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At last year’s Fill the Cruiser Holiday Toy Drive, Alex Pollack pushes the red button to show off the beep on his donated airplane before he hands it over to Corporal Beth Lennon. The final Fill the Cruiser event is Thursday, Nov. 29, 6-8 p.m. at the Lee Harrison Shop-ping Center, 2425 N. Harrison St. The Arlington County Police Department is asking community members to donate new, unwrapped toys to bring holiday cheer to children ages newborn – 17. Those wishing to donate toys can also drop off donations at Police Headquar-ters, located at 1425 N. Courthouse Road, until Friday, Dec. 14.

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TrusteeJames W. Tho-mas Jr., ofArlington, apartner atArnold & PorterKaye ScholerLLP, was recog-nized for com-pleting a five-year term onMercer University’s Boardof Trustees during itsannual Homecoming meet-ing on Nov. 2.

Dr. Suzanne Herten Wittig

Wittig JoinsConciergeMedical Practice

Suzanne Herten Wittig, M.D., ofArlington, has joined MD2, a con-cierge medical practice in McLean.

Board certified in internal medi-cine, Wittig received her under-graduate degree from GeorgetownUniversity and went on to earn hermedical degree from GeorgetownUniversity’s School of Medicine,graduating with multiple honorsand merits. While in medicalschool, she was inducted into theAlpha Omega Alpha MedicalHonor Society, and was awardedthe William Argy, MD Award inInternal Medicine for AcademicExcellence. Wittig completed herresidency and chief residency inInternal Medicine at GeorgetownUniversity.

Prior to joining MD2, Wittig wasa partner and internist at Pulmo-nary and Medical Associates,where she also served as the chiefof their Internal Medicine Division.In addition, she served on severalcommittees at Privia Health andVirginia Hospital Center. In 2005,Wittig was one of the few physi-cians chosen for Virginia HospitalCenter’s Executive Health Pro-gram, where she cared for patientsfor over a decade.

Wittig lives in Arlington with hertwo daughters.

For more information, visitwww.md2.com.

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By Eden Brown

The Connection

It was time for the 13th an-nual Arlington Turkey Troton Thanksgiving Day and toget participants in the mood,

Mark Riley and Pastor BrianWebster of Christ Church decidedto try something new: the firstannual “Thomas the Turkey andFriends” Costume Club Party andContest.

On Nov. 16, from 5-7 p.m.,adults and children, charity ben-eficiary representatives, and Tho-mas the Turkey, came in costumeto promote the Trot and encour-age even more runners to walk orrun the trot in costume. MarkRiley, the charity race coordinator,dressed as “The Big Turkey” andemceed the contest.

“TJ the DJ” Schultz set the moodwith music, as County Board ChairKatie Cristol, who dressed as Su-preme Court Justice Ruth BaderGinsburg; Denny Edelbrock,dressed as the Bunny Hop bunny;and Allie Sartorie of Virginia Pre-mier dressed as a walking Thanks-giving Dinner Table, judged thecontest.

Denny Edelbrock coordinatedClarendon United MethodistChurch’s inaugural “ArlingtonBunny Hop 5K Charity Fun Run/Walk” this past spring. VirginiaPremier and Radley Acura werethe lead sponsors of the ArlingtonTurkey Trot this year. All the chil-dren in costume received a TurkeyTrot medal for their participationand prizes were awarded to thetop three costume winners. Arling-ton Independent Media filmed in-

terviews with beneficiary repre-sentatives who spoke about whatArlington Turkey Trot funds meanto those they help each day in Ar-lington. The six beneficiaries ofthis year’s race are Arlington FoodAssistance Center, A-SPAN, Arling-ton Thrive, OAR, Bridges to Inde-pendence, and Young Life.

The race continues to draw in-creasing numbers of Arlingtonresidents who want to donate,have fun, and make room for thatextra serving of turkey. Last year,4,000 registered, and 3,470 fin-ished. This year, over 4,000 regis-tered, and 3,200 crossed the fin-ish line. It was unseasonably coldon Thanksgiving, and about 800runners did not show up at all, butin registering, they showed theArlington commitment to helpingtheir neighbors. For a complete listof sponsors, see: http://www.arlingtonvaturkeytrot.org/index.html.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg” shows upto judge Turkey Trot contest.

Turkey Trot: A Tradition of Thanks, Giving, and Fun

The winners of Arlington County’sannual James B. Hunter HumanRights Award, recognizing sus-

tained commitment and outstanding ac-complishment in promoting cultural di-versity and equal rights for all residents,will be honored at a ceremony and re-ception on Thursday, Dec. 13 from 7-9p.m., in the County Board Room at theBozman Government Center.

The award, first given in 1999, is namedfor former County Board member James B.Hunter, who was dedicated to helpingunderserved groups access government ser-vices designed to protect their rights.

This year’s winners include two individu-als and two community groups:

❖ Marty Swaim, a social studies teacherat Arlington Public Schools from 1984 to2001, is being recognized for co-founding

“Challenging Racism: Learning How.”Swaim developed the curriculum for theyearlong workshop series, which uses read-ing, stories, activities and conversations toencourage a basic understanding of racism,white privilege, the roots of racism and itsmore recent modern manifestations in oursociety. The program began as an APS ini-tiative to inform faculty and staff about raceand equity. It has grown to provide infor-

mation to school and work groups, com-munity organizations, and others whosemembers can benefit from a deeper andbroader understanding of racism and itseffect on our society.

❖ Jay Fisette served on the ArlingtonCounty Board from 1997 to 2017 andwas the first openly gay elected officialin Arlington and in Virginia. Through-out his 20-year tenure on the CountyBoard, he worked to advance humanrights, and championed many other is-sues, among them environmental

See Champions, Page 11

Four recognized for outstanding accomplishment inpromoting cultural diversity and equal rights.

County To Honor Human Rights Champions

Two Arlington runners completed the race in turkey hats.

Pastor Brian Webster ofChrist Church, who cameup with the idea of the raceto raise funds for theunderserved, addresses thecostume party.

Mark Riley, who championsthe race throughout Arling-ton, dressed up as “Tomthe Turkey” for the party.

The judges — including “Ruth Bader Ginsburg” — and winners of the costume contestgathered on the stage after the winners were announced.

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During the last week of each year,this newspaper devotes its pagesto the creativity of local studentsand children. The annual Children’s

Connection (including Children’s Gazette,Children’s Almanac and Children’s Centre View)is a tradition of well over a decade.

We welcome contributions from pub-lic and private schools, art classes, in-dividuals and homeschoolers. We pub-lish artwork, poetry, essays, creative writing,opinion pieces, short stories, photography,photos of sculpture or gardens or other cre-ative efforts.

We ask that all submissions be digital so theycan be sent through email or delivered on flashdrive. Writing should be submitted in text for-mat. Artwork should be photographed orscanned and provided in jpeg format.

Some suggestions:❖ Drawings or paintings or photographs of

your family, friends, pets or some favorite ac-tivity. These should be photographed orscanned and submitted in jpeg format. Photosof sculpture or larger art projects are also wel-come.

❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words) to someof the following questions: If you could giveyour parents, family or friends any gift thatdidn’t cost money what would that gift be?What are you most looking forward to in theupcoming year? What do you want to be when

you grow up? What is your favoriteanimal? What is your favorite toy?What makes a good friend?

❖ Your opinion (50 to 100 words)about traffic, sports, restaurants, video games,toys, trends, politics, etc.

❖ Poetry or other creative writing.❖ News stories from school newspapers.❖ Photos and text about activities or events.To be published, we must have the full first

and last name of the student artist/writer.Identify each piece of writing or art, includ-

ing the student’s full name, age, grade andtown of residence, plus the name of theschool, name of teacher and town of school

location. Home schoolers’ contributions arewelcomed.

To send flash drives containing artwork andtyped, electronic submissions, mark themclearly by school and hometown and mail theflash drive to: Children’s Connection (includ-ing Children’s Gazette, Children’s Almanac andChildren’s Centre View), 1606 King Street, Al-exandria, VA 22314.

Please send all submissions by Monday, Dec.3, 2018. The Children’s Edition will publishthe last week of 2018.

You can see last year’s editions by visitingwww.connectionnewspapers.com/PDFs/ andscroll down to Children’s Edition.

Email submissions for the Children’s Editionto the following editors:

For Burke, Clifton, Fairfax, Fairfax Station,Great Falls, Herndon, Lorton, McLean,Reston, or Springfield, email to KemalKurspahic [email protected].

For Arlington, Potomac, CentreView,Chantilly, Alexandria and Mount Vernon,email to Steven Mauren,[email protected]

Get creative and sendart, poetry and more.

Call for Submissions to Children’s Edition 2018

Editorial

Columbia Pike Banner ProgramThe Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization(CPRO) announced the installation of 70 place-making banners on Columbia Pike — a project in-tended to visually unify the four-mile stretch ofColumbia Pike from the Sheraton Pentagon City onthe east end to the Western Boundary Marker atJefferson Street. Phase I of the project includes 70banners installed on light poles from the Sheraton tothe Arlington Mill Community Center. Upon comple-tion of the Columbia Pike Multi-Modal Project, PhaseII banners will be installed in the blocks between S.Dinwiddie and S. Jefferson Streets, as well as includ-ing the streetscape around Orr Partners’ new“Centro Arlington” development at the Pike andGeorge Mason Drive. Funded by grants from Arling-ton County, The Washington Forrest Foundation, andthe Virginia Main Street Affiliate Program, the PikeBanner project was a year in the making, created asa place-making initiative at the directive of theArlington County Board in April 2017.For moreinformation visit www.Columbia-Pike.org.

HOLIDAY DONATIONSPet Food Bank. AWLA is establishing a

Pet Food Bank to serve qualifyingresidents of Arlington County and theCity of Falls Church. In considerationof the effect financial obstacles haveon a pet owner’s ability to afford petcare, the AWLA Pet Food Bankprogram’s goal is to keep family petsout of shelters. If you are anArlington County or City of FallsChurch resident and are in need ofassistance in feeding your pet, followthis link and fill out a pre-registrationform. Visit goo.gl/forms/s2FuFdaYWdZm4tPw2

Toy Drive. Through Friday, Dec. 14 atlocal Weichert, Realtors offices.Members of the community areinvited to drop off new, unwrappedtoys at the company’s sales offices.The toys will be delivered throughoutthe holidays in conjunction with localcharities that assist financially andphysically disadvantaged children. Tofind a local office, go towww.weichert.com/offices/.

Secret Santa. Through Dec. 21, donategift cards to the Department of

Human Services’ Secret SantaProgram and help some of Arlington’smost vulnerable residents. Visitpublicassistance.arlingtonva.us/secret-santa for more.

Toy Drive. Each year from October toDecember, OAR hosts a Toy Drive tocollect new, donated toys and giftsfor children of parents incarcerated,ages newborn to 18 years, as a partof OAR’s Project Christmas Angel inDecember. OAR does this in an effortto bridge the gap between thoseinvolved in the criminal justicesystem and their children. Donationboxes set up at businesses andorganizations throughout the D.C.metro area. To find the list of alldonation sites and for more detailsabout OAR’s Annual Toy Drive andhow to get involved, visitwww.oaronline.org/archives/6591.

Food Drive. Through Jan. 6, all 10County Fire Stations are collectingfood for the Arlington County FoodAssistance Center (AFAC). Learnwhat’s most in need and drop offdetails at fire.arlingtonva.us/2018/11/acfd-collecting-food-for-afac/.

“Flourishing After 55” from ArlingtonOffice of Senior Adult Programs for Dec.10-15.

Senior centers: Lee, 5722 LeeHwy.; Langston-Brown Senior Center,2121 N. Culpeper St.; Walter Reed,2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S.Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18thSt.

Senior trips: CEB Tower observa-tion deck, Arl., Monday, Dec. 10, $21;Bull Run Festival of Lights, Centreville,Friday, Dec. 14, $6; National Theatre,matinee performance of “Beautiful-Carole King Musical,” Saturday, Dec. 15,$119. Call Arlington County 55+Travel, 703-228-4748. Registration re-quired.

NEW PROGRAMS:Armchair tour of Scandinavian

art, Phillips Gallery, Monday, Dec. 10,

10 p.m., $6, Aurora Hills. Register, 703-228-5722.

Music for brass quintet discus-sion , Monday, Dec. 10, 1 p.m.,Langston-Brown. Details, 703-228-6300.

Storytime volunteers needed, toread to preschoolers, Monday, Dec. 10,1 p.m. Details, 703-228-5722.

Fishermen to exchange stories,Monday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m., Walter Reed.Details, 703-228-0955.

Podcast introduction, Monday,Dec. 10, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. De-tails, 703-228-6300.

Senior ice skating, MedStar Capi-tals Iceplex, Ballston Mall, level 8,Mondays, 8:10-9:20, Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Details, 703-228-4771.

Pickleball beginners, Mondays, 9a.m., Arlington Mill; 9:45 a.m., WalterReed. Details, 703-228-4771.

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Each year the Arlington-AlexandriaGay & Lesbian Alliance (AGLA)presents Equality Awards to indi-viduals in recognition of their

record of working to improve LGBTQ equal-ity. This year the AGLA Board voted unani-mously to honor TJ Flavell and AlexandriaCommission on HIV/Aids with the 2018AGLA Equality Awards.

TJ Flavell has a long history of serving asa leader in the local LGBTQ community. Inaddition to having served as AGLA’s presi-dent for two terms (in 2012 and 2016),Flavell currently serves on the HumanRights Campaign’s Greater Washington, DCSteering Committee and leads Go Gay DC -Metro DC’s LGBTQ Community Hub. Flavellpreviously served as president of PEN -Metro DC’s LGBT Chamber of Commerceand president of the Alexandria Gay & Les-bian Community Association.

For the nearly 30 years, Flavell’s careerhas focused on transforming educationthrough the use of technology. In additionto working for Achieve, Inc., a nonprofitfocused on college and career readiness, heserved as manager of the National SchoolBoards Association’s Technology LeadershipNetwork, a consortium of tech-savvy schooldistricts. He also worked for the NationalAssociation of Elementary School Principals,the Academy for Educational Development’s

LearnLink project, and Public BroadcastingService.

Flavell is a past a Presidential Fellow andPhi Beta Kappa graduate (bachelor’s in his-tory) of Hamline University in St. Paul,Minn., and is a native of Grand Marais,Minn. on the north shore of Lake Superior.He was selected for the Washington Semes-ter in American Government at AmericanUniversity, and studied at The George Wash-ington University and Marymount Univer-sity. He began his career interning at theCommission on the Bicentennial of theUnited States Constitution, a U.S. senator’soffice, and at the Minnesota Association ofCommerce and Industry. He also worked forKTCA/Twin Cities Public Television.

The Alexandria Commission on HIV/Aidsadvises Alexandria City Council in the for-mulation and implementation of publicpolicy on the treatment of HIV/AIDS andprevention of the spread of the disease, pro-motes citizen participation in the formula-tion of such policy, provides the council andthe public with current information regard-ing HIV/AIDS,. The commission regularlypromotes educational programs on aware-ness, treatment and prevention. The com-mission meets on the third Monday of themonth at 6:30 p.m. Approximately three to

AGLA To Present Equality Awards

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Holiday Entertainment

Gift ManiaStudents (ages 4-6 and

7-10) will create a hand-made gift for a loved oneto be kept secret until a bigreveal during the holidays.Parents, gifts will bewrapped, so no peeking.Saturday, Dec. 15, 12:30-3 p.m. at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd.$50. For details, visitarlingtonartscenter.org.

Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.

ONGOINGDía de los Muertos: Prints from

Self-Help Graphics. Through Dec.5 at the Arlington Arts Center, 3550Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Inconjunction with its 15th annual Díade los Muertos celebration, AACpresents a selection of prints on loanfrom Self-Help Graphics & Art (SHG),a community-driven nonprofit basedin Los Angeles that is devoted tofostering the creation andadvancement of new work byChicano/a and Latinx artists. For itsannual Día de los Muertoscelebration, begun in 1973, SHGcommissions a Día de los Muertos-themed print from a new artist eachyear. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org.

Fall SOLOS 2018 Art Exhibit.Through Dec. 15 at the ArlingtonArts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd.,Arlington. Dawn Whitmore: A houseis like a mind that holds everything isa 5-channel immersive soundinstallation that delves into therelationship between the mind andthe house as metaphorical dwellings.In a constructed room that reads as asimple domestic residence, the artist’svoice, reading from various classicaltexts, emanates from multiple pointsin the room, becoming almostunintelligible at times as therecordings are layered on top of oneanother. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org.

Red Cross Fundraiser. ThroughSaturday, Dec. 15 at Crafthouse, 901N. Glebe Road, Arlington. All threeCrafthouse locations in NorthernVirginia are donating 10 percent ofall bottled beer purchases to theAmerican Red Cross – CaliforniaWildfires Fund to assist thoseaffected by the wildfires inCalifornia. Call 571-483-0421 or visitwww.crafthouseusa.com.

Adult Dance Technique. ThroughDec. 22, 9:30-11 a.m., Saturdays, atArlington Cultural Affairs Bldg., 3700S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington.Improve balance, range of motion,strength, coordination and interactwith friendly people. Drop-in for aclass or enroll for a series. Join at anytime. The class instructors are JaneFranklin Dance company members,all experienced professionaleducators. Tuition: $110 for six classcard/$60 for three class card/$25single class. Enroll atwww.janefranklin.com/adult-danceor call 703-933-1111.

“Billy Elliot The Musical.” ThroughJan. 6 at Signature Theatre, At 4200Campbell Ave., Arlington. All 11-year-old Billy wants to do is dance.While the 1984 miners’ strikesqueezes his family and splits histown, Billy’s passion for ballet firstdivides, then ultimately unites, thecommunity – and changes his life inextraordinary ways. Tickets are $40-$102. Visit www.sigtheatre.org.

Arlington’s Holiday Kitchens.Through January 2019, at ArlingtonHistorical Museum, 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road, Arlington. Nothing saysholiday celebration more than food,so the Arlington Historical Museum israiding the kitchen. In this newholiday exhibit, see all the toolsgrandma used and those used by herforebears long before electricity.Some artifacts will be like whattoday’s kitchens have while othersyou may ponder what they wouldhave been used for. Visitarlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 28Coffee and Conversation. 10-11

a.m. at The Springs Apartments,

Multipurpose Room, 4318 NorthCarlin Springs Road, Arlington. JoinArlington Neighborhood Village’s“Coffee and Conversation” series.Bring coffee, learn about aging inplace, and hear from TheresaTwiford, Director of Land Use &Development / Realtor, Advon RealEstate, who will describe the RailroadCottages in Falls Church City andhousing alternatives for older people.No RSVP needed.

Author Mia Garcia. 7 p.m. At OneMore Page, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt., Arlington. She shares from hernew novel, The Resolutions. Fromthe author of Even If the Sky Fallscomes another inspirational andheart-tugging contemporary novelabout four friends who make NewYear’s resolutions for one another –and the whirlwind of a year thatfollows. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

THURSDAY/NOV. 29Nauck Community Summit. 6:30-

8:30 p.m. At Drew Model School andCommunity Center, 3500 S. 23rd St.,Arlington. Nauck Community Summiton making Nauck a My Brother’sKeeper Community. Call 703-486-0058 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/NOV. 30-SUNDAY/DEC. 2“Jingle ARRGH the Way!” At

Gunston Arts Center - Theatre One,2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. Fridaysat 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 11 a.m.and 3 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. Amysterious message left in the crow’snest of their ship brings CaptainBraid Beard and his pirate matesback to North Beach to seek outyoung Jeremy Jacob to help solve ariddle and find the Christmastreasure. For ages 4 and older.Tickets $15/adults, $12/children,students, military, and seniors.Tickets at www.encorestage.org or703-548-1154.

SATURDAY/DEC. 1Santa Bowl Flag Football

Tournament. 8 a.m. at Long BridgePark in Arlington. Start or join ateam to compete on and off the field.Prizes are awarded to the top placingtournament winners and to the teamthat collects the most donations forBridges to Independence. The SantaBowl is a 7v7 Co-Ed tournament atLong Bridge Park in Arlington. $49per player or $450 per team(minimum 12 players). Register atdcfray.com/events/santa-bowl-2018.

Fort C.F. Smith Park WalkingTour. 9-10 a.m. At C.F. Smith Park,2411 N. 24th St., Arlington. Free.Fort C.F. Smith was one of the lastUnion forts built to protectWashington during the Civil War.Learn about the park’s history, therole of the fort and the soldiersstationed there in the Civil War.Dress for the weather. Terrain will beuneven and possibly muddy. Call703-228-4775.

Families Unplugged: PuppetPlaytime. 10 a.m.-12 noon. AtWalter Reed Community Center,2909 16th St., S., Arlington. Theexperts at Goodlife Theater willpresent their puppet show ‘TheRainbow Show’, a zany variety showfeaturing hand and rod puppets in anassortment of hilarious sketches.After the show each child will get tocreate their own puppet to takehome. $8 per person. Children mustregister with an adult. This programis suitable for all ages, butrecommended for ages 3 and older.Register online using activity code730019-I. Visitwww.parks.arlingtonva.us.

The Edible Oasis: PermacultureIdeas for Small Urban Yards.10:30-noon. At FairlingtonCommunity Center, 3308 S. StaffordSt., Arlington (Room 100). Free.Learn to grow vegetables, fruits,nuts, and herbs to produce food nowand for many years to come, whilereducing your annual labor andcapital investments. Our basicpermaculture concepts and designswill let you transform your smallurban yard, or a tiny slice of it, intoyour own mini food forest. Call 703-228-6414 or [email protected].

Lee Highway Winter Festival ofLights. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.at LeeArts Center, Harrison & Lee Plaza,Langston Brown Community Center,and Cherrydale Volunteer FireHouse. Festival will feature food,holiday card making, music, magic,puppies, photos with Santa & firefighters, Halls Hill heritage,information on the Lee HighwayPlanning Study, and a festive HolidayMarket filled with Arlington artisans.Free admission. Visitleehighwayalliance.com/Festival.

SUNDAY/DEC. 2Westover Winter Farmers Market.

9 a.m.-1 p.m. At 1644 N. McKinleyRoad, Arlington. The WestoverFarmers Market will launch its wintermarket the first Sunday in December.Most of the summer market vendorswill participate in the winter market.The Westover Farmers Market isorganized and managed by Field toTable, Inc., a Virginia nonprofitorganization operating four summermarkets in Arlington County. Visitwestoverfarmersmarket.org.

Tree of Life 5K Run/Walk. 10 a.m.Meet at Fletcher’s Cove, 4940 CanalRoad, NW, Washington, D.C. 5K Runstarts at 10 a.m.; 5K Walk starts at10:05 a.m. The run is on thetowpath. To benefit Tree of Life orL’Simcha Congregation. Visitwww.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/treeoflife. Register online atwww.active.com/washington-dc/running/distance-running-races/tree-of-life-5k-run-walk-2018.

Holiday Homes Tour and VeryMerry Market. 3-7 p.m. Tour LyonVillage homes representing a range ofstyles and special features. The Tourbegins at the Lyon VillageCommunity House where participantswill receive their Holiday HomesTour brochure and required booties.Also at the Community House, theVery Merry Market, featuringcustomizable wreaths fromMerryfield Garden Center, productsfrom The Olive Oil Bloom, locallymade jewelry and textile gifts, anddoor prizes from area merchants suchas Lilly Pulitzer, KinderHaus Toys,

Sephora, Blue Mercury andnumerous local restaurants. Tourtickets are $20 in advance atlyonvillagewomensclub.com or $25at the Community House the day ofthe tour.

Virginia Wildlife Symbols: FlyingAnimals. 3:30-4:30 p.m. At LongBranch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road, Arlington. Join us for atalk and walk to learn about flyinganimals including Virginia’s StateBird the Northern Cardinal, as wellas the State Bat, the Big-Eared Bat.Ages 7 and older. $5 per person.Register children and adults; childrenmust be accompanied by a registeredadult. Register online using activitycode 622959. Visitwww.parks.arlingtonva.us. Call 703-228-6535.

MONDAY/DEC. 3Meet the Speaker. 3-4:30 p.m. At

Arlington County Central Library,1015 N. Quincy Street, Arlington. Dr.Chip Beck, Soldier, Sailor, Artist andSpy, will give a lecture sharing someof his experiences in his career ofmore than 45 years working oninternational affairs and directinvolvement in many crises aroundthe world. Beck is a retired NavyCommander and frogman, formerCIA and State Department consultantand NCIS Agent as well as U.S. Armycombat artist and editorial cartoonist.Call Encore Learning at 703-228-2144.

DEC. 4-JAN. 6“My Father’s Dragon.” At Synetic

Theater, 1800 S. Bell St., Arlington.Dragons are real and imaginationssoar in this wordless Family TheaterProduction directed andchoreographed by Company MemberTori Bertocci. Adapted by CompanyMember Ryan Sellers, “My Father’sDragon” is based on the book of thesame name by Ruth Stiles Gannett.The story follows the adventures ofElmer Elevator as he stows away toWild Island in an attempt to rescue acaptive baby dragon. This productionis a part of Synetic’s Family Theaterseries and is recommended for ages 5and up. Tickets are $20 and can bepurchased online atwww.synetictheater.org or via phoneat 866-811-4111.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 5Northern Virginia Bird Club Walk.

8:30 - 11 a.m. At Long Branch NatureCenter, Arlington. Join members ofthe Northern Virginia Bird Club forone or all of these informal walksthrough Long Branch and GlencarlynPark in search of resident andmigratory birds. Experienced andbeginning birders welcomed. Bringbinoculars and field guides if youhave them. Call 703-228-6535.

Arlington Neighborhood VillageTalk. 10 a.m. At Walter ReedCommunity Center, 2909 South 16thSt., Arlington. Rob Farr, CableExecutive Producer for Arlington TV,will talk about his work for theCounty and show film clips he’scollected of motion pictures filmedon location in Arlington from thesilent era to the present. Call 703-509-8057.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY/DEC. 5-7Holiday Tree Market. 3-7 p.m. at

Gold’s Gym Ballston, back parkinglot, 3910 Wilson Blvd. In partnershipwith Gold’s Gym Ballston and theOptimist Club of Arlington, we’rebringing a little cheer to theneighborhood with a pop-up holidaytree market with trees of all sizes,including smaller, condo-sizedSpruce and Pines. Assistance will also


Holiday Entertainment

BalletNova presents The NutcrackerBalletNova’s Nutcracker has become a holiday tradition. BalletNova presents a brand-new pro-

duction of the holiday classic with new costumes, new characters and new choreography. The SugarPlum Fairy is being danced by Willa Frantz, of Fairfax. Thursday-Friday, Nov. 29-30, 7:30 p.m.;Saturday, Dec. 1, 1 and 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 and 7 p.m. at George Mason High School The-atre, 7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. $18-42. Call 703-778-3008 or visit www.BalletNova.org.

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be available to cut and load the trees. Proceedsfrom tree sales will benefit the Arlington chapterof the Optimist Club. Visitwww.ballstonbid.com/event-view?id=86526.

FRIDAY/DEC. 7Family Fun Night for Individuals with

Disabilities. 6:30-8 p.m. At Langston-BrownCommunity Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St.,Arlington. Families of children with disabilitiesages 4-17 can drop by. No pre-registration isrequired. Families will be immersed into amonthly theme featuring various therapeuticactivity stations including gross motor, sensory,art, large games, a quiet room and more. Visitwww.parks.arlingtonva.us.

Family Night @ The Mill: Party at the NorthPole. 7-9 p.m. At Arlington Mill CommunityCenter, 909 S. Dinwiddie St., Arlington. Travelto the North Pole. ‘Minute to Win It’-stylegames, create scratch art snowflakes, make apenguin buddy, enjoy an indoor snowball fightand more. Family Nights are free, drop-in eventsfor all ages. Youth participants must beaccompanied by an adult. Visitwww.parks.arlingtonva.us.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/DEC. 7-9“Jingle ARRGH the Way!” At Gunston Arts

Center - Theatre One, 2700 S. Lang St.,Arlington. Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 11a.m. and 3 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. A mysteriousmessage left in the crow’s nest of their shipbrings Captain Braid Beard and his pirate matesback to North Beach to seek out young JeremyJacob to help solve a riddle and find theChristmas treasure. For ages 4 and older. Tickets$15/adults, $12/children, students, military,and seniors. Tickets at www.encorestage.org or703-548-1154.

SATURDAY/DEC. 8R.I.P. - Remove Invasive Plants. 9:30 - 11:30

a.m. At Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N.Military Road, Arlington. Want to restore habitatand increase species diversity right here inArlington? Work parties are held every month.They are making a real difference, with thereturn of ferns and wildflowers, and the animalsthat depend on them, in areas once covered indestructive invasive plants. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-3403.

Gifts That Give Hope. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. AtArlington Science Focus School, 1501 N. LincolnSt., Arlington. An alternative gift fair, whereadults and kids can make donations on behalf offamily and friends to one or more 17 area non-profits that serve our community, andcommunities around the globe. Visitgiftsthatgivehope.org/arlington.

Holiday Wreath Workshop. 1-4 p.m. At LongBranch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad, Arlington. Make a holiday wreath. Use all-natural items to create crafts to spruce up ahome or to give as a gift. Music, refreshments,basic instruction and enough materials for eachparticipant to make at least two seasonaldecorations. Participants should bring handpruners or wire cutters and any extra materialsor special decorations to add. $30. Ages 12+.Register online using activity code 622949-A.Visit www.parks.arlingtonva.us. Call 703-228-6535.

Wakefield High School Fun Day. 3-6 p.m. At1325 S. Dinwiddie St., Arlington. FeaturingWakefield Holiday Shop with handmade and fairtrade gifts, ornaments, 10,000 Villages andSpirit Wear. Pasta Dinner for $7 will be heldfrom 5-6:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for the crewteam. The Wakefield Theater production, “Peter& the Starcatcher” will begin at 7 p.m.

The Arlington Chorale. 7:30-9 p.m. At WestoverBaptist Church, 1125 Patrick Henry Drive,Arlington. Join The Arlington Chorale for“Winter Wonderland,” a festive concert featuringa selection of traditional holiday favorites andcontemporary works. Free. Call 703-933-2500 orvisit the website arlingtonchorale.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/DEC. 8-9“Lissajous.” Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m. at

Dance Place, 3225 8th St NE, Washington, D.C.Bowen McCauley Dance Company of Arlingtonhas been commissioned by Drexel University tocreate a new “dance engineered” piece thatexplores the intersection of dance andengineering mechanics as a new viable mediumfor choreography. The resulting commissionedpiece choreographed by Lucy Bowen McCauley,“Lissajous” is scheduled to premiere at Dance

Place. $15-$25. Visit www.danceplace.org.

SUNDAY/DEC. 9Notable Nature. 3:30-4:30 p.m. At Long Branch

Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road,Arlington. Families ages 5 and up. Registerchildren and adults; children must beaccompanied by a registered adult. Lessons innature journaling and sketching. Construct anature journal, hone writing and drawing skillsand talk about the season while hiking. Registeronline. Visit www.parks.arlingtonva.us. Call703-228-6535.

MONDAY/DEC. 10New Play Readings. 7 p.m. At Signature

Theater, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington at Ali’sBar in the Mead Lobby. Free. The reading of theplay, “The Reapers on Woodbrook Avenue” byMardee Bennett. Signature is dedicated todeveloping the next generation of theatricaltalent through its SigWorks program, and thefive plays chosen for this year’s SigWorks:Monday Night New Play Readings at Ali’s Barrepresent a wide range of human experiences.Visit www.sigtheatre.org.

TUESDAY/DEC. 11Westmoreland County Birding Trip. 8 a.m.-5

p.m. Meet vans at the Barcroft Sports & FitnessCenter parking lot, 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive,Arlington. Adults. Travel to Westmoreland StatePark and George Washington’s BirthplaceNational Monument to view waterfowl, baldeagles and winter songbirds. Participants shoulddress for the weather and bring binoculars, abag lunch, a drink and snacks for the day. Cost$50. Call 703-228-3403.

Winter Sleeping Storytime. 10:30-11 a.m.Meet at Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road, Arlington. Families ages 2and up. Register children only, but caretakersmust attend. Hear stories about this magicalseason and take a walk to look for signs ofwinter. Call 703-228-6535.

TUESDAYS/DEC. 11 & 18Lightbox Workshop (ages 18+). 6:30-8:30

p.m. at Arlington Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd.

Papercutting is an ancient art, practicedthroughout the world, but its popularity has justbegun to grow in the United States. In this two-session workshop, learn the basics of knifecutting from artist Melanie Kehoss. Students willthen apply that skill to creating a small table-toplight box. $80. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 12Arlington Neighborhood Village Talk. 10

a.m. At Walter Reed Community Center, 2909South 16th St., Arlington. Cindi Shore, fromShoreFit in-home personal training specializingin working with seniors and rehab clients, willgive us some fitness tips. Call 703-509-8057.

Friends of Urban Agriculture. 6:30-8:30 p.m.At Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. QuincyStreet, Arlington. “Celebrate Arlington Urban Ag– Look how far we’ve come.” Learn about theaccomplishments of the past five years since theCounty’s Urban Ag Task Force Report was issuedand honor outstanding achievements in urbanag in the community.

Winter Concert. 7:30 p.m. At Kenmore MiddleSchool, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington(Black Box Theatre). Presented by ArlingtonCommunity Chorus; directed by MelodieHenderson and accompanied by Laura Lindsay,the group will perform a wintery mix of songs,including “Winter Wonderland” and “SleighRide.” There also will be an audience sing-alongof some holiday favorites. Admission is free, andthe program is suitable for the entire family.Visit www.apsva.us/adulted or call 703-228-7200.

WEDNESDAY-TUESDAY/DEC. 12-18Lions Citrus Fundraiser. At the Overlee Pool

(Bath House - Lower Level), 6030 Lee Highway,Arlington, (lower entrance off John MarshallDrive). Fresh Citrus, Pecans, and Maple Syrupfor sale: Wednesday, 4:30-8 p.m.; Thursday, 7a.m.-3 p.m.; Friday, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.;Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.;and Tuesday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 703-528-1130.


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Arlington Lodge #58 volunteered their time and their pies to the AHCThanksgiving events. The Lodge has been serving the Arlington commu-nity for 125 years.

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The Marymount University’s Women’s Lacrosse team spread cheer andtheir good food around the community centers on Nov. 16 at the AHCThanksgiving dinners.

Turkey with peppers and onionswith rice anyone? ArlingtonHousing Corporation (AHC)

held two large Thanksgiving dinners onFriday, Nov. 16 and Monday, Nov. 19 forhundreds of residents of the affordablehousing communities in Arlington. Thedinners were held at six different loca-tions.

The community came together asMarymount’s Lacrosse team donatedtime and energy to creating meals, Ar-lington Lodge #58 donated a dozencakes and pies for a dessert raffle, andAFAC donated pies and canned goods.The 30 turkeys were purchased andcooked by AHC staff and volunteers.

Each dinner was different dependingon the inspiration of the cooks. Youmight have turkey with collard greensand spicy mac and cheese with a side ofpork BBQ or the more traditionalmashed potatoes, green beans, stuffingand corn.

Thanksgiving with an International Flair“Thanksgiving is a time

to celebrate family, to-getherness and commu-nity,” said SusanDavidson, AHC’s residentservices director. “It’s awonderful opportunity forour residents and volun-teers to come togetherand share different back-grounds and traditions.”

AHC is a non-profitfounded in 1975, AHCInc.’s mission is to pro-duce and preserve highquality affordable housingfor low- and moderate-in-come families in the mid-Atlantic region and tobuild strong futures forour residents throughonsite educational pro-grams.

— Shirley Ruhe

Housing residents from around the world share American tradition.

Arlington Housing Corporation (AHC) affordable housing residents enjoy Thanksgiv-ing dinner cooked and served by local volunteers.


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The County Board approved on Nov. 17 anew elementary school for up to 732 stu-dents at the Reed site, 1644 N. McKinleyRoad, in the Westover neighborhood.

The board voted unanimously to approve a usepermit amendment for Arlington Public Schools torenovate and expand the existing Reed School/Westover Library to create a neighborhood elemen-tary school. The project is part of APS’s ongoing ef-fort to meet continued growth in student enrollment.

The School Board has approved a budget not toexceed $55 million for the new school, funded byvoter-approved bonds. Construction is expected tobegin in fall 2019, and the new school is scheduledto open in time for the 2021-22 school year.

The approved plan included modifications of theZoning Ordinance requirements for height, setbacksand parking. The new school will include two-and-four story heights, for a total of 112,919 square feetof floor space.

The addition will include school administrativeoffices, classrooms, a gymnasium, kitchen, cafeteria,teacher support areas and other building supportspaces. The renovated areas will include new mu-sic/art rooms, a library, classrooms, teacher supportareas and other building support spaces.

Building design features include:❖ A universally accessible civic entrance plaza in

front of the main school entrance❖ A multi-purpose gymnasium that will replace

the small existing gym

❖ Extensive renovations of the two-story portionof the existing building

❖ Preservation of 159 trees❖ Reconfiguration and consolidation of the exist-

ing playground and two full-sized basketball courtsinto a play area on the northeast side of the school.The new play area will have one full-sized basket-ball court, a smaller court with one basketball hoop,an updated playground area and a tree-shaded lawnarea.

❖ Retention of the existing treed area in the north-west section of the open space, its playground andplay area as it is.

❖ Retention of the existing athletic fields as theyare.

❖ Expansion of existing parking lots on McKinleyRoad/18th Street N. and N. Madison Street/18thStreet N., for a total of 124 on-site parking spaces.

❖ Addition of on-site parent pick-up and drop-offlane within the McKinley Road/18th Street N. park-ing lot.

❖ Upgrade of landscape and stormwater manage-ment facilities for the playground and fields.

The original Walter Reed Elementary School wasbuilt in 1938. It closed in 1984 and in July 2007, theCounty Board approved a use permit to build anaddition to the former school and a new branch ofthe public library. The existing building housed TheChildren’s School and Integration Station programuntil June 2018, and has served as the interim homefor the Stratford Program since July 2018.

Board Approves New School SiteReed site elementary school rendering

Grand OpeningThe Caps mascot Slapshotjoined Fitness Director RamSharif, Senior Vice PresidentBrian Smith, General ManagerBrittany Wike, and ArlingtonChamber of Commerce Presi-dent and CEO Kate Bates onNov 13 for the grand openingof the newly rebrandedBallston Onelife Fitness(formerly Sport&Health). USFitness invested $2 million torenovate the space, located inthe new Ballston Quarter(formerly known as theBallston Common Mall). Therenovation includes: cardio equipment; treadmills, ellipticals, stairclimbers, bikes,rowers; strength equipment including free weights, circuit and functional trainingequipment; and large functional turf training spaces (both indoor and outdoor).


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sustainability. Before he joined the boardin 1997, Fisette served as the director ofthe Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Vir-ginia and was involved in the Arlington Gayand Lesbian Alliance, which successfully ad-vocated for the inclusion of sexual orienta-tion protections in the county’s humanrights ordinance.

❖ The Arlington Chapter of AwesomeWomen Entrepreneurs (AWE) holdsmonthly networking events for women whoare small business owners in Arlington toshare their experiences with one another.The group now has 150 members, rangingfrom artists and graphic designers to bou-tique and restaurant owners. In addition tosupporting an underrepresented group inbusiness ownership, Awesome Women En-trepreneurs is helping to increase the vi-brancy of the local economy by supportingcreative new commercial enterprise. The Ar-lington chapter was founded in 2014 byKaren Bate, who lives and works in Arling-ton.

❖ Arm & Arm is an Arlington-based com-munity group providing a variety of servicesto veterans and the incarcerated to aid intheir reentry to society. Among the offeredservices are relapse-prevention workshops,grief and trauma support groups, resume-building and job-readiness, and more. Thesetools aim to help participants make ratio-nal evaluations of themselves, their situa-tions, and their circumstances, and thenmake healthy and proactive decisions asthey navigate their way back into society.

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five hours per month are required of com-mission members.

The commission continues to build rela-tionships within the community from non-profit organizations like Safe Space NOVAand Moms Demand Action, to the Arling-ton-Alexandria Gay and Lesbian Associa-tion, Inova Juniper/Gay Men’s Health Col-laborative, the Alexandria Commission onWomen, the George Washington UniversitySchool of Public Health, members of thefaith community, and others to encouragea full and honest discussion of the chal-lenges that still remain; notably, those thatdiscourage individuals from being tested,from connecting to care and from remain-ing connected to care. Additionally, ACOHAestablished an ad hoc community to studyand conduct analysis of what data exist toidentify any trends across the city.

The 2018 AGLA Equality Awards will bepresented during AGLA’s annual meeting/holiday party on Saturday, Dec. 8, 6-9 p.m.,at Alexandria Hilton Garden Inn, 1620Prince St., Alexandria.

For more information about the AGLAEquality Awards, visit, AGLA.org or contactAGLA President Bruce Hightower [email protected].

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