Adult Programs

 

 

All programs are free but registration is requested and begins three weeks prior to the program date unless otherwise noted. Sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation is available if requested three weeks prior to the program date. To register, or for further information, please visit Bull Run Regional Library at 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Virginia, or call 703-792-4530 (TTY 703-792-4524).

 

Halloween Movie: The Horror of Dracula

Thursday, October 29, 7:00 p.m

Gary Crawford is back with another free Halloween movie.

The Horror of Dracula (1958) was the first retelling of the vampire legend filmed in Technicolor and stars

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Don’t miss the trivia quiz during intermission.

 

Call to register

 

What Do You Really Want to Do with Your Life?

• Saturday, November 7, 10:30 a.m.

A Careers Program for Teens and Adults. Are you in a rut or feeling stifled in your current career? Are you a young adult wondering about your future? This workshop will help you focus on lifetime goals, the motivation for your choice of career, and the strategies that should be considered based on the chosen goals.

Please call 703-792-4530 to register.

 

Cell Phone Charms Craft

• Saturday, November 21, 10:30 a.m.

Don’t let your phone be unadorned! Make a charm from beads. Space is limited and registration is required. A $10 deposit is required to reserve a space. This deposit will be returned at the end of the program or if the registration is cancelled at least 48 hours prior to the program.

Registration begins October 31.

 

Bull Run Writers’ Groups

These groups meet to share their writing and offer encouragement and constructive criticism.

Writers of Children’s Lit

• Tuesdays, October 13 & 27, November  10 & 24 - 7:00 p.m.

Writers of Adult Lit

• Saturdays,  October 24, November 14 & 28 -  2:00 p.m.

Memoir Writers

• Tuesday, November 2, 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

Please call the Information Desk at 703-792-4530 for more information.

New members are always welcome

 

Spanish for Fun!

Bring your lunch and chat with new friends in Spanish. We’ll supply coffee and dessert! A native Spanish speaker will be available for help.

• Tuesdays,  October 13, 20 & 27, November 3, 10, 17, 24
• 12:00-2:00 p.m.

No registration required. Todos bienvenidos

 

English Conversation Club

This is an opportunity for new speakers of English to practice their speaking skills in a fun and friendly environment.

• Mondays  - October 5, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30- 6:00 p.m.
• Tuesday - October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, 24- 10:00 a.m.

No registration required. New members are always welcome.

 

Romance in the Afternoon Club

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

• Monday, October 19 - 1:00 p.m.

“I wasn’t born and raised to be a Kyoto geisha…I’m a fisherman’s daughter from a little town called Yoroido on the Sea of Japan.” Please join Bull Run’s favorite afternoon book club as we discuss Arthur Golden’s fascinating first novel, Memoirs of a Geisha. The novel chronicles nine-yearold Chiyo’s life after she is sold into slavery following her mother’s death through her transformation into Sayuri, a most beautiful and accomplished geisha. Golden’s simple and elegant prose gracefully captures Japanese culture and produces a plausible female protagonist from a now vanished world.

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

• Monday, November 16, 1:00 p.m.

P lease join us to discuss Sara Gruen’s romantic page turner, Water for Elephants. Gruen’s bestselling novel is an enticing blend of history, adventure, mystery, memoir, and love story which is revealed as the  nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski recounts the wild and wonderful years he spent during the Great Depression with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. The novel is Sara Gruen at her best with old fashioned storytelling that is both well researched and compelling. Who hasn’t wanted to run away and join

the circus, if only for an afternoon?

 

Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches.

No registration required. New members always welcome.

 

Spices to the Rescue

Saturday, October 24, 10:30 a.m.

You know that spices add flavor to your food, and that they can also have health benefits. But did you know that some spices can be used for first aid? Learn how to make your spice cabinet do double duty as a medicine cabinet.

Space is limited at this free program. Registration is requested and begins October 3

 

Brown Bag Travel Club

Armchair Travel

Thursday, October 29, 12:30 p.m.

Share a brief review of a book you’ve read about someone else’s travels. Bring a brown bag lunch.

Registration begins October 8

Eastern Europe

• Thursday, November 19, 12:30 p.m.

Patty Gulledge will show photographs of her travels and read from the journals she kept while in Eastern Europe. Bring a brown bag lunch.

Registration begins October 29.