ArtNews - Prince William County

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JOHN HART, LOCAL ARTIST ARTS ALIVE HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SEPTEMBER 2022

PHOTOS BY: KWADWO BIRIKORANG ADJEI ARTS ALIVE HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SEPTEMBER 2022

STONE BRIDGE’S CHILLI COOKOFF

GREAT FOOD AND SMALL BUSINESSES

When the weather starts to cool down and the leaves begin to change color, that can only mean one thing in PWC, it’s time for chili! The annual Stonebridge Fall Fest and Chili Cook Off is here again to kick off the autumn.

This festival features a whole day of competition among professional and amateur cooks vying for prizes in various categories.

In addition to plenty of delicious chili to sample, there are also other foods, drinks, and activities available at this festival held every September. Featuring a variety of local vendors, food trucks, live music, and more. The aromas of the grill floated all through Stonebridge as Crowds bustled from the beginning of the street to the end. Local small business vendored on the streets promoting their services, products and food!

Small businesses are the backbone of any community. They are what makes a town unique and special; THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THEM! One great way to show your support is by attending a small business festival. These festivals are a fun way to get out and explore all the amazing

local businesses in your area. You’ll be able to find everything from delicious food and drinks, to one-of-a-kind gifts and products. And of course, you’ll be supporting hardworking small business owners in your community! Pictured below: Victor Angry with local business owner at Stone Bridge’s Chilli Cookoff.

The ArtFactory Presents

“Entre Dos Mundos (Between Two Worlds)”

Art Exhibit by David Amoroso

Exhibit dates: September 15-November 5

Artist Reception: Saturday, October 8, 6 pm-8 pm (9419 Battle St, Manassas, Free & open to the public)

RSVP Here: Tinyurl.com/AmorosoReception

Dia de los Muertos Celebration:

Tuesday, November 1 (Time TBD) (9419 Battle St, Manassas, Free & open to the public)

Entre Dos Mundos (Between Two Worlds)

Whether feeling displaced from a culture while assimilating to a new one, or feeling consumed by daily life and pondering what the afterlife may hold for you - this collection of paintings is intended to capture the energy, images and nostalgia of two worlds I am drawn to.

I was adopted as a baby in the United States and have no knowledge of my actual origin. Even as a child, I felt misplaced because I felt no connection to the people who adopted me or the life I was living. I had frequent dreams (NOT nightmares) of being alive after my death, and living in a different world. It wasn’t until I traveled to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador that I finally felt “at home” and grounded for the first time in my life.

My obsession with life and death - and especially life after death - has plagued me since childhood and is now explained through Dia de los Muertos. Even with a profound connection to a culture that feels so natural to me and has unofficially “adopted” me, I am infinitely aware that I still live between two worlds.

About David Amoroso

David Amoroso shows his admiration for Latin culture through his artwork. His artistic passion is divided between painting, photography, and block and screen prints. Although the majority of David’s work is dedicated to paint ing iconic portraits of everyday people, he also represents Mexican pop culture through his work. His involvement within the Latino art community has allowed him to create Mexican altars for Día de los Muertos and Guatemalan Alfombras de Aserrín. His art has brought him to exhibit and work in the DC Metro area, California, Arizona, North Carolina, Mexico, Central and South America.

ARTS ALIVE

A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING LOCAL ARTS

The Arts Alive! Festival presented by Prince William County Arts Council in conjunction with George Mason University was created as a kind of a “tonic for the arts” a spectac ular cultural event designed to raise spirits, share in creativity, and show the great talent that the Greater Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park has to offer. Even under cloudy skies and a bit of precipitation the sunshine of talent, creativity, excited guests and smiling faces shone through. The love of, and for the arts brought over 1500 locals out to the

Hylton Performing Arts Center for this annual event, and it did not disappoint. Even under grim skies Arts Alive! offered a riot of colors through the works of over 50 artisans, strolling characters, visual artists, children’s activities, delicious food, and we mustn’t forget the Over 20 performances that graced 4 stages throughout the facility. The great staff of the Hylton Performing Arts Center were on hand to ensure that each performance was technically sound and presented in its best light. This was truly an afternoon of great fun and excitement for all who showed.

ARTS ALIVE WAS TRULY AN AFTERNOON OF GREAT FUN AND EXCITEMENT FOR ALL WHO SHOWED.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ARTS ALIVE 2022

KALAMANDAPAM INDIAN DANCE ARTS ALIVE HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SEPTEMBER 2022

The entrance welcomed guests with the brass band Shenandoah Sound as they entered the grand halls of the Hylton Performing Arts Center. Greeted by a multitude of vendors, artisans and poets with an open mic stage area. The upper halls featured an

instrument petting zoo where children experienced the chance to touch and play unusual instruments. The glory of the arts and performers poured from the 4 performance areas with excited audiences gathered in each space.

PHOTOS BY DONNELL TAYLOR ARTS ALIVE HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

2022

PRODUCERS’ SHOWCASE

SHOWING OFF TOP PRODUCERS IN PWC

Battle Of the Beats, Producer Showcase at Clearbrook center of the Arts. Early this September Clearbrook Center of the Arts set up a showcase for a number of producers from Manassass, Woodbridge, Centerville, Stafford, Richmond and other parts of Virgina to high light the most essential part of all genres of music: the beat! Melodies of instruments and rhythms of drums, in patterns to create a tune that sticks with a listener. Conceived by John Wooten and the CLXXD Clothing and Music group to be a social networking event with the clear goal of supporting the producer who is often overshadowed by the vocalist. The Arts center came alive with a pounding bass and flashing lights as vendors sold clothing, jewelry and candles alongside a crowd eager to support their favorite producer in a head to head style battle of the favorites. The crowd used a voting system of holding up a one or two to select who had the majority vote and was the crowd favorite to select the winner of the battle. Attendees were invited to dance and even freestyle over the beats as a form of engagement with a gaming sec tion provided by gaming convention host conjustu to allow children to play video games while at the event on a nintendo switch system.

Each battle ended with solidarity and appreciation between com petitors who congratulated each other on their creativity regardless of winner or loser. Each producer walked away with ideas of how they wanted to come back and compete in the future. This event which will occur again on November 18th will contribute to serve as a platform for producers who are seeking to network and grow their audience. Hosted yet again at the Clearbrook Center Of the Arts.

PRINCE WILLIAM ARTS SOCIETY

Prince William Art Society (PWAS) meets the 4th Monday of each Monday at the Tall Oaks Commu nity Center in Lake Ridge. Located at Cotton mill and Hedges Run. The monthly meeting consists of a short business meeting followed by refreshments and a pre sentation given by a local artist. Please see the PWAS website for updates and information @princewilliamart society. And don’t forget to follow PWAS on Facebook, And Blogger. Follow the Prince William Art Society blog called Artistry Spin.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL OPEN SPACE ARTS. MULTI-DISCIPLINE ARTS CENTER.

LOCATED: 1500 POTOMAC TOWN PL. SUITE 140 WOODBRIDGE VA.

ARTIST

I’m reminding you to go back, rewind, even if only in the folds of your mind. Go back to the gallery.

Wear your dark glasses and cavalry coat. Be that thumbprint against the white wall, aus tere in the art of your own dress, halls hailing you just for being yourself – as if you were light itself.

Return to the paintings that reflected you, retelling your story by heart. Step lightly into the stairwell.

Hear how the right kind of marble echoes

your lightest steps, speaks of the days when your brightest thoughts were on brush strokes and hue and any kind of reframing had to do with you.

Hear how the halls repeat your name. Listen as they whisper it again, reminding everyone what it is to be. You were always meant to be beauty. We all were.

Originally published in D.C. Ekphrastic: Crisis of Faith

Poem By: Katherine Gotthardt

“You were always meant to be beauty. We all were.”

Colgan Graduate ReceivesNational Poetry Award

Indigo Green was awarded in the poetry category at the National NAACP ACT-SO competition

Indigo Green, June 2022 graduate from Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, won the Bronze Medal in the Poetry Written cat egory at the National NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition held recently in Atlantic City, New Jersey. More than 400 high school students from 29 states attended this year’s annual competition. As part of the award, Indigo received a $1,000 scholarship and several other prizes, including an iPad,

Air Pods, and an Oculus virtual reality game set.

Indigo attended Colgan High School’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts Program with a concentration in creative writing. She also plays the guitar and several percussion instru ments and is working to publish her first poetry collection.

Indigo and three other local Prince William County students had the opportunity to compete at the national level after being one of five gold medal winners at the local PWC ACT-SO competition, held on the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College in April. Only gold medal

winners earn the right to compete at the national level.

The NAACP’s Afro-Academ ic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and en courage high academic and cul tural achievement among high schoolstudents in grades 9-12.

Although the program targets African American students, all students are welcome to partici pate. ACT-SO includes 34 com petitions in STEM, humanities, business, and performing, visual and culinary arts. Almost 300,000 young people have participated in the program since its inception.

CONJITSU 2022

ANIME AND GAMING CONVENTION

Conjutsu is an anime, gaming, and pop-culture c’on vention. Conjutsu was founded in 2019 by ‘Jonathan Taylor a.k.a. Wolf_UBD. “I’m often asked where I got the idea of the name Conjutsu from. The actual Japanese translation I wanted would’ve been too long, so I improvised “Conjutsu” convention of skill.”

Conjutsu was created as a platform to build a com munity where everyone could showcase their skills whether you’re an artist, cosplayer, creator, enter tainer, gamer, or vendor. “Every year my team and I ensure that the experience is enhanced from the previous year. My team and I want to thank every single one of you guys that supports Conjutsu, because this wouldn’t be possible without you!”

The convention features Super Smash Brothers Ulti mate singles gaming tournament with voice acting panels, music, vendors and programming to get people involved in the cultural phenomenon that is Anime. Cosplay contest, Drawing instructions, karaoke, vendoring, anime related arts and crafts work or clothing.

This year’s Anime voice actor featured famous voice actor Chuck Huber who has voiced Android 17 from Dragon Ball z, Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho, other characters from Full Metal Alchemist, My Hero Academia, Soul Eater etc. as well as many video game characters. Another notable voice actor is E.L Fortner who has voiced acted for a number of video games as well, most memorable project to date has been voicing characters on the amazingly popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft.

Manny Moon a Midwest cosplayer, content cre ator, streamer, artist, and influencer from Chicogo

and raised in Indiana. She won an award for top growing streamer on Twitch and hosted the cosplay contest along other famous cosplayers such as Tranquil Ashes, and Akastuki Kels who has recently acquired roles as a Voice Actress. Conjutsu is expected to return in March of 2023 and is looking for a hotel to accommodate its event space needs in the Greater Prince William County.

Tranquil Ashes

Akastuki Kels

Manny Moon

Chuck Huber

THE LOCAL REVOLUTION SWING. THESE FACES LEADING CHARGE

(LEFT TO RIGHT) LENA STORIE, BLAKE G, BRITNEY LEE, & ABIGAIL FURR

WILLIAM COUNTY

LOCAL ARTISTS’

IS IN FULL THESE ARE THE LEADING THE CHARGE

CHECK IN WITH ABIGAIL FURR and BRITNEY LEE

LOCAL PWC RECORDING ARTISTS ARE EXPLODING ONTO THE MUSIC SCENE - PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

Up-and-coming artist of the greater Prince Willam Article from Painting With Friends interviews with local artist Abigail Furr and Britney Lee Painting With Friends Interview with Abigail Furr Abigail Furr was trained classically in music and started practicing the violin 10 years ago in elemen tary. She fell in love with music and would later pick up guitar being self taught in her high school years. During these peri ods her mother would take her to the open mics at Jirani coffee house on field trips allowing her time to work on her stage pres ence. In result she would grow to start booking her own shows in succession to the point of formu lating small tours for herself.

A feat not accomplished by many artists. The most outrageous

part being that Abigail has no released music. You can’t find any of her work on any platform. She abstains from releasing any pieces and prefers people see her live at the moment.

Something a digital age artist could never dream of in such a media digest society. Could Abigail be onto something I wonder? Is this how new underground artists build their platform? Abigail says it’s for branding. She’s building her brand and networking with results! Her songs are geared to touch on relatable topics of life and struc tured to make people pursue her performance for the musical expe rience.

We were able to sit down with her mid tour after her show in Phila delphia for a quick hour long chat. She discussed her travels in La and New York and brought up her

younger years of living in London along with her favorite spots to eat there. One of her favorite per formances so far has been the Lights On Festival in California where she got to meet Legendary Artist H.E.R. Abigail paints an open sky as she revisits these moments with excitement, a free sky that mirrors her personality and spirit. She describes herself in the Metaverse as a Giant Robot that can go anywhere she pleases. The idea of unstoppable plays about the subconscious. She wants to be bigger and she wants to be better no matter the setback. But also a robot because she wants that protection. She describes her self as an extrovert in music but introvert everywhere else.

Choosing when she wears that brand and when she can take that idea of herself off as she goes home to relax.

Abigail is really community focused and wants her music to have the ability to bring people together and enjoy themselves. Her dream is to have a space like the Open Space Arts In Stonebridge and invite artists in and possibly teach. Her dream instrument to learn is the harp.

Painting With Friends Interview with Britney Lee

Britney is an experienced writer, singer, guitarist, and pianist who also can express herself visually with applied arts and animations. She is currently learning to play the violin and is open to modeling if the opportunity arises. Britney has been busy in the studio working on a soon to drop project called Pluto

alongside a music video dropping next month titled “Shallow Love” a RNB selection. The project is space themed. I ask Britney if she sees herself making music full time and her dream collaborations.”I love making music, and I would love to be able to make a living off of it. I know that takes a lot of work, and I’m willing to put in the effort. I would love to collaborate with Local artist Buto and Celebrity singer Lana Del Rey. I feel like I could reach a lot of people with my music if I did more performances or open mics. I typically like to go on long drives by myself to clear my head. I’ll put on some music that I love and just sit in my car and decompress. On a bad day, I’ll do the same thing but I’ll also write some music of my

own. It helps me to get my emotions out and hopefully create some thing beautiful in the process.” In a metaverse environment Britney would like to be a full chrome MTV astronaut trophy, or a silent and anonymous figure. A representa tion of her out of this world mind and connection with music mixed with her desire to remain an introvert. Something she expresses in her dream concert. A bunch of visu als to take the focus off you while floating around planets.

Correlations we found between Abigail and Brittney. Both young artists use writing as a sense of therapy for emotional decompres sion and both dream of collabing with local artist Buto.

OPEN

LIVE

VARIETY SHOW IN OLD TOWN MANASSAS

It’s live, happens weekly, and features some of the most talented artists in Greater Prince William County, Open Mic Live at Jirani Coffeehouse has been an anchor point for the local arts as well as artists for several years. What is The Jirani Coffee house? Jirani is a community-based coffee shop, venue, and restaurant located in the heart of Historic Downtown Manassas’ food and entertainment district on West Street between Foster’s Grille & Mariachis It has been open since 2015 and it is owned and operated by locals who have lived here and have been a part of Prince William County’s art and culture society for years. Open Mic Live at Jirani Coffeehouse remains a great place to hear live music, enjoy a community atmosphere, and get to know young and upcoming artists, held every Thursday evening from 6:30-8:00pm. It’s hosted by the very talented W and Leah and caters to all types of music including R&B/Soul/Rock and Hip Hop, poetry, monolouges, comics, and all perfor mance arts. If you are looking to be part of the arts and entertainment scene or if you want to perform on stage, then this is your space! Having had many different acts come through the doors over the years, including several bands. Open Mic Live gives artists an opportunity to shine in front of a welcoming audience that loves hearing what the artists of Greater Prince William County have to offer. Co-Host, W on right pictured with singer/songwriter Michael Peer, of group Finding Light.

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

Get to know Influencial Prince William Locals

A great show to express yourself as an artist, local representative, or as a member of our comunity who appreciates the arts in a fun and relaxed environment exploring the world of art, come join Host Vaze Haze on Painting with Friends. This is hands on interview show showcases up and coming artists and influencial locals in the Greater Prince William County area to discuss their journey in art while creating new pieces throughout the interview. Our goal is to provide a platform where guests can come to express themselves. You do not need to know how to paint to be a part of the show! Vaze Haze welcomes all guests and encourages them to open up about their journey as an artist or how art has influ enced them in today’s fast-paced world. Don’t be shy contact Painting with Friends today to set up an interview and get your art out into the area! As a supporter of the arts, art done by the interviewed person can be purchased or bid on by contacting Painting with Friends paintingwithfriends7@gmail.com

“...and so, we find ourselves as mere conduits through which energy flows, and beautiful art results.

RYLO & BEK PWC RECORDING ARTISTS JIRANI COFFEEHOUSE, OPEN MIC LIVE

KWADWO BANK

A WALK THROUGH GHANA

EXPERIENCING GHANAIAN TRADITIONS

Interview with Kwadwo Birikorang Adjei about his journey to capture the Walk Through Ghana experience.

Kwadwo

Birikorang Adjei who also prefers to go by Mr. Banks, is the photographer and the mind behind the celebrated and very success ful gallery showcase of The Walk Through Ghana. Mr Banks took this chance as his first international gallery to display his talents on large printed canvas. With pieces selling up to $800 for scenes into another world. “A picture is worth a thousand words but a docu mentary is worth a million”- Mr. Banks speaking on the documentary he put together showcasing the culture of Ghana. The same documentary that plays throughout the gallery as crowds view the selections now. This interview was a look inside how this success story came together.

Mr. Banks started his mastery of photography ten years ago between the period of 2012-2014 as he was hired for wedding photography. During this time he would travel the area with his brother capturing pictures of the unseen between gigs. Which would develop his passion for being a medium to an untold story. Something he is obviously zealous about given that for the first time in Painting with Friends history he never touched the paint brush once! From beginning to end of the hour long interview he was purely focused on discussing Ghanaian culture. Af ter 2014 he changed his focus to a documentary style ap proach instead of just normal photography with a blend of video and tale. Mr Banks is trained in graphic design and knows how to turn what he captures into something that ensnares the imagination while also highlighting the focus piece. “It’s important for us as black people to tell our stories and tell the world our story. I don’t want the narrative of Africa to be a negative one of poverty and hunger. I want them to see the positive too.” His goal with the walk through Ghana was to highlight different cultur al customs across Ghana and its tribes. To break the mis conception of what people know of the land. Something his documentary does easily. Here’s the QR link to the documentary to the left.

Kwadwo Birikorang Adjei was born and raised in Ghana and picked up his fathers camera as a child. This was before the age of digital cameras. He played with it in excitement with his siblings. Since then he has loved the joy a camera can bring to people. During our discussion I asked him how he obtained entry into all of the places needed to get pictures of certain cultural traditions. The answer, he didn’t. He had to be strategic and car ried just a backpack on his trip through Ghana with the mission of getting footage by any means. One accomplishment being a royal funeral, “The King’s mother died, this was a funeral covering the street with 20 thousand people. Presidents and leaders from other nations in Africa come to pay their respects.”

My ethnocentric American lifestyle struggles to com prehend as he tells me the magnitude of such an event which now I can only equate to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. This funeral was an international event that he brought back with him to Woodbridge Virginia along with many other Ghaninan traditions. Mr. Banks throughout the interview explains so much of Ghana ian culture from the religious spheres, to language di alects, cultural solidarity and way of life. He describes the feeling of returning to Ghana for this project as a spiritual journey and return. Scan QR code for full interview right.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY KWADWO BIRIKORANG ADJEI ORIGINAL PHOTOS FEATURED IN A WALK THROUGH GHANA EXIBIT SEPTEMBER 2022

JEWERY

HOMESCHOOLERS

GHANAIAN SENATOR

VISITING OPEN SPACE ARTS

TOUR A WALK THROUGH GHANA EXHIBIT

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS

THE FOLLOWING WERE ELECTED AND APPOINTED AS DIRECTORS FOR FY22/23 - FY23/24:

CHAIR: RON CRIGGER

TREASURER: PETER ALTEN

SECRETARY: KELLY HANEKLAU

VICE CHAIR FOR PROGRAMMING: SUSAN BARDENHAGEN

VICE CHAIR FOR MARKETING: ALICE MERGLER

VICE CHAIR FOR NOMINATIONS: DEBORA MADSEN

APPOINTEES

RONNIE RIGGER COLES DISTRICT WANDA SMITH NEABSCO DISTRICT CATRINA STROMAN POTOMAC DISTRICT JAY TORRES WOODBRIDGE DISTRICT KELLY HANEKLAU BRENTSVILLE DAWN FRANKLIN GAINESVILLE DISTRICT ANGEL LOPEZ OCCOQUAN DISTRICT

A SPACE FOR ALL ARTISTS.

FOR ALL SPACES.

THE ARTS ARE ALIVE EVERYWHERE IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY

Never a dull moment when senior Prince William Arts Recre ation Specialist, Herb Williams is around. Consistently at the cutting edge of everything art and culture in greater PWC, Mr. Williams is pictured here with up and coming artists L.A. (Zero), Kirezz and, Dre backstage at Arts Alive September 2022, Hylton Performing Arts Center.

The New Dominion Choralier

The New Dominion Cho raliers have a full and fun schedule leading up to our 26th Annual Holiday Con cert at the Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge.

NDC welcomes fall on Sunday, October 23 with the full “The Heart Sings On!!!” con cert at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 13495 Keytone Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193.

Caroling season for the New Dominion Choraliers starts

on Saturday, November 19 with the Occoquan Christ mas Tree Lighting! Join us and celebrate the season at the Occoquan Town Hall at 314 Mill Street, Occoquan, Vir ginia. NDC takes the stage at 5:30. Come an d sing along!

The New Dominion Choraliers 26th Annual Holiday Con cert will take place Saturday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Hylton Memorial Chapel, 14640 Potomac Mills

Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22192. Truly an exceptional holiday experience for the entire family!

On Saturday, December 10 , NDC takes to the road for a special candlelight perfor mance at the historic Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. This is a free concert and starts at 8 p.m. The perfect reason to visit Williamsburg and hear some wonderful music!

PHOTO BY DONNELL TAYLOR ARTS ALIVE HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SEPTEMBER 2022

Manassas Symphony 2022-23 Season

James Villani, Music Director

The Manassas Symphony celebrates the beginning of its 30 th season on Hungarian composer Franz Liszt’s 211th birthday by featuring piano vir tuoso Thomas Pandolfi playing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major. The Ashville [NC] Citi zen-Times says about Pandolfi, “His virtuosity and strength… might have had some believing that Liszt himself had taken over the keyboard,” while the Wash ington Post describes him as a “master” of both the grand ges ture and the sensual line. Works by Wagner, Strauss, and Borodin round out the program.

Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Family Concert: Explorations

The MSO’s commemorates the 20 th edition of its annual family concert by taking listeners on a musical journey with a world pre miere of composer Ben Bernstein

work based on award-winning author and New Yorker cover art ist Bob Staake’s new book, The Path. Together with Bernstein’s beautiful music, the book’s lyrical words and stunning illustrations lead children and adults alike to discover that our path through life is all our own to discover and invent. Soloist John Ford, a senior violist at Patriot HS, performs Weber’s adventurous Andante and Rondo Ungarese.

Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Inspirations

Joseph Kingma makes a return appearance to Manassas to per form Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, in a perfor mance rescheduled from May 2020. Kingma’s playing is de scribed by the New York Concert Review as “[coaxing] the listener into the music’s poetry from the very first notes… showing the command of a master and a composer’s insight. Though his

technique emerged through the program as one which is capa ble of anything, it was always used in the service of the music itself.” The program also includes works by Samuel Coleridge-Tay lor, John Rutter, and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Aspirations

To close the season, interna tionally acclaimed young pianist Alexander Bernstein, professor of piano at Shenandoah Con servatory, headlines a program of American composers with Edward MacDowell’s Piano

Concerto No.1 in A Major. The concert includes music by Leon ard Bernstein and William Brant Still’s Afro-American Symphony from 1935.

Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30 2019 Seefeldt Award for Arts Ex cellence 2015 American Prize for Orchestral Performance

OLD TOWN MANASSAS CLASSIC CAR SHOW

46th Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Meet

Held in front of the Manassas Museum is always a big hit with car enthusiasts of all ages. This year’s show was no exception, with classic cars of all makes and models on display, including some modern custom cars. From classic muscle cars, rare Europe an models, there was something for everyone to drool over. One of

the highlights of the show was the reconstruction of a Ford Mod el T truck in under 12 minutes. Starting as a pile of scraps in the street, these talented car histori ans pieced together the old ford Model T and drove it off the lot in lightning time.

Another popular attraction at the show was the classic car auc tion to win a 1966 ford mustang. It was a great opportunity for classic car fans to get their hands

on a piece of automotive history. Overall, the classic car show was a great success. It was a great op portunity for car enthusiasts to come together and celebrate their shared passion while also being able to try out some cuisines from around the world. Just next door to the car meet was the Manas sas International Food Festival serving up food this year from Ukraine and Greece.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY EXCELS.

D. MCDADE , ED.D.

PRODUCTION &