Create a charming doorway scene with potted plants, vines and lush greenery using colorful layered papers. Learn techniques for adding texture and dimension while creating a one-of-a-kind mixed-media collage. Supply fee: $25. Instructor: Ronni Jolles 14 years+ 1 lesson @ 3 hrs., $75 Su, 11/8 1-4 p.m. register at mpa
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Create layered paper doorways with potted plants, vines, and trees on an 8” × 10” stretched canvas, using supplied paper and glue; $75.
Judy Carmichael’s stride piano trio performs swing favorites from Gershwin, Cole Porter, Frank Loesser and Harold Arlen at McLean Community Center; tickets $35/$30/$25, all ages.
Build a rain barrel with materials, tools, and guidance at Green Acres Center, $55 per barrel, registration required.
Build your own rain barrel at a hands‑on workshop in Arlington County, preparing for rain and capturing roof runoff; pre‑registration required.
Art About Our Earth workshop at McLean Project for the Arts offers art making with photographs, collage, fabric, and watercolor, by Sharon Fishel, 18+, $35/session or $125 series.
Crochet Club (Dolley Madison Library, Dolley Madison Conference Room) — Learn new techniques, work on projects, exchange ideas, enjoy yarn crafting with skill levels; ages 13 and up.
Chef Joel demonstrates making Persian Muhammara with Za’atar flatbread, Swedish smoked salmon croquettes, Japanese mushroom tartlets, Peruvian empanadas, and Greek honey‑whipped feta at McLean Community Center.
Live DJ spins tunes on an open dance floor with refreshments at Old Firehouse for ages 10–12; $35, $25 MCC residents, $15 OFC ASP members, registration required.
Create sand paintings inspired by Navajo healing traditions in the Dolley Madison Library meeting rooms, ages 13 and up.
Holiday gingerbread house decorating at McLean Community Center supplies a pre-built house, frosting, toppings, and light refreshments; $50/$40 for MCC residents, for ages 16 and under.
Old Firehouse Center hosts a haunted masquerade with a live DJ, open dance floor, and light refreshments, ages 12–14, $35/$25 MCC residents, $15 OFC ASP members.
Borisevich Duo performs chamber music at McLean Community Center, featuring pianist Margarita Loukachkina, violinist Nikita Borisevich, and their prodigy son, 90‑minute classical masterworks, tickets $20/$15/$10, all ages.
