Tag: community events
You can be part of the InOut Cube art installation in Seven Corners
The InOut Cube with Lisa Mariam of Arts Fairfax (left) and Julietta Guillemet of surcreative. Here’s your chance to have your face projected on a giant glowing cube visible to traffic at the Seven Corners Route7/Route 50 intersection: Come by the InOut interactive public art installation in front of the Bank of America branch on … Continued
The Avant has a new name, and the new managers promise big improvements
The new managers of the Vistas of Annandale, the apartment complex formerly known as the Avant, promise major improvements. Ross Management Services took control of the 1,065-unit complex from Kettler Management in February. To celebrate the name change and rebranding, Ross hosted a grand re-opening May 20 with a ribbon cutting, Bolivian dancers, food trucks, … Continued
Public invited to check out demonstration park in Annandale this Sunday
An illustration of how movable chairs, tables, and plants can be used to create an urban park in Annandale. [Adam Wynn/ Fairfax County Park Authority] What do New York City, Los Angeles, and Annandale have in common? They are places where local governments are reclaiming underused urban spaces, such as parking lots, as parks. Fairfax … Continued
Interactive art installation goes live in Seven Corners
The INOUT Cube. The Cube has been revealed. The interactive INOUT CUBE, the temporary public art installation in front of the Bank of America at the intersection of Routes 50 and 7 and Sleepy Hollow Road, went live on May 12. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, the artist team from the surcreative art studio, and leaders … Continued
Youths, adults share insights on community
Some of the students in the Re-Imagining Community Initiative read their poems. “Don’t criticize what you don’t understand.” “Children are born with no knowledge of hate.” “Where there’s a sense of struggle, there’s a sense of hope.” “Wherever you are, give others a smile.” “Just because we are different, does not mean we are not … Continued
Community invited to dialogue session May 9 – with free Latin American dinner
Student artwork displaced at a previous Re-Imaging Community Dialogue event. The public is invited to a gathering next Wednesday to explore the meaning of community through art – and enjoy a free Latin American Dinner. The session, titled “Re-Imagining Community through Dialogue, Poetry and Art,” is May 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the cafeteria of Bailey’s … Continued
Boy Scout Troop 150 will celebrate 90th anniversary with vintage car show
Boy Scouts take part in Scouting for Food. Boy Scout Troop 150 invites the community to celebrate its 90th anniversary May 5 with a vintage car show and a demonstration featuring a Model T Ford. The event is May 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Annandale United Methodist Church, 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale. The 90th anniversary … Continued
Empty Bowls event at Stuart highlights efforts to address food insecurity
ESOL students participated in the Empty Bowls event with teacher Becky Corallo (second from right). The community served by Stuart High School has the highest proportion of low-income students in Fairfax County, yet also has many affluent households and a very active volunteer community. The Empty Bowls event at the school April 24 was aimed … Continued
Art installation will feature community portraits
Shoppers heading into PetSmart will become part of an art project. People of all ages shared their opinions about public art and had their pictures taken April 21 in front of the PetSmart in Seven Corners for the temporary INOUT public art project. Those pictures will actually become a part of the eight-foot, solar-powered INOUT … Continued
Public invited to Little League opening ceremony
The Mason District Little League invites the community to its opening day ceremony Saturday, April 11, at Mason District Park, 8-10 a.m. The public is invited to stay and watch a Majors game at 10 a.m. Thanks to the renovation of the field, the MDLL is able to field an Intermediate Division team. And, for … Continued
Public invited to engage with Seven Corners art project
An illustration of the INOUT Cube. [surcreative] The public is invited to participate in a pop-up art installation project to be installed in Seven Corners this month. The Imagine Art Here project, titled INOUT, is being launched by the Arts Council of Fairfax County with the Annandale-based artist team known as surcreative LLC. The project will … Continued
Construction starts on new homeless shelter
Fairfax County officials and members of Congress break ground for the new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. A large contingent of federal and county officials gathered at a vacant lot on Seminary Road April 5 for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter and Supportive Housing. The $12 million facility, expected to be … Continued
Running Festival promotes active lifestyles
Bernard Pesjak calls out raffle numbers during the Rise, Run and Shine Running Festival in the parking lot at Wakefield Park. About 140 runners – including 40 kids – got some exercise while enjoying nature at the Rise, Run and Shine Running Festival at Wakefield Park in Annandale March 31. The event consisted of a … Continued
Public invited to community dialogue session, with free dinner
Some of the artworks produced by students as part of the Re-Imagining Community initiative. The public is invited to a gathering next Thursday to explore the meaning of community through art – and enjoy a free Latin American Dinner. The session, titled “Re-Imagining Community through Dialogue, Poetry and Art,” is March 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in … Continued
Just World Festival showcases student projects that make a difference
During the 2017 Just World Festival, students made an art project as part of the Youth Uplift Challenge to raise funds for Save the Children in support of youth empowerment programs in Nicaragua and Indonesia. Annandale High School students invite the public to participate in the 11th annual Just World Festival at the school on … Continued