South Fairfax County Calendar, Aug. 22-Sept. 2
Events in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station and Springfield.
Go ahead, plan your weekend now. The Connection brings you a list of events in southern Fairfax County. Send notes to the Connection at south@connectionnewspapers.com or call 703-778-9416. All submission are due by Friday at 5 p.m., one week prior to the event. Dated announcements should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.
Mayhem and Marathons
LTA performance raises $7,500 for local charities.
The madness and mayhem, not to mention the meat pies, were the theme of the night as Brooke Curran and ACT's Running Brooke Fund raised more than $7,500 for local charities including ACTion Alexandria, Community Lodgings, The Reading Connection, Child and Family Network Centers and Girls on the Run at a special benefit performance of “Sweeney Todd” Aug. 7 at The Little Theatre of Alexandria.
Dog Days of August
Celebrate the Dog Days of August in poems and pictures. Alexandria's poet laureate, Amy Young, invites the residents of Alexandria to visit their local dog parks from Aug. 18-26 to view poems written and submitted by Alexandria residents in honor of the dogs in their lives.
Theatre Sports Summer Camp
West Potomac High School drama instructor Phillip Clark held a week-long camp in the art of Theatre Sports.
Making Ice Cream, Colonial-Style
As the temperature and humidity raced toward 90 on Aug. 4, chocolate ice cream was being made in the green house at the Mount Vernon Estate.
2012 Best Buddies Challenge
The 2012 Best Buddies Challenge Little Rascals Team members invite you to their All-Afternoon Music Jam FUNdraiser, Sunday, Aug. 26th from noon to 6 p.m. at Sully's Restaurant.
A Weekend in Reston: Fun, Friends and Family
Weekends in Reston are filled with fun, friends and family: with fifteen pools, four lakes, the town center and much more, possibilities are endless.
‘Must Love Cars’ Exhibit at Katie’s Coffee
In a series that includes classic racecars from the 60’s and 70’s, Mraz’s artwork uses torn bits of recycled automotive and fashion magazines. Her treatment of materials leads viewers through a visual journey that begins with simple images but quickly shifts to the complex.
Lorton Teen Takes the Role of Billy Elliot
Metropolitan Fine Arts Center’s (MFAC) former student, Ben Cook, 14, of Lorton, is featured in the national tour of the Tony Award -winning musical “Billy Elliot” in the lead role of Billy Elliot.
A Life in Music
Fairfax Station native Stuart Stephenson sees music as ‘most important part’ of his life.
With a commanding mastery of his instrument, Stuart Stephenson will be performing at the upcoming Tanglewood Festival on Sunday, Aug. 19.
Tiny Dancers Receives Top Honors
Tiny Dancers, located in the heart of Fairfax City, has been voted Best Ballet or Dance Studio in the July 2012 issue of Washington Family Magazine.
Jazz Samba Project
Local singer to perform at Kennedy Center Aug. 17.
Veronneau performs at the Kennedy Center at the Millennium Stage, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m.
Tiny Dancers Receives Top Honors
Tiny Dancers, located on S. Washington Street in Old Town, has been voted “Best Ballet or Dance Studio”' in the July 2012 issue of Washington Family Magazine. This is the third year in a row that the company has received this award.
Poetry AX 8/15/2012
3 poems about The Athenaeum's current art show
Summer is Hummin’ at Signature
The Washington Theatre community has joined forces to present the inaugural Summer Hummer, a bawdy, vaudeville-type variety show to benefit Taking Care of Our Own, a new initiative assisting D.C.-area theatre professionals and artists in personal emergency situations. Monday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The show is for audiences 18 years and older.
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