Holiday Giftmaking for Kids!
December 20, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
Come to the Center Friday, December 21 10-4 for holiday giftmaking! We’ll be making wreaths, bracelets, painted boxes, and ornaments! All for $7 a person…
Memorial Service December 11
December 10, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
Tomorrow, December 11, we are closing the Center in order to attend the memorial service of our dear friend, John Bonvillian. John was a dedicated supporter, member, volunteer, donor, and visitor. He always had a sense of humor and a smile. He encouraged people to do their best, and he rallied the APO Service Fraternity at UVA to make their significant contributions throughout the community, and to us. He was willing to learn watercoloring in a journaling workshop, and approached new activities with his jovial enthusiasm. He taught us about George Drouillard, who was one of his consuming interests. In John’s honor, we are establishing an annual essay competition related to Drouillard, which we will be announcing soon. John brought his nephew to the Center to help renovate the Red Pirogue, our replica of one of the three boats the Corps took up the Missouri. We will remember him aboard the boat, chatting and babysitting (he had his nephew’s child with him, as I recall…). We miss him very much. We look forward to gathering with his friends and family.
Our Rest-of-the-Year Schedule!
October 25, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
November 9th Closed for Private Event
November 10 Press Express! We offer leaf pressings and leaf art. Learn how to use a press, and how to make leaf art with watercolors, leaves, and cut outs!
Center Wins Top Architectural Award
October 22, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
We’re thrilled for our architects, Hays + Ewing Design Studio, that the Center won AIA Virginia’s Honor Award in Architecture, the top prize. And it’s exciting to think that one of the lead architects of the Obama Presidential Center was the head of the jury…
Closed for Oregon Conference Saturday through Thursday
October 5, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
The Center is closed from Saturday, October 6 through Thursday, October 11, and we reopen on Friday, October 12th, at 12:30.
The staff is in Oregon, where we are attending a Lewis and Clark conference! Already we have purchased spices, jams, and sauces to include in our recipes for “A Portable Feast’! This year, our fundraiser celebrates the foods of Oregon. Please check out our event page on Facebook.