In Brief: Coming up, Ongoing, Seniors, Health, Support Groups - Feb. 8

Art exhibit CACE Gallery of Fine Art Exhibit, featuring a community interpretation of Kit Herman's poem, "The Prairie Church," is open Fridays from 4 to 6 p.

Around Town

Bloomfield Do you Knit? Scrapbook? Write the great American novel? The Bloomfield Public Library is your one-stop community center for sharing your interests and hobbies with like-minded people.

No wallflowers among these canvas samplers

If you have fabric scraps and a button collection, you have the makings of avant-garde wall art. If you’ve saved your child’s treasured baby garments or clothing items from a departed loved one, you have the makings of a sentimental and one-of-a-kind creation.

School notebook

The Grade 5 classes celebrated Chinese New Year last week with lots of good foods to sample from China, learning how to draw dragons, and doing research on Chinese culture. Thanks to Ms. Barry and all the parent volunteers for providing this rich experience for the children.

Around Fort Detrick

There will be a power outage Feb. 4, from approximately 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. Only Bldg. 810 will only be impacted during this outage.