55+ volunteer artist Sandra Phillips will show you how to create a card featuring a colorful dreidel using Prismacolor pencils. All skill levels are welcome! Materials are not provided: see your registration receipt for a complete supply list.
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Community Arts Programmer leads a step-by-step painting demonstration, sending picture and supply list before the class.
Participants hand embroider snowflake designs onto clothing, totes, and handkerchiefs using beginner stitches at the Central Library — The Shop, registration required, ages 14+.
Dinovember Dinosaur Celebration at Columbia Pike Library offers educational crafts, coloring pages, snacks, and a selection of dinosaur books to read and take home, for all ages.
Individual twenty‑minute IT assistance sessions at Lubber Run, where Albert Santiago helps with email trash, text messages, Google Docs, and saving files.
Knitting and Yarn Crafters at Central (Arlington) — Yarn enthusiasts work on projects in Quincy Room, guided by a volunteer; bring own supplies and a covered mug, ages 18+.
Knits & Flicks (Westover Library Longfellow Room) — Yarn projects and a movie screened with coffee, tea, and cocoa; walk‑ins welcome, adults 18+.
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.
Glass bead magnets crafted for fridge decoration at Fairlington Community Center.
Jim Halloran leads an afternoon painting session at Aurora Hills Center, offering technique instruction and all materials, no experience required.
Courtney LeBlanc leads a short walk through Lubber Run Park, pausing for nature‑themed poetry readings and personal poem writing.
