In-Person Classes & Trips
Looking to learn with purpose in community?
Browse the upcoming in-person events & classes that require sign-up.
Dementia Learning for Residents and Community-Third Tuesday
Dementia education for the community and Garden Spot Village
Held the third Tuesday of each month, in the Theater at Garden Spot Village. This is a free event, and all are welcome.
February
Tuesday, February 10 | Great American Outdoor Show | Cost: $22
Depart: 9am, Apartment Suites Lobby
Cost: $8 and lunch on your own
Join us for the world’s largest outdoor show. See the lumberjack competition and the dock dogs competition and so much more.
Wednesday, February 11 | Women in Community Breakfast | Cost: $8
8am,Village Square Park
Cost: $8
Guest Speaker: GSV Resident, Sue Fitzgerald; She will share her recent experience serving with GSV Travel with Purpose Team in Kenya with Missions of Hope International. She will offer a firsthand look at transformative work being done through education, community partnership, and the hope taking root in the lives of children and families. Her reflections will give us a deeper understanding of God’s work around the world, through our relationship with sponsored children and how we can participate through prayer, support, and awareness.
Wednesday, February 11 | Art of Design | Cost: $5
2:30 PM • Fireside Cafe, Lower-Level Mountain View • Cost: $5
Enjoy a time of connecting through art. All skill levels welcome.
Thursday, February 12 | Lunch Bunch | Cost: $8
Depart: 10:30am, Apartment Suites Lobby
Cost: $8 + lunch on your own
Enjoy lunch at Mount Gretna Hide-A-Way.
Friday, February 13 | Acrylic Art with Kevin Goss | Cost: $5
10am, Fireside Cafe
Cost: $5
Kevin Goss will lead this step-by-step class and you will leave with your completed piece. Please note this is not an art guild sponsored event.
Friday, February 13 | PCAD Gratitude Boxes | Cost: $15
10am- 11:30am, Art Studio
Cost: $15
PCAD is coming to teach a workshop on making Gratitude Boxes, guide individuals through taking found objects and collage materials to create a decorative box that contains a reminder of gratitude inside that they select for themselves.
Friday, February 13 | Lunch Bunch | Cost: $8
Depart: 10:30am, Apartment Suites Lobby
Cost: $8 + lunch on your own
Enjoy lunch at Mount Gretna Hide-A-Way.
Wednesday, February 18 | Art of Design | Cost: $5
2:30 PM • Fireside Cafe, Lower-Level Mountain View • Cost: $5
Enjoy a time of connecting through art. All skill levels welcome.
FEBRUARY Tapestry Tales- A Book Study | Every 3rd Thursday, 3:30pm
Reading with intention and weaving community. Join us for a year-long monthly book study featuring PA authors—man from Lancaster County—and a variety of genres.
Wednesday, February 18 | PCA&D Colored Pencil Workshop | Cost: $15
10am-12pm, Art Studio
Cost: $15
PCA&D will be teaching a colored pencil workshop. Learn various techniques to use colored pencils and complete a winter drawing of a cardinal or fox.
Friday, February 20 | GSV Dance-a-thon | Cost: $30
3pm-6pm, Chapel
Cost: $30
Join us for the First GSV Dance-a-thon.
If it snows on February, we will have the dance-a-thon on February 27.
Sign to dance for 30 minutes, suggested fee is $1 per minute.
Funds raised will go to the Center of Arts & Culture.
Team compatition for a minimum of $30 per person and teams of 6.
Checks payable to TrellisWorks!
Tuesday, February 24 | Creative Cards Class | Cost: $6
2pm | Art Studio | Instructor: Marie Diehl | Cost: $6
Make a brand new, hands-on creative card!
Come create two cards. Bring scissors. I will supply the rest.
Cost includes supplies.
Wednesday, February 25 | Art of Design | Cost: $5
2:30 PM • Fireside Cafe, Lower-Level Mountain View • Cost: $5
Enjoy a time of connecting through art. All skill levels welcome.
Friday, February 27 | Hinkletown’s Sherlock Homes | Cost: $8
Depart 9:15am Apt. Suites Lobby for Hinkletown Mennonite School
Cost: $8, transportation + $4, senior showing ticket
On a dare from her fellow street urchins, 14-year-old Wiggins tries to pickpocket a strange old man. Not only is Wiggins unsuccessful, but the old man, who is actually Sherlock Holmes, takes the gold ring that was in Wiggins’ pocket and leaves behind a note directing her where to go to get it back. When Wiggins goes to 221B Baker Street to retrieve the ring, she is shocked to find out how much Holmes knows about her based on a quick observation. After seeing Holmes use the ring to solve a case, Wiggins proposes to work as his assistant. Intrigued by her potential, Holmes agrees to begin training Wiggins on a trial basis. Wiggins and Sherlock must learn to trust each other as Wiggins and her group of street urchins help him solve two dangerous mysteries.
Deadline to Register or Cancel without incurring ticket fee: Friday, February 20.
MARCH
Tuesday, March 3, depart 7am | Elite: Philadelphia Flower Show and City Tour | $122
Depart 7AM from Apartment Suites Lobby
Return 4PM Approximately
Cost: $122
This year’s theme is “Rooted: Origins of American Gardening” and celebrates the stories that ground us in gardening and brings to life the personal stories, cultural traditions and horticultural inspiration that connect us to plants, each other and shape how we garden today. Lunch will be on your own at the Flower Show or nearby Reading Terminal Market.
Reading Terminal Market is within a few steps of the Convention Center and is a bustling, historic indoor public market that offers diverse, local food, baked goods and crafts from over 80 vendors.
Deadline for Registration: February 2, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, depart 12:45pm | Fulton Theater: And Then There Were None | Cost: $18
Depart 12:45pm • Apartment Suites Lobby • Ticket courtesy of GSV sponsorship. Cost is $8, transportation and $10, benevolent donation.
Ten strangers, one island, and a deadly secret. A thrilling whodunit. One of Agatha Christie’s most foreboding tales and a masterpiece of dramatic construction, this classic play’s growing sense of dread and unfaltering tension will keep you guessing to the very end. Approximate Typical Runtime: 2 hrs with intermission
Sunday, March 8 depart 3:15pm | CAVOD Theatre presents Titanic the Musical | Cost $28
Depart 3:15pm Apt. Suites Lobby for Cavod, New Holland
Cost: $28 reserved seating show ticket
Drive on own or use GSV transportation
Show, 4pm – The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of the twentieth century.
A total of 1,517 souls—men, women and children—lost their lives (only 711 survived). The fact that the finest, largest, strongest ship in the world—called, in fact, the “unsinkable” ship—should have been lost during its maiden voyage is so incredible that, had it not actually happened, no author would have dared to contrive it.
Saturday, March 14, depart 10am | 51st Annual Woodcarving Show, Sale and Competition | Cost: $8
Depart 10am for Millersville University Student Memorial Center Cost: $8, transportation, Admission$5 or Free admission with Military ID
2026 Featured Carver: Ken Kuhar, Lancaster County Wood Carvers President Plus Top-Notch Vendors: Badger State Blades, Drake Hardwoods, Hillcrest Carving, Stadtlander Woodcarvings, The Carving Glove Guy, and Windy Cape Studios
Saturday, March 21, depart 6pm| Palmona Performance Troupe | Cost: $8
Depart 6pm Apt. Suites Lobby for Highland Presbyterian, Lancaster
Cost: $8, transportation – Donations accepted at concert
It’s time for Wearin’ the Green and something new at Highland: live Irish dancing accompanied by an orchestra! The Paloma School of Irish Dance will demonstrate both traditional performance and social Irish dance, an art form originating in Ireland and famously characterized by an upright posture and rapid, intricate footwork. Irish dance developed in the 17th and 18th centuries under the influence of “traveling dance masters,” and has since evolved into a globally recognized art form, popularized by productions such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.
Founded in 2015 by Esther Pujol, the Paloma School of Irish Dance began with just a handful of students practicing in a kitchen. Today, it has grown into a vibrant school of more than 100 students. Its dancers have performed in over 200 events throughout the surrounding area, from nursing homes to concerts alongside Celtic bands from Ireland. “Paloma” means dove, highlighting the school’s focus on building dancers’ integrity, humility, and relationship with God. The goal is to help everyone reach their highest potential no matter what age, ability, or commitment. Some students pursue Irish dance competitively, others through performances, and many simply for the joy of the art.
This school, comprised of varying age groups, will get your hands and feet keeping time with their fast and intricate dance step movements. More advanced dancers even perform while playing musical instruments, never missing a beat with their feet!
Wednesday, March 25 | Ladies to Lunch: Limoncello Ristorante, Chester Springs| Cost: $8
Depart 10:45am • Apartment Suites Lobby ~ Cost: $8, transportation and food on own.
The restaurant’s mission is to provide extraordinary, authentic Italian cuisine in a family-friendly environment consistently putting our guests first in everything we do.
Saturday, March 26, depart 9am| Lancaster Lebanon Quilt Show| Cost: $8
Depart 9am Apartment Suites Lobby for Spooky Nook, Manheim | Cost: $8 GSV transportation-billed
Hundreds of quilts on display and over 60 vendors with quilting supplies including fabric and notions.
Lunch options are available onsite at your own expense.
Saturday, March 28, depart 6pm | Trio Caprise, Lancaster Church| Cost: $8
Depart 6pm Apt. Suites Lobby for Lancaster Church of the Brethren
Cost: $8, transportation – Donations accepted at concert
Trio Caprice was formed by Debra Ronning, Sara Male, and Stephanie McCullough in 2010. The group ‘discovered’ one another as colleagues and friends in the Elizabethtown College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department. Together they enjoy performing the masterpieces of their repertoire. They perform the standard trio repertoire but also have an interest in commissioning and performing more contemporary works. Members of the trio each enjoy performing careers as collaborative and solo artists. They also maintain busy teaching schedules. As soloists, teachers, and as an ensemble the three share a musical vision in playing with expressive intensity and creating beautiful sounds.
Sunday, March 29, depart 2pm| New Holland Band Spring Concert| Cost: $8
Depart 2pm Apt. Suites Lobby for Lancaster Bible College Good Shephard Chapel.
Concert ticket ($25; Free for children and students) must be purchased on own from www.newhollandband.org.