Let’s Make Music Together

Classes for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers…and the grownups who love them!®

Make music an exciting part of your child’s life!  At each weekly Music Together® class, you and your little one will sing, play, dance, and jam.  You will be given fun ways to play with music and rhythm all week long, helping your child become a confident music maker, while also tapping into the developmental benefits that music brings. Classes are taught throughout the year with a new song collection each semester. (Song book, music recordings, and parental support will be provided.)

Fridays 10:00 – 10:45 (Ten Weeks) September 29-December 8

Instructor:  Clara O’Brien

Tuition:  $180 Family Registration, Additional Sibling $85, Baby Siblings 10 Months and Under No Charge

Register by September 18 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and 25% discount for members.  (Tuition includes songbook and musical recordings.)  Contact us for a free trial class.

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Want to take your art to the next level? Join us as we explore and learn how to bring our skills to the digital world using tablets and Paint Tool SAI.  For Beginners: We’ll use lineart to get the hang of what it feels like to draw on a tablet as it translates to the computer screen.  For Advanced: We’ll explore what the program allows us to do, creating a finished piece using cel-shading.  All levels of experience are welcome, come meet fellow teens with a passion for anime and manga art just like you!  Ages 13-Adult

Instructor: Leaf Lemon

Tuition: $112  Supply Fee: $20  Register by Sept. 25 for 10% tuition discount for non-members, 25% discount for members.

Join our Friday evening class and explore many different types of media in this diverse approach to design and sculpture.  Clay, plaster, wire, and lino block printmaking are among the options in this special studio session.  Find plenty of individual instruction as we plan and build dynamic creations.  Develop and improve modeling skills and the ability to “see” the three-dimensional art in the making.  All ages 11 & up.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $112  Supply Fee: $20  Register by Oct. 2 for 10% tuition discount for non-members, 25% discount for members.

Join artist Michele Frantz and explore new ways to apply paint to paper, creating unusual patterns and textures to enhance your artwork.   This session will feature ways to manipulate and enhance watercolors, but these fun and experimental techniques may be used with your favorite medium, too.  Supply list will be given when you register.  Watercolor paper and alternative painting tools will be provided by the instructor.  For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $63  Supply Fee: $8    Register by Oct. 2 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join us for three evenings of soothing rhythms and energized beats in the beautiful setting of AROMA Wine Tasting Room in Historic Manassas.  Instructor Carol Hartt will introduce various hand drums and world percussion instruments. Students will learn to play several different rhythms and how to mix and match these sound sequences. We will learn to cooperate in a drum circle and create beautiful percussive tones in synchronicity.  Drums provided by instructor.  Don’t miss this fun and unique opportunity to experience the relaxing effects of focused rhythms and musical collaboration!  No prior experience needed.  For ages 15 – adult.  Wine by the glass will be available for sale to ages 21 & over.

ARTfactory thanks Morais Vineyards for allowing our use of their beautiful tasting room for this class.  Learn more about Morais Vineyards at https://moraisvineyards.com.

Instructor: Carol Hartt

Tuition: $42
Early Registration Discount:  Register by Sept. 4 for 10% off for non-members and 25% off for ARTfactory Members.

This class is designed for students (beginner to intermediate) who want to explore the unique principles of watercolor: transparency, speed, & spontaneity. Classes will emphasize and demonstrate brush work, color mixing, wash techniques, value patterns, design layout, and composition. Class may be taken multiple times; subject matter will vary among a variety of landscapes, seascapes, florals, & still-life. Watercolor paper will be provided by instructor. Supply list provided upon registration. For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Mike Flynn

Tuition: $105  Paper Fee: $8   Register by Oct. 9 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join us for a fun SALSA NIGHT in the beautiful setting of AROMA Wine Tasting Room in Historic Manassas.  This dance night is perfect for beginners and experienced dancers alike!    Want to learn the basic Salsa steps, or have a refresher?  Purchase the 30 minute lesson and the Open Dance package.  Already know your way around the floor?  Join us for the Open Dance only from 8pm-10pm!   Preregister today, limited enrollment!

For ages 15 – adult.  Award-winning Morais Vineyards wine will be available for sale to ages 21 & over.

ARTfactory thanks Morais Vineyards for allowing our use of their beautiful tasting room for this event.  Learn more about Morais Vineyards at https://moraisvineyards.com.

Instructor: Casey Beltran

$20 per person:  Lesson (7:30pm) and Open Dance (8pm-10pm)
$10 per person: Open Dance Only  (8pm-10pm)

Do you love creating comics, cartoons and anime sketches?  Improve your character illustration skills and personal style. We will look at eastern and western comics, and then use hand drawing techniques to illustrate a page, just like the professionals!   Supplies provided.  For ages 8-14.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $10   Register by October 9 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

What better way to explore beautiful use of color and design than to look to several “stars” of the art world? We will weave some fun art history into this multi-media art class.  Students will be inspired to find their own unique voice and self-expression through painting, drawing, collage, sculpture and more. For ages 7-12.

Instructor: Gabriella Urbaniak

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $1  Register by October for 10% tuition discount for non members and 25% discount for members.

Musicals not your thing?  Want to perfect your skills without having to worry about singing and dancing?  Join us for this theatre production intensive where students are challenged to create and sustain a role without the pressure of auditioning.

Based on the well-loved book by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a hilarious play that tells the story of the Herdmans, the worst kids in town, who decide to audition for the Christmas pageant. As they volunteer for the major roles, decide that Herod is the hero, and turn the classroom upside down, the new director is sure the pageant is ruined. Everything goes horribly wrong, yet when the dust settles everyone agrees it was the best Christmas pageant EVER.   (Ages 7 – 18)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

www.concordtheatricals.com

The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 – 6:45 p.m.begining on October 16.  There will be no rehearsal on Thursday, November 23 due to Thanksgiving.  Tech week for this production will be on Tuesday, December 12, Wednesday, December 13 and Thursday, December 14 from 5 pm to 8 pm.   Call time for performances will be one hour before performance time.

There will be three ticketed performances on December 15 and 16 at 7 p.m., December 16 and 17 at 2 p.m.  Class members will receive two complimentary tickets to be used on the performance of their choice.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  

Instructor: Ahyrel Tinker

Tuition: $300 Register by October 9 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% tuition discount for members. (Enrollment is limited)

Come on out and learn the basics of Salsa dancing in the beautiful setting of AROMA Wine Tasting Room in Historic Manassas.  This easy to learn Latin dance is both fun and lively and perfect for dancers of any age or ability.  With it’s fast turns and footwork and it’s energetic music, you won’t even realize the workout you’re getting! We will cover the basic steps, turns, and transitions adding in style as we gain confidence on the dance floor during this 4 week session. Each class will build on the previous starting with a quick review, learning new moves, and finally practicing those new skills during the last 15 minutes of each class.

For ages 15 – adult.  Wine by the glass will be available for sale to ages 21 & over.

ARTfactory thanks Morais Vineyards for allowing our use of their beautiful tasting room for this class.  Learn more about Morais Vineyards at https://moraisvineyards.com.

Instructor: Casey Beltran

Tuition: $112 per pair of registrations.  $56 per single registration.

Member discount = $112 – 15% = $95.20 per couple
Member discount = $56 – 15% = $47.60 per single

Learn more about ARTfactory Membership HERE.

Now that you have the basics, let’s build on them and add some more intricate turns and style to your salsa repertoire in this class hosted in the beautiful setting of AROMA Wine Tasting Room in Historic Manassas.  We will begin each class with a review of previously learned steps and move into the new technique . The last 15 minutes of each session will be an open dance opportunity to perfect the old and new skills with more hands on help from the dance teachers.

For ages 15 – adult.  Wine by the glass will be available for sale to ages 21 & over.

ARTfactory thanks Morais Vineyards for allowing our use of their beautiful tasting room for this class.  Learn more about Morais Vineyards at https://moraisvineyards.com.

Instructor: Casey Beltran

Tuition: $112 per pair of registrations.  $56 per single registration.

Member discount = $112 – 15% = $95.20 per couple
Member discount = $56 – 15% = $47.60 per single

Learn more about ARTfactory Membership HERE.

Come out to our beautiful ballroom and kick off autumn with an afternoon of music and dance!  Experience the joy of social dancing at our special Sunday Dance with instructor Kelsey Keeler .  Arrive at 3:30pm for an optional lesson in the soulful moves of West Coast Swing, then enjoy two hours of Rhythm & Blues, Rock ‘n Roll classics, Big Band standards and beyond!  Light refreshments included.

Instructor: Kelsey Keeler

$15 per person when purchased online  (Online sales end at 1pm on the day of the event.)
$20 per person at door

Join artist Michele Frantz for this wonderful exploration in acrylic painting! Versatile and forgiving, acrylic paints may be manipulated with a wide array of techniques, applied to many different surfaces, and modified with various additives. Students new to acrylics will learn introductory basics; experienced students will improve skills and explore new directions. Class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented each session. List of acrylics supplies given upon registration; canvases and boards will be provided by the instructor. For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $112  Supply Fee: $10    Register by Oct. 16  for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join artist Michele Frantz for an evening class in acrylic painting.  Quick drying, vibrant and versatile, acrylics may be applied to a wide variety of surfaces and altered with different additives.  Students new to acrylics will learn introductory basics; experienced students will improve skills and explore new directions. Supplies provided via supply fee.  For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $20   Register by Oct. 23 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Explore the beautiful fluidity and transparency of watercolor. Beginners will learn basic tools and techniques. Experienced students will explore new methods, materials, and styles. This class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented each session.  List of watercolor supplies given upon registration.  Watercolor paper will be provided by instructor. For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $112  Supply Fee: $10  Register by Oct. 23 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Explore the endless possibilities when using fluid and dry media together to make beautiful art. Through clear interactive tutorial demonstrations, Mike will teach students to use a combination of watercolor, gouache, brushes, pencils, pens and ink to create compelling compositions with subtle and bold textures.  Subject matter will vary.   Age15 – Adult.

Instructor: Mike Flynn

Tuition: $105  Paper Fee: $8   Register by Oct. 30 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join us on Friday evenings for a fun studio art class! Find plenty of individual instruction & opportunities to try new media & techniques. We will draw, paint, sketch and build dynamic creations.  For ages 7-11.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $140  Supply Fee: $20   Register by October 30 for 10% tuition discount for non-members, 25% discount for members.

Want to take your art to the next level? Join us as we explore and learn how to bring our skills to the digital world using tablets and Paint Tool SAI.  For Beginners: We’ll use lineart to get the hang of what it feels like to draw on a tablet as it translates to the computer screen.  For Advanced: We’ll explore what the program allows us to do, creating a finished piece using cel-shading.  All levels of experience are welcome, come meet fellow teens with a passion for anime and manga art just like you!  Ages 13-Adult

Instructor: Leaf Lemon

Tuition: $112  Supply Fee: $20  Register by Oct. 30 for 10% tuition discount for non-members, 25% discount for members.

Do you love creating comics, cartoons and anime sketches?  Improve your character illustration skills and personal style. We will look at eastern and western comics, and then use hand drawing techniques to illustrate a page, just like the professionals!   Supplies provided.  For ages 8-14.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $10   Register by October 30 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

Join us for an exciting and fun-filled adventure into the holiday world of music and theatre.  While working as a team, our actors and actresses will work together on

From Plank Road Publishing

by Teresa Jennings and Karl Hitzemann

An Improbable Inspiring Musical For Young Voices

All young magic reindeer need a good, well-rounded education. Fortunately, they are able to get one from the School of Reindeer at (where else?) the North Pole. They can study all of the important subjects like math, science, reading, music, and so on. But they also have to have specialized training in necessary skills like leaping, reindeer games, and of course, flying.

Now you would think that flying comes easily to these youngsters, and the truth is, all magic reindeer do have the ability to fly. However, it doesn’t just happen. It has to be learned, or at the very least, chosen, as the young reindeer in our story discover for themselves.

Frustrated by their inability to simply take off, they wonder why they can’t just get up and go. As the tale unfolds, it is revealed that it is the kindness in a reindeer’s heart that renders flight possible. An inspiring message for us all, to be sure.  (Ages 5 – 8)

Class begins on Tuesday, November 7 from 5:15 – 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays with no class on Thursday, November 23rd.  The performance will be held on the final night of class, Thursday, December 7

Instructor: Mary Gaskins.

Tuition: $162 Register by October 31 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% tuition discount for members.

This class will explore the fundamental techniques of oil painting.  Each student will select a reference photo with guidance from teaching artist Emily Thomson.  The instructional approach will be customized to address the skill development for students:
Experienced Beginner (some drawing and painting experience, but new to oils.)
Intermediate (some experience with oil painting, but looking to improve skills.)
Oil paints and canvases will be provided via supply fee.  For ages 15 – Adult.

Instructor: Emily Thomson

Tuition: $168 Supply Fee: $20  Register by Nov. 6 for 10% tuition discount for non-members and 25% discount for members.

Join us for a fun SALSA NIGHT in the beautiful setting of AROMA Wine Tasting Room in Historic Manassas.  This dance night is perfect for beginners and experienced dancers alike!    Want to learn the basic Salsa steps, or have a refresher?  Purchase the 30 minute lesson and the Open Dance package.  Already know your way around the floor?  Join us for the Open Dance only from 8pm-10pm!   Preregister today, limited enrollment!

For ages 15 – adult.  Award-winning Morais Vineyards wine will be available for sale to ages 21 & over.

ARTfactory thanks Morais Vineyards for allowing our use of their beautiful tasting room for this event.  Learn more about Morais Vineyards at https://moraisvineyards.com.

Instructor: Casey Beltran

$20 per person:  Lesson (7:30pm) and Open Dance (8pm-10pm)
$10 per person: Open Dance Only  (8pm-10pm)

Come out to our beautiful ballroom this November and join us for a Swing around the dance floor!  Experience the joy of social dancing at our Sunday Dance with instructor Casey Beltran.  Arrive at 3:30pm for an optional lesson in East Coast Swing, then enjoy two hours of music from the Big Band era, Rock ‘n Roll classics and beyond!   Light refreshments included.

Instructor: Casey Beltran

$15 per person when purchased online  (Online sales end at 1pm on the day of the event.)
$20 per person at door

This in-person intro class for young artists will support improvement of fundamental drawing skills while bringing students together for fun and creativity.  Come explore line, form, shading and texture using traditional art media and a wide array of lessons and subject matter.  Your supply fee will provide each student with materials to use during class that could include pencils, charcoal, colored pencils, pens, markers and pastels.  For ages 7-11.

Instructor: Lydia Bratton

Tuition: $63  Supply Fee: $10   Register by November 20 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join artist Michele Frantz for a 3 lesson mini-session in acrylic painting!  Versatile and forgiving, acrylic paints may be manipulated with a wide array of techniques, applied to many different surfaces, and modified with various additives. Students new to acrylics will learn introductory basics; experienced students will improve skills and explore new directions. Class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented each session. List of acrylics supplies given upon registration; canvases and boards will be provided by the instructor. For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $84  Canvas Fee: $8 

Join Mike Flynn for an introduction to painting soft and impressionistic landscapes in oils.  This class will explore the fundamental techniques of oil painting, and the use of the medium to suggest distance, form, texture and atmosphere.  Mike will teach through demonstration in this class for beginners and advanced beginners.  Oil paints and canvases will be provided via supply fee.   Age15 – Adult.

Instructor: Mike Flynn

Tuition: $105  Paper Fee: $8   Register by Nov. 27 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join artist Michele Frantz for a three week mini-session in this year-round series!  Explore the beautiful fluidity and transparency of watercolor. Beginners will learn basic tools and techniques. Experienced students will explore new methods, materials, and styles. This class is offered throughout the year with a different approach presented each session.  List of watercolor supplies given upon registration.  Watercolor paper will be provided by instructor. For ages 15 & up.

Instructor: Michele Frantz

Tuition: $84  Supply Fee: $8  Register by November 27 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Based on the well-loved book by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a hilarious play that tells the story of the Herdmans, the worst kids in town, who decide to audition for the Christmas pageant. As they volunteer for the major roles, decide that Herod is the hero, and turn the classroom upside down, the new director is sure the pageant is ruined. Everything goes horribly wrong, yet when the dust settles everyone agrees it was the best Christmas pageant EVER.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.  www.concordtheatricals.com

Performances on Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16 at 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday December 16 and 17 at 2 p.m.

Based on the well-loved book by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a hilarious play that tells the story of the Herdmans, the worst kids in town, who decide to audition for the Christmas pageant. As they volunteer for the major roles, decide that Herod is the hero, and turn the classroom upside down, the new director is sure the pageant is ruined. Everything goes horribly wrong, yet when the dust settles everyone agrees it was the best Christmas pageant EVER.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.  www.concordtheatricals.com

Performances on Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16 at 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday December 16 and 17 at 2 p.m.

Based on the well-loved book by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a hilarious play that tells the story of the Herdmans, the worst kids in town, who decide to audition for the Christmas pageant. As they volunteer for the major roles, decide that Herod is the hero, and turn the classroom upside down, the new director is sure the pageant is ruined. Everything goes horribly wrong, yet when the dust settles everyone agrees it was the best Christmas pageant EVER.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.  www.concordtheatricals.com

Performances on Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16 at 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday December 16 and 17 at 2 p.m.

Great illustrators masterfully bend realism to suit their visual storytelling and capture the reader’s imagination. Learn techniques, tips and tricks from published children’s book illustrator Emily Thomson. Topics will include the use of thumbnail sketches, and the creation of polished line drawings using water-based media ink, gouache and watercolor.  Bring some of your favorite animal or human photographs to use as visual references; we will have more for your choosing, too. Materials will be provided via supply fee. For ages 15 & up.

Note:  Following the current CDC recommendation, students and instructors should wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk.  Class size will be limited for social distancing.  We continue to show vigilance in cleaning and sanitizing our facilities.

Instructor: Emily Thomson

Tuition: $112 Supply Fee: $20   Register by Jan. 8 for 10% tuition discount for non members and a 25% discount for members.

Join Pied Piper Theatre as we mount our first original production, Where’s Wyatt.

In a world of conformity that consists of black and white; Wyatt is a gifted artist with the power of color!  Through this devised piece, Wyatt will fight battles, navigate treacherous obstacles and restore balance to the world of Color!  Under the direction of Alex Mills and Ashton Schaffer, students will  create characters that inhabit new environments and make connections with the world around them and restore color to their world.

What is a devised piece?  A devised theatrical piece is an original work that is created collaboratively between actors, dancers and musical theatre performers.  It uniquely blends these art forms to create a dynamic and emotionally engaging performance that captivatingly tells a story.  By drawing on the diverse talents and perspectives of its performers, a devised piece offers a fresh and exciting take on familiar themes and issues, exploring them with depth and nuance.  Whether it’s through fluid choreography, soaring vocals or heartfelt monologues, a devised theatrical piece for young audiences offers a thought provoking and evocative experience that sparks the imagination and inspires self expression.

Show Dates: Where’s Wyatt will be performed at ARTfactory, Kellar Theatre on April 18, 19 and 20.

Rehearsals:  Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 – 8:00 pm

Ticketed Performances:  Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April  18, 19 and 20 at 7 p.m.

Tuition:  $350.  Please remember to sign in for the member discount of $10%.  Tuition may be paid in one lump sum or in three installments.

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Where’s Wyatt Production Staff

Directors – Alex Mills and Ashton Schaffer

Costumer – Jenn Durham