I wonder how many times the word, gritty, has been used in descriptions of Marsha Norman’s gritty play, “Getting Out,” since it first hit a New York Off-Broadway stage in 1978.
Tag: sept
Northern Virginia Art Beat
5th Annual Alexandria Festival of the Arts September 8 – 9, Saturday from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The show will be held on several blocks of King Street, beginning at the water front. The show features individual booths displaying the work of […]
Community News and Notes
DEPARTING NEXT WEEK after spending the entire summer as lifeguards at the Winter Hill Condominium Association pool in Falls Church are Polish university students Grzegorz Olshowski (left) and Karol Iwanczyk, both physical education majors. They were among a group of six students from Poznan University who shared an apartment in […]
Helen Thomas: Bush Wants to Run Out the Clock
WASHINGTON — President Bush is pulling out all the stops to keep the U.S. at war in Iraq as he enters the twilight of his presidency.
News Briefs
August 23 – 29, 2007
Community News and Notes
The News-Press Bid Adieu to summer interns Ellie Falaris (seated fourth from left) and Lisa Low (seated fifth from left) with a farewell lunch at the newly-opened Koi Koi Restaurant. Their regular contributions to the paper over the summer months will be sorely missed. (Photo: News-Press)
Community News and Notes
AMONG THOSE AT A fundraiser for the Commonwealth Coalition working to defeat the Marshall-Newman Amendment at the home of Nicholas F. Benton in Falls Church last week were Del. Jim Scott and F.C. Mayor Robin Gardner. A total of 40 attended and $2,500 was raised. (Photo: News-Press)
Community News and Notes
FALLS CHURCH’S OWN Tom Gittins Sr. (left) and Sue Gittins (right) chatted with Rep. Jim Moran and his special guest, Sen. Ted Kennedy, at a Moran event last week. (News-Press photo)
McLean Splits Pair, Preps for Rival Langley
The McLean High School girls volleyball team went up against a very strong Chantilly team on Monday night, losing the match 3 games to none (22-25, 10-25, 18-25). The first game went down to the wire with the Highlanders getting strong net play from Teka Tshishimbi, who had several fine […]
Northern Virginia Art Beat
A listing of new openings, exhibitions and opportunities to show art.
