The Adult Education Workshops & Experiential Programs (AEWEP) grew out of Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center Program Director Bryan Branch's and Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center Program Director Lance Johnson's desires to provide adults 18 years and older the opportunities to continue their educations through a variety of hands-on, cultural, and service-oriented programs. Piloted at Holiday Lake in the fall of 2000 with a Banjo Making Workshop, the AEWEP has blossomed into a multi-offering program annually at both centers. Workshops including Natural Dyes, Mandolin Making, Weaving, Outdoor Skills and Experience, Golf, Shooting Education, and Trail-Building and Maintenance all serve a diverse group of people from across the country, from beginner to expert. For more Information on the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center and its AEWEPs, please visit its website at: http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/northern