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just enjoy a great game and find common ground in the game of football.” This is Cousins’s first year hosting a youth camp for ProCamps, a sports event management and marketing company that organizes more than 200 camps around the country each year. “Pro Camps has done a phenomenal job with the organization and structure,” Cousins said. “I

Fairfax County Times Even without the ubiquitous chatter about the recent Orlando tragedy, the question of gun control has dominated news headlines and U.S. politics in recent years. Many U.S. citizens say that something must be done to address the gun violence that has plagued the country, but there has been little consensus on exactly what that something is. According to a study titled “Public Mass Shooters and Firearms” published by University of Alabama criminal justice professor Adam Lankford on Jan. 28 in the journal Violence and Victims, nearly a third of the mass shootings that took place worldwide between 1966 and 2012 took place on U.S. soil. Frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of action on the part of state and federal legislators, the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church in Alexandria has decided

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Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins oversees a drill during a youth football camp he hosted at South County High School last weekend.

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emphasizes importance of positive attitude at youth football camp By Angela Woolsey FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

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children shouted the Washington Redskins starting quarterback’s name in unison, the single word rippling up and down South County High School’s football field. Coaches at the Kirk Cousins Football ProCamp alternated between that chant and rhythmic clapping to signal the end of yet another drill and to bring a sense of discipline to the hyperactive crowd. Hearing your name spoken with that level of reverence might

infuse many people with a sense of self-importance, if only for a moment, but for the most part, Cousins appeared unfazed by the attention as he assisted kids engaged in the grueling exercise of learning football fundamentals. Dressed in red T-shirt emblazoned with the ProCamp’s name and logo, a pair of shorts, and sunglasses that never left his head, Cousins adopted a relaxed, down-to-earth demeanor even when surrounded by a horde of

cameras and reporters. In other words, he seemed determined to come across as an ordinary coach, rather than like a star athlete. “You can get into that routine where you go to Redskins Park and you go home, and you never really see anybody else outside of your bubble,” Cousins said of life in the National Football League (NFL). “So, I think this is a great opportunity to interact with kids, meet a lot of fans in the area,

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Fox Mill Estates debating the best way to maintain dry detention facility By Angela Woolsey FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

Whenever there’s a storm, the field behind John Gray’s house floods. It’s a disconcerting sight, even though an elevated deck and a barrier of trees, brush and waisthigh grass separate the Oak Hill resident’s home from the field. As it turns out, though, that’s precisely what the field is supposed to do. The field that backs the row of houses along Huntington Drive in Herndon’s Fox Mill Estates

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The American Press Institute building at 11690 Sunrise Valley Drive.

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The American Press Institute (API) building is not easy to miss. From afar it resembles the caricatured ‘70s-gone-wrong office building, but closer inspection reveals something much more interesting. Designed by the

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Cattails are creating a build-up of sediment in the Fox Mill Estates subdivision dry detention facility in Oak Hill, according to Fairfax County’s stormwater management branch.

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PUBLIC SAFETY NOTES Fatal pedestrian crash involving police cruiser Detectives continue their investigation into the fatal pedestrian crash that involved a police cruiser on Saturday, April 2. The results from Office of the Chief Medical Examiner were provided to the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fairfax County on Monday, June 13. Police say the case will be collectively reviewed and a final disposition will be determined.

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Man suspected of robbing elderly woman arrested Fairfax County Police detectives have conducted a robbery investigation and identified the suspect of the robbery. A warrant for robbery was obtained on Friday, June 10, for Antonio Williamson, 20, of Woodbridge. Williamson was arrested in Prince William County where the warrant was served. Williamson was arrested as a suspect in a strong-arm robbery that occurred in the 6600 block of Loisdale Road. On the morning of June 14, around 10:16 a.m., an 89-year-old woman had just entered her vehicle and was approached by a man. The man allegedly assaulted her, grabbed her purse, and fled. The female victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and did not require medical transport. The suspect was described as black, approximately 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a muscular

build. He had short black hair and was clean shaven. The suspect’s vehicle was described as a 20082012 Nissan Altima with a possible partial license plate of “2057.”

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Suspected serial bank robber arrested On Friday, June 10 at approximately 3 p.m., a robbery occurred at the Capital One Bank located at 1100 West Broad Street in the City of Falls Church. A lookout was broadcast and officers from the City of Falls Church Police Department located and detained a suspect a short time later. The suspect was subsequently identified as Amin Huie, 42, of Arlington. Huie was transported to the Arlington County Adult Detention Facility (ADF) and charged with robbery. Subsequently a thorough investigation was conducted by members of the City of Falls Church Police Department, the Fairfax County Police Department, the Arlington County Police Department, and the FBI Washington Field Office Violent Crimes Task Force. Huie is believed to be the “Forever Loyal Bandit,” responsible for six other bank robberies and one attempted robbery in Fairfax County and Arlington County, beginning in June of 2014. On June 13, 2016, Fairfax County Police Department Major Crimes detectives obtained four additional robbery warrants that will be served on Huie upon his release from the Arlington County ADF. Pedestrian fatally struck in Falls Church area The deceased man has been identified as Gerber Mauricio Claros, 53, of Falls Church. The events leading up to the crash

are still under investigation. Police were called to a report of a pedestrian-involved crash on Saturday, June 4. An investigation determined around 10:18 p.m., two men were crossing Graham Road near Arlington Boulevard, in the crosswalk. A 2006 Ford F250 pickup truck was traveling southbound on Graham Road. The pickup struck one of the pedestrians, a 53-year-old man. The man was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the pickup, a 46-year-old man, remained on scene at the crash location. Crash Reconstruction detectives responded to investigate. Neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors with regard to the driver.

that have occurred at several Starbucks locations from April 20, 2016 to May 23. These thefts have occurred at nine locations spanning from the Franconia Police District in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County to the Reston Police District. The suspect enters the business and pretends to talk on his cell phone while hanging around the store. When store employees are distracted, he loads a bag with VIA (instant coffee) packets and then leaves the store. The suspect was described as black, approximately 30 years-old and 6 feet 1 inch tall. He has long dreadlocks and pock-marked skin. He typically carries a black duffel bag and has been seen leaving in a white Hyundai Tucson.

the situation to us. This incident is currently under investigation by Fairfax County Public Schools.

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Police investigate shots fired at moving vehicles Officers were called for two separate reports of shots being fired at vehicles traveling on Old Dominion Drive in McLean. The first incident occurred on Saturday, June 11 just before midnight. The victim was traveling north on Old Dominion Drive near the intersection of Falls Run Road. The second occurred just after midnight and again the victim was traveling north on Old Dominion Drive; in this case, near the intersection of Bellview Road. In both instances, as a car traveling southbound on Old Dominion Drive passed the victims’ vehicles, a loud bang was heard. When the respective victims arrived home, they noticed what appeared to be bullet holes in their vehicles. There were no injuries in either case. The suspect vehicle was described as a white, longer looking sedan, possibly an Audi.

Detectives investigate thefts in several local Starbucks Detectives from the Franconia District Station are investigating numerous thefts

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Detectives conduct a canvass for the sexual assault on Richmond Highway On June 10, detectives with the Major Crimes Division conducted a neighborhood crime canvass to assist in the investigation of the sexual assault of a female in the Lorton area on June 3, 2016 at approximately 5 p.m. This occurred in the 9500 Block of Saluda Court near the path to the bridge. The suspect is described as a possible Hispanic male, between 28 to 30 years old. He was approximately 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a medium build. The suspect was described as having short black hair. The suspect was also observed wearing light blue jeans, white T-shirt with a design or writing on the front, and black shoes.

Arrest of suspect in bus stop exposure

Child who wandered from school found by motorist

On Friday, June 10 around 7 a.m., Mount Vernon detectives were in the area of the 2800 block of Fairhaven Avenue following up on the indecent exposure from June 9 at 7:20 a.m. They received information about a possible suspect and vehicle in the area. A lookout was broadcast with the description and an alert detective was able to stop the vehicle. The driver was identified as Elmer Alberto Medina Aguilar, 31, of Alexandria. He was subsequently arrested, transported to the detention center at the Mount Vernon District Police Station, and charged with indecent exposure in connection with the event from the previous day.

A six-year-old boy was safely reunited with his family after he apparently wandered away from school on Tuesday, June 7, around 11:30 a.m. in the Sully Police district. A motorist initially saw the little boy walking near Billingsgate Lane and Basingstoke Loop in Centreville. The motorist saw the same little boy, a short time later, near the intersection of Stone Road and Braddock Road. Concerned for the child’s safety, the motorist stopped and spoke to the child and then called police. Officers responded, notified the school, obtained the child’s address and took him home. Fortunately, the child was not injured. We are thankful for the concerned motorist who found and reported

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Suspects extradited back to Fairfax County Both suspects charged in the May 21 jewelry store robbery at Brookfield Plaza have now been extradited back to Fairfax County to stand trial. William Timothy Franklin was transported from Charles County, Md., and Jasminder Sethi was transported from Newark, N.J. As of yesterday, both men are being held in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on no bond. The case remains active and the investigation is ongoing.

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Man found dead in pond in Chantilly Fair Oaks police were called to the 3900 block of Centerview Drive, in Chantilly, for a report of what appeared to be a body in a pond around 4:51 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8. Officers arrived and confirmed it was a deceased man. Major Crimes detectives and officers from the Special Operations Division’s Search and Recovery (Dive) Team responded to the scene. An investigation determined the decedent was Lancelot A. Barboza, 44, of South Riding, who had been reported missing from Loudoun County. Detectives do not believe the death is suspicious or criminal in nature. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine exact cause and manner of death.

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PEOPLE AND PLACES Walmart Foundation Awards Grant to Our Daily Bread Food Bridge Program Fairfax-based non-profit Our Daily Bread (ODB) received a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program. The funds will go to the organization’s Food Bridge Program to provide delivered food assistance to struggling families in the Fairfax County area and help Fairfax County Public Schools that partner with ODB provide weekend packs of food to children in need at their schools. “We are so honored to have been chosen by the Walmart Foundation and the Virginia State Giving Advisory Council for this significant grant of $30,000,” said Lisa Whetzel, Our Daily Bread’s Executive Director. “The families we serve are often working as hard as they can, but when they experience a crisis they have to make hard choices: should they feed their children, or pay the rent? The assistance that the Walmart Foundation is providing will help ease the struggle for many local families for several months, and also help children in need go back to school each week healthy and ready to learn. The knowledge that we will be able to help so many people who live near us in such a fundamental way is priceless, and we are so grateful for this support.” Our Daily Bread’s delivered food program has 60 families who reside in Fairfax County enrolled in the program at any given time, and often as many as 12 families on the waiting list to receive services. The majority of the families have two or more children. While participating in the program, they receive a delivery of food and supplies, grocery store gift cards or a combination of assistance every two weeks for approximately four to six months. This temporary food assistance is intended to help them maintain financial stability while they work through a crisis and get themselves back to a place where they will be able to provide for themselves. ODB relies on local faith communities, businesses and civic organizations to deliver the food and/or gift cards to 30 clients each Sunday, but often throughout the year there are gaps in the delivery calendar. A $20,000 portion of the grant from Walmart will help ODB provide grocery gift cards to clients on eight Sundays where there are currently no organizations available to make the deliveries. The remaining $10,000 of the grant will be distributed to Fairfax County Public Schools that partner with ODB in its Food4Thought Program to provide packs of food to send home with children in need at their schools on Fridays so the children have food on the weekends. ODB is currently partnering with eight schools to provide support and technical assistance so that school staff and volunteers can provide assistance to children they have identified as having a great need. The schools are helping between 10 and 60 children per week during the school year, depending on the amount of need identified at the schools and the capacity of the individual programs. The Walmart Foundation funds will give the participating schools the ability to assist additional children, help the children and their families over

the summer break and other long breaks, or give the schools assurance that they can serve the children they are committed to helping throughout the school year. ODB’s Food4Thought Partner Schools are: Cub Run ES in Centreville, Daniels Run ES in Fairfax, Fort Hunt ES in Alexandria, Little Run ES in Fairfax, Marshall Road ES in Vienna, Mosby Woods ES in Fairfax, Providence ES in Fairfax and Woodley Hills ES in Alexandria. “Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are delighted to support Our Daily Bread and their Food Bridge Program,” said Brooke Mueller, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Walmart. “Through this grant, Our Daily Bread will be able to reach more families in the community and provide food assistance to those in need. Walmart understands the importance of this organization and is committed to helping those in need in the communities where we serve.” For 32 years, Our Daily Bread has provided assistance and a way forward for struggling individuals and families throughout the Fairfax County area. The organization relies on funding and volunteer support from the Fairfax community to provide supplemental food, financial assistance, financial mentoring and budget classes, an intensive Project BRIDGE program to foster long-term selfsufficiency, the Naomi Project to mentor at-risk new and expecting mothers, holiday assistance and back-to-school assistance. More information is available at www. ODBFairfax.org.

Herrera Installed as GWSCPA President Jenny Herrera, CPA, CGMA, a shareholder with Rubino & Company, Chartered, has been installed as the president of theGreater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA) for fiscal year 2017. The GWSCPA serves more than 3,000 CPA and non-CPA members in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Herrera became the ninth woman, and the first Hispanic woman, to serve as president in the 93-year history of the GWSCPA. She has more than 30 years of accounting and audit experience with a focus on exempt organizations and is the partner-incharge of Rubino & Company’s nonprofit practice. In addition to overseeing audits, Jenny provides a wide variety of consulting and management advisory services to nonprofit and government contract clients. Herrera has been very active within the GWSCPA. Prior to her installation as president, she held multiple positions with the society including, treasurer, board of governors, and positions on the scholarship, membership and nonprofit organizations committees. In addition, Jenny has been active with the Northern Chapter of the Virginia Society of CPAs holding multiple positions including member of the board of directors, nominating committee and nonprofit organization committee. Herrera is actively involved with George Mason University School of Business Accounting Advisory Council. As part of the Council she has held a number of positions including Council Chair, Co-Chair of the Annual Tax and Accounting Conference and CoChair of the Phil Buchanan Faculty Fellowship. Herrera is a native of Bolivia where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and began her professional career with one of the large international public accounting firms. After moving to the United States, Jenny received

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In last week’s edition of the Fairfax County Times a story about a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Natasha McKenna against the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office incorrectly stated that the suit was brought against the Fairfax County Police Department. The Times regrets the error. 3901 Rugby Road, Fairfax, VA 22033 703-378-8808 www.steppingstonesfairfax.org located at Fairfax Church of Christ between Fairfax County Pkwy and Rt. 50

Registration for Fall 2016 is now open. The preschool offers classes for 2 ½, 3, 4 and 5 year olds. (All students must be potty trained.)

Stepping Stones Preschool was established in 1974. At our school, the director, teachers, and support staff are dedicated to providing and maintaining a safe and secure atmosphere filled with love and learning for each child. We believe that each child is a precious gift and that we are stewards of that gift. Stepping Stones is a Christian preschool where every child has a chance to learn and grow. Our mission is to help our students prepare for elementary school both academically and socially. Nondiscriminatory Policy Stepping Stones Preschool admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the preschool. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies and other school-administered programs.

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Dean Accepted for West Point Summer Leaders Seminar NaVonte N. Dean, a junior at South County High School in Lorton, has been selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point’s prestigious Summer Leaders Experience (SLE) this month. More than 5,000 juniors nationwide applied to SLE, which offers outstanding high school juniors the opportunity to experience life at West Point. SLE attendees live in the cadet barracks (dormitories), eat in the Cadet Mess, and participate in academic, leadership, athletic, and military workshops. The one-week seminars are designed to help juniors with their collegeselection process, while giving them an idea of the importance of leadership and sound decisionmaking in their education, careers, and lives, in general. All SLE attendees participate in virtual-reality war simulation, and military and physical fitness training, and, in addition, each student selects three of the 15 offered workshops. The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federally funded undergraduate college located 50 miles north of New York City. A preeminent leader-development institution, West Point was founded in 1802 as America’s first college of engineering. Since then, West Point has grown in size and stature, but remains committed to the task of producing commissioned leaders of character for America’s Army. For more information about West Point, go to http://www. usma.edu/admissions.

McLean Student Attends HOBY Leadership Seminar McLean High School sophomore Katherine Detter represented McLean High School at the 2016 Virginia Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar. The annual seminar was held June 3 through 5 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. HOBY hosts three- and fourday seminars across the country that focus on the theme “Empower. Lead. Excel” while encouraging the young leaders to display responsible citizenship, including community service and volunteerism. Detter was chosen to represent McLean High School because of her proven leadership skills, enthusiasm, desire to participate, and work ethic. Students are encouraged to realize their leadership potential and take action in their homes, schools, workplace, communities, and the world by developing and understanding effective and compassionate leadership. The HOBY experience teaches personal leadership, group leadership, and leadership for society. Founded in 1958, HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop a global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. Today, there are more than 425,000 alumni from all over the world. Each year, about 9,000 high school sophomores from around the world attend local seminars in hopes of learning to be a better leader.

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votes now winner by three votes By Caroline Boras SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

City of Fairfax City Councilman Jeff Greenfield has won reelection after a precedent-setting recount last week. Greenfield lost in the city council elections in May to Councilwoman Nancy Loftus by three votes. Greenfield filed for a recount and the Fairfax County Circuit Court decided to let it proceed. The recount, which happened June 8, ended with Loftus losing to Greenfield by three votes, an exact reversal, the City of Fairfax Registrar confirmed.

2016 Grant Cycle Opens Monday The Giving Circle of HOPE (GCH) is pleased to announce the opening of its 2016 Grant Cycle Monday. The Giving Circle of HOPE seeks to create positive change in Northern Virginia through collective and engaged philanthropy. Since its inception in 2004, GCH has given nearly $1 million to nonprofit organizations in Northern Virginia. For 2016, the GCH will award grants of up to $7,000 to local nonprofits who help disadvantaged, low-income, or underserved people in the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun or Prince William, or the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax or Falls Church. Application instructions can be found at http://wp.me/ P7bMCU-Fx Grant applications are due by 5 p.m. August 12 and must be in electronic format only. To learn more about submission guidelines and the screening process, go to www. givingcircleofhope.org/grants/ collective-grants/. Address questions via e-mail to grants@ givingcircleofHOPE.org or call 703-665-9334.

More classes start June 27 at Northern Virginia Community College There’s still time to earn college credits this summer. Northern Virginia Community College offers a six-week summer session that starts June 27 and ends Aug. 7. Students must register by 11:59 p.m. June 26. The six-week session is a convenient time for college students home on summer break to complete courses that may be transferred to their four-year colleges. Most colleges and universities accept NOVA credits but students should check with their residential college before registering. High school and homeschooled students may be eligible to enroll at NOVA to get a head start on college. Interested stu-

In Memoriam - Capt. Charles F. Hahn Capt. Charles Farrell (Chuck) Hahn, United States Coast Guard, retired, of Wilmington, NC passed away peacefully at his home on May 30, 2016 at the age of 83. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years Joan K. Hahn, children Kathleen J. Hahn, Charles M. Hahn, M.D. (Tami), Beth A. Carter (Danny) and grandchildren Jess J. Rutherford, Tanya J. Rutherford, Jennifer N. Brennan, William K. Rutherford, Brian M. Hahn and Zachary C. Hahn. He was predeceased by his parents Charles and Mary Hahn, his brother Richard A. Hahn, and his constant canine companion Buffy. Capt. Hahn was born April 14, 1933 in Utica, NY to Charles L. and Mary F. Hahn. His early life was spent in Rome, NY where he graduated from Rome Free Academy in 1950 and then entered the United States Coast Guard Academy. Following graduation he was assigned to the USCG cutter Winona. In 1956 he was selected for helicopter flight training at the Naval Aviation School in Pensacola, Florida. Upon completion of his training he began his work as a USCG Search and Rescue pilot. Captain Hahn spent the next 21 years proudly serving his country at various stations throughout the U.S. within the Coast Guard Aviation community. During this time he also continued his studies with courses in electrical engineering. His final flight billet was as the commanding officer of the USCG Air Station Los Angeles, California. He retired in 1981 at the age of 48 with over 27 years of service. Not one to sit idle, he entered a second career working for Honeywell Corporation as a senior flight systems engineer. He worked for Honeywell for 10 years until his final retirement in 1991. In the following years, Chuck spent his time with his wife, children and each of his cherished grandchildren during their frequent visits and their annual summer family reunions at the beach. He also remained actively involved with the USCG Academy Alumni Association, the Coast Guard Aviation Association Order of the Pterodactyl, and several local veteran volunteer groups. The family held a private service at Wilmington Funeral and Cremation Services on June 1, 2016 and is planning a celebration of his life at a later date. Persons wishing to remember Capt. Hahn are encouraged to donate to the Disabled American Veterans Service Trust.

Loftus said she is happy to serve the rest of her term, which ends this month. “It was a long and tedious process,” she said. “I accept the vote from yesterday and I congratulate Mr. Greenfield and all the candidates.” The decision to have a recount was significant because there had never been one for a

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dents can learn more on NOVA’s website or by contacting a Student Services Center at the nearest campus. Students may apply and register 24 hours a day at www.nvcc. edu/startstrong or in person during normal business hours at NOVA campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge. To learn more about NOVA, call 703-323-3000.

Summer STEM camps offered across Northern Virginia From robotics to rocketry, summer STEM camps offered by Northern Virginia Community College’s SySTEMic Solutions will take place at multiple locations across the region. Summer STEM camps are integral to SySTEMic Solutions’ mission to spark an early interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), equipping youth with skills to pursue STEM education and ultimately strengthen the local workforce. SySTEMic Solutions’ camps have been steadily expanding each year as demand has grown across Northern Virginia. This summer, camps will operate at the following locations: Fairfax County: VEX IQ Robotics at Edison High School (July 11-15), South Lakes High School (July 18-29) and Marshall High School (Aug. 1-5) VEX 1 Robotics at Edison High School (July 11-15), South Lakes High School (July 18-29) and Marshall High School (Aug. 1-5) Cybersecurity Camp at Marshall High School (Aug. 1-5). Loudoun County: LEGO EV3 Robotics at NOVA-Loudoun (July 11-15), AOL (July 18-22) and Middleburg Academy (July 25-29) VEX IQ Robotics at NOVA-Loudoun (July 11-15), AOL (July 18-22) and Middleburg Academy (July 25-29) VEX 1 Robotics at NOVA-Loudoun (July 11-15), AOL (July 18-22) and Middleburg Acad-

multi-seat election in Virginia before. “I am pleased that the votes were counted and that the person who was meant to prevail did,” Greenfield said Thursday. “I’m grateful to the election officials, members of the clerk of courts office and those judges for a very fair and thorough recount.” emy (July 25-29) CAD/3D Printing Camp at NOVA-Loudoun Signal Hill (July 11-22) Cybersecurity Camp a t NOVA-Loudoun (July 11-15) Scratch Programming Camp at AOL (July 18-22) and Middleburg Academy (July 25-29). Prince William County: LEGO EV3 Robotics at Patriot High School (July 11-15) and Forest Park High School (July 18-22) Rocketry Camp at Patriot High School (July 1115) and Forest Park High School (July 18-22) VEX IQ Robotics at Patriot High School (July 11-15) and Forest Park High School (July 18-22) VEX 1 Robotics at Patriot High School (July 11-15) and Forest Park High School (July 18-22) Cybersecurity Camp at Forest Park High School (July 18-22) VEX 2 Robotics at Woodbridge Senior High School (July 25Aug. 5) CAD/3D Printing Camp at NOVA-Manassas (July 25-Aug. 5) Programming Camp at NOVA-Manassas (July 25-Aug. 5). Register at www.nvcc.edu/ systemic or contact SySTEMic Solutions Regional STEM Coordinator Aleksander Marthinussen at 703-530-2894 or systemic@ nvcc.edu for more information.

Fairfax Police Youth Club Football Registration Underway Football is a way to develop some of the most important life skills including teamwork, communication and personal commitment while having fun. The Fairfax Police Youth Club football registration is now open. Age and weight-appropriate teams programs are available to youth ages 7 to 14. The program is designed for young players to learn the game and develop into confident young men and women. Fundamentals of the game are taught as part of a broader effort to help each child achieve their full potential as a person. For more information visit www.fpycsports.com.

In Memoriam - David F. Hickman David Frederick Hickman, 71, of Sterling, VA, surrounded by family and friends, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2016. Born in Pittsburgh, PA to Wilson and Millicent Hickman. David is survived by his beloved wife of 37 years, Lynn, their daughter Fantasia, ex-wife Leola, their daughter Christine and sons Bryan and Jonathan, sister Rhoda of Pittsburgh, PA, granddaughters Elizabeth and Ashley of Falls Church, VA and many more extended family members around the country. He is preceded in death by his brother Raymond Lee Hickman. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force and spent part of his service in SE Asia during the Vietnam War. Dave is well known all over Northern VA as the President of Dave’s Heating and Air Conditioning in Sterling, VA--one of the longest running HVAC companies in the area. Services were held Saturday, June 11th, 2016. Memorial donations suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Information and condolences www.adamsgreen.com

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FOX MILL Continued from Page A-1 neighborhood isn’t natural at all, but manmade. Fairfax County built the Fox Mill Estates dry detention pond in the 1980s to control the water that flows through the neighborhood and into the Horsepen Creek watershed; which in turn heads out to the Chesapeake Bay, according to Karlee Copeland, the inspections, maintenance and enforcement section chief of the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services’ (DPWES) stormwater management division. However, the abundance of cattails that have cropped up around the facility’s outlet pipe may threaten to test the peace that has existed between the pond and Fox Mill’s human inhabitants. The Second Fox Mill Homeowners Association, which oversees the area around the dry detention facility, started receiving complaints about the cattails in the summer of 2015, as some residents worried the increasingly dense growth would create standing water and attract mosquitoes, mice and other pests. Gray first became aware of the complaints in October when Second Fox Mill HOA president Steve Martin brought them up in a conversation. A retired hydrologist who spent 37 years with the U.S. Geological Survey, Gray disagrees with his neighbors’ desire to get rid of the cattails, arguing instead that the plants benefit the

API Continued from Page A-1 famed Brutalist architect Marcel Breuer, the API building has been home to more than 40 years of high-profile journalism conferences. Now, however, the building itself is making the news, at the center of a debate over whether it should be preserved as a historic landmark, or

GUNS Continued from Page A-1 to take matters into its own hands. The church has its own gun violence prevention task force, which predominantly consists of volunteers from the congregation. That group sent out letters on June 1 to around 120 business owners in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood asking them to put up signs and stickers banning guns from their establishments. The signs were included in mailed letters and feature the silhouette of a handgun covered with a red ‘anti’ symbol and make reference to a Virginia’s handgun permit law. While Virginia law permits anyone over 18 to openly carry firearms in most public places and anyone over 21 to carry concealed weapons if they have a permit, the church’s signs invoke section 18.2-308.01 of the Code of Virginia, which bans the “possession of any handgun or other weapon on property or in places where such possession…is prohibited by the owner of private property.” “I urge Del Ray merchants to post the ‘No Guns’ signs to show the public what kind of community we are,” Rev. Kate Walker, minister of the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church and a Del Ray resident, said. “I am confident that the Del Ray community and visitors will prefer to eat and shop at businesses that are gun free.” Former executive director of Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence, and coordinator of the Del Ray project, John Johnson, says the task force chose to focus its efforts on Del Ray for now because most of the neighborhood’s businesses are privately owned and local, rather than part of larger chains that might face bureaucratic red tape in trying to make a corporate decision. The church also sees Del Ray as a progressive community that tends to be active on social justice issues such as gun violence. “For a number of factors, it seemed like a good place to start,” Johnson said. The Mount Vernon Unitarian Church said it launched this ‘no guns’ initiative at the beginning of the month, but gained momentum after the Orlando massacre that

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“[This plan] will not improve the performance of the retention facility containing the wetland ... It will destroy a scenic and productive suburban wetland, and it will result in a waste of Fairfax County taxpayer dollars.” John Gray Oak Hill resident nic and productive suburban wetland, and it will result in a waste of Fairfax County taxpayer dollars.” Though then-Department of Public Works director John diZerega told Gray at the time that the planned dredge was necessary to “keep the pond floor dry and free of standing water,” Davis suggested in a Nov. 10, 1992 letter that the Fox Mill HOA could preclude further maintenance by the county by changing the facility’s legal designation from a storm drainage easement to a conservation easement. In other words, the property would go from a county facility for stormwater management to a protected, wetland-like site kept up by the HOA. However, Copeland says that creating a conservation easement isn’t, and never was, a viable option, because conservation easements protect land that hasn’t been disturbed or developed. The Fox Mill detention pond is artificial and doesn’t currently

qualify as a wetland, because it doesn’t provide any filtering or quality control benefits. Its role as a retention facility is also crucial to controlling the inflow of water from the surrounding residential development. “The water that this pond stores has to be collected by something, so there’s no way we could do without the facility,” Copeland said. “In order to establish a conservation easement, we’d have to take out the facility.” Copeland met with Gray and other Fox Mill residents on May 11 to discuss the detention pond, but she says the county had no plans to do anything with the site until the HOA contacted the DPWES with questions about whether the cattails were inhibiting the facility’s ability to release water as intended. According to Copeland, Fairfax County considers cattails an invasive species, because the plants can result, over time, in a potentially harmful build-up of sediment.

demolished for the construction of a residential neighborhood. Completed in 1974, the API building has been sitting vacant since 2012, after the American Press Institute merged with the Arlington-based Newspaper Association of America. With the recent construction of the METRO Silver Line Weihle hub, nearby unused properties have become increasingly sought after for what Fairfax County calls “Transit Oriented Development” – an effort

to maximize the number of people that can access the METRO. It’s no surprise that a developer recognized the potential of such a conveniently-located property, and has since submitted applications for both the rezoning of the land and a permit to demolish the API building. Many, however, believe that both Fairfax County and the developer have overlooked the API building’s historical value. The rezoning applica-

tion shows some consideration for this, stating that “there are no known heritage resources on this developed site,” the Fairfax County Architectural Review Board (FCARB), in a 2015 letter to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (FCBS), noted that “the information available to the developer from the County does not note the building’s architectural significance.” The letter adds that this lack of information does not just apply to the API

left 50 people dead and marked the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Johnson joined his fellow churchgoers the evening of June 13 when the congregation held a prayer vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting. “At the event, people were asked to express their feelings. Most people said they’re angry,” Johnson said. “While we initiated it before the shooting in Orlando, I believe this project is a way for people to turn their anger into action.” The church doesn’t yet know how successful its campaign will be, but the task force plans to send volunteers out to contact the Del Ray business owners and get their feedback on the signs. Once the task force determines whether or not the project is working, it

hopes to expand the campaign’s scope to other areas of Alexandria and Northern Virginia. Johnson says that, while the project’s ultimate goal is to get businesses to put up the no-gun signs, it’s just as much about starting a conversation about gun violence. He compares the need for a change in cultural attitudes toward guns to the way that public perceptions have shifted over the years when it comes to issues like drunk driving and smoking in public. “Even if the businesses don’t all put up the no-gun signs, I think we’ll get them to start talking about it, and that’s a start,” Johnson said. “Gun violence prevention is really hard. If it were easy, someone would already have done it.”

pond, which he calls a ‘wetland.’ “The water flows in, it carries the sediment in, and it goes out,” Gray explained. “What the cattails do [is keep] organic debris from going into the Chesapeake Bay, going to the bottom and then creating more, what we call hypoxia.” Hypoxia occurs when the amount of oxygen in water becomes depleted, making it more difficult for that environment to support living organisms, according to Gray. This isn’t the first time Gray has advocated for the preservation of the dry detention pond cattails. When Fairfax County planned to dredge the facility in 1992, Gray wrote an email to then-Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas Davis III urging the county to halt its dredging project. “[This plan] will not improve the performance of the retention facility containing the wetland,” Gray said in the June 1992 email to Davis. “It will destroy a sce-

Since DPWES oversees around 1,500 ponds around the county, routine maintenance of the Fox Mill pond often falls to the HOA, which has mowed the facility twice a year for the past 20 years despite not having any official responsibility for the site. However, the HOA has largely avoided mowing the cattails, leading to a sediment buildup that has prevented the pond from draining properly, and a contractor who visited the site on May 17 determined that at least some of the plants would have to be cut back so that the sediment could be removed. “Removal of that is in no way going to reduce any of the environmental benefits,” Copeland said. Theoretically, the county could still vacate the storm drainage easement and turn it into a privately-maintained facility, but Martin says the HOA has no interest in taking on that responsibility. “We just want to maintain what we’ve been doing and leave

it to the county to have it function the way it’s supposed to,” the HOA president said. Fairfax County also has a capital improvement program dedicated to retrofitting stormwater facilities into constructed wetlands, a process typically undertaken to reduce the amount of phosphorus that enters the Chesapeake Bay, but retrofitting projects are costly. The county would also have to get permission from the Second Fox Mill HOA, which isn’t interested. The contractor who inspected the Fox Mill pond is currently developing a scope for a maintenance project that would get rid of sediment around the outlet pipe and improve drainage, according to Copeland. Though there is no concrete schedule yet, Copeland estimates that the county will likely conduct spot maintenance on the dry detention facility sometime in the next few months. She says that it’s important for the county to perform upkeep on its nearly 2,000 facilities before problems occur, rather than after. She compares the potential consequences of neglect to what has happened with the Washington, D.C. area’s troubled Metro system, which is now in the middle of an enormous overhaul to fix decades of deferred repairs. “If we forego the maintenance on all of those facilities collectively, we’re going to have as big a problem as Metro,” Copeland said. “So, while I appreciate the sentiment and passion around this particular site…if maintenance needs to be done, we’re going to have to do it.”

building, but rather to all of the potential areas of development along the Silver Line. In a separate letter written to the FCBS in May this year, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources seemed to provide this missing information, praising the API building’s “exceptional importance as an outstanding example of Brutalist architecture,” and adding that it is “equally significant at the local and state levels.” Such a building, they say, could

even be included in the National Register of Historic Places, and for these reasons must be preserved. Regardless of one’s opinion of its appearance, it is clear that the API building represents a golden age of Reston’s cultural development. The Brutalist architectural style can be found throughout the area (e.g. the Lake Anne Village Center), and the bold images it conjures are part of what makes Reston architecture unique.

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more funding amid increasing suicide rate By Caroline Boras SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

PHOTO COURTESY OF KARRIE LEIGH BOSWELL

A group of suicide prevention advocates lobbied Congress for more mental health funding on Tuesday. Left to right: Crystal Abbe Graham, Shirley Ramsey, Karrie Leigh Boswell, and Zachory Matherne

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A former Fairfax County firefighter has taken an active interest in suicide prevention since retiring last August. Karrie Leigh Boswell served the Fairfax County Fire Department for over 27 years. A self-described activist, she spent time lobbying in Richmond and DC for line of duty death benefits during her career. She recently shifted her focus to suicide prevention following Fairfax County firefighter Nicole Mittendorff’s apparent death by suicide in April. “I started doing research,” Boswell said. “I was looking for information about how to assist our members…within the fire department on how to handle this because we [the Fairfax County Fire Department] have never had

a suicide of an active duty member.” Boswell says that while Mittendorff was the county’s first active duty death by suicide, she could think of four co-workers who died by apparent suicide, after they retired. In doing research, Boswell found the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a non-partisan organization whose mission is to “save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.” Boswell was interested to learn that the AFSP was hosing an advocacy forum in DC. This forum, which lasted from June 12 to June 15, included a full day of talks by leading experts in the suicide prevention field, a trip to Capitol Hill to lobby a key piece of mental health legislation, and breakout sessions about advocacy. Boswell registered, hoping it would be “educational opportunity to learn from some of the subject matter experts in suicide prevention.” While the forum was not specifically targeted at firefighters, Robert Gebbia, CEO of AFSP, immediately identified firefighters as a group that is at high risk to die by suicide. Boswell confirmed

that firefighter suicide across the nation is on the rise. She attributed the increase to the trauma, stress, anxiety and PTSD that goes along with the job. Firefighter deaths by suicide is not the only rate that is increasing. In a panel about suicide prevention research, Catholic University psychology professor David Jobes said 42,773 Americans die by suicide annually, and that number is rising. “I’m blown away when I hear numbers like 42,000 Americans,” Boswell said. “I did not know it was that high.” Death by suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in America. Multiple speakers at the forum, including Senators Bill Cassidy and Chris Murphy, said that statistics show that if more money is spent on research, mortality rates decrease. But the inverse is also true. The AFSP showed a chart of how medical research funding is allocated. HIV/AIDS research receives ten percent of the budget, with $2.9 billion in funding. Suicide prevention receives $37 million. In the past ten years, the

mortality rate of HIV/AIDS has dropped over 50 percent, the chart showed. Deaths by suicide have increased by over 20 percent in the same amount of time. Boswell said this was one of the biggest takeaways from the panel day. “Money provided the research, which provided the cures and the treatments,” she said. “And when you see the tiny, small amount of money that goes into suicide prevention and you see a rising number, it’s not rocket science. You have to fund the research in order to find a cure for the illness.” The group spent Tuesday advocating for a Senate and House bills that would reallocate funding to suicide prevention and mental health research. Boswell said she is glad to have participated in the Forum. She said the connections she made for Fairfax County’s Out of Darkness Walk in September are huge. Out of Darkness Walks are ASPF-sponsored walks to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention. Fairfax County is hosting one in September. Boswell said it is the fire department’s goal to raise $150,000.

Herndon buildings sell for $44.5 million Rolling Road widening public information meeting June 22

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Commercial Property Executive Real Estate Management firm HFF recently closed on the $44.5 million sale of Herndon Metro Plaza I & II, a two-building, 201,272-square-foot office asset situated right next to the future Herndon Silver Line Station in Herndon. HFF represented the seller, Brandywine Realty Trust, and procured an institutional investor as buyer. According to crenews. com, the property, which was sold free of debt, was acquired by Irving, Texas-based Archon Group, a Goldman Sachs affiliate. At the time the transaction closed, the buildings had a com-

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bined occupancy of 91 percent. According to Yardi Matrix, the 98,291-square-foot Herndon Metro Plaza I was completed in 1991, while Herndon Metro Plaza II saw completion in 1997. The four-story buildings are situated at 196 and 198 Van Buren St., along the dense Dulles Toll Road corridor. Sitting less than a 10-minute ride from the Dulles International Airport, the properties neighbor offices including Worldgate Plaza, Atrium at Worldgate, Dulles Overlook and the Parkview Executive Center. Providing a combined parking ca-

pacity of 663 spots, the two buildings are transit-oriented and offer great connectivity for Routes 7 and 28, the Washington Beltway and the Fairfax County Parkway. “The arrival of the Silver Line has been transformational for the Dulles Corridor, as tenants migrate to office properties surrounding existing and future Silver Line stations, driving strong positive absorption, decreasing vacancy rates and providing impressive rent growth,” Andrew Weir, senior managing director with HFF, said in a prepared statement.

encouraged on the latest plans to widen from two to four lanes By Times Staff The Virginia Department of Transportation is holding a public information meeting June 22 on plans to widen Rolling Road (Route 638) from two to four lanes from just north of the Fairfax County Parkway (Route 286) to Old Keene Mill Road (Route 644) to reduce congestion and improve safety. The public is invited to stop by between 6:30 and 8:30

p.m. at Rolling Valley Elementary School, 6703 Barnack Drive in West Springfield, to view displays and learn more about the project. VDOT staff will be available to answer questions. A brief presentation will begin at 7 p.m. In particular, VDOT welcomes input on the typical road cross-section alternatives studied to reduce impacts to adjacent properties. Comments may be provided at the meeting or sent to VDOT by July 22, 2016. E-mail or mail comments to Mr. Hamid Misaghian, P.E., Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax, 22030.

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Game, set, match! n n4 Star Tennis

Academy named 2015 Team USA Developmental Program of the Year BY Times Staff This spring, Kent Kinnear, the head of the USTA Department of Player Development, presented the 2015 Team USA Developmental Program of the Year award to 4 Star Tennis Academy of Fairfax. 4 Star Tennis Academy was founded by Bob Pass at the Four Seasons Tennis Club in 1973. Since then, over 400 of its graduates have gone on to play in college, including 23 for UVA and 36 for Ivy League universities. Several 4 Star graduates have also gone on to play on the pro tour, competing in the Grand Slam tournaments – Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. 4 Star Tennis Academy received this award because of the outstanding results its juniors achieved at both the national and international levels in 2015. Collectively, 4 Star players won fourteen gold, silver and bronze balls

from Level 1 National Tournaments, as well as the 2015 NCAA Division 1 men’s singles title. While playing for the University of Virginia, 4 Star graduate Ryan Shane captured the 2015 NCAA Men’s Singles Championship. Natasha Subhash was the #1 ranked singles player in the country in both the girls’ 14- and 16-and- under age divisions. Having won 5 balls, Natasha received a wild card entry into the Junior U.S. Open Junior Championships. She won her qualification matches as well as her first round match in the main draw as a 14year- old. Natasha also went on to win the girls’ singles and doubles titles at the 2015 Atlanta ITF tournament. Reilly Tran won a gold ball in girls’ 14 doubles at the National Clay courts; Chidimma Okpara won a silver ball in girls’ 14 doubles at National Hard Courts as well as a bronze ball at National Spring Team Championships; at National Clay Courts, Benjamin Kittay won a silver ball in boys’ 12 doubles, and at National Hard Courts he won a silver ball in boys’ 12 singles and a gold ball in boy’s 12 doubles; at National Hard Courts, Evin McDonald and Richard Bell each won a bronze ball in boys’ 14

COUSINS Continued from Page A-1 just have to show up, bring the energy and high-five the kids, so it’s a great deal for me.” A two-day event in Lorton that lasted from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 11 and 12, the Kirk Cousins Football ProCamp offered instruction on both offensive and defensive football skills for children in first through eighth grade. Sponsored by major companies including Citi Bank and Under Armor, the camp cost $199 for participants to get in. That money went to charities of Cousins’s choice (his website lists International Justice Mission and Friends of Homeless Animals among his preferences) as well as a Cincinnati, Ohio-based foundation called Kids to Camp, which allows ProCamps to invite kids for free, according to ProCamps sales coordinator Leslie Pentecost. Though the Cousins camp is the only one this year in Northern Virginia focused on football, ProCamps will hold a basketball camp with Washington Wizards guard John Wall on June 25 and 26. ProCamps gives young players the opportunity to meet and learn from professionals, who can offer advice not only about technique and skills, but also in terms of character. For example, Cousins emphasized the importance of a positive attitude and hard work when it comes to both sports and life in general. “We’ve become a sedentary

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Alexandria resident Noah Hassan participates in a passing and receiving drill as part of the Kirk Cousins Football ProCamp. society, and any time you can get kids up and playing, it’s a great thing,” ProCamps co-founder Jim Stoll said. “For an NFL quarterback to be a part of that for two whole days, the most valuable thing anybody can give someone else in life is their time, and for him to be giving them eight hours is awesome.” The majority of coaches at the Kirk Cousins ProCamp came from high schools in the Northern Virginia area, though Stoll said some college players had also volunteered as instructors for the weekend. South County Stallions varsity running back coach Brandon Cameron spent the morning of June 11 teaching the kids in his group how to throw, run slants, do three-step drops and other of-

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Conference Men’s Basketball schedule pairings for 20162017 announced PHOTO COURTESY 4 STAR TENNIS ACADEMY

Four-Star Executive Director Bob Pass and Tennis Program Director Bear Schofield at Indian Wells Tennis Garden doubles, and Evin made the semifinals in singles; and at National Clay Courts, Robert Maciag won a silver ball in boys’ 16 doubles and reached the semi-finals in singles. In addition, the joint venture USTA 4 Star/D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation Excellence team had two of its kids, Langston Williams and Mya Spencer, selected by the USTA to receive wild cards into the National Clay Courts Championships. 4 Star Tennis Academy, a USTA Certified Sectional Training Center, offers daily programs ranging from age 3 in its tiny tots program and progressing all the way to the Supernats, for juniors with the ability, desire, and commitment to play national caliber events as a prelude to college or professional tennis. 4 Star coaches do not just teach the juniors how to play the game; they forge lifelong relationships with

their players and their families. The coaches are mentors, counselors, and even trusted family friends. 4 Star’s impressive results in 2015 reflect the hard work of its dedicated coaches, including Steve Miguel, Bear Schofield, Raul Iriarte, Hannah Pass, and former WTA pro Jeri Ingram. It is 4 Star’s approach to coaching and its supportive atmosphere that made this award possible. In his acceptance speech at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Bob Pass concluded with two thoughts. One, it is important to have a dream, because a dream -- coupled with commitment, hard work, and perseverance -- can come true. Two, self-confidence is ultimately the key to success. 4 Star coaches care for and believe in their students, and they strive to inspire their students to believe in themselves as well.

fensive skills. Saying that he enjoys this time of the year as spring shifts into summer and the upcoming football season beckons, Cameron needs to adjust his coaching style and become more patient when working with young children, as opposed to teenagers, but while football becomes a competitive grind in high school, these budding players can just have fun. Cameron took some time during a water break to discuss South County’s upcoming football season, which starts in the fall. After going undefeated through almost their entire 2015 season, the Stallions ultimately fell in the regional finals with a 40-8 blowout loss to eventual 6A state champions Westfield, an abrupt end that left a “bitter taste” in the team’s mouth. “I expect us to work hard,” Cameron said. “We have a lot to prove again. We had a successful season last year, so the biggest thing is to not come in complacent this year.” With the Redskins’ offseason scheduled to conclude June 16, Cousins also discussed his day job as the youth camp participants transitioned from quarterback drills to receiver ones. Despite dropping the NFC East wild card game 35-18 to the Green Bay Packers, the Redskins had a surprisingly successful 2015 season with Cousins replacing once-heralded phenom Robert Griffin III as the team’s starting quarterback. Cousins, who was named 2015’s most improved player by the Pro Football Writers’ Asso-

ciation, says that his main goal for this season is to become more consistent and to carry last year’s success over into this year. “[Fans can] expect a football team that’s going to give their all to the very last whistle and continue to represent them well on and off the field,” Cousins said. “Hopefully [we’ll] give them a product that they’re proud to support.”

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with the Dukes taking part in the CBI and the Rams competing in the CIT. In addition to VCU, Dayton played in the NCAA Tournament after the two teams shared the A-10 regular season title with St. Bonaventure, which also competed in the 2016 NIT along with Davidson and GW. Saint Joseph’s earned the A-10’s automatic bid to the NCAA. All 14 members will meet in Pittsburgh for the 2017 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship held at CONSOL Energy Center, March 8-12. Mason’s complete schedule, including non-conference opponents, will be released at a later date. The complete conference schedule with dates, times and national television information also will be announced at a later date. Season ticket deposits for the 2016-17 men’s basketball season are now being accepted. For more information on season tickets, please call the George Mason Athletic Ticket Office at (703) 9933270 or visit GoMason.com.

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TEDx event envisions future of Tysons

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brings together local leaders in business, art and culture By Thomas Briggs SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

On June 3, the TEGNA/Gannett headquarters was home to Future Tense, the first ever TEDx Tysons event. It was centered around a single question: How will Tysons emerge not only as the area’s intellectual, cultural, and technological powerhouse, but also as a cohesive, livable community? Addressing a variety of topics such as cybersecurity, medical technology and cultural identity, the featured speakers brought together their talents and expertise in an effort to begin shaping Tysons’s identity as a community for leaders, innovators and artists of the highest caliber. The original organizers of Future Tense first met a year ago in a conference room at the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, all concerned in one way or another with that one question. Their answer was to begin hosting independently organized TED

events. TEDx Tysons was to bring together the very best of the Tysons community, its leaders in business, technology, art, etc., to spread ideas through individual presentations and discussions. Josh Stillman, one of its co-founders, said that “We saw Tysons growing in amazing ways, with an incredible number of new businesses. We organized these TEDx talks to ensure that alongside those new businesses a whole community and culture develops as well.” The theme of the first TEDx Tysons had to balance breadth and focus; if it was too specific the event would not have much widespread effect, and if was too broad it would lack direction and purpose. So the founder of the event, Ashwood Heffern, suggested Future Tense. The event addresses how the Tysons of today will be at the forefront of confronting the greatest issues of tomorrow: global warming, terrorism, disease and cyber-warfare. The first speaker was Christopher Painter, the Coordinator for Cyber Issues for the U.S. Department of State. Heffern discussed the unique intersection between the government, the private sector, and civil society in issues concerning cybersecurity, and how Tysons can foster this partnership. Alfred Grasso, the following speaker and

the president and CEO of The MITRE Corporation, delivered an insightful talk on the value and difficulty of simplicity in thought and action. Pages Matam, a national touring artist-educator and the Director of Poetry Events at Busboys and Poets, gave a powerful performance on the importance of history, art, social justice and cultural awareness. Through a combination of spoken-word poetry and provocative monologue, Matam warned of the consequences of moving too quickly into the future and forgetting a cultural past; gentrification, unaffordable housing and often-overlooked segregation are spreading outward as Washington D.C. continues to develop, and it is imperative to recognize this. Speaking afterward at a table in the reception area, Matam elaborated on the importance of culture and cultural artifacts: “If there is no art, no shared culture, history can forget people. That is something I mentioned in my performance and something that Tysons should keep in mind. What is its local cultural and artistic identity? It’s important.” Matam’s message mirrors the broader mission of the TEDx Tysons movement – to give a lasting identity to something with amazing potential.

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Government and private sector disclosure laws – a mixed bag THE LEGAL EDGE by PAUL SAMAKOW

The ability to access some government data in a user-friendly and understandable fashion, is now here. A new law and more on the way are to thank for this encouraging development. Disclosing government information is not a new concept. Beginning with our country’s Constitutional Convention, disclosing information was seen as highly important, to allow citizens to understand how the government works and what government is doing. Thus, the U.S. Census Bureau data was then made a core part of that effort. Census data is used by scores of individuals and groups, journalists, businesses, and academics to know who we are, where we live and how we are changing. As the 19th century progressed, military and scientific agencies gathered and published weather data, enabling an array of interested parties and organizations to use the data to plan, to grow, to protect and even to profit. Since then, these and countless other informational databases have continued to grow. Today, the general public is not always aware that the federal government and its agencies

collect unfathomable amounts of information, about a seemingly endless number of things, in every sector of our world, from the economy to energy to labor to finance to environment to foreign influences, and more. Think about nearly any topic, and it is highly likely the government has extensive data on the subject. Too often, however, that information, that raw data, was locked up in computers, or in “hard files” in file cabinets somewhere, and was highly inaccessible, often hidden under the guise of being “proprietary” or “sensitive.” Moreover, the data was often highly difficult to make sense of and use, if it was available. Efforts to gain access to more of this government collected information have always been a mission for many, including the Sunlight Foundation and other similar groups. Now, those efforts have taken some impressive steps forward, including recent actions by the U.S. Congress. It’s a genuine victory for those who have long promoted more open and accessible government.

U.S. House or Representatives efforts The United States House of Representatives recently made public examination of their spend-

ing plans and patterns easier to review and understand. On October 21, 2015, the Committee on House Administration voted and passed several measures concerning spending by House members, including the decision to publish the data in a CSV format. Now, anyone can access a CSV file (spreadsheet) file format as opposed to the long in use PDF format, which made data difficult to extract and evaluate via spreadsheet and calculation software. Rodney Davis, R-Pa. and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. led the efforts. Both said that the measure will create more transparency and accountability in the House. The postings began with the first quarter of 2016. Congratulations are in order for this bipartisan House effort. Now, anyone can access a CSV file of the House’s quarterly “Statement of Disbursements.” (Unfortunately, the slower-to-move Senate is still using those difficult to understand PDF files.) The information is easier to examine and review in the new format, which provides all of the details, literally, to the penny, about how the House and its members spend taxpayer money. Being able to see it in this format makes for more effective analysis and oversight. Anyone can now go to The House Disbursements Page and

How to exercise your brain NEURISHING NEWS

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We’ve talked a lot about Neuroplasticity. There are numerous programs out there to assist with brain training as well as therapists/coaches that can help you re-train your brain. I am often asked, “What can I do on my own to assist with training my brain?” When trying to teach the concept of neuroplasticity, I encourage people to think about the brain as being like a forest. The neurons themselves look like trees: dendrites on the neuron are much like branches on the tree, the axon the trunk, and synaptic terminals, the roots. The brain is comprised of over 1 billion neurons, resembling a dense forest. As you explore a dense forest, you are going to visit spots of great appeal to you, beautiful views you love, paths that lead you to others you socially connect with, or paths that lead you to spots of great comfort. As you

continuously go over these same paths, the pathways become more dominate within the forest. Then one day as you go out to explore the forest, you may notice that it is just easier to take that dominant path through the forest, not struggling through the dense brush to get to less explored areas. Now think about your day. Do get up at the same time every morning, take the same route to work, do the same job every day, avoiding the things you might not enjoy? Are you stuck on that dominant pathway within your brain? Most of us will tend to avoid the things that we aren’t good at or that are uncomfortable for us, but those are precisely the things that we need to work on! Ever hear the expression, use it or lose it? If we don’t exercise our muscles they start to waste away and atrophy; if we don’t exercise our neurons within different areas of our brain, they too will atrophy and waste away. We need to exercise the brain by exposing it to pathways that are

difficult for us to get through, try things we might not be as good at, or expose it to new circumstances and experiences in order to create new pathways and exercise the neurons. What do I think is the best form of brain training? Experiencing life! Getting out in different environments, experiencing new situations, learning news skills, challenging your preconceptions. Take a different route to work, eat with your opposite hand, try to take someone else’s opinion. Life is not intended to be void of challenges; it is the challenges and sometimes the apprehension that creates growth and helps us to maintain brain health. Teresa Micheli holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, with additional schooling in nutritional therapy. Currently, she is the Founder of Neurish and provides brain coaching and training in the Northern Virginia area.

scroll to the section labeled “Searchable Format.” Clicking on either “Detail” or “Summary Transactions Data” takes you to the relevant information, which includes expenditures connected with the offices of all of the 435 members, the delegates, committees, leadership and the House’s Chief Administrative Office as well. Expenditures are listed on everything from technology spending to travel, to staff salaries, even to meals eaten at fast-food restaurants.

U.S. Senate efforts Next, there is even more good news. A few weeks ago, a Senate committee recommended consideration of a “full disclosure” bill that was introduced in April. The proposed OPEN Government Data Act would transform the President’s 2013 open data policy into law if and when the bill passes the full Senate and House and is signed by the President. The bill is likely to pass because it has bipartisan support. The law will require all federal agencies to publish their information in an open, easily readable and searchable format. It will require every agency to maintain a centralized “Enterprise Data Inventory” that lists all data sets, and the law will also require a centralized inventory for the entire government. Once the new Act is implemented, those looking for information will have a much easier time finding it. In turn, finding information such as SEC corporate disclosures (getting information about any corporation) and Treasury’s and OMB’s use of contractor numbers (called DUNS, for Digital Universal Numbering System), that currently cannot be accessed without purchasing a license, will be easier, and in turn, will open commercial opportunities for many types of companies. Imagine wanting to bid on a government contract and having prior and current bidding information from potential competitors! Even non-profits looking for funding will have more informa-

tion at their disposal to make their funding efforts more focused. The Senate bill will expand on prior related law, the 2014 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (the DATA Act), which requires the Federal government to express spending information as “open” data. Larger in scope than the DATA Act, which was limited to spending or financial regulation like the DATA Act, this new bill would make all data the federal government collects and generates easy to access and read.

Private Sector: “Data USA” Where the government treads, private industry races to make things better. In April, a new website went live, making data nerds crazy with glee. Go to Data USA to see stunning visualizations of government gathered data collections. The website was funded by Deloitte, and it was developed by the MIT media lab. The data is delivered in stories! Boring stuff made fun! Dr. Patricia Buckley, director of economics at Deloitte Services LP, notes: “Data USA provides the tools to transform data into millions of stories about America – its people, places, industries, occupations, skill sets and educational institutions – to better understand our populations, visualize critical national issues, and improve how we live and work both today and in the future.” By way of example, suppose you were interested in what government data says about the District of Columbia. Click on Data USA’s website DC link and explore demographics, housing, education and transit. Analysts compare the current searches on government databases to those on Data USA. Imagine going into a grocery store and every item was in the same sized brown box – you’d have to open each to find the Twinkies or the milk. That would be the government platform. With Data USA, the search process quality and

functionality are exponentially easier. Nevertheless, both the recent Federal and private sector efforts in this regard are commendable.

Future financial disclosure possibilities? Hopefully, the future will bring us even more legal and financial sunshine, shedding light, for example, on the origins of the “dark money” that has become a key issue in the political contributions arena. The insurance industry, for one, does not want us to know which candidates or causes they support or how much they give. Last week shareholders of Aetna and Anthem rejected measures to disclose their donations to 501(c) (4) “social welfare” organizations. These organizations are allowed to engage in political activity, as long as it is not their primary activity. Similar measures by Aetna shareholders to require self-disclosure failed in 2012, 2014 and 2015. In 2012, Aetna gave more than $7 million to groups working to defeat the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). This fact was accidentally disclosed. Oops. What a surprise. The Center for Responsive Politics reports that the health insurance industry has spent $73 million on lobbying in 2015, and their PACs and employees have given $13 million to candidates, parties and PACs so far this year. Concluding thoughts: Disclosing important stuff is good. Nonetheless, some things are best kept private. Things like not kissing and telling. Oops again. Not so much for those inappropriately involved with politicians. Paul A. Samakow is a Personal Injury attorney and author, headquartered in Tysons Corner and Wheaton, Md. He has been practicing since 1980. His book “The 8 Critical Things Your Auto Accident Attorney Won’t Tell You” can be downloaded for free on his website: http://www.samakowlaw.com/book.

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Orlando massacre only about one thing: assault rifles LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Orlando. Famous for Disney. And now infamous for the massacre, the outright slaughter, at The Pulse nightclub. Republican “leaders” were quick to tie the Pulse slaughter to Islamic or Muslim terrorism. Never miss an opportunity, no matter how inaccurate or how pedestrian, to advance your misguided ideological position. However, this massacre is not about Islam. This is not about Muslims. This is not about terrorism. This is not about LBGTs. This is about the one subject (aside from abortion) with which Americans are obsessed: guns. But not just hand guns, assault rifles. Guns that outgun even those which most police departments in the US carry for protection. Mass killings happen with frightening regularity, but only here, only in the US. You rarely hear of a slaughter involving guns in England, or Chile, or Japan, or Australia, or Canada. And yet, where is the outrage? You read of politicians hypocritically tweeting out their “thoughts and prayers” to the victims’ families. Where are the pro-lifers? Where is Focus on the Family? Where are the Catholic bishops and other religious leaders who so otherwise so compassionately focus on defending every life, born and unborn? Dead silence. Not a peep when a life, an innocent life, or several, or dozens, or 50 – are slaughtered with guns. Except from Pope Francis, who was quick to condemn this (but as our GOP friends remind us, he’s a socialist Pope, a Hispanic Pope, not the real thing). Because in addition to abortion, guns are the “other” GOP magic bullet which keeps their base voting GOP even when everything else the GOP does harms those who typically vote for them more than it helps them. I was in the military for 26 years. I learned to handle, clean, tear apart and put back together and fire weapons there, for the very first time. I wasn’t a great shot, but I was OK. The Army also taught me to respect my weapon. To be vigilant in keeping it within sight, to always point it downrange and to

always handle it safely, whether on the range or in the field on an exercise. One of the gravest violations one could commit in the military was to leave a weapon unattended or handle a weapon irresponsibly. And we were trained, and retrained, on how to effectively and safely handle and fire a weapon – both our sidearm (for officers) and our M16 rifle. I’d never handled weapons before my military training and it was more of a pain to carry them around with you than it was anything else, but I grew accustomed to it and I grew to respect the importance and responsibility of being furnished a firearm. Yet in the US, over the past several years, the problem with our unlimited, easy civilian access to weapons has become a serious and dangerous public health epidemic. Defenders, though, always fall back on their “2nd Amendment rights.” The 2nd amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This amendment was passed by Congress on September 25, 1789 – 13 years after our independence was declared and won, and ratified by the states on December 15, 1791. Webster’s Dictionary defines “Militia” as: a group of people who are not part of the armed forces of a country but are trained like soldiers. That distinction is key: a Militia (it was capitalized by those who authored the amendment) is a group of people, not your average Joe or any Tom, Dick or Harriett who decides they want to drive to WalMart and pick up a Smith and Wesson along with their case of Diet Coke and groceries. In the year 1789, America was just barely a decade out from having defeated what was then the world’s greatest power, Great Britain (albeit with the help of our French friends, whom we have not always been very grateful to since). It was reasonable to be concerned (in 1789) that a great power might have designs on winning back one of her former colonies by force, and so it might be

a good idea since finances were tight to empower militias in each state to bear arms at their expense (remember, this is how we had fought our war for independence). Three rounds per minute in 1789, 800 rounds per minute today. Remember also that in 1789, according to historians, the “most advanced weapon at that time would probably have been either the Kentucky long rifle, capable of firing two or three .60 balls per minute out to an accurate range of 300 yards, or the 6-pound field gun, which could fire a variety of projectiles 1500 yards, usually one shot every two minutes.” Contrast that with today’s arsenal available to anyone – oftentimes with no background check, no training – Google “AR15 rifle for sale” and you will easily find more than a dozen sites where you can purchase one for as little as $550.00 with the option to “upgrade and customize.” An AR15 is technically capable of firing 800 rounds a minute, which is 13.3 rounds per second. This is clearly not the caliber of weapon our forefathers had in mind when they drafted the 2nd Amendment. And it clearly is not what you need for hunting. I have no objection to anyone wishing to own a firearm for their protection, although I question the rationale as it has been proven (and if you read the news there is usually at least one story about a toddler killing their parent, a parent killing their child or a child killing a playmate or sibling – so I’m not sure I buy the “protection” argument) that gun ownership is more likely to result in harm to the gun owner (or their family) than to offer protection. However, unlike any other nation on earth, we have become numb to the epidemic of gun violence in this country, and today this must end. We can neither be, nor aspire to be, great or civilized if as a nation, as a community, we are willing to continue to tolerate the slaughter, the outright murder of innocent Americans in churches, in elementary schools, in movie theaters, at malls, on college campuses, in concert venues… To silently stand by, again, time after time, and offer prayers yet refuse to take action is no lon-

Stop using the Orlando tragedy to promote political agendas People who use the tragedy in Orlando to promote their own political agendas should be ashamed and must stop. As we learn more about the assailant, Omar Mateen, in the mass shooting in Orlando, we now understand he had a longstanding hatred for America. On 9/11, Mateen boarded his school bus and celebrated the horrors of that day when planes crashed into the Twin Towers. We know that during the massacre at the Pulse nightclub, he called 911 three times pledging allegiance to ISIS and to a known ISIS terrorist, Abu al-Baghdadi, and praised the Boston bombers. Department of Homeland Security agent Philip Haney revealed that Mateen frequented a mosque that has ties to terrorism. In addition, we now know that Mateen visited the Pulse nightclub a number of times and that his current wife, Noor, drove him by the club to scope it out. While saying she tried to talk him out of the massacre, she failed to report her husband to authorities. We know he visited other potential soft targets at several Walt Disney Orlando sites where many people gather. We know Mateen had been investigated by the FBI in 2013 and 2014 and was temporarily placed on a nofly list. We know his father has very close ties with Afghanistan and may be running for president of that country. We know for sure that Omar Mateen was inspired by radical Islamic ideology. Neither religious liberty laws, bathroom bills, or religious leaders inspired Mateen to celebrate 9/11, frequent a mosque with ties to terror, pledge allegiance to ISIS, or abuse his ex-wife. Yet, we keep hearing irresponsible political rhetoric from people, likeT:5.41” Nadine Smith of

ger acceptable. If our politicians are so beholden to the NRA that they value the NRA more than the lives of their constituents, then that is their choice. We can make clear our choice come November. Silence is cowardice. We can send men to the moon. We can build self driving cars. But we fear the NRA and are willing to tolerate tens of thousands of Americans being slaughtered year after year after year. No more. If a politician running for election (or re-election) does not unambiguously state their support for gun control, do not vote for them. If a Catholic priest or a prolife leader supplicates you to vote for only pro-life politicians, then force them to state their stance on the ethics and morality of a society who obsesses over saving even one fetus but remains silent when dozens of children, or 50 adults, are slaughtered. It is time for us – religious leaders, presidents of universities, healthcare leaders, social leaders, moms and dads, teachers, millennials – to raise our voices (and open our pocketbooks) and most importantly, cast our votes to put politicians on notice that we will no longer tolerate silence, or “thoughts and prayers” or distracting us by claiming these are acts of terrorism attributed solely to ISIS or ISIL or Islam or Muslims. We are not as stupid as you think. We will not be so easily distracted. I echo the recent comments of Tom Brokaw and GEN David Petraeus and demand that we act as a nation to protect US now. You either represent and defend the NRA, or you represent and defend US. Joe Cruz Fairfax

Equality Florida, who are using this tragedy to advance their divisive agendas. This must stop. Truth is irrelevant to people who want to use the tragedy to advance their own agenda. One such example of twisting the facts is the tweet by Anita Staver regarding the boycott of Target over its transgender bathroom policy. Earlier this year, fresh from self-defense training with a rented Glock .45 and en route to a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma, Anita tweeted: “I’m taking a Glock .45 to the ladies’ room. It identifies as my bodyguard.” She added “#BoycottTarget” as the trending topic. Anita followed up the tweet, saying she was not afraid of transgenders, “I want protection from the perverts who will use the law to gain access to women.” As a woman who has experienced two attempted sexual assaults as a teenager, her concern was about men abusing these laws to prey on women. But the truth just gets in the way of those intent on using this tragedy to distort reality. Deal with the facts of this tragedy and do not use it to promote false statements or political agendas. No gun law would have stopped this killer. Timothy McVeigh used common fertilizer to kill 168 people and injure more than 600 people. Christians, religious liberty laws, conservative leaders, and the bathroom bills had nothing to do with Omar Mateen’s massacre of innocent people. Now is the time to pray and offer support in the wake of this calamity. Stop using this tragedy to promote self-interest and political agendas. Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman, Liberty Counsel

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Al Stewart, Saturday in Alexandria The musical stylings of Al Stewart will rock the house this Saturday, June 18 at The Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria. For more information, call The Birchmere 703-549-7500

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Color your weekend mellow in Herndon with Burnt Sienna, Friday, 6:30 p.m. From Philadelphia, BURNT SIENNA is more than just a five-piece band. They are an elite musical experience. Friday Night Live in Herndon, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. For more info, go to www. herndonrocks.com

Ray Lamontagne’s busy prepping for his upcoming tour when reached on the phone, admitting that he’d been spending a lot of time listening to his own records lately. “I’m doing a lot of digging into lots of old songs,” Lamontagne said. “I’m going to start the show acoustic by myself, so I’m going back to these songs that I haven’t really looked at for a long time and trying to see them with fresh eyes and accept them for what they are.” The tour supporting his latest album, “Ouroboros”, visits Wolf Trap on Sunday, June 19, combines the acoustic set of older material with a complete performance of the new album. He said it can be tough to revisit his old songs, which remind him of his early days as a songwriter – it can sometimes be tough to listen to himself at a younger age. “Sometimes I say ‘Oh Christ – such angst young Ray. Such angst you poor bastard,’” he said, chuckling. “But then I see these glimmers, these gems in there. It’s crazy that I see just a young man who really was emulating his heroes and trying to learn from his heroes. That’s the only way to learn: to study the masters and try to make it your own. Learn what you can and try to inject your own voice to it.” Lamontagne said he often goes months without picking up his guitar, waiting for inspiration to strike and taking advantage of it when it does – likening it to Peter Pan knocking on the window of the Darling children. “It took me years to understand the relationship between myself and the creative part of myself, that it was really mischievous,” he said. “It was like Peter Pan, in that it would come knocking but he would have to tell you what he wanted to play. If Peter Pan comes and says ‘I want to play hide and seek,’ you can’t say ‘let’s play Parcheesi or checkers,’ or

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Peter Pan will just disappear. He’ll get upset with you and disappear and he may never come back.” Lamontagne said trying to rush the creative process creates music that sounds very intentional – a criticism he levied at most modern pop music. “I would never make myself sit down and write ever – ever, ever, ever,” he said. “All you’re going to get when you do that is something that sounds full of intent. There’s a lot of stuff out there like that in the pop world and the country pop world. It’s very intentional; it sounds very intentional. I just learned very early on that it was best for me and I’m happiest with the work if I let it come to me.” “Ouroboros” is a bit of a departure for those familiar with Lamontagne for his raspy, folk-powered songs like “Trouble.” The songs on the latest album have an ethereal, almost Pink Floyd-esque quality. The album was produced by My Morning Jacket’s frontman Jim James, with backup playing provided by the bands other members. Four of those members will be backing up Lamontagne on the tour: Tommy Blankenship, Carl Broemel, Bo Koster, and Patrick Hallahan. He said he and the members of My Morning Jacket had discussed touring together for about six years, but could never line things up. “I already feel like this is a highlight for me of my career for sure to be able to play with these guys and tour with these guys,” he said. “It’s really, really difficult to put something together like this with two established acts. We’re all touring all the time – it’s nothing but conflict. To get this time to be able to do this was kind of a miracle in itself, but I’m just honored to be touring with them.”

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Warm up your dance legs, Friday 9:30 p.m. The Legwarmers bring their unique 80s brand of musical talents to the State Theatre in Falls Church for a show at 9:30 p.m. this Friday, June 17. For more information, go to www. thestatetheatre.com.

NEXT TO NORMAL nn Keegan Theatre, Washington, DC nn June 18-July 10 nn Tickets: $45-$55 nn For more information, visit www.keegantheatre.com

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What’s D’Amato in Vienna? Not a thing. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Anthony D’Amato with his full band will be performing Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Jammin Java in Vienna. For more information, go to http://jamminjava.com.

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The tale of a woman struggling with a bipolar disorder may not seem like the most obvious choice for a rock musical, but as its Pulitzer Prize and three Tony awards will attest, “Next to Normal” is one of the most memorable and powerful productions to have graced the Broadway stage so far in the 21st Century. The DC theater community played a big part in its early success. After it originated Off-Broadway, “Next to Normal” played a two-month run at Arena Stage, and it was during its successful run there that the decision was made to bring the musical to Broadway in 2009. Now, the Keegan Theater is paying homage to this new classic, by staging its own production, June 18 through July 10, co-directed by Colin Smith and Keegan artistic director Mark A. Rhea. “I was interested in directing ‘Next to Normal’ immediately after seeing it at Arena,” Smith said. “I was struck by how intimate and visceral the story is, qualities we love at Keegan. These give the story

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A bipolar woman must balance her disease and her family in Keegan’s Next to Normal.

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Taste of Reston, produced by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce, is the largest outdoor food festival in the area and was voted 2012, 2013, and 2014 “Northern Virginia’s Best Food Festival” by Virginia Living magazine. Join us this June at the Reston Town Center for two days of restaurants and community vendors, live entertainment on three stages, a carnival, the Family Fun Zone! and our Wine ‘n Dine area. Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, Noon to 11 p.m. $20/24 food and drink tickets. Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, Reston. http://bit.ly/24QNRvX.

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will feature seasonal beers, meads and ciders from more than 45 regional breweries and cideries, as well as educational programs, live music, a cornhole tournament, food, arts & crafts and a family fun area. Saturday, Noon to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. $65/VIP valid Saturday only; $25/GA adults 21 and older; $10/designated driver with non-alcoholic beverages. Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville. http://tix.extremetix.com/webtix/1567?salesRef=.

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Take your Father to one of the longest running antique car shows in the area, sponsored by the FCPA and The Model A Ford Club of America. More than 400 antique and classic cars will be on display. Buy the car of your dreams at the Car Corral or search for the perfect accessory in the Flea Market with more than 100 vendors. First floor tours of the 1794 house are included. 10 a.m. and 3: 30 p.m. $10/adult, $8/senior, $7/child. Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.

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Summer on the Green Concert Series, the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department sponsor this event held every Friday and Sunday through August 14. The series features a wide range of musical genres. Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and are approximately 1 1/2 hours long. This week: Sarah Bennett Swanner sings soulful blues. Free. Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave., East, Vienna. www.viennava.gov.

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Friday Night Live! An annual tradition in the Town of Herndon returns with weekly concerts in its 22nd season. Events are free but food and beverages are available for sale with some proceeds benefitting the Herndon After-Prom and All-Night alcohol-free Grad Parties. No concert Friday, June 3 due to the Herndon Festival. 777 Lynn Street,

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Reston Town Center “Concerts on the Town” Celebrating its 26th year, live bands perform a variety of music genres from around the country. Presented

by Reston Town Center Association and Reston Town Center. Free Rain or Shine. Alcohol permitted only at restaurants. Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street, Reston. www.restontowncenter.com/event/restonconcerts-on-the-town-26th-annual-series.

Post your events online at www.fairfaxtimes.com. Click “Events Calendar” on the tool bar, then click “Submit an Event” and fill in your event information. Send community calendar notices at least two weeks prior to your event to ffxtimesevents@ gmail.com. Please limit submissions to event name, date, time, cost, address and contact information. Events are listed on a space-available basis.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17 Garden Talks: Ornamental Grasses Give your garden four seasons of interest with lowmaintenance, versatile grasses. Master gardeners will introduce you to ornamental grasses. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. $10 per person. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria. Register online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ greenspring using code 290 281 3201 or call 703-642-5173. Taste of Reston Festival Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce presents Northern Virginia’s largest outdoor food festival featuring samplings from the region’s eateries, live music, beer and wine gardens, and a family fun zone. Free. Today from 3 to 11 p.m. and tomorrow from Noon to

11 p.m. Pavilion and Market Street. Tasting tickets purchased on site. For more information call 703-707-9045 or visit restontaste.com Conservatory Ballet Spring Gala, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with an evening performance at 7 p.m. $25/adults, $20/children, Reston Community Center CenterStage, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. http://www.conservatoryballet.com/ springgala.php Kenny Rogers, the gambler and Country Music Hall of Famer comes to Wolf Trap for the final time during his farewell tour. Guest artist Linda Davis. $30-$125/person. Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. www. wolftrap.org/tickets.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Innovations in Flight Family Day and Aviation Display, see military, recreational and home-built aircraft as well as classic automobiles. Presentations, demonstrations and special tours with hands-on activities. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission but parking is $15/car. National Air and Space Museum Stephen F. UdvarHazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly. http:// innovationsinflight.si.edu. Dissection Discovery Workshop, this parent/child workshop investigates the various life systems of earthworms and compares and contrasts how they

relate to our own adaptations. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. $25/child and parent. Children’s Science Center Lab, 11948 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax. http://bit.ly/1TYJAGW. Conservatory Ballet Spring Gala, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with young children matinees at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and an evening performance at 7 p.m. $25/adults, $20/children, Reston Community Center CenterStage, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. http://www.conservatoryballet.com/ springgala.php Guided Tours of Historic Ratcliffe-Allison House, oldest house in downtown Fairfax, to view architectural changes and learn about residents’ lives, Saturdays through Oct. 31. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Ratcliffe-Allison House, 10386 Main St., Fairfax. 703-385-8414. Dog and Cat Adoption, offering spayed or neutered pets. Noon to 3 p.m. Fees apply. Seven Corners PetSmart, 6100 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. 703-295-3647 or www.lostdogrescue.org. Whiskey In America: Lecture and Tasting, hear about the nations most celebrated spirit and sample two ryes and three bourbons with light hors d’oeuvres. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. $44/ person, 21 and older. Green Spring Horticultural Center, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria. http://1. usa.gov/1Yrtl4T. Last Ham Standing, familyfriendly improv similar to “Whose

Line is it Anyway?” 8 p.m. $22/ person. NextStip Theatre Company, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/ pesptps/10095216/1035665. Cool Cow Comedy Presents Erin Jackson, enjoy Erin’s warm, conversational style and relatable humor. 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. $15/ pre-sale, $20/at door. 18 and older. Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. http:// coolcow.laughstub.com/event. cfm?id=454658&cart. Civil War Bus Tour This annual tour will leave the Truro Rectory at 8:30 a.m. Please arrive at 8 a.m. to sign in. The tour will visit Miskell’s Farm, Waterford, Loudoun Heights, Charlestown, W.V., Jefferson County Museum and the Blazer’s Fight site in Kabletown among others. $65 for members of the StuartMosby Historic Society, $75 for non-members. The Truro Rectory is located at 10520 Main St., Fairfax. To sign up or for more information call Don Hakenson at 703-971-4984. Family Fun Entertainment Series features Turley the Magician at Reston Town Square Park, 11990 Market St., Reston. 10 to 10:45 a.m. The entertainment series is presented by Reston Community Center Saturdays through August 6. Free. For more information call 703-476-4500 or visit restoncommunitycenter.com. Take Me Home Huey a mixedmedia sculpture created from the U.S. Army helicopter, will participate in Innovations of Flight Family Days at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $15 parking. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy., Chantilly. For more information visit innovationsinflight.si.edu. Historic Ratcliffe-Allison House Tours Ratcliffe-Allison House will offer free guided tours exploring more than 200 years of its owners and residents, from a shoemaker in the early 19th century to a garden writer and horticulturist in the 20th century. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 29. Free. Ratcliffe-Allison House, 10286 Main St., Fairfax. For more information call 703-385- 8414. Herndon Garden Tour Tour five gardens in the Town of Herndon. The tour is self-guided and gardeners will be on hand to discuss their gardens. Noon to 4 p.m. $15. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets are available at Herndon Florist, 716 Lynn St., or Herndon Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave., Herndon. For more information visit www. herndon-va.gov/gardentour. Feeding the Homeless for DC Dranesville Church of the Brethren seeks volunteers for this event at 2:30 p.m. in their fellowship hall. Dranesville Church of the Brethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon. For more information call 703-430-7872. Lecture and Tasting: Whiskey in America Hear about the nations most celebrated spirit. Luke Pecoraro, Director of Archaeology at Mount Vernon, tells the fascinating story of American distilled products through discoveries unearthed at colonial production sites, including George Washington’s recently renovated distillery. Afterwards, sample two ryes and three bourbons with light hors d’oeuvres. 4 to 6 p.m. Ages 21 and over. $44 per person. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria. Register online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ greenspring using code 290 301 3501 or call 703-642-5173.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 Gunston Hall Conversations, George Mason’s family, friends and servants discuss politics, play games and perform domestic skills in 18thCentury Virginia, Noon to 4 p.m., $10/ adults, $8/seniors over 60, $5/children

Friday - Sunday, JUNE 17 - 19, 2016 fx 6 to 18, Free/children 6 and younger, Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Mason Neck. www.gunstonhall.org. Cat Adoption, offering spayed or neutered cats. 1 to 4 p.m. Fees apply. PetSmart, 11860 Spectrum Center, Reston. 703-295-3647 or http://lostdogrescue.org/animalsfor-adoption/all-cats. Live Music at the Winery, enjoy live music from different genres, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Free, The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 Lee Highway, Centreville. 703-815-2233. www. wineryatbullrun.com. Yoga on the Plaza Stretch out and cool down to start your Sunday morning with yoga. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday through August 28. Free. Lake Anne Plaza, Reston. For more information visit www.LakeAnnePlaza.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 20 Lunch N’ Life for Seniors Hosted by Shepherd’s Center of Oakton Vienna from noon to 2 p.m. at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Rd., Vienna. A healthy lunch w/dessert will be served, followed by entertainment provided by the Washington Sangerbund choir. Reservation and payment was due before June 6. Call 703-281-0538 for more information.

more information at http://pwrc.org/ adult-novice-camp.html. Stories from Strawberry Park, enjoy a live interactive performance taught by a group of unique storytellers (held outside, weather permitting), 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., The Mosaic, 2910 District Ave., Fairfax. http://mosaicdistrict.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 Smart Markets of Reston is a producers-only market featuring locally grown produce, locally raised meat and poultry and more. 3 to 7 p.m. Reston Station, 1900 Reston Station Blvd., Reston. For more information and other market locations visit www.smartmarkets.org. Senior Movie Day Reston Association presents “Brooklyn.” Refreshments and door prizes are provided prior to the movie. Free to ages 55 and up. Doors open at 9:15 a.m. Movie starts at 10 a.m. Bow Tie Cinemas, 11940 Market St., Reston. For more information call 703-435-6530 or visit reston.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

Farmers’ Market The Herndon Farmers’ Market includes an opportunity to purchase plants, produce, baked goods, mean and more. Come TUESDAY, JUNE 21 on out and enjoy seasonal events and Dumbarton Oaks & Tudor entertainment. 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Place Tea Getaway Get away to Historic Downtown Herndon. see the historic gardens of Tudor Spice Up Your Life Herbs and Place and Dumbarton Oaks in spices are a simple way to add flavor, Georgetown. Tour Tudor Place’s fragrance and nutrition to your day. Federalist-period mansion followed Join Amanda Barnes, RD, LDN, nuby a traditional Victorian tea. 11:15 tritionist at Giant, for this free class a.m. to 5:45 p.m. $118 per person to learn about the health benefits of includes motor coach, admissions, common culinary spices. Includes tea and tea program. Green Spring interactive tasting experience. 10 Gardens, 4603 Green Spring a.m. to Noon. Dranesville Church of Rd., Alexandria. Register online the Brethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike, at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ Herndon. For more information call greenspring using code 290 390 1301 703-420-7822. or call 703-642-5173. Garden Tour & Tea Tour some of McLean Rotary Club Luncheon the demonstration gardens with a masMembers of the community are invited to join the women and men ter gardener docent who will share stoof the Rotary Club of McLean for ries of Green Spring past and present. our weekly luncheon meeting and Afterwards, enjoy a traditional English meal. Noon. Fellowship Hall of the afternoon tea served in the 1784 historic Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, house. 1 to 3 p.m. Ages 13 to adult. 1545 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean. Reservations required. $32 per person. The Rotary Club of McLean is a Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green service club actively involved in Spring Rd., Alexandria. To make resthe McLean Community and in ervations, call Historic Green Spring international areas related to our at 703-941-7987. NARFE Chapter 1242 Luncheon community. E-mail mcleanrotary. va@gmail.com to RSVP. For RSVP deadline is today for this lunadditional information view our cheon which will take place June 27 webpage at www.mcleanrotary.org. at Amphora Diner in Herndon. Please U.S. Passenger Arrival Records, call your reservation and choice of 1820s-1930s Genealogist John Col- entrée to Louise Rooney at 703-435letta, Ph.D., talks about arrival re- 3523 or e-mail nana492@aol.com. cords and alternatives for overcoming issues like variant spellings of names, ONGOING conflicting arrival dates, confusion of God’s Big Backyard VBS Oakton ship names, various ports of departure and arrival, and missing passenger Church of the Brethren’s vacation Bimanifests. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Hollin ble school is a place where children Hall Senior Center, 1500 Shenandoah will sing, watch skits, make crafts Rd., Alexandria. For more informa- and play games. The camp is Aug. 1 tion call 703-768-4101 or visit www. through 5 from 9:20 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. $20 per child or $40 maximum mvgenealogy.org. Summer Cinema Series Start per family. Oakton Church of the your summer vacation early with this Brethren, 10025 Courthouse Rd., Virecent romantic comedy set in Paris. enna. Online registration is open at PG-13. 7 p.m. Free. Reston Regional www.oaktonbrethren.org. For more Library, 11925 Bowman Towne information call 703-281-4411. Olympic Camp Providence Drive. Adults and teens. Adult Novice Rowing Baptist Church will host an OlymCamp Come find out what rowing is pic Camp for rising 1st through all about with Prince William Rowing 6th grades 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July Club. For two weeks, each Novice 11 through 15. Providence Baptist Camp boat of eight will go out on the Church, 8980 Brook Rd., McLean. water with four experienced rowers and Register at www.ProvidenceToday. four novice rowers. Rowing with the org. For cost and more information experienced rowers will allow the nov- call 703-893-5330. Haven Seeks Volunteers Haven ices to leapfrog ahead in the learning process and gain a better feel of the po- of Northern Virginia offers training to tential that rowing offers. The program people interested in providing support consists of six total sessions, Tuesdays to the bereaved and seriously ill. A and Thursdays 6 to 8 p.m. and Satur- 30-hour training period is required. To days 8 to 10 a.m., Through June 4. become a Haven volunteer, please call Cost is $125. Register online and find Haven for orientation at 703-941-7000.

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Send community calendar notices at least two weeks prior to your event to ffxtimesevents@ gmail.com. Please limit submissions to event name, date, time, cost, address and contact information. Events are listed on a spaceavailable basis. ART EVENTS Call for Artists for “Paint and Beyond” The League of Reston Artists invites artists to enter works in the upcoming show at the U.S. Geological Survey, National Gallery, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston. Eligible works are paintings, mixed media, and two-dimensional works suitable for wall hanging (no photography). The exhibit will be on display from July 1 through July 29. Artwork that reflects USGS’s environmental mission is encouraged. Artists may enter online through June 30 at the LRA web site www.leagueofrestonartists.org. Funtography: Creative Exercises for Art Photographers, writers, and aspiring artists, improve your artistic eye and engage your creative brain through show-and-tell and imaginative exercises that shift your thinking from analytic to intuitive. With the help of photography instructor Tuan Pham, practice using your artistic eye and apply your new vision to your art. No experience necessary. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Adults. $32 per person. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria. Register online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ greenspring using code 290 331 3701 or call 703-642-5173. Young Rembrandts Mini Arts Camp A week-long pre camp for ages 3.5 to 5 held in McLean Project for the Arts studio. Morning and afternoon sessions are available June 20 through 24. Prices are $113 for members, $123 for non-members. McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. For more information or to register visit http://tinyurl.com/youngrembrandts. Information on other MPA camps throughout the summer can be found at http://www.mpaart.org/summer-camps/. Color Me Happy Relax, unwind, turn your inner artist loose and discover that coloring is for grownups, too. Choose from our collection of intricate designs and bring them to life with color. Coloring pages, pens and pencils provided, or bring your own. 7 p.m. June 22. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Dr., Reston. Adults. Explore More! at GRACE Walk-in art-making program designed for preschool and elementary school aged children. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5 per child. Greater Reston Arts Center Please check the calendar before planning your visit. For more infor-

mation call 703-471-9242 or visit restonarts.org. Botanical Garden Exhibit Vienna Arts Society members will be exhibiting at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens through June 30. Free. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct., Vienna. For more information call 703-255-3631. Theatre in the Woods The 2016 season lineup for Children’s Theatrein-the-Woods features diverse acts including puppetry, storytelling, dance, theater, and music. Situated in the heart of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods welcomes families, school groups, caregivers, and their young ones Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m., beginning June 21 through August 6. Tickets are $8 $12 and children under two enter free of charge. For more information see the listing of performance dates at wolftrap.org/youngatarts or purchase tickets at wolftrap.org/woods. Open Rehearsal The Fairfax JubilAires Barbershop Chorus invites men of all ages who enjoy singing to visit us Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Lord of Life Church, 13421 Twin Lakes Dr., Centreville. For more information visit www.fairfaxjubilairs.org or call 703-991-5198. Painting and Drawing Classes for Ladies No experience is necessary. 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays. The cost of $185 per month covers four two-hour sessions per month. There is a onetime $100 registration fee. All materials are provided by the studio. For more information visit www.meadeartstudio. com or call 703-802-6243. Summer Art Camps and Teen Studios enrolling now. From McLean Project for the Arts partnership with the Vosler Young Artists’ Studio to Young Rembrandts Drawing Camp, there is something from every age from June through August. For more information and to register visit http:// www.mpaart.org/summer-camps/.

IN THE GALLERIES Photos Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial The Reston Photographic Society, a special interest group of the League of Reston Artists, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service with an exhibit of photographs of national parks. The show runs through June 26 and is free and open to the public 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the week at the JoAnne Rose Gallery, Reston Community Center at Lake Anne, 1609 Washington Plaza, Reston. Visit www. leagueofrestonartists.org for more information on this and other events. “Seats of Power” Exhibit at GRACE Gayle Wells Mandle and daughter Julia Barnes Mandle use the motif of chairs as a vehicle to examine society’s eternal power struggle. The exhibit explores political and economic inequality through a variety of media, including large-format photography, painting, sculpture, installation, and embroidery through tomorrow. Free. Greater Reston Arts Center. For more information call 703-471-9242 or visit restonarts.org. Rough Around the Edges II by Ronni Jolles and works by the other resident artists can be viewed from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturdays, and noon until 5 p.m. Sundays at Reston Art Gallery Studios, 11400 Washington

FA IRFA X C O UNT Y T IMES Plaza, Reston, on the waterfront at Lake Anne Plaza. The gallery is open every weekend, and by chance or appointment on weekdays. For more information call 703-481- 8156 or visit www.RestonArtGallery.com. Images of Fairfax Exhibition features sketches, maps, photographs and artwork depicting buildings and landscapes. Highlights include a collection of City of Fairfax residents, Randolph and Ellen Lytton, and historic photographs of the Burke area on loan from the Burke Historical Society. Free. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through July 10. Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St., Fairfax. For more information call 703-385-8414.

CONCERTS Live Music with Eddie Pockey Well known throughout the region as an amazing vocalist/rhythm guitarist, Eddie Pockey, performs a show every Friday at Pistone’s Italian Inn. Admission is free with a $10 minimum food/drink purchase. 9 p.m. to midnight. Pistone’s Italian Inn, 6320 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. For more information call 703-533-1885. Kenny Rogers Farewell Tour with special guest Linda Davis. 8 p.m. Tonight. Wolf Trap Filene Center, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna. Tickets are $30 to $60. To purchase tickets visit http:// www.wolftrap.org/tickets/calendar/ performance/16filene/0617show16. aspx. Reston Concerts on the Town Weekly summer concert series at Reston Town Center features talented local and national acts. These free family-friendly concerts take place every Saturday night through August 27, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., rain or shine. Music lovers of all ages are invited to bring chairs and picnics to the concerts. Visit http://www.restontowncenter. com/events/information/ to access the full schedule. Main Street Community Band Free Concert in the Park. 7 p.m. Sunday. Fort Hunt Park, 8999 Fort Hunt Rd., Alexandria. For information, call 571-336-2322, email info@fairfaxband.org, or visit www.fairfaxband.org Take-a-Break Concert Series Grab a lawn chair and enjoy free live concerts at Lake Anne Plaza. 7 to 9 p.m. every Thursday through September 1. For more information visit www.LakeAnnePlaza.com.

ON STAGE Wind in the Willows Creative Cauldron brings to life Rat, Mole, Toad and Badger, the immortal animal friends. 7:30 p.m. tonight, 2 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets $11 to $16. Creative Cauldron at ArtSpace Falls Church, 410 South Maple Ave., Falls Church. For more information visit http://creativecauldron.org/ wind_in_willows_272.html. Magic of Bill Blagg Live Critics and audience alike rave about Bill Blagg’s high energy and grand scale magic and illusion. 8 p.m. Tomorrow. Ticets are $15 for MCC district residents and $20 for non-district. The Alden Theatre, McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. For more information call 703-790-9223 or visit www.mcleancenter.org.

SHAKE IT OFF Ballroom Dance Pre-dance lessons taught by various DC area dance instructors start at 7 p.m. with a Tango lesson from 8 to 9 p.m. Dance for Everyone begins at 9 p.m. with DJ music by Craig Bukowski. $15 per person includes the lesson, dance and snack bar. Dress is ballroom casual. No experience, partner or reservations needed. For more information call 703-759-2685 or visit www.colvinrun.org. Dance for Everyone These weekly dances feature Ed’s DJ music mix suitable for a wide variety of dances.

Beginner West Coast Swing Lesson takes place from 7 to 8 p.m. followed by dancing until 10:30 p.m. to a DJ mix of contemporary and classic dance music including west coast and east coast swing, hustle. Light snacks, sodas and set-ups included in the $12 fee. Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin Run Rd., Great Falls. For more information visit www.colvinrun.org. Come Dance with Us Dance the Carolina Shag every Wednesday with the Northern Virginia Shag Club from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Free lesson from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. No partner

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Addition plus floorplan reconfiguration is ‘Contractor of the Year’ winner n nInnovative Space

Enlargement Solution Wins COTY for Michael Nash By John Byrd SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

A home addition integrated into innovative floorplan reconfiguration has won a “Contractor of the Year” award (COTY) for Michael Nash Kitchens and Homes. The design solution-- in which a failing rear deck has been replaced by a sunroom with flanking outdoor entertainment components-- was implemented in the home of Omar Dajani. The project was named the region’s “best addition under $250,000.00” by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s metro Washington, DC chapter. In accepting the prize, Michael Nash president and founder Sonny Nazemian was quick to acknowledge his company’s highperformance design team, which grappled with several site and setback challenges. “The real frontier in remodeling today is a plan that fully utilizes previously overlooked space enlargement possibilities”, Nazemian said. “As a firm, we have become particularly proficient at achieving large improvements in functionality and interior design while adding comparatively little square footage. Our whole approach is to expand what is possible within a budget by prioritizing and focusing the investment where it counts.” This remodeling process began with a simple assessment of options by Omar Dajani and his wife Samar. “We had been in the house for fourteen years and, as the family had grown, we were feeling pretty cramped for space,” Dajani recalls. “We had considered looking for a larger house further out, but we like the neighborhood and the school district.” Enlarging the kitchen and adjacent rooms had always been a consideration, but given the challenges of narrow stem pipe lot and a rear elevation five feet above-grade, the feasibility of such a sweeping modification was in question. Nonetheless, owner Dajani decided to Sonny Nazemian for an assessment. “Once we assessed the site, possibilities became clear,” Nazemian recalls. “ A family room off the back tied-in with a reconfigured floor plan that extended the kitchen seemed to be a sensible approach. Naturally, this would entail eliminating the existing rear deck-- a problem, since the family wanted more integrated outdoor spaces.” But in any scenario, the first problem was that rear elevation was also a bearing wall that supported the second floor. To make sense of any expansion, Nazemian and team would have to insinuate a structural support beam balanced on vertical supports between the first and second floor and completely open-up the rear elevation. Also, because the kitchen and primary family gathering area was five feet above grade, the foundation for the new wing would need to be at least a half story, a technical requirement that Nazemian identified as an opportunity. “An engineering necessity sometimes creates an unexpected bonus,” Nazemian says. “In this case, it was clear that we could develop a useful storage area under the new addition by simply excavating deeper foundation.”

Interior Design The larger task, however, was designing a well-integrated interior that would accommodate a luxury kitchen, and an 18’ x 20’ family room. To properly apportion the living area, two vertical support beams-cased in decorative molding-- now frame a four stool dining counter and serving surface situated between

The sunroom with flanking outdoor entertainment components replaced a failing rear deck. The owners-- a family of five --had considered moving because of the home’s space limitations. PHOTOS BY GREG HADLEY

Sunny Interior. An 18’ x 20’ sunroom addition integrated into a kitchen floorplan reconfiguration has won a “Contractor of the Year” (COTY) award for Michael Nash Kitchens and Homes. The existing kitchen was enlarged only 24 feet, yet the change created enough room for a 3/ x7’ food prep island and a four-stool dining counter. The decorative midroom vertical posts also provide structural support,

A bearing wall behind the sink was removed to create access to the new addition. the working kitchen and the new sunroom/ breakfast area. Meanwhile, with double French doors on opposite elevations, the addition now provides direct access to a pair of wellarticulated outdoor components: a dining deck on the north side; a flagstone patio with water feature to the south. Inside, the new space is graced with natural light in all directions: a course of tall windows, two skylights, and transoms above the French doors provide compelling visual continuum to the leafy backyard while following the sun from morning to night. A floor-to-ceiling ledger stone wall and an embedded linear fireplace gives the room definition and texture. The new kitchen, meanwhile, is extended two feet into the new addition-- adding 24 square feet to its predecessor, enough room for a 3’ x 7’ foot island and many large amenities. “Effective zoning is the real key to an open plan,” Nazemian says. “An open continuum needs to be scaled in a way that breaks down any appearance of undifferentiated volume. To accomplish this, we consider variances in ceiling height; the shape and placement of windows and built-ins; where to locate food prep islands and serving stations.” “ The idea is to invite the eye to explore, highlighting gathering places and focal points within a panorama, “ he adds. “In this way, a comparatively small space becomes abundant and exciting.” On this score, interior design elevations are critical. “Our interior design staff brings considerable expertise to each assignment,” Nazemiam says. “Our showroom is like an artist’s studio-- a place where our customers can review finishwork options and explore ideas. assisted by a professional. For the Dajanis, who had grown tired of their home’s Colonial-style interior, the show room was a revelation that led them to explore a more contemporary idiom. “Opening sight lines and increasing natural light often invite a softer, more neutral palette”, Nazemian observes. “Yet this is where the combination of textures and tones makes all the difference.” The Atica Roma porcelain tile flooring, for instance, starts a color theme that is picked up by the distressed cabinet facings and granite counter surfaces. Tumbled traver-

tine marble back splashes in a diagonal pattern explore subtle shade variances, yet the textured surface also heightens spatial awareness. The floor-to-ceiling ledger stone facing surrounding the embedded linear fireplace in the family room, likewise, reinforces textural perspective and draws the eye up. Burnt sienna accents in

the ledger stone, Kashmir fabric window treatment and even on the frosted edges of three pendant lamps add visual rhythm.. The food prep island’s dark ebony base and black breakfast zone furniture provide balance in an otherwise ethereal composition. Separated by a row of glass facing cabinets with a marble sur-

face, the family room is visually linked to the kitchen great room. The formal dining room, however, which exits directly to the new dining deck, is retained. Outside, two very different gathering spaces elevate the project’s functionality and beauty. A Trex-clad dining deck on the west-side of the new rear elevation provides the family with a convenient everyday spot for supping together while enjoying the breeze and leafy views. A stonework patio on the opposite side of the new addition features a working fountain with tile-topped circular benches and

an outdoor kitchen complete with gas grill. “My family just loves these improvements” Dajani says. “There’s an abundance of private places to sit quietly, but also a very dynamic environment for playing together. And we are particularly pleased that we got a beautiful new home without moving.” For Information: 703/641-9800 or MichaelNashKitchens.com John Byrd has been writing about home improvement for 30 years. He can be reached @ www. HomeFrontsNews.com or byrd-

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n nTony Award winning musical Hairspray comes to Toby’s

By Keith Loria It sort of feels like kismet that Christie Graham will be playing Tracy Turnblad in the Toby’s Dinner Theatre production of Hairspray this summer, as the musical theater major from Catholic University has quite the history with the place. You see, both of Graham’s parents had performed at Toby’s when they were younger, and over the years, she has been to countless productions watching others in her family—aunts, cousins, etc.—appear in various shows. “I grew up in a big theater family,” she said. “Although my mom stopped doing theater when she had kids, my extended family is all about the stage. Toby’s is one of those places that helped me define that I wanted to do what they do and be up on stage myself.” Graham did theater in high school and a few local plays near her hometown of Montclair, N.J., and made the decision to head to Catholic U to study her passion. It was an email she received from one of her theater professors that alerted her to the opportunity at Toby’s. “I had done the show in high school—I was in the ensemble—so I was very familiar with it,” Graham said. “I had seen the movie when it came out, the one with Zac Efron, and I think I had seen the original when I was younger. It’s such a fun show and I was excited to find out I got the part of Tracy.” With a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, “Hairspray” picked up 13 Tony noms in 2009, and won 8 awards. The show is based on a cult John Waters film. The story follows plump teen Tracy Turnblad in 1962 Baltimore, at a time of race issues and people fighting to fit in. Turnblad’s one dream in life is to dance on the Corny Collins Show, and once she gets the unlikely chance, becoming a star in the process, it’s up to her to use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen,

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Christie Graham shows off her ‘do as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray.

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win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network, all without denting her precious ’do. “What I like most about ‘Hairspray’ is the range of the show. It’s so much fun and you can look at it as this really exciting and fun musical, but it also have so much depth,” Graham said. “It

deals with a number of issues you don’t really see a lot. Body image is something that really isn’t represented in any other musical, and then there are the race issues that are so relevant today, and expressed in such a beautiful and meaningful way.” Having been to Toby’s so many times through the years, Graham shared that when she walked in to the first rehearsal, she felt like she already knew almost everyone involved. “I recognized so many faces from all the times I had been there seeing shows through the years,” she said. “Now I get to work with them and really know them, which is really cool. It’s been such an amazing experience. They are

such a fun group and so welcoming and they welcomed me with open arms.” This is Graham’s first time doing dinner theater, and that means the challenge of working in the round and also waiting tables—two things she has never done before. “It’s all exciting though, and I’m training hard so I expect once the show starts, I will be an expert and it will all be so much fun,” she said. “I have never done a show that lasts this long before,

so I’m really finding out who this character is and will be living in her shoes for the next couple of months.” The production is directed and choreographed by Mark Minnick, with musical direction by Ross Rawlings. While Graham says the show is pretty true to the original, since it’s not too far from Baltimore, they are taking some liberties with the script and bringing in some familiar references to the area.

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And with Graham starring in the show, this time it will be her family coming to see her at Toby’s—something she has looked forward to since first hitting the stage. “I could never picture myself doing anything else and acting is my goal in life,” she said. “This is the perfect show for everyone. My little cousins will be here, my great aunts are coming; it’s fun for the whole family. I’m so excited to be a part of it.”

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Visitors enjoyed nice weather and a day of free yoga at Reston’s Yoga Festival on June 12.

Feeling the flow at the Reston Yoga Festival n nPopular event

draws hundreds of happy souls By Abby Stephens SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

Yogic vibes flowed through Reston Town Center’s Market Street during the Love Your Body Yoga festival on Sunday, June 12. An all-day crowd enjoyed the breeze while tasting Kombucha, dancing to the live music, and rolling out their mats for yoga under the pavilion. The 8th annual festival celebrated yoga, community and wholeness with thousands of like-minded health followers. Throughout the entire event, yoga instructors taught back-toback free classes in the open-air pavilion to students ranging from first-timers to other fellow instructors looking for a fresh perspec-

tive. Between classes, the yogis explored the friendly atmosphere of the health and wellness booths. The booths included ayurvedic medicine, a form of holistic wellness, meditation techniques, paddle board yoga, nutrition inspiration, and music. Under the Bhakti Yoga tents, passersby were entranced and entertained by the enchanting tunes and melodious musical stylings of local artisans. Festival patrons experienced Kirtana, a music style based on ancient chants, and participated in bhajans, Hindu devotional songs. Yogis’ bodies glittered with gold as they got creative with the complimentary flash tattoos. Reflecting an ancient Egyptian and Indian practice, temporary henna tattoos also made an appearance at the festival under the children’s tent near the main area. Near the pavilion, the festival showcased an energy-filled “Kidsana” tent, where the kids practiced asanas together and got creative

through many arts and crafts. The kids tent also featured a popular exercise bike on which the kids blended their own banana smoothies using the only the power created from biking on the machine. Health food options were also on display, and attendees could learn about the tremendous nutritional benefits of sprouting seeds to eat raw or put on salads and sandwiches. A variety of sprouted seeds and other vegan samples were available for tasting under the Grow Your Health “farm to table” tent. Many stores on the street opened their doors to the festivities and offered festival discounts. The eighth annual Love Your Body Yoga Festival was presented by Beloved Yoga, a yoga enterprise with studios in both Great Falls and Reston. The event proved to be an energetic start to Virginia Yoga Week (June 12-19) where students can find many discounted yoga classes. More information on the event can be found at www.loveyourbodyyogafestival.com.

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The median sold price of homes this May, which was $505,000, rose by just .30 percent, compared to the median price of $503,500 in May 2015. The 2,566 new pending home sales in Northern Virginia in May marks an increase of less than 1 percent compared with 2,550 pending contracts in May of last year. Total pending sales in May were up by 3.59 percent, to 3,633, compared with 3,507 pending contracts in May 2015.

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By Times Staff Home sale closings climbed 8 percent in May, at 2,312 settlements, compared with last year, as the Northern Virginia spring market showed strength. This past month had the most sales in the NVAR footprint in the past three years compared to previous Mays. Affordable housing stock remains lean, with inventory at all price points continuing to be squeezed. Total active listings of 5,122 are down 10 percent compared to last year’s 55,672 check this number homes available. New contract activity rose nearly 6 percent with 746 new deals made in May 2015. “With pending home sales up 4 percent, it appears that our region’s home sales activity will be sustainable,” said Virgil Frizzell, NVAR Chairman of the Board. “But there is still a consistent demand from clients needing lower priced housing, and this remains a challenge, especially in the busy spring season.” The continuation of low mortgage rates has helped sales. Frizzell explained, noting that the Federal Reserve’s recent report of an accelerating economy could make the case for a summer rate hike, though this may, again, be revised. “In May, 48 percent of all homes sold in our region had signed contracts within 10 days,” said NVAR CEO Ryan Conrad. “So much of what makes a house sell quickly is its location, its condition, and the right asking price. Decisive buyers are out there, and

month compared with 2015. Listings are down by about 10 percent below last year, with 5,122 active listings in May, compared with 5,672 homes available in May 2015. The average days on market (DOM) for homes in May 2016 was 38 days, an increase of 2.70 percent compared to the 37 DOM for homes in May 2015. The average home sale price fell slightly, to $562,684. This is down 1.92 percent compared to May 2015, when the average price was $573,682.

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they know that hesitating could mean losing both the right house and a low-rate mortgage.” The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® reports on May 2016 home sales activity for Fairfax and Arlington counties, the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church and the towns of Vienna, Herndon and Clifton. A total of 2,312 homes sold in May 2016, an increase of about 8 percent above May 2015 home sales of 2,142. Active listings decreased this

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Lake Anne Plaza holds Chalk on the Water Festival

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La Cage aux Folles is no drag By Keith Loria

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Penny Hauffe’s playfun penguins artwork earned her first prize in the Reston Chalk on the Water Festival.

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works of art at lakeside gallery By Bonnie Stephens FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

In the midst of a strong spring breeze on Sunday, artists from around the area worked diligently on their masterpieces in hopes of winning top prizes at Reston’s 3rd Annual Chalk On The Water Festival at Lake Anne Plaza. School children and families purchased a brick canvas on which to create works of art, both for themselves and the judges at the two-day lakeside event. Professional artists also created artwork on-site for the chance to show off their skills and take home high honors. The day was a fitting combination of vibrant sights and sounds, meshing well for the creative juices to flow at the town center. Energetic music pulsed from a nearby DJ booth, and the wind played tricks on the chalk pencils as they rolled precariously close to the water’s edge. Children

A local artist's rendering of "Game of Thrones"

of all ages dashed between works of art, and enjoyed watching the small remote-controlled sailboats in Lake Anne. Penny Hauffe, a professional artist, took home the grand prize of $1000 with her chalk rendition of playful penguins splashing in a very lifelike ocean. Other prize winners were Naaisha and Arushi Nishka, and Samantha Holden, all in the family division, and April Komar in the amateur division. Lake Anne collaborated with Initiative for Public Art-Reston (IPAR) to bring the public art themed event to the plaza. The festival, sponsored by the Friends of Lake Anne (FOLA) and Reston Art Gallery, donated funds from the event to IPAR.

Bobby Smith has played a lot of memorable roles in his lifetime—Doc in “West Side Story,” Rooster in “Annie,” Peachum in “Threepenny Opera”—but playing the aging drag queen Albin in the hit musical “La Cage aux Folles” is like nothing he’s ever done before—and not just because he needs to walk in heals. “I’m a dancer, so that part is easy for me,” he said. “The material is absolutely normal, but it isn’t. Albin is an entertainer. He lives his life with a husband but that’s not his entire life. It’s about a relationship that’s turned into business partners over the years and there’s deep love there—and it’s seen through their son. It’s so lovely.” Based on the 1973 risqué play of the same name, “La Cage aux Folles” was a smash when it hit Broadway for the first time in 1983, winning six Tony’s, including Best Musical, Best Score (Jerry Herman) and Best Book (Harvey Fierstein). The Signature production is being directed by Matthew Gardiner. The show follows the lives of Albin, the temperamental lead drag performer of The SaintTropez Night Club on the French Riviera, and Georges, the club’s owner who has been blissfully in a relationship with Albin going on 20 years. When their son announces his engagement to the daughter of ultra-conservative political parents, the couple must “play it straight” for dinner, but hilarity ensues. “I saw the original production in New York in the ’80s, with Gene Barry and George Hearn, and I had friends in it,” Smith said. “It won the Tony over ‘Sunday in the Park With George,’ which was really odd. It’s such a heartwarming family story told in a completely different way, so it was really groundbreaking. I

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Bobby Smith wows the crowd in Signature’s La Cage aux Folles.

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never thought this would be a role I would play.” The versatile Smith has

been nominated for Helen Hayes awards a dozen times over the last 15 years, working in theaters all over D.C. and Northern Virginia. He’s usually found more in the character roles, not the lead that Albin is. “You can work a lot in theater—and I do—but if the people who cast you are smart, you can’t always carry a show. That’s not how the world works, so every five years or so, a show will come

along and you are the star,” he said. “It’s wonderful and a lot of pressure, but it’s also a lot of pressure playing Doc in ‘West Side Story.’ With certain iconic roles, it doesn’t matter how big they are. A lot of time, I am happier in supporting roles.” Still, when Gardiner and Signature’s artistic director Eric Schaeffer presented him with the opportunity, he knew it was a role he couldn’t pass up. Singing iconic songs like “I Am What I Am” and “The Best of Times” was a real treat as well. “Eric and Matt chose me to do this and told me to keep the slot available about two years ago,” he said. “It’s just this wonderfully optimistic musical combining the darkness of Harvey Fierstein and the optimism of Jerry Herman, and the way it works together is so fascinating.” The musical also stars Brent Barrett as Georges, and Smith has had a blast working with the Broadway vet in telling this story. “It’s inspiring. It still resonates today but you have to find a reason to do it now because the world has changed. These are real people and have real lives and the challenge is to make people invested in what they are invested in,” Smith said. “Finding the truth in Albin is the most important thing for me, he has to change. We don’t have a show unless he changes. There’s an interesting scene where he and Georges are in a café and Georges goes to touch his hand and Albin freaks out, and says ‘you can’t do that in public.’ they both evolve in an interesting way and finding that arc is the hardest thing.” Rounding out the cast are Jessica Lauren Ball, Michael Bunce, Sherri L. Edelen, Mitchell Hébert, Nova Y. Payton, DJ Petrosino and Paul Scanlan. “I’m surrounded by such a magnificent cast and couldn’t be luckier. It’s a big show and has one of the most beautiful set designs you will see,” Smith said. “I’ve worked with Matt almost more than any director in my life. He’s a visionary and a young man whose work gets better and better.”

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Breed: Labrador Retriever Mix Age: 11 weeks Gender: Female Adele is a sweet girl that loves to romp and play. She is very outgoing and does not let her siblings push her around. She is also a smart girl, true to her breed. See more at: www.aforeverhome.org/ available-dogs

Breed: Border Collie Mix Age: 14 months Gender: Male This sweet boy is a Border Collie mix. He was an owner release to the shelter. He is very puppy like gets along great with everyone. He loves to please and is crate trained. See more at: www.aforeverhome.org/ available-dogs

Breed: Pit Bull Mix Age: 20 months Gender: Male Ken is a very sweet and loving boy. He can sit, shake, stay, come, & lay down. He loves to play catch but he also will curl up with you on the couch or just lay on the floor with his bone. See more at: www.aforeverhome.org/ available-dogs

Breed: Labrador Retriever / Hound Mix Age: 11 weeks Gender: Male Blaine came to AFH with his siblings. He is ver sweet and loves people. He is good with kids and gets along well with other dogs. He is also good with cats. See more at: www.aforeverhome.org/ available-dogs

Breed: Miniature Pinscher Mix Age: 5 years Gender: Male Mateo came to us from Puerto Rico. He is very sweet, good with kids and other dogs. He is very energetic so would love to have an active family. See more at: www.aforeverhome.org/ available-dogs

Breed: Cocker Spaniel Age: 11 years Gender: Female Misty is a great girl. She loves her foster mom. She does not like other dogs, so we recommend she be a solo dog, but coexists with her foster’s cats. She is house broken and sits on command. See more at: www.aforeverhome.org/ available-dogs

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Dustin, 3 month/neutered male dog. You will definitely fall in love when you meet Dustin. He’s a cuddle bug with personality plus. He has a gorgeous black coat with white and tan markings. He’s a Terrier mix and will be small to medium size when full grown. He was born March 1st and his mom is Daisy, and Airedale/terrier mix. Her sweet personality has been transferred to her 10 pups and they can’t wait to show you how loving they are. Send in your application and get ready to meet some very special fur babies. For more information, contact Humane Society of Fairfax County. www.hsfc.org 703-385-7387

Phoebe, 7 years/spayed female dog. Absolutely gorgeous purebred German Shepherd looking for a forever home. Phoebe was born in 2009, weighs 70 pounds, is black and tan with perfect stand up ears. She’s very sweet and loving and is good with all ages. She seems to be fine with other dogs though we don’t know if she has lived with any. If big sweet lovable dogs are what you like, you will definitely love Phoebe. Get your application in quick for this beautiful girl For more information, contact Humane Society of Fairfax County. www.hsfc.org 703-385-7387

Bronson, 5 years/neutered male dog. The gentle laid back giant is here and counting the hours until he can find his forever home. He’s a big ol’ lover boy who is part Lab and the other part unknown. We do know he has the great Lab disposition and the tell sign of hound the minute you hear him bark or should we say Bay. He’s approx. 60 pounds and has a short black hair coat with a touch of tan. He’s good with other dogs, is housebroken, is great on a leash and loves to be loved. Come and meet Bronson and see for yourself why we call him the greatest guy around. For more information, contact Humane Society of Fairfax County. www.hsfc.org 703-385-7387

Ashkii, 2 years/neutered male dog. He is a Husky mix with an incredible personality. Not only is he gorgeous with his cool black and white fur, he’s very sweet and gentle and walks beautifully on a leash. He’s playful when you want him to be and loves snuggle time when you’d rather have some quiet time. He would make a wonderful companion to anyone who loves to walk, jog or just sit and toss his ball for him. He’s 60 pounds and is only 2 yrs. old. He is afraid of cats but great with other dogs. Send in your application, put on your tennis shoes, bring a ball and get ready to meet the best pal you’ve ever had. For more information, contact Humane Society of Fairfax County. www.hsfc.org 703-385-7387

Gunnar, 8 weeks old DSH/ neutered male cat, is a sibling of four other energetic kittens available for adoption. They are the first kittens for adoption this spring! Stating the obvious--they are all exquisite, curious, and full of wonder. Lucky families will go home soon with some snuggly fun to dote on! For more information, contact Humane Society of Fairfax County. www.hsfc.org 703-385-7387

Holly, DSH/spayed female, 1 year old cat. Miss Holly is becoming a true favorite with staff and volunteers. So scared and unsocial when she first came in, all she did was hide in a corner and hiss. But now our girl has learned the joy of play and the benefits of trust. She is ready to make the final steps to loving a human unconditionally. For more information, contact Humane Society of Fairfax County. www.hsfc.org 703-385-7387

Large Dogs By Noah SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

I had a great workout today. I took my human on a 3 mile walk in the neighborhood, I helped him dig holes in his garden-alright so maybe they weren’t where he wanted them, went on a noon walk, supervised my humans lawn mowing and went for an evening walk. I was hoping to go for lap swims in the lake but I can’t find a lake. WOOF! I am one of those large dogs! Ok, barkingly, maybe a medium to large dogs… either way, I am a large, strong, and muscular, I’ll hold my own among the best of the best. I like to run, play, exercise, chase sticks and pesky squirrels, play rough in the backyard and destroy those indestructible toys! I am dog. I am big dog. Uh. Hmmmmm. All of a sudden, I am looking at dogs bigger than me! There are 3 of them. Suddenly, I feel small but am not afraid. I am calm. BARKS, but YIKES. I am looking up, yes up, into eyes of HUGE dogs. WOOF! My friends from the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League surprised me with a visit and three friends for you to meet who are looking for “Forever Homes.” Meet Nila an easy going girl who is happiest when at the park

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Bella running around chasing or being chased by her new friends! The foster mom laughs when she sees a pug chasing a dog Nila’s size! Barking, Nila wonders about being chased by dogs bigger than her- but, then, who would that be? WOOF!!! Nila loves playing freeze tag with her foster parents, there’s better than the thrill of a good chase! Most of the time, Nila loves snuggling and smothering her human with all the lovin’s she can! WOOF!! Barkingly, she’s reserved about meeting new humans when they come into a room. She’s working with my foster mom at meeting new friends! Meet Bella, a most beautiful Merle Dane and Labrador mix! She’s the size of a Dane with the high energy of a Labrador! We’ve chatted a few times. Seems she’s back in a foster home through no fault of her own. Bella pawsitively absobarkly must go to a home where she has a fenced in yard and a doggie

Nila playmate! A high energy girl, oh, that could be fun, oops, sorry, she loves to run around with another dog and then snuggle and cuddle with her human ! WOOF! She’s learning more manners knows most basic commands. Food motivated and enjoys pleasing her humans, barkingly, she will benefit from a training course and a dog savvy home. Bella enjoys car rides, drinking lots of water, and playing with toys, throwing them in the air and catching them. She’s dog friendly but plays rough so the other dog(s) in her home must be cool with it! BARKS!! Meet Zues, who’s full of energy and life too!!!! WOOFly, he’s gentle with minihumans and loves ALL humans. Zues is a huge cuddle bug who nudges until you pet him! He has the activity level of a 2 yr old but is stubborn like a 5 yearr old so he’ll need to go to a Dane savvy home as he’s not for a first time Dane owner. Zues does great with structure

and a dominant family member him in line. He knows all basic commands and learning to walk well on a leash. Though he is large, strong, and a joy to be around, he is a “please your master” type of dog. Zeus plays ROUGH but when told to “play nice” he catches himself and stops. He’s vocal when playing but not vocal in the house. He’s crate trained, housetrained, and can be trusted to free roam when no one is home. He is working on manners, like allowing humans to go out the door first! Zeus will do best in an active home and with a fur-sibling to play with who must be able to handle large dog play. Mild/timid or older dogs may not enjoy his energy. Now, you know why I felt like the small guy in the group! These guys are all pawsomely great! For more information on these dogs and other adoptable Great Danes, visit www.magdrl.org, call

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Zeus (703) 644-8009, a hotline where you can leave a message or email coordinators@va-magdrl.org. BARK! Meet my human friends from the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League at the 43rd Annual Sully Antique Car Show, Sunday, June 19, Sully Historic Site in Chantilly, VA, 10 am - 3:30 pm. Event admission fees, visit http:// www.gwcmodela.com/events.asp

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renamed to “Armistice Turtora Bowl” in honor of local citizen By Adam Choy SPECIAL TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TIMES

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The City of Fairfax recognized a longtime community activist Armistice Turtora in the renaming of the field known as “the bowl” located in Van Dyck park on June 11. The bowl was renamed to the “Armistice Turtora Bowl”. Armistice, nearly 90, has been a resident of the City of Fairfax for 57 years. Upon hearing the news of the City’s decision to re-name the park, Armistice spoke on how much it meant to her, “I think it’s wonderful, honoring people who work in the City and give of their time,” she said.

Since her arrival here in 1959 she has been involved deeply with the City of Fairfax, taking on leadership roles such as the parks and recreation board’s first chair in 1969. She has been a committed to civic involvement and participation, regularly attending city council meetings, active in the league of women voters, chairing the Fairfax democratic committee, establishing and chairing the PRAB, and active in the commission of the arts. The resolution to name the section of the park after her was passed by the City Council in a unanimous decision this past November. The ceremony was scheduled for this past Saturday so that the event would take place in more

welcoming weather. At 89 years old Armistice is described by Mayor Silverthorne as “one, tough, no-nonsense lady. My father [former City Mayor Fred Silverthorne] was close with her, and she ran a tight ship, We are lucky to have had her in this community for so long. The results of her hard work are on display all over town, including not only public parks, but also public art.” In attendance of the event were members of the city council including the mayor Silverthorne and friends and the extended family of Armistice who came in from all parts of the country to join Armistice in the joyous occasion.

City of Fairfax Mayor Scott Silverthorne poses with longtime community activist Armistice Turtora.

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detection K-9 worked for 42 dog years By Times Staff There has been a changing of the guard in the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Fire and Hazardous Materials Investigation Program. Accelerant Detection K-9 Keegan has retired after six years of dedicated service, or 42 dog years. Since 2012, Keegan, a Labrador retriever, has worked alongside Investigator Terry Hall of the Fire Investigations Branch. Keegan’s role was to detect accelerants used to start fires, which

NEXT TO NORMAL Continued from Page B-1 a very filmic quality but the amazing music enables the characters to pull you in to this very personal world in a way that I rarely see in musical theatre.” Rhea, however, had never seen the show performed on stage, and he actually prefers it that way. “The musical has been brought up by several company members as a perfect fit for Keegan and our intimate space,” he said. “I loved the music and so it has been on our short list to produce when we felt the timing was right. That time is now.” Written by Brian Yorkey with an electrifying score by Tom Kitt, “Next to Normal” is a heartbreaking, humorous and unflinching look at a suburban family struggling with the effects of the bipolar mom—Diana Goodman. “It’s such a powerful piece for a myriad of reasons but what hit most for us is how it approaches devastating personal loss and the strength of people to get by under its weight,” Rhea said. “There

helps investigators to determine the cause of fires. He had a very successful career and was instrumental in detecting accelerants in several high profile cases, leading to the arrest of individuals responsible for setting the fires. Keegan’s successor, Berkley, is the fifth canine in FCFRD’s canine program. He follows his predecessors, Ebby, Bert, Vanda, and Keegan in providing an extremely important service to the department. Berkley was trained for six months by retired Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) canine course developer, Charles “Bucky” Simpson of B-K9 in Texas. Berkley is certified by the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Association and the International Canine Accelerant Detection

Association (CADA) and is trained to detect more than 21 ignitable liquids that can cause fires. Berkley is now working with Investigator Hall to develop the bond and trust required for a successful partnership. Berkley is also teaching Investigator Hall some new tricks; he is the first accelerant detection canine to be trained off leash and to respond to hand and whistle commands. Fairfax County’s canine program began in 1989 and is the longest continually running accelerate canine program in the United States. All dogs assigned to the investigations section are closely monitored by a veterinarian. In order to keep their skills sharp, they are trained every day

is a lot of discussion about the portrayal of mental illness in the show and it is certainly an important aspect of the story, as well as a commentary on the efficacy and morality of certain types of therapy. However, the driving force for us is the way the characters deal with loss and the effects their individual coping mechanisms have on each other.” Smith revealed that his favorite shows to direct are the ones with really strong characters pushed to a breaking point who continue to fight—and that’s certainly the case of the Goodman family in this musical. “I suppose I want the audience to experience catharsis,” he said. “I hope they feel the Goodmans’ pain and struggle and desperation and finally join with them in letting some of it go. Then, I hope, the audience will walk out understanding how some ghosts are never gone, but we go on, we still go on.” The fact that it resolves to simply getting by is something that struck both directors as very real. It is the honesty and truth with which this struggle to endure is presented that makes the musical so compelling.

As co-directors, the two share that the very idea of attempting to make the show “their own” by definition denies the input of their fellow artists and both look to collaboration from all involved. “We don’t feel the need, as directors, to put a specific stamp on a show. We truly believe that is something that happens inherently through the process,” Rhea said. “Of course we go into it with our overall design/directing ideas, then we collaborate with our designers and actors about our feeling for the emotional and aesthetic tone of the show, just as a starting point for the collaboration, but we both strongly feel that any overly imposed concept tends to detract more from a beautiful script than to enhance it.” “I don’t believe there is any great secret to co-directing if you truly believe in collaboration,” Smith added. “For me this means that the process is always a discussion and not a dictate. My primary job as director is to guide the various aspects of the production into a compelling unified whole and I think it is helpful to have more than one set of eyes making sure that everything works together.” The show features actors Kari

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NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAXES AND JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY On July 20, 2016, or as soon thereafter as may be effected, actions will be commenced under the authority of Virginia Code §58.1-3965, et seq., to sell the following parcels of real estate for the payment of Fairfax County delinquent real estate taxes: Alana R. Busser TACS No. 49117 Tax Map No. 0783-04-0035 Springfield District 9505 Meadow Grove Court

Pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, I will conduct a COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF 6312 Prospect Terrace, Alexandria, VA 22310 In execution of a certain deed of trust by Mary L. Kimball dated April 21, 2006, in the original principal amount of $544,185.00 recorded on April 28, 2006, in the County of Fairfax, Virginia, in Deed Book 18411, Page 1376, as Instrument No. 2006013830.001 and the Assignment recorded in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia in favor of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development dated March 29, 2012 and recorded on April 19, 2012 in Deed Book 22261, Page 1256, default having occurred in the payment of the Note thereby secured and at the request of the holder, the undersigned Foreclosure Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction in the front of the building housing the Circuit Court of the Fairfax County, VA located at 4110 Chain Bridge Road , Fairfax, VA 22030 on July 21, 2016 at 9:00 A.M., the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address, with improvements thereon and more particularly described as follows: Lot 9, block 25, Section 14, Virginia Hills, for which further legal description is attached to the Deed of trust. TERMS OF SALE: Neither the FORECLOSURE COMMISSIONER nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust will deliver possession of the property to the successful bidder. The purchaser at the sale will be required to pay all closing costs. Real estate taxes, water/sewer fees and other public charges will be prorated as of the date of sale. The risk of loss or damage to the property passes to the purchaser immediately upon the conclusion of the sale. Terms: A bidder’s deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sale price in the form of certified funds payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and must be present at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price will be due within 30 days at the office of the Foreclosure Commissioner. Time is of the essence as to the closing date and the payment of the purchase price. If payment of the balance does not occur within thirty days of the sale date, the deposit will be forfeited. The property and the improvements thereon will be sold “AS IS” and without representation or warranties of any kind. The sale is subject to all liens, encumbrances, conditions, easements and restrictions, if any, superior to the mentioned deed of trust and lawfully affecting the property. Sale is subject to post-sale confirmation that the borrower did not file for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale, as well as to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower(s) reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, the sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of the Purchaser’s deposit without interest. Additional terms to be announced at the sale. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. Anderson Law, Foreclosure Commissioner, 2492 N. Landing Rd, Ste 104, Virginia Beach, VA 23456, 757-301-3636 Tel, 757-301-3640 Fax. Ad to run June 17th, 2016, June 24th, 2016, and July 1st, 2016.

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SUPERIOR COURT C.A. No. 1677CV00706 Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, v. United First Mortgage, Inc.,

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SUMMONS AND ORDER OF NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

John A. Rife, Esq. Jeffrey A. Scharf, Esq. Andrew M. Neville, Esq. Re: Fairfax County RE Taxes TACS, PC Post Office Box 31800 Henrico, Virginia 23294-1800

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Properties subject to delinquent real estate taxes may be redeemed by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest, costs and fees. Payments should be made payable to Fairfax County and mailed to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC at the address shown below. Interested bidders and inquiries regarding the above-listed properties should be directed to TACS by telephone to (703) 880-1078 or (804) 545-2500, by email to questions@taxva.com, or by mail to:

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William Vernon Jackson David Lee Jackson Adia Jackson-Wilkerson Jessica Jackson Jeremy Greene TACS No. 296357 Tax Map No. 0671-01-0066 Springfield District Near Minoso Drive Bonalyn G. Kirk TACS No. 49506 Tax Map No. 1012-104C0121E Lee District 7905 Casa Grande Place

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WHEREAS, a complaint to quiet title and/or expunge a mortgage has been commenced against you in Essex Superior Court, 56 Federal Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, and it appears to the Court upon suggestion by the plaintiff, Bank of America, N.A., that you have not been served process in this matter it is ORDERED that Notice of this Civil Action be given to you by publishing a copy of this Summons and Order once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Fairfax County Times, a newspaper published and circulated in Reston, Virginia and the Reston area of Virginia, the last publication to be prior to July 8, 2016. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon John L. Allen, Esquire, plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Allen-Fuller, P.A., 40 Stark Street, Manchester, NH 03101, an answer to the complaint which is herewith deemed to be served upon you, within 20 days after service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded int he complaint. You are also required to file your answer to the complaint in the office of the Clerk of this court at Salem, Massachusetts, either before service upon the plaintiff’s attorney or within a reasonable time thereafter, but, no later than August 1, 2016. Unless otherwise provided by Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any claim which you may have against the plaintiff which arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matterof the plaintiff’s complaint or you will thereafter be barred from making such a claim in any other action. By the Court this _____ day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand and sixteen. SO ORDERED:

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