The largest ever-curated fine arts multi-venue show in the U.S. comes this Fall to 16 art venues around the Greater Washington, DC capital region as curator Florencio Lennox Campello surveys over 400 female artists actively working around the DMV. Locations: Name Opening Reception Exhibition Dates Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC 29 Aug 25...
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Hauntings: The Art of the Macabre
The galleries grow eerie with an artistic exploration of the macabre, paranormal, and things that go bump in the night.
Survivorship: Serenity by Felicia Reed & Selected Guest Artists
Ms. Reed is an international award-winning fiber artist. Her primary medium is Wet Felting which is an ancient technique of hand agitation to create fabric primarily using silk and wool. She is a Speaker, Coach, Artist, Volunteer, Advocate, and a survivor of extreme domestic violence. Her mission work is to inspire healing with art, world...
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Join us for Science Lab @ the Library, a self-paced drop-in event featuring several stations with different experiments and activities designed to help children in grades K-5 learn important scientific principles. This hands-on program will provide children with the opportunity to use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to achieve results in the areas of chemistry, physics, math, and... |
6 events,
Get up and get moving at storytime! These 20-30-minute programs are full of a diverse collection of books, songs and fun activities. They are designed to introduce your child to the culture of reading and help develop your child’s language skills. Children are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their grownups are...
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Come join the Connie Morella Mystery book club! We will be reading mysteries, thrillers and whodunits together every month. This October, we will be discussing A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o' joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center... Come to Caddies on Cordell every Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Trivia Night. It's free to play, and there are gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Enjoy Happy Hour prices from 3-10 PM, and half off pizza all day long! |
5 events,
Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here. Each Wednesday, join us in the meeting room from 4:00pm-5:00pm for a session of building with LEGO and Duplos! We supply the LEGO and Duplo pieces, and you supply the imagination! This program is for children ages 3 years old and up. Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program. |
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A short escape room for people who enjoy puzzle solving. Your friend has been bitten by a zombie and it's up to you to save them! Finish the cure in a rundown lab and rescue the world from zombie annihilation. We'll have four 45-minute sessions for people to take part in! Registration opens on October... |
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Enjoy our family-friendly haunted house, our new crafting workshop, and snap photos with our spooky characters. Great for ages 3 - 10 (plus their adults!). |
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Enjoy our family-friendly haunted house, our new crafting workshop, and snap photos with our spooky characters. Great for ages 3 - 10 (plus their adults!).
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An immersive viewing of Nosferatu (1922), accompanied by Strathmore’s very own AIR musicians.
$34
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Homework can turn home life into a battle zone! Benefit from practical tools and tips to help students keep up with the demands of school work. The Huntington Learning Center incorporates proven methods for achieving success to help students build confidence and achieve their potential. As students gain the tools they need to succeed in... |
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Women Artists of the DMV at The Writer’s Center
Hauntings: The Art of the Macabre
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5 events,
Get up and get moving at storytime! These 20-30-minute programs are full of a diverse collection of books, songs and fun activities. They are designed to introduce your child to the culture of reading and help develop your child’s language skills. Children are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their grownups are...
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Join us for a reading from author Paul Goldberg, followed by a Q&A, book sales and signing. Paul Goldberg’s most recent novel, The Dissident, was shortlisted for the 2024 Wingate Literary Prize. He is the author of the novels The Yid, which was a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the National Jewish... Come to Caddies on Cordell every Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Trivia Night. It's free to play, and there are gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Enjoy Happy Hour prices from 3-10 PM, and half off pizza all day long! |
5 events,
Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here. Each Wednesday, join us in the meeting room from 4:00pm-5:00pm for a session of building with LEGO and Duplos! We supply the LEGO and Duplo pieces, and you supply the imagination! This program is for children ages 3 years old and up. Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program.
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Step into the Mansion’s mausoleum of dearly departed painters with professional artist Glen Kessler of Compass Atelier. In this chilling lecture, Kessler reveals his top five scariest artworks of the Western canon, sharing eerie backstories and exploring artistic techniques that conjure a truly macabre mood.
$12
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5 events,
A Place to… Dance Festival
A Place to… (APT) Dance Festival is a multi-day performance series highlighting local choreographers presenting new works in a variety of styles.
$30
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My First Book Club is a reading program designed to provide students in grades K-1 a unique opportunity to improve literacy and language arts skills through group reading, discussion, and related activities. Participants should be attending kindergarten or first grade, or the equivalent, but do not need to know how to read independently yet. This...
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Travel back in time with our historical fiction book club! From political intrigue to daring romances, every month we visit a different period in time. Join us this November for Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. "Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Brown was promised her freedom on her eighteenth birthday. Instead she finds herself... |
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De-stress, boost natural immunity, increase fitness through low-impact exercise! No prior experience necessary. FREE but RSVP required via e-mail (SunAndMoonTaijiOne@gmail.com)
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You may know Daryl Davis as a talented musician, but he is also renowned for his decades-long work engaging and transforming members of the Ku Klux Klan—work that began with a chance conversation in a country music bar. In his newly revised book, The Klan Whisperer, Daryl shares powerful stories and lessons from these encounters. Join... |
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Women Artists of the DMV at The Writer’s Center
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3 events,
Get up and get moving at storytime! These 20-30-minute programs are full of a diverse collection of books, songs and fun activities. They are designed to introduce your child to the culture of reading and help develop your child’s language skills. Children are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their grownups are... Come to Caddies on Cordell every Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Trivia Night. It's free to play, and there are gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Enjoy Happy Hour prices from 3-10 PM, and half off pizza all day long! |
5 events,
Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here. Each Wednesday, join us in the meeting room from 4:00pm-5:00pm for a session of building with LEGO and Duplos! We supply the LEGO and Duplo pieces, and you supply the imagination! This program is for children ages 3 years old and up. Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program.
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Calling all readers in grades 4-6! No Shelf Control is a book discussion & activity group just for students age 9-12. This month we'll discuss "The Lost Library" by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass. Evan and his best friend, Rafe, spend the summer after fifth grade trying to find out the story behind the sudden appearance... |
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Interested in joining? The Book Club meets the second Thursday of each month from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, meeting room 2. The book chosen for this month's discussion is The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. A powerful novel based on the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist Hedy Lamarr whose...
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Join us for a night of puzzles, board games, and card games! Whether you're new to puzzles and tabletop games or are looking for people to play with, join others in a relaxed evening of gaming at the library. Feel free to use one of the puzzles and games in our collection or bring your... |
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Please join us for a fun bilingual storytime just right for the whole family! We welcome you to participate in stories, songs, and rhymes in Spanish and English. These 25-30-minute programs are designed to engage children of all ages with diverse stories and activities. We’ll use call-and-response and movement to develop language skills and creativity....
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Join us for a lecture with Hank Levine! In September, Bethesda Historical Society Secretary Hank Levine took us through how, between 1750 and 1920, geography and advances in transportation set the stage for the development of modern Bethesda. Now Hank returns to tell the story of how in the century after the end of World... |
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Women Artists of the DMV at The Writer’s Center
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4 events,
Get up and get moving at storytime! These 20-30-minute programs are full of a diverse collection of books, songs and fun activities. They are designed to introduce your child to the culture of reading and help develop your child’s language skills. Children are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their grownups are...
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Cover to Cover is a NEW monthly reading, discussion & activity group for students in grades 2-3. This month we'll discuss "Stella & Marigold" by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. Stella and her sister, Marigold, are best friends. Follow them as they first meet, play together, help the plumber, go into a meerkat tunnel at the... Come to Caddies on Cordell every Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Trivia Night. It's free to play, and there are gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Enjoy Happy Hour prices from 3-10 PM, and half off pizza all day long! |
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Do enjoy taking a break and knitting or crocheting? What about embroidery? If so, join us and relax in a group of fiber enthusiasts! Feel free to bring your projects and work on them in a laid-back setting. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here. Each Wednesday, join us in the meeting room from 4:00pm-5:00pm for a session of building with LEGO and Duplos! We supply the LEGO and Duplo pieces, and you supply the imagination! This program is for children ages 3 years old and up. Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program. |
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Starting from a common base to have real discussions about the environment, this book discussion club is a great way to deepen ideas, have respectful debates while listening to the points of view of others and broaden our understanding and vision on this important topic. Together, we may discover new forms of commitment and imagine... |
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Women Artists of the DMV at The Writer’s Center
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4 events,
Get up and get moving at storytime! These 20-30-minute programs are full of a diverse collection of books, songs and fun activities. They are designed to introduce your child to the culture of reading and help develop your child’s language skills. Children are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their grownups are...
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Come join the Connie Morella Mystery book club! We will be reading mysteries, thrillers and whodunits together every month. This November, we will be discussing Squeeze Me by Carl Hiassen. From the author of Skinny Dip and Razor Girl, a hilarious, New York Times best-selling novel of social and political intrigues, set against the glittering backdrop of Florida's gold coast.... Come to Caddies on Cordell every Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Trivia Night. It's free to play, and there are gift card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Enjoy Happy Hour prices from 3-10 PM, and half off pizza all day long! |
3 events,
Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here. Each Wednesday, join us in the meeting room from 4:00pm-5:00pm for a session of building with LEGO and Duplos! We supply the LEGO and Duplo pieces, and you supply the imagination! This program is for children ages 3 years old and up. Parents/caregivers MUST accompany children under the age of 8 during the program. |
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The Heritage Film Festival is a community-based event that brings together short films of all genres from novice and seasoned filmmakers to celebrate independent media. Join us as we celebrate the Festival's 20th year with a screening of short films, and an opportunity to ask questions and discuss with the filmmakers! Light refreshments will be... |