Audition Workshop with Tom Kelley of the Lancaster Improv Players

Thursday, February 19 • 6:30-8:30 PM

Turn “I hope I get it” into “I got this!” Learn the art of the audition with Tom Kelley of the Lancaster Improv Players. Get practical tips on how to put your best foot forward and ease those nerves during an audition.

Tom Kelley is an improvisor, actor, director, and teacher. Starting out as a professional actor, Tom switched to improv in 2014, training in multiple programs including Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) and Reckless Theatre in NYC, and also extensively with the Swedish improv teacher, Anders Fors. He has taught, coached and performed improv in NYC, Philadelphia, and internationally in Canada, France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. Tom has a Masters in Acting from The A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.

Registration: $20

Intro to Improv

Thursday, March 19 • 6:30-8:30 PM

Live, laugh… improvise? Learn how the art of improv is essential to acting, comedy, and everyday life in a laugh-out-loud class taught by the Lancaster Improv Players.

Registration: $20

Adult Beginner Salsa

Tuesday, April 7 • 6-8 PM

It’s never too late to break in those dancing shoes! Learn the basic steps of salsa dancing in this engaging, high-energy class designed for adult beginners. ¡Vámonos!

What to Wear:

Comfortable, breathable clothing that allows for movement (e.g. leggings, athletic wear, t-shirts)
Jazz shoes, dance shoes, or clean sneakers
Hair pulled back if long
Water bottle encouraged for hydration

Registration: $20

Kids’ Salsa (5+)

Tuesday, April 21 • 6-8 PM

Salsa is for kids, too! Engage your young dancer in a fun, educational activity and get them moving, learning, and gaining confidence! No experience required. ¡Bailemos! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

What to Wear:

Comfortable, breathable clothing that allows for movement (e.g. leggings, athletic wear, t-shirts)
Jazz shoes, dance shoes, or clean sneakers
Hair pulled back if long
Water bottle encouraged for hydration

Registration: $15

Photo Walk

Saturday, September 20 • 9 AM – 12 PM

Join Lancaster photographer Caleb Bornman for an inspiring photography workshop that transforms how you see the world through your lens. This experience combines artistic expression with practical knowledge, designed for photographers at every level of their journey.

Bring your camera or smartphone—that’s all you need. Explore downtown Lancaster’s rich visual tapestry, discussing composition, light, and storytelling while discovering how photography captures the soul of our urban landscape.

Visit the Ware Center Photo Walk to learn more about this unique photographic journey!

Registration: $35

Pressed Flower Workshop

Wednesday, September 10 • 5-7 PM

Take your favorite flowers with you into the colder months with this do-it-yourself pressed flower frame workshop. Join local artisan Grace Claire Glass for a workshop that blends creativity and the natural world in an evening of fun and inspiration! Leave with your own pressed flower creation in a 5×7 frame. Materials provided.

Registration: $35

Cutting Through the Noise – What’s Working NOW to Spur Donor Engagement

Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP, for a workshop focused on proven ways to capture donor attention. We’ll look at the challenge of cutting through the noise in today’s daily communication onslaught and the importance of donor retention. Attendees will learn simple, actionable steps that they can take to boost donor engagement at their organization. Examples will be shared of creative ways that real life nonprofit organizations identified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded their donors (including some that had no budget for doing so).

Registration Fee: $25.00 – Allows up to 5 people from your Organization to Attend

ExtraGive Jr. Family-Friendly Party!

It’s the most “Extra”-ordinary time of the year! Mark your calendars for Extra Give Jr., a free family-friendly party at the Ware Center on November 17 from 5-8 P.M.!

Why should adults have all the fun on Extra Give night? Help us celebrate the annual Extraordinary Give one-day online donation drive with a fun event designed for kids of all ages! Our young guests will get to experience a variety of free entertainment and creative table activities developed just for them by six community benefit organizations – Advoz, Ambassadors For Hope, Imani Edu-tainers, Music For Everyone, The People’s Shakespeare Project, and Millersville’s own Art For All (family and children’s programming from the Office of Visual & Performing Arts).

Along with the fun, children will get to GIVE themselves and learn about philanthropy – the first step in building an empowered and engaged community for the future – and leave with goodies and prizes! Of course, accompanying parents and guardians are also welcome to give to any of the participating organizations at giving stations located in the Ware Center lobby.

Thank you for including Art for All in your giving plans! Click here to visit our ExtraGive organization page and donate.

Community Conversations: Traveling While Undocumented

Accompanying the TRAVELING WHILE BLACK installation and Virtual Reality experience, is a series of 8 free “Community Conversations” – moderated discussions exploring both historic and present barriers to full participation faced by Blacks and members of other marginalized communities as they “travel” through everyday life. These are stand-alone events, and one does not have to partake in the VR event to attend these. Come to one or come to them all!

Traveling While Undocumented
with

Moderated by Lenwood Sloan

These 7:00 PM FREE events all take place in the Ware Center Salon.

Community Conversations: Traveling While Black – The Green Book Story

Traveling While Black – The Green Book Story and Opening Reception
with Dr. Leroy Hopkins (CEO, African American Historical Society of South Central PA), Blanding Watson (President, Lancaster NAACP), Josh Hunter (Director, Crispus Attucks Community Center), Rev. Edward Bailey (Bethel AME Church), Derek Smith (Founder & President, African American Cultural Alliance of Lancaster), Dr. Tom Ryan (President & CEO, Lancaster History), Danielle Kepperling (Executive Director, Historic Preservation Trust)

Moderated by Lenwood Sloan

These 7:00 PM FREE events all take place in the Ware Center Salon.