Upcoming Events

Enjoy a relaxing evening of crafting and learn how to create new beads from old magazine pages.

This painting class will teach participants about portraiture and how to work in oil paint. Participants will learn techniques on enlarging using a grid, composition, replicating light, under painting, brush selection, and more.

*Please note the earlier time for this class: 5-6pm.*

Slow down with us at Mindful Making, a class where we focus on process over product and discover the meditative benefits of simple acts of creation. 

Because anime & manga aren’t just for kids… join us at the Advanced Anime Association. A safe space to geek out about anime, manga, and all things related with like-minded people who are of a similar advanced age.

Ages 8 & up, teens & adults welcome! 60 min. Registration required to reserve an ukulele for class use.

How do films shape and connect us? Join our film discussion series. Please watch monthly films prior to their actual discussion dates

Aug 5: Murina

NAACP activist Kareem Weaver asks "What good is winning the right to vote if we can't even read the ballot?" The Right to Read documents Weaver's fight for educational rights and better reading instruction, beginning in Oakland, California.

Enjoy a relaxing evening or art and learn tips and tricks for making collages from painted paper.

Adults, 90 minutes, registration required

The idea of a sacred home for all Americans in the nation’s capital is as old as the country itself.

Join us for an evening of fun crafts and conversation as well as music to stimulate those creative juices. Materials will be provided and all skill levels welcome!  

Registration preferred. 

Participate in Random Crafts of Kindness! Learn to create something new, spend some relaxing time making art and crafting with your neighbors, and share your creations with other community members in random acts of kindness.

Step into the fun and active world of Beyond Words, a vibrant and inclusive monthly class designed to spark joy and ignite the imagination of young people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Ages: All. Put your thinking caps on and test your wits with entertaining and educational trivia questions for all ages.

Join us every month to explore new artistic themes or media in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

Chesapeake Bay Art Workshop: Create art inspired by the wildlife and scenery of the Chesapeake Bay. Choose from a variety of projects.

Join us every month to explore new artistic themes or media in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

Chesapeake Bay Art Workshop: Create art inspired by the wildlife and scenery of the Chesapeake Bay. Choose from a variety of projects.

Step into the fun and active world of Beyond Words, a vibrant and inclusive monthly class designed to spark joy and ignite the imagination of young people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Learn about the 12 basic principles of animation in this online class for artists and cartoon enthusiasts. See how every piece of animation can be broken down into simple guidelines. All skill and ability levels are welcome.

Enjoy a fun afternoon of crafting, and stop by our lobby to make a unique beaded bracelet.

Join us every month to explore new artistic themes or media in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

Creative Clay: Enjoy a relaxing evening of sculpting and learn simple techniques for working with Air-Dry Clay.

Adults, 90 minutes, registration required

Join us every month to explore new artistic themes or media in a relaxed, welcoming environment.

Creative Clay: Enjoy a relaxing evening of sculpting and learn simple techniques for working with Air-Dry Clay.

Come celebrate Banned Books Week (Sept 22-28) with us!  Make a pair of book charm earrings, a pendant, or feel free to leave the charms as they are. Materials provided.

Because anime & manga aren’t just for kids… join us at the Advanced Anime Association. A safe space to geek out about anime, manga, and all things related with like-minded people who are of a similar advanced age.