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| - I came here with my boyfriend and two other couples on a recent Saturday night. It was my first time here, but I've done the paint/wine/coffee thing at a couple of other places. Located at the District at Green Valley, Pinot's is definitely the priciest of the three at $45 per person, which only covers the class and materials. I thought for that price, one drink would have been included, but no. I did get a discount code from my friend and took $5 off, so search for that; I think she actually found it on their site. And, hey, there were free mini-pretzels to snack on with the drinks you could buy at the bar ;)
PROs:
-energetic teacher who's very patient, especially with a class of around 60 people in it.
-visual aids: the instructor used a handy flat screen at the front to display her own painting so those in the back could see.
-all your materials are laid out for you when you take your seat. If you need another brush or more paint, staff is there to replenish.
-they play good, funky music that keeps you energized throughout the class. It's a little loud, though, even for me; they could turn it down a bit so you can converse with your friends as you paint.
-fun idea to go with a group. You can check their calendar on-line to see which paintings are coming up and choose which class you'd like to attend that way. Register for the class on-line and you can also request to be seated with your friends since seats are assigned.
CONs:
-this class went longer than two hours and, towards the end, a few in our group just ran out of steam and wanted to finish. We didn't care if our Eiffel Tower (we were painting a sunset scene with it) actually looked like the Eiffel Tower, the Space Needle, or the Strat; we just wanted to be done. The class started at 7:00pm, but it was nearly 10:00pm by the time we left. I guess I just don't have the stamina for art, but it could also be that 10:00pm is past my bed time. If you go, plan to be there for about three hours.
-other than drinks at the bar for sale, there is no other food, save for the complimentary snack pretzels mentioned previously. I'm sure they could sell other snacks or small bites to nosh on if you're going to be there for that amount of time; painting can make one hungry.
Another location is coming soon to Boca Park.
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