The Workhouse Salutes Youth in the Arts Day

The Workhouse invites you to celebrate youth in the arts on Saturday, May 21 from 12-5pm!

The Workhouse Salutes Youth in the Arts Day will feature Workhouse artists and teachers, plus select community student performing groups from local schools and arts groups.  This FREE*, family friendly event will include performances throughout the afternoon in the Performance Tent, in addition to interactive artist demonstrations around the Workhouse studios. 

Enjoy arts and crafts, learn how to hula dance and see the best of our area's young singers, dancers and musicians!

*There is a $5 suggested donation that will benefit the Lorton Arts Foundation. Performance schedule subject to change. 
 

ARTIST DEMO SCHEDULE

12:00pm - 5:00pm

Flamework Demo in Building W-7

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Crochet Demo with Pat Lasus outside Building W-6

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Clay Demo with Erika Radke outside Building W-8

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Create clay "Cone Critter" characters with Pam Eisenmann outside Building W-8

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Performer

12:00pm

"Lorton: A Historic Tragedy" by Idan M. Woodruff, Lake Braddock 7^th grade

12:15pm

Mary F. Williams Elementary's "JAMMIN' in the Jungle" 5^th grade Xylophone Ensemble

12:45pm

Russkie Musikanti, an ensemble of the Washington Balalaika Society

1:20pm

Saunders Middle School's 8^th grade Advanced Choir

1:45pm

Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble

2:15pm

Center Stage Dance Company

2:45pm

Spot-LYTE (Lorton Youth Theatre Ensemble) presents "Cinderella, Cinderella!"

3:45pm

Natananjali School of Dance

4:10pm

Hula Demo with Cherry Nutting, Workhouse teacher

4:40pm

Nritya Niketan, Bharatanatyam dance

Youth in the Arts Day is sponsored in part by Complete Construction Management.