52 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {due west} their skills. Serious competitors will also find a welcoming community here. Palomo hosts SVAD, a Junior Olympic Archery Development program, and provides competition-style sessions CLAY LOUNGE (SAN CARLOS) Chase away the chill with a trip to a bright, airy pottery studio and warm thoughts of firing your ceramic creations in a 2,000-degree kiln. Clay Lounge is an excellent place to learn the practical and pleasing art of pottery. For the curious who aren’t ready for commitment, the studio offers one-time “try it” classes. But be forewarned, after your first session, you might just find yourself signing up for a six-week course, and then a membership. Rolling up your sleeves and throwing pots is bound to work up an appetite. After class, consider heading two doors down to Drake’s for grilled chicken sandwiches with Gruyere and garlic aioli. Seeking other spots to sink your fingers into some clay? Check out Spiffy Pottery Studio in Menlo Park, South Bay Ceramics in Mountain View and Clayroom in San Mateo. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF: RONNIE GUINTO - CLAY LOUNGE SAN CARLOS MORE OUTINGS + Winter Lodge (Palo Alto) – Indoor and outdoor rinks, plus roaring fireplaces + Bel Mateo Bowl (San Mateo) – Knock down those pins + Red Door Escape Room (San Mateo) – Spooky forest, mad scientist’s lab or prison break? + Movement Belmont (Belmont) – Rock climbing and yoga + Hyperion Climbing (Redwood City) – 10,700 feet of bouldering walls + Art Attack (Burlingame) – Oil painting classes + Needles Studio (Los Altos) – Classes ranging from sewing basics to quilted sneakers + Stanford Theatre (Palo Alto) – Old Hollywood classics and live organ music at intermission + GAMA Ride (San Mateo) – Billiards, bowling, bumper cars, arcade games and 3D immersive motion simulators on Thursdays and Sundays so local archers can test their mettle while preparing for contests like the California State Indoor Championships. Equipment is available at no extra cost.
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