With the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center opening in Charlottesville in 2013, children will have more opportunities to learn about the local ties to the Expedition.  This book group is for teachers, parents, and museum educators who want to explore possibilities for teaching and leading activities with books as the inspiration. We'll be reading and discussing children's books about the Sacagawea, York, Lewis, Seaman, and Clark Expedition. Titles will range from picture books to young adult. Wh …

THE MAIN GOAL OF OUR GROUP IS TO BECOME BETTER PHOTOGRAPHERS. WE ALL TEACH AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AT ALL LEVELS. Active membership includes 30% beginners, 20% established or retired photographers and the other 50% somewhere in between. So all levels are invited. Most use digital point-n-shoot or digital SLR. But nothing we do excludes film/slide users. We typically spend the first 15 minutes sharing photos we have recently taken - SO PLEASE BRING SOMETHING to share (prints or digital media). …

This group is an opportunity for Christ loving moms to be able to get together on a regular basis and chat while our children get to know one another, too! Most of our members are Stay At Home Moms. This group's activities are planned for all ages - newborns through preschool, including many homeschooled children as well. We have regularly scheduled play dates at parks, beaches, museums, libraries, members homes and wherever else we decide to play. Typically our play dates are in the weekday mor …