Tag: Taste of Annandale
Rotary Club raises funds for Alzheimer’s research
The Annandale Rotary Club at the 2018 Taste of Annandale. The Annandale Rotary Club is raising funds in support of medical research on Alzheimer’s disease. The club, a Gold sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, will have more information about the fundraising campaign at the community festival, on Oct. 5. Just about everyone has a … Continued
Vendor slots filling up for Taste of Annandale
Crowds watch a martial arts performance at the 2018 Taste of Annandale. Vendor spaces at the fifth annual Taste of Annandale are filling up fast, so if you want your restaurant, business, or community organization to participate, it’s best to apply right away. The Taste of Annandale is a family-friendly street festival on Saturday, Oct. … Continued
Check out the police mobile recruiting unit at the Taste of Annandale
Interested in becoming a police officer? – or curious about what it takes to work in law enforcement? You’ll get a chance to explore career opportunities with the Fairfax County Police Department at the Taste of Annandale, as the FCPD’s Mobile Recruiting Unit will be in the ACCA Child Development Center parking lot during the Oct. … Continued
The Taste of Annandale beer garden will feature two local microbreweries
The beer garden at the 2018 Taste of Annandale. The beer garden at the upcoming Taste of Annandale will be bigger and better than ever. The Settle Down Easy Brewing Co., a microbrewery that opened in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County last November, will be participating this year, while Audacious Aleworks will be … Continued
Landmark Plaza to showcase upcoming changes at Taste of Annandale
Landmark Plaza HHH Landmark LLC, the owners of the Plaza at Landmark and Fair City Mall, is again supporting the Taste of Annandale as a Gold sponsor. The Taste of Annandale is a street festival Oct. 5 on Tom Davis Drive with live entertainment, children’s program, food vendors, beer garden, pet show, and much more. … Continued
Monarca in Flight returns to the Taste of Annandale
A Monarca in Flight performer at the 2017 Taste of Annandale. Monarca in Flight, the aerial dance troupe that wowed the crowd at the 2016 and 2017 Taste of Annandale festivals, will be back for the 2019 event. The Taste of Annandale, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on Tom Davis Drive, features live music and … Continued
Registration open for Taste of Annandale 5K
Registration is open for the fifth annual Taste of Annandale 5K race on Oct. 5. In fact, nine people have already registered. Sign up here. The race will start at 9:30 a.m. in the Kmart parking lot on John Marr Drive. The course will be virtually the same as last year. Runners will head down … Continued
BB&T shows its support for the community by joining the Taste of Annandale as a Platinum sponsor
The BB&T branch on Backlick Road in Annandale. BB&T Bank’s commitment to the Taste of Annandale – as a Platinum-level sponsor – fits in with a key component of BB&T’s mission: “Making the communities in which we work better places to be.” “People who live and work here come to the Taste of Annandale, so … Continued
Vistas of Annandale joins the Taste of Annandale as the Title Sponsor
The 2019 Taste of Annandale has secured a Title Sponsor – the Vistas of Annandale. The Vistas, an attractive, conveniently located community of 1,065 garden apartments and townhomes behind the Heritage Mall shopping center, was a Silver sponsor at last year’s Taste of Annandale. This time, the community is upping its commitment to the Diamond … Continued
Annandale’s pop-up park opens next month
A demonstration pop-up park was held during the 2018 Taste of Annandale. Annandale’s “pop-up park” will officially open to the public on June 29. The 1,200-square-foot park, located on underutilized county-owned property at 7200 Columbia Pike, will become a community gathering spot with tables and chairs, game tables, an outdoor piano, and landscaping. Special activities … Continued
Crescendo Studios, a new venue for music lessons, signs on as a Taste of Annandale sponsor
A music lesson room at Crescendo Studios. Crescendo Studios, a brand-new, beautiful facility for music lessons, showed its commitment to community engagement by signing on as a Gold-level sponsor of the 2019 Taste of Annandale. Crescendo offers lessons in piano, guitar, drum, bass, violin, cello, viola, and voice to children, teens, and adults. It’s located in … Continued
Taste of Annandale committee honors its sponsors
Thank you to the Taste of Annandale Planning Committee for recognizing the role of the Annandale Blog in helping to plan and publicize the 2018 street festival. The next Taste of Annandale is Oct. 5, 2019, There will be a 5K, food vendors, music and dance, a pet show, chili cook-off, craft vendors, children’s program, … Continued
Taste of Annandale raises funds for youth art project
Left to right: Steve Lee, Penny Gross, Bob Kahane, Nancy Hall, Norma Lopez, Elsa Lueck, Peter Huyn, and MPO Eduardo Azcarte, crime prevention specialist at the Mason Police District. The newly incorporated Annandale Mason Roundtable presented a check for $5,000 to the Youth Art Re-Imaging Community Project May 2 in the office of Mason Supervisor … Continued
The fifth annual Taste of Annandale set for Oct. 5
Crowds converge on Tom Davis Drive for the 2018 Taste of Annandale. The Taste of Annandale has gotten bigger and better every year. This year’s festival, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tom Davis Drive, promises to be the biggest one yet. There will be live entertainment all day, a 5K race, restaurants, food trucks, … Continued
Taste of Annandale attendees offer comments, suggestions for next year
The 2019 Taste of Annandale drew a large crowd. According to a brief, non-scientific survey on the Taste of Annandale, attendees’ favorite features of the Oct. 13 street festival were the food in general and, specifically, the food trucks. The second-most frequently mentioned response to the open-ended question about the best thing at the street … Continued