‘Ticket to Art’ Benefits Vienna Arts Society, American Legion
Annual art raffle and silent auction on May 19.
"Ticket to Art," the May 19 fundraiser hosted by the Vienna Arts Society [VAS], has partnered with American Legion Post 180 of Vienna this year. The purchase of a $125 "ticket" to art entitles raffle winners to choose an original art piece valued between $150 and $650.
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May 17-24.
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May 4-11.
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Fashion, Fun, and Philanthropy
D.C. Chapter of Childhelp Wings holds fashion-show fundraiser.
On Sunday, April 15, the Washington D.C. Chapter of Childhelp Wings held its seventh annual Fashion Show at the Tysons Corner Bloomingdale’s.
Walk on the Hill Graced with Sun and Warmth
Community views home gardens, relaxes to music.
The weather was postcard-perfect for the 2012 Windover Heights Walk on the Hill … heavenly blue skies, a bit of contrail here and there to lend a modern art pattern to the sky. Neighbors strolled and chatted, the Green Hedges Jazz Band and the Vienna Community Band played on an expansive lawn, and Windover homeowners served refreshments. The Old Time Machine performed at the historic cabin on Walnut Lane.
Vienna Specialties on Display
Hundreds enjoyed the food of 30 food vendors before rain hit.
Vienna went on a global food odyssey on April 28 as the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department [VVFD] hosted its inaugural Taste of Vienna food festival on fire station grounds.
Colvin Run To Hold Fun Run
Colvin Run Elementary School will be holding its Sixth Annual Fun Run on Saturday, May 5, from 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. It is being billed as "a super event that provides exercise to participants and financial support to charitable organizations."
50th Anniversary for Cuppett Center
In celebration of Founder Alzine Cuppett’s 50th Anniversary in business, ballet students from the Cuppett Performing Arts Center will perform a very special full-length ballet, "Golden Gala", on Saturday, May 5, at the beautiful Kenmore Middle School Theater on Carlin Springs Rd. in Arlington.
A Taste of Vienna Celebrated
April 28 food festival benefits Vienna Volunteer Fire Department.
You’d better hit the gym now if you want to prepare for the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department’s [VVFD] first annual Taste of Vienna food festival, scheduled on April 28.
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April 20-27.
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‘The Fantasticks’ Plays in Vienna
Longest-running musical in country opens April 20 for three weekends.
The longest-running show in New York City – 50 years old and going strong – comes to Vienna on April 20. It’s not the off-Broadway edition, but, it’s the next best thing. "The Fantasticks," as brought to life by the Vienna Theatre Company [VTC], opens for three weekends at the Vienna Community Center with evening and matinee performances. The storyline centers on the chicanery used by two fathers to "match" their children in marriage
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Alegria Opens at Church Street
Patrick and Julie Bazin’s Mexican restaurant features small plates, specialty tacos and tequila.
There aren’t many restaurants that have patrons waiting outside for the restaurant’s door to open for the first time to the public. It’s even rarer when the restaurant advertised no opening date until the day prior to opening. But nothing is surprising when the restaurant is the eagerly-awaited Alegria, the Mexican taco and small-plate margarita café owned and run by Vienna’s own Patrick and Julie Bazin. On April 5, Alegria welcomed its first customers, opening five minutes early from its scheduled time.
Representing Oakton High
The Oakton High School Jazz Band B performed at the annual Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festival on March 17, with over 20 other area high school jazz bands.
Vienna Egg Hunt Draws Hundreds
Finding, decorating and rolling eggs keep children busy on grounds of Freeman House.
Amid great fanfare, a rather large fuzzy, furry Easter bunny arrived at Freeman House grounds on March 31, kicking off the annual Easter egg hunt and roll sponsored by the Town of Vienna Parks and Recreation and Historic Vienna, Inc.