Great-Great-GREAT Bowls of Soup, VIB (Very Important Bowl) Event

Thursday, November 13, 2025 from 5-7:30pm

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, wheel-throwing demos, check out the exSOUPbition, participate in the silent auction, and more!

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

TICKETS

$65 - Early Access Ticket - 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 - Standard Ticket - 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.

GBOS Featured Soups to Taste

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The Landmark Cafe: Spinach Bisque

The Beanhive: Pumpkin Bisque

Fisk Bier & Wine: Cauliflower Soup w/ Goat Cheese + Black Truffle

Pizza House: Traditional Minestrone

Angelica Mangieri: Pozole

Cornucopia Natural Market & Deli: Vegan Minestrone

Innkeeper’s Fresh Roasted Coffee: Creamy Tomato Basil

Fresh bread by baked (pizzas)

...and more to come...

GBOS Handmade Bowls to Pick From

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Chris Dokolasa (Hole-in-the-Earth Pottery)

Jason Connell

Linda Sickmon (Smith Creek Pottery)

Katherine McCrery (KMC Art Studio)

Ann Klungseth (June 13 Pottery)

Christi Steelman

Jeff Goard & Bishop Hill Pottery Collective

Piper Pottery (Cammie Meerdink)

Chuck Flagg

Janis Mars Wunderlich

Monmouth College Students

Jeanne Clark (One Tribe Felting and Fiber Arts)

Joy Smith

GCAC In-House Bowls

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Bowl-in-a-Bag Business Lunches

Friday, October 24, 2025 from 11am - 1pm

ORDER YOUR LUNCH BY OCTOBER 20th, 2025

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