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Performances

Developing a Writing Practice

 The Writer's Center
Tue. May 21

Mystery and Suspense Writing

 The Writer's Center
Tue. May 21

Preparing Your Poems for Publication

 The Writer's Center
Tue. May 21

Perfect Pitch to National Publication

 The Writer's Center
Wed. May 22

Revising Your First Draft

 The Writer's Center
Wed. May 22

Silver Passport Workshops- Painting With Fire (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Wed. May 22

Silver Passport Workshops- Painting With Fire (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Wed. May 22

How to Craft A Short Story

 The Writer's Center
Thu. May 23

Clay & Cabernet

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Fri. May 24

Creating Novel Characters

 The Writer's Center
Fri. May 24

Mindful Sketching Class

 The Kreeger Museum
Sat. May 25

The Romantics: Chainmaille Basics Workshop (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Sun. May 26

You Can Do Both: Writing Fiction and Nonfiction

 The Writer's Center
Tue. May 28

Your Narrator's Compelling Voice

 The Writer's Center
Tue. May 28

Viennese Waltz Basics (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Wed. May 29

Skills: Introduction to Historic Photo Processes (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Thu. May 30

Voice

 The Writer's Center
Thu. May 30

Walking Foot Quilting Workshop (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Thu. May 30

Anyone Can Act (15 & Up, One Session)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Jun 1

Cyanotype Workshop

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Sat. Jun 1

Getting Your Poetry Published

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 1

Poetry as Experience

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 1

Write Sparkling Prose

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 1

Your First (or Next) Novel

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 1

Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Mon. Jun 3

Exploring Video Poetry

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jun 3

Flash Fiction: Generating New Stories

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jun 3

Getting Started: Creative Writing

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jun 3

More Swing Dance (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Mon. Jun 3

Salsa Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Tue. Jun 4

Tango Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Tue. Jun 4

Blogging to Build Your Author Platform

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Jun 5

From Chaos to Rough Cut: Strategies For Assembling Your Footage

 Docs in Progress
Wed. Jun 5

The Art of Revision

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Jun 5

Blues Idiom Dances: Part 2 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Thu. Jun 6

Understanding the Film Festival Selection Process

 Docs in Progress
Thu. Jun 6

100 Words or Less

 The Writer's Center
Fri. Jun 7

Contemporary Watercolors

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sat. Jun 8

How to Publish Now

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 8

Introduction to Linocut Printmaking

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sat. Jun 8

Point of View

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 8

Sketchbook Workshop (Old Town and National Zoo) (Adults, 3 Sessions)

 The Art League
Sat. Jun 8

Crafting Short Stories

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jun 10

Documentary Filmmaking Summer Camp For Adults 55 Up

 Takoma Park Community Center
Mon. Jun 10

Nature Writing

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jun 10

Painting in Acrylics (Mondays, 8 Weeks)

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Mon. Jun 10

Writing Heartfelt Letters to Family Members

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jun 10

Writing Like a Woman

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Wed. Jun 12

Beginner's Travel Writing

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Thu. Jun 13

How to Submit Personal Essays to Newspapers, Magazines, and Literary Journals

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Jun 13

Poetry for Prose Writers

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Jun 13

Beginnings in Memoir

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 15

Creating Legacy Videos: A Workshop

 Docs in Progress
Sat. Jun 15

Life as Metaphor: Personal Essay Writing

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sat. Jun 15

Life Stories (Online Course)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Jun 15

Auditioning for Musical Theatre (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Mon. Jun 17

Voice and Speech (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Mon. Jun 17

Characters You Love to Hate

 The Writer's Center
Tue. Jun 18

Finding Your Poetic Voice

 The Writer's Center
Tue. Jun 18

Expanding Your Monologue Repertoire (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Wed. Jun 19

Michael Chekhov Technique (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Wed. Jun 19

Intro to Acting for the Camera Two Sections (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Jun. 18 & 20

Acting Verse (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Jun 20

Cold Reading (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Jun 20

Creating Your Book for Children

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Jun 20

Wine & Design: Archival Handmade Boxes

Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Thu. Jun 20

Intro to Acting Two Sections (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Jun. 17 & 22

Beginning Scene Study (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Jun 22

Book Promo Strategies No One Tells You About

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 22

Meter Crash Course

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 22

Publishing in Literary Magazines

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 22

Write a Winning College Essay

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 22

Writing for Self-Discovery

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 22

The Ethical Issues of Documentary Filmmaking

 Docs in Progress
Tue. Jun 25

FUN and Easy West Coast Swing (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Wed. Jun 26

Introduction to the Craft and Beauty of Poetry

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Jun 27

Poetic Elements in Prose Writing

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Jun 27

Backpack Solo Filmmaking Workshop

 Docs in Progress
Sat. Jun 29

How to Write a Business Book

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 29

Troubleshoot Your Stories

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jun 29

Voiceovers II (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Jun 29

Building an Unforgettable Tale!

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jul 1

Creating from the Subconscious

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jul 1

Publish Your Parenting Stories

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jul 1

Beginning Fantasy Fiction

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Jul 3

DC Casineros Social

 Dance Place
Fri. Jul 5

Intro to the Novel

 The Writer's Center
Fri. Jul 5

Plotting Your Novel

 The Writer's Center
Fri. Jul 5

Fight Camp 2019 (18 & Up, 5 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Jul 6

Getting Started: Creative Writing

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sat. Jul 6

How to Write Grant Proposals

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 6

Parenting Blogs and Beyond

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 6

Submitting Your Children’s Book for Publication

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 6

Beginning Swing Dance (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Mon. Jul 8

Character Development in Fiction and Memoir

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jul 8

More Ballroom and Latin Dance (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Mon. Jul 8

Smithsonian Associates: Oil Pastels (4 sessions)

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Mon. Jul 8

Poetry Salon: Reading the US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith

 The Writer's Center
Tue. Jul 9

Rumba Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Tue. Jul 9

Rumba Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Tue. Jul 9

Salsa Fundamentals & Variations 102 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Tue. Jul 9

Smithsonian Associates: Introduction to Photography (4 sessions)

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Tue. Jul 9

Writing for Children

 The Writer's Center
Tue. Jul 9

Advanced Personal Essay

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Jul 10

Publishing 101

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Jul 10

Smithsonian Associates: Collage, Assemblage and Mixed-Media (4 sessions)

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Wed. Jul 10

The Extreme Novelist

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Jul 10

The Poem Comes Alive

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Wed. Jul 10

Blues Dancing: Musicality (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Thu. Jul 11

Smithsonian Associates: Portrait Drawing (4 sessions)

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Fri. Jul 12

Anyone Can Act (15 & Up, One Session)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Jul 13

Argentine Tango as Danced in Buenos Aires (Adults, 3 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Sat. Jul 13

Creating Conflict & Tension

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 13

The Personal Poem

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 13

How to Write a Novel

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Wed. Jul 17

Words That Move

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Jul 17

Filmmaking at Your Fingertips: The Smartphone Documentarian

 Docs in Progress
Sat. Jul 20

From Novice to Novelist

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sat. Jul 20

Life Stories Intensive

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 20

Villanelle Crash Course

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 20

Intro to Memoir

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Jul 22

Mysteries, Thrillers & Suspense--Oh, my!

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Jul 27

Small Mutinies: Prose Poem and Flash Fiction Workshop

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Aug 1

Creating Novel Characters

 The Writer's Center
Fri. Aug 2

Argentine Tango Vals & Milonga Workshop (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Sat. Aug 3

Marketing Your Book!

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Aug 3

Playwriting: Dialogue

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Aug 3

Sonnet Crash Course

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Sat. Aug 3

Bullet Journaling for the Writer

 The Writer's Center
Mon. Aug 5

Foxtrot Workshop (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Mon. Aug 5

Cha Cha Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Tue. Aug 6

Mambo Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Tue. Aug 6

American Social Dance Intensive (Adults, 4 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Wed. Aug 7

Street Food: Dumplings

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Wed. Aug 7

Quickstep Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 3 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Thu. Aug 8

Waltz Fundamentals & Variations 101 (Adults, 3 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Thu. Aug 8

The Art of French Cooking with Chef Gérard Pangaud

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Jun. 8 – Aug. 10

Argentine Tango as Danced in Buenos Aires (Adults, 3 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Sat. Aug 10

Your Submission Package: How to Write a Killer Query and Synopsis

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Aug 10

Tango Workshop (Adults, 1 session)

 Glen Echo Park
Mon. Aug 12

Playwriting: Exposition and Process

 The Writer's Center
Wed. Aug 14

Ukulele Teacher Training

 Strathmore
Fri. Aug 16

Estill Voice Training Class (Ages 15 & Up, 5 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Mon. Aug 19

Fancy Footwork, Dips, Drops & Slides Workshop (Adults, 3 sessions)

 Glen Echo Park
Mon. Aug 19

The Whole Beast: Fish Boot Camp

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Tue. Aug 20

Street Food: Tamales

 Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Thu. Aug 22

Great Beginnings

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Aug 24

Playwriting: Character

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Aug 24

Write a Winning College Essay

 The Writer's Center
Sat. Aug 24

Write Like the News

 The Writer's Center
Thu. Aug 29

Anyone Can Act (15 & Up, One Session)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Aug 31

Actions and Objectives (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Mon. Sep 9

Intro to Acting for the Camera (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Tue. Sep 10

Meisner Technique I: Foundations (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Tue. Sep 10

Intro to Acting Two Sections (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sep. 9 & 11

Acting in Commercials and Industrials (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Wed. Sep 11

Auditioning (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Wed. Sep 11

Intro to Theatre Tech (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Wed. Sep 11

Life Stories (Online Course)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Sep 12

Mentorship

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Sep 12

Playwriting (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Sep 12

Beginning Scene Study (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Sep 14

Dialect (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Sep 14

Voiceovers I (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Sep 14

Voice and Speech (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sun. Sep 15

Acting in a Professional Production (15 & Up)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Sep 26

Anyone Can Act (15 & Up, One Session)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Sep 28

Life Stories Institute (4 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Oct 3

Anyone Can Act (15 & Up, One Session)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Oct 19

Advanced Acting for the Camera (15 & Up, Seven Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Oct 26

Auditioning (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Oct 31

Life Stories (Online Course)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Oct 31

Mentorship

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Oct 31

Drama Workshop (15 & Up, 6 Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Nov 2

Intro to Acting (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Nov 2

Voiceovers I (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Nov 2

Voiceovers II (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Nov 2

Creating an One-Person Show (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Wed. Nov 6

Acting a Song (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Thu. Nov 7

Intro to Acting for the Camera, Two Sections (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Nov. 6 & 11

Beginning Scene Study (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Mon. Nov 11

Directing for Actors (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Mon. Nov 11

Belters Workshop (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Tue. Nov 12

Intensive Scene Study (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Tue. Nov 12

Meisner Technique II: Scene Work (15 & Up, Six Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Tue. Nov 12

Public Speaking the Actor's Way (15 & Up, Four Sessions)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Tue. Nov 12

Anyone Can Act (15 & Up, One Session)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Nov 16

Anyone Can Act (15 & Up, One Session)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Dec 7

Life Stories (Online Course)

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Dec 14

Mentorship

 Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts
Sat. Dec 14

Ongoing Events

Saturday Adult Technique (Drop-In classes)

 Jane Franklin Dance
Thru Aug. 24

Del Ray Artisans Open Life Drawing Sessions – 2019

 Del Ray Artisans
Thru Dec. 4

Working from the Figure (Adults, Drop-in class)

 Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW)
Thru Dec. 31
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