Crafters Cove open office hours! Bring your project or come and find a new one to work on! Painting, sewing, knitting . . . you name it! We are so excited to see what you are working on and share the joy of crafting! Members Only (All levels of membership welcome)
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Fast‑paced intro class at Nova Labs builds a wooden tool tote while teaching milling, joinery, band‑saw curves and glue‑ups.
Fast‑paced woodworking boot camp at Nova Labs teaches wood understanding, milling, joinery, band‑saw curves, and glue‑ups while building a wooden tool tote.
Virginia Opera presents operatic and musical‑theater selections, diverse composers, styles, and languages with brief contextual introductions at the Sherwood Center—free, all ages.
Writers gather in the City of Fairfax Library conference room to work on manuscripts, share feedback, and discuss drafting, editing, and publishing, ages 18 and up.
Hands‑on woodworking class at Nova Labs where participants select a live‑edge white oak blank, design a handle, shape, sand and finish a unique charcuterie board.
Hands‑on quilting class at Nova Labs teaches participants to square fabric, layer batting, pin, seam, and topstitch a placemat, with materials provided, ages 14 and up.
MIG Welding 101 class at Nova Labs teaches welding basics and offers a MIG welder sign‑off.
Makers Circle & Art Lab at Nova Labs: members bring projects, work with others, exchange ideas, share tools across crafts like knitting, metalwork, digital art.
Interactive cooking class at Historic Blenheim teaches fresh coconut techniques, cultural significance, and preparation of a classic Sri Lankan dish, registration required.
40th Annual Holiday Craft Show (Fairfax High School) — Premium arts and crafts festival featuring artisans nationwide and local artists offering diverse holiday gift selections.
New member orientation at Nova Labs covers shop safety, policies, tool sign‑off process, onboarding steps, key contacts, volunteering info, and provides a member door key.
At Nova Labs, participants heat‑treat stainless‑steel knife blanks to 1900°F, cryo‑quench them, grind a fillet knife shape, and learn metallurgy and handle‑making, 16 and over.
