Thursday, November 26, 2009

Cheap dates for Nov. 26

Art and craft showcase
More than 80 local artisans of the Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild are showcased at the 27th annual Thanksgiving Weekend Art and Craft Showcase at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., SE, Vienna, Va. Show dates and times are Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3.
The annual event, a juried show, offers gifts, accessories, home décor and wearables. Examples are available from nvhg.org.

Book-signing
A book-signing is Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., at Salem Church Library, 2607 Salem Church Rd., Fredericksburg, Va., 22407.   
Author J. L. Serediuk will be available to sign copies of his young adult, fiction novel, “Tales of Nottoway: Balak’s Reign.”
Girl Scout history exhibit
The Lyceum in Alexandria hosts “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts,” which explores local scouting with historical photographs, artifacts and reflections, and recalls the growth of Girl Scouting in Washington metropolitan area.
The exhibit draws its name from a Girl Scout guidebook to hiking and camping first published in 1927 and featuring the earliest published recipe for the campfire treat, s’mores. The exhibition features a collection of Girl Scout uniforms from the 1910s, 1930s and 1960s; Brownie objects from as early as 1937; and a display of cookie fundraising materials, including a vintage tin, box and sales poster. Extensive camping and hiking exhibits are highlighted by a tent and official Girl Scout gear.
Alexandria’s Girl Scout history reaches back to the 1930s when the first troop was formed at the St. Agnes School, followed a few years later by one for African American girls through Hopkins House.
More than 50 million American women participated in Girl Scouting during their childhood, and today 2.4 million girls and 928,000 adults are members.
“Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts” is open through Memorial Day, May 31. Girl Scouts who want to arrange special tours and participate in interactive aspects of the exhibition are encouraged to contact The Lyceum at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 703-838-4994.
The Lyceum is at 201 South Washington St., and is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Suggested admission is $2, and free off-street parking is available.
Information is available by calling and is also available from the Web site, alexandria history.org.