Send announcements or events, which are open to the public at no or minimal cost, to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 or e-mail <a href="mailto:loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com">loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com</a>. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged.
Babygarten, a program for infants and their parents/caregivers, will be offered at local libraries. Babygarten will be held at the Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; and Sterling Library, 120 Enterprise St., Sterling, Jan. 14, 10 a.m. Each session lasts for six weeks. Registration required; register at library.loudoun.gov.
Computer application I — record keeping, organizing and computing — at the Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling. Familiarity with keyboard desirable. Two-part class: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 10:30 a.m.-noon and Friday, Jan. 9, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Cost: $21 members, $23 nonmembers. Call 703-430-2397.
Windows XP/Vista at the Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling. Two-part class: Thursday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m.-noon and Thursday, Jan. 15, 9 a.m.-noon. Cost: $42 members, $44 nonmembers. Call Erik Onate, 703-430-2397.
Finding Foundation Support for Your Education, a free Foundation Center course open to the public, is Friday Jan. 9, from 4-5 p.m., at the George Washington University Virginia Campus Library, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn. This one-hour class explores finding financial support for college. To register, call 703-726-8230 or e-mail the library at Virginia@gwu.edu, or visit www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu for a link to the Foundation Center courses.
The Loudoun Literacy Council is offering a free, two-session, Instructor Training course Saturday, Jan. 10 and 24, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., for those who would like to teach students in basic literacy or English as a Second Language. The course features hands-on exercises to practice proven techniques for teaching in the classroom or one-on-one. The course will be held at the Hampton Inn and Suite, 117 Fort Evans Road N.E., Leesburg. Call 703-777-2205 or e-mail mmontgomery@loudounliteracy.org to sign up.
A tai chi workshop with Steven LaForce will be held Sundays, Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 3 p.m., at Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls. Learn the ancient Chinese form of mind, body and spirit exercise. Register at library.loudoun.gov.
Sterling United Methodist Church, 304 E. Church Road, Sterling, invites the community to take part in the Crown Financial study, an 11-week workshop intended to assist people achieve better money management goals. The workshop starts Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost: $45 individual; $55 couple. Call 703-430-6455 or visit www.sterlingumc.org to register.
Computer application II — word processing — at the Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling. Two-part class: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m.-noon and Wednesday, Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Cost: $21 members, $23 nonmembers. Call 703-430-2397.
Internet at the Senior Center at Cascades Marketplace, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, Thursday, Jan. 22, 9 a.m.-noon and Wednesday, Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Cost: $21 members, $23 nonmembers. Call Erik Onate, 703-430-2397.
Learn how to measure, mix and more in a basic cooking class Wednesday, Jan. 14 and Feb. 11, 10:15-11:15 a.m., at Douglass Community Center, 405 E. Market St., Leesburg. Cost: $10. Contact Jaime Cox at 703-771-5913 or jaime.cox@loudoun.gov.