THIS WEEK IN THE LITTLE CITY

Thursday May 11

FCA Arts Scholarship Application Open

The Falls Church Arts Excellence in Art Scholarship is a part of the FCA greater mission to encourage and support art in Northern Virginia. Three $1,000 scholarships seek to provide financial support to students who have exhibited excellence in the visual arts and express an interest in pursuing art in college. Details and application at bit. ly/FCNP23fcs. Deadline June 2.

Guided Tour: Suffragist Memorial

Join AARP Virginia for a guided tour of the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, which commemorates the millions of women who engaged in the suffragist movement that allowed most women to vote. Free tickets available at bit. ly/FCNP0523sm. Occoquan Regional Park (9751 Ox Rd., Lorton, VA), 10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.

Retirement Board Quarterly Meeting

Retirement Board quarterly meeting. City Hall (300 Park

Ave., Dogwood A-B, Falls Church), 6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.

Botanical Happy Hour + Plant Swap

To participate in the plant swap, please bring a plant or plants to exchange. Seeds, bulbs, cuttings, propogations, etc. are also welcome! Labels will be available to include name and details on plants. Healthy, pest-free plants only, please! Email questions to info@ botanologica.com. Free tickets at bit.ly/FCNP0523bo. Botanologica (817 W. Broad St., Falls Church), 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.

Dear Plastic: A Toxic Love Story

The Embassy of France invites you to the screening of the documentary

“Dear Plastic: a toxic love story” and a subsequent debate with its director Dorothée Adam and science and policy experts. Free tickets at bit.ly/ FCNP0523dp. Embassy of France (4101 Reservoir Rd. NW, Washington, DC), 6:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.

Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting

Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Council Chambers/Court Room, Falls Church), 7:30 p.m.

Friday May 12

Invention-Con at U.S. Patent Office H.Q.

Have a great idea you want to commercialize? Come to Invention-Con 2023: Building Tomorrow's Innovation, with free daily programming May 10-12. Learn from experts on how to use intellectual property to achieve success, discover resources available throughout the innovation ecosystem, and connect with experts who can help you develop a strategy for taking your idea to market. Tickets at bit.ly/FCNP0523ic. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (600 Dulany St., Madison Bldg., Clara Barton Aud., Alexandria, VA), 12:00 p.m.

Spring into Art Show and Sale

McLean Art Society features over 25 of their talented artists at this year’s “Spring Into Art” show and sale, Friday through Sunday, with a wide variety of art genres on display including oil, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic paintings, as well as sculptures, artists’ cards, and more. Church of the Covenant (2666 N. Military Rd., Arlington, VA), 5:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.

State Senate-37 Candidate Forum

Register early at bit.ly/FCNP37sb as seating is limited. Candidate forum between News-Press endorsed Saddam Azlan Salim and "incumbent" Chap Petersen, both seeking the Democratic nomination to represent the newly-drawn VA Senate District 37, which includes the City of Falls Church. Candidates will respond to moderated questions, followed by a networking meet and greet. Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center (3159 Row St., Falls Church), 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.

Audrey: The New Musical

Audrey follows a reluctant Hepburn from her days as a ballerina-turned-spy in Nazi-occupied Holland, to her heartbreaking attempts to create the family that the war robbed from her. Following her accidental revolution of style, sexuality, and singledom for a generation of women in a certain little black dress, Audrey re-examines the life of a legend through song, dance, and the technicolor lens of her most iconic screen performances. Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church), 7:30 p.m.

Outdoor Movie: LegallyBlonde

Kick off the weekend with GMU’s Cinema at Mason Square outdoor movie series! Bring your family and friends, a blanket, lawn chairs, and snacks for a fun movie watching evening. Free and open to the public. Free popcorn provided! This week's movie is Legally Blonde. Mason Square Plaza (3351 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA), 8:00 p.m. — 11:00 p.m.

My Generation Band

My Generation Band performs. Solace Outpost (444 W. Broad St., Falls Church), 8:00 p.m.

Too Extra

Too Extra performs. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church), 9:30 p.m.

Saturday May 13

F.C. Garden Club Plant Sale

Shop a wide selection of perennials, shrubs, native plants, herbs, small trees for sun & shade of all types, plus tools, garden accesso- ries, yard art, vases, and books. More at fallschurchgardenclub. org. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Kenneth R. Burnett Bldg., Falls Church), 8:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.

Lives, Loves, & Loss:

Remembering the Families

Spend the day at Mount Vernon exploring the lives and loss of enslaved couples Boatswain and Myrtilla and Hercules and Alice through a special guided tour and family activity. A special tour, self-guided map, a family activity, and Slave Burial Ground Commemoration will all honor their lives, share their loves, and mark their loss. Program included with admission; add-on tour reservations at bit.ly/FCNP0523ll. Mount Vernon (3200 Mt. Vernon Mem. Hwy., Mount Vernon, VA), 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.

Mother's Day Festival

Enjoy Mother’s Day with a festival featuring special drink menus for mimosas and wine spritzers, plus a sampling of over 100 Biers, vendors to treat mom to something special, live music, lawn games, a dog park, and more! Shipgarten (6579 Colshire Dr., Tysons, VA), 1:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.

May Outdoor Music Series

Tysons Community Alliance is bringing live music to Boro Park with a May Music Series. Enjoy Pictrola Trio as this week's performer. Free to attend. The Boro Park (8350 Broad St., Tysons, VA), 1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.

Fairy Tales & Fables

"Once Upon A Time…" a familiar starting point to some of our favorite stories, so beloved that many composers were inspired to set them to music! 50% of proceeds support Make-A-Wish® Mid-Atlantic Tickets at bit.ly/FCNP0523ft. United Baptist Church (7100 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA), 2:00 p.m.

Mary Lou Williams

Festival: Next Jazz Legacy

The debut performance from the second cohort of the Next Jazz Legacy program, a new national apprenticeship program for women and non-binary improvisers in jazz, and a program for a more inclusive jazz future. Free to attend, arrive early and consider a free reservation at bit.ly/FCNP0523jz. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC), 6:00 p.m.