<b>Brass Weekend 2002</b>
<bt>Students of all ages are invited to participate in Brass Weekend 2002 at Levine School of Music, 1125 N. Patrick Henry Drive. Event features members of the Monumental Brass Quintet with David Fedderly, a tubist with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and music health expert David Sternbach for master classes, ensemble coaching and performances. Program is designed for all ability levels. The weekend, Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, culminates in a grand finale performance with all participants. Call Patrick Whitehead at 202-686-9772.
<b>Key to Education Celebration</b>
<bt>Classika Theatre will host a celebration of its outreach programs on Sunday, March 3, from 5-8 p.m., at the theater at 4041 S. 28th St. The theater, based on the Russian theatrical tradition, received $500,000 in federal funding to expand its current outreach programs, including SS VETA (Social Studies: Virginia Education through Arts) and ARTsmarts, an after-school outreach partnership program. Call 703-824-6200.
<b>Marymount's Ethics Bowl Ties for Top Place</b>
<bt>The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges held its third annual statewide Ethics Bowl Competition on Feb. 18 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. Student teams from 15 private colleges and universities debated 12 ethical dilemmas related to individual civil liberties, national security, citizen responsibility, what constitutes a war and other issues in the wake of Sept. 11. In the final round, Marymount University, whose main campus is located on 2807 N. Glebe Road, tied with Washington and Lee University for first place.
<b>Parent Seminar</b>
<bt>"Understanding Your Teenager" will be the topic of a seminar for parents at Little Falls Church, 6025 Little Falls Road, from 9 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, March 16. The seminar leader is Wayne Rice, a nationally known speaker who has worked with teenagers for more than thirty years. The seminar hopes to offer parents advice on raising capable, emotionally-healthy teenagers. This is a community event open to all. Call 703-538-5230 or visit http://www.littlefallschurch.org/TeenFS.html.
<b>Teacher Certification Seminar</b>
<bt>Marymount University's Office of Alumni Relations and School of Education and Human Services will hold the 2002 Spring Seminar on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards on Tuesday, March 19, from 6-8 p.m. Dr. Raja Nasr will moderate a panel discussion with three National Board Certified teachers and a teacher who is currently going through certification. Cost of the seminar is $10 and may be paid at the door. The event will be held in the Reinsch Library Auditorium on the university's main campus, 2807 N. Glebe Road. Call 703-284-1541.
<b>Virginia Sheriffs' Scholarship Program</b>
<bt>Arlington County in collaboration with the Virginia Sheriffs' Institute will be distributing and collecting applications for the Virginia Scholarship Program. The program provides an opportunity for young people to further their education in a law enforcement or criminal justice curriculum. To be eligible, students must be an Arlington resident attending, or planning to attend, a Virginia college or university. Call Maxine McManaman at 703-228-4461 or visit http://virginiasheriffs.org/vsiindex.html and click on VSI scholarship. Applications must be submitted no later than April 1.
<b>School Volunteers Needed</b>
<bt>The Arlington Public Schools Partners in Education program is recruiting tutors and lunch buddies to help students of all ages during the school day from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Office assistance is also needed in the Partners in Education office. Computer skills (MSWord and Access) are needed, as well as typing, data input and general clerical skills. A flexible weekday schedule is possible. Call Jean Berg at 703-228-1760.
<b>English Instructors Needed</b>
<bt>English-speaking adults are needed to assist instructors teaching English to immigrant seniors at Arlington Mill Community Center, 4975 Columbia Pike. Assistants could be selected to attend (Arlington Education and Employment Program) REEP classes for in-depth instruction on teaching English and helping seniors develop language skills for daily activities. Call Connie Pesachowitz, Office of Senior Adult Programs, at 703-228-4746.
<b>Host Families Needed</b>
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* The Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland (CFPNI) is seeking local families to host a pair of Protestant and Roman Catholic teens (boys or girls 15-18) in their home for three or six weeks this summer. To be eligible, families must provide a safe-neutral setting for the teens to get to know one another, a single bedroom for them to share, and day-long supervision.
CFPNI's program lasts six weeks, although many local families choose to co-host with friends or relatives for three weeks each. During their stay, the teens attend a leadership conference on Capitol Hill and other team-building and social activities, although the majority of their time is spent getting to know each other and joining in the host family's normal routine.
Call Karen Bate at 703-241-8522, or visit www.cfpni.org.
* The Arlington Sister City Association's student-exchange program is seeking families with high-school-age children, preferably ages 16-19, to participate in a reciprocal exchange with English-speaking high-school students in Aachen, Germany. Families will host the German students from March 21-April 11. Arlington students will visit Germany from July 8-29. Call Julie Baxter at 703-532-6447.
<b>Photography Contest</b>
<bt>Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) invite students 18 and younger to submit photos for the second annual ACE student photography contest. The theme this year is "Enjoying and Protecting Arlington's Natural Resources." Photos must be taken in Arlington County and must be in black and white or black-and-white reproducible. Winning photographs will be published in the 2003 ACE calendar. The grand-prize winner will receive $50 in photographic supplies. All winners will receive five copies of the calendar and a photo credit. Entries are due by May 15. Visit www.arlingtonenvironment.org/calcontest.htm or call 703-228-6427.
<b>Art Institute Opens Gallery</b>
<bt>The Art Institute of Washington has opened its gallery to the public. Located on the ground floor of the Ames Building across from the Rosslyn Metro Station, it will offer the works of professionals, faculty, students and graduates. Admission is free. Hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Art Institute of Washington is a branch of The Art Institutes, a system of 24 educational institutions located nationwide. Call 703-247-6864.