Rhubarb Jam - A Homeschool Community

RJ is hosting a "Not Back to School" skating party on Monday 8/30.

Please RSVP by 8/26 if you'd like to come!

• The "Not Back to School" RJ Skating Party
• Monday August 30, 2010
• 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
• Starland Roller Rink
• 800 Park Road
• Hagerstown, MD
• 301-739-9844
• RJ funds will cover admission and skates for up to 70 people. Please bring money for food from the snack bar, as they do not allow outside food other than cake. We will open this up to the RJ community and their family members.

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$185 was raised via entry fees and raffle sales!

It was a full house at The Music Cafe in Damascus, MD! Aliya, our very own Concert Promoter, set up the area to collect donations and distribute the raffle tickets and prizes. She is also the one to thank for making the arrangements with The Music Cafe for us to use their space! Way to go, Aliya!

Lena was our Raffle Ticket Maven! She was busy most of the evening collecting money and tearing off tickets as the MC tempted the audience with the fabulous prizes. Thank you, Lena, for your hard work!

The MC extraodinaire was Jaclyn. With little preparation and lots of notes written on her arms (!), she introduced the bands, got us excited about the raffle prizes, and generously thanked the donators and the cooks!

And who were the musicians?
The 1st band to perform was Tasting Waves: Cedric, Jacob, and Joshua playing "Second Chance" by Shinedown. Great job, gentlemen! Rumor has it that they've got a couple more songs being worked out for next time! Be sure to be there!

Maya fabulously performed a solo of an Avril Lavigne song! She was awesome and we look forward to hearing her again! She plays the guitar, the cello, and she sings!

Guest performer Emilee shared original tunes that were thought-provoking and entertaining! She had us all laughing! Thanks, Emilee!

Casey, Christopher, and Elijah of Visible Sound rocked us with the likes of The Who and the Rolling Stones. What fun! The house was clapping hands and singing along!

And, of course, a concert is no fun unless there is an audience! Thank you to all who came! It was great to see so many RJ members, past members, and our families and friends in attendance!

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Next Wednesday... April 7th, 2010!

Come out to The Music Cafe in Damascus, MD to hear some music from RJ bands and guest!

(Check out their menu and great food!!)

This is a Performance Fundraiser to Pair Cats with Senior Citizens....

The cafe is open 6-9pm...

Music begins around 6:45pm....

$5 donation requested...

The money will be used to assist in adoption and care costs at the Frederick County Animal Control Center.

See you then!

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Thursdays in Germantown - Join us!

Last week's RJ day in Germantown was fun and productive.

We set up a basic schedule for the Winter/Spring session that will run from Feb. 4- March 18, from 10:30am-3pm. We will start with a few classes for 6 weeks, and have a potluck/free day/St. Patty's day party on March 18. Another session will follow from March - May.

Here is a list of class topics that were discussed:

Story of the World; Ancient China
Conversational Spanish
Knitting
Nature programs - birding
Science - blowing stuff up
Qigong (Chi gong)

Tomorrow at RJ, we will finalize all class ideas and do some activities. (I'm bringing sponge-painting).

Contact us for more information

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