The American Century Theatre opened Richard Wright’s searing play, Native Son , on Tuesday at Arlington’s Gunston Theater.
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Community News & Notes
Crosslink International Hosts Fundraiser Ball CrossLink International, a non-profit organization that equips medical missions overseas, is hosting its annual Band Aid Ball at the Hilton McLean (7920 Jones Branch Dr., McLean) this Saturday, April 18.
Northern Virginia Art Beat
The Arts Pro Bono Habatat for Healing: silent charity auction benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, in the Towers Crescent Complex (8020 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 125, Tysons Corner). This exhibit runs through Tuesday, April 7. The gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday. For further […]
Community News & Notes
February FIRSTFriday Arrives in Falls Church Falls Church’s FIRSTfriday will be held for the month of February this Friday, Feb. 6 with a variety of different events and exhibitions for folks in the town .
Editorial: ‘Taxpayers’ Are Citizens, First
Wall Street’s impact on Broad Street (Falls Church’s Main Street) will actually be felt more in countless residential neighborhoods both here and across the planet as personal retirement and pension accounts disintegrate and local governments face steep losses in both their investment account balances and tax revenues.
Community News and Notes
Engagement Announcement Samantha Wippich and Joey Pella have announced their engagement.
Northern Virginia Art Beat
“She’s So Articulate: Black Woman Artists Reclaim the Narrative” Through July 19 at Arlington Art Center (3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Call 703-248-6800 or visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org.
F.C.’s Relay for Life a Success
ALMOST $82,000 WAS RAISED in the fight for a cure for cancer in Falls Church last Saturday night, as over 400 participants showed up for a local, all-night Relay for Life event at George Mason High School. The event was launched with a moving ceremony at 6 p.m. and participants, […]
Anything But Straight: The AIDS Blame Game
“What is it about gay sex that makes U.S. health officials want to play Chicken Little with AIDS prevention and public safety?” Tony Valenzuela writes in the latest Poz magazine, where he criticizes, “The clueless tabloid and public health hysteria over man-on-man sex.”
Jody’s Jam of The Week
DC Film Society Oscar Party, February 24, Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Draft House
