Past Events
2011 Calendar
January 6&20 - Arts and Sciences Cub Club, Manassas, VA
January 20 - How to Train Your Dragon Sculptures, Purcellville
February 3&17 - Arts and Sciences Cub Club, Manassas, VA
February 9 - Magic Treehouse Crafts, Patrick Henry, Fairfax
February 10 - Crazy Valentines Cupcakes, Cascades, Sterling
February 11 - Valentines Make-it, Take-It Workshop, Manassas
February 17 - Black History Month Crafts, Purcellville Library
March 3&17 - Arts and Sciences Cub Club, Manassas, VA
March 10 - Altered Art Journals, Cascades, Sterling
March 12 - Beginning Jewelrymaking Workshop for Teens, Chinn, Woodbridge
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day Cradts, Purcellville Library
March 20 - Earth Day Crafts, Cascades Library, Sterling
March 29 - Water Pollution Workshop and Experiments, Cascades Library, Sterling
May 3 - Harry Potter Crafts at Pohick Library, Burke
May 4 - Poetry in Mixed Media at Cascades Library, Sterling
May 14 - Altered Art Books at Alexandria Library, Alexandria
May 14 - Scrapbooking at Duncan Library, Alexandria
May 19 - Eco-Friendly Crafting at Purcelville Library, Purcellville
June 6-10 - Tiny Artists Day Camp at Middleburg Community Center, Middleburg
June 13-17 - Theatre for Little People Day Camp at Middleburg Community Center
June 23 - Harry Potter Crafts at Potomac Library, Woodbridge
July 11-15 - American Girl Camp, Middleburg Community Center (split age levels)
July 12 - Jewelry Making at Kingstowne Library, Fairfax County
July 18-22 - Tween Life Skills Camp, Middleburg Community Center
July 18 - Create Jewelry, Woodrow Wilson Library, Fairfax County
July 19 - Homemade Volcano, Purcellville Library
July 21 - Decorate Your Flip Flops, Burke Center Library
July 22 - Jewelry Making, Purcellville Library
July 25-29 - Little Chefs Day Camp, Middleburg Community Center
July 25 - Create Jewelry, Chantilly Library
July 26 - Create Jewelry, Pohick Library
August 2 - Cupcakes and Cookies Workshop, Chinn Library
August 4 - Manga Drawing and Kawaii Crafts, Potomac Libray
August 15 - Cupcake and Cookies, Chinn Library
August 16 - Magic Tree House Crafts, Potomac Library
September 15 & 17 - Beading 101 – Jewelry Making Basics - AC Moore
September 18 - Beading 202 - Doing the Cha-Cha Bracelet - AC Moore
September 18 - Fall Watercolor Greeting Cards - AC Moore
September 19-23 - Global Kids After-School Camp, Middleburg Community Center
September 28 - Beading 202 - Doing the Cha-Cha Bracelet - AC Moore
October 5 – Beading 101: Jewelry Making Basics – AC Moore
October 9 - Clifton Day Booth
October 10-14 - Global Kids After-School Camp, Aldie Elementary School
October 15 - Aldie Harvest Festival Booth
October 17 – Layered Polymer Clay Fall Goddess Brooch or Pendant – AC Moore
October 19 – Beading 303: Steampunk and Gothic Jewelry – AC Moore
October 20 – Fall Watercolor Greeting Cards – AC Moore
October 22 – Beading 303: Steampunk and Gothic Jewelry – AC Moore
October 23 – Beading 101: Jewelry Making Basics – AC Moore
November 5 - Brooke Point High School Craft Fair Booth
November 7-11 - Simple Gifts After-School Camp, Middleburg Community Center
December 3 - Middleburg Community Center Holiday Fair Bazaar Booth
December 8 - Cascades Beading and Jewelrymaking Workshop, Cascades Library, Sterling
December 10 - Garfield High School Holiday Fair Booth
2010 Calendar
January 5-February 9 (Tuesdays 3-6pm): Kid Gourmet Specialty Camp at Middleburg Community Center - Kids will have a blast in the kitchen, learning easy and mostly-healthy recipes to try at home. Kids will learn the skills to be more present in the home kitchen and responsible for their own healthy food choices.
February 4-March 11 (Thursdays 3-6pm): Silly Science Specialty Camp at Middleburg Community Center - Science comes to life in this fun camp where safe substances can be mixed to learn cause and effect. We will experiment with the laws of motion and learn a thing or two about chemistry, life science, physics and oceanography.
February 6 - Teen Valentine Jewelry Workshop at Patrick Henry Library
February 8 - Candyworks Program at Cascades Library
February 13 - Poetry and Short Story Workshops for Teens at Ashburn Library (1-2pm) and Rust Teen Center (3:30pm-4:30pm): One of a four-part series at two libraries between February and May to build upon writing skills using creative prompts, games, role playing and contests. Each workshop offers a different theme, and teens can bring journals, laptops, or any writing tools they need in this cooperative, collaborative atmosphere. Use the library for references and encourage each other to stave off writer's block!
March 3 - Teen Jewelrymaking at Tysons Pimmit - theme will be "conversation" jewelry using word beads.
March 13 - Poetry and Short Story Workshops for Teens at Ashburn Library (1-2pm) and Rust Teen Center (3:30pm-4:30pm): One of a four-part series at two libraries between February and May to build upon writing skills using creative prompts, games, role playing and contests. Each workshop offers a different theme, and teens can bring journals, laptops, or any writing tools they need in this cooperative, collaborative atmosphere. Use the library for references and encourage each other to stave off writer's block!
April 17 - Poetry and Short Story Workshops for Teens at Ashburn Library (1-2pm) and Rust Teen Center (3:30pm-4:30pm): One of a four-part series at two libraries between February and May to build upon writing skills using creative prompts, games, role playing and contests. Each workshop offers a different theme, and teens can bring journals, laptops, or any writing tools they need in this cooperative, collaborative atmosphere. Use the library for references and encourage each other to stave off writer's block! (Guest Author and Workshop leader, Pam Soper, will lead this interactive workshop segment).
April 20-May 25 (Tuesdays 3-6pm) - Rhythm and Dance Specialty Camp at Middleburg Community Center - Kids will get moving to the beats inspired by dances from different genres. We will do Hip-Hop, Street Jazz, Lyrical, African Beats, Latin and Bollywood. Bring a water bottle and comfortable clothes. Girls should wear shorts or leggings if they are wearing skirts.
April 22-May 27 (Thursdays 3-6pm) - Culture & Traditions around the World Specialty Camp at Middleburg Community Center - Take a trip around the world without even getting on a plane! Kids will learn games, songs, crafts, dances and traditions from different cultures. Participants are encouraged to wear clothing or bring show and tell inspired by that week's country.
April 24 - Funny Bone Poetry and Haiku Workshop at Purcellville Library for Elementary Schoolers - Sharpening poetry skills using humor.
April 26 - Haiku and Concrete Poetry Workshop at Cascades for Elementary Schoolers
May 1 - Poetry and Short Story Workshops for Teens at Ashburn Library (1-2pm) and Rust Teen Center (3:30pm-4:30pm): One of a four-part series at two libraries between February and May to build upon writing skills using creative prompts, games, role playing and contests. Each workshop offers a different theme, and teens can bring journals, laptops, or any writing tools they need in this cooperative, collaborative atmosphere. Use the library for references and encourage each other to stave off writer's block! Series end will feature a small year-end celebration and "open mike" performance. Kids can share their poetry from the semester with each other. Writing prompts will be shared for summer journaling.
May 3-5 (Mondays 3-6pm) - Musical Theatre Specialty Camp at Middleburg Community Center - Get ready for Broadway with in this fantastic 4-week workshop. Kids will learn at least 3 musical numbers, including elements of song, acting and dance. Children will develop their speaking skills through improve, skits and monologues. Parents are welcome to come to the last hour of the last class for a short show. Costumes will be inspired by clothes from home.
May 26 - Aromatherapy for Teens and Adults at Duncan Library in Alexandria
May 29 - I [Heart] You Jewelrymaking for Teens at Patrick Henry Library
June 7-11 - Tiny Artists Specialty Camp for Preschoolers at Middleburg Community Center
June 19 - Teen Novelette Reading and Awards, Rust Library
June 21-25 - Theatre for Little People Specialty Camp for Preschoolers at Middleburg Community Center
July 12-16 - Drama and Dance Camp for Elementary Schoolers at Middleburg Community Center
July 19 - Frozen Treats for Teens Workshop, Chinn Library
July 20 - Beach Jewelry for Teens, Purcellville Library
July 26-30 - American Girl Club Specialty Camp for Elementary Schoolers at Middleburg Community Center
July 30 - Jewelry in Mixed Media and Poetry Readings at Middleburg Library for Teens and Adults.
August 5 - Advanced Jewelrymaking for Teens at Chinn Library.
