Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Long Branch Community Center, 2nd floor
8700 Piney Branch Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20912
All are welcome! No RSVP required.
In celebration of Women's History Month participants in AFTA Teaching Artist: Candace Wolf's storytelling series "Giving Voice to Memory" have been telling personal stories of what it means to be a woman. Join us for a sharing session to hear from diverse older voices from your local community.
CoOPERAtion
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Long Branch Community Center
AFTA Teaching Artist: Peter Burroughs
Explore the world of opera with a professional tenor. Participants will experience musical selections and live performance from their favorite operas while learning about music, sharing stories, dressing in costume, moving to music and, of course, singing.
Looking Out Loud
Date: Monday, April 8, 2019
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Long Branch Community Center
AFTA Teaching Artist: Donna McKee
By viewing artwork and sharing observations and responses, participants consider various ways that art reflects universal themes and life experiences. During this shared creative process, each person may express their own interpretation of artistic themes, ranging from the inner world conveyed by a portrait to the beauty and wonder of nature portrayed in landscape paintings from ancient China or desert scenes by Georgia O’Keeffe.
The Shape of Things
Dates: Fridays, April 5 and April 12, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: East County Community Center
AFTA Teaching Artist: Marcie Wolf Hubbard
Create original works of art using a variety of materials! Artist Marcie Wolf Hubbard guides participants in creating collages and memory boxes using “up-cycled” material such as post cards, paper scraps, fabric and jewelry.
