More than Forty People Participate in Window Painting
For the first two weekends in October, the streets of Falls Church were packed with school-age children, parents, and community groups as they painted family friendly Halloween scenes on forty merchant windows. Despite driving in rain and wind, three hundred painters came out to create a walkable Halloween experience that all members of the family will enjoy. Make a day of walking around Falls Church to shop local and see the windows before they disappear in early November.
Patient First Offers Free Candy X-Rays This Halloween
Patient First will offer free digital X-ray imaging of Halloween candy. This free digital X-ray image is fun for the trick-or-treaters, allowing them to look at the peanuts and other treats inside of their candy. This provides kids with a fun visit to the doctor’s office. X-ray imaging can also provide parents additional peace of mind about the treats their children receive by possibly detecting objects like metal, or other solid substances.
Bags of candy may be brought into any Patient First Neighborhood Medical Center from October 27 — November 3 between the hours of 6 p.m. — 8 p.m
Halloween Carnival Coming Soon
Grab the little goblins and ghouls for the spooktacular family fun Halloween Carnival on Saturday, October 28. Wristbands to participate in all activities will be available for purchase onsite and for presale at the Community Center starting October 25 for $1 per person.
Food for Neighbors to Help F.C. Students
Over 2,700 households in Northern Virginia are working with Food For Neighbors to end teen food insecurity. Help them reach 2,800 so they can better fill the weekend food gap for students. Sign up at foodforneighbors.org/red-bag-program/ to donate food and toiletries up to five times per year via the Red Bag Program. This will be helping students attending Luther Jackson Middle School and Annandale, Falls Church, and Justice high schools.
They’re collecting donations in Falls Church neighborhoods. If one signs up by Wednesday, November 1st, they’ll be able to support the November 11th Red Bag Event.
2023 Ghost Tours are Back in F.C.
The Falls Church Ghost Tours are back for the last weekend of October. The tour is a 90 minute 1 ½ mile walk, starting at Cherry Hill Farmhouse at 6 p.m. For ages 14 and older. Please bring a flashlight — there will be walking in the dark and crossing streets.
Eden Center to Host Halloween Movie Night
Bring the family to Eden Center on October 27th for a free Double Feature of the classic Halloween movies Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2. The movies will be shown on a 40-foot screen in the Eden Center parking lot. The sound will be broadcast to car speakers just like a drive-in movie. There will be free popcorn, free candy and much more. There will also be a costume contest with a chance to win a $100 Eden Center gift certificate.
Neighborhood Fall Fest Coming This Weekend
An afternoon of seasonal treats, live music, arts and crafts, a petting zoo and more. Join neighbors and celebrate family, friendship and fall fun. at The Kensington Falls Church (700 W. Broad St., Falls Church) from 11:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
National Drug Take-Back Day Coming Soon
National Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday, October 28. The public can drop off unused medications for disposal with the City of Falls Church Police Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside of City Hall near the Public Safety Entrance. Disposal is free, confidential, and helps prevent drug abuse, misuse, and accidental poisonings.
Donate Blood at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Blood donors of all blood types are urgently needed now. Donate at the Red Cross Drive on Monday, October 30 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. 3022 Woodlawn Ave., Falls Church, 22042. Please register at redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time.
“Stradivarious (Metals)” Named People’s Choice at FCArts
Dave Dubbe’s welded metal sculpture “Stradivarious (Metals)” has received the Falls Church Arts’ People’s Choice Award.
Dubbe’s piece, which is available at Falls Church Arts for $1500, is a welded metal sculpture. Dubbe says about his piece, “Collected from various mechanic scrap piles, thrift store toolboxes, and discarded engines, metal components of all shapes and sizes come together in a chorus of new life. The viewer can almost hear the attention to detail and composition of the welded elements in this violin look-alike, while visually giving a new meaning to the phrase ‘Heavy Metal.’”
The piece was chosen by the visitors to Falls Church Arts as the People’s Choice award winner. The theme for this exhibit is The Alchemy of Metal: Repurpose and Reuse. The show runs through November 12.
