Entertainment

Special Exception for Bereavement Meeting Space in Great Falls Approved

Daytime and overnight retreats on a portion of Turner Farm Park

Following a public hearing on the matter, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved, on July 27, Special Exception SE 2020-DR022 (Turner Farmhouse Foundation) (Dranesville District) to permit applicant Turner Farmhouse Foundation to operate a public benefit association facility on a 4.95-area of the Turner Farm Park property and modify a front yard setback of the existing house.

Rarely-seen Spoonbills Draw Fans to Huntley Meadows Park

Their flat, six-to-seven-inch, spatula-like bills look like long-handled spoons swishing back and forth in the Huntley Meadows Park wetland.

Appetite: 4 Dates to Circle in August

International cuisine, a cat café’s first birthday, a beer dinner and Alexandria’s summertime celebration of restaurants – the month ahead is shaping up to be a busy one. Here are some of your best bets.

‘Telling Our Stories’ in Alexandria

Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery is the first Virginia site added to African American Civil Rights Network

They were fleeing the bondage of slavery.

Fairfax to Host ‘A Brief Shakespeare Festival’

Live theater and supper in the natural outdoor beauty of Fairfax’s Veterans Amphitheater

It may have been hot and humid outside of Fairfax’s Kathryn Johnson Middle School, but inside, a bevy of six young actors were a whirlwind of fresh energy rehearsing for the City of Fairfax Theatre “A Brief Shakespeare Festival.”

‘An Act of God’ Opens NextStop Theatre’s Fall Season in Herndon

To bring sharp, rolling laughter to in-person audiences, comedy opens the new season at NextStop with “An Act of God.”

Vienna Play Festival to be Held July 31

The Vienna Play Festival is being held on July 31, 1-3 p.m.

New Food Scrap Composting at Select Fairfax County Farmers Markets

Nature’s recycling reduces methane and lowers carbon footprint

Fairfax County residents have another option for managing organic wastes such as fruit and vegetable peels, food left on dinner plates, coffee grounds, and even paper towels and napkins.

Music for Singers with Alzheimer’s Disease

New choral program gives those with Alzheimer’s and other memory impairments the gift of music

When Peter Midgley and his wife went on their first date, they discovered their mutual love of music.

Sunflowers Attract Artists, Bees, Butterflies, Birds in Poolesville

For Poolesville artist James Vissari, the annual blooming of the sunflowers at McKee-Beshers is a time to paint.

Hank Dietle’s Reopens in Rockville

Destroyed by 2018 fire, opened as Dietle’s in 1950; rebuilding and remodeling delayed by COVID, now open

“What an incredible opening weekend we had at Hank Dietle’s!

Summer Entertainment Series Returns to Burke Lake

After the Entertainment Series was cancelled last summer, many were happy to be back enjoying the events.

This summer, Fairfax County Park Authority is bringing back the in-person Summer Entertainment Series of free events and performances at venues in the area.

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