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A Taste of Copperplate

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Date & Time

📅 Sat, Feb 21, 2026

🕐 7:00 PM

Ends: Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Location

📍 Lot'sa

4150 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618, United States, Chicago, IL, 60618

🏙️ Chicago

About This Event

A beginner calligraphy class with Laurie Paolinetti of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective

This beginner-friendly workshop with brush pens will guide you through Copperplate basic strokes & the lowercase letters. The script is known for its graceful slant, thin upstrokes, thick downstrokes & its elegant appearance. Often used today for formal invitations & certificates, these decorative letters will have you captivated with calligraphy! Attendees will receive a detailed handout to further their practice at home.


What’s Included:

  • Discussion of various brush pens & papers for calligraphy
  • 2 Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens
  • Step by step instruction of writing Copperplate script, beginning with basic strokes & continuing to lowercase alphabet
  • Detailed handout to write in during class
  • Handout includes entire capital & lowercase alphabets for reference
  • Handout & brush pens are yours to take home for further practice


Workshop Tickets are Final Sale and not eligible for refunds:

  • Our Workshop Tickets are like concert or event tickets - they are non-refundable but are transferable to a different person. If you find yourself unable to attend a workshop, you may find some one to take your place.
  • If someone else will be taking your ticket, Email Us and let us know their name so we can add it to our list. In the case of unsafe weather like a severe snow storm, we will cancel the workshop and reschedule for a future date. If you’re unable to attend the rescheduled date, we will offer you a refund.

Accessibility Note: Lot’sa is located on a ground floor. There is a single stall bathroom, (not ADA accessible). There is an ADA accessible bathroom at a nearby business if needed.

Covid Safety Protocols:

  • Use of appropriately sized HEPA air purifier
  • Masks offered at no cost
  • Workshops limited to 10 attendees
  • Surfaces sanitized & hand sanitizer available in shop/restroom

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Lot'sa

4150 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618, United States, Chicago, IL, 60618

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Tickets

USD 71.21

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Duration

3 hours

Refund Policy

No Refunds

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