Events for week of Nov 24, 2024

To celebrate Earth Day and Spring, PS crafters will create a no-sew applique tote bag. The project will be completed in an hour and will involve tracing and cutting a pattern, and using an iron-on permanent adhesive. The tote bag will measure 13.5 by 13.5 inches and will be machine washable. Class size is limited to twelve participants. Participants will provide their own iron, ironing board, scissors and a pin. Front porch delivery of the craft kit is limited to zip codes (20837, 20838, 20839); and pick up arrangements will be made for [...]

Twyla Insalaco is a 500hr Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in Vinyasa (flow) yoga.  She's been teaching from her home studio in Poolesville, in corporate settings and in elementary schools since 2012.  She also specializes in Chair Yoga where traditional yoga poses are practiced with the help of a chair.  Each class starts with a few minutes of breath work, then slowly flows into yoga poses aimed to build strength and lengthen tight muscles. Class [...]

Join Mark Israel of Query Mill Farm in North Potomac, and Jennifer Freeman of Peas and Peace Farm in Poolesville on April 22 at 7 pm when they discuss their second careers in small scale farming in the MoCo Ag Reserve. Hear all about the areas’ growing small scale farm movement and its innovative response to local food insecurity during the pandemic.  Mark Israel began farming Query Mill Farm nearly forty years ago during his career solving urban problems with the [...]

Join us on Friday, April 23rd at 10:30 am at White's Ferry parking lot for what may be our last C&O Popup Walk until Fall! We will be walking about two miles up the towpath and then back to White's Ferry. Enjoy the sights and sounds of nature including birds, turtles, trees, wildflowers and anything else nature has to offer us that day. When the walk is over, you are invited to relax and lunch at picnic tables along the riverbank. Pack your own lunch or order something tasty from the [...]