Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.life From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 17:35:41 EST Message-ID: \SE B;LIFE;TIME OUT;READERS' BULLETIN BOARD KID'S FLEA MARKET Youngsters ages 8 to 12 can buy, sell or barter toys, arts and crafts items, games and specialty goods at a kids-only flea market from noon to 3 p.m. today at the Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Admission is 25 cents plus one can of food for donation to the center's Thanksgiving food drive; 703/476-4500. TV CLASSES Montgomery Community Television Inc. offers courses in television field production, teaching participants how to use television equipment and studio facilities to produce shows for airing on Montgomery County Cable's Channel 49. The 10-week course begins in January, and early registration is recommended; 301/424-5305. STOCKINGS Kid's Konnection, a nonprofit organization, is soliciting Christmas stockings filled with small toys or useful items to be distributed to inner-city children. Stockings should be mailed to: Kid's Konnection, 825 Kentucky Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. 20003 no later than Nov. 30. For information, call 202/547-5161. CALL TO ARTISTS Howard Community College in Columbia seeks artwork in all media from local visual artists for exhibitions in the college's art gallery during the 1993-94 season. Deadline for applications is Dec. 1. For an application, call 410/964-4940. AUCTION Weekend vacations, theater and sporting-event tickets and a host of goods and services will be auctioned off at 7:30 p.m. today at Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, 8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Admission is $6; 301/881-2342. BAZAARS AND CRAFTS * Crafts, gifts and baked goods will be on hand at the Selah Christian Ministries' Annual Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Reality Gospel Church, 5937 Franconia Road, Alexandria; 703/866-5535. * A Fall Craft Festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Crestwood Elementary School, 6010 Hanover Ave., Springfield. Admission is free. Call 703/451-2929 or 703/644-4251. * Browse through scarfs, books, perfumes, Christmas decorations and more at the Washington Urban League Guild's Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, 4606 16th St. NW; 202/265-8200. VOLUNTEERS This week's volunteer needs: * Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) seek volunteers over 21 to gather information, prepare reports and monitor court orders in cases involving abused or neglected children. Volunteers will receive 36 hours of training; 703/273-3526. * The Georgetown Ministry Center needs volunteers to help in distributing clothing to the homeless in Georgetown. For information, call 202/342-8759. * The Fairfax County Volunteer Learning Program is looking for volunteers to provide guidance for adults seeking a high school diploma. Training is provided; 703/246-2139. * The American Association of Retired Persons needs volunteers to provide free tax assistance to the elderly, handicapped and homebound. Training is provided in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service; 202/529-2434. * The Prince George's Voluntary Action Center has information about volunteer opportunities with: the Whitman-Walker Clinic of Suburban Maryland, an organization fighting AIDS and helping those affected by the disease; the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County; the Prince George's County Department of Social Services, which needs volunteer help with holiday food and toy drives; and the Salvation Army. Requests for volunteers, community announcements and donation exchanges must be sent at least two weeks before date of publication and include contact phone number with area code. Send to: Kevin M. Carlson, Readers' Bulletin Board, The Washington Times, 3600 New York Ave. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM