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Alexandria Holiday Calendar
Alexandria Holiday Calendar
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Potomac Calendar for Feb. 29-March 6
To have community events listed free in The Potomac Almanac, send e-mail to almanac@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Thursday at noon for the following week’s paper. Photos and artwork encouraged. Call 703-778-9412.
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Camps
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School Notes
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Civic Calendar
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Weaving Community and Lifelong Learning
Great Falls Library brings threads together.
Concerns about the strength and condition of “the fabric of our society” abound, but how is that fabric woven in the first instance, and how is it used and enjoyed and rewoven into the modern tapestry of community? Spend just one day (or two) with the librarians, volunteers and patrons of the Fairfax County Public Library in Great Falls and you will see. The library opens its doors on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
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One Step at a Time
TC grad makes 3,600-mile run for veterans.
When Brendan O'Toole was in high school, he and his friends repeatedly watched “Forrest Gump,” with O'Toole joking that one day he was going to recreate the film character's run across the country. For most young men, the conversation would end there but for O'Toole, a 2007 graduate of T.C. Williams, it was just the beginning.
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Pickleberry Pie Adopts Vienna Center for Disabled Students
If you’ve never witnessed the therapeutic power of music, you’ve never seen a Pickleberry Pie-sponsored live performance for hospitalized children or disabled students. Prominent professional performers—from musicians and storytellers to animals—bring their specialties to school or hospital centers or to the hospital rooms of children too sick to leave their beds. Pickleberry Pie, a national service organization with a large network in the D.C. area, funds the performances. Most participating performers hire out at reduced rates as a public service.
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Our Very Necessary Insects in Mount Vernon
Advice: cut lawns in half, plant native plants and trees, remove invasive plants, minimize use of pesticides, reduce light pollution.
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Lovers of All Ages Celebrate at Chocolate Festival
Chocolate Lovers Festival This Weekend
Lovers of All Ages Celebrate at Chocolate Festival
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Sharing the Space for Faith
Alexandria church, synagogue, epitomize Judeo-Christian co-operation.
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O’Connell’s WCAC Bid Comes Up Short
Jason Clark has 26 points in championship defeat.
O’Connell’s WCAC Bid Comes Up Short
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Winless Patriots Left in Dark
Yorktown boys’ lacrosse loses late lead in back-and-forth affair with Mount Vernon.
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