Paige Fraasch and Laura Dow host an interactive workshop on finances and physical movement. Particularly geared to women, this Wealth & Health workshop provides commonsense tips to help audience members navigate our current, ever-changing financial world as well as to understand how best to stay physically active. Paige Fraasch, President and CEO of Norseman Advisory...
Phil Audibert will share his experiences as an award-winning documentary filmmaker, from writing to staging to marketing. Phil Audibert and his wife Susie operate as a team, relying on her natural eye for compelling images and his lifelong background in photography and journalism, both print and broadcast. He has won 20 first place awards and...
This 5-week course for beginners explores the basics of using your smartphone’s digital camera. You’ll learn how to take pictures, where they’re stored on your device, and how to delete them. You’ll also learn tips for taking selfies, recording videos, and sharing your photos! This course also introduces some fundamental photography principles about composition and...
Fellowship in a Ring is a group dedicated to science fiction and fantasy books, films, television, and pop culture. A suggested reading list is provided prior to each meeting. Readers are also welcome to share other science fiction or fantasy titles or simply join in the group conversation. Contact nhollands@wrl.org or anorfolk@wrl.org for a suggested...
The Peninsula Concert Band has a rich, 75-year history of providing musical entertainment to people all over Hampton Roads, Virginia. The community band loves to perform concerts and educate audiences year-round with a broad range of band music that includes marches (e.g. “Stars and Stripes Forever” and “Colonel Bogey’s March”), contemporary show tunes, concert band...
Now in its 21st year, the Throwback Thursday Film Series screens a variety of classic and contemporary movies for an adult audience. All films are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre. June’s Theme: Cold War June 5: Torn Curtain (1966) PG Alfred Hitchcock directed this espionage thriller that stars Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Newman...
Presented by the Hampton Roads Workforce Council. Let’s make applying for jobs simple! At this event, there will be in-person resume assistance, computers set up for you to use to submit applications, a clothing closet to help you get interview-ready, and more.
This 5-week course covers the essentials of how to use the basic functions of a personal computer, how to navigate the internet, and how to send and receive email. Registration required. Call (757) 741-3300, option 2. WRL is partnering with Senior Planet from AARP to help adults (age 60-plus) use technology to learn new skills,...
WRL’s teen volunteer group meets the first Thursday of the month to share ideas for library services and work on various tasks. Application and orientation required. See https://www.wrl.org/teens/teen-volunteers/ for more information.
Looking for a unique way to unwind? Join us at the L.A.B. for Jukebox Bingo—a lively twist on traditional bingo that’s all about the music! Dance along to your favorite tunes, sip on refreshing Alewerks brews, and let the good times roll. It’s free to play, family-friendly, and full of chances to win awesome prizes....
SpiritWorks Foundation hosts this monthly recovery service with prayers and readings that focus on helping people find ways to live faithfully in the midst of any kind of suffering, especially addiction, codependence, mental illness, and trauma. Tears are welcome, joy is celebrated, and all are embraced exactly as they are. During the service participants may...
Join us for volunteer days on the Williamsburg Community Growers farm! Come learn about small-scale farming and participate in our local food system. The garden is located in the power corridor between Warhill High School and Wanner Stadium/WSC, off Stadium Road, 7 miles from W&M. We donate over half our produce to local charities! Volunteer...