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Raise the Roof FUNraiser at The Center

SAVE THE DATE –

Come join the fun ~ help us raise the FUNds for major painting and repair of the tin roof over our 153-year-old building  ~ while chasing away the winter blues with a night of dancing, food and FUN!  

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 7:30 – 11:00 PM at The Center!A limited number of tickets will be available, going on sale beginning Monday, February 6, 2012 at The Center and at Cross Brothers Grocery.  Tickets are $25 per person or $45 per couple and include heavy hors d’oeuvres, dancing to your party favorites and a night of fun….. all to benefit a good cause while chasing away the winter blues.   Cash bar will be available. 

For more information, visit www.hanoverarts.org or call 804.798.2728 or email info@hanoverarts.org.

Race the Rail – Registration is Open for the Ashland Railroad Run’s 34th Running

The date for the 34th Ashland Railroad Run and Green Fair is Saturday, April 21, 2012. Don’t miss this wonderful run, called by the Richmond Road Runners “one of Central Virginia’s longest running road races! This certified 10k race is a perennial favorite among runners from around the state. The course is flat and fast through the picturesque railroad Town of Ashland.”

Other events include a 5k Fun Run/Walk, a 1 Mile Kid’s Run, and a “Green Fair” to celebrate our efforts to keep our race eco-friendly.

For race information, please click here.

There are two ways to Register:

• Register online at RaceIt.com or  click here  to print a paper form and send it in with payment to the Hanover Arts and Activities Center. 

Looking forward to another great race!

Abundance Swap – Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 at The Center

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 (2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)  Just like our sister city Ashland, Oregon, who just hosted its tenth Abundance Swap, we are hosting our fifth annual Abundance Swap.   Come join us for an afternoon of community sharing with friends and neighbors.  Just find 3 to 5  items in your home, shop or office that someone would enjoy as a gift – something fun, useful, interesting or beautiful that you no longer need that you would like to share with someone else.  At the swap, then you can pick out 3 to 5 items that you would like to have.  No money is involved – just sharing.  Feel free to drop off your items ahead of time if you’d like.  What to bring?  Almost anything goes – picture frames, vases, ornaments, children’s toys;  board games are always a big hit.  No clothes, jewelry or paperback books, please.  Hardback books are definitely welcome.  Yummy refreshments will be served……and all at no cost!  Also, feel free to stop by simply to say hello and have a cookie or two and spiced cider, make a paper snowflake, and say hello!

Click here for more details.  Click here for an Abundance Swap 2012 poster.

For questions, please call 804.798.2728 or email info@hanoverarts.org.

Check out our winter classes – Wow!

Wait until you see what we have in store for you this winter!  We have an innovative line-up of classes – something for everyone and things never seen before in Ashland!  We are offering knitting for children/teens with Janet Taylor; jewelry making with Lorie Foley and Chris McKelvy; Modular Origami with Eve Torrence; This I Believe essay writing workshop with Rachel Levy, and A Day of Mindfulness Workshop with Maria Fleshood.  Click here to see the three-page description of classes.  For additional information about the Day of Mindfulness (a perfect way to start the new year, by the way), click here.  For a Winter Class  Registration form where you can sign up for these classes, click here.