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More Fixes for I-95 Could Happen SoonNews, Page 3
Trash Collection Staffing is Tight, Resulting in Cutbacks of ServiceNews, Page 3
Springfield Nights Concerts Return to Burke Lake
News, Page 2
The Fairfax County Park Authority has created an atmosphere of entertainment and joy for the community with Springfield Nights concert series at Burke Lake Park.
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Springfield Nights returns for thesummer season with free musicalperformances on Wednesday eve-nings at Burke Lake Park ranging
from bluegrass and pop to rock and R&B.There’s also a children’s entertainment se-ries on Saturday mornings. Enjoy the BurkeLake Park setting and bring a picnic meal,
blankets and lawn chairs to relax withfriends and family.
The Burke Lake Park Amphitheater hosted123 Andr s for a concert of children’s songson June 22. The Saturday morning perfor-mances take place from 10 to 10:45 a.m.
Springfield Nights is presented in part-nership with the Springfield District Super-
visor, supporters of Springfield Nights,Fairfax County Park Authority, FairfaxCounty Park Foundation, and contributionsfrom the following sponsors: Cox Commu-nications, 495/95 Express Lanes, DominionEnergy, Sheehy Auto Stores, NOVEC,Anonymous, Great American Restaurants,Metro Walk & Run, and Mosquito Hunters.
Upcoming concerts schedule:
JULY24 — The Woodshedders (Roots Rock)31 — The English Channel (Rock&Roll)
AUGUST7 — The Colin Thompson Band (Blues Rock)14 — The Johnny Artis Band (Blues, Rock&Roll)
Springfield Nights Concerts Return to Burke Lake
Photo by Mike Salmon/The Connection
On the lawn at Burke Lake, the concert series is a relaxing way to wrapup a summer day.
Photo by Khuyen Dinh/The Connection
Families bring their children to enjoy the ‘Summer Entertainment Series:Springfield Nights.’
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By Mike Salmon
The Connection
Let’s face it, it might not be a dreamjob, riding on the back of a truck,jumping off, throwing in more trash,
with the smell plus possibility of flies, mag-gots, rodents, and other surprises. There arenicer jobs, and lately the labor force num-bers have been showing a shortage of trashcollection workers. It’s having an impact ontrash collection schedules.
Some are cutting back from two days aweek to one, and the residents are feelingthe crunch.
According to the National Waste & Recy-cling Association located in Arlington, thesolid waste industry directly employs about420,000 people as of early 2018 with a to-tal payroll of more than $21 billion. Bran-don Wright, the communications represen-tative for NWRA noted the staffing short-ages for the industry. “The labor market istight in our industry,” he said. There is adriver and mechanic shortage “felt by anumber of companies,” he said.
In Fairfax County, private collection com-panies pick up trash and recycling for ninety
percent of residents and businesses whilethe county trash service is only responsiblefor 10 percent. Residents are billed by the
collection company or pay via their HomeOwner Association fees.
“The (county) Solid Waste Management
Program is aware of the national driver short-age,” said Matthew Kaiser, the informationofficer for the Fairfax County Department ofPublic Works and Environmental Services.The county is running advertisements forheavy equipment operators, i.e. trash truckdrivers, and they’ve even gone as far as mak-ing a video to attract applicants.
“Endless opportunities here with thecounty,” said the person in the video. Themessage they are promoting includes greatpay and benefits, a family friendly atmo-sphere and the room for advancement.
The driver shortage has not impacted thecounty collection schedules, but Kaiser isaware of private collection companies thathave reduced their collection frequency.They are still meeting code requirementsthough, Kaiser said. Companies that fail tomeet the requirements are handled throughenforcement actions.
Some county supervisors’ offices haveheard from their constituents about missedtrash pick-ups, possibly the result of staff-ing. In Mount Vernon, this occurred a fewtimes in June but they haven’t heard anycomplaints since then.
In Springfield, the issues were withhouses that were under contract with Re-public Trash Services. Republic has not re-turned any messages about this issue.
Occasionally cans go untouched on trash day.
Trash Collection Staffing is Tight, Resulting in Cutbacks of Service
In Fairfax County, private collection companies pick up trash and recy-cling for ninety percent of residents and businesses while the countytrash service is only responsible for 10 percent.
Photo by Mike Salmon/The Connection
Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
703-778-9414 or [email protected]
By Mike Salmon
The Connection
When driving on I-95 anytimeof the day, it could seem likerush hour. That’s when ideascome to many drivers on
what to do to fix this thoroughfare, and nowthe officials want to hear those ideas as partof a corridor improvement study that is be-ing conducted with the CommonwealthTransportation Board, the Virginia Depart-ment of Transportation, the Office ofIntermodal Planning and Investment andthe Department of Rail and Public Trans-portation. Whether it’s a new turn lane, exitramp or even a launch pad for the helicop-ter backpacks that someone is developingin their garage to get out of gridlock, offi-cials want to hear about it.
“The study team is currently in the prob-lem identification stage, which includesgathering data and starting public engage-ment to learn drivers’ and residents’ indi-vidual experiences,” said Lindsay LeGrand,the Assistant Director of Communicationsat the VDOT Central Office in Richmond.“The team will gauge whether public expe-riences validate the initial data collected oncrash frequency and severity, delays andincident-related delays,” she said. The teamis also interested in any potential solutionsmembers of the public may want consid-
ered, so this is the driver’s chance to beheard.
The Springfield District has had its shareof I-95 projects in the last 20 years, start-ing with the rebuild of the Springfield In-terchange where I-395, I-495 and I-95 meet.The ribbon was cut for that project in thesummer of 2007. The fourth lane projectstarted shortly after that, adding anotherlane between “the mixing bowl,” a name
that interchange adopted, and theOccoquan River. Then came the 95 Expresslanes, a tolled lane plan where another lanewas added to the HOV lanes and vehicleswith one or two occupants paid a toll touse the lanes but carpools with three ormore occupants could ride for free. Manyramps and access lanes were added as partof these projects but at certain times thereis still gridlock.
According to LeGrand a number of po-tential focus areas in and around Fairfax,including Occoquan and approaches to theSpringfield Interchange are recognized inthe study. The study team will evaluate andconsider not only potential capital improve-ments, but also operational upgrades to thehighway and parallel, major routes thatconnect to I-95. Multimodal options will beconsidered.
There are three meetings planned thismonth to look at the options available,where drivers, residents and other stake-holders can learn more and provide feed-back in person, by email or by taking anonline survey atva95corridor.metroquest.com. The firstcomment period will end Aug. 21. Addi-tional comment opportunities will be avail-able throughout the study period.
Virginia officials holding a series of meetings this month to hear ideas.
More Fixes for I-95 Could Happen Soon
I-95 needs help and officials are listening.
I-95 CorridorImprovement StudyMeetingsTHURSDAY, JULY 18, 20196–8 p.m.South County Middle School8700 Laurel Crest DriveLorton
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019James Monroe High School2300 Washington AvenueFredericksburg, VA 224016–8 p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019Virginia State University Multipurpose Center20809 2nd AvenuePetersburg, VA 238035–7 p.m.
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Opinion
By Bill Woolf
Executive Director, Just Ask Trafficking
Prevention Foundation.
The recent news about JeffreyEpstein’s arrest in New York onnew sex-trafficking charges in-volving allegations that date to the
early 2000s is alarming to many.It wasn’t for us. That’s the bad news. The
Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foundation, aglobal leader in combating human trafficking,is all too familiar with cases like Epstein’s.
The good news is we’re doing some-thing about it. Our real-world experi-ence and global knowledge about com-bating human trafficking enable us todo much more than sympathize withEpstein’s victims of these alleged newcrimes. We know how to fight back, andwe are.
To better understand what we do andwhy we first must understand what sextrafficking is. The federal governmentdefines It as the recruitment, harboring,transportation, provision, obtaining,patronizing, or soliciting of a person forthe purposes of a commercial sex act,in which the commercial sex act is in-duced by force, fraud, or coercion, or inwhich the person induced to performsuch an act has not attained 18 years ofage (22 USC § 7102).
There’s a lot more to sex traffickingthan just prostitution. The sex traffick-ing industry is a part of the world’s sec-ond largest and most lucrative criminalenterprise grossing more than $150 bil-lion annually.
Defeating a billion-dollar industry isn’tmerely a battle. It’s a world war withthe good guys significantly outgunnedfinancially. For example, the UnitedNations Voluntary Trust Fund, createdin 2010 to provide humanitarian, legaland financial aid to victims of humantrafficking to increase the number of those res-cued and supported, and broaden the extentof assistance they receive, only received $6.7million as of May 2019. Jeffrey Epstein’s pro-posed bail package is estimated to be as highas $77 million alone.
Winning the battle is simply a matter of un-derstanding and then eliminating the logisticsbehind the world’s second largest criminal en-terprise. Logistics? Yes, we need to reduce both
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the supply of victims for human traffickers andthe demand for them. Our best weapon? Hu-man trafficking awareness and prevention isthe most effective and least expensive methodto reduce and ultimately eliminate the supplyand demand for the sex trafficking industry.
First, we must stop the supply of human traf-ficking victims by educating at-risk populationsabout what human trafficking is, how they canbe targeted, and what to do to become immuneto their tactics. Most victims fall prey to thelikes of predators like Epstein because they areunaware they are being lured in by lies or false
promises for things like money, prestige, power,or safety until it is too late. Then, trapped, thevictims become resolved to their fate, impov-erished, or worse, suicidal because of theirsense of hopelessness. On average, once a per-son becomes involved in human trafficking,their life expectancy plummets to just sevenyears because of the enormous stress and physi-cal abuse, their bodies and minds endure.
Secondly, we need to acknowledge criminals
like Jeffrey Epstein exist. Our awareness ofthem is the first step toward defeating them.As awareness grows for potential victims,awareness grows for prospective clients ofhuman traffickers. By educating potential sextrafficking clients about the realities of prosti-tution and sex trafficking as a crime, researchhas proven it lowers demand by swaying themnot to purchase sex or tolerate or support thepractice of buying sex within their peer groups.In addition to awareness programs, the en-forcement of our human trafficking laws canhelp deter future criminals by making it clear
to the public that if you participate in hu-man trafficking, you’re going to get caughtand more importantly, you’re going to beheld accountable.
The Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foun-dation is a global leader in education andawareness campaigns for people of all ages,demographics, occupations and nationali-ties. One of our most effective programs isour school-based curriculum, which hasreached more than 160,000 students world-wide and continues to grow. In northern Vir-ginia, two counties, Fairfax and Loudoun,employ our programming directly throughthe school system’s Family Life Education(FLE), maximizing the opportunity to en-gage our children when they are most atrisk. Programming in schools is critical be-cause it’s where most of the victims are. Sta-tistically speaking, while anyone can be apotential victim of human trafficking, theprimary target for predators are girls be-tween the ages of 14-16 years-old.
Just Ask does more than educate children,though. We educate parents, teachers,school officials, police officers, businesses,politicians, local, state, federal governmentemployees, and even world leaders aboutwhat human trafficking is and how to com-bat it. ...
The bottom line is we have to conditioncommunities to not only resist becoming vic-tims of human trafficking but remove the
desire to participate in it as customers as well.Criminals who are always on the prowl for suc-cessful money-making opportunities will va-cate human trafficking as a business modelonce they see the funding potential dry up. ...
If you want to help, us eradicate human traf-ficking, visit our website atwww.justaskprevention.org.
Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foundation is basedin McLean.
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THURSDAY/JULY 18Thrifty Thursday. 7-9 p.m. at the
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Alexandria. Learn basic budgetingskills and tools to help managemoney. Prepare a personal spendingplan and learn to reduce debt. Free.Visit https://soco.financialempowermentcenters.org/or call 703-704-6014.
TUESDAY/JULY 23Car Seat Safety Check. 5-9 p.m. at
the West Springfield district policestation, 6140 Rolling Road. FairfaxCounty Police Department offers freesafety check and install eventsthroughout the year to ensurechildren travel safely. Byappointment only; call 703-644-7377and press 0 at the recording toschedule. In preparation forappointment, install the seat usingthe instructions that came with thecar seat. Trained officers will reviewthe car seat instructions and carowner’s manual to be certain that
they are being followed as theyshould.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Fairfax County Park Authority
Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. inthe Herrity Building, 12055Government Center Parkway,Suite 941, Fairfax. The ParkAuthority Board’s 12 appointedmembers establish strategic policyand direction for the ParkAuthority. Open to the public. Foragenda and more information,visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/boardagn2.htm or call 703-324-8662.
SATURDAY/JULY 27“Your Journey Through Grief.”
2-4 p.m. at Haven of Northern
By Scott Surovell
State Senator (D-36)
On July 11, over 150 peopleattended a National ParkService (NPS) meeting toshare comments on NPS’s
safety study and the future of the south-ern section of the George WashingtonMemorial Parkway. Del. Paul Krizek, U.S.Rep. Don Beyer and I have been askingfor a safety study for four years and sofar NPS has produced excellent information.
I have lived about two blocks from the Parkwaymost of my life and significant changes have oc-curred. The Defense Department moved 15,000 newemployees to Fort Belvoir after 2005 and it hasproven to be a real tipping point. More specifically,many people who live in Maryland and worked atWalter Reed Medical Center now come across theWoodrow Wilson Bridge and take the Parkway southto the Walker Gate. In the evening rush hour, theyrace north and switch to Fort Hunt Road to access I-495 gridlocking Fort Hunt Road.
New traffic navigation applications such as GoogleMaps and Waze have highlighted to drivers whatmany of us have known for years – the Parkway is aquick (and scenic) substitute for U.S. 1. Just look atthe cut-through traffic and backups on Sherwood HallLane through Gum Springs.
From my perspective, most of the Parkway’s prob-lems are caused by increased traffic volumes, exces-sive speeds and left turns that are especially danger-ous. The Park Service’s initial statistics support thisview.
According to their studies, almost everyone speeds.A shocking 70-80% of drivers speed and NPS didnot even measure speeds at the 35-mph stretch be-tween Belle Haven Road and Belleview Boulevard.Three of nine major intersections generate about 50%of crashes — Belleview Boulevard, Morningside Laneand Belle Haven Road.
Limited traffic gaps contribute to collisions. Driv-ers need about an eight-second gap in traffic to safelyexecute a turn. The NPS data shows, for example, atCollingwood Road, there are gaps greater than eightseconds about 25% of the time in the morning andabout 40% of the time in the afternoon. However, atBelleview, in the morning, an eight-second gap ex-
ists about 5% of the time and 25% ofthe time in afternoons. Traffic builds dur-ing the rushes and creates collisions.
NPS found maximum morning trafficqueues of 21 cars at Belle Haven Roadand nine cars at Collingwood Road whileevening maximum queues were onlyabout 13 and three cars.
The big question now is, what willwe do? First, it is very important tounderstand that the Parkway, whichopened in 1932, is listed on the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places. It was intendedas a scenic drive that integrated natural areas andpreserved scenic vistas. Congress created it explic-itly as a memorial to George Washington, part ofWashington, D.C.’s monumental core and a grandgateway to Mount Vernon Estate as a memorial tothe nation’s first president. It was never intendedto be a commuter thoroughfare or to accommo-date high speeds.
The National Historic Preservation Act imposes sig-nificant legal protections that restrict major struc-tural changes to the road to preserve its historic in-tegrity as directed by Congress. Many will recall thatthe Federal Highway Administration was forced toreroute U.S. 1 100 yards to the south because ofWoodlawn Mansion’s federally-protected, historicstatus. Given these legal constraints, changes likeadding lanes, traffic circles, new bridges and guard-rails are unlikely options.
However, NPS is considering “traffic diets” —restriping intersections to narrow the road to onelane in each direction to provide turn lanes. Theyare also examining speed cameras, turn restrictions,and maybe a stoplight or two.
People move to our area to enjoy the PotomacRiver, the Mount Vernon Trail and the Parkway.Many consider it a privilege to live near MountVernon. The Parkway is a road within a nationalpark, an important natural and national resource.We must now all work together to come up withsensible solutions.
NPS will accept comments through Aug. 21. I havecreated a survey and a comment form to capture feed-back. I will forward all comments that I receive onto NPS. Please complete it on my blog – The DixiePig – at scottsurovell.blogspot.com or at http://bit.ly/GWPkwyStudy.
How To Make Parkway Safer?
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Welcome Zaher Aymach, D.D.S.Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics
By Marilyn Campbell
A collection of rocks collected at Mt.Vesuvius in Naples, a souvenir from theleaning tower of Pisa, crayon-on-con-struction paper drawings of the beaches
in Naples, Italy are all part of the travel journals thatSonia Pruneda-Hernandez preserved. These are keep-sakes that her son began creating when he was inpreschool. Recently she perused those journals, re-living the memories with her son who is now a 22year-old college student.
“As a military spouse I had the opportunity to livein Naples, Italy,” said Pruneda-Hernandez, who nowworks as the Director of Early Childhood EducationInitiatives at Montgomery College. “When we trav-eled in Europe, I provided my son travel journals. Asa preschooler, he drew pictures of the places we vis-ited and I would write parts of our conversations onthe drawings. As he learned to write, his travel jour-nals began to become more complex with him draw-ing and writing. I saved those journals and he is ableto relive the memories of thoseexperiences.”
Journals created during summervacations allow families to main-tain the experience of their tripslong after they’ve returned home.Whether one’s plans include a sa-fari in Kenya or a staycationamong the monuments along theNational Mall, keeping detailedrecords gives children who are liv-ing in the age of selfies and socialmedia posts, a thoughtful optionfor holding onto memories.
“Travel journals are importantbecause they [allow children], tohave those memories of those ex-periences,” said Pruneda-Hernandez.
Advanced planning leads to creative journals thatare a form of self-expression, suggests Wendy Rowe,a writing tutor and art teacher. “Before you leave foryour trip, ask your child to think about what they’remost excited about and the type of journal they’dlike to keep,” she said. “For example, my daughterlikes to paint watercolor pictures of things that shesees. Other children might make a journal that’s awritten narrative. What’s important is that parentsallow children to choose the type of journal they wantto make and then purchasing and packing the sup-plies that they might need, whether it’s colored pen-cils and craft paper or a simple notebook and a pen.”
Such diaries can spark family conversations andcreate opportunities to practice writing skills, advisesMichelle Villano, a fourth grade teacher who encour-ages her students to write accounts of their summeradventures. “Children can enjoy a vacation and learnfrom the scenes around them,” Villano said. “A child’stravel journal shouldn’t just be a list of things that
they did or saw. Parents shouldencourage them to engage all oftheir senses like sound, touch,taste and feel. For example, ifyou’re on a vacation in Paris, didyou smell freshly baked baguetteswhen you walked into a restaurantfor lunch? If you ate a croissant,could you taste the butter or feelthe flakes on your tongue?”
The options for both the formatof journals and the way that achild chooses to describe their ex-periences are abundant, saysRowe. “Children can include mu-seum tickets, airplane boardingpasses, leaves they collected from
a park they visited,” she said. “Parents should en-courage them to think long-term about things theymight enjoy remembering later.”
“Travel journals allow young children to be activelyinvolved in the experience of their journey,” addedPruneda-Hernandez. “They do not have to be writ-ten. Children that are not able to write yet, shouldbe provided opportunities and materials such as asimple notebook, markers, crayons, or pencils to drawwhat they see and their experiences.”
Prompts can be used to encourage those who areresistant to keeping a record of their vacations, saysVillano. “Start by asking them to write about some-thing they saw by describing its color or shape,” shesaid. “They can describe the shape and color of arock they saw while hiking in the Grand Canyon.”
“Parents can sit and ask open-ended questions atthe end of the day,” said Pruneda-Hernandez. “Thisprovides a [them] an opportunity to express them-selves orally and provides opportunities for them tothink about the experience.”
Helping children capturevacation memoriesthrough journaling.
Creating Travel JournalWith Children
Photo courtesy of Sonia Pruneda-Hernandez
Sonia Pruneda-Hernandez createdthis journal with her son when hewas younger. Now that he’s 22, heenjoys looking at them and relivingchildhood memories.
“Travel journalsallow youngchildren to beactively involved inthe experience oftheir journey.”— Sonia Pruneda-Hernandez,
Director of Early ChildhoodEducation Initiatives at
Montgomery College
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The Fairfax CountySchool Board haselected Karen CorbettSanders (Mount
Vernon District) as chair andTamara Derenak Kaufax (Lee Dis-trict) as vice chair for a one-yearterm. The chair and vice chair as-sumed office at the July 11 SchoolBoard meeting; they are elected bySchool Board members during theBoard’s annual organizationalmeeting.
Born and raised in FairfaxCounty, Corbett Sanders is a re-tired international business execu-tive, a community advocate forhealthcare and education issues,past PTA president, and Odysseyof the Mind coach. She has servedon boards of directors and oper-ating committees for internationaltelecommunications companiesand, locally, on the quality boardof Inova Children’s Hospital andthe regional board for Odyssey ofthe Mind. Corbett Sanders earneda bachelor’s degree from the Uni-versity of Notre Dame and amaster’s degree from Boston Uni-versity. She serves on the Dean’sAdvisory Board of BostonUniversity’s Wheelock School ofEducation and previously servedon the parent advisory board ofCreighton University. CorbettSanders has served on the SchoolBoard since 2016. During the2017-18 school year, she served asvice chair of the Board, and dur-ing the 2018-19 school year, sheserved as Board chair.
Derenak Kaufax is a long-timeadvocate for children’s causes andeducation issues with 20 years ofexperience as a marketing profes-sional and small business owner.She is the owner of Altamat Mar-
keting Solutions and holds a bach-elor of arts in political science andbusiness from Pennsylvania StateUniversity. Kaufax has served withthe Fairfax County Childcare Ad-visory Council (former chair);Superintendent’s Business andCommunity Advisory Council;School Board’s Advanced Aca-demic Programs Advisory Commit-tee; Parent Linkage Committee;Fairfax Citizens for Better SchoolsCommittee; Lee District BudgetAdvisory Council; Springfield Es-tates Elementary School PTA (vicepresident); Springfield Estates andBush Hill Elementary Schools PTA(cultural arts chair); AGC Pre-School (board member and chair);and Make-a-Wish Foundation(wish granter). Her Board servicebegan in January 2012. She servedas Board vice chairman in 2013and Board chairman in 2014.Kaufax currently serves as theBudget chairman, previously serv-ing in this role in 2016 immedi-ately following a term as vicechairman. She has also served aschairman for the GovernanceCommittee in 2017, and the Pub-lic Engagement Committee in2012.
In addition to the chair and vicechair, members of the FairfaxCounty School Board, whoseterms run from 2015 to 2019, are:Sandy Evans (Mason District),Karen Keys-Gamarra (at-large),Pat Hynes (Hunter Mill District),Ryan McElveen (at-large), MeganMcLaughlin (Braddock District),Ilryong Moon (at-large), DaliaPalchik (Providence District),Jane Strauss (Dranesville Dis-trict), Elizabeth Schultz (Spring-field District), and Thomas Wil-son (Sully District).
Tamara Derenak Kaufaxelected Vice Chair.
Karen Corbett SandersElected School Board Chair
Karen Corbett Sanders Tamara Derenak Kaufax
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ONGOINGArt Exhibit: Somewhere Between You and
Me. Through July 20, Fridays and Saturdays, 11a.m.-3 p.m. at Olly Olly, 10417 Main St., 2ndFloor, Fairfax. In Somewhere Between You andMe, young nonbinary transgender artistsintimately seek to understand and bringunderstanding to what it means to experiencelife as a nonbinary person. Call 703-789-6144 orvisit ollyollyart.com for more.
Art Exhibition: Virginia Watercolor Society.Through Aug. 2, gallery hours in theMcGuireWoods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center,Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way,Lorton. Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) isorganizing its 40 th annual juried paintingexhibition with about 85 paintings on display.Free and open to the public. Visitwww.workhousearts.org/ orwww.virginiawatercolorsociety.org for more.
Crafters Wanted for 2nd Annual Fall CraftShow. The Fairfax Station Railroad Museumwill hold its 2nd Annual Fall Craft Show andLEGO (TM) Train Show on Saturday, Oct. 12,2019 ,10 a.m.-4 p.m. For crafters interested injoining the event, booth space is enough roomfor a 10x10 canopy and cost is $50 per space.Email [email protected] for anapplication and further information. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org or call 703-425-9225.
Kingstowne Farmers Market. Fridays, throughOct. 25, 4-7 p.m. in the Giant parking lot, 5870Kingstowne Towne Center, Alexandria. Farmfresh eggs, local honey, berries, fresh pickedvegetables, fresh local fruits, baked breads andtreats, chicken, tamales, salsa, hummus,gourmet sausage, fresh roasted coffee beans,and much, more. Call 703-642-0128 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/kingstowne.
Wakefield Farmers Market. Wednesdays, 2-6p.m. through Oct. 30, at Wakefield Park, 8100Braddock Road, Annandale. Eleven local farmersand producers will sell fresh produce and fruits;meats; breads and pastries; jams; dairy productsand eggs; herbs; flowers, and more. All productsare grown or produced by the vendors and comefrom within 125 miles. The Fairfax CountyMaster Gardeners Association will be there eachweek, providing horticultural information tohome gardeners in Fairfax County. Call 703-642-0128 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/wakefield.
Lorton Farmers Market. Sundays, 9 a.m.-noon,through Nov. 17, in the VRE Parking Lot, 8990Lorton Station Blvd., Lorton. Eleven localfarmers and producers sell fresh produce andfruits; meats; breads and pastries; jams; dairyproducts and eggs; herbs; flowers, and more. Allproducts are grown or produced by the vendorsand come from within 125 miles. The FairfaxCounty Master Gardeners Association will bethere each week, providing horticulturalinformation to home gardeners in FairfaxCounty. Call 703-642-0128 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/lorton.
Springfield Farmers Market. Saturdays,through Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at SpringfieldTown Center, 6699 Spring Mall Drive,Springfield. Vendors include Cascade Beverage,Celestial/Fossil Farms, Chilanga Tortilla,Conecopia, Greenwich Farms, Iganacio’sProduce, Kingdom Gourmet, Lola’s Kusina,Lund’s Produce, Smiths Mecklenburg, Taste OldCountry, Three Puppies,Tyson Farm, andWindmill Meadows. Visit www.community-foodworks.org or call 202-697-7768.
Burke Farmers Market. Through Dec. 21, 8a.m.-noon at the VRE parking lot, 5671 RobertsParkway, Burke. A great selection of freshproduce, baked goods, seafood, and dairy. Allvendors make their own food or grow it locallywithin 125 miles. Call 703-642-0128 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/burke for more.
WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 17-21The Wizard of Oz. Thursday-Saturday, 7:30
p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m. at NativityCatholic Church, Fr. Martin Performing ArtsCenter, 6400 Nativity Lane, Burke. JoinDorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and theCowardly Lion as they journey together to theEmerald City, make new friends, and gain a
deeper knowledge of themselves. The July 20matinee is also a children and sensory-friendlysing-along. $12 Adults, $12; children/seniors,$8. Call 571-236-1429 or visitnativityburke.org/theater-tickets/.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY/JULY 18-20Mamma Mia. Thursday-Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday,
2 and 7 p.m. at Hayfield Secondary School,7630 Telegraph Road, Alexandria. Based on a2008 jukebox Musical Romantic Comedy, thestory follows a young bride-to-be who invitesthree men to her upcoming wedding, each onewith the possibility of being her father. $10-$12.Call 703-505-9955 or visitwww.hayfielddrama.com for tickets.
FRIDAY/JULY 19B-I-N-G-O. 7 p.m. at Fire Station 3, 4081
University Drive, Fairfax. Enjoy free coffee,entertaining callers, a friendly atmosphere,$1,000 guaranteed jackpot, treasure chestprogressive raffles, and good food available forpurchase. All proceeds go to purchasing fire andrescue equipment. Visit www.fairfaxvfd.com orcall 703-273-3638 for more.
Old Town Village Performances: MainStreet Clarinet Quartet. 7-8 p.m. at OldTown Plaza, 3955 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax.The weekend starts here – Friday night on theOld Town Village Plaza – music and dance torelax by. Fridays, June-September, weatherpermitting. Performances are free. Call 703-385-7858 or visit www.oldtownplazafairfax.com formore.
SATURDAY/JULY 20Electric Vehicle Show. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at
Daniels Run Peace Church, 3729 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. Learn how Fairfax County canbe a leader in electric car technology and testdrive several EV models. Environment Virginia,Daniel’s Run Peace Church, and The ClimateReality Project are hosting this event. Thechurch has an electric vehicle charging station,solar panels, and a community garden. Free.Visit environmentvirginia.org for more.
Children’s Entertainment Series. 10-10:45a.m. at Burke Lake Park Ampitheater, 7315 OxRoad, Fairfax Station. Featuring Blue SkyPuppet Theater (puppets). Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/springfield-nights.
Summer Saturdays. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at GunstonHall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton. JoinGunston Hall for a summer of fun. EachSaturday in June, July, and August, stop by for ahistoric adventure on the grounds and in the
Visitor Center. Included with regular admission.Call 703-550-9220 or visitwww.gunstonhall.org/visit/guide/upcoming-events.
Nine and Dine with Wine. 5 p.m. at Laurel HillGolf Club, 8701 Laurel Crest Drive, Lorton.Enjoy nine holes of golf followed by a relaxingdinner on the greens. The evening starts with a5 p.m., shotgun start, nine-hole four-personscramble. Range balls and power cart included.$45 for dinner only and $75 for golf and dinner.Call 703-493-8849 or [email protected]; this eventis available to the first 60 golfers. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/golf/laurel-hill/nine-wine-dine/072019.
SUNDAY/JULY 21NTRAK Model Train Show. 1-4 p.m. at the
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station. The NorthernVirginia NTRAK members will hold a N gaugeTrain Display. Ages 16 and older, $4; 5-15, $2; 4and under, free. Visit www.fairfax-station.org,www.facebook.com/FFXSRR, or call 703-425-9225.
Films in the Park: Incredibles 2 (2018). 7p.m. at Strawberry Park in Mosaic, Fairfax.Mosaic’s summer movie lineup has somethingfor the whole family. Grab a blanket, friends andfamily and watch favorite films underneath thestars. Visit mosaicdistrict.com/events/event/films-in-the-park-2/.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Springfield Nights: The Woodshedders
(Roots Rock). 7-8:30 p.m. at Burke Lake Park,7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. SpringfieldNights returns for a second summer season withfree musical performances on Wednesdayevenings at Burke Lake Park ranging frombluegrass and pop, to rock and R&B. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/springfield-nights.
Lee District Nights: The Annandale BrassEnsemble (American popular music).7:30 p.m. at Lee District Amphitheater, 6601Telegraph Road, Alexandria. Enjoy an eveningof al fresco music at Lee District Park. Head tothe amphitheater on Wednesdays for this seriesconcerts featuring a variety of musical acts fromjazz to big band, classic to bluegrass, swing tofolk and vintage rock ‘n roll. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/lee-district-nights for more.
THURSDAY/JULY 25Evenings on the Ellipse: Daryl Davis
(swing). 5:30-7 p.m. at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. The Fairfax CountyGovernment Center’s backyard will be alive withfun, music and good company this summer asthe Evenings on the Ellipse concert seriesreturns. Stop by and relax in style with generoustastings and sales from Fairfax County’s twoWineries, Paradise Springs and Bull Run. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/evenings-on-the-ellipse for more.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY/JULY 25-27Mamma Mia. Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m. at
Hayfield Secondary School, 7630 TelegraphRoad, Alexandria. Based on a 2008 jukeboxMusical Romantic Comedy, the story follows ayoung bride-to-be who invites three men to herupcoming wedding, each one with the possibilityof being her father. $10-$12. Call 703-505-9955or visit www.hayfielddrama.com for tickets.
FRIDAY/JULY 26B-I-N-G-O. 7 p.m. at Fire Station 3, 4081
University Drive, Fairfax. Enjoy free coffee,entertaining callers, a friendly atmosphere,$1,000 guaranteed jackpot, treasure chestprogressive raffles, and good food available forpurchase. All proceeds go to purchasing fire andrescue equipment. Visit www.fairfaxvfd.com orcall 703-273-3638 for more.
SATURDAY/JULY 27Children’s Entertainment Series. 10-10:45
a.m. at Burke Lake Park Ampitheater, 7315 OxRoad, Fairfax Station. Featuring The grandsons,jr. (children’s songs). Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/springfield-nights.
Summer Saturdays. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at GunstonHall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton. JoinGunston Hall for a summer of fun. EachSaturday in June, July, and August, stop by for ahistoric adventure on the grounds and in theVisitor Center. Included with regular admission.Call 703-550-9220 or visitwww.gunstonhall.org/visit/guide/upcoming-events.
Mountain Songs/Stories. 3-4:30 p.m. at City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Dulcimer legends Ralph Lee Smith andMadeline MacNeil present mountain songs andstories. Sing-alongs and display of old mountaindulcimers. All ages. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library or call 703-293-6227, ext. 6.
SUNDAY/JULY 28G-Scale Trains. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Fairfax
Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. The Washington, Virginia& Maryland Garden Railway Society (WVMGRS)members will have a G-Scale train displayrunning. The sheer size of these trains is awonder to behold as is their ability to runthrough the garden all year around. Speak withexperienced people about this facet of the modelrailroading hobby. Ages 16 and older, $4; 5-15,$2; 4 and under, free. Visit www.fairfax-station.org, www.facebook.com/FFXSRR, or call703-425-9225.
Burke Historical Society. 3:30-5 p.m, at PohickRegional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. William Connery speaks on the post-Civil-War career of John S. Mosby: supportingUlysses S. Grant’s presidency, serving as U.S.consul to Hong Kong, and mentoring George S.Patton. Visit www.burkehistoricalsociety.org formore.
Films in the Park: The Jungle Book (2016).7 p.m. at Strawberry Park in Mosaic, Fairfax.Mosaic’s summer movie lineup has somethingfor the whole family. Grab a blanket, friends andfamily and watch favorite films underneath thestars. Visit mosaicdistrict.com/events/event/films-in-the-park-2/.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 31Springfield Nights: The English Channel
(Rock&Roll). 7-8:30 p.m. at Burke Lake Park,7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. SpringfieldNights returns for a second summer season withfree musical performances on Wednesdayevenings at Burke Lake Park ranging frombluegrass and pop, to rock and R&B. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/springfield-nights.
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The Wizard of OzJoin Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they journey together to the Em-
erald City, make new friends, and gain a deeper knowledge of themselves. Thursday-Saturday, July 17-20,7:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, July 20-21, 2 p.m. at Nativity Catholic Church, Fr. Martin Performing ArtsCenter, 6400 Nativity Lane, Burke. The July 20 matinee is also a children and sensory-friendly sing-along.$12 Adults, $12; children/seniors, $8. Call 571-236-1429 or visit nativityburke.org/theater-tickets/.
Photo by Kimberly Siepmann
Leads rehearsing in The Wizard of Oz. From left: Guard #1 - EmmaGonzalez; Dorothy – Brianna St Clair; Toto – Ava Hurtado; Scarecrow –Kathryn Webb; Tin Man – Jared Diallo; Lion – Greg LaNave; and Guard#2 – Lillie Rusch.
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Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Or-chestra helped kick off the Evenings onthe Ellipse Summer Concerts and WineTastings at the Fairfax County Govern-
ment Center on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Through-out the summer, the free series of concerts sponsoredby the Fairfax County Park Authority are held Thurs-days from 5:30-7 p.m., and will feature a wide vari-ety of musical acts — from country to swing, blue-grass to Klezmer, and folk to vintage rock ‘n roll.Fairfax County’s two Wineries — Paradise Springsand Bull Run — will be providing tastings and salesof their premium reds and whites.
According to Sharon Bulova, Chairman of theBoard of Supervisors: “Doc Scantlin puts on a fan-tastic show. We moved them inside the GovernmentCenter because of the rain and had an audience thatfilled the Forum. People were up on their feet anddancing. Doc Scantlin is my favorite group!”
She added: “Evenings on the Ellipse is a great wayfor nearby residents and county employees to relaxand unwind after work in Wolf Trap-esque style. With
Evenings on the Ellipseat the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center.
Free Summer Concerts,Wine Tastings
great music, a beautiful venue and complimentarywine tastings, I am proud to have the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center play host to such a special sum-mer experience.”
Sousan Frankeberger, Performing Director for theFairfax County Park Authority, added: “The ParkAuthority started the Summer Concert Series about25 years ago, and we started with one small venueand expanded it. Now we offer concert series weeklyfrom Wednesday evenings through Sunday eveningsat different park venues throughout the county.”
She said there are 160 concerts throughout thecounty, which includes children’s performances onSaturday mornings and evening concerts, plus oneseries that’s international – music and dance fromdifferent parts of the world. The series is sponsoredthrough contributions from donors; no taxpayermoney goes towards paying performance fees andthe series are held in all Supervisory districts.
Concerts are held Thursday evenings, nowthrough Aug. 29, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the FairfaxCounty Government Center, 12000 GovernmentCenter Pkwy., Fairfax. If it rains, the concert willbe moved inside to the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter Forum. Visit the Website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.
Entertainment
Doc Scantlinand HisImperialPalms Or-chestra is a21-membermusicalrevue con-sisting of 15musicians.
The crowdenjoys DocScantlin andhis ImperialPalms Orches-tra during theEvenings onthe EllipseSummerConcert at theFairfaxCounty Gov-ernmentCenter onThursday,July 11, 2019.
Photo by Steve Hibbard/The Connection
2019 PerformancesJuly 18: Maybe April (Country)July 25: Daryl Davis (Swing)Aug. 1: Machaya (Klezmer)Aug. 8: The David Kitchen Band (Pop/Rock)Aug. 15: Mariachi Los Amigos with special guest group,
Common Ground (Mariachi plus Jazz)Aug. 22: The Capital Focus Jazz Band (Youth Jazz Band)Aug. 29: The Gibson Brothers (Bluegrass)
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Virginia, 4606 Ravensworth Road, Annandale.Haven of Northern Virginia offers this freesummer workshop. Registration requested. Forinformation and registration, call 703-941-7000or email [email protected].
SUNDAY/JULY 28Movie Screening: Proof of Heaven. 2-4 p.m.
at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Best-selling author of Proof of Heaven:A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, Dr.Eben Alexander will describe his personal neardeath experience and the lessons he has learned.$25. Register atproofofheavenunity.eventbrite.com.
SATURDAY/AUG. 3Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group. 2-4
p.m. at Mason District Governmental Center,6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale. The PeripheralNeuropathy Support Group for greaterWashington meets the first Saturday of themonth. All are welcome. RSVP for availableseating. Call 301-263-0616 or visitwww.dcpnsupport.org for more.
TUESDAY/AUG. 6Car Seat Safety Check. 5-9 p.m. at the West
Springfield district police station, 6140 RollingRoad. Fairfax County Police Department offersfree safety check and install events throughoutthe year to ensure children travel safely. Byappointment only; call 703-644-7377 and press0 at the recording to schedule. In preparationfor appointment, install the seat using theinstructions that came with the car seat. Trainedofficers will review the car seat instructions andcar owner’s manual to be certain that they arebeing followed as they should.
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 7New Volunteer Orientation. 7:30-9 p.m. at
Providence Community Center, 3001 VadenDrive, Fairfax. People and their pets (dog, cat orbunny) are needed to join other Fairfax Pets onWheels, Inc. volunteers who make a differencein the community by visiting residents ofnursing homes and assisted living facilities. Visitwww.fpow.org. Call 703-324-5424 or visitwww.fpow.org for more.
TUESDAY/AUG. 13Car Seat Safety Check. 5-9 p.m. at the West
Springfield district police station, 6140 RollingRoad. Fairfax County Police Department offersfree safety check and install events throughoutthe year to ensure children travel safely. Byappointment only; call 703-644-7377 and press0 at the recording to schedule. In preparationfor appointment, install the seat using theinstructions that came with the car seat. Trainedofficers will review the car seat instructions andcar owner’s manual to be certain that they arebeing followed as they should.
Family Caregiver Telephone Support Group.7-8 p.m. Fairfax County’s Family CaregiverTelephone Support Group meets by phone onTuesday, February 13, 7-8 p.m. This month’sfocus is an open discussion on caregiver stress.Share experiences, gain support and getinformation without having to travel. Call 703-324-5484, TTY 711 to register.
TUESDAY/AUG. 20Volunteer Seminar: RSVP. 10:30 a.m. at Junior
Achievement Finance Park, 4099 Pickett Road,Fairfax. RSVP-Northern Virginia (Retired andSenior Volunteer Program) will hold a seminaron volunteering in retirement. The one-hourevent is free and open to the public. To sign upfor the Aug. 14 info session, [email protected], call RSV703-403-5360 or visit www.rsvpnova.org.
Car Seat Safety Check. 5-9 p.m. at the WestSpringfield district police station, 6140 RollingRoad. Fairfax County Police Department offersfree safety check and install events throughoutthe year to ensure children travel safely. Byappointment only; call 703-644-7377 and press0 at the recording to schedule. In preparationfor appointment, install the seat using theinstructions that came with the car seat. Trainedofficers will review the car seat instructions andcar owner’s manual to be certain that they arebeing followed as they should.
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