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Class Acts
The following is a list of ongoing classes in the Loudoun and Fairfax area: Art - Second Saturday Figure Session. Sept. 13, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Round Hill Arts Center, 6. W. Loudoun St. Bring materials (paint, clay, etc.); work from live model. $12/session in advance; drop-ins $14/session. Arts Center also offers beginner through advanced pottery classes. 540-338-5050, www.roundhillartscenter.org.
Watercolor classes with Catherine Hillis. 107 E. Main St., #4D, Purcellville. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 26-Dec. 13. Students provide watercolor supplies. For adults. 703-431-6877, chhillis@aol.com, www.catherinehillis.com.
Painting with acrylics. Bluemont artist Don Stinnette teaches basics of acrylic painting. 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 3-24. Bluemont Community Center's new location at old Round Hill Elementary School on High Street. $40. Students must have canvas, brushes and acrylic paints. 540-554-8643.
Round Hill Arts Center. The Round Hill Arts Center, 6 W. Loudoun St., is offering the following classes:
Acrylics painting for beginners. 7-9 p.m. Wednesday nights for eight weeks beginning Sept. 17. Includes color theory, composition and canvas stretching. Instructor: Heather Self. For 16 and older. $220; includes paint, brushes and canvas.
Printmaking by hand. 7-9 p.m. Tuesday nights, eight weeks beginning Sept. 16. Explores modern and traditional Japanese printmaking techniques; students carve and print wood and linoleum blocks. Instructor: Heather Self. For 16 and older. $215; includes materials.
Photography. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 7-28. Learn to take greater control of photography and realize creative vision. Topics include image depth of field, shutter speed, auto focus and adjusting work to match subject. For film and digital photographers 16 and older. Instructor: Mary Louise Ravese. $160 by Sept. 19, $180 afterward.
Live model figure drawing. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13. Monitors: Lisa Zimmer-Chu, Meredith McMath. $8 per session.
Beginning pottery. Wednesdays, Sept. 17-Nov. 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Ages 16 and older use pottery wheel. With Amy Oliver. $220; includes materials.
Intermediate pottery, Mondays, Sept. 15-Nov. 3. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Ages 16 and older use pottery wheel. With Amy Oliver. $220; includes materials.
Intermediate and advanced pottery. Tuesdays, Sept. 16-Nov. 4, 6:30-9:30 p.m. With David Norton. $220 plus materials.
Registration required for all classes. 540-338-5050, www.roundhillartscenter.org.
Music
Round Hill Arts Center. Classical guitar lessons, Monday afternoons beginning in September, with Claudia Vivanco; call 540-955-2655 for availability. Also, fiddle and mandolin lessons, Mondays, with Dave VanDeventer. W. Loudoun St. By appointment. 540-338-5050 or www.roundhillartscenter.org.
Fall Into Music Series. 1-4 p.m Sunday, Sept. 28. Round Hill Arts Center. 6 Loudoun St. Mandolin, guitar workshop with Tara Linhardt, Danny Knicely. $70. Registration required. 540-338-5050.
Beginner guitar. 10-11 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 6-27. Register by Sept. 3. Kerry Smith teaches chords, TAB reading, strumming and simple songs at Bluemont Community Center's new location in the old Round Hill Elementary School on High Street. For all ages. Bring guitar. 540-554-8643.
Theater
Stage makeup workshop. Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, 6-7:30 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Hosted by Very Special Arts. $10 per workshop. Ben Shoenberger, benjamin.shoenberger@loudoun.gov, 540-338-7973.
Summer review workshop. Sept. 25, 6-7:30 p.m. Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Lane, Purcellville. Hosted by Very Special Arts with Ben Shoenberger. $10. benjamin.shoenberger@loudoun.gov, 540-338-7973.
Dance
English country dancing. Thursdays, Sept. 4-Sept. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; register by Sept. 2. Bluemont Community Center's new location in old Round Hill Elementary School on High Street. Also Thursdays, Oct. 9-23 and Nov. 6-20. $40 per month. Instructor: Melissa Running of Silver Spring, Md. 540-554-8643.
Clogging. Beginner lessons for adults and children 10 and older by the Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers. $25 per month. Classes meet near Purcellville. 540-882-4917 or brtcloggers@aol.com.
Irish step dance. Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Footloose Dance and Fitness Studio, 739 E. Main St., Purcellville. For beginners and intermediates. 540-338-3668 or www.footloosestudio.com.
Senior dance classes. Square dance for beginners, Mondays, 7-10 p.m.; line dance, Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. Leesburg Senior Activity Center, 215 Depot Court S.E. Free. Call to register, 703-737-8039.
Nature
Naturalist fall training. Offered by the Banshee Reeks Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalist Program. Orientation Sept. 9; 14 Saturday sessions Sept. 20-May 2. Classroom and field studies focus on biogeography of Piedmont region. Topics include climatology, ecology, botany, taxonomy, teaching skills, resource management. $200. Open to adults 18 and older; class size limited. Go to www.vmnbansheereeks.org.
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