Thursday, Dec. 4
Grant workshop
The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, a State of Maryland-certified heritage area encompassing parts of Carroll, Frederick and Washington counties, hosts a grant workshop. 10 a.m. Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, south of Hagerstown. Free. Reservations are requested but not required. For reservations, call Liz Shatto at 301-600-4042 or e-mail lshatto@fredco-md.net.
Saturday, Dec. 6
Parent and preschool art class
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. -- Together with parents or grandparents, children ages 3 to 5, will make festive fall crafts and projects. 10 to 11 a.m. Jefferson County Community Center, Sam Michaels Park. $10. Call 304-728-3207.
Fresh holiday centerpiece
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- Make a fresh holiday centerpiece with Franklin County Master Gardeners. A variety of cut evergreens and other natural elements will be provided and enhanced with candles and ribbons. Participants also may bring their own personal touches and a pair of shears. 9:30 a.m. Cooperative Extension Office, 181 Franklin Farm Lane. $20. Registration is required. Call 717-263-9226 to register.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
'Tilling the Soil'
NxLevel Training for Entrepreneurial Farmers. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9; and continuing Tuesdays, Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Lunch is provided each class day. Washington County Agricultural Education Center, Sharpsburg Pike, south of Hagerstown. Call 301-791-1504, ext. 21 for a registration form. $150.
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Grant-seeking basics
A workshop on grant-seeking basics for nonprofit organizations. Harry Sachs, Business and Government Information Center librarian will lead the workshop. Janice Rosenberg, librarian at the Foundation Center's Washington office, will offer tips on how best to identify funding sources, highlighting the electronic and print resources available for your free use at the Washington County Free Library's Business and Government Information Center. The workshop will include a demonstration of the Foundation Directory Online. 6:30 p.m. Washington County Free Library, 100 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Free.
Friday, Dec. 19
Christmas craft
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. --Â Children ages 3 to 5 will make a Christmas craft. 6 to 7 p.m. Jefferson County Community Center, Sam Michaels Park. $5. Call 304-728-3207.
Monday, Dec. 22
Christmas craft
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. --Â Children ages 3 to 5 will make a Christmas craft. 10 to 11 a.m. Jefferson County Community Center, Sam Michaels Park. $5. Call 304-728-3207.
Other classes
Youth dance
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. - Jefferson County Parks & Recreaton Commission offers dance classes for children. Prices range from $35 to $50. For information and registration forms, call 304-728-3207 or go to www.jcprc.org.
Gymnastics
Jefferson County Parks & Recreation offers gymnastics classes for young children and older youth. Prices range from $40 to $60, except for open gym gymnastics with a fee of $5 per child or $25 for a punch pass. For information and registration forms, call 304-728-3207 or go to www.jcprc.org.
Arts and craft classes
Hagerstown Community College's Center for Continuing Education offers a variety of art classes in various mediums.
o Painting, Acrylic and Oil taught by 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 8.
o Tole Painting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Dec. 18.
For information or to register, call 301-790-2800, ext. 236, or go to www.hagerstowncc.edu/coned.
Art classes
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown offers a variety of classes. Advanced registration is required.
For adults and teenagers:
o Creative compositions with colored pencil with Mike Gouker, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Dec. 18. $70 nonmembers; $63 members.
o Ceramic tile making with Denise Joyal, 10 a.m. to noon Fridays through Dec. 19. $100 nonmembers; $90 members.
For children:
o Young at art with Kathryn Lant for ages 4 to 6, 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays through Dec. 18. $50 nonmembers; $45 members.
For information, call 301-739-5727 or go to www.wcmfa.org.
