Artists to Hold Reception, Holiday Open House
“Big Squares, Little Squares” show will kick off the holiday season at The Artists’ Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suite H, Great Falls.
Vienna/McLean/Great Falls Calendar, Nov. 8-18
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Spooktacular Eye Candy and Lots of Treats
Costumed fun brought friends, treats and decked out children to the Great Falls Spooktacular on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Children, and adults, get into the Halloween spirit at the Spooktacular.
The Langley School Presents Comedic Version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’
The Langley School will present its middle school fall production of “Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last” Thursday, Nov, 8-Saturday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the school’s Sherman Arts Center, with an additional matinee performance at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10.
The Art of Ravioli-Making Presented At Great Falls Farmers Market
Guiseppe Di Begnino, master chef and owner of Dante Ristorante, located in the historic Victorian Leigh House (c. 1880) at the corner of Walker Road and Colvin Run Road, shared the secrets of the Italian culinary art of ravioli-making at the Great Falls Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Happy Halloween
Haunting events to round out your trick-and-treat filled evening.
Get all the treats and tricks, fright-in-the-night and boo!-filled fun to be had out of Halloween this fall with a little help from some Fairfax County seasonal events.
Eat, Drink and Be Scary!
Children carve pumpkins for a good cause at Wildfire in McLean.
Armed with knives and other sharp implements, more than 50 children butchered, chopped, gouged and chiseled with glee at Wildfire restaurant on Saturday, leaving a slimy trail of orange guts across the tables.
Local Artists Show Off Studios
Annual studios tour shows artists’ workspaces.
Fourteen years ago, David Cowdrill was visiting a pottery in Maine, when a door opened for him, literally and figuratively. The potters opened up their workshop to him, showing him how to create ceramics, and Cowdrill, an engineer by trade, found a new opportunity.
Examining Trees at Riverbend Park
New Riverbend Tree Walk shows diversity of species at park.
Visitors to Riverbend Park have a new way to explore the 400-plus acres of land along the Potomac River. Local resident Tabitha Eagle, with the help of Bob Vickers of the Fairfax County Tree Commission and staff at Riverbend, helped mark a mile-long trail that identifies 20 different tree varieties within the park.
Langley Orchestra to Present an Asian Theme Concert
The Langley High School Orchestra is presenting “Spirited Away: an Asian Theme Concert” on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Langley Auditorium.
Barn Dancing in Great Falls
Having fun, supporting children.
Members of the Great Falls Optimist Club enjoyed a night out while attending the club’s 7th Annual Barn Dance in Great Falls on Saturday night. The event featured dinner, a raffle and auction, and music by Bennie Potter and Western Electric. Proceeds from this year’s event will go to the Great Falls Children’s Fund and Childhood Cancer Charity.
Country Fair at St. Francis Episcopal Church
St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls held its annual country fair on Saturday, Oct. 6.
St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls held its annual country fair on Saturday, Oct. 6, and the community came out for a quilt show, music, hayrides and games.
Vienna/McLean/Great Falls Events Calendar, Oct. 17 - Nov. 28
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Sun Design to Sponsor Great Falls Studios Tour
Home remodeling company embraces community art as novel way to showcase its own design capabilities.
Great Falls Studios, a community arts organization with more than 100 artist members in Great Falls, announced this week that the home remodeling company Sun Design has agreed to sponsor the art group’s Ninth Annual Great Falls Studios Tour, Oct. 20 and 21.
Fairfax County Fall Fun Calendar
Along with the seasonal changes of fall—“sweater weather,” the oft-sighted decorative pumpkin, new menus and produce, and the swath of color across the treeline in every direction—come the fall events. Apple picking, parading through town in costume and spending time enjoying fall in Fairfax County are musts. Here are some favorite events to aid and abet your celebration of the season at hand.