March-April - Viva Tysons Magazine

April 7- April 9 - Basic Birding Course,
Great Falls Library and Riverbend Park.
Bill Brown, a certified Master Naturalist
with the Audubon Society of Northern
Virginia (ASNV) and a frequent leader
of bird walks in Northern Virginia, will
conduct a two-part birding course for
beginners. Session one is a two-hour
class at the Great Falls Library, 7-9pm
on April 7. Part two is a field trip at
Riverbend Park on Saturday, April 9,
starting at 7:30am. Class is limited to 15
participants and costs $20 (free if you
join ASNV for $15). To sign up, interested
persons should call Audubon Society of
Northern Virginia at (703) 438-6008 or
send an email to info@audubonva.org.
April 9 & 10 - from 10am-5pm at the Village
Green Day School, 790 Walker Road near the
main crossroads at the center of the village.
It’s free, and they’re inviting you to sample the
creative life in Great Falls and meet 21 of the
resident crafts people and painters there.
April 17- May 14 - Photo Exhibition, Riverbend
Park. Display of bird photographs of seven bird
candidates by members of Great Falls Studios,
sponsored by Friends of Riverbend Park.
VIENNa arTS SOcIETY
115 Pleasant St. NW, Vienna
(703) 319-3971 · www.viennaartssociety.org
Hours at both the Pleasant Street Vienna Art
Center and the Village Green VAS Art Gallery are
Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am – 4pm.
Caffe Amouri is open for business on Church
Street in downtown Vienna. They have created
a partnership with this local business and will
host a series of exhibits throughout the rest of
the year.
March
TICKET to ART, the Vienna Arts Society's 5th
annual fund-raiser, is March 1 - 19, Vienna
Art Center, 115 Pleasant St, NW, Vienna. The
exhibition is free and open to the public and
features a "Tea and See" with a performance by
the Harmonia School of Music, Sunday,
March 6, 1-3 pm. The exhibition concludes with
a raffle of original artworks Saturday, March 19,
4:30-6:30pm. Wine and light refreshments will
be served; and entertainment includes artists
painting to the music of the Higher Ground
Trio. Tickets for the raffle are $125, and each
ticket holder will be able to select a work of
art valued at $125 or more. (703)319-3971;
ViennaArtsSociety.org
There are ongoing classes and workshops at
the Art Center through the spring. Check our
website or call the Center for details.
February 28 - April 11, Mondays: "Creative
Thinking in Watercolor" with Marni Lawson.
February 15 - March 26: THINK SPRING, an
all member theme show of original art at the
Vienna Arts Society's Gallery in the Village
Green, 513 Maple Avenue West, Vienna
(703) 319-3220.
March 20 - April 3, Vienna Art Center
"5 SENSES, 6 ARTISTS", featuring paintings,
ceramics and jewelry by Lisa Neher, Elaine
Florimonte, Debbie Glakas, Sarah Swart,
Barbara H. Wagner, and Jackie Elwell. Opening
reception Fri., Mar. 25, 4pm-9pm; Artist
demonstrations all day, Sun. Mar. 27, 9am-
5pm. Closing reception, Fri., Apr. 1, 4-9 pm.
Free and open to the public. (703) 319-3971;
ViennaArtsSociety.org.
April 5 - 30, Vienna Art Center "BLACK & WHITE",
a collection of pen and inks by Teresa Ahmad.
Olivia at a previous Vienna
Arts Society's annual
Children's Printmaking
Workshop at the Patrick
Henry Library.
April 12, Tuesday:
Members of the
Vienna Arts Society
will present a
free Children's
Printmaking
Workshop at the
Patrick Henry
Library. Call the
Library to register
children ages 7 - 12.
(703) 938-0405.
Marni Lawson, "Eye of the Storm", watercolor
Available at VAS's Ticket to Art Raffle
VaLEarTS SPrING
arT ShOW
3124 Fox Mill Rd, Oakton
Historic Vale Schoolhouse
(703) 860-1888 · www.valearts.com
April 29, 30 & May 1
"Portals of Light and Color"
April 29 at 10am-9pm
April 30 and May 1 at 10am-6pm
Admission: FREE
ValeArts' Carolyn Koslow
"Red and Gold"
You are invited to enter "Portals of Light and
Color," at the ValeArts Spring Art Show. The
artists of ValeArts, a cooperative northern
Virginia art group, will exhibit more than 150
new original works in the three day show. Light
and color will be explored with a multitude
of techniques by the local artists. Acrylic, oil,
watercolor, and collage will all be displayed in
a charming 1888 schoolhouse venue. ValeArts
welcomes Carolyn Koslow, who will reveal her
latest illuminating photographs of colored glass
in exciting geometric design. A reception will
be held April 29 from 7pm-9pm. The exhibit
is family friendly and young artists will be
encouraged to explore their creativity.
rED caBOOSE GaLLErY &
VIENNa STUDIO SchOOL
138 Church Street, NE, Vienna
(703) 349-7178 · www.joanmariegiampa.com
Gallery Hours: Tues-Thurs-Fri 2-5pm, by appt.
APRiL: Joan Marie Giampa
MAY: Karen Hubacher
JuNE: Joan Marie Giampa
Artist Studio: Joan Marie Giampa: open to
public, Features contemporary paintings and
prints of local area, commissions welcome.
Contact: (703) 349-7178
School: Summer Kids Art Program June, July
Vienna Studio School: Workshops,
Individual and group instruction for all ages in
painting and drawing.
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