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Three City of Falls Church events are scheduled to go down this Saturday, including a fire station open house, a community cleanup and recycling and hazardous household wate collection. SEE NEWS BRIEFS, PAGE 9
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Cue Recording’s “Red Room” is no more. The rear studio is being leased out and revamped into the new independent atelier 38 North Studio, which opened last month.
Real Estate Developer Todd Hitt Arrested, Charged With 8 Securities Fraud Counts
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But Broad-Washington Project Still a Go, Says Insight Properties
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joists, originally developed during the Renaissance, has been in operation in Falls Church since the construction of the current George Mason High, but space and safety considerations have been given as reasons for eliminating it in the new school. Even though the final design features of the proposed new George Mason High School, coming with a $120 million bill that Falls Church citizens will foot, are being touted by the School Board
Despite the FBI arrest and arraignment on eight counts of securities and investment fraud of Kiddar Capital’s principal Todd Hitt last week, the large-scale mixed-use project that Hitt was deeply involved with in downtown Falls Church will continue apace under the direction of the Insight Property Group, Insight’s Marty Stern said in a statement to the News-Press Monday. “Insight Property Group remains fully committed to Broad and Washington and delivering an exceptional development that serves the growing residential, business and arts community. To that end, we have, and will continue to, pursue options and work with the City to redevelop Broad and Washington without Kiddar Capital as a tenant of the office building, ” Stern said. Todd Hitt, CEO of Falls Church-based Kiddar Capital, shocked the regional development community and many in Falls Church when he surrendered to the FBI Friday on an outstanding arrest warrant in connection to securities fraud charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Hitt, whose company was located at the future site of the big 2.3-acre mixed-use project at Rt. 7 and 29 he was co-developing, is alleged to have falsely claimed Kiddar Capital managed $1.4 billion in assets and had offices in Houston, Palm Springs and London and failed to disclose extravagant spending, such as the leasing of private jets and the purchase of sports tickets and jewelry, according to the Washington Business Journal, which first
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Providence Players of Fairfax open their 2018-2019 season continuing a tradition of eclectic programming capable of showcasing acting talent with “Lovers and Executioners,” the tragi-comedy by John Strand which made its debut 20 years ago at Washington D.C.’s arena stage. SEE PAGE 15
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FARM DAY IN THE City of Falls Church was held at the Cherry Hill Park last weekend, and as always among the most popular features was the hayride pulled along by a gentle ol’ mare. (P����: G��� M�����)
Key Theater Pros Sign Petition For Fly Loft at New George Mason High BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
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Falls Church’s heavyweight theater professionals began weighing in on the now-contentious issue of current plans to exclude a fly-loft system from the theater-auditorium at the new George Mason High School. Former Falls Church vice mayor and vice chair of the City’s Creative Cauldron theater performance and educational board, Marty Meserve, penned a letter to the News-Press this week where
she calls the omission “a huge oversight.” She also joined her signature to over three dozen others attending an annual gala last weekend of the Creative Cauldron non-profit based in Falls Church. “I urge the schools to reconsider this omission and treat the arts department with the same fairness that other other programs enjoy,” Meserve wrote. A fly-loft system in the theater is that which enables the rapid change of sets and scenes and the storage of larger props over the stage behind the curtain. The system of pulleys and
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broke the story last Friday upon Hitt’s appearance before the U.S. District Court in Alexandria. At the Falls Church City
Council meeting Tuesday night, Council member Ross Litkenhous called for a full accounting of all City dealings with Hitt and that a member of the Insight group come to a future meeting to clarify
where things stand with the Broad at Washington project, which had been subject to exhaustive scrutiny and special exception approvals by the Council. City Manager Wyatt Shields
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said he’d been in touch with Insight principals and they indicated they’re willing to appear at a City Council meeting. He confirmed that Insight was “the controlling partner from the beginning” in the project. In his comments to the NewsPress, Stern confirmed that Insight was always the majority partner involved in the project, and that SEC filings indicated that Hitt had sold his minority share in it at some earlier date. Shields made a point of clarifying at the Council meeting Tuesday that Hitt and his Kiddar Capital are not to be confused with Hitt Construction, which is a wholly different entity run by a brother of Hitt, even though at times Todd Hitt appeared to claim an involvement with Hitt Construction. Hitt Construction is involved in the renovation of the Falls Church City Hall currently underway, and was involved with Rushmark in the construction of the 301 West Broad building that includes the Harris Teeter, and with a bid, again with Rushmark, on the development of 10 acres on the high school campus site. None of those involved Todd Hitt, Shields clarified, although he had an ownership stake in the property that currently houses the Stratford Motor Lodge in the 300 block of W. Broad. The DOJ complaint alleges that Hitt raised over $16 million from investors by misrepresenting that he would invest $6 million in a planned $33 million purchase of a Herndon building near a future Metro stop. In another complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it is alleged that Hitt made misrepresentations about his own investments and misappropriated several million dollars of investor funds to support what the agency described as “his extravagant lifestyle while making Ponzi-like payments to prior investors.” Regarding the Herndon project, an affidavit details how Hitt told investors he would contribute $6 million of his own money to the project but, instead, did not contribute anything. The affidavit alleges Hitt raised almost $11 million from investors, even though he only needed $8.85 million. When the deal closed, Hitt diverted the additional funds to other projects and expenses without notifying investors, the affidavit says. The affidavit also alleges Hitt used $230,000 in funds to pay off a credit card bill with charges from “Bulgari,” “Cartier,” “NBA – Washington Wizards” and “Ultimate Jet Vacations.”
In mid-April this year, Hitt was the featured speaker at the monthly luncheon of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. Coming in the week following the City Council’s formal approval of the Broad and Washington project, the appearance by Hitt at the Chamber luncheon was the occasion for his formal announcement that Kiddar would occupy the majority of the 74,000 square feet of Class A office space in the building. In his remarks there, he reiterated what court filings claimed was a lie that Kiddar manages $1.4 billion in assets and had offices in Houston, Palm Springs and London, England. According to numerous news reports, the FBI was tipped off about Hitt’s activities by two employees in his downtown Falls Church office. According to a Jon Banister account published by Bisnow, FBI and SEC investigations were launched “after two Kiddar employees contacted the FBI with allegations that Hitt was misappropriating and commingling investor funds and soliciting new investments with documents that contained falsehoods.” One of the employees, according to a DOJ affidavit, tried to account for all Kiddar assets and could come up with only $27 million. Hitt reportedly told the 10 or so Kiddar employees here about three weeks ago to stop coming into work, that the company can no longer operate, and other actions indicated something was up, including instructions to back up computers and make copies of certain documents, it was reported in Bisnow. The formal arrest by an FBI special agent came last Friday morning and Hitt appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Anderson where it was revealed that the Department of Justice and the SEC filed concurrent claims alleging a four-year fraud scheme. While Hitt reached a settlement with the SEC, the DOJ continues to pursue its case against him. The government did not seek to detain Hitt, who is free with a set of conditions, including the surrender of his passport. He is also prohibited from opening a line of credit, leaving the D.C. area, or beginning new employment without the approval of Pre-Trial Services. He cannot contact any potential witnesses. Meanwhile, the Kiddar office in Falls Church, located on the second floor of the old white, four-story Robertson Building currently at the northeast corner of Washington and Broad, including all Internet and phone service, is completely shut down.
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and City Council as ostensibly a community-wide decision, it has been School Superintendent Peter Noonan who has been the strongest spokesman and advocate for eliminating the system. Noonan will co-host, along with Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields, another public meeting on the new school development process on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Falls Church Community Center. Another community meeting is set for Nov. 18, and no date has yet been set for a final meeting on design features of the new school. Noonan made an extended defense of eliminating the feature in comments to the board of the non-profit Falls Church Education Foundation Monday night, according to board chair Cecily Shea. According to her, he claimed that the school’s insurer said it could not insure it, among other things. But Meserve wrote, “The cur-
rent school has one, and has been able to craft an award-winning International Baccalaureate theater program around it. For $120 million, the school system is proposing to build a theater that eliminates a key element contained in the existing one.” Meserve added, “The arts are more than just a pretty picture or lovely song. They bring enrichment, knowledge, inspiration and social connections to our citizenry, and we are the poorer without their presence.” Among others to sign the petition, which called for a fly-loft system to be included in the new George Mason High School theater, was Denise Perrino, former theater arts teacher at McLean High School, who commented that when McLean was renovated, and the fly-loft system removed from the theater years ago, it only led to the eventual need to put it back in, due to popular demand, and a cost of reinstating it that was far higher than if they’d just put it in in the first place.
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Former U.S. Congressman Martin Lancaster and his wife, who live in Falls Church and whose daughters graduated from George Mason High, signed the petition, along with Nancy Scott, wife of the late State Del. Jim Scott, and Edith Snyder, wife of Falls Church Councilman David Snyder. Laura Hull, founder and executive director of the Creative Cauldron, signed it, along with Gina Caceci, chair of the Cauldron’s board of directors, and two of the most prestigious signers were Matt Conner, creator and director of the new production of “Nevermore” which has opened the fall season at the Cauldron, and Stephen Smith, who plays the lead role in the musical about the life of Edgar Allen Poe. Poe himself was not present, but was undoubtedly channeled not only by Smith and Conner, but also by many of those who saw the show’s new premiere Saturday night and signed the petition.
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Long time Falls Church City Councilman David Snyder understated it at the Council meeting Tuesday night when he quipped, “There has been a breakdown in driving behavior” in the entire nation. No kidding, and to those who are frequent travelers to urban centers in this land, it is evident that the D.C. region is among the worst, if not the worst, anywhere. Snyder’s comment came in the context of a lengthy discussion at the meeting of problem intersections in Falls Church, where pedestrians, especially little ones, have to negotiate speeding and otherwise aggressive drivers who don’t hesitate to make excessive use of their car horns, gestures, twisted faces and other forms of letting the everybody know they’re highly annoyed by anything that might get in the way of their world-important travel. The discussion at the meeting was precipitated by an entourage of youth and their parents who live in the area of the City’s intersection at Great Falls and Lincoln Avenue. It took the young ones, coming out to the meeting on a school night, to get the Council’s undivided attention, at least for awhile. After Ben Cosbell, Clair and Rose Weatherby and others told harrowing stories of either trying to cross the street or even just stand by the intersection waiting for a school bus, City Manager Wyatt Shields weighed in, saying he, too, had encountered the experience they were talking about. “This is serious,” he said. While the Council and City Hall mull the costs and expedient approaches to provide better signage, crosswalks, removal of visionimpairing foliage and other steps to improve safety at that and other intersections in town, the question arises about a little attitude adjustment on the part of folks behind the wheels. When has being rude become OK in our culture? It really is like a breakdown, as Snyder put it. But because it seems to be endemic now, does that make it right for you? For all the anti-Trump political sentiment that exists in this area, one would think a way to demonstrate antiTrump feelings would be to take the opposite approach to the boorish demeanor and disrespectful behavior that are among his least desirable traits. Opposing Trump should involve opposing his crude, selfish ways, one would think, not internalizing and emulating them. Surely, this involves some effort. Kindness and consideration require the exercise of energy. They involve a bit of mental discipline to suppress an internalized rage and instead to slow down, smile and wave, when one is cut off by another driver, for example. For all the longing of so many for a return to, or to not lose, a sense of small town life and values, it seems that one of the most important legacies involve being courteous and deferential to one’s neighbors and those with whom we share our streets. This should not be a place where middle schoolers must show up to shame us to our elected officials.
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Editor, I beg you, stop your campaign to whip up support for a “fly loft.” If a fly loft is truly dangerous, as the Virginia Municipal League (our insurance provider) suggests, then it endangers students and the resulting liability endangers the system financially. VML is a non-partisan and nonprofit association of local governments — we should respect their experience and wisdom.
The News-Press reports that the Virginia Department of Education “strongly discourages” fly lofts, but your articles suggest we ignore guidance. Perhaps some are fooled by the title “independent City,” but under Virginia law, Falls Church “exercises all powers … conferred upon or delegated … (by) the Commonwealth.” In fact, school board members are officers of the Commonwealth charged
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with interpreting for local use Commonwealth policy. The City is not empowered to flout State policy at our whim and it is unwise to create policy and legal liabilities in Richmond. Clearly, the call for a fly loft reflects our commitment to provide the best for our children. But as all parents know, there must be limits. No compelling counter argument is offered for breaking the rules. You say instead that some recent productions could not be performed without it. That’s silly — they’d be different, but they can’t be impossible. To say that our facilities make us first class is both a failure of the imagination and a misunderstand-
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Having spent over 40 years working in the theater, I have always relished the fact the theater provides an open, supportive environment for our LGBTQ community. The journey toward acceptance for people with a sexual orientation or gender identity different from the mainstream has been a long, and difficult one. The stories of discrimination, hate and rejection that we in the straight community have heard from the artists and actors working in our theaters has often broken our hearts, and filled us with despair…. especially when those stories involve close family members. That is why tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Creative Cauldron we will be celebrating “National Coming Out Day” before our regular performance of “Nevermore.” Nearly 30 years ago on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, the first “National Coming Out Day” was held. This day is held every year as a reminder that one of the most powerful tools that can be used in the effort to gain true acceptance and equality is the power of “coming out.” As the Human Rights Campaign website states: “one out of every two Americans has someone close to them who is gay or lesbian, and for transgender people that is one in ten.” This is a day for the straight community to stand up for human rights, and to commit to creating safe, welcoming
places for all regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. When you work every day within a community like the theater where LGBTQ people have always been embraced and accepted, it is unfathomable to you that
“It is an era in which a younger generation does not view the world of sexual identity in the same rigid norms of the past.”
there are people in the world that choose to vilify people with different sexual orientations or gender identities. What’s most depressing to us is that this is often done under the umbrella of faith based institutions and religious doctrine. We’ve heard the invective that often spews from conservative pastors across the media and wonder how Christ’s message of love and compassion got lost. The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that same-sex couples could marry nationwide, established a new civil right and
gave gay rights advocates a long sought victory. This was truly a groundbreaking event in our culture, but we are a long way from creating a world in which no one is discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Supreme Court 5-4 ruling hung on the decision of one man, Justice Kennedy, whose conscience guided him on that historic day. “Their hope,” Kennedy wrote, “is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of the civilizations oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that.” With a new conservative majority in the Supreme Court, one can’t help but wonder how gay rights will fare and whether this progress will be diminished. Still there is hope. We are on the verge of a new era and a new cultural shift in attitudes. It is an era in which a younger generation does not view the world of sexual identity in the same rigid norms of the past. It is an era that challenges even those of us who have embraced our gay and lesbian colleagues with open arms, to now find new ways to reach out to our transgender and non-binary friends and let them know that we accept and support them. Nature has a huge amount of variety. Why should we recognize only two genders, erasing everyone who doesn’t fit in as solely male or female? We are learning.
When theaters go dark at the end of the night, we turn on a “ghost light” — offering visibility and safety for all who might enter. This theatrical tradition that was created decades ago. In January of 2017, on the eve of the inauguration, Creative Cauldron joined 500 theaters across the country in an initiative called “The Ghostlight Project.” We were joined by some of our patrons who were looking for a way to articulate what they were feeling in the wake of the racially and ethnically insensitive statements that our new president made on the campaign trail leading up to the election. Together we turned on the “ghostlight” that now sits in our front window, making a pledge that is printed on a placard underneath it: “We fight for the values of inclusion, participation, and compassion for everyone regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, age, gender identity or sexual orientation.” We keep that commitment alive with events like “National Coming Out Day.” So we encourage you to join us at 6:30 p.m. this evening to raise a glass in celebration of all who have had the courage to be who they really are. Creative Cauldron will always be a welcoming place for you. Laura Connors Hull is the producing director of Falls Church’s Creative Cauldron.
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Falls Church Police Captain Joe Carter will present at the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Mad Fox Brewing Company on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Carter will address business safety issues and advice. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Tickets with advanced registration are $27 for Chamber members, $32 for non-members. An additional $5 will be charged for walk-ins, should space be available. Mad Fox Brewing Company is located at 444 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, or to register, visit www.FallsChurchChamber.org.
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Fire Station Open House, Recycling & Clean Up Events Set for Saturday The City of Falls Church has announced three events open to the public this weekend. First is the Recycling Extravaganza and Hazardous Household Waste Collection Event this Saturday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Recycling Center (217 Gordon Rd.). Electronics, computers, eyeglasses, medical equipment, sewing machines, bikes, clothing, textiles, batteries and more can be recycled and up to three boxes of shredded documents can be brought to the center. Consumer products that are either toxic, ignitable, corrosive, or reactive can be disposed of. While free for City residents, proof of residency is required for household hazardous waste drop offs only. Next, groups, families, and individuals are invited to a Fall Community Clean-Up will be held from 10 a.m. – noon on Saturday, gathering at the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.) at 10 a.m. The community clean-up not only helps beautify the City, but also helps keep litter out of waterways. Registration is required so adequate supplies can be obtained. To register, email recycling@fallschurchva.gov or call 703-248-5456. And finally, Falls Church Fire Station 6 will host an open house on Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 6950 Little Falls Rd. The Arlington County Fire Department and Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department will welcome visitors, rain or shine, and features tours of the firehouse, fire trucks and ambulances, the chance to operate a real fire hose and meet Sparky the Fire Dog. This year marks the 100th anniversary of “Old Tom, the FCVFD Ford Model-T and at noon, birthday cake will be served and a round of “Happy Birthday!” sung.
Cauldron ‘National Coming Out Day’ Reception Tonight Falls Church’s Creative Cauldron theater production troupe is hosting a pre-show reception tonight, Oct. 11, at 6:30 p.m. to mark the 30th anniversary of the National Coming Out Day that “celebrates coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or as an ally.” It will be held prior to the 8 p.m. production of Matt Conner’s hit musical, “Nevermore.” Reception attendees will receive a complimentary beverage to use in a toast honoring those who’ve had the courage to “come out” in their communities and a discount on tickets to the night’s show. The reception host will be the News-Press’ Nicholas Benton, a west coast founder of the original Gay Liberation Front.
F.C. Council Honors Hispanic Heritage Month With Latinos accounting for 11 percent of the City of Falls Church’s population and more than 50 million residents in the U.S., with origins in 21 Spanish-speaking countries, the Falls Church City Council adopted a Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation Tuesday night, “urging all citizens to join and support the City’s celebration of the rich heritage of our Hispanic residents.” Julio Idobo, former head of the City’s Housing Commission, made remarks in receiving the proclamation.
Crossman Park Closes as Restoration Project Begins A two-and-a-half month long restoration project will begin at Issac Crossman Park in the City of Falls Church next week. The park, located at 535 N. Van Buren St., will be closed to the public starting Monday, October 15 and reopen in early 2019. Neighborhood homeowners and residents have been notified of the project. The Harrison Branch, a tributary that outfalls to Four Mile Run, is a stream that runs through Issac Crossman Park. The goals of the project include daylighting the stream, which will create a more natural, open flow for the tributary and help minimize both erosion and scour along the streambank and streambed. Overlapping stone and felled trees will also be added to portions of the stream to create a wetland area.
Hearing on Chestnut Street Median Closing The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 17 on plans to close the median at Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) and Chestnut Street to improve safety by eliminating left turn crashes. The project will also extend the left turn lane from eastbound Route 7 to Haycock Road (Route 703) to improve operations. At George Mason High School, 7124 Leesburg Pike, from 6:30 p.m. on, proposed plans can be reviewed through Door 15 at the back of the school. VDOT staff will be available to answer questions and a presentation will begin at 7 p.m.
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THE NEWS-PRESS’ VERY OWN owner and Editor-in-Chief Nicholas F. Benton (left) and news editor Matt Delaney (right) were selected to the Virginia School Board Association’s Media Honor Roll program. Falls Church City Public Schools’ superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan and the rest of FCCPS’ School Board were on hand for the presentation. (Photo: Courtesy John Brett)
Area Artists Featured at Two Exhibits in Falls Church Fourteen area artists will have their work featured at Falls Church Arts’ (FCA) second special Famille Café Exhibit (700 W. Broad St., Falls Church). Famille will host an opening celebration on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The artworks, by FCA member artists, will hang in the cafe for several weeks from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Leesburg Pike Band will play at the opening. In the FCA Gallery, directly across the lobby of The Kensington,
Falls Church Arts is featuring 45 other artists in a new “’Scapes” show through Nov. 7 celebrating landscapes, streetscapes and exotic places. FCA is also partnering with Famille, The Kensington Falls Church and Insight Memory Care Center to provide programming for the Memory Cafe, held at Famille during the second and fourth Monday of each month. Joined by Insight staff, Sally Evans, director and instructor the FCArts Academy and an art recreation therapist, leads individuals with memory loss and their caregivers, friends and family in engaging art activities. For more information, con-
COMPARING NOTES at last Saturday night’s annual Creative Cauldron fundraising gala at the Lincoln at Tinner Hill were Nancy Scott (left), wife of the late State Del. Jim Scott, and the Cauldron’s incomparable executive director Laura Hull. (Photo: News-Press) tact Kitty Janney, Director of Community Outreach for The Kensington Falls Church at 703844-1078 or by emailing kjanney@kensingtonsl.com.
Falls Church Fire Station Open House this Saturday The Arlington County Fire Department and Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department welcome visitors to the Falls Church Fire Station “Open House” on Saturday, Oct.13 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This is a free, family-friendly event (rain or shine) that features tours of the fire house, experiencing fire trucks and ambulances, operating a real fire hose and more. This year’s NFPA fire pre-
vention theme is “Look. Listen. Learn. Be Aware. Fire can happen anywhere.” 2018 also marks the 100th anniversary of “Old Tom”, the FCVFD Ford Model-T. At noon, attendees can enjoy some birthday cake and sing ‘Happy Birthday’ if they so choose.
Bailey’s X-Roads Rotary Club Completes Mustang Raffle The winner of this year’s Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads’ 1966 Classic Ford Mustang convertible raffle is Chris Karfs of Southampton, New Jersey. Instead of the car, Chris chose the $20,000 cash prize. Total ticket sales for this year was more than $135,000. All proceeds go to support Bailey’s
Crossroads Rotary Club’s designated charities. Karfs drove from New Jersey to Virginia to attend Friday morning’s meeting and to receive his check from Pres. Bill Strickland. Second and third place winners of $500 each are Lawrence O’Rourke of Farmingville, New York and Steven Lubbers of Clayton, North Carolina. The winners were picked on Sept. 30 at the Occoquan Arts and Crafts Festival by Occoquan mayor Earnie Porta. Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club extends its thanks to everyone who purchased tickets this year. The club’s charities appreciate the generosity from contestants. The next Mustang raffle will begin next spring.
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FEATURED FIRSTFRIDAY of Falls Church artist Stuart Allison Hindle is pictured here with her daughter Carolyn after she presented flowers to her mom. Hindle’s exhibit will be up for the month of October at Art and Frame of Falls Church located at 205 W Jefferson St, Falls Church.
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Local Author Publishes Vietnam War Memoir Falls Church resident Bill Lord’s new book “50 Years After Vietnam” is the irreverent but poignant memoir of a young draftee. Lord and his fellow soldiers were 19 and 20 year-olds fighting on the front lines in 1968. The country that sent them there had erupted in violence after the Tet Offensive and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. As casualties mounted in Vietnam and the antiwar movement grew back home, Americans increasingly directed their anger at the very soldiers who were fighting the war. “We were orphans out there on the battlefield,” Lord writes. “No one could tell us what we were fighting for and many of our fellow Americans had begun to hate us.” “50 Years After Vietnam” features excerpts from the letters Lord wrote home from the war, which became increasingly cynical and fearful as his time in Vietnam continued. The book provides a brutally honest assessment of what these young soldiers, who were little more than children at the time, did to survive. Bill Lord had a long career as a television news report-
er, foreign correspondent and news manager. For the past 35 years he ran major metropolitan TV newsrooms in Nashville, Seattle, Los Angeles and at WJLA-TV in Washington D.C. topping out as General Manager of WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate, where he had more than 300 employees. He is a recipient of the Peabody Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award and multiple Emmy Awards. Lord attributes many of the leadership skills he employed over his career to lessons learned as an infantry sergeant in Vietnam. The book is available on Amazon Books.
Local Residents Inducted Into Order of the Gown Falls Church native Elizabeth Timmerman Whitney was inducted into the Order of the Gown at the University of the South during the Foundation Day Convocation on Sept. 21. The Order of the Gown is an academic honor society and a unique student government body among U.S. colleges and universities. Since 1875 the Order of the Gown has remained the body responsible for maintaining the spirit, traditions, and ideals of the University of the South. The wear-
ing of the gown is both a sign of academic achievement and a promise to continue the ideals and traditions of the University.
Fairfax Co. Teachers Participate in Art Show In collaboration with the Workhouse Arts Center, the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Fine Arts Office presents the 11th annual Artist Teacher Exhibition, recognizing the creative endeavors of FCPS art teachers, from Sept. 26 – Oct. 20 in the McGuireWoods Gallery (9518 Workhouse Rd., Lorton). A reception will be held on the evening of Saturday, Oct.13, from 6 – 9 p.m. FCPS art teachers were invited to submit original works for consideration. Juror Lily Siegel, executive director and curator of the Greater Reston Arts Center, selected 41 artworks from 110 submissions for the exhibition. Local teachers and administrators that made the cut include Lauren Jacobs of Shrevewood Elementary, Bethany Mallino of Wolftrap Elementary, Suzy Scollon of Belvedere Elementary, Carol Trost of Willow Oaks Center, Kate Wallestad of Justice High and Nicole Walter of Marshall High.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
Hate has reared its ugly head again in our community. Nineteen swastikas were spray painted on the windows and brick walls of the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV) last weekend. The deed was done on the Jewish Sabbath, which made the attack even more poignant. Security cameras captured images of a masked perpetrator in the darkened hours of early morning pointing a spray can at the building. It takes only a few minutes to smear 19 swastikas across a building. It takes longer to remove them, which is exactly what happened Saturday morning. After the police were called to investigate the crime, a team of volunteers pitched in to remove the offensive symbols, in the broad light of day, an apt counterpoint to the skulking image captured on the video in the dark. Sadly, hate attacks on the JCCNV, and other faith communities, are nothing new. One of my first appearances at the center as an elected official, more than 20 years ago, was a community vigil following the discovery of swastikas and hateful slogans on the (then) fairly new building. Hundreds of people gathered in response, and I recall clearly sitting in the gymnasium as the convocation began, when security personnel in dark suits hurriedly came to the stage and whispered something to the speaker, who immediately ordered that evacuation to the parking lot outside; a bomb threat had been received. A community gathering against hate was interrupted by another hateful threat. Everyone filed out quietly to the parking lot, admittedly dismayed by the additional threat. It was a gorgeous evening, and the vigil had an even greater impact with lots of candles flickering against the inky velvet sky.
The haters didn’t win, though. They may keep trying, but they never will win. Our community, and communities across the region, the commonwealth, and the nation, must stand united against hate, in any form. The often toxic atmosphere that permeates our nation today has encouraged demonstrations of hate and the most awful commentary by the president and others. This was never the “old normal.” Nor should it be accepted as the “new normal.” Our nation fought wars, at home and abroad, to protect what the Declaration of Independence identified as “certain unalienable Rights…Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Those same wars defended our Constitution, and its First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, and redress of grievances. No other nation on earth enjoys such a breadth of freedom and opportunity, and we will be well-served if we can focus on our similarities, rather than our differences, but with true respect nonetheless. It’s what we do; it’s what we must do. Mason District lost another longtime citizen with the passing of William Benteen Bailey, at the age of 84, late last month. Following his naval career, Bill and his family resided in Annandale, where he was president of the Broyhill Crest Civic Association, and chairman of the Mason District Council. In 1995, Bill and I ran against each other for the open Mason District Supervisor seat, a race I won narrowly. Bill’s commitment to his community, and the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary, was admirable. He is survived by his wife, Alice, and family. Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Richmond Report I frequently contact elected officials urging action on issues that I believe are important to all of us. Here is an example: Dear Mr. President: I am writing to respectfully urge you to resettle at least 75,000 refugees in Fiscal Year 2019. The United States is a generous country with a proud history of providing refuge to those fleeing violence and persecution. We must speak out strongly against reports that the administration may set a refugee admissions goal at 25,000 or even less. Former refugees are this nation’s business owners, workers, faith leaders, elected officials and valued members of our local communities. The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program has successfully resettled more than 3 million refugees since 1975. According to a newly released report — “A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States” — refugees successfully integrate by virtually every metric, and they contribute significantly to local communities and to the nation’s economy. As a pillar of U.S. foreign policy,
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The Sun Also Rises
“The Sun Also Rises.” Ernest Hemingway’s early success was published in the mid-1920s when the world was still reeling from the effects of the unfathomable Great War, also known as the War to End All Wars and World War I. It wasn’t just that an estimated 17 million people died as the direct consequence of the fighting, with another 50 to 100 million dying from the influenza epidemic of 1918 that broke out in its wake. It was also the precursor to the war that followed just 20 years later, World War II. It was what made World War II an inevitability, at the cost of another 50 to 85 million military and civilian fatalities. The period between the wars was called by sober historians, “The Long Weekend.” It’s safe to say between the two FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS phases, then, of this one conflict combined for over 100 million dead from combat and another 100 million dead from its collateral consequences. Compounding the inexplicable horror of this was the fact that the fighting and killing took out the most educated people in the history of the planet to date. It was fought amid the most civilized currents of humanity. And to boot, it was orchestrated by a “royalty” that was interrelated. King George V of England, Czar Nicholas II of Russia and Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany were, after all, blood relatives, cousins. Between the three of them, they oversaw all of this, and the average citizen may ask, “How could this have possibly happened? How could these three cousins been incapable of preventing a carnage that would cost over 200 million relatively educated human lives in the 30-year period from 1914 to 1945? It is inconceivable that it could have come about by accident, that it could not have been cut short at any number of points to prevent the genocide. I contend that the ruling classes did this on purpose, to undo the whole effect of the Enlightenment and the potential of an educated and cultured humanity to overthrow their rule. So, we are now coming up upon one major inflection point in this whole unspeakably horrid period, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, changed in the U.S. to Veterans Day in 1954 as a day to honor all military veterans. The end of World War I became official on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the treaty between the Allies and Germany went into effect. What was Armistice Day in the U.S. was known as Remembrance Day in Europe. But, alas, how few will be in a position to “get it” about the 100th anniversary coming up in just a few weeks, just after, in fact, the momentous November 6 midterm elections. The realities of what was unleashed in 1914 was best documented in the post-World War I literature of the 1920s and 1930s, the works of those, the likes of Vera Brittain, Virginia Wolff and Ernest Hemingway. It was all three of these authors who, in graphic, starkly realist and minimalist style, caught the grim mood of the post-war civilization, reeling from the unspeakable carnage, and the rape of modern civilization. The destruction ultimately led to the rise of fascism on the continent and the beastiality that would fuel and even greater war to come too soon. The radical hedonism of the Weimar period was only a shallow cover for the internalized horror of what had transpired by a people so wholly unnerved that they could not connect with anything. Anything of the deeper human cultural bonds that were so obliterated by the war. Still, standing in the middle of all this, comes the haunting title, “The Sun Also Rises.” How dare a novelist turn such a phrase in the midst of such chaos. Did it stop the succession of events that veered all too soon to World War II? Of course not. But it defined an outlook on life that one, no matter how shattered and dismayed, could always resort to. Now in the throes of yet another crisis, America needs to reclaim this again, and kick the bums out on Election Day.
Nicholas F. Benton
Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
Arlington’s history also repeats itself. In the mid-1960s, a fuss was made over neglect of a “negro cemetery” being moved from the corner of Columbia Pike and Washington Blvd. In 2018, many of those same, relocated, graves have fallen into disrepair out in the Alexandria section of Fairfax. Alarm was raised this summer by Dean DeRosa, interpretive park ranger for the National Park Service at Arlington House. He sent me news clips and legal documents describing the clash that began in 1964. He expressed concerns over the “sad condition” of the Fairfax graves with names like Gray and Syphax so intertwined with Arlington House heritage. The African-American graves in plots at 1600 Columbia Pike since 1880 had been sold and maintained by the Stevens Lodge #1435 of the Odd Fellows of Alexandria, Arlington County, Va. Details were spelled out in 1967 Northern Virginia Sun coverage and a writeup by an Arlington Genealogy Club’s surveys of local cemeteries. Many founders of this black lodge were formerly enslaved under George Washington Parke Custis and Robert E. Lee. They sold burial plots on two-acres near what became the Marine Post at Henderson Hall for as little as $5. It eventually contained 700 graves, though only 164 were identified. By the late 1950s — the last
burial was in 1959 — the Odd Fellows, whose headquarters had burned down, could no longer maintain the cemetery. “Abandoned graveyard suffers from abuse, neglect,” shouted the Sun headline. Reporter Deborah Sollers wrote of “flattened gray-green of yucca plants and an occasional clump of plastic flowers.” Vandals had struck, a casket was showing through overgrown brush and neighborhood children had built a treehouse there. In 1964, KCM Corp., planning to build what today is the Sheraton Hotel, applied to acquire the land from the Odd Fellows, now eager to sell. A Circuit Court okayed the waiver from a Virginia law against using cemetery land for other purposes. The corporation paid $149,000 to move 200-plus graves to Fairfax (some graves were moved to Suitland, Md.). Surviving descendants were compensated. Surveys also mention that some African American graves originally at Calloway United Methodist Church at 5000 Lee Highway were also moved to Coleman Cemetery. Last week, I drove to that cemetery in a residential subdivision on 1900 Collingwood Rd., near Hollin Hall. I found many headstones tilted and half-buried, their texts marred. I scoured to find markers for the famous Grays — Selina and Thornton, Harry, Sarah, and Emma, as well as Ennis and Emma Syphax. Many headstones are unidentified. Contacts I made with local civic associations and the non-
profit Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association showed me only that the cemetery was deeded in 1944 to the Churches and Fraternities Association of Alexandria. I learned that the same disrepair at Coleman was documented back in 1998 in surveys by the Fairfax Genealogical Society and the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society. They noted no indicators of which graves had come over from Arlington. There is no caretaker’s office at Coleman. A sign warns that without perpetual care, the grass will not be cut due to rising labor costs. Another sign posts a phone number for the Coleman Cemetery Association with a modern 571 prefix. I traced the number online to Arlington. But it is inoperative. So there, the trail of responsibility for Arlington’s graves in exile, goes cold. *** Ever wonder how the Kiwanis got their name? Community activist Kim Klingler is currently driving home the answer. The (originally) men’s service club founded in Detroit in 1915 took the moniker from the Otchipew Indian expression “Nunc Kee-Wanis.” Which means “We trade,” “We share our talents,” “We make a noise,” or “We meet.” Klingler won this year’s South Arlington Kiwanis fundraiser auction. That allows her to tote “Nunc,” a two-foot ceramic statue of a brave Indian rescued from a rummage sale to events. All for the cause.
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9 Schools Visit Mason This Week with More to Come Nine schools will have representatives at George Mason next week including North Carolina State, Auburn and the University of Delaware on Tuesday. More than 50 colleges will be visiting Mason over the next six weeks. Students need to register to attend
a presentation through Naviance in the “What’s New” section at least one day in advance and give the teacher of the class that will be missed the reasonable notice.
Fall Social Tickets Still On Sale for Mason Parents If George Mason High School parents haven’t purchased their tickets yet for the high school Fall Social, “The Future is Now,” there’s still time left to do so. This evening is a chance for parents to mingle and catch up with old friends as well as meet new ones in this adults-only atmosphere. The fun social event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 7 – 10 p.m. at the Duross residence. Ticket sales will benefit 2019 All Night Grad Celebration and help ensure that Mason’s seniors have a safe and fun graduation night. Tickets to attend the social are priced at $25 and are available online at georgemasonhighschoolptsa.org.
Mason’s Robotics Team Opens Up Pumpkin Patch The George Mason High School Pumpkin Patch, organized
by the Mason robotics team FRC #1418, is open for business in the underclassmen parking lot across Haycock Road from the Giant. Sales will run until Halloween. All proceeds will help the robotics team defray costs for its travel and competition entrance fees that they will take on throughout the school year.
Marshall & Longfellow Students Tutor at Westgate With a little help from students at neighboring schools, the Westgate Elementary Homework Club is up and running on Wednesday afternoons. Students from Longfellow Middle and members of Marshall High’s Kids Teaching Kids Club volunteer their time to help the younger students with all types of assignments. They lend their expertise in subject areas and provide a fun environment for completing challenging work. Not only do Westgate students receive help with homework, they also get to see older students engaged in a service project and helping out others in the community, which helps them see what it means to be a community member.
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‘Lovers and Executioners’ is Opening Act of New Providence Players Season BY ORRIN KONHEIM
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Providence Players of Fairfax opens their 2018-2019 season continuing a tradition of eclectic programming capable of showcasing acting talent with “Lovers and Executioners.” The tragi-comedy by John Strand made its debut 20 years ago in 1998 at Washington D.C.’s arena stage and has gained national acclaim since. Adapted from a 1669 French play and translated into English while preserving a rhyming scheme, “Lovers and Executioners” is a complex tale of courtship, justice, revenge and social status. The weight of the play’s heavy plot is made significantly lighter with the poetic nature of the dialogue, physical comedy and swordplay. At the center of the story is the entitled Bernard (Chris Persil) who flaunts his wealth to substitute for his clumsy attempts at courtship and political maneuvering, his former wife who had been
presumed dead but now disguises herself as a man (Julie/Frederick played by Kristin K. Apker) and is seeking revenge and the new object of his affections: a spoiled aristocrat named Constance (Emily-Grace Rowson). Three years ago, Julie was marooned on a desert isle for the crime of adultery by Bernard and she was rescued by Octavius (Scott Stofko), who trained her in swordfighting in her quest for revenge. The hitch? Octavius is now in love with Julie. In the proverbial downstairs quarters, there is the apathetic Guzman (Joshua McCreary) who sucks up to his master but mostly loathes him and the melodramatic Beatrice (Jaclyn Robertson) who has a couple secrets of her own. To top off the cast, there is the Spaniard Don Lupe (Cuck O’Toole) who plays the Latin lover in what is perhaps the most stereotypical role in the play (though not without its fun). One of the impressive facets of the play is how the charac-
ters’ stories receive roughly equal attention and many of the scenes feature different combinations of the seven characters without losing much of the play’s flow. The rhyming dialogue is also one of the primary attractions here. Watching the wordplay unfold and the actors jump through such tongue twisters with glee is a pseudo-magic trick. The script is also extremely clever in the way it’s not beholden to any form. There are occasional lines that don’t rhyme for dramatic effect, opening couplets that might be left dangling for suspense before being completed, and rhymes traded between characters to show chemistry or heated anger. Many of the actors (particularly McCreary and Robertson) infuse the roles with verve and a helpful degree of playful exaggeration to keep long monologues and soliloquies from dragging; and there is a deliberate contrast among those who don’t. In contrast to Guzman and the others,
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JOSHUA MCCREARY (left) in his Providence Players of Fairfax debut as Guzman is seen here with Chris Persil as Bernard in “Lovers and Executioners.” (P����: C������� C��� G�����) Bernard is easily flummoxed as a sign of his guilt and feelings of lacking since losing his better half. It’s also worth noting that Bernard is occasionally too frustrated to rhyme which is a very clever way to partially break the fourth wall. Similarly, Octavius adds more contrast, speaking with more sincerity as a sign of his longing for Julie. The play was directed by Beth Hughes-Brown who picked the play because it had a lot of truth behind its comedy.
“I always see comedy as something that is particularly necessary,” she said. Asked about the language, Hughes-Brown said she and the cast worked really hard to make the play accessible and had a successful preview for a very diverse age group age before debuting it to the public. The play runs at James Lee Community Center (2855 Annandale Rd., Falls Church) on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 20 and at Sunday on 2 p.m. on Oct. 14.
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Some musicians are simply artists; others are artistes. By definition, all musicians are artistes, but few go through the pains of actually exploring the innards of their soul and channeling that manna into an substantive art form, hence the literary distinction. That depth is what sets the ever-thoughtful Matthew Perryman Jones apart from his peers, and he’ll give locals a treat when he performs at Jammin’ Java on Tuesday night. This is not to make Jones out to be some barefoot teller of tales (though I’ve never met the guy — we only spoke over the phone — so don’t hold to me that characterization if I’m wrong). But he comes across as a the kind of layman philosopher who continuously kindles your curiosity...and whose method of communication just so happens to be catchy hooks and soothing melodies. It should come as no surprise that Jones avidly absorbs the lives and experiences of various Eastern and Western cultural icons. An admiration for Vincent Van Gogh is accompanied by a fascination with poets such as the German Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to the Persian Rumi. Jones’ esteem for those fellow artistes comes from their ability to convey the human condition around the globe and through every epoch; something he also strives for in his work. “As a songwriter, what I take from these people is that they tap into something universal. That’s why we can read it hundreds of years later and still resonate with it,” Jones said. “When you’re dealing with human heart, it’s never out of fashion...so the more I write from the heart, to the heart, the more I do what I think poets do so well and why I’m drawn to those kind of artists.” Told you guys Jones is as deep as the Mariana Trench. But in all seriousness, this isn’t some schtick to rope people into buying merch and concert tickets. Ever since Jones decided to take up music professionally at 24 (he’s now 44) and move to Nashville, he was never about
MATTHEW PERRYMAN JONES. (C������� P����) being a rockstar or looking to binge on fame. He simply wanted to connect his life experiences with people through music. That’s what allowed the notoriety that came with his success to be received as more of a pat on the back rather than a trophy in his case. Furthermore, it’s why he chose to stay independent instead of signing on to a record label. It’s not like the offers haven’t been there from even some of the more well-known companies, but Jones felt uncomfortable tying his career to an entity with different goals in mind. He’s heard some war stories from other artistes who’ve admitted it was their most miserable experience as a creator. The threat to his artistic integrity is why he steered clear of joining a label throughout his 20 years in the industry (though he also concedes that he might not be the hit factory most labels would cherish as is).
Most of all, the independence has kept Jones’ voice intact. It’s why he’s able to keep evolving at his own pace, as is the case with his latest album The Waking Hours that came out in September and brings a different flavor than his previous works. You could even say Jones’ album is subconsciously titled as a homage to how connected he is with the artistes he aspires — scratch that — succeeds at emulating. “The people who are the most awake are often times the people who are most disturbed in a sleepy world,” Jones added. If he’s just now considering his career is in its own waking hours, expect more enlightenment to come. Matthew Perryman Jones will be performing at Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna) on Tuesday, Oct. 16. You can purchase tickets at jamminjava.com/event/1701117-matthew-perryman-jones-vienna.
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BREAKING IN the new sound booth is 38 North Studio’s co-founder, Sarah Marks (right) with a visiting artist. It was nice for Marks and fellow founder Buddy Speir to get back to making music after a long renovation process that brought new additions such as diffusion panels (left) to keep the acoustics crisp while recording. (Photos: Left – Courtesy Photo; Right – Courtesy Will Chaing)
Independent 38 North Studio Opens in Rear of Cue Recording by Matt Delaney
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Cue Recording’s “Red Room” is no more. The rear studio is being leased out and revamped into the new independent atelier 38 North Studio, which opened last month. A joint venture by financial planner Sarah Marks and Buddy Speir, a career musician from Falls Church, has the duo taking a different approach to how studios are normally managed. Conventionally, studios charge by the hour for musicians either passing through on tour or just looking to put together a project. A small stable of in-house producers and engineers with a very specific range of talents would be on-hand to serve the artists...as long as they didn’t ask too much of them. In short, the onus is typically on artists to find the right studio for them, not necessarily the studio making an effort to accommodate the artist. Flipping that dynamic around is what Marks and Speir are branding as 38 North Studio’s defining element. “I met a community of art-
ists, producers, engineers, session players and other bands while recording here,” Marks said. “It allowed me to recognize the talent in the area and the D.C. music scene in general, and we thought we could be doing something bigger and better for the artist community here. We wanted to create space that will help launch people to the next level.” Marks and Speir first came into contact with each other three years ago while working on a project for Marks’ former band under the guidance of local resident and longtime music producer, Jim Ebert. The two found common ground in how they viewed the music industry’s role in supporting artists and wanted to bring that vision to life — if the chance to operate their own studio ever became available, that is. As luck would have it, last fall Cue reshuffled its priorities and became open to leasing out the “Red Room.” Speir and Marks mulled it over for a few months before finally deciding to take over the space right around Thanksgiving. Now the pair had a chance to enact
their idea of a project-based studio. Unlike the more rigid, traditional studio model, Marks and Speir did away with the hourly rates and set roster of in-house talent. They opened the door for long-term projects that can run days or weeks at a time. And they’ve established a reliable network of producers, engineers and session players to be called upon to contribute to a group’s work. Videographers and photographers are also able to be contracted to document the studio session. Maybe most impressively is the duo offers up their own talents in terms of songwriting and arrangements in case a band finds themselves hitting a creative wall. Though it’s not purely about Marks and Speir needing to do the legwork to assist in completing a track or album. Some bands may have their full crew on hand when they drop in, or have a clear direction of where they want their project to go. In those cases, Marks, Speir and head engineer Aaron Mason will take a backseat and give the group carte blanche in the studio. The concept for how they run
38 North is based on the studio ecosystem in Nashville. Drawing inspiration from hotspots such as Black Bird and Sound Emporium, those studios favor working with one another (when reasonable) rather than scrapping it out over every artist and EP up for grabs. “There are different ways to work in a community,” Speir said. “It’s not as much as other fields where [similar establishments] are direct competitors. Even if there’s overlap in what we both provide, it’s not about saying ‘Hey, we’re better than them.’ It’s more along the lines of the saying ‘A rising tide lifts all ships.’” A community aspect is important to getting 38 North’s name out there, however; the studio has intentions of being a big player in the national scene. Marks and Speir are glad to serve as a stopgap for bands experiencing a dead day while on tour in the area, or as an entry-level studio for up-and-coming artists looking for a break. It’s why they’ve made connections with local venues to steer both established and entrepreneurial artists their way in Falls Church.
But the overall plan for 38 North is to make Washington, D.C. a music destination in the same vein as New York, Los Angeles and Nashville. It’s a goal that will take time, but the project-based approach sets them apart from how most national studios work, giving Marks and Speir’s an edge in the services they offer. As is help from local consulting firm Viget, which is overseeing the studio’s website creation and launch as well as offering some tips for social media marketing. Right now the studio is working on building its client base and garnering more name recognition in the area. Marks and Speir’s shared relationship to Ebert has allowed the producer to funnel in about a third of the clients so far, and licensing more libraries of music is beefing up their revenue streams as well. The studio’s production forte is currently rock, indie and country music, but they’ve also begun branching out into rap. To see more from 38 North Studio, visit their Instagram page at instagram.com/38northstudio.
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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 1-on-1 Computer & Internet Tutoring. Interested residents can get general personalized assistance to learn how to use the library’s downloadable collections (ebooks, digital magazines, music), customize their email, more efficiently search the web or better familiarize themselves with their smartphone, tablet or laptop. Registration required. Stop by the library’s Reference Desk or call for more information or to make an appointment. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 2 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5035. Middle School Book Club. October Book: “The Schwa was Here,” by Neal Shusterman. Book Club for grades 6-8. Limited copies of the book are available to borrow from the Youth Services Desk. Registration required.
Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5035.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 Donation Drive for Pine Ridge Reservation, S. Dakota. In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City, the Community Center and Library are hosting a donation drive to benefit the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The community can donate hooded coats, baby blankets, regular blankets, jeans and hoodies of all sizes to the blue collection boxes. The donation drive runs Oct. 5 – 21. The benefiting organization is Re-Member, an independent registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota that improves the quality of reservation life through relationships, shared resources and volunteer services. Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church) or Mary Riley Styles
Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). All day.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 Recycling Extravaganza and Hazardous Waste Collection Event. Recycle electronics, computers, eye glasses, medical equipment, sewing machines, bikes, clothing, textiles, batteries and more. Shred up to three boxes of documents. And, properly dispose of consumer products that are either toxic, ignitable, corrosive or reactive. Free for City Residents. Proof of residency required for household Hazardous Waste drop off only. Recycling Center (7100 Gordon Rd., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703-248-5160. Community Clean-Up & Litter Pickup. Clean up the City of Falls Church and keep litter out of our waterways. This volunteer opportunity is perfect for community groups, church groups and families who want
to help clean up The Little City. Volunteers should meet at the Community Center where they can either request or be assigned to a specific work area. Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and closed toe shoes. The City will provide all materials. Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 10 a.m. 703-248-5456.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 Artist Reception with Guy Jones. Guy Jones celebrates the unusual things that offer an alternative view of reality. Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church) 4 p.m. 703-436-9948
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Democratic Committee Monthly Meeting. Falls Church Democratic Committee will hold its regular meeting tonight. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St.,, Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. fallschurchdems@gmail.com.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 “Heisenberg.” A chance encounter at a London train stop changes the course of life for two people in this hit Broadway play by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”). After mistaking him for someone else, Georgie finds herself improbably drawn to the much older Alex. Their instant connection ignites a tender, funny and intimate journey in an electric new play directed by Joe Calarco. Signature Theatre (420 Campbell Ave., Arlington) $40 – $80. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.com.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 “Lovers & Executioners.” Take classic swashbuckling, blend it with romance and revenge and season it with an ingenious disguise and you’ve got all the elements for some great comedy. This tale about attempted murder and a woman’s revenge concerns Bernard, who discovers evidence that his wife, Julie, has been unfaithful. He abandons her on a desert isle. But she escapes,
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and returns to discover why and seek justice. Winner of the 1999 Helen Hayes Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play, this comedy combines classic elegance with a contemporary sensibility. James Lee Community Center (2855 Annandale Rd. Falls Church) $20. 7:30 p.m. providenceplayers.org. “Nevermore.” Take a dark and mysterious journey into the life of Edgar Allan Poe. This fresh and imaginative musical uses Poe’s poetry and short stories as its base and his shifting obsession with the women in his life as its catalyst. With hauntingly beautiful melodies, “Nevermore” breathes new life into Poe’s work and explores a twisted true-life tale that is as bizarre as his classic stories of the macabre. Critics have hailed Matt Conner’s music as “romantic and ablaze with feeling.” Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church) $20 – $32. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.com.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 “If I Forget.” A modern Jewish family is fracturing over what to do with their 14th Street real estate. Their mother has died, their father will need full-time care, and as their adult children debate what to do next, no topic is off limits: who’s already given enough to this family and a sibling’s parenting choices. A deeply personal play about what we’re willing to sacrifice for a new beginning. Studio Theatre (1501 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C.) $20 – $69. 3 p.m. studiotheatre.org.
LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 Brooke Yoder. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.
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Horcas with Sangre Inedita. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $25. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. 19th Street Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 Andrew O’Day. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. Happy Hour: Stefan & Preservation Duo. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-2419504. Subject To Change. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-8589186. The Allusionist. Miracle Theatre (535 8th St. SE Washington, D.C.). $25. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. Cactus Liquors. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $17 – $20. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300. The Essex Green with Dot Dash. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1566. Dan N’ Friends. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 School Recital. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 12:30 p.m. 703-2419504.
Chris Timbers. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.
JD and Rhythm Section. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504.
Nathan Colberg “Silo” Tour with Julia Hiser Live and In Concert. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $15. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.
D.C. All Star Funk Band Live and In Concert. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703532-9283.
ROSEBUD IRELAND will be at Dogwood Tavern on Saturday (Photo: Facebook.com/RosebudIerlandTunes) Rocknoceros Family Happy Hour. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $8 – $25. 6 p.m. 703255-1566. 8.30 p.m. Melodime with The Brevet. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $15 – $18. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300. Thrillbillies & Guests. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-2419504. Rosebud Ireland. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333. Later Late Show: Main Stage Comedy Showcase featuring Rahmein Mostafavi + Dominic Rivera and more. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10. 9:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-2419504.
Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.
Vertical Zar. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 2 p.m. 703-255-1566.
Dougie, We Capillaries. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $8. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.
WPFW Fundraiser. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4:30 p.m. 703-2419504.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16
Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-858-9186. The Dobre Brothers. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $25. 5:30 p.m. 703237-0300. Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre Band. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
Randall Rivers Brunch Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd.,
Big O and Dukes: The Big Reveal. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E,
Matthew Perryman Jones with Molly Parden. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Majestic: Weekly LGBTQ night and Drag Show. Diva Lounge (6763 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church). 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Karaoke. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-858-9186. Open Mic with Bob Hume and Martha Capone. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703522-8340.
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Larceny – Theft from Building, 444 W Broad St (Spectrum Condominiums), between Sept 01 and Oct 02, an unknown suspect removed a bicycle from the bike area of the parking garage. Investigation continues. Destruction of Property, 200 blk Little Falls St, Oct 03, 12:01 PM, unknown suspect(s) smashed the window of a silver Honda parked on the street. Larceny – Theft from Building, 1000 E Broad St (24 Hour Fitness), Sept 28, 4:00 PM, an unknown suspect took a wallet from a gym locker. Hit and Run, 1000 blk W Broad St, Oct 03, 6:21 PM, a beige Toyota was struck by a beige sedan which failed to stop at the scene. The suspect driver is described as a male with a tan complexion. Burglary - Residential, 1100 blk S Washington St, between 5:00 PM and
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It was a scene unlike no other in memory for the City of Falls Church. On a pleasant fall day yesterday, approaching the Community Center at 10 a.m., swarms of people were seen streaming out of City Hall and walking over to the Center. Others were moving from the parking lot.
CRIME REPORT Larceny - Shoplifting, 400 W Broad St (Exxon), Oct 01, 11:48 AM, an unknown suspect took merchandise from the convenience store without paying. The suspect is described as a white male with a thin build, dark hair and beard, wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. Investigation continues.
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9:45 PM on Oct 03, suspect(s) unknown forced entry to the residence and removed items of value. Investigation continues. Suspicious Event, 201 S Washington St (7-Eleven parking lot), Oct 04, 6:55 PM, an unknown suspect, believed to be intoxicated, approached several juveniles and offered them drinks and a ride. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his 20’s, 5’4” tall and weighing 130 lbs, with short black hair and a thin shaped beard, wearing a pink shirt and faded jeans. He was last seen leaving the area in a red car. Investigation continues. Larceny from Vehicle, 410 S Maple Ave (Pearson Square), between 5:00 PM on Oct 04 and 6:54 AM on Oct 05, suspect(s) unknown removed the wheels from a black Dodge which was parked in the garage. Investigation continues. Narcotics Violation, 100 blk Tinners Hill St, Oct 05, 9:06 AM, police issued a summons to a male, 22, of Falls Church, VA for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Hit and Run, N Washington St @ E Columbia St, Oct 06, 5:30 AM, a silver Toyota was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene.
Investigation continues. Smoking Violation, 6757-16 Wilson Blvd (Le Billard), Oct 06, 12:13 PM, police issued a summons to a male, 40, of Laurel, MD for Smoking in a Prohibited Area. Larceny, 6763-R Wilson Blvd (Planet Fitness parking lot), between 3:00 PM on Oct 03 and 2:40 PM on Oct 6, unknown suspect(s) broke into locked storage containers and removed items of value. Investigation continues. Narcotics Violation, 400 blk E Broad St, Oct 06, 8:29 PM, police issued a summons to a male, 27, of Washington, DC for Possession of a Controlled Substance.
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Simple Assault, 220 N Washington St (State Theater), Oct 06, 11:33 PM, officers on patrol observed a fight in progress. Police arrested a male, 32, of Alexandria, VA, and a male, 33, of Hyattsville, MD for Assault and Battery Hit and Run, 100 blk W Broad St, between 6:45 PM on Oct 06 and 10:30 AM on Oct 07, a blue Infiniti was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene. Hit and Run, 100 blk N Washington St, between 4:30 PM and 5:54 PM on Oct 07, a red Nissan was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene. Drive While Intoxicated, 500 blk E Broad St, Oct 07, 11:06 PM, a male, 27, of Falls Church was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence.
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Mustangs Win 3-1 Over Rapp to Improve to 3-1 in Bull Run by Matt Delaney
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George Mason High School’s volleyball team kept their Bull Run District record above .500 with a dramatic 3-1 win over Rappahannock County High School on Oct. 4. Rappahannock County has always been one of the top competitors in Bull Run volleyball, and has given Mason (7-5) fits over the years. That looked to be the case last Thursday as well, when the visiting Panthers nearly stunted the Mustangs’ comeback early into the third set with a 10-1 lead. The advantage had Mason staring down a 2-2 district record that would’ve put them in an urgent mode heading into the season’s final weeks. But it was a little fire (and barking) from senior designated setter Evelyn Duross that put the team back on track when things were looking bleak. “I was just letting them know we needed to get it together because it was a long run,” Duross said afterward. “Sometimes when you allow a team to get into those long runs you get into a mental hole, so I was letting them know
IT’S BEEN ALL SMILES for sophomore setter Olivia Pilson and the Mustangs the past week as they defeated Rapphannock County High School 3-1 and remain 3-1 in the Bull Run District. Though the upcoming slate of games will test the young squad. (Photo: Carol Sly) we had to pick it up.” The third set proved to be decisive. Rappahannock County won a tight, but still casually controlled 25-22 first set win before the Mustangs responded with a strong 25-19 second set win on the back of aces from Duross and kills from senior outside hitter
McKenzie Brady and sophomore middle hitter Roza Gal. Then the Panthers tore open a 10-1 lead in the third set and put Mason’s back against the wall. “I didn’t see a point in calling a timeout there because I’ve done that before and it didn’t change anything,” Mason head coach
Derek Baxter said. “So I was just letting them know they needed to figure it out — they needed to rally as a team to get themselves back into it.” Mason did just that. Sophomore libero Caroline Pley’s service rally started a six-point run for the Mustangs to close the gap to
10-7. Senior outside hitter Riley Ruyak’s run soon after put the set all square at 13-13. And another five point service run preceded the final service stretch by Brady to push Mason to win the set at 25-18. It was a deflating blow to Rappahannock County, which had the Mustangs dead-to-rights just 20 minutes earlier. The Panthers made the final set interesting after a sluggish start had them down 11-3. But the closest Rappahannock got was within three points – at 15-12, 18-15 and 22-19 – until the Mustangs finally shut the door on them with kills by Brady and Gal to win the set 25-19 and the match. “We talked earlier this week about what makes a great team,” Baxter added. “At the end of the game I told them that a performance like that is what makes a great team. We’re on our way, just can’t get too comfortable where we are now.” Mason faced off against Clarke County last night but results weren’t available by press time. The Mustangs travel to Woodstock to take on Central High School tonight.
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