Brief: ‘Christmas Eve at the Nutcracker Club’ Returns
Brief: The School of Theatrical Dance (SOTD) and its performing wing, Great Falls Dance Theatre, present the seventh annual performance of their original production of Christmas Eve at the Nutcracker Club, a fanciful yet reverent sketch of Christmas Eve, set in a 1940s USO Hall, in the imaginary town of Rockwell.
Brief: Something New at Grandmother's Back Room
Special custom woodwork rocker for holiday season.
Brief: Grandmother's Back Room in The Great Falls Village Center has announced a new handcrafted gift item for this holiday season.
Making Wishes Come True
The Wish List Project relies on generosity of Great Falls community.
Great Falls is a community that proves there is strength in numbers when it comes to helping those in need. Ginger Mahon agrees.
Brief: Winter Art Exhibit Opens At Great Falls Library
New show highlights work of 33 Great Falls artists; reception Dec. 10.
Brief: An art exhibition featuring over 60 paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry and other new works by Great Falls artists opened Nov. 2 and will be displayed through the end of December at the main conference room of the Great Falls Community Library.
Riverbend Prepares for Budget Cuts
With five percent cuts looming, group looks to preserve 400-acre park.
As Fairfax County prepares for a possible budget shortfall of $100 million in Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015, all county agencies have been asked to submit budgets that cut five percent from FY2013 levels.
Beach Mill Road Plans Unveiled
New bridge will be installed summer 2013, contractor has incentives for early finish.
The Virginia Department of Transportation will begin construction on the Beach Mill Road bridge over Nichols Run as early as next May.
Brief: Langley Crew Gives Back
The Langley High School Crew Team recently worked with local charity groups to support the 2012 Thanks for Giving Thanksgiving Food Drive and charity event.
Brief: McLean-Great Falls Keller Williams Cares Presents Check to Lift Me Up!
A check of $15,274.16 was presented to Lift Me Up! at their annual Gala held on Nov. 17, at BMW of Sterling.
Fairfax Becomes Immigrants’ Gateway
Focus on immigration.
Yesuf Beshir spent nearly three years gathering the mountain of paperwork he needed to leave Ethiopia and emigrate to America.
A Way Out of No Way
Two women — one African-American and one from Africa — learn to see America through each other’s eyes.
Rosemary Osei, 22, and Lillie Reynolds, 61, have been good friends for four years. The two women, who help teach special needs students at a Vienna elementary school, are sometimes mistaken for mother and daughter.
Brief: Catch A "Canary" At Colvin Run
Langley High School junior Emily Nesbitt became the first “Colvin Run Canary" on Saturday, Nov. 3.
Viewpoints: Immigrants’ Experiences on Becoming Americans
On Sept. 22 at the Multicultural Festival on Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, 25 people participated in a naturalization ceremony that made them American citizens.
Week in Great Falls
Friends of Riverbend Park (FORB) has received $10,000 from BMW of North America. The grant followed the conclusion of BMW’s successful Restore the Outdoors campaign, which helped launch BMW’s new X1 crossover vehicle, and which spotlighted 12 park sites across the United States, including Riverbend Park in Great Falls.
Veterans Honored at Freedom Memorial
Annual ceremony features Marine Color Guard, student performances.
More than 150 people gathered at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial Monday, Nov. 12, to participate in the community’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. More than 100 students from Village Green Day School, Great Falls Elementary School and Langley High School also attended.
Inspired ‘to Make a Difference’
Langley High School students inspiring teens around the globe.
While many high school students are busy worrying about upcoming SAT exams and sport practices, Langley High School junior Jason Cui is busy heading Youth Inspire, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting teen cancer patients one picture at a time.