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Lamp Art from Chantilly

By Gaayathri Mathuria: She is an eighth grader at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly.

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Dude from Israel (Cultural Identity Drawing)

Dude from Israel (Cultural Identity Drawing) by Samantha Sutton, Grade 3, Art Instructor: Mrs. Chinn, Shrevewood Elementary School.

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Primate Art from Potomac

Joey S., Grade 12, McLean School, Potomac.

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Snowy Landscape from Potomac

Caroline A., Grade 12, McLean School, Potomac.

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Kandinsky Interpretation in Reston

Kandinsky Interpretation, by Hadi Shah of Reston, Grade 5, Hunters Woods Elementary.

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Bird's Eye View in Herndon

By Emely Recinos-Monjaras, Grade 7, Herndon Middle School, Teacher: Jordan Citron.

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Two Million Lights in a Dark Winter

An Insider’s View on the Bull Run Festival of Lights; open through Jan. 10, and maybe more

The Bull Run Festival of Lights is the largest light show in the Washington Metropolitan area, and this winter it is more popular than ever before.

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Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in Vienna

“Peter Pan and Tinkerbell” by Caitie Pendleton, age: 11, grade: 6th, Vienna Elementary School, art teacher: Katie Aiken.

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Snowman Art in McLean

A Snowman with a Tree, by Aaradhya Menon, Grade 3, Lemon Road Elementary School; art teacher: Cheryl Bearss.

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Halloween Pumpkin Design in Great Falls

Halloween pumpkin design, by Georgia Martin, 12, of Great Falls, Grade 7 at Cooper Middle; art teacher: Nadene Wright.

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The 121st Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Volunteers will count birds, locally and nationwide

Between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, volunteers will fan out across the Washington metropolitan area and count birds – birds foraging in fields, hopping around front yards, poking in the leaf litter, perching in trees, wading in wetlands, feeding at feeders, flying, bathing, swimming, sleeping, all the things birds do.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Support Students with Extreme Financial Need this Holiday Season.

With the holiday season upon us, gifts, giving and generosity are on everyone’s mind, even and especially in a year like no other.

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Republican Women in Alexandria Install New Officers for 2021

The Commonwealth Republican Women’s Club of Alexandria installed its 2021 officers during its December meeting on Zoom.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Virginia’s Voters Should Decide

This letter is in response to the December 16, 2020 Alexandria Gazette article “Dropping Out of the Electoral College” about a bill before the General Assembly to have Virginia join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: We Need More Than 10% Affordable Housing

Thank you, Councilman Seifeldein, for standing up for making developers do more to provide affordable housing.