Weekly Entertainment (Vienna/McLean/Great Falls)
June 22-29
Entertainment in Vienna/McLean/Great Falls.
Week in McLean
News in McLean.
Classic Tales n’ Tunes Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Jody Katz, local entrepreneur, teacher and creator of the popular children’s educational program, Classic Tales n’ Tunes, celebrates a decade of successful business with new programs and a community festival.
McLean Orchestra Announces New Music Director
New Music Director at McLean Orchestra
The McLean Orchestra has announced the appointment of a new Music Director, Miriam Burns, who will officially pick up the baton for the McLean Orchestra on July 1.
Share Hosts Benefit Concert
Local musicians play to support local nonprofit.
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church hosted their third annual benefit concert for Share of McLean, a local nonprofit that assists the needy in the McLean area. Share’s five-fold mission includes a food pantry, clothing room, transportation to medical appointments, family assistance in the form of rent or utility payments and furniture delivery.
Weekly Entertainment (Vienna/McLean/Great Falls)
June 15-22.
Entertainment in Vienna/McLean/Great Falls.
‘Ode to Joy’ in McLean
The McLean Symphony performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
In its 2011–2012 Season Finale concert on Saturday, June 2, The McLean Symphony (TMS) premiered a new composition, presented a suite of much-loved arias, and performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, 4th movement known as the "Choral," recognized for its powerful "Ode to Joy" theme.
McLean High Wins Four Cappies
Takes home trophy for Best Play.
McLean High took home five awards – including the one for Best Play – at Sunday night’s 13th annual Cappie Awards at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. McLean’s other victories were for Lead Actor and Lead Actress in a Play for its production of "A View from the Bridge," as well as Returning Critic and Critic Team.
Langley HS Orchestra Pops Concert Thursday
The Langley HS Orchestra presents its annual pops concert on Thursday, June 7, at 7 p.m. in the Langley HS auditorium. With the theme of "Villains and Gangsters," the concert will include music from "The Godfather," "Psycho," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Phantom of the Opera," and "How to Train Your Dragon."
MPA Paints in the Park
Children, professional artists celebrate McLean Project for the Arts’ 50th anniversary.
As part of their celebration of 50 years in existence, the McLean Project for the Arts hosted a "Painting in the Park" exhibition Sunday, June 3 in McLean Central Park. The community’s youngest artists were invited out to help make cupcakes out of clay and other crafts, while the professional artists were invited to take advantage of whatever inspiration the clear, sunny day had to offer.
Weekly Entertainment (Vienna/McLean/Great Falls)
May 31-June 7.
Entertainment in Vienna/McLean/Great Falls.
The McLean Symphony’s Season Finale, ‘Ode to Joy’
The McLean Symphony (TMS) presents its 2011–2012 Season Finale concert on Saturday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Langley High School located at 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean (route 193), ending its year-long celebration of 40 consecutive years of making music in the greater D.C. area under the baton of music director Dingwall Fleary.
McLean High Sings Musicals
Concert features variety of Tony Award-winning songs.
McLean High School combined the best of stage and song last weekend, as they presented a concert of Tony Award-winning songs over two nights. Numbers from more than a dozen musicals were featured, everything from intimate duets to rousing group numbers.
Weekly Entertainment (Vienna/McLean/Great Falls)
May 24-31.
Entertainment in the Vienna/McLean/Great Falls area.
MPA Celebrates 50 Years
McLean Project for the Arts holds spring benefit at historic Salona.
What better place to celebrate fifty years of art in McLean than the community’s most historic landmark? On May 10, artists, art supporters, local politicians, staff and volunteers of the McLean Project for the Arts gathered on a clear cool evening at Salona, the historic McLean home of Karen and Dan DuVal.
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