Lorton/Springfield Calendar, Nov. 8-Nov. 18
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Vienna/McLean/Great Falls Calendar, Nov. 8-18
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Entertainment Brief: 2012 Holiday Shop – A Mount Vernon Tradition The 51st annual
Holiday Shop — a popular Mount Vernon tradition — will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, near Fort Hunt Rd., and Mason Hill Dr.
Entertainment Brief: MVCCT Presents ‘Oklahoma!’ at Bryant Alternative School
Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre, now in its 32nd season, is presents “Oklahoma!” Nov. 9-18.
Review: Living Legends 2012 Exhibition at Barnes & Noble
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Soul Survivors
Port City Playhouse stages “The Soul Collector.”
In a throwback to 1970s television hits like “Sanford and Son,” “Chico and the Man” and “All in the Family,” Port City Playhouse's latest production of “The Soul Collector” tells the story of two African-American sanitation workers living in a cramped apartment in Cleveland.
Entertainment Brief: Kluge Makes National Gallery of Art Debut
An original score composed by Alexandria Symphony Orchestra maestro Kim Allen Kluge and his wife Kathryn Vassar Kluge will debut Nov. 10 as The National Gallery of Art presents a ciné-concert of films by Alice Guy Blaché.
McLean Antique Show & Sale Returns Nov. 10-11
The 36th Annual McLean Antique Show & Sale will be held at the McLean Community Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. Admission is $7 for adults and can be used on both days of the show. Proceeds of the show will benefit The Alden’s James C. Macdonald Arts Scholarship Fund. The center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave.
Locals Join All-Star Line-up at Metro Cooking Show
Area specialty food entrepreneurs among the attractions at the 2012 Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show.
When celebrity chefs and Food Network stars were in Washington last weekend for what has become a Super Bowl for foodies (Giada De Laurentiis, Jacques Pepin, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons and The Chew’s Michael Symon and Carla Hall were just some of the famous faces), some area culinary enthusiasts joined them as well.
A Spooktacular Strings Performance
Ghoulish Gang at White Oaks Elementary plays hauntingly familiar tunes.
The melodies were haunting as musical ghosts and goblins performed during the 33rd Annual Spooky Strings Concert at White Oaks Elementary School in Burke on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Shop for a Cause at WHC Sisterhood Holiday Boutique
Proceeds benefit variety of charities.
Generous Giving is the goal of the members of the WHC Sisterhood as they set the wheels in motion for their 26th Annual Holiday Boutique — and it is also the philosophy of a number of philanthropic vendors who will be selling their wares and donating their proceeds to causes dear to their hearts.
Food Festival And Bazaar
St. Mark Orthodox Church Food Festival and Bazaar was held Friday through Sunday, Nov. 2-4.
‘Art for Paws’ Benefits Animal Services and Adoption Center
Art show helps MCPAW raise funds.
The Huckleberry Fine Art Gallery in Rockville provided a colorful backdrop for the Montgomery County Partners in Animal Well-Being (MCPAW) fund-raising art show, reception and raffle held Saturday evening, Oct. 27.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Nov. 7, 2012
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