Tag: community events
Happy Halloween!
The Holmes Run Acres community in Annandale celebrated Halloween this morning with a parade followed by games in Luria Park. The community has been having an annual Halloween parade for at least 30 years, according to a long-time resident.
Fire stations’ crab feast a huge success
The crab and shrimp fest in the AVFD social hall. [Photo by Rachel Martin of PR Performance Fitness, one of the event’s corporate sponsors. The first ever all-you-can-eat crab legs and spiced shrimp feast hosted by the Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads volunteer fire departments Oct. 25 was “a tremendous success,” says AVFD President Gary Moore. … Continued
Annual parade flows through Annandale
The annual Annandale Parade took place Oct. 24 along Columbia Pike. Thank you, readers, for sending pictures. The cheerleading team from the Annandale Boys and Girls Club. Annandale resident Brian Woodward (top), the winner of a 1965 Ford Mustang in the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club’s raffle, drove the car in the parade with his daughter, … Continued
Halloween fun tonight at the Annandale Shopping Center
Are you brave enough to enter the Haunted Village? Visitors to the “Haunted Village of Annandale” will find scary versions of a pizza shop, barber shop, jail, movie theater, witches graveyard, and more – with local residents in costume – in the open area between the two sections of Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. … Continued
All-you-can eat crab and shrimp fest at Annandale firehouse
The Annandale Firehouse on Columbia Pike. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat crab legs and spiced shrimp feast while helping the Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads volunteer fire departments raise funds to help keep the community safe. The seafood fest is Sunday, Oct. 25, 2-5 p.m., in the social hall at the Annandale firehouse at 7128 Columbia Pike, … Continued
Merrifield Fall Festival shines a spotlight on Mosaic District
Peanut, a Bichon Frise/Papillon mix, is dressed as a Chia Pet. Dogs in costumes, live music, a beer garden, outdoor fitness classes, children’s activities, and lots of vendors brought crowds of people to District Avenue in the Mosaic District Saturday for the Merrifield Fall Festival. The event, sponsored by the Greater Merrifield Business Association, showed … Continued
Public gets up close and personal at local fire stations
The Annandale fire station on Columbia Pike. Local residents got a chance yesterday to visit local fire stations and learn how firefighters and emergency medical technicians keep the community safe. Kids get to try out a fire hose. Much of that work is done by volunteers who don’t get paid. “We consider the volunteers as … Continued
ABGC cheerleaders host bake sale Oct. 10 at Ossian Hall Park
The Annandale Boys and Girls Club’s (ABGC) cheerleading team is having a bake sale and raffle with multiple prizes Saturday, Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Ossian Hall Park. The grand prize will be a $100 Visa gift card. Other prizes include gift cards to Duck Chang’s, Chipotle, and other restaurants. The cheerleaders will be … Continued
Moon Festival at Eden Center features lion dance, eating contest
A cold, rainy day didn’t stop the Vietnamese community from celebrating the annual Moon Festival at Eden Center in Seven Corners Saturday afternoon. Five women and one man compete to see who can eat two moon cakes, including all the crumbs, the fastest. The eating contest resulted in a tie. Falls Church Mayor David Tarter … Continued
Learn about career training at Computer CORE open house
The Lee Building [Google Maps] The public is invited to Computer CORE’s open house Oct. 3, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in the organization’s new headquarters at the Lee Building, 5881 Leesburg Pike, Room 204, in Bailey’s Crossroads. Computer CORE provides computer and job skills training to lower-income adults in Northern Virginia, many of them immigrants, dislocated … Continued
DAR presents historic plaque to Oak Hill
The dedication ceremony of a historic plaque at Oak Hill featured, from the left: Sharon Bulova, chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisor; Lise Harvey, regent of the Anna Maria Fitzhugh Chapter of the DAR; Braddock Supervisor John Cook; and the chapter’s chaplain, Jeannie Leson. A plaque recognizing the history of Oak Hill, the … Continued
Bring your dog to Dog Walk Fest Sunday
The first Dog Walk Fest in 2013. Everyone’s invited to the Ravenwood Park neighborhood’s third annual Dog Walk Fest Sunday, Sept. 27, 2-3 p.m. The starting point is the north end of Peace Valley Lane near 6203 Colmac Drive in the Seven Corners area. Dog Walk Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly community event giving neighbors … Continued
Ghosts, witches invade Annandale shopping center next month
Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. The Annandale Chamber of Commerce is hosting “a haunted village” in the Annandale Shopping Center on Friday and Saturday evenings beginning Oct. 16 through Halloween. A poster on the front door of the Jukebox Diner says: “The Haunted Village of Annandale silently festers in the underworld, except in October … Continued
No Fall Festival this year
The 2014 Annandale Fall Festival The annual Annandale Fall Festival won’t be held this year, although the Annandale Parade is still on. According to the Annandale Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors both events, the Fall Festival has been canceled because its location, in the parking of the Little River Shopping Center, will be affected by … Continued
Annandale/Mason neighborhoods celebrate National Night Out
Officers from the Mason Police Station meet residents of Camelot at a NNO potluck. Neighbors all over the Annandale/Mason area celebrated National Night Out Aug. 4 with cookouts and block parties. Police officers and firefighters showed up at many of the gatherings, showing off their vehicles and offering safety tips. A young resident of the … Continued