Event List

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month...

Join us for a celebration of verse from one of America's greatest living poets! Reginald Dwayne Betts, a MacArthur Fellow and the founder & director of Freedom Reads, will perf...

Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi PicoultJoin us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel By Any Other Name. In 1581, ...

Paint and decorate a laser cut bowl, perfect for putting your keys in!Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.  

Paint and decorate a laser cut bowl, perfect for putting your keys in!Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.  

Registration required"Zines for Liberation" is a hands-on workshop which will explore the power of zines as tools for protest, abolition, and liberation. Under the guidance of loca...

Create a framed pet portrait with acrylic paint! Please email a close up clear photo of your pet (or favorite animal) to wplcollaboratory@gmail.com by Wednesday, April 2nd for this...

Ever wonder exactly what is in the Collaboratory (or what the Collaboratory even is)? Come to this class and learn about each and every thing in there!  

This class will cover how to use the Ditto Pattern Projector, which uses digital sewing patterns rather than paper, saving time and effort while reducing waste. There will also be ...

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew FlemingJoin horticulturalist Matthew Fleming as he guides us through the sec...

Create your own design and then use the Brother PrintModa Studio fabric printer to print it directly onto an 8x8” piece of cotton for your next sewing project.  

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredUse paint to transform egg cartons and a strand of string lights into beautiful floral spring décor. 

Create your own design and then use the Brother PrintModa Studio fabric printer to print it directly onto an 8x8” piece of cotton for your next sewing project.  

Join us the second Friday of each month to enjoy a fascinating film from another country! Our April 11th feature will be the 2019 Tunisian comedy Arab Blues (rated G). This acclaim...

Paint a bunny surrounded by tulips on a round wooden plaque. This is an intermediate level painting project.  

Paint a bunny surrounded by tulips on a round wooden plaque. This is an intermediate level painting project.  

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredDo you know how easy it is to write a poem by accident? Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, you can write poetry, and you might secretl...

Freedom Reads, a national nonprofit based in Hamden, Connecticut, opens carefully-curated, 500-book, handcrafted libraries in prison cellblocks across the nation. As of the start o...

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredUse resin to make a custom set of tabletop dice and then make a dice box to store them in! Due to the time resin needs to cure, you will need to ...

Learn how to use generative AI technology to create a statue of yourself! You may bring a photo of yourself on a flash drive, or we can take the portrait during the program. The fi...

Learn how to use generative AI technology to create a statue of yourself! You may bring a photo of yourself on a flash drive, or we can take the portrait during the program. The fi...

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredBring your family or friends along and learn how to make pizza from scratch courtesy of Matthew from MY Productions CT! You'll learn every stage ...

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredTinkercad is a web-based program that will teach you basic 3D modeling skills. In this program, we'll set up a (free!) account and then review so...

This class will cover how to use the Ditto Pattern Projector, which uses digital sewing patterns rather than paper, saving time and effort while reducing waste. There will also be ...