Tag: entertainment
Local Asian Americans showcase their cultures at a community celebration
Members of the local Vietnamese, Indonesian, Korean, Filipino, Nepali, and Indian communities celebrated their cultures with performances, crafts, and food at an Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration May 20. The event, at the James Lee Community Center, was sponsored by the Annandale-based Asian American Community Center and the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood … Continued
Summer concerts scheduled for local parks
The Fairfax County Park Authority has announced the summer entertainment schedule. The free shows are held in parks throughout the county. Mason District’s Spotlight by Starlight series at the amphitheater in Mason District Park (6621 Columbia Pike) starts June 16 with the City of Fairfax Concert Band. There are shows at Mason District Park … Continued
The Taste of Annandale is Saturday – here’s what you need to know
The Taste of Annandale is just two days away! The best community festival in Mason District is this Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. along Tom Davis Drive. Here’s what you need to know:
Wolf Trap performers and the Paw Patrol will entertain kids at the Taste of Annandale
Percussionist and storyteller Kofi Dennis will delight children at the Taste of Annandale with a lively performance featuring djembe drumming from West Africa. The Taste of Annandale happens this Saturday, rain or shine, along Tom Davis Drive in central Annandale 10 a.m.-4 p.m. There is no charge to attend. The children’s program will take place … Continued
The Taste of Annandale features a world of entertainment
The entertainment at the Taste of Annandale features a variety of local performers presenting music and dance from around the globe. The Taste of Annandale is a free community festival this Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on Tom Davis Drive. It will happen rain or shine. The Annandale-based Asian American Community Center is bringing … Continued
Lots of children’s activities planned for the Taste of Annandale
The Taste of Annandale will feature a full schedule of performances and activities for children hosted by the ACCA Child Development Center. The Taste of Annandale is a free family-friendly community festival on April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tom Davis Drive. The Child Development Center is at 7200 Columbia Pike, across the street from … Continued
Registration now open for the Taste of Annandale pet contest
Can your pet work the runway and wow the audience? Is your pet’s personality so amazing that we’ll fall in love? Enter your pet in the Taste of Annandale Best-Dressed Pet Contest, and show off their star power. Online registration is now open for the pet contest, sponsored by Chico’s Natural Pet Market in Barcroft … Continued
Celebrity Delly gets the ‘Kitchen Commando’ treatment
Chef Andre Rush upgraded the Celebrity Delly, a traditional delicatessen in Graham Park Plaza, and shared the results on his “Kitchen Commando” TV series. The episode on the Falls Church restaurant can be viewed online on the Tubi TV channel. Rush helped owners Julia Rossler-Thompson and her husband William Thompson update the menu and décor, … Continued
Drama students learn about themselves as they explore their characters in ‘Pippin’
By Mayuka Valluri and Asha Das Family feuds, fire, and finding fulfillment – a humorously tender story is coming to the stage at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in April and May. Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s musical “Pippin” is a lively tale following the titular character as he searches for … Continued
Metallica acquires majority interest in local record-pressing company
The rock band Metallica has acquired a controlling stake in Furnace Record Pressing, a company that produces high-quality vinyl records in the Alexandria part of Mason District. “While the ownership structure is changing, under the hood, everything stays the same: the same people, same spirit, same culture, and the same never-ending quest to perfect our … Continued
House-hunting TV show to feature Annandale
The public TV program “If You Lived Here” will air an episode on Annandale on Monday, March 6. It will be shown at 9 p.m. on WETA PBS, Channel 26. Each episode of “If You Lived Here” explores the types of homes available in a particular neighborhood in the D.C. region, while also shining a … Continued
Bring your dog to the Taste of Annandale for the Best-Dressed Pet Contest
The best-dressed pets in Annandale will be showing off their fashion sense at the Taste of Annandale. a community festival on April 29 on Tom Davis Drive. The Best-Dressed Pet Contest, sponsored by Chico’s Natural Pet Market in Barcroft Plaza, will be on the stage at 2:30 p.m. The contest isn’t just about buying an … Continued
You’re all invited to the Coach CJ Celebration
The Coach CJ Celebration is back – after a two-year hiatus. The seventh annual event will be held March 11, 7-10 p.m., at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department social hall, 7128 Columbia Pike. The St. Patrick’s Day-themed party is a fundraiser for the scholarship program run by the Team Joyner Foundation. The Coach CJ … Continued
Fairmont Gardens kids celebrate Halloween
Halloween came early to the Fairmont Gardens apartments, as families brought their children to a Trunk & Treat event organized by Opportunity Neighborhoods–Annandale. There was a long line of decorated cars in the parking lot, with costumed adults – including several teachers – handing out candy and other goodies to the children. Children voted for … Continued
Halloween creepy creatures fill this yard
Many people put out skeletons and graveyards for Halloween, but Cat Tallant’s decorations are so over the top, people wait in line to walk through her front yard. This year’s theme is a haunted pumpkin patch, so Tallant’s display, on Carolyn Drive by Sleepy Hollow Road, includes animatronic scarecrows, a huge pile of pumpkins, a … Continued