Entertainment

Centreville Elementary Celebrates

At least 1,000 people attended Centreville Elementary’s Welcome Back (to school) Picnic, last Friday evening, Sept. 7, on the school grounds.

Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Sept. 13, 2012

Upcoming events and activities.

Alexandria Bulletin Board: Sept. 13, 2012

Upcoming events and activities.

Jazz at Cedar Knoll Restaurant

A new live concert series to emphasizing jazz music every month at Cedar Knoll Restaurant.

Chamber Welcomes Top It Off

Located at the Hollin Hall Shopping Center, Top It Off held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Sept. 7, hosted by the Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce. Michael Gailliot, chairman of the Chamber, led the ceremony.

Community Rallies to Aid Rising Hope

‘Tenth Avenue North’ concert is next hurdle.

With a timely rescue by Mount Vernon area donors, the shelves in the Rising Hope Mission Church food pantry are now full and 377 young people received backpacks filled with school supplies to head back to school for a fresh start.

Fairfax Station/Springfield, Sept. 21-26

If you're interested in a little time-on-the-town, fall fun and activity to broaden your horizons and round out your week, you're in the right place.

Burke/Fairfax Calendar, Sept. 20-26

If you don't plan anything, you're liable to stay on the couch. Round out your week with some events, local style.

Shoppers on the Prowl

Shoppers are gearing up for the thrill of the hunt when they participate in the Old Town Boutique District’s Scavenger Hunt taking place the weekend of September 21-23, 2012.

Tres Bien!

‘Jacques Brel’ comes to life at MetroStage.

Though he was Belgian by birth, no one captured the spirit of the French troubadour tradition better than Jacques Brel, whose potent mixture of musical romanticism, cynicism and whimsy are brought to life in “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,” now playing at MetroStage in Alexandria.

Reston Community Center Presents Multicultural Art

New art exhibits at Reston Community Center’s Jo Ann Rose Gallery and at RCC Hunters Woods feature artwork reflecting the cultural heritage of diverse artists and works created by artists with lifelong disabilities. During the month of September, the Jo Ann Rose Gallery and the adjacent 3-D Display will feature Art Mirrors Culture, composed of works by area artists expressing their cultural identities. Also during the month of September, the RCC Hunters Woods gallery will feature Abstract Paintings, Drawings and Prints, a collection of works by members of Specially Adapted Resource Clubs in the Reston area.

‘Funny Money’

Laughs to bank on at LTA.

It’s another routine day at the office when Henry Perkins heads home from work thinking his briefcase contains paperwork and a half-eaten cheese and chutney sandwich.

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