Start Making Memories with
A Women's Getaway
Get your mom, aunt, sisters and girlfriends together for a fun getaway to Zanesville-Muskingum County!
Day 1
Afternoon
Dine at Bryan Place while enjoying either a cooking demonstration or live entertainment. This venue was formerly a YWCA and is listed on the National Register.
Enjoy a Succulent Social and Pottery Container Planting Experience at Ohio Pottery Norwich. Guests may sip on seasonal “mock-tails,” select a container for their succulent, and then plant, fertilize and adorn the plant/ container. A pottery-making demonstration is another option at this location.
Discover unique items in the shops of White Pillars Village. Shops include White Pillars Christmas House, Zanesville Pottery, White Pillars Antiques, Purple Sage and Grace and Mathews Antiques.
Evening
For dinner, indulge during a “Chef in the Vineyard” dinner or Cookout at the picturesque Terra Cotta Vineyards set in Ohio’s beautiful hill country.
Check into your Zanesville hotel for a good night’s rest.
Day 2
Morning
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Explore the Zanesville Museum of Art and participate in an immersion activity such as bead-making, paper-making, wire sculpture or pottery painting. This museum displays Ohio pottery from the early 1800s to the present as well as fine American and European paintings, sculpture, historic and studio glass, Asian arts plus temporary exhibitions.
Stroll through Mission Oaks Garden, a continually evolving garden in an older residential section of Zanesville. The large perennial garden and a conifer garden are included on approximately 10 acres. Guests can also take advantage of workshops of various themes including Window Sill Gardens, Kokedamas Hanging Gardens, Creative Containers, Fairy Gardens, Holiday Centerpieces and more.
Afternoon
Dine at Bryan Place while enjoying either a cooking demonstration or live entertainment. This venue was formerly a YWCA and is listed on the National Register.
Enjoy a Succulent Social and Pottery Container Planting Experience at Ohio Pottery Norwich. Guests may sip on seasonal “mock-tails,” select a container for their succulent, and then plant, fertilize and adorn the plant/ container. A pottery-making demonstration is another option at this location.
Discover unique items in the shops of White Pillars Village. Shops include White Pillars Christmas House, Zanesville Pottery, White Pillars Antiques, Colonial Cottage, Milk Thistle Farms, Mathews Antiques and Cottage Marketplace.
Evening
Enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise along the Muskingum River aboard the Lorena Sternwheeler.
Return to Zanesville hotel.
Day 3
Morning
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. See how sculptures are made at the Alan Cottrill Sculpture Studio and Gallery.
From the Mold Making Room to the Wax Casting Room and more, your group will learn about the entire sculpture process.
Afternoon
Experience the warmth and hospitality of a hometown atmosphere as you shop at the other unique stores in the Village of Dresden. Savor a delicious lunch at the Warehouse Restaurant in Dresden.
View a variety of styles and mediums as you visit artists in their studios, part of the growing Artist Colony of Zanesville. One specific studio you can visit is The Art Loft, a joint venue by artists Susan Nash, Susan Stubbins, Sandy Booth and Linda Graham where they work. A Make-It-Take-it activity and/or demonstration is available.
Depart for a safe trip home.
