All classes and events also require admission to the show.
Free Classes do not require registration

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Friday May 1, 2026

Auction Preview, Kent Room

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

When Fountain Pens Meet Planning with Nikki Ameling, FREE, Windsor Room (limit of 20)*Must also purchase a weekend pass

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Journal Jumble with KC, FREE, Ogden Room (limit of 20)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Analog Line: A Journey Through Pen & Ink, Vintage Flex, and Creative Practice with Scott Jones, $60, Windsor Room, (limit of 20)

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Gamify Your Life: A Geeky Planning System with Anna Reinert, $35, York Room, (limit of 35)

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Lovely Letters: Creating Custom Stationery with Stickers with Danielle Kindsfater from Happiness Handmade $28 (limit of 20), Ogden Room

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Auction Preview & Registration, Kent Room

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

PEN AUCTION, Kent Room

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Saturday May 2, 2026

The art and science of journaling with Jeanne Florini, Ogden Room, $35 (limit of 20) *Must also purchase a weekend pass. SOLD OUT

8:00 am - 9:00 am

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Brush Pen Calligraphy A beginner calligraphy class with Laurie Paolinetti, a member of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective, $40, Cermak Room, (limit of 12)

SOLD OUT

When Fountain Pens Meet Planning with Nikki Ameling, FREE, Windsor Room (limit of 20)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Sheaffer Pen Museum with Thomas Barker, Free, Kent Room

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Journal Jumble with KC, FREE, Windsor Room, (limit of 20)

Vintage Pens for the Modern User, Hosted by The Pen Collectors of America, Kent Room, FREE

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Vintage Pen "Tasting", presented by The Pen Collectors of America, Kent Room, FREE

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fountain Pen Social with KC, FREE, York Room

6:00 pm - 10: 00 pm

Whisky Tasting Event, The Connoisseur's Selection $45, 21 and over. Kent Room

8:30 pm

Sunday May 3, 2026

SIGILS - Make Magic with Pens & Ink with Ana Reinert, $35, limit of 20, Windsor Room SOLD OUT

9:30 am - 11:00 am

9:00am - 12:00pm

Learn Copperplate with Nikola Pang, $80, limit of 20, Ogden Room SOLD OUT

10:00 am

Pens for Kids, Kent Room, FREE

Catching the Memories: Travel Journal the Pen Show! with KC, Camden Room, $5 (limit of 20) SOLD OUT

10:00 am

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

How To Make A Pop-up Card Workshop with Link Tong, Cermak Room, $40 (limit of 20)