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<ro>Last Chance
<lst>The Sterling Playmakers will present "Tom Jones" at Sterling Middle School, 201 West Holly Ave., Sterling. The show will run for two weekends, including two Sunday matinees, on April 12-13. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. All tickets are General Admission, $12 each. Call 703-437-6117 or visit www.sterlingplaymakers.com.
The 10th Congressional District Art Show will be Saturday, April 12, at Notre Dame Academy in Loudoun County. The art competition is open to all high-school students in the 10th District. Students interested in participating should contact their school’s art teachers or principals for detailed information on how to enter. All pieces entered in the competition will be displayed at the show, which will be open to the public from 1-4 p.m., at the Notre Dame Academy Art Center, 35321 Notre Dame Lane. Congressman Frank Wolf (R-10) will announce the "Best of Show" at 3 p.m.
Loudoun Ballet Company will present the full-length version of Swan Lake, the tale of romance, magic, treachery and transformation all performed to Tchaikovsky's emotionally stirring music. Performances are April 12, at 2 and 7 p.m., and April 13, at 3 p.m., at Potomac Falls High School, 46400 Algonkian Parkway, Potomac Falls. Tickets are $18 per adult, $12 per child in advance, $22 at the door. Premium seats are available for $22. Visit www.loudounballet.org.
<ro>Ongoing
<lst>The Pickwick Players will present "Little Women." Performances will take place at Stone Hill Middle School, 23415 Evergreen Ridge Drive, Ashburn, April 11, 12, 18, and 19, at 7:30 p.m., and April 12 and 19, at 2 p.m. A special family matinee is scheduled for April 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online via PayPal at Pickwickplayers.org. In advance: adults $10, children/seniors $8, at door: adults $11, children/seniors $9. Family matinee April 12, $35 per immediate family.
New works by artist Kurt Schwarz will be on display at Gallery 222 in Leesburg. Exhibit dates are through April 26. The gallery is open Mondays through Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit www.gallery222.com or 703-777-5498.
Thirteen senior artists are displaying their work at the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg during April. Participating artists include Jillian Cox, Lilia A. Dinneny, Jan Hundshamer, Jean Kipfer, Ruth Legard, Robert Mayer, Pat Miller, Mike Murphy, Emily Newton, Margaret Ramey, Fran Schmitt, Richard Simms and Mokhtar Youssef, all county residents. The exhibit is open to the public and it is open for viewing Mondays-Fridays during business hours. Contact Holly Peterson at hpeterso@loudoun.gov.
The College Community Theater presents "The Foreigner" by Larry Shue, directed by Dave Wright. The production centers around two English friends that turn a fishing lodge upside down. The show will run from through April 19. The shows on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The show is at the Waddell theater on the Northern Virginia Loudoun campus, 1000 Harry Flood Byrd Highway, Sterling. Tickets are $12 per adult and $10 per student and senior. Visit www.nvcc.edu/cct or call 703-948-7701.
Teens volunteer to put on a Children’s Fairy Tale Play, Tuesdays, 5-6:30 p.m., through April 22, at Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn. Pick a play, rehearse it, work on the props and perform it in front of an audience. Come to the information desk for details and to sign up. Recommended for ages 12-18.
<ro>Coming Soon
<lst>Broad Run High School, located at 21670 Ashburn Road in Ashburn, will be performing "Fiddler on the Roof" as its spring musical. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17, Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19 and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20. Tickets are $10 general admission and may be purchased at the door on show nights. Call 571-252-2305.
"Chess" will be performed at Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Road, Ashburn, April 17-19. Loosely based on the 1972 feud between the American "bad boy" of chess, Bobby Fischer, and the Soviet champion, Boris Spassky, the play follows the Cold War champions as they attempt to throw off the chains of their respective governments. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults. Call 571-252-2200.
M.P. Brown, an artist now residing in Ashburn, will display a collection of his art in the Gallery of Franklin Park Performing and Visual Arts Center with the exhibit culminating in a reception and auction Saturday, April 19, from 6-9 p.m. Twenty percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. Visit www.mpbrownartworks.com.
Shakespeare in the Park auditions at Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise St., Thursday, April 24, from 6-9 p.m.; Friday, April 25, from 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, April 26, from 1:30-5 p.m. All ages. No experience necessary. Call 703-430-9480.