Architectural and Historical Salvage

Level: Competitive * This is an indoor facility. This is an open gym session hosted by Alexandria City Parks and Rec and open to the public. It will be first come first serve so make sure to get there early. \- If you live in another city\, you will have to pay $10 fee \- Residents of Alexandria City do not have to pay\. \- We follow recreation center rules\. \- We do play with a futsal ball\.

For the first half hour of class, beginners will learn 5 organ & spirit enlivening qigong exercises. After a brief meditative walk, beginners will learn the first of six section of Lao (old) Yang tai chi chuan as taught by Teacher Lu Hung Bin. Remember to wear comfortable loose-fitting clothing & flat comfortable shoes. For more information, call 301-466-5894 or email: info@dancinginsilence.com

**Feel Good. Do Good. De-Stress From the Holidays.** The holidays are amazing… and *a lot*. So come unwind, reboot, and hang out with good people who get it. Join us for **Reboot Hour**, a chill end of the month Tuesday meetup where you can: 🎮 **Play pinball or shoot pool** 🍺 **Grab a drink** 💬 **Meet awesome people in tech & startups** 🔄 **Donate the old devices you just replaced** …all in one stop. **Got new gadgets this season?** Bring your old phones, tablets, or laptops — we’ll **professionally data wipe** everything and pass them on to someone who truly needs them. **Come stressed, leave refreshed.** **Come with old tech, leave with new connections.** **Come for fun, leave feeling good because you did good.** *** ## ⭐ What to Expect ✔ Relaxed, post-holiday vibes ✔ Pinball, pool, and casual networking ✔ Founders, builders & tech-minded people ✔ Zero pressure — drop in anytime ✔ A simple, meaningful way to help close the digital divide *** ## ⭐ What to Bring Any old tech sitting around after the holidays: – Phones – Tablets – Laptops – Smart home gadgets – Headphones or accessories – Gaming Consoles (Everything is **professionally data wiped** to industry standards.) *** **Reboot your week. Reboot a life.** **Play a game, have a drink, and make an impact.**

• What we'll do Learn how to take great pictures BEFORE you go on that expensive trip! And we will teach you how to use your camera IN THE FIELD, not in a classroom! Join our standard Monuments and Memorials workshop, offered Wednesdays and Saturdays, in which the instructor takes you to some of DC’s most popular attractions: White House, Lafayette Park, the Einstein, Lincoln, Korea, and Vietnam Three Servicemen Memorials, and finally to Union Station, where you learn to make all the moving people DISAPPEAR! Remember, it was Confucius who said: "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do, and I understand." At Washington Photo Safari, we help you "do " and understand! That is why our motto is "See. Click. Learn." This $71 Safari (a 20% discount from the regular $89 price) begins with a 45-minute travel photography orientation, giving you basic tips in composition, F-stops and shutter speeds, portraiture, and interior photography. While you are taking pictures, you receive hands-on guidance on how to make those images even better! Advanced and smartphone photographers will appreciate the instructor’s extensive knowledge of the best camera angles in DC. This is suggested as a preliminary course before taking special safaris. Open to any photographers at any skill level with any camera, phone, or tablet. Transportation from site to site is provided by the instructor. • What to bring camera and all lenses • Important to know travel, architectural, portrait and street photography techniques

**SPONSORED BY: Freestate Happy Wanderers Volksmarch Club, Inc. AVA-190 AVA: America’s Walking Club - $4 walk fee per adult** **Start/Finish area will be set-up to conform to the State of Maryland, Howard County and the United Methodist Church of Savage Rules and Restrictions that are in place at the time of the walk events. Correct change or checks appreciated.** **START/FINISH: United Methodist Church of Savage, 9050 Baltimore St. Savage, MD 20763. Located on the corner of Baltimore and Foundry Streets. See drive directions on back. Restrooms are available at the Start/Finish.** **TIMES: Start both days sign in anytime between 9 AM and 12 Noon, finish by 3:00 PM.** **TRAILS:** **Trails are rated either 1A or 2B. Four 5-km trail options are available. Trails are on sidewalks, paved paths and natural wooded areas in and near the Savage Mill Historic District. Many options are possible, including a trail suitable for strollers. In addition, the walk box for the Savage YRE is available in the Savage Mill, Postmasters Office near the Start-Finish.** **ELIGIBILITY: These walks are open to the public. Everyone is welcome to participate.** **REGISTRATION: The fee for IVV Credit or Non-IVV Credit is $4.00. Children 12 and under (IVV-Credit included) walk for free courtesy of Freestate Happy Wanderers. The same trail may be walked for distance credit twice on the same start card on the same day with no extra charge.** **PROCEDURE: Each participant must register at the start and completely fill out a art card and including signing waiver. The start card is to be carried on the walk and presented at each checkpoint. Participants must turn in start cards at the Finish Table after completing the event. The AVA New Walker packet, which includes both IVV Books and 3 walk credit coupons, for sale at New Walker Table cost $10.** **AVA SPECIAL PROGRAMS: A list of all qualifying AVA Special Programs will be available to participants at the Start/Finish table.** **Walkers may earn six IVV Credit stamps at our two-day event. Two traditional events both days (5-km/10-km trails) and the Savage YRE stamps for 2025 & 2026.** **CONDITIONS: Littering along the trails is prohibited. Howard County law requires that all pets be leashed and that owners clean up after their pets. The event will be held in all reasonable weather. Pets NOT permitted in the Church Hall, Start/Finish Room. If weather conditions are uncertain, and traveler advisories are in effect on the days of the events, please call the contact person listed below to obtain up-to-date information on walk event status.** **REFRESHMENTS: We are planning to serve food and drinks in the Freestate tradition. Water and hard candy will be available both days.** **DISCLAIMER: Every reasonable effort will be made to conduct a safe, enjoyable, and memorable event. The Freestate Happy Wanderers and the United Methodist Church of Savage shall not be liable for any accidents, theft, or material damage.** **SANCTION: The Maryland Volkssport Association (MVA) and the American Volkssport Association (AVA), a member of the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV), sanctioned these events, AT129352, AT129353, AT129354 and AT129355** **INFORMATION: Call 410-437-2164 (H), 410-533-5805 (C) before 9:00 PM or via email at [wahasse1798@verizon.net](mailto:wahasse@ix.netcom.com) https://sites.google.com/svsvc.org/fhw/home** **DRIVE DIRECTIONS: FROM RT. I-95 NORTH OR SOUTH -TAKE EXIT FOR Rt. 32 EAST approx. 1 mile to exit at US Rt.1 South toward Laurel for one block. \*Turn Right at light on Howard St. which will become Baltimore St. Church is on the corners of Baltimore & Foundry Streets. FROM RT. 295 NORTH OR SOUTH BALTO/WASH PKWY, TAKE EXIT FOR RT. 32 WEST toward Columbia., TAKE EXIT RT 1 South for Historic Savage. \*FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ABOVE**: **Parking is allowed in the Church parking lot and on streets OBEY ALL SIGNS & RESTRICTIONS:**

*SPONSORED BY: Freestate Happy Wanderers Volksmarch Club, Inc. AVA-190* *AVA: America’s Walking Club- $4 walk fee per adult* **Start/Finish area will be set-up to conform to the State of Maryland, Howard County and the United Methodist Church of Savage Rules and Restrictions that are in place at the time of the walk events. Correct change or checks appreciated.** **START/FINISH: United Methodist Church of Savage, 9050 Baltimore St. Savage, MD 20763. Located on the corner of Baltimore and Foundry Streets. See drive directions on back. Restrooms are available at the Start/Finish.: Start both days sign in anytime between 9 AM and 12 Noon, finish by 3:00 PM.** TRAILS: Trails are rated either 1A or 2B. Four 5-km trail options are available. Trails are on sidewalks, paved paths and natural wooded areas in and near the Savage Mill Historic District. Many options are possible, including a trail suitable for strollers. In addition, the walk box for the Savage YRE is available in the Savage Mill, Postmasters Office near the Start-Finish. **ELIGIBILITY: These walks are open to the public. Everyone is welcome to participate.** **REGISTRATION: The fee for IVV Credit or Non-IVV Credit is $4.00. Children 12 and under (IVV-Credit included) walk for free courtesy of Freestate Happy Wanderers. The same trail may be walked for distance credit twice on the same start card on the same day with no extra charge. Join us for *Fun, Fitness, Friendship* PROCEDURE: Each participant must register at the start and completely fill out a start card and including signing waiver. The start card is to be carried on the walk and presented at each checkpoint. Participants must turn in start cards at the Finish Table after completing the event. The AVA New Walker packet, which includes both IVV Books and 3 walk credit coupons, for sale at New Walker Table cost $10.** **AVA SPECIAL PROGRAMS: A list of all qualifying AVA Special Programs will be available to participants at the Start/Finish table. Walkers may earn six IVV Credit stamps at our two-day event. Two traditional events both days (5-km/10-km trails) and the Savage YRE stamps for 2025 & 2026.** **CONDITIONS: Littering along the trails is prohibited. Howard County law requires that all pets be leashed and that owners clean up after their pets. The event will be held in all reasonable weather. Pets NOT permitted in the Church Hall, Start/Finish Room. If weather conditions are uncertain, and traveler advisories are in effect on the days of the events, please call the contact person listed below to obtain up-to-date information on walk event status.** **REFRESHMENTS: We are planning to serve food and drinks in the Freestate tradition. Water and hard candy will be available both days.** **DISCLAIMER: Every reasonable effort will be made to conduct a safe, enjoyable, and memorable event. The Freestate Happy Wanderers and the United Methodist Church of Savage shall not be liable for any accidents, theft, or material damage. SANCTION: The Maryland Volkssport Association (MVA) and the American Volkssport Association (AVA), a member of the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV), sanctioned these events, AT129352, AT129353, AT129354 and AT129355** **INFORMATION: Call 410-437-2164 (H), 410-533-5805 (C) before 9:00 PM or via email at [wahasse1798@verizon.net](mailto:wahasse@ix.netcom.com) https://sites.google.com/svsvc.org/fhw/home** **DRIVE DIRECTIONS: FROM RT. I-95 NORTH OR SOUTH -TAKE EXIT FOR Rt. 32 EAST approx. 1 mile to exit at US Rt.1 South toward Laurel for one block. \*Turn Right at light on Howard St. which will become Baltimore St. Church is on the corners of Baltimore & Foundry Streets. FROM RT. 295 NORTH OR SOUTH BALTO/WASH PKWY, TAKE EXIT FOR RT. 32 WEST toward Columbia., TAKE EXIT RT 1 South for Historic Savage. \*FOLLOW DIRECTIONS ABOVE**: **Parking is allowed in the Church parking lot and on streets OBEY ALL SIGNS & RESTRICTIONS:** **Enjoy our YRE’s - Earn “I Walked ‘Em All” Patch** **Bowie-Y0390 (PSB & OSB), Cambridge Y1046, Chesapeake Beach Y1087 (PSB & OSB)** **Colesville Y3417 (OSB) – Frederick Y1899** **Glen Burnie BWI Airport Observation Trail Y1360** **Kinder Farm Park Y1896** **Indian Head Y0129, Laurel Y2019, Mount Airy Y1359 (OSB) Ocean City Walk Y1572 (OSB)** **Ocean City Bike YRE 3185 (OSB)** **Savage Mill Y0575 (PSB & OSB), St. Mary’s City Y1620 (OSB) Ft. Smallwood Park Y2767 (OSB)** **Wheaton Y1619 (PSB & OSB) Y0144 (PSB & OSB)**

**Four Saturday morning sessions: January 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2026 (total four Saturday morning sessions, upstairs classroom)**. Learn the entire process of making a quilt, from cutting out your fabric to binding. This class will use **[FreeSpirit Block Party: 40 Quilt Blocks, 5 Samplers, 20 Modern Designers](https://www.artisticartifacts.com/product/13428.html)** (purchase required by each student) as a text. The first class will cover constructing blocks the teacher selects; the second class will be blocks each student chooses; the third class covers instruction on setting and sashing and the fourth and final class reviews quilting and binding. **Note:** this is *not* an introduction to sewing or a beginning sewing class; basic sewing skills and knowledge of how to use your machine is a prequisite. **Learn more, view your supply list and pay for your registration here: [https://artisticartifacts.com/products/beginning-quilting-with-dudley-shugart-am](https://artisticartifacts.com/products/beginning-quilting-with-dudley-shugart-am)** *** Due to the size or other requirements of the class or concurrent scheduling, some classes are in our second-floor space: access is via stairs only. Registrations for all Artistic Artifacts classes MUST be paid for through our website at https://artisticartifacts.com/collections/wk, or via a visit to our shop at 4750 Eisenhower Avenue. We encourage you to RSVP here, but to ensure your seat you MUST follow through via our website. View our complete class policies » https://artisticartifacts.com/pages/class-policies

Please help us plan our future guided tour programs. Where would you like to go? Can be anywhere in the DC Metro area. Use the comments section below to let us know what you think. Thanks! FYI we have the same question posted on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DCHistoryAndCulture/

Want to mess with some electronics? Or perhaps contribute to HacDC's main group project? HacDC's latest event brings hardware projects to the community. We will focus primarily on the main project (Space Blimp!) but please feel free to bring some of your own projects to show off and work on!

First Sundays are free admission at Franklin Park Conservatory. Sunday, January 4th, is also the last day The Palm House will be open before renovations begin. Let’s meet, enjoy a respite from January weather, and wander the gardens. Free neanthe bella palms are available to guests, beginning at 10am, while supplies last. Afterwards, we can visit the nearby East Market (212 Kelton Avenue).

**💥 Join us THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday!** **💥 At Columbus’ Hottest New Salsa Venue!** **.** Lincoln Street Salsa THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday! 8 pm – 1 am **.** **💥 Gorgeously Renovated Studio!** **💥 Free Parking!** **💥 BYOB!** **💥 Easy Access from Highway!** **.** Lincoln Street Salsa 1717 Brice Rd Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43215 **.** **ENTRANCE IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING** **Behind Anthony’s Pharmacy!** **.** **PLEASE SHARE and help get the word out!** **.** **🟣 Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Dancing!** **.** **🟣** 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm **𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻** **.** **🟣** 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm **𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Class!** **.** **🟣** 9:30 pm – 1 am **𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆!** **.** **✅ Questions?** **Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/)** Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146 **.** **✅ No Experience Necessary!** **✅ No Partner Required!** **✅ Plenty of People to Dance With!** **.** **✅ $15 Cash / $16 Card** **✅ College Students $5 Off with Valid ID!** **✅ BYOB** **✅ Age 18+** **.** **✅ Lincoln Street Salsa is the perfect place for…** **.** **👉 Learning to Dance** **👉** Social Dancing **👉 Birthday Celebration** **👉** Bachelorette Parties **👉 Girl’s Night Out** **👉 Date Night** **👉** Getting Fit / Burning Calories **👉 Meeting New People** **👉** Having Fun, Fun, Fun! **.** ✅ **Questions?** Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/) Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146

Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating. Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator. If the weather cooperates we will be meeting in the patio. Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."

Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.

We are excited to host Guided Meditations on Sundays at 6 pm in our Ashram/Gallery/Home! !! !! Everyone wants to know what kind of God we worship and what kind of meditation we do. We worship the GOD that LOVES US! We understand that god is an energy and it lives in us as us. Our meditations guide others to actually experience that energy! xoxo We don't just talk about peace, love and affection, we experience it :) Also we are a home not a business, so we enjoy building community one friend at a time. We always build in time for people to mingle & develop friendships! xoxo Much Love, Frank Tennyson Namaste, Frank Tennyson http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/9/9/600_447824953.jpeg

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

**Caller: Gaye Fifer** **Band: Hot Coffee Breakdown** **Big Scioty Contra Dance** **temporarily returning to our long ago location for Jan-March - First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 7:30 - 8:00, followed by dancing 8:00 - 10:30. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. For more information contact me or check out our website: [www.bigscioty.com](http://www.bigscioty.com/) Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Snacks to share are always welcome!