Send announcements, which are open to the public at no or minimal cost, to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 or e-mail to loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454. For additional listings, visit www.connectionnewspapers.com.
YMCA is offering the My Place after-school enrichment program. Features homework help, arts and crafts, physical fitness programs, games and healthy snacks. The program will be offered at Forest Grove, Seldens Landing, Sterling and Sugarland elementary schools, from after school until 6 p.m. Fee: $285 per month, 15 percent sibling discount. Call 703-777-9622 or visit www.ymcadc.org.
Loudoun County 4-H is offering 4-H Arts and Theater: Aug. 13-17, Franklin Park, Purcellville, for 9- to 13-year-olds.
To enroll in any of the camps, call the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office at 703-777-0373 for a packet. Each camp costs $150 and covers materials and a daily snack. A brochure with more details about the camps is available online at www.loudoun.gov/extension.
The Loudoun Museum's Loudoun heritage camp for boys at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Aug. 20-24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For ages 8-12. Snacks and materials provided; bring a sack lunch. Cost: $300. Reservations required, 703-777-7427 or e-mail education@loudounmuseum.org.
Loudoun County children between the ages of 8–13 who do not have experience playing golf and who do not own their own clubs are eligible to participate a golf introduction program, "Hook-A-Kid-On-Golf," Aug. 27-31, at Brambleton Regional Golf Course in Ashburn, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. daily. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Contact Greg Selby, youth sports specialist with PRCS, at 703-737-8024 or Greg.Selby@loudoun.gov. Visit www.hookakidongolf.org.
The Sterling Annex Community Center, 22084 Shaw Road, is accepting registration for the fall session of My First Preschool. Children must be 2 years old by Sept. 4. Classes are Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. or 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration required, call 703-430-6673.