Ash Lawn-Highland, home of President James Monroe, will welcome visitors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 for its annual sheep shearing. Professional shearer Sy Caryl will demonstrate and discuss shearing, which is designed to maximize efficiency and minimize discomfort for the sheep and the shearer. Ash Lawn-Highland’s craft interpreter and artist-in-residence Russell Hubert will demonstrate Monroe-era crafts. He will present the historic art of paper quilling, a unique form of decoration.