Learn, laugh, and experience Grand Rapids like a local with immersive classes, workshops, and events.
Choose from the following to create your group's custom hands-on itinerary:

The Local Epicurean offers a wide variety of classes that will help beginners and experienced cooks alike build their culinary abilities.
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Bring home a souvenir of your own creativity - Brush Studio provides the paint, instruction, music and beverages you need to make a masterpiece.
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Visit Wax Poetic Candle Bar to create your own custom-scented candle, complete with soy wax, cotton wicks and clean-burning, toxin-free fragrance oils.
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Expert designers from Eastern Floral, serving for 70+ years, will walk you through the steps of a beautiful floral arrangement.
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Choose from a variety of cooking classes that engage all five senses to deepen the learning experience at Thought Design, a "mind lab" that fosters creativity and connection.
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Transform unfinished wood into a wall-worthy art piece. Learn how to assemble a charcuterie board, make a quilt, or create your own beauty products.

For complimentary assistance planning your itinerary or making travel arrangements, contact Britny Avery.
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