Entertainment

ArtSpace Herndon Photography Competition Call For Art

ArtSpace Herndon invites photographers to participate in the 2013 Fine Art Photography Competition.

The competition is open to fine art photographers aged 18 or older working in any medium (digital or analog, color or monochrome), and using any printing technique—they care about well-done art more than the specific medium, technique or format. Fine art photography of any subject is welcome; there is no required theme for entries.

Poem: We’ll be Dancing up in Heaven

As I hurried through the airport, with a ticket to L.A. And a tooth brush in my pocket, should my luggage go astray Glancing up, I checked “Departures,” hoping for a slight delay While a soldier in a wheelchair made his way through TSA

MVCCT Presents Disney's 'My Son Pinocchio'

Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre will perform Disney's "My Son Pinocchio" from March 8 through March 17 at Bryant Alternative High School on Popkins Lane in Alexandria, while Carl Sandburg Middle School undergoes renovations.

Neighborhood: Taylor Run

Euphoria filled the hall as the students of St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes danced and sang their way through "The Wiz."

Poem: blizzard (for Ted Kooser)

Dedicated to Ted Kooser, a former Poet Laureate who wrote about a famous midwestern blizzard in the late 19th century.

Mount Vernon Bulletin Board March 6

Information for events taking place in the Mount Vernon area.

Alexandria and Mount Vernon Calendar March 6

Entertainment calendar for the Alexandria and Mount Vernon areas.

SOLA Hosts Patrons Party

The Symphony Orchestras League of Alexandria held its annual Patrons Party on Feb. 23 at the home of Dr. Joseph and Bertha Braddock in Alexandria.

Potomac Bulletin Board March 6

Bulletin board for the Potomac area.

Potomac Entertainment Calendar March 6

Entertainment calendar for the Potomac area.

Arlington Entertainment Calendar March 6

Entertainment events taking place in the Arlington area.

Arlington Bulletin Board March 6

Information for upcoming events in the Arlington area.

Potomac Theatre Company Summons ‘Blithe Spirit’

Show opens Friday night.

This month the Potomac Theatre Company presents Noel Coward's comedy “Blithe Spirit.” The play premiered in 1941 in London and was adapted into an Oscar-winning 1945 film starring Rex Harrison. The play begins with a séance where novelist Charles Condomine hopes to gather material for his next book. During the séance the medium accidentally summons the spirit of his first wife, Elvira. Charles is the only one who can see her, and she makes things very difficult on Charles' marriage to his second wife, Ruth.

Italian Music at Langley High

Cooper Middle School orchestras join Langley High orchestras in concert.

Students in the five Langley High School orchestras and two Cooper Middle School orchestras presented a concert of Italian music on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Langley High School.

Chesterbrook PTA Online Auction Runs Until March 10

The Chesterbrook Elementary School's Online Auction offers something for every age, taste and budget.

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