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Bring your children and come and join us!! Saturday, August 27th @ 10am
This month's Author for Storytelling In The Park is Erica S. Perl. Erica S. Perl writes picture books, novels, chapter books, plays, articles, and more. Her books have received accolades and awards, including the National Jewish Book Award, and three Sydney Taylor Medals (one silver, two bronze). They've also landed on State Book Award lists, “Best Books” lists, and library lists. Erica teaches and presents at schools, libraries, conferences, and festivals. Her author visits are educational, engaging, and empowering. This may be because she has a theater background, a law degree, and an ice cream truck driver's license! She lives in Washington, D.C. with her family. Her newest books for young readers is, WHEN CARROT MET COOKIE and WHEN WHALES FLY which she will probably read (along with some others depending on time!) at the Park on Saturday. Come join us for a wonderful story hour. Her website: http://www.ericaperl.com Sponsored by the Holmes Run Acres Civic Association 70th Anniversary Committee.  The Holmes Run Acres Civic Association is hosting a neighborhood block party at the Holmes Run Pool!
The event is open to all HRA residents, neither a civic association membership nor pool membership is required. Saturday, Sept 17th, 4pm - 8pm More details and free RSVP here! In response to community feedback, Fairfax County staff will be hosting a second community meeting for the Holmes Run Acres potential Historic Overlay District in a virtual format over Microsoft Teams on August 4th from 7:00 – 9:00pm. Staff will present the same information at the virtual meeting as was presented at the in-person meeting this past Tuesday and will answer questions from the community.
Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 277 531 449 378 Passcode: T5eBvc Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 571-429-5982,,936113448# United States, Arlington Phone Conference ID: 936 113 448# Join us for the next installment of Storytelling in the Park on Saturday, July 23rd @ 10am in Luria Park.
Liz Nugent is an illustrator, comic artist and teacher. She graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in 2011 with a BFA in Illustration. Liz has illustrated books, apps, video games and many comic-filled zines. Her work is full of humor, whimsy, cute characters and plants. You can visit her at https://www.liznugentdraws.com/ There will be a drawing session for the kids, along with the storytelling. An important Histoic Overlay District update has been posted, please see our dedicated HOD page for details:
https://www.holmesrunacres.com/historic-overlay-district-hod.html The Annual meeting of the Holmes Run Acres Civic Association will be held on June 22nd, 7:30 pm at Woodburn School.
The program for the meeting is as follows: The HRACA presents the ' Year In Review' , with short reports by the President and Committee Chairpersons Annual awards for Community Service and Distinguished Citizen are presented. Our main guest speaker will be Penny Gross, Mason District Supervisor. HRA has recently been moved from Providence District into Mason District. This is a major change, and we welcome our first opportunity to meet our new District Supervisor who will introduce us to Mason District's agenda. There will be a short Q and A following. A presentation on "Habitat Gardening" will be given by Joan Gottlieb and Whitney Redding. The ecological connection on how HRA yards tie into the Greater Holmes Run Stream Valley, and what plantings are best, accordingly, will be interesting to hear about. There also will be a short Q & A following. Light Refreshments will be served at the end of the program. Non-members are welcome to come. Hope to see you there!! HRACA, as part of this year's Holmes Run Acres 70th Anniversary celebrations, presents a monthly storytelling event for children in Luria Park. Our first one in April was a big success, and we look forward to our May session on this coming Saturday morning. Our May author is Megan Wagner Lloyd. She is the author of the kids’ graphic novel Allergic, co-created with illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter. She’s also the author of the picture books Finding Wild and Fort-Building Time, illustrated by Abigail Halpin, Building Books, illustrated by Brianne Farley, and Paper Mice, illustrated by Phoebe Wahl. She lives with her family in the Washington DC area. Megan will be reading her picture book Finding Wild, and if there are any older kids who would like to gather afterwards, she has offered to read excerpts from her middle grade graphic novel, Allergic, as well. There will also, once again, be a craft activity. Come join us with your children for an enjoyable story hour!  The Holmes Run Acres Civic Association presents: The 2022 House and Garden Tour Postponed to Saturday, May 21 from 11:00am to 3:00 pm The Holmes Run Acres Civic Association is excited to bring you the semi-annual HRA House and Garden Tour. This year is extra special because we are celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Holmes Run Acres. We are all looking forward to exploring the endless possibilities that characterize our unique mid-century architecture and wonderfully wooded environment. Please plan to take the tour to see some of the great houses and gardens in our neighborhood. Begin the Tour at Woodburn School to get a list of houses. As you visit these houses, look for features that demonstrate our 70 years of history. Also look for updates that prove our houses can be adapted to our changing needs. Look for garden features that reveal a gardener’s touch as well as a responsiveness to nature. It has long been a tradition to include “works in progress” on the HRA House and Garden Tour. This year we also want to emphasize houses that have Curb Appeal. If you would like to show your home and/or garden on the tour, please contact us ASAP. We hope you enjoy the tour!  As part of celebrating HRA's 70th year, there will be a MONTHLY CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR IN THE PARK. Once a month a well-known children's author will talk about their writing, and read from one of their books. Some benches are available, but we encourage bringing chairs or blankets for seating. Books will be available for purchase also.
Do Come To The Park and Enjoy a Good Story with your Children !! Schedule April 23rd, 11 am: Zara Gonzalez Hoang Zara González Hoang, children's author & illustrator, who lives in HRA, will be our first presenter. MI CASA IS MY HOME A NEW KIND OF WILD THREAD OF LOVE May 21st, 11am: Author Megan Wagner Lloyd June 25th, 11am - Author Erica Perl July, August, September, October TBA. More events to follow:
Be sure to check back here, read The Holmes Runner, and watch for more announcements. Hope you will join in the celebrations of your unique and special community. We have a rich history, which you can read about in "The History of A Community, Holmes Run Acres", Volumes I, II, III on our Historical Images and Documents page. These are also available in our HRA archives at the Fairfax County Library Virginia Room. Paper copies can be requested. CELEBRATE 70 YEARS OF COMMUNITY!  When: Saturday, April 16, 10:00 am
Where: Luria Park What to Eggspect: Eggs will be 'hidden' in and around Luria Park (nowhere treacherous or off the beaten path) - kids can run around to gather eggs, then can eggs-change them in for some treats. The park will be all nice and clean from the stream cleanup on April 9 - thanks to everyone that came out to keep our neighborhood awesome! |
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