Guides Classes in NYC, New York

It's difficult to finish a project. Sometimes it's hard to even start one. Shawn Wickens co-produces a theater festival and a film festival in NYC. He has taken a solo show on the road, taught theater to kids, facilitated corporate workshops, and self-published books.  Through personal defeats and successes, Wickens will give you strategies...

Learn how to source a rug for your residential or commercial project starting from measuring the room correctly to determining proper size and placement. Find out what questions to ask when purchasing a custom rug including discerning the quality and more texture of a rug and what materials create the desired look, feel, and durability.  Starting...

How can we better serve New Yorkers who don’t have the same access to basic services? 40% of New York City households lack the income to cover needs like food, rent, healthcare, and childcare. Meanwhile, the price of basic needs is growing nearly three times the rate of wage increases. Hear from organizations like Con Edison and Neighborhood Trust...

Discover what a home fashion stylist doe and learn the art of visual presentation for home products including fundamentals of styling, project conception, and prop selections. Gain in-depth exposure to the expansive world of home fashion styling, including opportunities in media, entertainment, and retailing. Food and subway costs not included in...

Learn strategies to deal with the challenges of labor. This course covers how to recognize labor and when to go to the hospital, the process of labor, massage and breathing techniques, positions for labor contractions and options for pain management.

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Made for museum lovers and skeptics alike, our Un-Highlights tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art will show you a side of the Met you’ve never seen before! Join our renegade tour guides on a high-energy, two-hour group tour through the museum’s hallowed halls with a “tasting menu” approach as you learn the crazy true stories behind a selection...

Wouldn't it feel incredible to actually be excited for your next job interview? To feel confident in your ability to stay composed under pressure, provide persuasive answers to tough questions and leave a lasting impression after you wrap? In this workshop, you’ll gain knowledge of the different interview frameworks as well as important tips, tricks...

You want a highly-academic, highbrow tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art where we stand before the great masters, contemplating their skilled use of line and form, while simultaneously placing them in the pantheon of other art historical geniuses, right? You picked the wrong tour. Welcome to Museum Hack VIP, our premiere museum experience. Perfect...

Dinosaurs! Science! Adventure! Break out your pith helmet as we embark upon a brazen expedition through the halls of New York City's world-famous American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Join your maverick tour guide as we deftly navigate this massive 27-building, 1.6 million square foot landmark cultural institution. Learn the science...

Conquer your fear of public speaking with gradual exposure in manageable steps  Become more confident and effective in formal presentations, group discussions, and business meetings. We have been helping professionals, with moderate to severe public speaking issues, become dynamic, confident communicators in virtually any speaking environment....

We can be held back in life by deep patterns we absorb from our family upbringing and ancestral history, and the roots of these problems can go back generations. Such is the belief of Family Constellations, a therapeutic approach founded by psychotherapist Bert Hellinger.  Suzi Tucker is a deeply experienced teacher of this approach, and in this...

Plant Nite: Dig, drink and be merry Create and decorate a succulent arrangement or tiny terrarium. Dig in for two lively hours of creativity, drinking and laughing with the group. Cultivate your creativity, naturally. Our gifted growers will guide you step-by-step as you make a mini Zen garden, succulent arrangement, or tiny terrarium. Yaymaker...

Looking for a job online? Feeling lost like a knight on a quest? Fear not! In this class we'll guide you through the thicket of online job searching!

​Taste 6+ wines from our selection of Lower East Side restaurants. Delicious bites included! PAIR Wine Tours are an excellent way to visit several restaurants in one afternoon. Your sommelier/tour guide will lead your group to three restaurants or two restaurants and one wine shop in a popular neighborhood. Enjoy culturally distinct restaurants...