Colleen Downey will lead you in an interactive crochet for beginners workshop. You will start with learning how to make a simple granny square. This technique is one of the foundations of crochet.

Pickling is an ancient method of preserving foods, and the Fishtown Pickle Project created a unique and delicious version of pickles using only locally grown cucumbers and pickling spices. Niki Toscani, co-founder of the Fishtown Pickle Project, will share her vast knowledge about small-batch pickling, preserving, and canning, as well as how to run a small business in the City of Philadelphia.

Learn to make double chocolate brownies with GNL Ambassador Madalaine McDaniel of Lakeside Table. These brownies are a rich, chewy and fudgy play on the traditional favorite, and are guaranteed to be a hit with friends and family. Madalaine will share with you the #1 BEST baking tool under $15, and the 2nd most important tool under $5. In addition, learn the best tips to troubleshoot the most common brownie baking mishaps and how to prevent them.

GNL Ambassador and expert in crystal energy, Ava Adames, will show you how to use crystals and their shapes to help guide you through life. Learn about the different crystal shapes, their effects, and how to use them in your home, for specific projects, to connect with different emotions and to help you on your path to self discovery.

Join Art Therapist Erica Pang for an art therapy workshop that shows how to relieve stress through art. Following a group meditation, Erica will lead a guided, step-by-step group art therapy workshop. Draw and color your way to a happier and calmer life as you discover the art that comes naturally to you. No art experience is required to participate.

Madalaine McDaniel is going to teach you the secrets & techniques of the perfect homemade pie crust. Learn all the tips & tricks for a flakier and tastier result than anything pre-made. Madalaine will explain why your butter/fat must be ice cold, your dough must be chilled and your surface for rolling must be floured. The perfect pie crust can be used for sweet or savory dishes. They can be fruit filled, vegetable filled, fowl, meat or seafood filled as well as utilized for the perfect quiche. 

Lilo Vargas, owner of Huenovalife will show you how to prepare tostadas de tinga con carne molida (tinga toast with ground beef), a delicious, healthy and easy recipe to make.

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Spiritual coach and TLC star Christina Manning will read the first 12 people to sign up. Each person will be allowed to ask one question (this usually takes about 5 minutes). So let’s get those questions ready and find out what the future holds!

Interactive Workshop

Poet Pranjulaa Singh will show you how meditation is a very powerful and effective tool to use for self expression through poetry. This workshop will begin with a meditation followed by the opportunity for you to write an original poem.

GNL Ambassador and owner of Dayala Treats will share her concha recipe and show you how to shape the dough into frogs, and how you can get creative by coloring the dough and decorating them. This can be a fun activity to do with your children on a rainy day!

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