Attention Veterans! There’s still time to register for the following free Veterans and the Arts Initiative workshops. If you haven’t signed up for a workshop yet, secure your spot today before slots fill up:
- Empowered Legacy Workshop Series: Preserving Veteran Stories Through Artifacts (3/5, 3/12, 3/19): Retired U.S. Coast Guard Veteran and professional archivist Tina Claflin teaches participants how to preserve a military service history using the collected artifacts of service.
- Smartphone Photography Workshop: Basic Landscape (3/26, 4/2, or 4/9): Learn how to capture the world around you in this one-day workshop led by Thuy Senser, adjunct professor in George Mason University’s School of Art and Design.
- Ukulele Workshops (5/5 and 5/7): Beginner ukulele players are invited to try the ukulele in a two-day workshop series led by Glen McCarthy. Participants must attend both workshop dates.
- Slow Stitch Collage Workshop (5/11) at Potomac Library: Join Emily Fasick, art educator and program assistant for the Veterans and the Arts Initiative, and craft a meditative fabric collage that can be completed at home.
- Dot Mandala Workshop (5/16): Artist and educator Hiral Joshi shares techniques for creating intricate, expressive mandala designs.
We also invite you to join us for a special concert: American Festival Pops Orchestra: Celebrating America’s 250 Years! (4/11). Enjoy a program featuring “Rhapsody in Blue” by Gershwin and works by Copland, Sousa, and John Williams, while paying tribute to the Veterans who have defended this great nation for two and a half centuries. Limited free tickets are available for Veterans and Servicemembers with ID (up to two tickets each) in person at the Hylton Center Ticket Office.
Spring 2026 Veterans and the Arts Initiative workshops are open and FREE to Veterans, Servicemembers, military family members, and military caregivers. For more information and to register, visit HyltonCenter.org/veterans.