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Exhilarating, Crackling Evening of Orchestral Music

Fairfax Symphony includes a U.S premier.

Symphony Music

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‘Music in the Gardens’ Opens in September in Vienna

Spotlighting women composers as Virginia Chamber Orchestra performs

Take In the stunning Korean Bell Garden located in Northern Virginia’s Meadowlark Botanical Gardens as the flawless backdrop to the Virginia Chamber Orchestra’s (VCO) ensemble’s latest outdoor series of live concerts.

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Celebrating Solo Artistry in Tysons

1st Stage presents outdoor “Logan Festival of Solo Performance” at Tysons The Boro

Since 2017, 1st Stage’s annual Logan Festival of Solo Performance has been a singular presence in Northern Virginia.

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Wolf Trap to Celebrate ‘50 Years Together’

Northern Virginia’s artistic gem returns with live performing arts to celebrate its 50th anniversary

Celebrating its 50th year as a critical anchor to the Northern Virginia performing arts scene and after more than a year’s hiatus in response to the pandemic, Wolf Trap is ready to celebrate its glorious past “and ready for its next five decades,” said Lee Anne Myslewski, Vice President, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

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1st Stage Returns to Live Theatre in Tysons with ‘A New Brain’

Performance at a special outdoor location: The Boro at Tysons

After more than a year of limits on live indoor entertainment with live audiences, the award-winning 1st Stage will return to live performance with a special concert edition of “A New Brain” by William Finn and James Lapine.

Vienna Theatre Company Brings Virtual ‘Dear Elizabeth’ to the Stage

Dramatic highs and lows of devoted lives lived through letters

A thirty-year love affair expressed through written and mailed letters will be brought to dramatic life by the Vienna Theater Company.

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Inspiring Young People in Creative Learning Activities

Fairfax Symphony named a Dominion ArtStar

With more than five decades as an honored symphony, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) adds 2021 Dominion Energy ArtStar to its accolades.

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Live Theater is Back in Vienna

Working to bring original entertainment to the community during the current pandemic, the Vienna Theater Company (VTC) in association with the Vienna Department of Parks and Recreation has developed a unique opportunities to enjoy theater; either as a live, in-person production or in a Zoom digital format.

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Live Music Arriving to Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna

Virginia Chamber Orchestra and Meadowlark Gardens Park partner for musical joy.

Through a unique partnership, live music will be heard within the surrounding beauty of the stunning public park, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.

Area High Schoolers Launch ‘Rockfish Gap’

Original podcast series produced for current social distancing days

Even during these stressful times of COVID-19, the theater adage “the show must go on” remains true.

ARTSFAIRFAX Provides Emergency Relief and Recovery Grants

"As we move into Phase 2 of openings, the arts community is still suffering the economic impacts of COVID-19," said Linda S. Sullivan, President & CEO of ARTSFAIRFAX.

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Unlikely Musical Heroes Take Center Stage in Tysons

1st Stage presents ‘Airness,’ Dec. 5-29.

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Seductive, Witty Tale of Generational Friction in Tysons

Regional premiere of ‘Trying’ at 1st Stage.

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Agatha Christie Mystery from Providence Players in Falls Church

Pre-Halloween treat on the James Lee Theatre stage.

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Heart-Pounding ‘Volta’ Comes to Tysons

Cirque du Soleil celebrates the adventurous spirit.

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Logan Festival Returns to 1st Stage in Tysons

Solo Performance Festival brings three new plays.

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Midsummer Night with the Heat of Tango in Tysons

QuinTango performs at 1st Stage.

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Life in Black and White in Tysons

“The Member of the Wedding” at Tysons 1st Stage.

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Backbeat Underground Comes to 1st Stage in Tysons

Soul-jazz group in a special musical event.

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Wrapped in Family, Faith and Anguish in Tysons

1st Stage presents ‘The Brothers Size.’

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Holiday Family Entertainment at Its Best in Tysons

1st Stage presents ‘A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration.’

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Music in McLean from the Magical Age

Tysons McLean Orchestra to perform ‘Great Gatsby Night’ at Vinson Hall in McLean.

ARTSFAIRFAX to Present Arts Awards

Event recognizes extraordinary contributions of artists and arts organization and those who support the arts.

‘Fall for the Book’ Festival Returns

Book festival connecting readers with national and local authors.

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Logan Festival Returns to 1st Stage in McLean

Festival showcases some of the nation’s notable solo performing artists.

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Masterful Comedy in Falls Church

Providence Players to present Neil Simon’s ‘California Suite.’

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Appealing Musical ‘Fly By Night’ in Tysons

Area premiere at 1st Stage.

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Cirque du Soleil’s Dazzling ‘Luzia’ at Tysons II

Performances to June 17, 2018 under the Big Top.

‘Natural Shocks’ at 1st Stage in Tysons

Special reading of award-winning Lauren Gunderson’s “Natural Shocks” as part of national effort to raise awareness of gun violence.

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An Entertaining Evening, and More in Tysons

‘The Farnsworth Invention’ at 1st Stage

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Honoring Activist Athletes on Dr. King’s Birthday

Author William Rhoden is featured speaker at McLean Community Center’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday.

Activist Athletes

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Tysons’ 1st Stage’s Engrossing ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’

Non-conformist artist as disruptor of family and community.

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A Look Into the World of the Incarcerated

1st Stage in Tysons presents “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train.”

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One-of-a Kind Artistry Comes to 1st Stage

The Logan Festival of Solo Performance, July 6-16.

The Logan Festival of Solo Performance, July 6-16.

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‘Ma Rainey’ Comes to Tysons

1st Stage present ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’

1st Stage present ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’

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‘Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors’ in Vienna

Better Said Than Done to perform at Jammin’ Java.

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Aquila Theatre’s “Our Trojan Wars” at Alden Theatre.

Aquila Theatre brings “Our Trojan War” to the Alden.

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Edgy, Unconventional Dark Comedy — 1st Stage at Tysons presents ‘Trevor.’

A rewarding tale about miscommunications in a family generating plenty of laughs before a heart-wrenching turn of events makes “Trevor” at 1st Stage a moving exploration of one family’s unusual bonds.

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McLean to Celebrate Dr. King’s Legacy

McLean Community Center Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Chuck D.

On Sunday Jan. 15 the McLean Community Center will celebrate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by observing his birthday, a Federal and Commonwealth of Virginia public holiday.

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McLean: Joy, Tears and Laughter

“Broadway Bound” from Neil Simon at 1st Stage.

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, “Broadway Bound” is a treasure from the fertile mind of Tony Award winning playwright Neil Simon. Under the fine, perceptive direction of Shirley Serotsky, “Broadway Bound” is a remarkable production full of family love and pain with plenty of humor.

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Fairfax Symphony Celebrating 60th Season

Orchestra deepens community ties.

Sixty years and counting. Since 1956, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra has been a leading orchestra, while remaining committed to community involvement.

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Cirque du Soleil magical ‘Kurios’ Under the Big Top at Tysons II

The dazzling, fantastic world of Cirque du Soleil’s “Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities” will be under the famous blue-and-yellow Cirque du Soleil Big Top at Tysons II.

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Theater with Punch

1st Stage’s “Floyd Collins”; Original, stunning musical.

A daring musical awaits patrons at 1st Stage Theater. It is the award-winning, rarely produced, “Floyd Collins.”

Tysons’ 1st Stage Wins Major Theater Honor

Lolita Marie received the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play.

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It All Started in Vienna

Sam Ludwig making it big on professional stage.

Sam Ludwig is an award winning professional actor who has not forgotten his Vienna, Va. roots.

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1st Stage’s Presents “Proof

A disarming production

In a satisfying character driven play about the fragility of the mind, rich with intriguing dialogue about genius and fears of mental illness, 1st Stage has created a disarming production of “Proof.”

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1st Stage Receives Six Helen Hayes Nominations

The Helen Hayes Awards, now in its 32nd year, recognizes outstanding achievement in more than 90 professional theatres across the Washington metropolitan area, including Northern Virginia.

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Haunting Wounded Souls, Interconnected Lives

For those seeking out a singular achievement into unapologetic mature themed theater, 1st Stage’s production of “When the Rain Stops Falling” will etch itself into audience thrall.

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