Tickets Now Available! Join us for Three Floors of Fun!

TICKETS ON SALE HERE

This year, we invite you to celebrate 17 years of GBOS on all 3 floors of the Arts Center! Start the night off by exploring the building to select your favorite handmade bowl, fill up on a flight of soups, enjoy music, check out the exSOUPbition, participate in the silent auction, and more!

VIB EVENT | EVENING of November 13 | 5-7:30pm

$65 - Early Access - VIB Dinner for 1 Person

Includes first dibs at those Very Important Bowls, a 5-Soup Flight + Bread, enjoy cocktails with Chris — plus, charcuterie, dessert, music, an ExSOUPbition, silent auction, and more! Doors open at 4:30pm.

$50 - VIB Dinner for 1 Person

Includes a Very Important Bowl of your choice, a 5-Soup Flight + Bread, enjoy cocktails with Chris — plus, charcuterie, dessert, music, an ExSOUPbition, silent auction, and more! Doors open at 5pm.

Stay tuned for more details about the evening, plus ticket pickup at GCAC.

Get Centered: Intro to Wheel Throwing

Learn the foundations of wheel throwing in this hands-on beginner class. With personalized, small-group instruction from Janis, you'll get comfortable working on the pottery wheel as you practice centering clay, pulling walls, and shaping basic forms like bowls and cups. No experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity and be ready to get messy!

REGISTER

You will have the opportunity to throw as many pieces as you'd like, but you may only take 1 piece home. Each additional piece costs $10. All finished pieces that are not taken home will be donated to Great Bowls of Soup 2026!

PLEASE NOTE:

• November 5th, 5-8pm — Throwing

• November 6th, 5-7pm — Trimming*

• TBD — Glazing**

*If you cannot attend the Trimming session, you will be charged $10 for staff to trim.

**We will provide more than 1 opportunity to glaze.

Get Centered: Intro to Wheel Throwing with Chris Dokolasa

✨ September 17 (5-8pm) + September 18 (5-6pm), 2025
👉 Register: https://galesburgarts.networkforgood.com/events/89755-wheel-throwing-with-chris-dokolasa

Please note, the ticket price is ALL-INCLUSIVE (throwing session, trimming session, and glazing session all factored into the price)!

Learn the foundations of wheel throwing in this hands-on beginner class. With personalized, small-group instruction from Chris, you'll get comfortable working on the pottery wheel as you practice centering clay, pulling walls, and shaping basic forms like bowls and cups. No experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity!

You will have the opportunity to throw as many pieces as you'd like, but you may only take one (1) piece home. (Additional pieces may be taken home for a $10 add-on fee.) All finished pieces that not taken home will be donated to Great-Great-GREAT Bowls of Soup fundraiser!

Let's get messy! 💫

Get Centered: Intro to Wheel Throwing with Chris Dokolasa

✨ September 17 (5-8pm) + September 18 (5-6pm), 2025
👉 Register: https://galesburgarts.networkforgood.com/events/89755-wheel-throwing-with-chris-dokolasa

Please note, the ticket price is ALL-INCLUSIVE (throwing session, trimming session, and glazing session all factored into the price)!

Learn the foundations of wheel throwing in this hands-on beginner class. With personalized, small-group instruction from Chris, you'll get comfortable working on the pottery wheel as you practice centering clay, pulling walls, and shaping basic forms like bowls and cups. No experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity!

You will have the opportunity to throw as many pieces as you'd like, but you may only take one (1) piece home. (Additional pieces may be taken home for a $10 add-on fee.) All finished pieces that not taken home will be donated to Great-Great-GREAT Bowls of Soup fundraiser!

Let's get messy! 💫