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A Ride on the Wild Side
A ride on the wild side with murder mystery at NextStop Theatre presents ‘Deathtrap,’ a murder mystery.
Experience why Ira Levin’s “Deathtrap” is one of the long-running suspense-thrillers in Broadway history.
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Arlington: How to Vote; It Matters
Voting begins in two weeks, Sept. 18.
Election Day is Nov. 3, and on that day, virtually every state and local office is on the ballot.
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‘Shrek the Musical’ Opens Reston Community Players’ 49th Season
It really is a big, bright beautiful world. And love can surely conquer lots, even if you are a big green ogre named Shrek with some bad habits or a spirited princess named Fiona.
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1st Stage’s Presents “Proof
A disarming production
In a satisfying character driven play about the fragility of the mind, rich with intriguing dialogue about genius and fears of mental illness, 1st Stage has created a disarming production of “Proof.”
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Fairfax: Power and Romance
Virginia Opera’s “The Flying Dutchman” coming to the Center for the Arts.
Its rumbling, intense music, shiver-inducing dark forces and ultimate story of redemption by love have enthralled audiences since its premiere nearly 175 years ago. Its title and ghostly matters are immediately recognized.
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McLean: Zingers and Slammed Doors Galore
McLean Community Players present “Unnecessary Farce.”
A happily buoyant McLean Community Players (MCP) cast and crew described what audiences can expect at the uproarious production of the award-winning “Unnecessary Farce.”
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Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Awards $380,000 in Local Grants
Five of 36 grant awardees speak at “Cocktails & Conversation” event.
When Lorton residents Marcy Mager and husband David Lunter’s daughter Michell Merhige was killed in 2009, they wanted to establish a scholarship in her honor but knew handling the financial logistics would be tricky.
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Celebrating Diversity with Arts in Fairfax
The Arts Council of Fairfax County launches a ‘Global Arts Initiative.’
With the increasing demographic diversity of Northern Virginia, the Arts Council of Fairfax County has funded a “Global Arts Initiative.”
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Coming: Children’s Connection 2015
Get ready to send your submissions soon.
During the last week of each year, The Connection devotes its entire issue to the creativity of local students and children.
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Lorton: Introducing Shakespeare to Children
Workhouse Arts Center debut for Pocket Change Theatre’s “Midsummer on a Playground.”
Continuing to bring Fairfax County fresh, youthful performing arts talent to audiences, the Workhouse Arts Center has a special family-friendly treat in store.
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Some Lunacy for Springtime by Reston Community Players
Reston Community Players presents a fun, diverting show.
“A great distraction from the everyday” is how director Adam Konowe describes the Reston Community Players’ next production, “The Fox on the Fairway.” And the madcap comedy was written by popular local area playwright, Ken Ludwig.
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Budding Bards at Great Falls Elementary
Ladies’ club awards poetry winners, throws luncheon.
The Great Falls Friends and Neighbors (GFFN) threw its 33rd Annual Poetry Luncheon at the River Bend Golf and Country Club in Great Falls on Wednesday, April 29, culminating National Poetry Month.
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Operation VetsHaven Car Show Held in Herndon
Car show hosted at Volkswagen Group headquarters.
Despite overcast weather, Operation VetsHaven and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. hosted a second annual Operation VetsHaven Car Show Benefit in Herndon on Saturday, May 9.
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Tysons Corner Ice Rink Opens
Offers ice skating lessons, Cartoon Skate for kids, birthday parties, and fundraising opportunities.
The new 6,000 square foot Tysons Corner Ice Rink has officially opened for business. The opening took place on Black Friday, Nov. 28, and the season extends through March 11. The rink sponsored by CBRE Realty is situated on The Plaza next to Lord & Taylor on the second floor of the mall, and opposite the Shake Shack Restaurant. A new Hyatt Hotel is scheduled to open beside it in March.
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Virginia Opera's Special Gift for Valentine's Weekend
“Salome” at George Mason University Center for the Arts.
Salome, a name that conjures unforgettable impressions: passion, desire, murder. The opera "Salome" is based upon a once shocking Oscar Wilde literary work. This Valentine's weekend the Virginia Opera is presenting a production about how love's obsession in the wrong hands can lead to the most unfortunate, unforeseen consequences.
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Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Honors Volunteers
To thank the multitude of community volunteers who contributed 29,000 hours of service in 2014 to the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department [VVFD], the department hosted an “appreciation” banquet on Feb. 7 in the station’s Flame Room. More than 160 guests came to support award-winners, volunteers and new elected officials as they were sworn in by Vienna vice-mayor Edythe Kelleher.
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Shelter Gets Creative To Save Lives
Volunteers, social media assist in pet adoptions.
Since 2013, Fairfax County has been the largest jurisdiction in the United States with a placement rate of animals above 90 percent. Last year alone, nearly 2,500 animals were adopted, which is nearly double the adoptions just two years earlier.
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Family Ties Face the Unexpected
Providence Players of Fairfax to present "Other Desert Cities."
Does a daughter have the right to write a family “tell-all” memoir that will upset her orderly, well-to-do family? The Providence Players of Fairfax County invite you to reflect on that question and more with its next production, “Other Desert Cities.”
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Tour The County Animal Shelter
Making the most of its expanded facility.
Members of the Sully District Police Station’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) got to tour Fairfax County’s Animal Shelter last Tuesday, March 11. They were divided into four groups and each learned about the shelter from a guide.
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James Bond Is Coming to Workhouse
The one-man show is a lampoon and theater of the imagination of all things James Bond.
Dive into the world of that suave secret agent, James Bond, as he plants the British flag in a live theater production at the Workhouse. Bond won’t be alone either; the production will have a wealth of eccentric characters; good and evil, male and female, along with original music adding urbane flair to the action and antics.