Learn the basics of jewelry making using wire and gemstone beads. Students will practice wire-wrapping techniques while creating earrings and a pendant. All supplies are provided. Material fee: $25. Instructor: Lisette Bez. 14 years+ 1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $50. Su, 11/22 1-3pm register at mpa
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Create resin earrings, pendants, and charms with molds, pigments, and embedded objects at McLean Project for the Arts; supplies provided, $50 lesson, $25 material fee, ages 14+.
Duo Mosaic Piano Duo (McLean Community Center) — Ching‑Yi Lin and Grace Liu perform on two Steinway pianos sharing spotlight first time in decades, $20/$15/$10, all ages.
Hands‑on woodshop class at Nova Labs lets participants select wood and shape chopsticks using a table saw, bandsaw and hand plane.
Collage exercises evolve into 3D assemblages, ending with handmade earrings, necklaces, and bracelets at Washington Printmakers Gallery.
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.
Paint a vibrant abstract floral acrylic masterpiece guided step‑by‑step by artist Areej AlQaysi at Dolley Madison Library’s Meeting Rooms 1 and 2, wear an old shirt, adults 18+.
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.
Hands‑on leatherworking workshop at Nova Labs teaches tooling, stamping, pattern layout, stitching, edge finishing, dyeing, and hardware installation to craft a versatile pocket‑knife sheath, ages 17+.
Kids learn GIMP basics while customizing a cartoon cat, then display their projects on the 5th floor, in the library’s 5th Floor Conference Room, for ages 8–12.
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.
