I had such a great experience at Pottery Studio 1! It was incredibly therapeutic and such a fun way…read moreto unwind. Carmen was an amazing instructor. She was so kind, patient, and gave clear, easy-to-follow directions throughout the class. She made the whole experience enjoyable and welcoming, even for beginners. I'll definitely be coming back for more classes. Highly recommend!

Ezekiel was great! I had such a fun class and was able to learn more about throwing and hand…read morebuilding, and even make a few special items to take home to friends!

Music lessons with Sol continue to be rewarding for my now 11 year old daughter, although she would…read morenever admit it! We highly recommend Sol for his engaging piano lessons. Through learning piano with him, my daughter has developed her own appreciation for playing the piano and every now and then, will seek out new songs on sheet music and learn on her own. Sometimes she'll even piece together different songs to make her own mashup, lol. It's also amazing to me to see her sight reading and playing a new song on the fly when someone asks - such a wonderful skill. We all enjoy the live piano music at home! Much thanks to Sol!

My daughter has been taking lessons with Sol for the last two years. He was recommended to us by a…read morefriend of ours who drummed professionally and took lessons from Sol as well. Sol is an excellent teacher who takes students through a natural progression of skills. He has improved my daughter's technique each week, expanding her repertoire in genres including rock, shuffle, and blues, and it's amazing what she can perform now compared to when she started. He tailors lessons to the needs of his students, and he use his own material for each week's assignments. Sol is very personable and has a great sense of humor. I highly recommend Sol for drum lessons.

Kid's birthday party with an amazingly creative project that really engaged the children. The…read morepottery maven was kind and happy and really knew how to work with kids. I want to make a turtle now!

My mother in law bought us a private pottery lesson! We had a great long two hour session, with an…read moreaaaaaamazing instructor, Carrie. 10/10 would recommend going and signing up for ANYTHING she teaches! This place rocked my socks off I had so much fun I'm prolly gonna sign up for regular classes starting in April I think she mentioned!! Go! Call! Reserve a spot! You won't be disappointed!

We are truly loving working with Martin Metzger. Our 12-year old son looks forward to his lessons…read moreand is excited to play the music he and Martin choose together. Martin strongly believes in allowing kids to follow their interests, and has the talent, interest, and patience to help them do so in a wide range of genres. Martin is knowledgeable and dedicated both as a musician and as an educator. We travel a bit of a distance for lessons and are convinced it's well worth our time. We recommend him highly to anyone at any age looking for a great guitar instructor.

Choosing the Metzger Music Studio has truly been one of the best decisions of my and my wife's…read morelives! Our daughter goes to Martin for guitar lessons and I fear I may not be able to convey here just how amazing he is and what his instruction has meant for our daughter as a musician! I would recommend Martin and his crew any day! We wanted to get our girl started on guitar very early, only because she was exhibiting an affinity toward music and guitar that got us thinking it wouldn't hurt to try her at guitar, so we contacted Martin. He readily welcomed the notion of trialing and the rest is history. Besides being a phenomenal guitarist, his being an amazing person and having a Masters in Education have both manifested in the amazing way in which Martin teaches our girl to play the guitar. He works with her at her own pace, taking cues from how she learns in order to tailor his instructions to suit her learning, all the while making the lessons equal parts guitar and fun, entertaining our girl's every whim to be jovial and enjoy learning the guitar. He shows her the utmost respect and teaches her in a way that has inspired her to look up to flamenco legends. For her age, that level of aspiration itself is awe-inspiring and the credit goes to Martin. He doubles down on skills that our girl is good at while helping her elevate those she needs more work on, from strumming to chords to rhythms to percussion to improvising. We love his holistic approach of teaching the pupil to actually feel music and rhythm rather than just to learn to play the guitar. His methods have resulted in wonders! We have been fortunate to witness moments of our girl's performance that have impressed even Martin. That is the level of quality of instruction one can expect from Martin. He stresses on practicing, practicing and practicing some more. He also encourages playing at recitals that he arranges for his students, which is a great way for the student to be inspired and be audience-ready. He has also started our girl on sight reading, which is helping her to learn to play the guitar while reading music. I would characterize Martin's overall approach as informed (no unnecessary attachments to old or new methods just for the sake of it), inspiring, feedback-loop-based, very disciplined and simply amazing! And his guitar skills? Incredible! Let me put it this way, we have considered migrating to a warmer climate and one of the top considerations that have kept us in Chicago is that we don't want to lose Martin as our friend and our daughter's guitar teacher. And he's been a great friend to our daughter too. There are great guitar teachers everywhere, but there's only one Martin. Our girl's weekly guitar lesson is one of the highlights of her week that she looks forward to. It is a joy to see her learn to play the guitar and have the time of her life while at it! As for the rest of his studio, Martin has 16 teachers on every instrument (and even voice) who travel to people's homes for lessons, which is convenient for many families. The teachers are well-educated, passionate about their instruments and art, and they are wonderful with children. As I alluded to earlier, the studio also puts on three recitals free of charge every year! I only give online reviews when I feel the recipient absolutely deserves it and reviewing Martin and his studio was a no-brainer! I wholeheartedly recommend the Metzger Music Studio for any potential student interested in developing a lifetime love for learning music!

Had a birthday party here with a group of girlfriends and did the Friday night class led by James…read more It was so fun and learned so much! Would highly recommend!

We had a great time! Value - good…read moreExperience- great- friendly staff Cute decor I did a girlfriend excursion but I saw mother/daughter duo having fun and a few first time daters. Street parking was available. Restaurants close by to grab a bite before or after. Yolk's test kitchen down a couple blocks and the blueberry hibiscus drink smashed!!

I LOVE LEARN GUITAR CHICAGO!!!…read more I've been a student for 5 years now! I've come so far! Mitch has an extremely comprehensive curriculum and a super casual and fun approach to teaching the guitar! Originally, I started in the studio but due to Covid we were seamlessly able to convert to virtual with zero issues and it's amazing!!! If you're a newbie or more advanced, LGC is the best place in Chicagoland to work on your skills! 5 Stars!!! Highly recommended!!!

I am going into month 5 with Mitch. I was a "guitar player" years ago..Or so I thought…read more I would stress that this type of learning for a younger person would be an ideal situation. This comes from a guy who noodled and noodled for YEARS in my previous playing without a proper teacher or direction. The Youtube dreamer... I can say that this 5 month (once a week) period is the most I have ever learned about an instrument, music and just all around being a musician. I don't think I even set out to become a musician when I picked up my guitar for the first time in years, but if you hang with this program, you will become a musician too(I'm not there yet but I see it!). So yes, even for someone a bit older as myself, this program is the place to be. Not to mention, the pure joy and sense of fulfillment that comes with learning, failures, new horizons - all within the program. You really have no idea just how good you can get in a short period of time, and I'm talking to everyone. Highly recommended.

Brian Andrew is the epitome of class, professionalism, and expertise in his field. It was his…read moreabosolutely stellar reviews that caught my attention but what really told me I was headed to the right place was his location and the fact that his address is 333 and his office is in one of the most incredibly beautiful and historical buildings in the nation. Brian not only took me in without an appointment or a prior phone call, which I'm learning is customary for this world of precious metals and coins. It felt incredibly prestigious to visit him in that phenomenal location and to learn from a man that's been in silver and gold trading since before I was born... and I'm getting to be pretty darn old! He didn't try to give me a lowball offer and I felt no need to negotiate or put my "shields up" as I tend to need to do with most businessmen. I feel honored to trade with him and got to see some really cool, historical, incredibly rare items and walk away with a bit of cash in my pocket. I just hope that now I've found my go-to silver, gold, palladium, & platinum bullion & coins guru that he'll keep doing business for a good while longer... cause I feel I have a trustworthy expert that I can soak up his knowledge and wisdom & share cool shiny things with one another. Don't waste your time looking up anyone else in the area... Brian Andrew and Associates is your coin and precious metals bullion no-brainer pick of the litter! Give him a call, you'll know instantly why I've been so effusive about him and his business when he picks up. Tell him his new pal Jason sent you

You can't go wrong with Brian! He was able to give me a quote quickly via email. I was able to…read morevisit his office and sell some of my dad's coins and a piece of gold jewelry within the same week. He is more than fair and there is absolutely no pressure to sell. He actually bought the coins at a higher price than the quote he gave me! Brian knows coins, likes what he does and it shows. I can't recommend him enough.

I'm always in this area and have a house full of tennis players so not sure how I'm just finding…read moreout about Your Advantage II Tennis Shop. My 11 year olds tennis coach mentioned he was ready for an adult racket (big step) and someone recommended we come here. I kept trying to find a time where me, my son and the tennis shop was open...but finally gave up and stopped in without him. It turned out I didn't even need my son in tow because I just told them his size, how often he plays...and they were able to make a recommendation right away. I thought it was fairly priced based on what I'd seen online and they wrote down the info so they'd know what he plays with when we come by in the future. They seemed to be busy restringing rackets so I'll plan to bring mine here for that in the future, which they recommend every 6 months. Glad to have found this racket gem!

We have consistently used them as our go to for our frequent restringing. Jimmy is amazing,…read moreknowledgeable and always there to answer any questions and help in any way to ensure you are Tennis ready. He knows his stuff and is a pleasure to do business with.