Tag: entertainment
Video features Annandale Parade and Festival
Bob Kovacs produced a video of highlights from the Annandale Parade and Festival last Saturday. Check out more videos from Kovacs on his Annandale Arts You Tube channel.
The annual Annandale Festival offers food, music and fun
The Annandale Festival brought hundreds of people to the Safeway parking lot on Little River Turnpike Saturday for food, live performances, children’s entertainment, games, crafts, and venders of all sorts. The Annandale Festival and Parade are sponsored by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce. The Autentica Diablada group performed at the festival after participating in the … Continued
Lots of Halloween activities scheduled for Annandale area
Joe Banker of Annandale, a Vietnam vet, welcomes visitors to the pumpkin patch at Friendship United Methodist Church, 3527 Gallows Road. It’s open every day through Oct. 31, with craft vendors on the weekend. When it comes to Halloween-related events in the Annandale/Mason area, the highlight of the season is the Annandale Parade and Fall … Continued
Victorian Society members embrace lifestyle of an earlier era
Remember how fun it was when we were children spending an afternoon with the costume trunk, piling on the dress-up clothes? For some grownups, the fun never stops. We met a couple of ladies a couple of weeks ago at Oak Hill Day in Annandale decked out in full Victorian regalia, complete with big hats … Continued
Angelika Film Center: classy but pricey
There’s lots to like about the brand-new Angelika Film Center in the Mosaic District in Merrifield: The screens have state-of-the art projection and sound technology, the stadium seating is roomy and comfortable, and there are gourmet food options at the café and concession stand. The theater will show mostly independent and foreign films, and you … Continued
Elikeh turns up the heat at Annandale’s Ossian Hall Park
The sounds of Afrofunk, as interpreted by the band Elikeh, reverberated throughout Ossian Hall Park in Annandale Saturday evening. The D.C.-based band blends Afropop, traditional West African rhythms, funk, and jazz. Elikeh’s leader, Serge Massama Dogo (lead vocals and guitar), was born and raised in Togo. The other band members—on bass, drums, two saxes, keyboards, … Continued
Annandale’s Ossian Hall Park showcases Vietnamese culture
The sounds and colors of Vietnam filled the air at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale Saturday evening. Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Night featured songs from different regions of the country, a Vietnamese martial arts demonstration (below), and a dance performance and fashion show, with styles created from paper, presented by students at George Mason University. The … Continued
Movie theatre to open in September in Merrifield
An artist’s rendering of the new theatre. The eight-screen Angelika Film Center and Café is slated to open in September at the Mosaic development in Merrifield. According to Reading International, the company that operates the Angelika theatre chain, the new cinema “will showcase the best in independent, foreign, and specialty film in auditoriums featuring plush … Continued
July 4 events near Annandale
The fireworks store in the Barcroft Plaza parking lot. The following July 4 celebrations and fireworks shows are near the Annandale area. City of Fairfax Independence Day Parade July 4, 10 a.m. to noon (rain or shine), Fairfax Historic District. The parade starts on Chain Bridge Road near the Massey Building, loops around Chain Bridge, … Continued
The sun sets on Annandale’s dive bar
The Thrillbillys final set at the Sunset Grille The regular crowd turned out in droves last night to rock out to the Thrillbillys one last time at the Sunset Grille. The popular nightspot shut down for good on May 31, as the owner, Shel Youtz, determined it’s no longer financially viable. Revenue has been declining … Continued
Sunset Grille shutting down after 23 years in Annandale
Annandale will lose a major landmark and fun nightspot, when the Sunset Grille closes on May 31. There were rumors that the Sunset was closing in February 2011, which were denied by the management, but this time it’s for real. A message on the chalkboard says the bar is closing, and the staff are … Continued
Singing competition to benefit the homeless
Are you or your friends or kids trying to be the next Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood? Here’s your chance to get noticed: Enter the Capital County Challenge—A Battle of the Voices, a competition to showcase up-and-coming vocal talent in the country and country-pop crossover genre. There are two division: ages 8-14 and 15-22. The … Continued
What does Annandale need?
We asked random people who live here what Annandale doesn’t have—and needs—and here are their responses: Trader Joe’s in Bailey’s Crossroads “A movie theater.” “ Trader Joe’s, especially now that Bloom is gone, leaving a large empty store.” “A really good bar where people of all ages can hang out, like the bar at the … Continued
Grammy-nominated musician to perform at Annandale HS Wednesday
Grammy-nominated violinst Jenny Oaks Baker, a resident of Annandale, will perform Jan. 25, 7 p.m., at Annandale High School. The concert, sponsored by the Poe Middle School Orchestra Boosters is free for strings students in the Annandale pyramid and their families. Admission for the general public is just $5. Baker, one of America’s most accomplished … Continued
New Year’s Eve celebrations scheduled
Sunset Grille Looking for something fun to do on New Year’s Eve close to home? Here are some options in Annandale and nearby: Sunset Grille – Special dinner (pork, chicken, steak, or crab) served 5-9 p.m. Beginning at 9 p.m., music, by DJ Syn of Synergy Productions; party favors and champagne toast at midnight. 7250 … Continued