MARY ELLEN HENDERSON Middle School students took the limelight this past weekend with the spring production of “Seussical, Jr.,” a musical medley of famous children’s author Dr. Seuss’s classic characters. George DeMars (center photo) brought life to the Cat in the Hat, alongside energetic and entertaining performances from Ryan Fields […]
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Picking Splinters: New Year, New Storylines
2008 was a wild ride for the Washington Capitals. And with the club currently boasting a franchise-best point total, 2009 is already looking like it will feature another frenzied spring.
Falls Church Summertime News
‘Children of Eden’ Performance McLean Theater Workshop presents Stephen Schwartz’s “Children of Eden,” a modern musical adaptation of two classic Biblical stories – Adam and Eve and Noah’s flood – on July 30 and 31. Both shows are at 7 p.m. at Cooper Middle School (977 Balls Hill Rd., McLean), […]
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“Imagine 2008,” Annual Fundraiser for the Falls Church-based Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry, Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, Saturday, April 26, 8 p.m. (following house parties all over the region).
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Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Ford’s Theatre, Through Saturday, Dec. 29.
Mason High
IT WAS A RARE STANDING ROOM ONLY event at the George Mason High School auditorium last Thursday night as students of the symphonic, concert, contract bands, the Mason Jazz group, Drums, brass and saxophone ensembles and the chorus all shone forth with virtuoso performances, on key. (News-Press photos)
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Handel’s “Messiah,” National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center Concert Hall, through Sunday afternoon.
A Penny For Your Thoughts: The News of Greater Falls Church
Free admission. Free parking. Close by. Don’t have to “dress up.” Couldn’t be easier. What is it? Spotlight by Starlight, the free summer concert series at the Newton Edwards Amphitheatre at Mason District Park in Annandale.
F.C. Native and Gold Record Winner Haywood
Haywood “Little Sonny” Warner, a Falls Church native whose 1959 hit single, “There’s Something on Your Mind,” was a Gold Record winner, died at age 77 on April 12.
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Kirov Ballet’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Kennedy Center, performances through Sunday.
