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FALLS CHURCH CALENDAR
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LOCALEVENTS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Falls Church Farmers Market. The Falls Church Farmers Market runs every Saturday, where attendees will find fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church) 8 a.m. – noon. For more information, visit fallschurchva. gov/547/Farmers-Market-To-Go.
Turtle Thanksgiving. Interested participants can come help the park’s staff make Thanksgiving dinner for its turtle population. The group will chop up fresh fruits and veggies, then give them worms for dessert. For ages 3 – 6. Register child only, but caretakers must attend. To register, contact 703-228-4747. And for information, contact 703228-6535. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington). 2 – 3 p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1
Tiny Tot — Hibernation. Tiny Tot programs provide opportunities to interact one-on-one with young children while discovering the wonders of nature. Each program will engage children with hands-on learning and may include a variety of activities like songs, crafts, finger plays and mini-hikes. Adults must remain during the entire program. Ages 1 – 3. $5 fee due upon registration. To register, contact 703-2284747. Gulf Branch Nature Center & Park (3608 North Military Rd., Arlington). 10 – 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 703-2286535.
Bike Trips for Teens. Teens ages 11 – 17 come take a bike ride with Glencarlyn park’s Office for Teens. Riders and staffers will meet at the Glencarlyn Bike Loop (301 S. Harrison St., Arlington). 4 – 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
Northern Virginia Bird Club
Walk. Interested attendees can join members of the Northern Virginia Bird Club for one or all of these informal walks through Long Branch and Glencarlyn Park in search of resident and migratory birds. Experienced and beginning birders welcomed. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars and field guides if they have them. Register by contacting longbranch@arlingtonva.us. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Falls Church). 8:30 – 11 a.m. 703-228-6535.
VIRTUALEVENTS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Online Preschool Story Time.
Those who are interested can join the Mary Riley Styles Library staff live on the library’s Facebook page for a virtual fun time of stories, songs and rhymes. For ages 0-5. Visit facebook.com/mrspl to join in on the activities. 10:30 – 11 a.m.
ESOL Conversation Group
(online). Interested participants can practice their English with a weekly ESOL conversation group. This program meets online via Zoom. To request a Zoom invite, email Marshall Webster at mwebster@fallschurchva.gov. 7 – 8:30 p.m.
LIVEMUSIC
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Shopping Mans Dead, The Sequel
— Live at the Still. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 3 p.m. 703-858-9186.
Mars Rodeo Show Live. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 5:30 p.m. 703-2419504.
LINWOOD TAYLOR will be performing with Sol Roots Band at JV’s Restaurant on Friday. (Photo: Facebook.com/Linwood-Taylor-Band)
Karl Stoll and The Danger
Zone. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-237-0300.
A Song & A Slice (Indoors + Distanced!): Wandering Lies Album Release + Jake Mimikos (of
The Frontier). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $7 – $12. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
The Seldom Scene and Dry Branch
Fire Squad. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
Mary Chapin Carpenter: One
Night Lonely. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $20. 8 p.m. 703-2551900.
Linwood Taylor Show with Sol
Roots & The Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Groovequest Live and In Concert.
JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703241-9504. Red Shoes Band. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-858-9186.
Caligula Blushed — A Tribute
To Morrissey & The Smiths. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-2370300.
Charles Esten. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $55. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500.
A Song & A Slice (Indoors + Distanced!): #FEELintheBLANK - Some Never Really Get Music.
Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $5 – $10. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566.
New Blue Soul with Mary Shaver.
JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Dan Chute and Vernon Show.
JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 3 p.m. 703241-9504.
(Indoors + Socially Distanced!) Comedy Cornucopia! Benefiting
Vienna VA Foodies. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $18. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566
Josh Allen Band (Beatles Night).
JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Trio Acoustic Show with a spe-
cial guest. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
Collective A’Chord. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $25. 7 p.m. 703237-0300.
Old Time Radio Remix from Comedian & Producer Rahmein Mostafavi — Live and in Concert.
Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566.
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Falls Church City’s Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly and Council member Letty Hardi issued separate statements about their support for changing the names of George Mason High and Thomas Jefferson Elementary amid the School Board’s current deliberation on the subject. Hardi announced in her regular online newsletter last Friday that “as one of the few people of color elected to public office in Falls Church,” she favors changing the names of both schools on grounds that the Founding Fathers after whom they are named owned slaves. Both Hardi and Connelly’s opinion bucked the results of a survey announced last week where almost three-to-one favored keeping the current names. Hardi counselled that citizens should “listen to historically marginalized voices,” should “not believe we’re too good for racism in this progresssive little city,” and that a renaming “should be coupled with a commitment to meaningful anti-racism policy changes.” Connelly, in her blog post last Friday, wrote, “To most of us, slavery happened in the past, perpetuated by and suffered by long dead people. We fiercely reject the terrible things that were inflicted on enslaved children and families for 250 years in America. In our modern world, child abuse, family separation, rape, forced labor are horrors that we detest. And yet… that is what these men, Mason & Jefferson, symbolize to Black people who live in our community – to people who are our neighbors, friends, colleagues, and leaders. That should be enough.” The F.C. School Board members will take a vote on Dec. 8 about whether or not to change one or both of the school names, and if they do, will then consider what new names to give the schools.
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While the City of Falls Church has reportedly had the lowest rates of positivity of any jurisdiction in Virginia in recent months, positivity rates (the percentage of those tested being positive for the virus) has increased across the Commonwealth, and in Northern Virginia as well, Colin Brody of the Fairfax County Health Department reported to the F.C. City Council at its virtual meeting this week. The positivity rate here grew from 6.4 percent to 8.3 percent between Nov. 13 and Nov. 23 he reported. It is now at its highest level since May 17. Most transmission is coming through “innocuous contacts” from often nonsymptomatic persons in smaller social settings where masking and distancing are relaxed.
F.C. Preparing for Annual Santamobile Tours Dec. 15-23
The City of Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department announced that the popular Santamobile will once again make its way through the City and neighboring communities this year. Due to the pandemic, however, Santa has determined his elves will be unable to distribute candy canes or safety literature. Santamobile tours begin Tuesday, Dec. 15 and run through Wednesday, Dec. 23. The first five nights, Santa will visit each neighborhood in the City of Falls Church. The remaining nights are reserved for make-up routes and excursions into neighboring Arlington and Fairfax counties. A map of the planned routes will be available at fallschurchfire.org/santamobile and residents and interested viewers are asked to refrain from calling the fire station for information on Santa’s intended routes. Additionally, the Volunteer Fire Department’s Public Education Team asks viewers to complete a short survey to help the fire department provide the safety presentations that would be most useful for them. The survey can be found at fallschurchfire.org/public-education-survey.
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