WCA/DC

Come join us for our January planning meeting.

  

   January 31, 2015, 10 am -12 pm at Jane Pettit's house. 

Please bring snacks to share. Jane will provide coffee, tea, juice bagels and lox.    Please RSVP  Jane by January 28, 2015: janepettit1@verizon.net For more information, check your email for The January News Blast!      _______________________________________________________________ UPCOMING EVENTS Lecture “ART FROM WAR: Documenting Devastation / Realizing Restoration” Thursday, January 22, 2015, 4:00 p.m. - new time LJ-119, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building (view map) Veterans from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have found the arts as an outlet for making sense of their war experiences. Military hospitals also use the arts as a therapeutic treatment for those wounded in combat. Larson Fellow Tara Tappert discusses how the two distinctly different artistic approaches to the experiences of war trauma–documentation and restoration–can be traced to the devastations of the First World War. During and after WWI, veterans throughout the world made artwork that conveyed their war experiences, while hospitals, social agencies, and individuals used the arts to help the crippled and disabled find ways to face the future–through mask making, plastic surgery, and occupational therapy. Co-sponsored by the Veterans History Project and the Prints and Photographs Division The John W. Kluge Center hosts lectures, book talks, panel discussions and symposia that highlight the work of scholars-in-residence. Unless otherwise noted: Events are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. Events take place inside the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Get general map and directions. Allow time for routine security procedures. http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/    ______________________________________________________________________________________ YOU ARE INVITED TO TOPPERS & TUTUS: VALENTINE FUN !!! CRAFTY EXTRAVAGANZA FOR A GOOD CAUSE Please join us for the annual, wise and wonderful women's creative Valentine party!  Prepare to laugh, giggle and generally enjoy yourself!   This year, in addition to making Valentines galore (for yourself, your dog, whoever) and fascinators (hats),  tutus and head bands have been added,  inspired by my newly arrived granddaughters Finnley and Olivia.   All materials and instruction provided! No experience needed! Snacks and drinks! (Mimosas anyone?) Girls of all ages welcome! SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 10-1 6601 BROXBURN DRIVE, BETHESDA Crazy, outrageous, fun, silly Valentine’s attire encouraged! RSVP TO JANE, JANEPETTIT1@VERIZON.NET,  Let me know if you want to make a sew-less tutu & whether its for you or a little one so I have enough tutu tulle! This is a fundraiser for the non-profit Glen Echo Park Partnership that brings wonderful art to our community and our lives.  A box will be put out for contributions, $35 suggested.  Hope you can join us!  Jane