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Members of the Nen Daiko perform taiko (drumming) at the ObonFestival last Saturday at Ekoji Buddhist Temple in Fairfax Station.

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Film Fest—FairfaxCounty’s first and onlycelebration of inde-pendent film—will beheld on Saturday, July20 at 4 p.m. at theWorkhouse Arts Cen-ter, 9601 Lorton Road.

The festival show-cases original filmsmade by students andindependent filmmakers.

“This year we have Uncle Fred’s BBQsmoke shack, shaved ice and ice cream, andlive music from Pearl and the Beard,” saidDani Weinberg, founder and director of thepopular festival.

“We also will have a new and improvedVIP room for the filmmakers to have snacks,mingle and be interviewed on the red car-pet. Along with the fantastic original filmsthis year it should be an amazing fifth an-niversary.”

The festival includes creative and

thought-provoking independent dramas,comedies, documentaries and animation.

The top films will be shown to the publicunder the stars. The award ceremony willtake place after the student category dur-ing intermission and the 19-plus categoryfilms will be shown at the closing of thefestival.

For tickets and information, visit:www.workhousearts.org/events/perform-ing-arts/clifton-film-festival-0 or go tocliftonfilmfest.com.

A Touch of Hollywood in LortonThe 5th annual Clifton Film Fest premiersJuly 20.

The top films will be shown to the public underthe stars.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

While the Virginiagovernor’s raceis the one get-ting the most at-

tention, both nationally and inthe state, Virginia’s House ofDelegates race is shaping up tobe the most competitive in adecade.

According to an official can-didate list released last week bythe Virginia State Board of Elec-tions, 57 House seats will becontested this November—marking only the second time inthe last decade where at leasthalf of the 100 House seats willhave more than one name onthe ballot.

2013 is the second electioncycle since the House Republican leadership re-drew district boundaries following the 2010 Cen-sus. In 2011, voters in nearly two-thirds of the100 House districts had no choice on the ballot.

Of the 57 contested races, 44 include raceswith at least one Republican and one Democrat,and most of the two-party races on the ballotwill take place in Northern Virginia (see chart.)

Throughout the state, 43 of the 100 Housedistricts are uncontested, meaning there is onlya single candidate on the ballot. Delegates KenPlum (D-36) and Charniele Herring (D-43) arethe only uncontested candidates in FairfaxCounty.

Republicans enter the election with a com-manding 67-32 margin over the Democrats,although there are nearly three times as manyDemocrats challenging incumbent Republicansfrom two years ago. In June 2011, accordingto the Virginia Public Access Project, about 15percent of the 100 House of Delegates seatswere being contested between a Democrat anda Republican.

Each member of the Virginia House of Del-egates serves two-year terms, represents ap-proximately 80,000 citizens and receives anannual salary of $17,640. By contrast, the Vir-ginia Senate consists of 40 members. Eachmember is elected for a term of four years andreceives an annual salary of $18,000. A sena-tor represents approximately 200,000 citizensof the commonwealth. The Virginia General As-sembly meets annually, beginning on the sec-ond Wednesday in January, for 60 days in even-numbered years and for 30 days in odd-num-bered years, with an option to extend annualsessions for a maximum of 30 days.

The Senate of Virginia and the Virginia Houseof Delegates, both bodies of the Virginia Legis-lature, meet in the historic capitol building inRichmond. For more information on the statelegislature, go to virginiageneralassembly.gov.

Virginia Voters GetMore Choices in 2013Northern Virginia has most two-party races on ballot.

House of Delegates2013 ElectionsLOCAL RACES WITHMAJOR PARTY CHALLENGERS❖ District 34—Democrat Kathleen Murphy challengesRepublican incumbent Barbara Comstock.❖ District 35—Republican Leiann Leppin challengesDemocratic incumbent Mark Keam.❖ District 37—Republican Patrice Winter challengesDemocratic incumbent David Bulova.❖ District 39—Republican Joe Bury challenges Demo-cratic incumbent Vivian Watts.❖ District 40—Democrat Jerrold Foltz challenges Repub-lican incumbent Tim Hugo.❖ District 41—Republican Fredy Burgos and Indepen-dent Christopher DeCarolo challenge Democratic incum-bent Eileen Filler-Corn.❖ District 42—Democrat Ed Deitsch challenges Republi-can incumbent Dave Albo.

LOCAL RACES WITHTHIRD-PARTY CHALLENGERS❖ District 38—Jim Leslie challenges Democratic incum-bent Kaye Kory.❖ District 43—Glenda Gail Parker challenges Democraticincumbent Mark Sickles.❖ District 44—Joe Glean challenges Democratic incum-bent Scott Surovell.❖ District 45—Jeff Engle challenges Democratic incum-bent Rob Krupicka.❖ District 47—Laura Delhomme challenges Democraticincumbent Patrick Hope.❖ District 48—Lindsey Bolton challenges Democratic in-cumbent Bob Brink.❖ District 49—Terry Modglin challenges Democratic in-cumbent Alfonso Lopez.

LOCAL UNCONTESTED RACES❖ District 36—Democratic incumbent Ken Plum❖ District 46—Democratic incumbent Charniele Herring

State Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41), far left, andDavid Bulova (D-37), far right, prepare bills in the lowerhouse chamber during the 2012 General Assembly session.Both face challengers this November.

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The Aloha Boys play music while The Aloha Girls(and one guy) dance for the crowd.

Mutsumi Koga of Fairfax with her children: Ayame,11, Tamae, 9, and Nobuto, 7. They are wearingyukatas, which are light cotton Japanese kimonos forsummer festivals.

Manning the dessert table are Laura Clapsaddle,Chris Darden and Kae Suda.

Obon FestivalAt Ekoji TempleCelebration remembers ancestorswho passed away.

Hundreds of people attended the Obon Summer FestivalSaturday, July 13, at the Ekoji Buddhist Temple inFairfax Station. The 1,500-year-old Japanese tradition

with music, dancing, food and exhibits remembers loved oneswho passed away and are at peace. The feast included chickenteriyaki bento dinners and spam musubi. The Ekoji Festival endedwith a candlelight service in the Three Treasures Garden.

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Metropolitan School of theArts President and FounderMelissa Dobbs saw thenews as a call for help, and

a blessing of an opportunity: In mid-June,2012, a story appeared in the newspaperexplaining that the Workhouse Arts Centerin Lorton was in a financial crisis.

On the site of a rehabilitative-conceptprison during the Progressive Era, re-imag-ined campus buildings are occupied by be-tween 60 and 70 visual artists at a time—instead of inmates. But the urban spacemodel that works so well for Old TownAlexandria’s Torpedo Factory (an inspira-tion for the current Workhouse’s founders),hasn’t been as successful in Lorton since theLorton Arts Foundation re-opened the Work-house in 2008.

President and CEO John Mason essen-tially put the call out for any interested en-trepreneurs who were willing to come as-sist in revitalizing the campus.

For Dobbs, it was as if Mason was speak-ing directly to her.

AFTER SEARCHING UNSUCCESS-FULLY for an opportunity for her daughter(a rising freshman) to pursue a genuinelyarts-focused education in the DC metropoli-tan area, Dobbs conceived of expanding herthriving performing arts studio program ofroughly 90 instructors and 1,000 studentsinto a full-fledged school.

“We decided to approach [Mason] withthe concept of transforming this campusinto a private high school,” said Dobbs, “thatoffers boarding for pre-professional artistswho want to pursue arts as their career, orreally just want to focus on arts seriously.”

With the promise of steadily increasingrent money over the next 35 years (fiveseven-year leases) and the willingness tocontribute $350,000 to renovate and buildout Workhouse Building W-4 for the cur-rent main studio spaces, Dobbs’ proposaloffered Mason and the Workhouse a much-needed life-preserver.

Not to mention the additional music, the-ater and dance programming offered byMSA’s studio presence is rounding out a sig-nificant artistic imbalance on campus.

“MSA brings an enlargement of perform-ing arts programs,” said Mason, a Fairfaxresident, “that is very much within our mis-sion. It’s an area we’ve been constrained by:We’re an arts center that’s intended to havethe range of arts disciplines. We’re good invisual arts—65 studios, two major galler-ies—but in performing arts, we’ve been verylimited.”

AS A SUB-LESSEE of the Lorton ArtsFoundation, the future of the MSA at theWorkhouse is tied to the host’s financial sta-bility.

“We paid for the entire build out,” saidDobbs, “but got no guarantee from LAF. Thatwas the massive risk we took. This tells youhow committed we are. We know this isgoing to work. We know this campus ismeant for a school.”

For Dobbs, the vision for the school isclear, and the concept is well underway to-

wards becoming a reality.For the academic year beginning this fall,

before brand new dorms are constructedand the property is rezoned to facilitate highschool education, a maximum of 20 stu-dents will take part in a day program withintegrated “high-level condensed academ-ics that would eliminate the need for lotsof additional busy work,” said Dobbs.

Until greater numbers and different zon-ing would allow for a more conventionalclassroom environment, MSA will offer pre-developed curriculums for individualizedlearning tracks, supplied by the accreditedonline school Laurel Springs based in Ojai,

Calif.Dobbs is also planning to meet with

both the president of the renownedInterlochen Center for the Arts inMichigan and the Walnut Hill Schoolfor the Arts in Massachusetts for ad-ditional consulting on developing acomparable institution.

COMPLEMENTING THE HIGHSCHOOL THIS FALL will be an ar-tistic and wellness-centered afterschool program that will have localchildren bussed to campus directlyfrom their elementary schools.

“It adds a liveliness,” said Mason,“and it brings their parents and grand-parents. Here’s more people intro-duced to the Workhouse Arts Center.”

In addition to supplying moreyouthful energy, Dobbs’ future plansfor campus include building out addi-tional spaces for performance stages,a cafe, classrooms, and, perhaps, apool and fitness center. With an an-nual tuition set to top out around$30,000, it’s reasonable to set expec-tations high.

Dobbs acknowledged the goals arelofty, but attainable and necessary. “It’sa lot,” she said, “but I’m so grateful tobe here, to be in these buildings. Tosee a place that was housing such an-ger, resentment and despair turn intosomething that’s so positive is justwonderful. We’re going to continue toattract people who want to make thisplace what it was set out to be.”

Judging by the studios already fullof children singing and gracefully gal-loping around Workhouse Building W-4, it’s clear they’re well on their way.

For more information, visitwww.metroschoolofthearts.org.

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Programs offer artistic balance to campus, financial assistance to Lorton Arts Foundation.

MSA studio tap dancers give a performance on the W-3 building stage atthe Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton.

Melissa Dobbs, founder/president,Metropolitan Fine Arts Center andJohn Mason, president and CEO ofthe Lorton Arts Foundation, at theWorkhouse Arts Center ribbon-cutting for MFAC studio at buildingW-4.

This MSA dance studio in Work-house Building W-4 is part of thecampus transformation into aperforming arts high school.

“We know this is going towork. We know thiscampus is meant for aschool.”For Dobbs, the vision andthe concept for theschool are clear.

—Melissa Dobbs, founder/president,Metropolitan Fine Arts Center

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Climate Change:An Existential ThreatTo the Editor:

It would be difficult to overstate the im-portance of the president’s bold new planto cope with climate change, throughmaximum use of his executive authorityto by-pass GOP obstructionism.

The president clearly understands thatclimate change poses both an immediatethreat to our health and ultimately an ex-istential threat to human existence.

The president’s plan announced Tuesday,June 25, is a comprehensive approach tocutting the pollution that causes climatechange and threatens public health, set-ting us on a path to make our communi-ties healthier, safer and more resilient.

As Virginians, we should be especiallygrateful and supportive of the president’splan because rising sea levels, dangerousstorm surges and intense hurricanes al-ready pose serious threats to coastal citiesin the Southeast, and climate change willintensify these impacts.

My 27 years of active military service in-cluded nine years of wartime service inVietnam. Now out of uniform, and a per-manent resident of our great common-wealth, I am joining fellow Virginians,many of whom are veterans, to fight a warthat strikes closer to home—a war on pub-lic health in the immediate future and along-term existential threat.

Fuel industry and congressional alliesare already trying to block EPA’s efforts todevelop the new standards for powerplants. This attacks our children and fami-lies. The Union of Concerned Scientistsestimates that global warming will causean additional 2.8 million cases of asthmaattacks and other respiratory problems by2020.

The long-term threat is existential. Therise of sea levels flooding coastal cities mayspawn civil wars as people move inlandand wars among nations in a desperatestruggle for clean water and other re-sources.

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Letter to the EditorViewpoints

What would you like Congressto do regarding gun violence?

Comments by participants in theReston-Herndon Alliance to End GunViolence monthly vigil at NRA Head-quarters on Sunday, July 14.

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“Be courageous,think beyond the influ-ence of the NRA and re-member that U.S. citi-zens vote.”

Erin Moran, student, McLean“For now, background checks

would be the biggest step. For as-sault weapons, I don’t see any rea-son for someone to be carryingthose.”

Anne Alston , re-tired, Herndon

“I would like to seemagazine sizes re-duced and I don’tknow if we’re going toget around to that so,at the least, someregulation on back-ground checks.”

Del. Ken Plum (D-36), Reston“I’d like to see Congress pass

legislation regarding universalbackground checks and outlawassault weapons, which are weap-ons of war and don’t belong in acivilized society.”

Sabrina Adleson (left), student, Burke “I’d like Congress to pass reasonable laws—

not depriving people of guns but having lawsthat keep people safe.”

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By Jasmine Kang

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Every month, supporters of gun regulationhold a vigil outside of the NRA headquar-ters to honor the victims of shootings, aswell as urge Congress to take action. The

vigil takes place on the 14th of every month, whichis the date of the Sandy Hook Elementary shoot-ing.

“I come to express that we are way past time forgun regulation,” Del. Ken Plum (D-36) said. “Thevigil is a way to keep it in the public’s mind. If itcan happen once, it can happen again.”

Those attending the vigil hope that Congress willpass legislation regarding gun regulation.

“I’m fed up with the violence and lack of action,”Ralph Greenwood said. “A first step is reasonablecontrol—registering weapons, instructions forsafety, elimination of semiautomatic weapons andrequired background checks.”

The event is organized by the Reston-HerndonAlliance to End Gun Violence, but local communitymembers and other organizations participate in thevigil. According to Joanne Simon of the Alliance,about 35 people attended the first vigil, but it hasnow grown to over 100 participants.

“I’m here because I’m sick and tired of the deathsthat can be prevented and for me, it’s a moral issue,”Alex Dixon said. “Guns have their place in our soci-ety but the way that they’re being regulated doesnot respect people’s inherent dignity and worth.”

Alice Englert, a resident of Warrington, attendedthe vigil in honor of her relative Daniel Barden, avictim of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.

A display of t-shirts representing the victims of theSandy Hook Elementary and Virginia Tech shootingswas featured.

“It’s a way to honor all gun victims, with the focuson Newtown and Virginia Tech,” Simon said.

Gun Control Vigil Continues

Members of the Reston-Herndon Allianceto End Gun Violence and local communitymembers hold a vigil outside NRA head-quarters to honor victims of shootings.

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Packing up the car and leaving town for asummer vacation is an opportunity to spendtime relaxing with family and friends. Get-

ting to those destinations, however, can be gruel-ing, especially when summer treks mean enduringlong hours on the road. This is especially true forchildren.

Any parent who has heard the age-old question“Are we there yet?” knows how important it is tofill the time. For some, watching DVDs is the an-swer, especially now that many SUVs and minivanscome equipped to provide each passenger with apersonal DVD player. Local education experts ques-tion whether this is the best solution, however, andoffer creative options for passing the time.

“A long car ride is a time to be together ratherthan creating distance by bringing in movies andDVDs,” said Fred P. Bemak, Ed.D., a professor inthe Counseling and Development Program atGeorge Mason University in Fairfax, and a FairfaxStation resident. “I am concerned about the over-use of DVDs because of the family disengagementthat that fosters. Long travel is an opportunity tocreatively make up games between parents andchildren.”

Shannon Melideo, Ph.D., associate dean of theSchool of Education and Human Services atMarymount University in Arlington, said that witha little planning, creating entertaining games andactivities is easier than one might think. “Time mustbe spent preparing the materials so that the chil-dren can find enjoyable ways to spend their roadtrip time in the back seat,” said Melideo. “Tie amakeup brush kit to the back of the driver’s andfront passenger’s chair, onefor each child, personalizedfor their developmentallevel and interests. Fill thecompartments with flash-cards, little toys, a mini peri-scope, stickers, paper, writ-ing or coloring instru-ments.”

Melideo also recommendsgiving each child a lap deskor other hard surface tomake the kits easy to use.

Colorforms Activity Toys,which are sets of brightlycolored geometric stick-onsthat come with spiral boundbooks, are a favorite ofBethesda, Md., based thera-pist Karen Prince, who spe-cializes in work with children. “There are also sometactile things like Model Magic Clay, which is aclean clay that children can use to make things.You can also get kits to make things [like] keychains and necklaces.”

“I Spy” type games are also fun, Bemak said, “Iused to play a game with my kids where we wouldfind 100 red cars, 20 convertibles, 35 trucks. Asadults, my children still remember those gamesbecause they were meaningful engagements.”

Melideo recommends playing word games thatinvolve the entire family. “[They] require little orno game pieces [and] are excellent because theyprovide conversation starters, engage all members,stir a little competition, develop language skills anduse brain power.”

Among Melideo’s favorite games are VerbalGuessing, 21 Questions and the ABC game. “Using

the letters of the alphabet, each person must findroad signs or license plates containing each letterin order,” said Melideo of the ABC game. “The firstperson to find every letter of the alphabet wins.For example: A-Avenue, B-Banquet, C-Center.”

To play the Verbal Guessing Game, “Using anytopic, one person thinks of a person, place or thing[and] gives three clues,” said Melideo. “Then therest of the players take turns asking questions thatcan be yes or no until someone makes a guess. Ifthe group gets stuck, the thinker gives two moreclues.”

Another family game that Melideo recommendsis 21 Questions, where players pose 21 questionsto one of their fellow travelers. “There are manyinterpretations of this game,” she said. “The ideais to let each person talk about ... themselves and

for the travelers to get toknow each other even bet-ter. It keeps kids talking totheir parents.”

Listening to books on tapeis another activity that caninvolve the entire family. “Ifeveryone is listening to it …there can be tremendousengagement about what ishappening in the book andthen you can talk about it,”said Bemak. “It is a matterof ‘Here are your earphones, be quiet and don’tbother me,’ versus ‘We’re allgoing to listen to this bookand discuss it.’ Talk about agreat spring board for socialinteraction.”

Journaling not only helps to fill time, but alsocreates a record of the trip. “Keep a journal of thetrip starting with the actual travel part of the trip,”said Melideo. “Give your child a low cost digitalcamera for clicking photos [for which] they canlater write or type captions.”

Even with planning, experts admit that fillingtime during long trips is not easy. “Family life iswork,” said Bemak. “You might feel tired or ex-hausted or stressed. The television or a DVD is aneasy way out. But being stuck in the same placewith your child for six or seven hours is a goldmine.It is an opportunity to foster creative engagementand healthier relationships with family members.It is not every day that you have children who aregoing to sit with you in the same room for hourafter hour.”

The Long Road Experts offer creativeideas for filling timeduring long summer trips.

When packaged creatively, flashcards,stickers, paper and crayons can enter-tain children during long trips.

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“[B]eing stuck in thesame place with yourchild for six or sevenhours is a goldmine. It isan opportunity to fostercreative engagement andhealthier relationshipswith family members.”

— Fred P. Bemak, Ed.D., GeorgeMason University

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Enticing children to forgo straw-berry-flavored candy and choosefresh fruit in its natural form canbe challenging. After all, lemon-

ade, popsicles and cookies with milk are con-sidered summertime classics.

Some local culinary enthusiasts say thereare an abundance of summer treats that canbe made at home and keep children fueledand healthy all season long, however. Theyoffer several suggestions that are ideal forafter-camp snacks or whenever the munchieshit.

“When I think of healthy eating and kidsand summer, the first thing I think of is fruit,”said Andrea Nelson of Creative Kids Kitchenin Arlington. “Beyond the natural sugar fac-tor, most fruit has as much vitamins as avegetable.”

One treat that tops Nelson’s summer treatmenu is fruit gazpacho. “It is made with amedley of fruits like watermelon, blueber-ries, honeydew melon. If you have a par-ticularly picky eater, you can puree the fruit.

You can involve the kids by getting them tohelp wash and cut the fruit.”

Christine Wisnewski, an instructor atCulinaria Cooking School in Vienna, alsorecommends making use of the bounty offresh fruit available during summer. “Sliced

peaches or nectarines with a dollop of sourcream and a light sprinkle of brown sugarare a sweet, tangy treat. Or sweeten someGreek yogurt with a little bit of honey anduse it as a dip for strawberries,” she said.

Nelson turns the abundance of blueber-ries that are now available into blueberrybiscuits. “They are super easy to make andblueberries are inexpensive right now,” shesaid. “I also make baked strawberry, bananaand quinoa muffins using nonfat Greek yo-gurt. They are healthy and gluten free.”

Nikki Drummond of Tiny Chefs CookingSchool in Potomac, Md., and Arlington, Al-exandria, McLean, Oakton and Springfield,uses her classroom to offer children alter-natives to prepackaged, sugar-laden treats.“We make fun fruit kabobs with a yogurt dipmade with plain low-fat yogurt and honeyand cinnamon,” she said. “The kids cut upthe fruit so they are having fun.”

Drummond also teaches students to makea healthy dessert using uncooked oatmeal,wheat germ and chocolate chips. “We callthem breakfast balls, but you can keep themin a container and kids can snack on themthroughout the week,” she said.

To cool kids down after a day of playing inthe sun, Wisnewski offers homemade frozenbananas and sorbet. “[To make] frozen ba-nanas, halve a banana crosswise, insert apopsicle stick in the cut end, freeze for one

hour,” she explained. “Dip frozen bananasin melted chocolate. Only dip one side if youwant to limit the chocolate, then dip bananasin fun toppings like sprinkles, toasted coco-nut, chopped nuts, or crushed cookies.”

To make sorbet, Wisnewski combines fruitand simple syrup. “To make a simple syrup,[use a] one-to-one ratio of sugar to waterand bring to a boil to dissolve sugar,” shesaid. “Reduce heat to very low and simmer10 minutes. Cool, combine syrup with pu-reed summer fruit. Try berries, peaches ormangos. Add a pinch of salt, and a squeezeof citrus juice. Chill until the sorbet mixtureis very cold.”

For those who want culinary simplicityduring the summer, Wisnewskii said, “Freshcherries or grapes heaped in a bowl of iceare more refreshing than those served alone.Even the largest watermelon disappearsquickly and keeps kids hydrated when lefton the counter for snacking. Some peopleopt for a sprinkle of salt on their water-melon.” For a more sophisticated palate, shesuggests adding a squeeze of lime, or a smallsprinkle of mild chili powder or cumin.

Local chefs offer refreshing, healthy snackideas to keep children satisfied all summer.

Creating Fresh, Healthy Summer Treats

From left: Katie King, SashaFedorchak, Lucy Rogers, ElizaGrace Ulmer, Haley King and GraceGriffin prepare to cook in Arling-ton, Va. Local culinary enthusiastssay there are an abundance ofhealthy summer treats that can bemade at home.

“Make the most of seasonalfruits: Sliced peaches or

nectarines with a dollop ofsour cream and a light

sprinkle of brown sugarare a sweet, tangy treat.”

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. The deadline is the Fridayprior to the next paper’s publication. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event. Formore entertainment events in the county,go to: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2013/may/22/fairfax-county-calendar/.

THURSDAY/JULY 18Melt Your Face. 6 p.m., Empire-

Alchemy Room, 6355 Rolling Road,Springfield. This musical eventfeatures artists including Jackson andTraveller, Vice or Virtue, In Visions,and Satellites on Parade. $10.www.ampedandalive.com/eventdetails.aspx?eventId=1137.

FRIDAY/JULY 19The Capital Focus Jazz Band. 7:30-

8:30 p.m., Lake Accotink Park, 7500Accotink Park Road, Springfield.Dedicated to the preservation oftraditional New Orleans jazz, CapitalFocus has played at the CherryBlossom Parade, the White HouseEaster egg rolls and jazz festivalsthroughout the United States andEurope. www.prjc.org/cfjb/muscn.htm.

Sixth Generation Concert. 8 p.m.,

Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. The Sixth Generationis a dynamic rock and roll band atthe forefront of musical style fromthe late 1960s. $10-15. http://workhousearts.org/events/performing-arts/sixth-generation-concert.

SATURDAY/JULY 20NOVA Songwriters Workshop.

12:30-4 p.m., Empire-Alchemy Room,6355 Rolling Road, Springfield. Thisworkshop features Ted Garber, MarkBrandt, and Taylor Wyscarver. $8.www.ampedandalive.com/eventdetails.aspx?eventId=1184.

Pearl and the Beard. 7-8 p.m., atWorkhouse Arts Center at Lorton,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Pearl and theBeard is three voices, one cello, oneguitar, one glockenspiel, onemelodica, several drums, oneaccordion, 96 teeth and one soul.www.pearlandthebeard.com/.

Clifton Film Festival. 4 p.m.,Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton.This film festivalshowcases original films made by thesurrounding community at theWorkhouse Arts Center. http://workhousearts.org/events/performing-arts/sixth-generation-concert.

Chef’s Table. 8-10 p.m., WorkhouseArts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton.Learn some basic cooking techniqueswhile enjoying your family andfriends. Couple: $80. http://workhousearts.org/events/general-events/date-night-chefs-table-10.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Michael Graves of the Misfits. 7-

11:30 p.m. Empire-Alchemy Room,6355 Rolling Road, Springfield.Michael Graves presents acoustic-and punk-style music. $15, ages 21and above.www.ampedandalive.com/eventdetails.aspx?eventId=1142.

FRIDAY/JULY 26The NOVA Annandale Symphony

Orchestra. 7:30-8:30 p.m., LakeAccotink Park, 7500 Accotink ParkRoad, Springfield. Led by musicdirector Christopher Johnston, theNOVA-Annandale SymphonyOrchestra has been performing awide range of music embracingdifferent cultures and heritages since1994. www.reunionmusic.org.

SATURDAY/JULY 27Peter Pan and Captain Hook. 1

p.m., in the W-3 Theatre at theWorkhouse, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton.In Vianlix Mestey’s adaptation of thetale the magic clock of Neverlandbegins to wind down; Peter Pan andHook must work together to stop it.$12 for adults; $8 for children under12. workhousearts.org/events/performing-arts/peter-pan-and-captain-hook-fairies-land.

Comedy Club. 7 p.m., Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Anight of comedy. Advance: $20; Atthe Door: $25. workhousearts.org/events/performing-arts/cecil-ray-comedy-club-1.

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Three local songwritersopen up to aspiring profes-sional songwriters Satur-day, July 20 in a workshopon the topics of perfectingthe craft of song and suc-ceeding in the business.

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The fifth annual Clifton Film Festopens Saturday, July 20, at theWorkhouse Arts Center and featuresfilms made by Fairfax natives amongother filmmakers’ works. The firstoriginal film opens at 4 p.m., andplenty of snacks, BBQ and shaved iceand ice cream make it a real party.


The Workhouse ArtsCenter held its fifthannual Ice CreamSocial Fundraiser

last Saturday, July 13, at theformer Lorton Prison. For $15,patrons could purchase an origi-nal, handmade ceramic bowl andfill it with ice cream and varioustoppings. The afternoon included

music by the Backyard BluesBand and pony rides from Tama-rack Stables.

“The fundraiser helps to supportexhibits, helps to support visitingartists, and workshops and out-reach activities with the schools,”said Dale Marhanka, ceramics pro-gram director. The ceramics pro-gram has 95 students in its classes.

Fundraiser for ceramics programwill help kiln yard roof project.

Ice Cream Social at Workhouse

The Checkley family: Natalie, 8, Abigail, 10, Gloria, 5, andmom Lauren, who grew up in Fairfax and now reside inIndiana. Members of the Backyard Blues Band perform.

Kendall McQillin, 7, ofLorton volunteers to givepony rides.

Sean, 12, and TrishaRobertson of Clifton showtheir bowls with ice cream.

Michelle Stein of Cliftonselects a ceramic bowl.

Resident artist PamEisenmann of Springfieldshows her original glazedporcelain bowl that shedesigned.

Kim Murray of Springfield (wearing hat) looks over bowls at the Ice Cream SocialFundraiser.

Workhouse Arts Center CEO John Mason with his grand-sons: Charlie, 6, and Logan, 7, enjoy the Ice Cream SocialFundraiser to benefit the Ceramics Program last Satur-day, July 13, at the Workhouse.

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West Springfield Little League Sweeps District 9 Championships

The WSLL American 11/12 All-Star team defeated the National team, 11-1.WSLL National 10/11 All-Star team celebrates after Bryce Hickman’swalk-off home run to win the district championship.

Will host, compete in 10/11 state championship.

West Springfield Little Leagueswept all three all-star divi-sions this year, with theWSLL American 11/12 All-

Star team beating WSLL National, 11-1;WSLL National 10/11 defeating Fort Hunt,7-6; and WSLL National 9/10 prevailingover WSLL American.

After losing their first game of the tour-nament to South County, 6-3, and facingelimination, the West Springfield National9/10 All-Star team showed a lot of heart,determination and character by settling inand finishing with a five-game winningstreak. Their 11-5 win in the championshipgame was a great showing against a very

talented West Springfield American squad.The National squad, managed by CraigStine, had wins over WSLL American (3),Woodlawn and Central Springfield by acombined score of 62-23.

“I am so proud of our kids — how theycompeted and carried themselves through-out the tournament,” Stine said. “They rep-resented their families, league and commu-nity with pride, and I hope this is a memorythey look back on fondly during their base-ball careers.”

The team heads off to compete in thestate tournament in Richmond, July 18-July 22 in search of WSLL’s first 9/10 statecrown.

In the 10/11 Division, WSLL Nationalwon the district championship in dramaticfashion, with a walk-off, three-run homerun by Bryce Hickman, capping a come-from-behind 7-6 win against Fort Hunt.The National All-Star team, coached by JoeRozmeski, had been undefeated going intothe championship game, with victoriesover Dale City, Central Springfield,Dumfries/Triangle/Quantico, and FortHunt before the championship rematch.

“Our players were resilient in the cham-pionship game,” Rozmeski said. “We faceda very talented Fort Hunt team and wescratched out enough bases in the sixth in-ning to get the right player to the plate atthe right time.”

“It’s a storybook ending to the tourna-

ment,” said WSLL President Greg Adams,whose son plays on the team and youngestson is a member of the 9/10 National teamthat won the district championship just twonights later against WSLL American, 11-5.“We came back and won to host and com-pete in our own tournament.”

West Springfield American’s 11/12 teamcompleted the league’s trifecta, with an 11-1 victory over the always-dangerous WSLLNational team. West American was unde-feated in District 9 Tournament play, anddeparts for Lynchburg to compete for thethird straight year in the Virginia StateChampionship, held July 19-23.

Coach Greg McIntyre noted, “The boysplayed great in districts and it is exciting togo back to the state tournament.”

Lake Braddock Graduate Rogers to Pitch for UNCT

homas Rogers played a majorrole in the Lake Braddock base-ball program, capturing its first

state championship in 2012. The left-handed pitcher combined with MichaelChurch to make a formidable 1-2 punchon the mound. The Bruins finished 26-3and won the Patriot District title. Against

Kellam in the state champion-ship game, Rogers, then a jun-ior, tossed a four-hit shutout andhit a home run.

After the season, Rogers had TommyJohn surgery on his pitching elbow,which limited his availability during hissenior year. Over time, Rogers’ pitchcount increased and he earned big vic-tories against Madison in the region tour-nament and Patriot in the state tourna-ment. While Lake Braddock fell short ofrepeating as state champion, the Bruinstook home the 2013 Northern Regiontitle.

After a successful high school career,Rogers, a 2013 Lake Braddock graduate,will pitch for the University of NorthCarolina. He recently participated in a Q

and A with The Connection.❖Connection: What made UNC the right

fit for you?Rogers: Dream school ever since I can

remember. Love the campus and coachingstaff. Just felt like this was the place for me.

❖Connection: What will you study?Rogers: Business administration.

❖Connection: Any word on playing timeas a freshman?

Rogers: No word on that. Just have toplay the fall season and see where I’m atafter that.

❖Connection: Did you receive a scholar-ship?

Rogers: Partial scholarship.❖Connection: You originally committed

to the University of Georgia. Why thechange?

Rogers: I changed because the more Ithought about it, I would be way too farfrom home and my parents wouldn’t be ableto watch me all the time.

❖Connection: What is your favoritememory of playing baseball at LakeBraddock?

Rogers: Going to practice every day andgetting to hang out with all the guys.

❖Connection: If you could go back andchange one thing about your high schoolathletic career, what would it be?

Rogers: I wouldn’t change anything. Ihad a lot of ups and downs throughout myhigh school career and it made me theplayer I am today.

❖Connection: You had Tommy Johnsurgery after your junior season. Whatwere your initial thoughts when youfound out you needed the procedure?

Rogers: I was a little upset, but themore I read about the surgery and therehab, I found out most people comeback stronger, just like I did. It’s sort of athing of the past. Sometimes I forget Ieven had it done.

❖Connection: How does your arm feelnow compared to before the surgery?

Rogers: It’s the first time my armhasn’t hurt at all since I can remember.

❖Connection: When did you realizeplaying college baseball was a possibil-ity for you?

Rogers: I honestly thought collegebaseball was attainable when I was inLittle League.

❖Connection: What are you most look-ing forward to about the transition fromhigh school to college?

Rogers: I’m most looking forward tonot having classes starting at 7 a.m. ev-ery morning.

— Jon Roetman

Q&A

Thomas Rogers, a 2013 LakeBraddock graduate, will play baseballat the University of North Carolina.

Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-224-3015 or [email protected]


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