LLC

National Penn Bank

Ed and Alma Lakin

Gust and Doris Zogas

Fiber Level Sponsors

Alvernia University

Shirley Boscov

Dans Restaurant

Essig, Valariano, Fudeman, P.C.

Ed and Alma Lakin

Additional Sponsors

Boscov´s A la Carte Catering

Cucina Café & Catering

Da Grosa Appraisal Company

Bruce and Renee Dietrich

Elizabeth Gaul

J. Maki Winery

Pepsi Cola Co. of Reading

Sweet Street Desserts

The Water Guy

Wishes Entertaining and Event Design - presented by Boscov´s

Second Sunday | September 12, 2010 | 11am - 4pm

Join the GoggleWorks community, our Artists and Arts Partners during our monthly open house.

ARTS PARTNERS

BERKS BALLET THEATRE
11AM-4PM | Suite 401
Rehearsal for their fall performance.

A.C.O.R. GALLERY OF THE ARTS
11AM-4PM | Suite 240
5th Anniversary Celebration and Art Exhibit Reception
Soul For Dinners Fundraiser,Fried Chicken and Fried Fish Dinners and Art Raffle

OUTSIDER FOLK ART GALLERY
11AM-4PM | Suite 504
Outsider Folk Art Gallery will be open with a new show entitled "Emerging Visions: Gabriel Shaffer and Mark May." Come see the work of these dynamic young visionaries!

BERKS COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN´S HISTORY MUSEUM
12PM-4PM | Suite 502
September 12, 2010 will be the closing date of their "Black Women´s History in Berks County." Refreshments will be served. Please join them as they celebrate their 5th anniversary at the GoggleWorks. Their museum will be closed after September 17. The Historical Society of Berks County will be their new exhibit location and partner with them on topics regarding Berks County Women´s History.
They would like to thank you for your support and kindness during their 5 years at the GoggleWorks. They´ve met many wonderful people during their stay. If you need any info regarding BCCW´s activities & future exhibits regarding women in Berks County, please call 610-944-9781. Best wishes to you. Shirley Dautrich, BCCW´s Museum Curator.

ARTS PARTNERS OF THE MONTH:

BMull Consulting- Web Site Design & Internet Marketing
Suite 545

Community School of Music and the Arts, Inc.
Suite 553

IN THE GALLERIES

Cohen Gallery
1st Floor
GoggleWorks 5th Anniversary
September 11 - September 17
In celebration of GoggleWorks 5th Anniversary Gala, enjoy artwork from various GoggleWorks studio artists that will be on display in the Cohen Gallery.

The Schmidt Gallery
2nd Floor
Reading Sister Cities Exhibition

The Willson History Project
3rd Floor | Suite 320 | VIST Gallery

 
ARTISTS

GOGGLEWORKS ARTISTS OF THE MONTH

Daniel Gorman
Studio 214

Judy Lupas
Studio 217

Janna Carrozza
Studio 321

Pam Ullman
Studio 319

W. EUGENE BURKHART, JR.
Pressed Flower Artist
Studio 215 | 12PM-3PM (while supplies last)
Visitors to GoggleWorks will be able to make a GoggleWorks bookmark.
Also, on the wall outside studio 215 will be prints of the pressed flower designs that I created for the design team of the Emmy award winning television show Extreme Makeover - Home Edition.

GoggleWorks Membership
1st Floor | 11AM-1PM
On Second Sunday, if you purchase a GoggleWorks Membership on at the Monocle Membership level ($50) or higher, you will receive a free pet portrait by artist Jan Gaul. Please bring along a photo of your pet - dog, cat, horse, bird, any type of pet - for Jan to create the drawing.

LIVE MUSIC
COHEN GALLERY | 12PM-3PM
The Swinging Foxes

Music made possible through a grant from the Reading Musical Foundation.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO

Totem Pole Dedication
Outside | 1PM

Make & Take
Classroom 318 | 12-3PM
Free Workshop for children ages 4-14.

FREE TOUR
Take a free tour of the GoggleWorks at 1PM.
Meet at the information desk in the lobby.

FILM THEATRE
(Regular theatre pricing)
3PM | 7PM

Outbuilding and Woodshop Schedule

Ceramics Studio:

Wheelthrowing Demonstrations | 12PM-4PM

Walk in Workshop- Wheelthrowing | 12PM-4PM | 14+ | $30

Walk in Workshop- Play with Clay | 12PM-4PM | Free to make, $10 to fire
Children 14 and under require adult supervision

Hot Glass

Hot Glass Furnace Working Demonstrations | 11AM-4PM We will be making a glass totem in honor of the erection of the totem pole

PA Glass Trail 11AM-4PM

Hot Glass Flameworking:
Demonstrations | 11:30AM-4PM

Glass Fusing:
Demonstrations- 11AM-4PM

Wood Shop:
Demonstrations | 11AM-1PM and 1:30PM-4PM
Woodturning & Carving

Located just down the street from the GoggleWorks is some things looming Fiber Arts Gallery and Studio located at 526 Washington St., Reading. The gallery is hosting the grand opening of "Simply IrRESISTible," a major, national salon-style exhibition, is Sept. 12, 2010. An opening reception will be held from 4pm-6pm. The show includes contemporary works by 24 artists from 10 states showcasing old and new methods and techniques. For additional information, please visit www.somethingslooming.com, e-mail rritter@somethingslooming.com or call 610-373-7337.

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