Saturday, May 19, 2012
21st Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival kicks off with an opening night party in the pavilion.
The 21st Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival began Friday night with an opening night party in the Reston Town Center Pavilion. VIP guests such as Rep. Gerry Connolly, State Sen. Janet Howell and Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins mingled with local art patrons, enjoyed food and drinks and listened to live musical performances. Event tickets and the proceeds from the silent auction will benefit programs at the Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE). The event was co-chaired by John Alciati, former president and CEO of GRACE, and Damian Sinclair, current GRACE Executive Director. The festival opened to the public last night with a "sneak peek" from 5 to 8 p.m. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m…
You may think twice about telling your kid to stop doodling.
If you've ever wondered what Sharon Bulova, Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, is scribbling under the microphone during those incredibly long public hearings, it turns out that she's a lifelong doodler. In addition to her duties as a public official for 25 years, Bulova has run more than a few pens dry by making cartoon likenesses of her colleagues. The drawings tell a sort of truth — from a certain point of view. Once you see them, you'll never mistake the mustache of U.S. Rep Gerry Connolly (D-11) for another, or the familiar dome of Mount Vernon Supervisor Gerry Hyland. "Since becoming Chairman, I don't draw and doodle as much as I used to," Bulova told Patch from her office in the Fairfax County Government Center. "I …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Artists converge on Reston Town Center beginning Friday.
Ready for the 21st annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival? Patch has your last-minute details. * For the first time, the festival will begin on Friday. Artists will display works from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. * There is still time to get tickets to the Opening Night Preview Party. Tickets are $100. Click here for more details. * The kids tent is open Saturday and Sunday. Click here to read all about the family friendly, hands-on activities. * Festival organizers had applications from 900 artists for this year's show. The 200 selected by jurors represent accomplishment in categories such as 2D & 3D, Mixed Media, Ceramics, Decorative Fibers, Drawing and Pastels, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry and more. Of the 200 selected artists, 39 are new …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Free activities in Children's Tent at the 21st Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival this weekend.
When the 21st Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival kicks off at Reston Town Center this weekend, there will be a host of free activities for children to get creative. Art and music will work in harmony as young visitors can create music-related art projects inspired by the International Contemporary Ensemble. They can also get a preview of the many children's educational programs offered by Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE). Some of the activities Inside the Tent: Explore More! Art Buckets - Explore More! is GRACE's educational program tied to the exhibitions in the GRACE gallery aimed at younger children. Try out an Art Bucket that was designed specifically for this year's Festival which includes a musical egg shaker, tambourine and …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The 21st annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival kicks off Friday with a preview party and silent auction at Reston Town Center.
Tickets are going fast for Friday's Opening Night Party for the 21st Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival. The party, at Reston Town Center's pavilion, is a chance to preview the works in the show, as well as mingle with local VIPs, enjoy fine food and drinks and meet artists with works in the juried show. There will also be a silent auction to benefit Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE). The festival opens Friday at 5 p.m. and will run though Sunday. Admission to the festival is free, but visitors can make a $10 donation to GRACE and receive a $10 gift card good at Reston Town Center Restuarants. The Opening Night Party begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets start at $100. For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Longtime resident and author Terry Jennings publishes an educational children's book on what may happened at Mount St. Helens.
When you’re asked to write a book about volcanoes, it helps to be from Reston – home of the U.S. Geological Survey. So Terry Jennings took full advantage of her location when preparing to write a children's book. “I went to USGS and checked out everything they had on volcanoes,” says Jennings, an author who specializes in educational material for children. “They had a lot on Mount St. Helens.” Even better. The editor she was working with was interested in a picture book on how animals reacted to the May, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, so she used the information from USGS and followed up with a Mount St. Helens scientist. The result: Gopher to the Rescue, an educational picture book just published by Sylvan Dell. The scientist “was …
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Lake Anne Plaza's waterfront was turned into public art and a performance space Sunday with the debut of Out of Place. The installation was presented by the Reston Community Center, the Initiative for Public Art Reston, Friends of Lake Anne and the Reston Museum. It was conceived by architect Ronit Eisenbach and dance artist Sharon Mansur, who were inspired by the history of the planned community of 1960s New Town of Reston and the sculpture and architecture of Lake Anne Plaza. The installation will be on view through May 21. Sunday's accompanying dance performance explored the ways we perceive, shape and inhabit our world. The dance performance featured a duet featuring Mansur and longtime collaborator Daniel Burkholder.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Dodgeball Theatre's "The Breaking Point" explores chaos and beauty.
Dodgeball Theatre is bringing its original production, The Breaking Point to the stage starting May 6. The show is the ensemble’s artistic interpretation of chaos and beauty, and was created after months of work, and shares their perspectives with their audiences. The students involved in the ensemble created the production from its inception, starting with writing prompts in the fall that eventually turned into monologues. The writing prompts can be simple or philosophical, for example they may be asked to write about the last time they were angry. The group comes up with a theme to decide which monologues they may include in the show. This year they discussed chaos and what good can come from chaos. The group also gets to help create …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Reston Community Players present the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'August: Osage County.'
Reston Community Players' production of August: Osage County, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play with darkly comic, adult themes, continues Friday at the Reston Community Center's CenterStage. “This has a dark side to it,” says Andrew JM Regiec, director of the play. “But it also has a lot of humor. The dialogue is so frank, and witty.” August: Osage County tells the story of Beverly Weston, a once-famous poet who is now battling addiction to alcohol and pills. Seen only in the beginning of the play, he disappears, leaving his highly dysfunctional family to assume he is dead. (He is.) They gather at his home to take care of the funeral, and each one melts down in his or her own way. Regiec says the play is notable for the range of ages in the…
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Haven't caught South Lakes High School's spring musical West Side Story yet? You still have three more chances. At Thursday's performance, twin sisters Helen and Michelle Slivinski will play opposite each other as Maria (Helen) and Anita (Michelle). Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. For ticket info, click here.
Kathleen
2:23 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
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