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Interfaith Friendship Walk Held in Fairfax
About 100 people visit eight different communities of faith in the City of Fairfax.
Expanded Dance Classes at Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton
With new hire Mimi Glass, they’re launching more kids’ and adult classes.
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Little Theatre of Alexandria Presents “The Belle of Amherst”
Explores the eccentric and obscure life of poet Emily Dickinson
It’s 1883 in Amherst, Massachusetts.
“A Daughter’s a Daughter” in Arlington
TAP presents Agatha Christie’s U.S. premiere about a mother-daughter relationship.
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Antioch Baptist Awards Educational Grants
Celebrates 30th Anniversary at Waterford in Springfield.
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Encore of Arlington Stages “Disney’s Frozen Jr.”
Story of true love and acceptance between sisters Anna and Elsa.
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Colette Bounet Named Principal of Barcroft Elementary
Her diverse background and style bring comparisons to Barack Obama.
Colette Bounet, 42, often receives comparisons to Barack Obama, as the daughter of a white mother from France and a black father from the U.S. Virgin Islands. A single woman, she runs 10-milers, speaks fluent Spanish, French and a local Moroccan dialect, and is a frequent flyer around the world.
In Harmony With Celebration Singers
Springfield show choir has been going strong 40 years.
The all-volunteer Celebration Singers performed their final holiday concert of the year on Sunday, Dec. 15 at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Springfield. The group started at Springfield Methodist Church in the 1960s by the name of the Wesleyan Singers. Some of the ladies have been singing together for 40-plus years. And through the years, membership has reached 66 people, but has since dwindled to 18.
Preview: MetroStage Presents ‘The Island’
Play depicts human dignity and justice during the 1970s Apartheid.
As part of the 30th anniversary season, MetroStage in Alexandria is staging "The Island" now through April 26. The highly charged two-person play is set on Robben Island, South Africa, and depicts the plight of two political prisoners, John and Winston, as they perform labor by day and rehearse Sophocles’ "Antigone" by night.
Synetic Presents ‘Three Men in a Boat’
Based on an 1889 book, the story is a holiday through the English countryside.
Synetic Theater is concluding its 2013-14 season with a new adaptation of “Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)” May 8 through June 8 in Crystal City. The production features D.C. theater stars Tim Getman, Rob Jansen and Tom Story making their Synetic Theater debuts and Synetic company member Alex Mills who was most recently seen as the title character in “Hamlet …the rest is silence.”
Honoring Suffragists in Lorton
Workhouse Prison Museum holds bell-ringing ceremony, shows video in honor of 16 suffragists who were imprisoned there.
Workhouse Prison Museum
The Making of a Brigadier General
U.S. Army Col. James P. Bienlien comes from five generations of military men and grew up in Springfield.
‘Tangled in the Tinsel’ by Port City Playhouse in Falls Church
17 short sketches capture the “fun side’’ of Christmas.
Synetic Theater in Crystal City Tackles ‘Taming of the Shrew’
Synetic Theater in Crystal City is staging the Shakespeare comedy, "Taming of the Shrew," from Feb. 15 to March 19.
Tons of Fun at Summer Cove Camp
Burke native Megan Zinn, 22, starts a summer camp for middle-schoolers.
‘Three Sistahs’ Returns to MetroStage
Set in 1969, play has “timeless themes, memorable characters, and unforgettable music.”
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Synetic Theater Presents ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ in Arlington
Vato Tsikurishvili, son of Synetic co-founders Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, makes directorial debut.
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Scout Troop 893 Welcomes Girls in Centreville
Seven girls launched into Troop 893 at Centreville United Methodist Church.
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‘Sleepy Hollow’ Offers Gothic Horror in Arlington
Synetic Theater presents play based on Washington Irving’s story.