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Handley Library

100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
540 662-9041

January 2019

LITTLE NOON MUSIC WITH ANDY COHEN AT HANDLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM

January 11, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces the popular series, Little Noon Music, continues in 2019 with Andy Cohen on Friday, January 11th. The performance is at Handley Library at 12:15PM. The performance is free and open to the public and will feature blues rooted music in Mississippi, the Piedmont, Memphis, and Chicago, as well as some ragtime, gospel, and original tunes. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Handley Regional Library.

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Harry Potter Yule Ball

January 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Library, Ages 12+ It’s time to dress up in your semi-formal best as we celebrate a love of Harry Potter in the wintery wonderland of the Great Hall. Fun will be had by all, whether you’re dancing the night away or going through our interactive stations.

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February 2019

VCLA Author Series at Handley Regional Library System

February 2, 2019 @ 2:00 am - 3:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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– Handley Regional Library System, in partnership with the Virginia Center for Literary Arts (VCLA) , features their next author talk on Saturday, February 2 at 2PM at Handley Library in Winchester. The author talk will feature Karen E. Bender, author of The New Order, and Robert Siegel, author of Criminals. Bender, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Siegel, author of several acclaimed works, will read excerpts from their latest books and discuss navigating the ever-changing contemporary literary…

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UNHEARD VOICES OF CIVIL WAR WINCHESTER FROM THE POWELL FAMILY PAPERS

February 2, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces a new historical talk titled Unheard Voices Of Civil War Winchester from the Powell Family Papers. Alison Herring will talk on the Powell family and the girl's school they ran on Braddock Street in Winchester. The talk is free and open to the public and is at 11AM at Handley Library on Saturday, February 2. This program is co-sponsored by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society and the Friends of the Handley Regional Library.

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Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History Month’s Home – a National Historic Site

February 23, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces a new program in celebration of Black History Month. The program, titled Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History Month's Home - a National Historic Site, is on February 23rd at 11AM at Handley Library in Winchester. Join park ranger and notable historian, John T. Fowler, II, as he discusses Woodson’s life and legacy, as well as how Woodson's office-home (now known as the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site) became the focal point…

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March 2019

AUTHOR OF A GANGSTER’S BEST FRIEND, TRACY WHITE, TO SIGN BOOKS AT HANDLEY LIBRARY

March 1, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Winchester, VA (February 19, 2019) – Handley Regional Library System announces author Tracy White will be at Handley Library on March 1, 2019 to sign recent copies of her book, A Gangster’s Best Friend. Patrons can meet her from 2PM-3:30PM. White explains, “I am a local author from Manhattan, New York currently residing in Winchester, Va. I am contracted to Diamante Publications publishing company located in Atlanta Georgia. The title of my book is A Gangster's Bestfriend. A story based…

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VCLA PRESENTS THE AUTHOR SERIES WITH TIM DENEVI AT HANDLEY LIBRARY

March 2, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System, in partnership with the Virginia Center for Literary Arts (VCLA), features their next author talk on March 2 at 2PM at Handley Library in Winchester. The author talk features Tim Denevi who will read from his latest book Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism. VCLA’s Founding Director, Sean Murphy, and the author will discuss the process of writing his book and the contemporary literary scene followed by an open Q&A. Signed…

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PHOTOJOURNALIST AND AUTHOR TALK: THE CLIMB FROM SALT LICK, A MEMOIR OF APPALACHIA

March 20, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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inchester, VA (March 20, 2019) – Handley Regional Library System and the Friends of the Handley Library announce a unique author talk coming to Handley Library. Artist and author Nancy L. Abrams will read from her book, The Climb from Salt Lick, A Memoir of Appalachia, and showcase accompanying photographs to help tell the story. The book is a memoir of an outsider coming into adulthood from the perspective of a woman who documents burdens and beauty of a unique…

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April 2019

STEAM PROGRAM EXPANDS AT HANDEL REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM WITH FAIRY TALE STEAM DAY

April 6, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Winchester, VA (March 22, 2019) – Handley Regional Library System is excited to announce the expansion of their STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) programs for kids with Fairy Tale STEAM Day on April 6th at 2PM. This special day is an open house style event where families with kids ages 12 and under can participate. Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum will be leading 6 explorative learning stations where literacy meets engineering. Families with younger kids can use the classic…

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Magic Lantern Theater: Screening of “Royal Wedding”

April 13, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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On April 13 at 2 p.m., the Magic Lantern Theater, in partnership with Handley Library and the Friends of Handley Library, will present a free screening of the classic 1951 musical, “Royal Wedding” (NR) starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell and directed by Stanley Donen.  The film is particularly famous for two solo numbers by Astaire, in one of which he dances with a hat-rack and, in another, on the ceiling!   The event takes place in the library auditorium, 100…

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Author Event: Ken Woodley – The Road to Healing

April 27, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Prince Edward County, Virginia closed its public school system in 1959 in "massive resistance" to the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board decision of 1954. The editorial pages of the local family-owned newspaper, The Farmville Herald, led the fight to lock classrooms rather than integrate them. The school system remained closed until the fall of 1964, when the County was forced by federal courts to comply with the school integration ordered by Brown. The vast majority of white children…

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May 2019

Later in the Library

May 31, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Description Handley Regional Library System's Later in the Library is a FREE after hours event to kick off the 2019 Adult Summer Reading Program - It’s Showtime at Your Library! Doors open at 6:30PM. Participants are encouraged to come early and stay late to enjoy live music by SV Jazz, magic & mischief with local magician J. Edward Ford, plus a Beer Tasting with Kevin Eckles from The Better Beer Store. The library will also be holding Behind-The-Scenes Library Tours…

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August 2019

1455 Author Event: Jenn Segal – Once Upon a Chef

August 10, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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The 1455: A Place for Writers Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Jenn Segal, who will talk about her best-selling cookbook once upon a chef. Jenn is the founder of Once Upon a Chef, the popular blog showcasing easy, family-friendly recipes from a chef's point of view. Her recipes have been featured on numerous websites, magazines, and television programs, including The Huffington Post, WJLA's Good Morning Washington, and Parade.com. Before starting her blog, Jenn cooked at the acclaimed…

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Winchester’s Musical Heritage at Handley Library

August 24, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Join us in celebrating Winchester’s 275th Anniversary by recognizing and remembering one of Winchester’s own- the country music legend, Patsy Cline.   Tracey Wygal will pay tribute to this local iconic voice on August 24th at 2pm in the beautiful Handley Robinson Auditorium.

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September 2019

HRL Author Event: James J Broomall – Private Confederacies

September 14, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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How did the Civil War, emancipation, and Reconstruction shape the masculinity of white Confederate veterans? As James J. Broomall shows, the crisis of the war forced a reconfiguration of the emotional worlds of the men who took up arms for the South. Raised in an antebellum culture that demanded restraint and shaped white men to embrace self-reliant masculinity, Confederate soldiers lived and fought within military units where they experienced the traumatic strain of combat and its privations together--all the while…

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1455 Author Event: Ronnie Citron-Fink – True Roots

September 26, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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The 1455: A Place for Writers Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Ronnie Citron-Fink, who will read from her book True Roots: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me about Health and Beauty. Ronnie is a writer, editor and educator. She is the editorial director of Moms Clean Air Force. She has written and edited thousands of articles about green living and the environment for websites, books and magazines. Ronnie is the creator of Econesting. Her posts can also…

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October 2019

Handley Harvest Hoedown at Handley Library

October 14, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces the return of the fall event for kids, Handley Harvest Hoedown, on Monday October 14th at 4:30PM at Handley Library. Families can celebrate the season with a puppet show, interactive craft stations, balloon twists from Characters by Chelsea, face painting by Face Paint by Rachel, meet the Chik-fil-a Cow, and the first 100 kids receive a goody bag from Virginia Farm Market with apples and other prizes. More information can be found at www.handleyregional.org/kids. The…

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Author Talk with Finding Zelda Author, Sue Ann Jaffarian, Coming to Handley Library

October 14, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Winchester, VA (October 2, 2019) – Handley Regional Library System announces the next author talk on October 14th at 6:30PM at Handley Library. Author Sue Jaffarian will talk about her recent book Finding Zelda and about writing on the road full-time. Jaffarian is the author of three critically acclaimed mystery series: The Odelia Grey, the Ghost of Granny Apples, and the Madison Rose Vampire Mysteries. She also writes the Winnie Wilde romance series, as well as general fiction and short…

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PBS Film Dark Money

October 17, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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PBS film Dark Money will be screened on October 17th at 6:00PM at Handley Library. The movie showing is free and open to the public and a discussion will follow. Dark Money examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to the front line in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide. The screening is sponsored by the Friends of the Handley…

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1455 Author Event: Jeanne McCulloch – All Happy Families

October 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Jeanne McCulloch, who will read from her memoir All Happy Families. Jeanne is a former managing editor of The Paris Review, senior editor of Tin House, and the founding Editorial Director of Tin House Books. She is the co-founder of the Todos Santos Writers Workshop, and her work has appeared in The Paris Review, Tin House, The New York Times Book Review, Vogue, O Magazine, Allure, The Northwestern Review, and other…

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Magic Show

October 26, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Library, part of Handley Regional Library System, will have the Festival of Magic Show on October 26th at 2PM in the Robinson Auditorium. Kids and families will enjoy an interactive showcase of magic and tricks from numerous magicians. The program is free and open to the public.

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November 2019

Singin’ in the Rain at Handley Library

November 16, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Singin’ in the Rain will show at Handley Library on November 16th at 2PM. The showing is free and open to the public. The joyous film, co-directed by Stanley Donen and acrobatic dancer-star-choreographer Gene Kelly, is a charming, up-beat, graceful and thoroughly enjoyable experience with great songs, lots of flashbacks, wonderful dances - including the spectacular Broadway Melody Ballet. The showing is sponsored by the Friends of the Handley Regional Library System.

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December 2019

Gingerbread Jamboree

December 2, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces the highly anticipated Gingerbread Jamboree on December 2nd at Handley Library at 4:30PM. Families of all ages can celebrate the holiday season with a puppet show, gingerbread stories, games, and more at the free program! Patrons can enjoy interactive stations, with guests like the Maryland Fairy Hair Lady who will be turning friends into fairies if they choose, balloons from Characters By Chelsea, and face painting with Face Paint by Rachel! The first 100 kids…

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1455 Author Event: Jenn Segal – Once Upon a Chef

December 7, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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1455’s Author Series at Handley Regional Library continues with Jenn Segal, who will talk about her best-selling cookbook once upon a chef. Jenn is the founder of Once Upon a Chef, the popular blog showcasing easy, family-friendly recipes from a chef's point of view. Her recipes have been featured on numerous websites, magazines, and television programs, including The Huffington Post, WJLA's Good Morning Washington, and Parade.com. Before starting her blog, Jenn cooked at the acclaimed L'Auberge Chez Francois and was…

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Shenandoah University Dance Division to Showcase at Handley Library

December 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces a special dance performance by Shenandoah University students. The Junior BFA choreography class will present their second evening of projects, 6 X 6, at Handley Library on December 12th at 7pm. This evening will showcase 11 new dances created by the students, using a 6 x 6 wood platform and working with trios or quartets. The students are continuing their choreographic process and language investigations with these projects and it promises to be an exciting…

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Little Noon Music at Handley Library with Madeline MacNeil

December 13, 2019 @ 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces the next Little Noon Music performer as Madeline Macneil on December 13th at 12:15 at Handley Library. Madeline is a treasure as a performer. Known for her talents as a singer and performer on the hammered and fretted dulcimers, she is equally well known for the warmth and generosity with which she shares her music and encourages others to play and sing. The performance is free and open to the public. The silver-haired woman with…

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Handley Library Craft and Movie Event for Old Town Holly Jolly

December 14, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System is excited to offer free Christmas movies and crafts during Old Town Holly Jolly at Handley Library on December 14th. The program for kids and families is from 1PM-3PM and is free and open to the public.

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Author Event: Norman Fine – Blind Bombing

December 14, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Blind Bombing explores the influence of microwave radar on World War II and tells the stories of those who worked on the secret invention from the laboratories to combat. Without microwave radar the outcome of D-Day would have been vastly different.

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Author Talk: Blind Bombing: How Microwave Radar Brought the Allies to D-Day

December 14, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Handley Regional Library System announces a unique author talk with Norman Fine on his new book, Blind Bombing on December 14th at 2PM at Handley Library. Fine tells the little-known story of how microwave radar got the Allies to D-Day in WWII, despite initial apathy and even opposition by many in the entrenched military establishments of Britain and the United States. The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and provided by Winchester…

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March 2020

Cancelled: Magic Lantern Theater Presents That’s Dancing at Handley Library

March 14, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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This event has been cancelled by its organizers. The Friends of the Handley Regional Library System and Magic Lantern Theater are pleased to bring That’s Dancing! to Handley Library on March 14th at 2PM. Free and open to the public, the film is a documentary about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the…

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April 2022

After Hours Author Talk: Robin Ha & Hannah Bae

April 8, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Interested in comics, illustration and storytelling? Want to learn some techniques on how you, too, could make a comic or start your creative journey in writing and illustrating? Join us to learn about the creative processes of "Almost American Girl" author and Winchester local Robin Ha along with fellow author, journalist, and Peter Bullough Foundation writer-in-residence Hannah Bae. A discussion, audience Q&A, and book signing are also planned. Artwork and books from both authors will be available for purchase at…

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December 2022

NIGHT OF WONDER: A CHORAL CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS

December 10, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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This holiday season, join The Valley Chorale for NIGHT OF WONDER, our *free* Christmas concert in Winchester on December 10. We'll take you on a mystical, musical journey through the centuries, from contemplative medieval chants to fresh, new arrangements of carols and yuletide favorites. You must experience it! Concertgoers will especially enjoy the excellent acoustics and comfortable tiered seating at Handley Library's historic Robinson Auditorium.

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March 2023

Community Literacy Instructional Program

March 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Participate in this Early Childhood professional development course open to community members who interact with young children learning how to read. This free 2-part course series is especially beneficial for homeschool parents, daycare/preschool teachers, afterschool/summer program staff, and more. Taught by Dr. Christen Johnson, EdD at Laurel Ridge Community College. Attendance at both course sessions is required for PD credit. *Registration required.

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Community Literacy Instructional Program

March 18, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
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One event on March 18, 2023 at 10:00 am

Handley Library, 100 W. Piccadilly St.
Winchester, VA 22601 United States
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Participate in this Early Childhood professional development course open to community members who interact with young children learning how to read. This free 2-part course series is especially beneficial for homeschool parents, daycare/preschool teachers, afterschool/summer program staff, and more. Taught by Dr. Christen Johnson, EdD at Laurel Ridge Community College. Attendance at both course sessions is required for PD credit. *Registration required.

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