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Fireside Lounge: Amor Ardiente

Gather around the fire for an evening of industrial-sized love filled with a kissing booth robot, hand-typed love poems, fortune teller readings, a live DJ, a special aerial appearance by Cupid and Crucible industrial arts demonstrations highlighting blacksmithing, neon, jewelry and enameling.

This Fireside Lounge is the first in a series of four evening events planned by The Crucible. Future evenings include a Rosie the Riveter theme showcasing women in industrial art and Play Bound theme for those looking to head off to Black Rock City in the summer.

Guests will enjoy live demonstrations of and mini lectures on blacksmithing, neon, jewelry and enameling throughout The Crucible studio, as well as a spectacular art exhibition showcasing student and faculty art in those featured areas. Aerialist Oliver Pavick will play the saucy flying Cupid. Local poet Zach Houston will flow with free verse hand-typed poems.

The Crucible will be offering class discounts and a raffle at the event. New students will receive 20% off tuition for a Crucible class and Crucible members will receive 25% off. In addition, folks can put their $10 cover charge towards the cost of the class. The raffle will also offer attendees a chance to winning free tuition on a Crucible class.

Event Highlights:

• Art show & demonstrations of Blacksmithing, Neon, Jewelry and Enameling
• Appearance by Cupid and an aerial performance
• Fortune teller readings
• A kissing booth run by a fiery robot
• DJ Zaius wil be spinning romantic beats
• Hand-typed love peoms by Zach Houston
• Charm making table by The Crucible's Jewelry department
• A photo booth provided by SaraBek Images
• Food, drinks, beer and wine
• Cupcakes by Idle Hands Bakery
• Discounts on Crucible classes
• Door Prize for a Free Crucible class

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