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Let your inner Picasso loose at the Mad Potter, where you can paint your pottery in the studio. Start with choosing from the huge assortment of pottery pieces, including plates, mugs, banks, boxes, and more. Then design and paint by using special techniques and tools that make painting so easy anyone can create a masterpiece. Then take home your masterpiece and treasure it forever. Enjoy the creativity and fun of ceramic pottery painting at any of their retail locations.

The traditional and hospitable hobbits welcome you and sincerely hope you enjoy yourself at The Hobbit Cafe, where you can enjoy food, friends, wine, and good times. As you sit around the large wooden deck and the giant oak tree, try out the ever-changing list of Hobbit-approved beers, wines, and over 100 adult beverages, including meads, Belgian beers, craft beers, ciders, sours, wines, and frozen drinks. Check out the delicious menu that is filled with fresh dishes like stacked burgers, huge hobbit-sized sandwiches, nachos, seafood, and several stellar breakfast and brunch options.

Take a tour through history at The Printing Museum, chronicled by the advent and modernization of printing methods, and learn how the printed word transformed modern culture. Your tour starts with the development of ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets, then the invention of moveable type and Gutenberg's printing press. Along the way, gain a better understanding of how newspaper accounts of major wars, the distribution of the Gutenberg Bible, the Declaration of Independence, and other pivotal documents chronicle the printing revolution and its impact on society.

Join Alley Theatre, the crown jewel, where actors, designers, composers, and playwrights thrive using arts scenes on stage and produce up to 16 plays yearly, ranging from the best current work to re-invigorated classic plays. The talented cast, crew, and producers challenge themselves with different shows each season. In addition to the educational and outreach efforts each year, they encourage young playwrights, performers, and future patrons to participate and explore programs like Stage to Page, HYPE, and the Young Performers Studio.