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Arlington "Flourishing After 55"

Upcoming activities for "Flourishing After 55"

The Rosslyn Jazz Festival

The Rosslyn Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, from 1-7 p.m. in Gateway Park.

Arlington Night Out: Sept. 5, 2012

ArtJamz Comes to Shirlie’s Girls Night Out

The Village at Shirlington invites DC-area fashionistas to Shirlie’s Girls Night Out on Thursday, Sept. 6, 5-10 p.m.

Arlington Calendar: Sept. 5, 2012

Upcoming events and activities.

Jennifer Flynn of Vienna stopped by the Serbian Crown Restaurant Thursday, Aug. 23 because she had heard about the highly-rated cuisine. What she didn’t expect was the latest edition of Piano Jam, the restaurant’s monthly open mic night.

ArtSpace Hosts Paint Herndon

Local adult, teen and youth painters take to streets Saturday.

Hannah Cameron Cadenazzi came into this year’s Paint Herndon with some big shoes to fill. Her sister Mhairi won the youth competition last year, and Hannah aimed to do the same thing: spend Saturday, Sept. 1, painting her entry for the annual art contest.

Calendar: Aug. 29, 2012

Upcoming events and activities.

Fairfax Station/Springfield, Aug. 30-Sept. 9

Send notes to the Connection at south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcements should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.

Burke/Fairfax Calendar, Aug. 30-Sept. 9

To have community events listed, send to south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-778-9416 with questions. Deadline for calendar listings is two weeks prior to event.

Reston/Herndon Calendar, Aug. 29-Sept. 9

Send announcements to reston@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Thursday for the following week's paper. Photos/artwork encouraged. For additional listings, visit www.connectionnewspapers.com.

Notes from the Producer: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well at MetroStage

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living is Paris is a classic. It landed in New York in 1968 with an English translation and played at the Village Gate for four years.

Pupcakes Raise $1,000

For five days the girls sold the decorated pupcakes. Their personal goal was $500.

Rising Hope Food Pantry in Critical Need

“We’re getting by day-to-day.”

“We’re getting by day-to-day, hour-by-hour,” said Sarah Heckman who manages the pantry. “I’m coming in the mornings and really praying God will put food on the shelves. I don’t think people know how much it takes to feed over 900 people a week.”

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