Things To Do In West Hartford

Muse Paintbar provides everything their clients need to create a colorful work of art—even inspiration. During sessions, artist-instructors guide participants step-by-step with a series of tips and tricks that will help them create that night's work of art, which they can take home at the end of the class. At the studio's kitchen and bar, painters can stock up on wine, beer, and eats to snack and sip during class.

ZogSports unites like-minded recreational athletes through fun coed sports teams and social events in leagues across the country. With seasonal sports such as basketball, football, and volleyball, teammates interact and compete in a fun environment. ZogSports organizes postgame happy hours at local bars and restaurants, which are designed for teams to mingle, talk about the games, and conjure up the possibility of a recreational dissertation-writing league. ZogSports donates 10% of profit and 100% of happy-hour proceeds to charities of each team's choosing, ensuring participants make a noticeable difference in the community. ZogSports and participating urbanites have donated more than $1,400,000 to charities since 2002.

The experts at Yarnover help knitters of all skill levels learn basic and advanced techniques in knitting classes, as well as help those comfortable enough to knit by themselves navigate the shop and secure buttons, needle cases, and colorful royal alpaca, mulberry silk, or baby llama yarn. During the hands-on classes, students progress at their own pace as they take in wisdom and pointers from experienced teachers and broaden the knowledge of their hands and muscle memory. Guests can also stop by to sharpen their skills and talk trash about crocheters at a free knitting circle held every Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Plus One Defense Systems is arguably the most fully functional martial arts school in Connecticut. We do more than just provide people with a way to learn how to protect themselves. We help our students learn how to live healthier, happier, safer lives.

My Gym, which currently has more than 200 international locations, began more than 20 years ago as a structured place for children to safely play, acquire new skills, and romp off a sugar buzz. All classes are organized according to age level (starting as young as six weeks) and designed to incorporate the latest physiological, psychological, and meteorological research . The West Hartford location offers classes for all developmental degrees, from Tiny Tykes, a class for parents and babies that focuses on movement, to Champions, 5- to 8-year-olds mastering sports and gymnastics skills. Schedules and class options vary by location; click here to see the complete West Hartford lineup.

Owner and certified instructor D’Mario Sowah, known as one of the "best trainers" as Molly Qerim, ESPN broadcaster, related to the Hartford Courant, helps students achieve healthy levels of strength and self-confidence at Akua Ba Fitness in West Hartford. Upon moving to New York, D'Mario spent 10 years as a personal trainer before opening the intimately sized Akua Ba Fitness facility. D’Mario⎯a practitioner of both capoeira and meditation⎯motivates his students by constantly highlighting the transitive property of mental mastery. His group classes often focus on muscle confusion, a methodology which challenges muscles to adapt to new resistance by mixing up routines and administering algebraic pop quizzes. Trainees also maintain fit forms with the help of the facility's resident nutritionist and wellness coach. D'Mario is so renowned as a trainer that he has been tapped by The Doctors to help guests lose weight and get fit on an upcoming program.