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Ayr Hill Garden Club Meeting Set for Feb. 22
The Ayr Hill Garden Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 22, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna.
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Week in Vienna
Weekly happenings in Vienna.
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Week in Great Falls
Weekly happenings in Great Falls
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Oakton Teen Gets the Nobel Experience
Interest in science and medicine leads to Stockholm trip.
Ekaterina Forkin, a sophomore at Oakton High School, spent several days in Stockholm Sweden learning about how Nobel laureates are selected.
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Week in Herndon
Weekly happenings in Herndon
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Week in Vienna
Weekly happenings in Vienna
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Week in McLean
Weekly happenings in McLean.
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Great Falls: Jill Banks Exhibits at Katie's Coffee
"Witness: Close Encounters of the Painting Kind," award-winning oil painter Jill Banks' solo exhibit.
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Weekend in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Clifton, Lorton, Springfield
Weekend in Reston and Herndon
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Children’s Science Center Lab Opens in Fairfax
Hands on STEM experience at the mall.
The Children’s Science Center Lab opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax on Monday, July 20.
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Vienna to Host Rocking Independence Eve
An evening of entertainment and fireworks on Friday, July 3.
The Town of Vienna’s Independence Day festivities will take place on July 3 and 4.
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Cooling Off at Fairfax Station Swim and Tennis Club
Club attracts neighbors of all ages.
Summer is just beginning at Fairfax Station Swim and Tennis Club, with fun for everyone who is trying to cool off.
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BrightView Opening Soon
A new assisted living community will be opening soon in Great Falls. When BrightView Assisted Living opens this month, it will already be half full with residents.
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Chairman of The Washington Times to Speak at GOP Women of Clifton Meeting
The Republican Women of Clifton (RWC) June meeting will feature Tom McDevitt, chairman of The Washington Times, and friends from the Washington Times who will speak on "How to Develop Your Personal Narrative - that Intrigues, Persuades and Motivates others." The event will be on Wednesday, June 18, at the Fairview Elementary School, 5815 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, and will begin at 7 p.m. when refreshments will be served. President Alice Butler-Short will open the business meeting at 7:30 p.m., after which the speakers will present their topics and answer questions.
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Sounds of Summer in McLean
Summer exercise and concert series for those in the know.
Peace, love and rock ‘n roll meet at the corner of Laughlin and Lowell avenues once a week.
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Republican Women of Clifton to Welcome U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa
The Republican Women of Clifton (RWC) welcomes U. S. Congressman Darrell Issa from California’s 49th Congressional district as guest speaker at its May meeting. Issa serves as the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, charged with protecting the interests of U.S. taxpayers and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. The meeting will be on Monday, May 19 at the Fairview Elementary School, 5815 Ox Road, Fairfax Station, and the social hour will begin at 7 p.m. when refreshments will be served. President Alice Butler-Short will open the business meeting at 7:30 p.m., after which Rep. Issa will deliver comments and entertain questions.
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Celebrating Space
Herndon Cub Scout Pack 157 celebrates space with visits from the Empire and Orbital.
Cub Scout Pack 157, based at Herndon Elementary School and chartered by Herndon United Methodist Church, celebrated its annual Blue and Gold Banquet on Friday, Feb. 21, with a focus on space. Held throughout the United States in February, Blue and Gold Banquets are an opportunity for the youth and families that participate in scouting to get together with food and fun.
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Letter: More on Great Falls Trails
More on Great Falls Trails
Thank you for your article in the March 19-25, 2014 issue of the Great Falls Connection ("Great Falls Citizens Association Talks Ticks and Trails"). We did, however, want to clarify a few points. The presentation by Robert Mobley focused on trails, not roads, where the question of surface material has been a matter of much discussion.
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Fairfax Resident Earns Girl Scout Gold Award
Eleni Antzoulatos of Troop 5462 in Fairfax, was one of 221 Girl Scouts from the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital (GSCNC) recently recognized for earning the highest award in Girl Scouting. The annual ceremony, called "In Your Honor" was held at Trinity Washington University and celebrated the accomplishments of young women in the region that reached this extraordinary summit.
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Clifton Film Fest Coming July 19
Kickstarter campaign open until July 4.
For anyone interested in checking out some local creative talent, consider the upcoming Clifton Film Fest, which will feature work from filmmakers around the area. The Clifton Film Fest is Saturday, July 19, and a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the event is underway until July 4. Funds raised from the campaign cover t-shirts and the VIP area for the filmmakers, as well as a red carpet area where they get interviewed.