My first Sip-n-Paint experience was intoxicatingly fun. Ok, excuse the pun .. haha! Seriously, it…read morewas a lot of fun and to think I was feeling anxious especially after my grand entrance as I tripped in through the doors a little late to boot. Of course, the artist attendant was super accommodating, thankfully, my area was already setup. The artist attendant helped me into my apron and I received one drinking ticket which of course, a Mimosa is perfect on a Saturday afternoon. The artist attendant help me catch up, you select your paint colors and dab them on a plate used as your palette. Our art teacher took her time and both made sure to walk the room to provide extra help or tips. It's really cool you can "bump up" or customize your piece of wood art too. They're so helpful and friendly which helps cut the edge for anyone that may feel overwhelmed. Halfway through we get an artist break to replenish our liquids, snack or just to mingle around with your group or meet new people. I was surprised how nice and supportive people you never met before are, perhaps, it's the atmosphere. While you paint, they play some cool tunes and with drink in hand.. well, it's hard not to loosen up and your creative side seeps out onto the wood or canvas. In my case, we selected the class painting "Welcome Home" wreath on wood. It was great to see how each art turned out. For me, I changed "Welcome Home" to "Happy Campers" with a small drawing of our truck & trailer. This is more fitting since the Hubs and I are Happy Campers after all :) The art attendant & teacher were super encouraging and I received many compliments from my fellow class members. In the class, I met many other people either part of a group of friends, mom & daughter, grandma and grandchild, or just individuals by themselves... well, it was a pretty fun class and Budget friendly too. This art studio offered a "BOGO" special and my cost was $22~ (I was 1 of 6). At the end of our 2hr~ class, we took fun-silly pictures and of course, the class picture. The art attendant was nice enough to take a picture of our group however, they do a great job capturing photos of you while working as well and later check out their Facebook page to see your class photos! Definitely a 5 star first time experience for me.

My daughter loves to paint. We had her 12th birthday party here and it was so much fun! Our…read moreinstructor was amazing and patient with the kids. She even stopped to help some of them. My first time painting and I absolutely loved it. My husband and I will have to go back for a date night!

My kid is a middle schooler and joined one of their camps. Classes are catered for kids with no art…read moreexperience. If you want to grow in your art it's not the class for you.

The Color Express is such a wonderful enrichment program for after school kids. The children have…read morea wonderful time and are so proud to take home a painting that they made themselves. My child came home and presented me with such a beautiful painting and we immediately hung it on the wall in her bedroom. I would definitely enroll her again. Also I have booked a birthday party for her to do at home with her friends. Can't wait to see the joy in all her friends faces when they finish their painting. It brings the children as well as the parents such joy to see how happy and proud they are with the finished painting. We love, love, love the Color Express.

Had a great experience! Super cool experience, very friendly staff and loved the wine selection!read more

Such a fun time here. My mom and I had been hanging on to a gift card for the longest (like at…read moreleast two years +), so FYI they don't expire. Keith and Megan were very helpful. It was a full class, if you need help they're willing to help. Maybe one more assistant so these two don't get overwhelmed or someone does feel like they can't receive assistance. We played a little game of heads/tails for fun & someone won a painting. Birthday people also were able to take home an additional painting. My mom and I opted to do candle making beforehand, so get there at least thirty minutes before to pick your smells, labels, etc. They have at least 15+ scents to chose from and you can select multiple, we both selected three. They preselect your seats. This location is not BYOB, if it's alcohol, but there is a bar with wines, seltzers, and beers. They do not have any nonalcoholic beers/wines, but there is sodas. I was able to bring my nonalcoholic beer from home, though because no alcohol content but the plaza does not allow you to bring alcohol from home. The two hours wasn't quite enough time to finish my piece, but they weren't super strict on rushing us out. They have cubbies to put your things, wash station, drying station for paint, and they accept walk in's.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the sushi making class with Chef Stephen. He made the class very…read moreinteractive and fun to learn. I appreciated that this class was small and intimate. You can tell Chef has a passion for this because he made sure we all knew what we were doing, we could ask as many questions as we liked and he even provided me some short cuts on how to prepare certain things. He has a Gnocchi class coming up and I'm looking into signing up for that. I would highly recommend him.

I recommend the class I booked because of the chefs their interaction and the great experience I…read morehad. I find the website challenging and the knowledge of the people on the phone very minimal.

I've done quite a few of these events over the last few years and I love them. I do have to admit…read morePaint Nite in Tampa Bay Area is not as good as some other areas. I used to live in Jacksonville and they had amazing paintings all over the city so you could always find something you liked close to you! From what I noticed, most of Tampa Bay's events are in St Pete, Clearwater, even Sarasota and only a few are actually in Tampa, and the paintings are not too appealing. Other than that, it's always a good time. I usually go with my girlfriends, but this time I went with my husband (event was held at Hamburger Mary's in Brandon - so much fun!) who purposely does not follow instructions and this is what we ended up with! Lol.

I've done Paint Nite twice now. Both times at different venues. And I love it! This last time was…read moreawesome. Made especially hilarious and fun with the group we had. People are great when inebriated and painting! I had one (really strong) drink before we started painting and I'm not sure if I would have kept drinking, if my painting would have been better or worse LOL. But I had fun and my painting turned out just fine! Our instructor for the night, Kenzie- fantastic! She was very patient with everyone there and input jokes at just the right times. She also went at a slow enough pace that everyone could follow. Appreciated that she went around the room with her painting after certain steps so we could see up close what to do next. Only complaint was that it was kind of hard to see what she was doing as she was at one end of the room and we were in the back and had to crane our necks around everyone's heads to see. I brought the hubby for our date night, who initially had that "oh, shit. really??" look as we saw the room fill up with only women-hahaha! But then more couples started coming in and he became more relaxed. He thought this was a chicks only kind of thing. But it's not! He even said afterwards that he had a lot of fun and enjoyed painting. Already looking at next month's paintings and venues to see what we should paint next! They always have coupon codes you can use when buying tickets and usually there are great deals on Groupon and Living Social.

I retired 10+ years ago and have been involved in many aspects of the Life Enrichment Center of…read moreTampa, FL. I have learned to paint in watercolor, oils, acrylics, ink, digital, and mixed media. I have attended Tai chi, chair yoga, creative writing classes, pot lucks, plein air outings,photography outings, visited museums, and volunteered. This is a great organization for those 55+ people that need to be around intellectual stimulation and creativity. The benefit of being in this group has been working, playing, and creating around other highly creative people. I am never bored.

I have taken many classes at the Life Enrichment Center, from painting, to drawing and writing…read more The instructors are wonderfull, and encouraging. You will meet a lot of friendly people and have a lot of fun.