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The police department used both less-lethal and lethal force at the same timeto take the suspect down and rescue thehostage from the burning home.
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The American Legion Wayne M. KidwellPost 184 located in Herndon, received a$5,000 donation from Signature Flight Sup-port and their parent company, BBA Avia-tion, as part of the company’s CharitableGiving and Supporting Local CommunitiesProgram. The presentation took placeThursday, Dec. 29 at Signature FlightSupport’s facility at Dulles InternationalAirport. The $5,000 donation will be usedthrough 2018 to support expenses for thePost’s following activities: Memorial Dayand Veterans Day Observances; the placingof American flags on the graves of all Vet-erans resting at Chestnut Grove Cemeteryduring Veterans Day and Memorial Dayweekends; maintaining the Avenue of Flagsat Chestnut Grove Cemetery; these are the64 Casket Flags of Deceased Veterans Flownon Memorial Day and Veterans Day; pro-viding American Legion Medals awarded to
Naval Junior ROTC cadets at the HerndonHigh School Annual Awards Ceremony; andsending 2-4 selected boys nominated byHerndon High School and South Lakes HighSchool to American Legion Boys State.
Area Director of Signature Flight Support,Robert M. Grant, said, “Our corporationrespects and is eager to support the Post orany organization that serves our veterans.
During the past several years, SignatureFlight Support has also provided employeevolunteers to help with several of the Postsactivities.
We are very grateful to Signature FlightSupport for this generous donation and forthe many hours of volunteer time by theiremployees,” said David Kirby, Commander,The American Legion Wayne M. KidwellPost 184.
American Legion Post Receives Donation
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Daniel Gillespie, Robert Thompson and David Kirby of The AmericanLegion Wayne M. Kidwell, Post 184 accept a $5000 donation check fromSignature Flight Support, a BBA Aviation Company. Pictured, from left:Wesley Lowery, Signature Flight Support; Daniel Gillespie, Post 184Finance Office; Parwin Kurasz, Signature Flight Support, Robert Thomp-son, Post 184 1st Vice Commander; David Kirby, Post 184 Commander;Jean Best, Robert Grant, Katrin Phillips, and Tony Wright (SignatureFlight Support).
Herndon Village NetworkElects Board
Herndon Village Network (HVN), a not-for-profit organization serving Herndon se-nior citizens, announces its 2017 Board ofDirectors.
President: Penny HalpernVice President: Charles MartsSecretary: Rosemary KendallTreasurer: Nancy Boughn
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Herndon Village Network (HVN)celebrated its volunteers with a teaheld on Sunday, Oct. 23 at the FourSeasons clubhouse.
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More than 185 people regis-tered to learn about form-ing a Community ResiliencyGroup for the Hunter Mill
District, which would be activated to aid inthe local area’s recovery after a disaster.
Volunteer Fairfax and the Fairfax CountyOffice of Emergency Management ex-plained the county’s new concept to par-ticipants during a seminar at the HeritageFellowship Church on Fox Mill Road inReston on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
“The complex terrorism stuff, it’s outthere,” Roy Shrout, the deputy coordinatorof Fairfax County’s Office of EmergencyManagement, said during the seminar. “Youknow it is, it’s everywhere. We have peoplehere in Fairfax. We know they’re here. Youjust have to be alert. You have to make sureyou’re ready to go.”
POSSIBLE DISASTERS can range fromterrorist attacks to weather events likestorms and floods, to earthquakes, poweroutages and chemical spills.
Each magisterial district within the countywill have its own Community ResiliencyGroup once the Fairfax County CommunityCollaboration for Disaster Resiliency PilotProgram is completely rolled out.
The program is funded from a grant fromthe U.S. Department of Homeland Security’sUrban Area Security Initiatives Program andCRGs have already been set up in the Ma-son, Braddock, Sully, Dranesville, Lee andMount Vernon districts.
“This allows more of the community tobe more involved if something happens andallows the community to find out what theycan do for each other,” says Shrout. “We’re
getting capabilities that we didn’t knowexisted.”
As part of the CRG, leaders must sign theirorganizations up to participate throughVolunteer Fairfax. The participant form tosign-up requires participants to list re-sources and capabilities that may be avail-able during a recovery effort, including
transportation, generators, food, clothing,storage, tools, commercial refrigerators,commercial washers and dryers, volunteers,translators, communication networks, park-ing lots, counseling services and more.
Participant’s capabilities are then addedinto a database that is managed by Volun-teer Fairfax to use to help find volunteersand resources after a disaster occurs.
“We are asking leaders to fill out the par-ticipant form,” Emily Swenson, the chiefoperating officer of Volunteer Fairfax, saidduring the seminar. “CRGs are really tryingto harness and understand what the capa-bilities and resources are that your organi-zations have already that might be able tobe brought to the table should there be anemergency and need for them.”
Once an organization is signed-up, par-ticipation is always voluntary. But for orga-nizations that already assist those in need,involvement in a CRG could provide addi-tional protection.
“If you open up your facility without FairfaxCounty coming to you first, then you assumewhatever liability that you have at that pointin time,” Shrout said during the seminar. “IfFairfax County comes to you … then any is-sues that you may have at that point in timewill be covered by Fairfax County.”
However, the county’s coverage is second-ary to any other insurance a volunteer orvolunteer organization may have already.
ON THURSDAY, FEB. 9, the Hunter MillDistrict CRG will meet again at the Heri-tage Fellowship Church on Fox Mill Roadin Reston at 6 p.m. to practice how it wouldrespond to a local snow disaster.
This will be done by conducting a table-top exercise that has been developed by theFederal Emergency Management AgencyNational Exercise Program.
Community leaders in the Hunter MillDistrict are encouraged to get involved.
The Fairfax County Fire and Res-cue Department responded to atownhouse fire on the 2500
block of Chase Wellesley Drive inHerndon on Friday, Jan. 6.
There were no reported injuries, butthe fire displaced four adults and twochildren. The occupants accepted RedCross assistance.
Two occupants were home and alertedto the fire by smoke entering the homebefore smoke alarms sounded.
Firefighters arrived at the two-story
townhouse and extinguished the fire on therear deck after it had spread to the atticand roof of the unit. The fire was confinedto the townhouse, but the adjacent unitexperienced minor damage.
The fire was ruled accidental and wasdetermined to have been caused by a pro-pane cooking burner that was too close tocombustible materials.
Property damage is estimated at $91,000.
Volunteer groupforming to help HunterMill area recover frompotential disaster.
Communities Practice Disaster Recovery
Fazia Deen, outreach coordinatorfor the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Cen-ter in Falls Church, volunteers tobe her group’s scribe during atabletop exercise.
Emily Swenson, the chief operatingofficer of Volunteer Fairfax, ex-plains to seminar goers how herorganization is part of the FairfaxCounty Office of EmergencyManagement’s Emergency Opera-tions Plan to coordinate volunteerand donations management.
Lee Falron, a Red Cross volunteerfrom Vienna, helps with the RedCross disaster action team as wellas the feeding team that supportsfirst responders. She participatesin an exercise during the seminar.
A table of first responders, representatives from area faith groups andthe Reston Hospital Center discuss how their organizations could helpduring the recovery phase of a disaster situation.
Photos by Fallon Forbush/The Connection
Townhouse Fire Displaces 6
Property damage isestimated at $91,000.
Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
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By Andrea Worker
The Connection
It’s a good thing that Thomas Jeffersonand Patrick Henry were hardy souls,given the myriad of activities and ac-tions and travelling and time that they
both gave to the formation of “these newUnited States of America,” as our illustri-ous third President described the union theoriginal thirteen colonies formed in 1776.It’s equally fortuitous that two of their mod-ern day re-enactors seem to possess thesame level of interest in that formation,even 241 years later, and a similar level ofstamina – enough to have them bring theirknowledge and enthusiasm to youngstersat eight different schools around the FairfaxCounty Public School (FCPS) system in justthree days.
Richard Shumann (AKA Patrick Henry)and Bill Barker (otherwise known as Tho-mas Jefferson) brought their “always inpersona” living history lesson to hour-longassemblies of elementary school studentsin Falls Church, McLean, Chantilly, Herndonand Reston, and if you had been fortunateenough to attend one of these events, youwould have found their presentation andenergy as fresh at the last assembly of theday as at the first, some six hours earlier.The two men interpret their character forthe Colonial Williamsburg Foundation andhave been doing so for years.
There was very little “oration,” as “Mr.Henry” described his introduction at eachschool. Instead, the program relied prima-rily on engaging the audience first with thevisual of their costumed appearance, andthen by simply letting them loose with what-ever questions they had. Apparently a soundplan. The youngsters quickly caught on andgot on board. There was never one of thoseawkward silences. You know. “Questionsanyone? Anyone?” Hands were constantlybeing waved by students who wanted toknow more about the men who influencedthe founding of our country and the timesthey lived in. “I really enjoyed when theystarted to answer questions from us,” wasChinmay Bhandaru’s comment after theassembly at McNair Elementary in Herndon.“I loved that they really acted like PatrickHenry and Thomas Jefferson! They actedlike friends, and would sometimes disagreeon things,” said Chinmay’s schoolmateDeccan Maniam.
KUDOS, by the way, to the teachers andstaff at McNair, the second stop onWednesday’s whirlwind tour. The assembledstudents seemed to already have a firm graspon the subjects of the day. One young ladystood up and asked “Mr. Henry” if he wouldmind repeating a bit of his most famousspeech. “Mr. Jefferson” quipped that his “es-teemed friend” would never mind beingasked to “orate” and any time or place, andas “Mr. Henry” finished his words with ashouted-out “Give me Liberty or give meDeath,” the assembly applauded vigorously.
The questions kept coming, but nothingseemed to stump the Colonial visitors who
answered always in the language and con-text of their “times.” “It was amazing howthey knew so much information,” marvelledSrihan Kotnana. Both “Mr. Jefferson” and“Mr. Henry” openly expressed their delightat their knowledge and the quality of thequestions that the fourth and sixth gradersasked.
“Well done, Sir! Excellent question,”praised “Mr. Henry,” when asked why hehad opposed the passage of the UnitedStates Constitution. “I am a Virginian,” hereplied, “and wish to remain so.” DespiteHenry’s passionate belief in the need for the
Colonies to free themselves from the “tyr-anny of that most unpleasant of men, KingGeorge III,” the real Patrick Henry did notbelieve that a united Federalist system wasa good idea. Indeed, he predicted that toestablish the government in that way wouldultimately lead to a civil war.
Regardless of where the far-ranging con-versation took them, “Henry” and“Jefferson” somehow always found a wayto artfully weave in some of the centralthemes behind their program.
“Jefferson” often found ways to remindhis audience about the need for education
and how lucky they were to have it soreadily accessible to them. With an anec-dote about how his “Declaration of Inde-pendence” was often “tossed into the gut-ter when handed to the citizenry, “Jefferson”had the students looking aghast. “Whywould they do that?” shouted out a few.“Why do you think?” he asked back. A smallmoment of silent contemplation, and oneyoung lady tentatively responded, “Becausethey couldn’t read it?” Exactly so, younglady!” said “Mr. Jefferson.”
In the days of Henry and Jefferson, theywere told, it was usually only white, richmales from landed families who had theeducation to read. “Don’t squander thisamazing opportunity that you have,” wasthe advice given to the students.
The two men also spoke strongly aboutcivic responsibility, telling their audiencethat the fate of the nation would pass intotheir hands. “History does, indeed, repeatitself,” warned “Henry.” He insisted that todeal wisely with the present and the futurerequired understanding of the past. “If youknow your History, you will be better pre-pared.”
THE OPPORTUNITY to see “History cometo life,” as the program was described byMcNair student Ayesha Kapoor, is madepossible by the generous, personal fundingof Jim and CarolAnn Babcock, both retiredengineers who reside in Reston. TheBabcocks have been partnering with TheColonial Williamsburg Foundation for about8 years, each January bringing the infor-mative and engaging program to schools inthe Fairfax County system.
“We’ve always believed that understand-ing history in essential to understandingwho we are as a country and a people,” saidMrs. Babcock. They also like that a key fo-cus of the program is helping the studentsto learn to research and to seek the “pri-mary sources,” rather than just accepting“circular reporting.” In a day and age whenthe phrase “fake news” is being heard sooften, the Babcocks want to do whateverthey can to promote education and fact-finding. Over the years, their “gift to thefuture” has expanded from five schools, totwenty-two. All of the schools on the 2017tour were new recipients of the Babcockmission.
The Babcocks not only fund the program,but they personally attend the assemblies,as well. In addition, they also provide schol-arships for teachers to attend a one-weekeducational course at ColonialWilliamsburg. This summer, the Babcockswill be sending 17 teachers to the Teach-ers’ Institute. They are also helping to pro-vide “Hands-on-History Kits” – one for eachFCPS region - that contain items related tosoldiers, slaves, and Native Americans of theColonial times.
All of this seems like a lot of work, butCarolAnn insists that “It’s a project oflove. It really keeps us going, and we aredoing what’s important for the future ofour country.”
Only minutes into the hour-long assembly at McNair Elementary Schoolin Herndon, and “Patrick Henry” (brought to life by Richard Shumann)and “Thomas Jefferson” (realistically portrayed by Bill Barker) had all ofthe fourth and sixth graders seriously engaged. The pair of Colonialvisitors have been re-enacting their characters for so many years, espe-cially through the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection
A Close Encounter With History Herndon students experiencethe birth of the nation.
Jim and CarolAnn Babcock of Reston love history, particularly the periodthat gave birth to the United States of America. Retired engineers, theBabcocks felt that this look at “who we are and how we got to be thepeople we are today” couldn’t be emphasized enough. “In a few shortyears, these young people will be the voters and the hands at the helm ofour country. They need to know as much as they can,” said Mrs. Babcock.
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The Fairfax County police shot and killeda male suspect in Herndon on Mondayafternoon.
According to Police Chief EdwinRoessler, who briefed media at the scene around 6:30p.m. on Jan. 16, the suspect had shot two men andhad taken another man hostage in a townhome onthe 13300 block of Covered Wagon Lane, outsidethe Town of Herndon. The suspect then set thetownhome on fire while they were both inside.
The three victims are being treated at a nearbyhospital. The two men who were shot by the suspectare brothers, according to Julie Parker, the directorof the FCPD’s Public Affairs Bureau. The officers,suspect and victims involved in the incident have notbeen identified.
At 2:41 p.m., officers from the Reston District Po-lice Station responded to the townhome after receiv-ing a report that the brothers had been shot by thesuspect and had escaped and transported themselvesto the hospital. According to Roessler, the brothersgot into a heated dispute with the suspect, whichprompted him to shoot them with a handgun.
The officers formed a barricade around the houseand started negotiating with the suspect. Duringnegotiations, the suspect set fire to the townhomeand began firing a handgun in the house.
“We had an active shooter event and a fire in thehome,” Roessler said. “At the same time, we had ahostage that was in the home that called 911 andsaid he could not breathe.”
That is when SWAT officers from the county’s Spe-cial Operations Division reported to the scene. Theymade several attempts to make the suspect exit thetownhome voluntarily.
The suspect exited the house and went back in,according to Roessler.
The suspect then came out of the townhome a sec-ond time while carrying a knife and advanced to-ward the officers, according to Roessler.
This prompted the officers to use less lethal force,including a taser and foam bullets. However, thepolice also shot the suspect with a lethal firearm.
“Our investigation will determine the sequence [ofthe lethal and non-lethal force from officers], butwhen you view the video … the suspect was activelywielding what appears to be a knife and was a con-tinuing threat to the safety of not only the officersand the community but the hostage that was in thehome when the home was on fire, so we had to takeaction,” he said.
Once the suspect was shot, medical care was givento him and officers retrieved the hostage.
“Officers then immediately rendered medical aid,”Roessler said. “As those officers were rendering medi-cal aid to the suspect, other officers successfullyevacuated the hostage from the home.”
The Fairfax Fire and Rescue Department then ex-tinguished the fire while the suspect was rushed to alocal hospital, where he died from his injuries.
“I’m real grateful to the community here that noone else was further harmed,” Roessler said. “Thebravery of the men and women of the Fairfax CountyPolice Department truly saved the lives of not onlycommunity members, but of the hostage that was inharm’s way.”
The police department is currently investigating theincident and will provide further details to the public.
Hostage situation results inhouse fire and officer-involvedshooting death of suspect.
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The police department used both less-lethal and lethal force at the same time totake the suspect down and rescue thehostage from the burning home.
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
I ThinkThereforeI’m Not
As much as I write a good game, and talk agood game, I don’t think as good a game as Iwrite and talk. As I sit and write this column,on Saturday, January 14, I am four days awayfrom my regular, recurring, quarterly CT Scan,scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, fol-lowed up almost immediately by my normalpost-scan, face-to-face appointment (I havehad telephone appointments) with my oncolo-gist two days later on Friday, January 20. Asyou all are reading this column, it’s almost likereal time, except you only know my feelingsand some dates, but not the results/facts.
Nor do I, of course, as of this column’spublication and of your reading it, and thereinlies the reason for this column. Waiting, won-dering, worrying and hoping is what I/TeamLourie will be doing for the next six days. Andthough we’ve all been through it before(nearly eight years of ‘it’), enduring ‘it’ nevergets any easier. In fact, it gets more difficult ina way. Partially because, given my original “13month to two-year prognosis, this waiting forscan results shouldn’t be happening. I can’thelp thinking that I’m borrowing time. I wasn’tdiagnosed as “terminal” for nothing. I was/ama stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer, meaningthe cancer had (1) metastasized (spread)which is never good and (2) was inoperable,which is self-explanatory. Both of which deter-mine a stage IV diagnosis thereby minimizingone’s options. Ergo, my prognosis. Yet here Iam, nearly eight years later, anticipating theresults of my next CT Scan to learn whetherI’ve been given another reprieve or anotherreminder of why I was diagnosed stage IV inthe first place: tumor growth and/ormovement.
Somehow, I must ignore the facts and thestatistics, ignore the reality; and as AndyDufresne said to “Red” in “The ShawshankRedemption:” Get busy living or get busydying.” Which as you regular readers know iswhat I try to do, or at least write like I try todo. And to friends and family, it appears to bewhat I’m doing. However, in my head, sixdays away from learning my fate (at least forthe next three months until my next CTScan/brain MRI), I am not exactly ‘living’ it.I’m stuck, more or less, between “why worry”and “what if?” As a consequence, I can’t getout of my own way, sort of; heck, I can barelyget out of other people’s way.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not mopingaround “woeing-is-me;” that’s not my nature.But I am having some difficulty deludingmyself into thinking (living) that the next fewdays are somehow a random-type meaning-less occurrence that will have no bearing onmy life. Quite the contrary, it’s everything.There’s no more important time in my lifethan waiting for the results of the varying diag-nostic tests that I have. And though I remainmostly asymptomatic now, (last week’s col-umn: “Slippery Hope” notwithstanding), I wasalso asymptomatic (generally speaking) when Iwas first diagnosed in February 2009.Consequently, feeling nothing does not pro-vide the same comfort and joy as you mightthink. Granted, feeling symptoms would beworse. But considering that over the yearsfeeling/not feeling symptoms have both leadto encouraging and discouraging results, I’mnot comforted by anything until after myoncologist tells me if my warranty has beenextended.
Feeling something, feeling nothing; I neverknow what to feel except fear — of theunknown, and for the next few days, myfuture is what’s unknown. Living through thatis always a challenge. If I’ve convinced readersand friends and family otherwise, all the bet-ter. Personally speaking, it’s only easy writingand talking about it. Living it is another storyentirely.
Sports
Olivia Beckner SetsAnother South LakesHigh Record
South Lakes High School’s Olivia Becknercapped off the regular season with a per-sonal best and school record in the mile atthe Virginia Showcase Invitational indoortrack and field meet Jan. 13-14 at LibertyUniversity in Lynchburg, Va.
Beckner ran a 4:57.30 for second rightbehind winner Heather Holt of MarshallHigh school, who finished in 4:57.26. Hermile time converts to 4:55.58 for the 1,600,which eclipses the SLHS record of 4:59.44set by Anne Evans during the 1987-1988season.
Beckner also teamed with sophomoresSophie Halkett, Cara Hutson and seniorDevyn Jones for a 6A State ChampionshipMeet qualifying time of 4:05.26 in the4x400 meter relay at the meet which fea-tured some of the top high school teams onthe east coast and Jamaica.
Jones, who will continue her track careerat the Air Force Academy, had NorthernRegion Championship meet qualifying timesin the 55 meter hurdles (8.83) and the 300meter dash (41.82). Halkett was second inthe 1600 meter run in a Liberty Conferencechampionship meet qualifying run a5:20.83.
Junior Ronak Cuthill won the shot putcompetition with a throw of 47-01.00,which also qualified him for the regionmeet. Seniors Timiebi Ogobri and Don’taWhitley ran region qualifiers in individualevents and together as members of the4x400 meter relay team. Ogobri ran a 6.62in the 55 meters while Whitley finished the300 meters in 36.65. They joined juniorJohn Eggeman and sophomore Stevie Jonesfor a 3:32.76 in the relay.
Several members of the SLHS indoor trackteam also competed in a conference meetSaturday, Jan. 14 at the Thomas JeffersonCommunity Center in Arlington. Senior Jes-sica Rice won the shot put competition witha conference qualifying throw of 30-03.50.
South Lakes will compete in the LibertyConference Championship Thursday, Jan.19 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learn-ing Complex in Landover, Md. The two-dayevent will conclude Saturday, Jan. 28. SLHSis the five-time defending girls championand has won the boys title eight consecu-tive years. Timiebi Ogobri competing in VA Showcase.
Devyn Jones, left, in a VA Showcase race Jan. 13.
Olivia Beckner in the 4x400 meter relay race.
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JAN. 9 - JAN. 20Coat Drive to Benefit Cornerstones at
Reston Town Center Monday, January 9through Friday, January 20, collection inbuilding lobbies.
Help us help those in need in our communitystay warm this winter! Reston Town Center willbe accepting new or gently used winter coats (ingood condition and cleaned), and new hats,gloves and scarves. Items will be collected inboxes located in building lobbies for donation toCornerstones. restontowncenter.com
THROUGH FRIDAY/FEB. 24Diva Central Dress Drive with Reston
Community Center. Monday, Jan. 23 throughFriday, Feb. 24, collection in building lobbies.
Reston Community Center’s mission for theannual Diva Central Dress Drive is to promote
confidence and self-esteem by providing highschool students a free prom dress and otheraccessories. Donate new or lightly used formaldresses, shoes, jewelry, handbags &accessories, collected in boxes located inbuilding lobbies. restontowncenter.com
THURSDAY/JAN. 19Assistance League of Northern Virginia
invites members of the community to help packfood for its Weekend Food for Kids programwhich provides nonperishable food over theweekend to children who receive reduced-pricemeals during the school year at Title I schools inFairfax and Prince William Counties and the Cityof Alexandria. The food packing is at 10 a.m. atDominion Resources, 3072 Centreville Road, inHerndon. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. to help with setup.
Event contact Karen Amster:[email protected].
MONDAY/JAN. 30Health Screening in Reston. Residents living in
and around Reston can learn about their risk forcardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes,and other chronic, serious conditions withaffordable screening by Life Line Screening.Washington Plaza Baptist Church at 1615Washington Plaza in Reston will host this event.Packages start at $149, but consultants willwork with you to create a package that is rightfor you based on your age and risk factors. Call1-877-237-1287 or visitwww.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration isrequired.
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THURSDAY/JAN. 19Artist’s Critique Group at Greater
Reston Arts Center 7 - 9:30 p.m.Call to local artists: Bring 1-2 recentartworks to the gallery for a groupdiscussion and critique. Limitedspace. 703-471-9242 restonarts.org
THURSDAY & SATURDAY/JAN. 19 & 21“Broadway Bound.” Herndon High
School Presents “Broadway Bound,”featuring songs from West SideStory, Newsies, A Chorus Line, In theHeights, Rock of Ages, Little Womenand many more. Herndon HighSchool auditorium, Thursday andSaturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 atthe door, $5 for students and seniors.
SATURDAY/JAN. 21Living with Arthritis Seminar 2
p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive. Join Dr. MarkP. Madden from Reston RegionalHospital Center to learn about themajor types of arthritis and theirtreatment options, and what you cando to manage pain and preserve jointfunction, mobility and your quality oflife. Adults only. Cost: Free. Pleaseregister online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library
NextStop’s Theater Presents MuchAdo About Nothing 7 p.m.NextStop’s Theater 269 Sunset ParkDrive Herndon, VA 20170.TheShakespeare tale of Beatrice andBenedick, the original romanticcomedy. The pair are locked in aconstant battle of wits and share amutual disdain for love.Cost: $25 -average per ticket.www.nextstoptheatre.org/contact/
SUNDAY/JAN. 22Springtime in Winter 2 - 4 p.m.
11400 Washington Plaza, Reston.Reception for a collaborative exhibitof poets, painters, and musicians,featuring readings and music createdto complement the works of eightartists. The exhibit will remain ondisplay through February 22. [email protected]
TUESDAY/JAN. 24INOVA Blood Drive 12 - 7 p.m. beside
Pavilion. Schedule appointments at1.866.256.6372 or inova.org/donateblood. On-site registration.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 25Meet Me at the Movies – Senior
Movie Day at Bow Tie Cinemas
Doors open at 9:15. RestonAssociation presents “The Hollars.”Refreshments and door prizesprovided prior to movie. Free to 55+.Information: [email protected] reston.org
SATURDAY/JAN. 28In Their Own Words Women
successfully reentering thecommunity after incarceration,10a.m. to noon at Refraction (RestonTown Center). Featured speakers:Clients of Friends of Guest House.Education program from the GivingCircle of HOPE & Reston-HerndonBranch of AAUW. Free to attend.Free parking. RSVP [email protected]
Cooking Class at Il Fornaio 12 - 2p.m. Includes three-course luncheonwith wine and recipes. $55. Tax andgratuity not included. Reservations:[email protected]
Rock & amp; Roll Art and“Cerphe’s Up” Book Signing atArtInsights 2 - 5 p.m. Meet legendaryDC DJ Cerphe Colwell, signing hisnew book, “Cerphe’s Up,” and see anexhibit of rock & roll musicianart on display all through Januaryuntil February 6. 703-478-0778artinsights.com
ONGOINGShepherd’s Center of Oakton
Vienna Caregivers SupportGroup Meetings are the first andthird Thursdays of every month, i.e.January 19th, 2017 from 10:00 a.mto 11:30 a.m. Join us at the UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax(UUCF) - Program Building, 2709Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton.All caregiversare welcome to come for supportanytime. For more info contactfacilitator, Jack Tarr, 703-821-6838,[email protected] Lynn Rafferty,[email protected]
All-comers Group Fun Run atPotomac River Running EveryTuesday and Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Forbeginners or competitive runners,come out for a free, fun, low-key runthat’s safe and social. 703-689-0999potomacriverrunning.com
NextStop’s Shakespeare “MuchAdo About Nothing” Jan. 19 -Feb. 12
NextStop Theatre 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Tickets at:www.NextStopTheatre.org 866-811-4111
“A Bird in the Hand” through spring2017 Reston Town Square Park,11990 Market Street, Reston TownCenter. See and explore Patrick
Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel cuts the ribbon next to AllTraffic Solutions CEO Jim Weaver on Tuesday, Jan. 10.Weaver’s company, which develops cloud-based trafficmanagement solutions for law enforcement, transportationand smart cities, established its corporate headquarters inthe town of Herndon. The company has invested more than$100,000 to establish its new headquarters operation inFairfax County. The new 4,336-square-foot facility is locatedat Worldgate Centre. The company plans to add 25 employ-ees in 2017 and create up to 86 new jobs over the nextthree years. The Virginia Economic Development Partner-ship will support the company’s new job creation throughthe state-funded Virginia Jobs Investment Program, whichprovides consultative services and funding to companiescreating new jobs.
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Photo by Traci J. Brooks Studios/Courtesy of NextStop Theatre
From left — Kari Ginsberg (Beatrice) and BrittanyMartz (Hero) in NextStop Theatre’s ‘Much Ado AboutNothing’ by William Shakespeare.
‘Much Ado About Nothing’ atNextStop Theatre
NextStop Theatre’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing”by William Shakespeare at 269 Sunset Park Drive, SunsetBusiness Park, Herndon. Performances Jan.19 to Feb. 12, 2017.Fridays at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28at 8 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.Sundays, Jan. 22, Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 at 2 p.m., Jan.29 at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. Tickets $35. Call Ovation Tickets at 866-811-4111,or visit www.nextstoptheatre.org
All Traffic Solutions Opens New Herndon HeadquartersPhoto by Jennifer Saunders
Dougherty’s monumental public artsculpture made from tree saplings.Presented by GRACE in collaborationwith IPAR. 703-471-9242restonarts.org
PenFed Realty Hosts Sievers’Paintings during January 2017 atthe office of PenFed Realty, 1886Metro Center Dr. Reston. The exhibitis free and the office is open tovisitors Monday through Friday from9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Visit the LRAweb site atwww.leagueofrestonartists.org formore information on this and otherevents.
Little Hands Preschool Art Classat Greater Reston Arts CenterSaturdays, January 7 - 28, 10 - 11a.m. Introducing young children toart by having them explore newartwork, materials, and skills eachweek. Four weeks of classes cost: $80for Reston residents, $120 non-residents. 703-471-9242restonarts.org
Exercise for Parkinson’s EveryMonday, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. RestonSport&health, 11445 Isaac NewtonSquare, Reston. This program bringstogether people impacted byParkinson’s Disease to participate invarious physical exercises aimed atimproving posture, balance andcirculation and increasing strength,muscle control and mobility.Free.parkinsonfoundation.org.ckacenga@sportandhealth.com 703-621-4148.
Teen and Adult Art ClassesArtSpace Herndon Every Mondayfrom 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Drawing and MixedMedia with Melanie Stanley - DuringFall and Winter of 2016. Cost: $45/class. The class will use a variety oftechniques for drawing, painting,mark making, and collage using finearts tools and materials. Students willbe taken down a creative path tolearn to use drawing tools andbrushes more effectively. Register byemailing Melanie, and she will sendyou the supply list and paymentoptions/information:[email protected]. 703-956-9560. www.artspaceherndon.com
All-comers’ Group Fun Run atPotomac River Running.Tuesdays and Thursdays. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitiverunners, come out for a fun, low-keyrun that is safe and social. For moreinformation, call 703-689-0999https://potomacriverrunning.com.
Herndon Regional Wind EnsemblePractice. Every Tuesday 7-9 p.m.through May. Herndon MiddleSchool, 901 Locust St., Herndon. Foradvanced high school students,college students, and adults who playa brass, woodwind or percussioninstrument. [email protected]: Free