DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
SAT FEB 21 BALLROOM SOCIAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED
CURRENT TICKETHOLDERS WILL BE REFUNDED AUTOMATICALLY

Join us for our monthly Ballroom Social Dance in the McGuire-Woods Gallery (second floor of W-16) featuring dancing, complimentary refreshments and cash bar. The social dance will be led by professional ballroom instructors Bobbi Brennan and/or Cookie Bell beginning at 8:00pm and the music, dance, food and fun continue through 10:30pm. All skill levels welcome!

*Need a refresher lesson? Arrive early for a 30 minute mini-lesson! Before each social dance, our professional instructor leads a short class from 7:30pm-8:00pm. While the Ballroom Social Dance will cover many styles over the course of each evening, the mini-lesson will focus on one dance/style each month! Please, note schedule of styles below.

Monthly Dance Series:
Social Dance 8:00pm-10:30pm, $10 per person
Mini-Lesson 7:30pm-8:00pm, $5 per person (mini lesson tickets are sold only at the door, not online)

Mini Lesson Schedule:
February 21: Mini-Lesson: Rumba, Instructor: Cookie Bell
March 21: Mini-Lesson: Foxtrot, Instructor: Bobbi Brennan
April 18: Mini-Lesson: Mambo, Instructor: Cookie Bell

VMFA Lecture Series at the Workhouse
An Album of a Century: Photgrapher Jacques Henri Lartigue
Speaker: Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Statewide Manager at VMFA
“I take photographs with love, so I try to make them art objects. But I make them for myself first and foremost — that is important.” – Jacques-Henri Lartigue

French photographer and painter Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) is most famous for his stunning photos of automobile races, planes, and fashionable Parisian women from the turn of the century. This lecture explores Lartigue’s photographs from his first sincere, often playful, presentation of friends, family, and French society made as early as age 6 to his later fashion layouts and portraits.

Thursday December 18th, 2014 at 7:30pm 
Tickets: $10 for General Admission
 $5 for Artists at the Workhouse, Friends of the Workhouse, Workhouse Volunteers and Military
(Please contact Brett John Johnson at brettjohnson@workhousearts.org for $5 promo code)
Venue: W-16, Vulcan Muse
Pre-registration is required.

This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund. Additional local support provided by the Hilton Springfield.

VMFA Lecture Series at the Workhouse
Audio Visual: Music in Art
Speaker: Margaret Hancock, Art and Design Educator
Enter the world of music in art! This visual presentation delves into the unique depictions of musicians, instruments, notes and musical ephemera in a variety of works and media. From Picasso’s framed collages to Man Rays iconic photographs, the audio has greatly influenced the visual in 20th century 2-D and 3-D works of art.

Thursday January 15th, 2015 at 7:30pm 
Tickets: $10 for General Admission
 $5 for Artists at the Workhouse, Friends of the Workhouse, Workhouse Volunteers and Military
(Please contact Brett John Johnson at brettjohnson@workhousearts.org for $5 promo code)
Venue: W-16, Vulcan Muse
Pre-registration is required.

This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund. Additional local support provided by the Hilton Springfield.

Prison Lecture at the Workhouse Arts Center

Coping With Life Behind Bars: Art and Music

Guest Speaker:
A panel discussion about the liberating and rehabilitative power of art and music for offenders of all ages. A special display of art created by D.C. prisoners will be on view.

Note: Due to historically high demand for tickets to the lecture series, patrons who reserve tickets are requested to arrive no later than 7:15pm on the night of the event to claim their tickets. Any unclaimed tickets may be distributed to stand-by patrons beginning at 7:20pm on the night of the event.

​Wednesday February 11th, 2015 at 7:30pm 
Will-Call/Ticketing open at 6:45pm; Theatre doors open at 7pm
Tickets: Free, Suggested Donation of $10
Venue: W-3 Theatre

About the Workhouse Prison Museum:

The Workhouse Prison Museum opened to the public in 2009 and is entirely supported by private contributions.  It is located in Building W-9 at the Workhouse Arts Center.  The Museum was created to present an overview of some of the interesting and significant events that took place at the District of Columbia’s Correctional Complex at Lorton from its opening in 1910 until the last prison left in 2001.  Your support for the museum is appreciated.

VMFA Lecture Series at the Workhouse
Civil War to Civil Rights: How African American Artists Engage the Past
Speaker: Evie Terrono, Professor of Art History at Randolph-Macon College
Through the critical lens of the political, legal, and cultural changes that marked the transition from slavery to the Civil War to the Civil Rights period in the 1960s and 1970s, this presentation will examine depictions of the multifaceted and highly politicized dimensions of “race” and American identity in the artistic production of African American artists. Artists as such as Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker, Fred Wilson, Kehinde Wiley, and Hank Willis, among many others, will be discussed.

Thursday February 19th, 2015 at 7:30pm 
Tickets: $10 for General Admission
 $5 for Artists at the Workhouse, Friends of the Workhouse, Workhouse Volunteers and Military
(Please contact Brett John Johnson at brettjohnson@workhousearts.org for $5 promo code)
Venue: W-16, Vulcan Muse
Pre-registration is required.

This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund. Additional local support provided by the Hilton Springfield.

Prison Lecture at the Workhouse Arts Center

Keeping Sane While Doing Time:
Religion, Counseling and Social Services

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Elwood Gray, founder and president of The National Coalition of Prison Ministries, shares his experiences with inmates and their families at Lorton. Then, a panel of prison caseworkers reflects on the important role of a counselor in the correctional system.

Note: Due to historically high demand for tickets to the lecture series, patrons who reserve tickets are requested to arrive no later than 7:15pm on the night of the event to claim their tickets. Any unclaimed tickets may be distributed to stand-by patrons beginning at 7:20pm on the night of the event.

​Wednesday March 11th, 2015 at 7:30pm 
Will-Call/Ticketing open at 6:45pm; Theatre doors open at 7pm
Tickets: Free, Suggested Donation of $10
Venue: W-3 Theatre

About the Workhouse Prison Museum:

The Workhouse Prison Museum opened to the public in 2009 and is entirely supported by private contributions.  It is located in Building W-9 at the Workhouse Arts Center.  The Museum was created to present an overview of some of the interesting and significant events that took place at the District of Columbia’s Correctional Complex at Lorton from its opening in 1910 until the last prison left in 2001.  Your support for the museum is appreciated.

Prison Lecture at the Workhouse Arts Center

Fires, Riots and Escapes: Lorton in the Public Eye

Guest Speaker:
Actions at Lorton captured frequent public attention in the last years of the 20th century. A panel of administrators, firemen and correctional officers reveals what was going on and why.

Note: Due to historically high demand for tickets to the lecture series, patrons who reserve tickets are requested to arrive no later than 7:15pm on the night of the event to claim their tickets. Any unclaimed tickets may be distributed to stand-by patrons beginning at 7:20pm on the night of the event.

​Wednesday April 8th, 2015 at 7:30pm 
Will-Call/Ticketing open at 6:45pm; Theatre doors open at 7pm
Tickets: Free, Suggested Donation of $10
Venue: W-3 Theatre

About the Workhouse Prison Museum:

The Workhouse Prison Museum opened to the public in 2009 and is entirely supported by private contributions.  It is located in Building W-9 at the Workhouse Arts Center.  The Museum was created to present an overview of some of the interesting and significant events that took place at the District of Columbia’s Correctional Complex at Lorton from its opening in 1910 until the last prison left in 2001.  Your support for the museum is appreciated.

Prison Lecture at the Workhouse Arts Center

Life After Prison

Guest Speaker:
Many prisoners gained new vocational and academic skills while incarcerated. The first panel consists of former officials who share their experiences with prison industries. The second panel will include parole officers who describe the reintegration of inmates into the real community.

Note: Due to historically high demand for tickets to the lecture series, patrons who reserve tickets are requested to arrive no later than 7:15pm on the night of the event to claim their tickets. Any unclaimed tickets may be distributed to stand-by patrons beginning at 7:20pm on the night of the event.

​Wednesday April 29th, 2015 at 7:30pm 
Will-Call/Ticketing open at 6:45pm; Theatre doors open at 7pm
Tickets: Free, Suggested Donation of $10
Venue: W-3 Theatre

About the Workhouse Prison Museum:

The Workhouse Prison Museum opened to the public in 2009 and is entirely supported by private contributions.  It is located in Building W-9 at the Workhouse Arts Center.  The Museum was created to present an overview of some of the interesting and significant events that took place at the District of Columbia’s Correctional Complex at Lorton from its opening in 1910 until the last prison left in 2001.  Your support for the museum is appreciated.