May 19, 2024
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Tag: holidays

County facilities announce holiday schedule

#holidays

Officers and recruits from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Criminal Justice Academy handed out donated pajamas to Culmore residents Dec. 19. [FCPD] Here’s the holiday schedule for Fairfax County facilities:  Fairfax County government offices – Officially closed at noon on Dec. 23. Closed Dec. 24 and 31. Libraries – Open 10 a.m.-noon on Dec. 23. … Continued

Hundreds of children make holiday crafts at ON-Annandale event

#Annandale, #arts, #children, #families, #holidays, #neighborhood groups, #nonprofits

Kids decorate ceramic bowls with decoupage paper and glitter. More than 300 children and families made gifts for their families and friends Dec. 4 at the Fairmont Gardens apartments hosted by the Opportunity Neighborhoods-Annandale program. The event was organized by FACETS, a nonprofit that serves families and individuals affected by poverty, hunger, and homelessness.

Annandale home transformed into an undersea fantasy

#Annandale, #arts, #holidays

While most Halloween decoration around here featured skeletons, ghouls, and graveyards, one Annandale homeowner went all out to create an undersea fantasy with a seven-foot shark, jellyfish hanging from trees, a treasure chest, a big clamshell full of treats, and blue and green nylon netting and lights mimicking ocean waves.  Homeowner Pamela Rinehart was decked … Continued

Fireworks: Where to see them

#community events, #entertainment, #families, #holidays

What’s the Fourth of July without a fireworks show?  The City of Falls Church fireworks display, which usually draws lots of spectators from the Annandale/Mason District area, isn’t happening this year, due to construction at Meridian High School (formerly George Mason High School). Instead, Falls Church is hosting a “Declaration Celebration,” with an Independence Day-themed … Continued

School board rejects proposal to close school for four more religious holidays

#diversity, #holidays, #religion, #school board, #schools
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Despite intense lobbying from families and faith communities, the Fairfax County School Board adopted a 2021-22 calendar that does not close schools on four holidays important to the Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh communities.  Religious groups and individual families had urged the board to close schools on Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 6), Yom Kippur (Sept. 15), … Continued