The Chattery, a nonprofit that was set up to offer in-person educational classes for about 25 people at a time, has switched its model to presenting the classes online. Kaleena Goldsworthy of The Bitter Bottle provided the test kitchen, if you will on Monday, and felt like her presentation on At-Home Cocktails was successful enough to consider offering the virtual option even when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
“It went so well,” she said on Wednesday.
“It went surprisingly well. We had about 33 people with someone from Scotland, and we had people from Oklahoma, Colorado, Philadelphia and Texas. We limit the in-person classes to 25 people, so it was nice to be able to offer it to more people.”
She said while some of the out-town viewers were friends and family, many were not. Some were also new to the Chattery’s classes, which have focused on everything from book binding to organizing a wardrobe. The current online schedule also includes Mastering Personal Financing and Chattanooga Watercolor Sketching.
Classes cost anywhere from $5 to $40 and Goldsworthy said she believes the people who watched her Tuesday class were happy to have something to occupy their time.