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Playing the Piano is Hard? | September 29: On This Day in Music | Hymn History: Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart | Hymn History: Here I Am, Lord | Harp: En bateau (Sailing) from Concert for Ukraine | J. S. Bach Celebrated International Coffee Day! | 10:30 am - 11:30 am EST
¡Celebramos! Hispanic Heritage Storytime | 3 pm - 4 pm EST
Phonics Fun |
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Request a Lesson Time | Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 by Ludwig van Beethoven from Concert for Ukraine | September 30: On This Day in Music | Pender Music: Military Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 in A Major | School Year Piano Lessons | 10 am - 11:30 am EST
Fun with Music | 3 pm - 4 pm EST
Stop Motion Animation | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Book Squad |
| October 1
Composers - A | Piano Lesson Registration | “Suite for Woodwind Quintet” by Scott Pender from Concert for Ukraine | Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice ~ Day Two | October 1 ~ On This Day in Music | Hymn History: What A Friend We Have In Jesus | It’s Vladimir’s Birthday! | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
One-on-One Intro to Cricut | 5 pm - 6 pm EST
U. S. Citizenship Class | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST
3D Basics |
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Rosh Hashana
Online Learning Affirmations | Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice ~ Day Three | More Music Opportunities | October 2 ~ On This Day in Music | “Quia resplicit” from Bach’s Magnificat in D Major | Composers - B | Hymn History: Come, Thou Almighty King | Irish Session from Concert for Ukraine | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 10 am - 11 am EST
STORYTIME at the Hirshhorn | 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Drop-In Teen Center | 6 pm - 7 pm EST
AA Open Meeting, |
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Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice ~ Day Four | October 3 ~ On This Day in Music | Composers - C | Hymn History: Great is Thy Faithfulness | Flute Concertino in D major, Op. 107 by Cécile Chaminade from Concert for Ukraine | 10:30 am - 11 am EST
Preschool Storytime – Octopus Themed! | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
Knits and Knots | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Upcycle Block Printing Program | 3 pm - 4 pm EST
Silly Mini Pumpkin Decorating |
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Feast of St Francis of Assisi
Hymn History: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee | Bat von Flapp's Fairy Tales and Scary Tunes, V. U. Level D | October 4 ~ On This Day in Music | Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice ~ Day Five | Composers - D | Clair de lune by Claude Debussy from Concert for Ukraine | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 10:30 am - 11 am EST
Preschool Music and More | 2 pm - 5 pm EST
Family Costume Exchange | 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Teen Movie Night: Ghostbusters | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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Quotes - A | October 5 ~ On This Day in Music | Simply Piano Teaches You Piano | Pender Music: Where There is Love | Composers - E | 10 am - 3 pm EST
Farm Day | 10:30 am - 4 pm EST
Fairfax Fiesta Marigold Take and Make | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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October 6 ~ On This Day in Music | Composers - F | Beatles AI | Sonata Latino: Bossa Merengova by Mike Mower from Concert for Ukraine | 11 am - 12 pm EST
Foley Academy of Irish Dance Performance | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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Request a Lesson Time | Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice ~ Day One | Composers - G | October 7 ~ On This Day in Music | Fall LIstening and Coloring Pages | School Year Piano Lessons | 10 am - 11:30 am EST
Fun with Music | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Wee Got the Beat at Herndon Library | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Book Squad |
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Hymn History: Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us | Piano Lesson Registration | Incentives: Bravo Badges | October 8 ~ On This Day in Music | Handbells | ☦️ Hymn History: El Shaddai | Day Seven ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice | Composers - H | Keep Up-To-Date with the Student/Parent Portal | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
One-on-One Intro to Cricut | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
Off the Beaten Track: A Magnificent Cathedral, a real “Downton Abbey” and a pre-Roman Antiquity in the Heart of England | 5 pm - 6 pm EST
U. S. Citizenship Class |
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October 9 ~ in Music History | Columbus Day / Indigenous People's Day | Balalaika Orchestra | How do they make Steinway Pianos? | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 10 am - 11 am EST
STORYTIME at the Hirshhorn | 1 pm - 2 pm EST
Pumpkin Painting for Adults | 4 pm - 5 pm EST
Navy Band Woodwind Quintet Concert | 6 pm - 7 pm EST
AA Open Meeting, |
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Composers - J | Happy Birthday, Jelly Roll! | October 10 ~ On This Day in Music | Hymn History: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing | Cool Bass Clef | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
Knits and Knots |
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Yom Kippur
Pender's Carillon Ringers | Bat von Flapp's Fairy Tales and Scary Tunes, V. U. Level D | October 11 ~ On This Day in Music | Bigtime! | Composers - K | Hymn History: On Eagle’s Wings | From the Way-Back Machine | Hymn History: For the Beauty of the Earth | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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Composers - L | October 12 ~ On This Day in Music | Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique | 9 am - 3 pm EST
The 2024 Culpeper Air Fest | 10 am - 5 pm EST
City of Fairfax Annual Fall Festival | 10:30 am - 11:30 am EST
Halloween Family Storytime | 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Teen Pumpkin Painting | 2 pm - 4 pm EST
Halloween Costume & Decor Swap | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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October 13 ~ On This Day in Music | Composers - M | Halloween Music: The Monster Mash | 1 pm - 2 pm EST
Mariachi Performance by Grupo Fenix | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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Columbus Day
Request a Lesson Time | Composers - N | Ornaments, Not Just For Christmas | Musicophilia – Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks | Hymn History: The Church’s One Foundation | October 14 ~ On This Day in Music | What Age Should A Child Begin Music Lessons? | A Helpful Book For Parents or Adult Students | Hymn History: The Lord's Prayer | Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice ~ Day Six | Pender Music: Ave Maria | Halloween Music: Ghostbusters | 10 am - 11:30 am EST
Fun with Music | 10:30 am - 11:30 am EST
Stamping with Seasonal Produce | 3 pm - 4 pm EST
Hungry Hungry Hippos! | 3 pm - 4 pm EST
Hungry Hungry Hippos! | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Book Squad | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Writers of Chantilly |
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Piano Lesson Registration | October 15 ~ On This Day in Music | 5 Things Parents Should Do Before Driving To Piano Lessons | Kid's Night with Balloon Art | Brain Power | Halloween Music: The Addams Family | Composers - O | All about Piano Pedals | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
One-on-One Intro to Cricut | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Kids Crafternoon | 5 pm - 6 pm EST
U. S. Citizenship Class |
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Sukkot
Halloween Music: The Flying Purple People Eater | Composers - P | Lego Grand Piano | October 16 ~ On This Day in Music | 5 Things Parents Should Do Before Driving To Piano Lessons | Hymn History: Majesty | Pender Music: 'Jesus, the Boundless Love to Me' | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 10 am - 11 am EST
STORYTIME at the Hirshhorn | 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Drop-In Teen Center | 6 pm - 7 pm EST
AA Open Meeting, |
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Halloween Music: Jaws | Hymn History: Standing on the Promises | Manuscript of Mozart’s Piano Sonata K331 Discovered in Budapest in 2014 | Giving Thanks: Day Seventeen | October 17 ~ On This Day in Music | 5 Things Parents Should Do Before Driving To Piano Lessons | Hymn History: We’ll Understand It Better By and By | Composers - Q | Christmas Music, 'Above All Sing Spiritually' | Anniversary of Chopin's Death | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
Knits and Knots |
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Composers - R | Piano Lessons For Very Young Children ~ Wunderkeys | Bat von Flapp's Fairy Tales and Scary Tunes, V. U. Level D | October 18 ~ On This Day in Music | 5 Things Parents Should Do Before Driving To Piano Lessons | Hymn History: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus | Pender's Sanctuary Choir Presented 'Entertain the Angels | The Nicholas Brothers | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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Sweetest Day
Halloween Music: The Skeleton Dance | October 19 ~ On This Day in Music | Pender Music: A Prayer for Healing | Giving Thanks: Day Nineteen | Composers - S | 12 pm - 2 pm EST
Trick or Treat (and more!) at the Library | 2 pm - 4 pm EST
Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat | 3 pm - 4 pm EST
It’s Fall Ya’ll Trivia & Treats | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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What George Gershwin’s Steinway Teaches Us About Technology | Composers - T | Chopsticks! | Halloween Music: Dreams of a Witches’ Sabbath | October 20 ~ On This Day in Music | How to Create a “Practice Nest” | It All Started With a Train | Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Autumn Crafts! | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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Request a Lesson Time | Giving Thanks: Day Twenty One | October 21 ~ in Music History | Super Mario Bros Theme for Piano | 5 Things Parents Should Do Before Driving To Piano Lessons | Pender Music: How Beautiful | Get your Kids to the Keyboard! | Hymn History: Amazing Grace | Halloween Music: “Catacombs” from “Pictures at an Exhibition” | 40 Days of Thankfulness | Technic Series: Scales and Arpeggios | Piano Lessons from the Past | 10 am - 11:30 am EST
Fun with Music | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
Wee Got the Beat at Herndon Library | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Book Squad |
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Piano Lesson Registration | Composers - V | October 22 ~ On This Day in Music | Hymn HIstory: We've a Story to Tell to the Nations | Happy Birthday, Franz Liszt! | Keep Up-To-Date with the Student/Parent Portal | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
One-on-One Intro to Cricut |
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Last Day of Sukkot
October 23 ~ On This Day in Music | Thanksgiving-ish | Composers - W | Eating Today? | Jesus, the Boundless Love to Me | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 10 am - 11 am EST
STORYTIME at the Hirshhorn | 6 pm - 7 pm EST
AA Open Meeting, |
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Hymn History: Since Jesus Came into My Heart | Super Mario Bros Piano | Hymn History: Count Your Blessings | October 24 ~ On This Day in Music | Halloween Music: Dies Irae | Composers - X | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
Knits and Knots |
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Georges Bizet's Birthday | Slideshow from Trunk or Treat Near Greenbriar October 21 | Playing the Piano is Hard? | Bat von Flapp's Fairy Tales and Scary Tunes, V. U. Level D | October 25 ~ On This Day in Music | Pender Music: Badinerie | A Parent’s Guide to Piano Maestro | Hymn History: How Great Thou Art | Hymn History: How Great Thou Art | Composers - Y | Vienna Halloween Parade | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST
Library Laser Tag |
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10 Pianos – 80 Fingers | October 26 ~ On This Day in Music | Just in Time for Halloween: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns | Composers - Z | 10:30 am - 11:30 am EST
Trick or Treat Bag Decorating Party! | 1 pm - 2 pm EST
Time Travel Club at Herndon Library | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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October 27 ~ in Music History | Just in Time for Halloween: In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg | Ukrainian National Anthem from Concert for Ukraine | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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Request a Lesson Time | October 28 ~ On This Day in Music | Don't Miss Out! | Pender Music: Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622, Adagio | Just in Time for Halloween: Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod | Music and Mathematics: The Fibonacci sequence | The Widor Toccata Organ Symphony Movement V from Concert for Ukraine | Beethoven’s Archduke Trio | What You Need to Know about Sheet Music | 10 am - 11:30 am EST
Fun with Music | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Book Squad |
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Piano Lesson Registration | October 29 ~ On This Day in Music | Hymn History: Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart | Hymn History: Here I Am, Lord | Harp: En bateau (Sailing) from Concert for Ukraine | 🎃 Blog Posts Halloween Music: Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
One-on-One Intro to Cricut |
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 by Ludwig van Beethoven from Concert for Ukraine | October 30 ~ On This Day in Music | Pender Music: Military Polonaise Op. 40 No. 1 in A Major | Piano For Very Young Children | Halloween Themes Changed to a Major Key | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 10 am - 11 am EST
STORYTIME at the Hirshhorn | 6 pm - 7 pm EST
AA Open Meeting, |
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Halloween
Who Knew? Scotland Invented Halloween! | Hymn History: The Heavens are Telling | October 31 ~ On This Day in Music | Hymn History: It Is Well With My Soul | It’s Halloween: Toccata and Fugue in d minor by J.S Bach | Happy Halloween - Special Music! | Billy Connolly and the William Tell Overture | 2 pm - 3 pm EST
Knits and Knots |
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All Saints' Day
All Saints day | Composers - A | “Suite for Woodwind Quintet” by Scott Pender from Concert for Ukraine | November 1 ~ On This Day in Music | Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice ~ Day Five | Giving Thanks: Day Zero | Hymn History: Great is Thy Faithfulness | Hymn History: What A Friend We Have In Jesus | Giving Thanks, Day 1 | 2 am - 3 am EST
Bingocize® | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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All Souls' Day
Online Learning Affirmations | Giving Thanks: Day Two | More Music Opportunities | November 2 ~ On This Day in Music | Pender Music: Where There is Love | Composers - B | Irish Session from Concert for Ukraine | 9 am - 3 pm EST
Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair | 6 pm - 9 pm EST
Nighttime Adult Corn Maze |
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