Do you like to play with a variety of art supplies but struggle to decide what works together? This class is for you! Join a community arts programmer for this interactive session and learn various techniques using unconventional materials to make your mixed media pieces pop! No prior art experience is needed and materials will be provided.
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Bullet journaling session at Glencarlyn Library offers sharing, socializing, and creating with notebooks, pens, stickers, highlighters, and washi tape provided, ages 18 and up.
Bunco Bunch (Walter Reed Center) — Dice game of luck encouraging socializing among 55+ participants, no experience required, for ages 55 and up.
Nocturnal Animal Hike (Long Branch Nature Center) — Explore nocturnal animals in a classroom discussion and trail walk after dark; dress for weather.
Open play with STEAM games and activities exploring science, technology, engineering, art, and math at the Courthouse Library Children’s Area, for ages 1 and under and 3–5.
Teen Tunnel Book Workshop (Shirlington Library, Campbell Room) — Teens create a light‑up tunnel book with layered images that play with light and shadow, first‑come, first‑served, for ages 11–17.
Arts, books, and crafts explored through themed activities in the Aurora Hills Library Eads Room, featuring seasonal topics like Hispanic Heritage Month and Banned Books Week, for ages 5–10.
Paper quilling workshop at Lubber Run teaches winding paper strips into coils to form flowers, butterflies, animals and abstract shapes for note cards.
A short walk along the stream restoration project showcases local watershed conservation efforts at Gulf Branch Nature Center.
Weekend Hours: Registration Help (Lubber Run Community Center) — DPR staff provide assistance with class and camp registration.
Invasive plant removal at Fort Scott Park improves habitat, provides exercise, and teaches native plants and wildlife, ages 8 and up.
Art material recipes from household items demonstrated by Jennifer Droblyen at Arlington County.
Courtney LeBlanc leads a short walk through Lubber Run Park, pausing for nature‑themed poetry readings and personal poem writing.
