Text Box: GLEN ECHO PARK ACTIVITIES Text Box: PARK NEWS The Yellow Barn Studio is under construction now and is expected to be completed in December. The Yellow Barn expects to be fully operational by the winter term that starts around Jan. 20. Additional courses and instructors will be available, making the Yellow Barn Studio one of the larger studios in the D.C. area, behind the Corcoran, Montgomery College and the Torpedo factory. Planning continues on the reconstruction of the fire-damaged maintenance shed, for which the National Park Service apparently has funds. A few roof designs are being discussed, and park artists may be provided interior storage space within it. Text Box: DON’T MISS THE PARK’S LABOR DAY ART SHOW The 39th Annual Labor Day Art Show will take place in the Park's Spanish Ballroom from Saturday, Sept. 2 to Monday, Sept. 4 from noon to 6:00 p.m. The historic Dentzel Carousel will be operating throughout the show. The opening reception will be Friday, Sept. 1, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. The show will feature the work of more than 150 regional artists - both children and adults - many of which are either students or teachers at Glen Echo Park. Artworks for sale include sculpture, paintings, ceramics, glass and jewelry. Artists of all ages and skill levels are invited to display original works of art in this non-juried show. For information call (301) 634-2222 or visit www.glenechopark.org Text Box: PARK OPEN HOUSE SHOWCASES FALL CLASSES An Open House at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, Sept. 10,will introduce the wide range of visual arts, dance and performance classes being offered at the park this fall. It will take place from noon to 4 p.m. The Open House will feature free classes and demonstrations. Visitors can try belly dancing; explore “Music Together,” a music and movement program for children; or participate in demonstrations of polymer clay crafts, silk painting, beading and kite-making. The park’s newest classes will also be highlighted, including movement classes in Nia technique and hoola-hooping. Visitors will also be able to view artists at work in their studios. Lindy, swing, and waltz dance demonstrations and participatory classes will be held in the Spanish Ballroom and Bumper Car Pavilion. Other programs include a family dance from 3 to 5 p.m. and a Ballroom Tea Dance from 3 to 6 p.m. Text Box: BLOOD DRIVE OCTOBER 1 The next community blood drive will take place on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Clara Barton Community Center in Cabin John. Please contact Karen Melchar (ardenroad@mac.com or 301-229-9049) if you are willing and able to donate blood or if you can man the sign-in table or help in other ways. Text Box: GLEN ECHO HISTORY, WALKING TOUR BOOKLETS STILL AVAILABLE Each Glen Echo household is entitled to one free copy of the recently-published history of the town, “Glen Echo: The Remarkable Saga of a Very Small Town,“ as well as “A Walking Tour of Glen Echo: With Tales and Pictures from its First Hundred Years.” If you have not already picked up a copy of both these booklets you can obtain them at the Town Hall by either visiting it during regular office hours (see p. 2) or calling 301-320-4041 to make other arrangements. Additional copies of the history are available for residents for $10 each, $5 less than for the general public. For the walking tour, the price for residents if $5. It sells to the public for $10. Please make your check payable to: “The Town of Glen Echo.”