<lst>Send announcements to The Reston Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to reston@connectionnewspapers.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Friday before publication. Photos/artwork encouraged. Questions? Call Michael O'Connell at 703-917-6449.
Pastel drawing classes taught by Carol Berman, an award winning pastel artist, are staring up again at her studio in Reston. Improve your drawing skills while learning this exciting medium. Classes will take place on Wednesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and are $15 per session. To sign up or for further information, call 703-439868.
A new mutual-help support group for persons with depression or bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) and/or family members is forming in Reston. The group will meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 7-9 p.m. No charge to attend. The first meeting will take place on April 2. For location or more information, call Traci at 703-433-1448, Paul at 703-981-2259 or Kathy at 540-751-0547.
Families can help with the peace reconciliation effort in Northern Ireland by hosting a pair of teens (choose boys or girls, one Roman Catholic and one Protestant, ages 15-18) in their home for four weeks this summer beginning July 2. The teenage boys and girls are part of the Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland (CFPNI). To be eligible, host families need to provide a safe, neutral setting for the teens to get to know one another, a single bedroom for them to share, and day-long adult supervision. Co-hosting with another family for two weeks of the four-week stay is an option.
For more information or to obtain a host family application, contact Melinda and Randy Grochowski at 703-478-6291 or e-mail Melindabmg@aol.com.