Tag: entertainment
New farmers market coming to Mosaic District in Merrifield
Fresh produce from Central Farm Markets. A new Sunday farmers market will open at the Mosaic District in Merrifield May 4. The Mosaic Central Farm Market, will offer fresh items from more than 30 farms and artisan food producers from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, including seasonal produce, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products, baked goods, cheeses, … Continued
Students invited to take part in environmental film festival
Students are encouraged to participate in the Green Inspirations Environmental Film Festival next month during Earth Week at the Cinema Arts Theatre in Fairfax. Green Inspirations is sponsored by the Fairfax County Restoration Project (FCRP) and is aimed at raising the profile of Earth Week in Fairfax County. People who are unable to participate in … Continued
Preliminary schedule set for Mason District summer concerts
The first concert, June 1 at Mason District Park, features the Toast Big Band, seen here performing at the park last summer. [Photo from a video by Bob Kovacs.] The preliminary schedule for free Spotlight by Starlight concerts this summer has been set. The shows are presented by the Fairfax County Park Authority and Friends … Continued
Support the needy at Our Daily Bread’s Empty Bowls event
Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and Greg Kincaid. Enjoy a fun evening while helping to raise money for needy families at Our Daily Bread’s Empty Bowls event. It’s Feb. 27, 6-8 p.m. at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. This is Our Daily Bread’s 30th anniversary. The nonprofit organization provides food, financial … Continued
Annandale native has fond memories of growing up in an idyllic small town
Annandale Elementary School students in 1953. Annandale might be a transient, traffic-clogged suburb poised for redevelopment, but for many people who grew up here in the middle of the last century, it’s fondly remembered as an idyllic small town where everyone knew one another. That’s now it was for Nikki McDonald, 72, whose family moved … Continued
Broadway Desserts this weekend at Annandale HS
UPDATED Jan. 23: This concert is postponed to some time this spring. A date hasn’t been set. Annandale High School’s 16th Annual Broadway Desserts opens this Thursday, with additional shows on Friday and Saturday. Enjoy an entertaining evening while showing your support for talented local youths. This cabaret-style show, presented by the school’s Choral Department, … Continued
Broadway Desserts at Stuart High School this Saturday
Enjoy blockbuster hit songs by local talented youths, along with decadent desserts, at Stuart High School’s annual Broadway Desserts show, Jan. 18, at 2 and 7 p.m., at Stuart’s Little Theatre. The show features Stuart choral students performing songs from “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Hairspray,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “The Lion King.” Members of the … Continued
Free concert in Annandale next Sunday
Kirsten Warfield (right) and Present Company. The public is invited to a free concert with Kirsten Warfield and Present Company next Sunday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 6800 Columbia Pike, Annandale. Present Company takes the classical brass quintet and adds the beat of drums and digital effects to create a contemporary … Continued
Annandale park makes a great location for fantasy battle
Visitors to Valley Crest Park in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood of Annandale might have been startled to see a battle raging Saturday with about 75 combatants dressed in Medieval garb and wailing on each other with swords and axes. It was all just for fun. The fighters were part of the Dagorhir live-action role-playing group, … Continued
‘Laughing Jag’ at FCHS tonight
Looking for some cheap fun tonight? The Falls Church High School Theater Department is presenting “Laughing Jag,” three one-act comedies, for just $5 ($3 for students). The show is in the Falls Church High School auditorium, 7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church, at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be available during intermission. Come and support FCHS drama … Continued
Stuart High School musicians charm shoppers a Barnes & Noble
The Stuart Jazz Band. Shoppers at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Seven Corners got a special treat Dec. 5: Live music by JEB Stuart High School jazz band and orchestra members. The performance was part of a fundraiser, a portion of the receipts that evening supporting Stuart’s Music Department. You can continue to support … Continued
Supervisor Gross presents the highlights of 2013 in Mason District
The Tallwood Trio entertains at the Mason District Holiday Town Hall. About 40 people gathered at the Mason District Government Center Dec. 4 for Supervisor Penny Gross’s annual Holiday Town Hall, featuring seasonal music, refreshments, door prizes, and a review of the past year. Among the highlights of 2013, Gross said, was the ongoing effort … Continued
Crowds converge on Annandale for annual Fall Festival and Parade
Annandale was a hub of activity yesterday, with the annual parade in the morning and the Fall Festival all day. The festival brought crowds of people to the Little River Plaza shopping center parking lot for children’s games, craft vendors, food, live music, a NASCAR demonstration, antique cars, fire department vehicles, children’s entertainment, and displays … Continued
Annandale Parade and Fall Festival set for Oct. 26
Columbia Pike, the parade route. Annandale’s biggest annual event—the pre-Halloween parade and fall festival—is less than three weeks away. On Saturday, Oct. 26, beginning at 10 a.m., high school bands, fantastically costumed Bolivian dancers, antique cars, Scouts, fire trucks, kids in Halloween costumes, waving politicians, and much, much more will travel down Columbia Pike, beginning … Continued
Free concert at St. Albans features Indian/Jewish music fusion
St. Alban’s The public is invited to a free concert Sunday, Oct. 13, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Annandale featuring the Om Shalom Trio, an award-winning world music ensemble that plays a fusion of classical Indian and Jewish folk music. The show starts at 7 p.m. St. Alban’s is at 6800 Columbia Pike. The … Continued