Childhood Happiness Remembered
Pat Hazell in "The Wonder Bread Years" at the Alden.
Finding your childhood sense of wonder again is what the "The Wonder Bread Years" is all about. It is a one-man performance combining stand-up comedy and theater. It was written by and stars one of the original writers of the “Seinfeld” show, Pat Hazell.
Family Science Night at Spring Hill Elementary
Spring Hill Elementary School recently held its 10th Annual Family Science Night, called “Scientists in Our Midst.” Professional scientists from the school’s own families and neighborhoods included a racecar engineer, a renewable energy inventor, a wildlife expert, a real live rocket scientist and more. Pictured: Assistant Principal Mike Casey (far right) with students clambering about in his raft (in which he has logged thousands of white water miles). They learned basic principles of physics, kinetic energy and balance.
‘Johnny Appleseed’ Comes to The Alden on Oct. 20
Theatre IV’s production of “Johnny Appleseed” will be presented as part of the McLean Kids Performance Series at The Alden in McLean at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. Tickets are $15, $10 for McLean tax district residents. The theatre is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue, inside the McLean Community Center.
ArtFest Comes to Central Park
Annual event features live art, juried show.
As a first time visitor to the annual MPAartfest, it didn’t take long for Andrea Dorsey and her sister Beverly to be impressed.
McLean Theatre Company Launches New Season
The 2013-14 season opens with the exclusive concert performance of “The Last Five Years.”
he award winning McLean High School Theatre Company (MTC) introduces 2013-14 season—beginning with an exclusive concert performance of Jason Robert Brown’s “The Last Five Years,” Sept. 28, the family-favorite, “Annie,” the hilarious satire “Bald Soprano” as the Virginia High School League (VHSL) competition entry, the modern American classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” Performances appear in the Burks Auditorium or Black Box Theater and are led by Artistic Director Amy Poe. Advance tickets are available at www.mcleandrama.com or directly at www.brownpapertickets.org.
McLean Orchestra Begins ‘A Season of Festivity’
The McLean Orchestra has announced its 42nd season, A Season of Festivity. Embarking on Maestra Miriam Burns' second season as music director and conductor, the McLean Orchestra will offer five classical concerts with an illustrious array of soloists, including pianists, jazz vocalists, bagpipers, organists, dancers and more.
The Ultimate Guide to MPAartfest
Q&A on MPAartfest, to be held on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the McLean Central Park.
What and Where What: McLean Project for the Arts presents the 7th annual MPAartfest Where: McLean Central Park at the corner of Rt 123 and Old Dominion Drive When: Sunday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine Info: www.mpaart.org/artfest.php
Garage Sale of the Season
Area treasure hunters visit McLean Community Center’s semi-annual flea market.
Longtime friends Nancy McCormick, Jeanne Nelsen and Liz Rothrock, who jokingly call themselves “poker widows,” have always looked for ways to have fun while their husbands played poker. Recently, the friends of 26 years have discovered that they love to sell their wares at the MCC semi-annual flea market. “This is our fourth time here,” said Nelsen. “We’ve gotten the same booth several times. We have an absolute blast.” Not only do they have fun, they typically make up to $300 in a four-hour day.
Love Story Set Against a Wartime Backdrop
McLean Community Players present “Time Stands Still.”
"When I look through that little rectangle... time stops... all the noise around me... everything cuts out. And all I see... is the picture." But what happens when a wounded wartime photographer comes home? What's next in a life and a relationship based upon the passion and excitement that wartime can bring? Can a normal family life be enough? According to veteran director Jessie Roberts, "the playwright, Donald Margulies, explores love and friendship against a backdrop of the moral dilemma of journalists and photo-journalists who record wars, famines and genocide without intervening to affect the outcome of what they are reporting.
Author Turns Words Into Film
Suzi Weinert’s first novel becomes Hallmark Channel original movie.
Four years ago, McLean resident Suzi Weinert wasn’t sure she was capable of finishing her first book. Now she’s preparing to watch that very same book premiere as a Hallmark Channel original movie and has released its sequel.
McLean Woman’s Club Holds Annual Kickoff Tea
Planning for Holiday Homes Tour underway.
The Woman’s Club of McLean held its annual “Christmas in August” Kickoff Tea on Thursday, Aug. 22, to preview its 47th annual Holiday Homes Tour in early December. This year’s tour will have the theme of “four centuries in McLean,” with each of the four tour homes representing a different century.
Three New Exhibitions Open at MPA
McLean Project for the Arts will open three new exhibitions with a reception and gallery talk from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12. The opening is free and open to the public.
McLean Community Center to Host Flea Market
McLean Fall Community Flea Market will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7.
As the season changes and students prepare to go back to school, the McLean Community Center offers local residents an opportunity to change their “trash into cash” by selling their gently used items. The center’s McLean Fall Community Flea Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, in the parking garage located at 1420 Beverly Road (behind the Giant Shopping Center). Admission to the sale is free.
Celebrating the Change of Season
Children can welcome the change of season at MCC's Harvest Happenings.
Young children ages 3-8 can experience the fun and excitement of the changing of the seasons as they participate in a variety of activities at the McLean Community Center’s Harvest Happenings. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave. General admission is $5 at the door; admission is free for children up to 36 months old.
An Insider's Guide to the Arts in Northern Virginia
A selection of upcoming arts productions, happening right where you live.
There are more artists of every stripe making art in Northern Virginia than you may realize. Populating the bedroom communities, small towns, growing cities and metropolitan areas of Fairfax County, Arlington and Alexandria are your pick of dance, theatre, choral, symphonic, visual and performance, music and fill-in-the-blank groups. Look beyond Wolf Trap and Jammin' Java to the Torpedo Art Factory, the Workhouse Arts Center, and smaller, quality groups like ArtSpace Herndon and McLean Project for the Arts to cast their creative spell (that's only to name a few). Delve in and, we dare you, let your stereotypes of an artless string of suburbs dissolve. In place you'll get something much better than stereotypes: some culture.
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