Alexandria-Arlington community events, May 1-8, 2014

Alexandria-Arlington community events, May 1-8, 2014
Food history symposium, featuring presentations by historians and business people, a book signing and tasting of Shuman's Jelly Cake. 1:30-5 p.m., The … Athenaeum Improv Comedy Jam, for age 18 and older; a two-hour session on techniques for joining …
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Arduino's Massimo Banzi: How We Helped Make The Maker Movement
Since it can attach to a multitude of sensors, even beginners can make some pretty incredible projects based on the Arduino platform, from a thermostat to an ambulatory robot. Nine years later, Banzi … I asked a visiting [teacher] from Sweden, some …
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LIVE AND LEARN
Based on French ideas, she has come up with 10 rules to help families maintain healthy eating habits. Self-Guided Computer Tutorials 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Learn at your own pace with these tutorials for beginners and intermediate users of …
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