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(From left) NewMayor David Meyerand outgoing MayorSteve Stombres shakehands after the elec-tion Tuesday night.

(From left) NewMayor David Meyerand outgoing MayorSteve Stombres shakehands after the elec-tion Tuesday night.

Bicycle ImprovementsProposed for BraddockAnd Springfield DistrictsNews, Page 4

Mmm, Mmm, Chocolate …and Then SomeNews, Page 10

Bicycle ImprovementsProposed for BraddockAnd Springfield DistrictsNews, Page 4

Mmm, Mmm, Chocolate …and Then SomeNews, Page 10

David MeyerIs Elected

MayorNews, Page 3

David MeyerIs Elected

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

The voting is over, the ballots havebeen tallied and David Meyer isthe new mayor of the City ofFairfax. A 35-year City resident,

he was currently serving in his fifth termon City Council and ran against fellowCouncil members Michael DeMarco andEllie Schmidt.

They vied in a special election Tuesday,Feb. 7, to fill the post vacated by formerMayor Scott Silverthorne last August. Sincethen, former Councilman Steve Stombreshas served as the City’s interim mayor. Theunofficial election results are expected tobe certified by Friday, and Meyer will besworn in next Tuesday, Feb. 14.

All three candidates had campaignedsince the fall, and Meyer won easily in acontest that turned out not to be as close asmany people had expected. Of the 3,901votes cast, Meyer garnered 1,644; Schmidt1,190 and DeMarco 943. There were 124write-in votes. In a City of approximately15,000 registered voters, that’s about a 26-percent turnout.

A standing-room only crowd gathered atHistoric Blenheim to await the results andcheer on their favorites. And by the timehalf the precincts plus the absentee voteswere in, Meyer had already opened a 300-vote lead over his nearest challenger,Schmidt. He ultimately won by 454 votes.The final vote totals came in shortly after 8p.m. – just an hour after the polls closed.

“We have a mayor, but we have no losershere,” announced Commissioner of the Rev-enue Page Johnson, emceeing the election-night gathering. “All three candidates ran aforthright, honest and genial campaign.”

Thanking her family, friends and support-ers, Schmidt said, “We’ll all continue towork together for this great community.”

DeMarco said his son told him, “Dad, Istill love you.” He then thanked his family

and everyone who’d supported any of thecandidates, adding, “Congratulations toDavid; I will support you as much as pos-sible.”

ADDRESSING THE CROWD, Meyer said,“People care about this City.” He also notedthat the high voter turnout “in an off-year,nonpartisan election speaks volumes.People are hungry for progress, and it’s timeto move this City forward.”

Acknowledging Stombres’s efforts on be-half of Fairfax, Meyer said, “In a time ofgreat leadership crisis, we looked to some-one to provide calmness, leadership andmaturity. [Now] it’s time to collectively cel-ebrate what’s good about this City, and thiselection today was a great celebration ofwhat a democracy is about.”

Meyer’s wife Cindy, daughter Louisa andher husband Murphy Protzman joined in thefestivities. The Meyers’ son Elliot was away,hiking the Appalachian Trail, but he helpedwith his father’s campaign Website.

Happy about her dad’s victory, Louisa – a2008 Fairfax High grad whose birthday was

Feb. 7 – said, “It’ll be a challenging venturefor him, but he has a lot of new ideas tobring to Fairfax, along with lots of experi-ence. It’ll be a positive move forward forthe City.”

David Meyer said he was “never reallycertain how the voters would respond [tothis election] because of all the uncertaintythat’s surrounded the City for the last sixmonths. But I believe these results reflect adeep desire by the citizens to put the pastbehind us and get serious about addressingthe challenges we have as a city. These in-clude increased traffic on residential streets,underperforming commercial centers in dif-ferent areas of the City and determiningwhat is an acceptable tax rate for residen-tial properties.”

Furthermore, he said, “In the campaign,I made a commitment that we were goingto address housing, including senior andaffordable housing. I want to incorporateour affordable housing policy into our Com-prehensive Plan and investigate the possi-bility of working with a nonprofit to developan affordable housing project in the City.

We also need to improve our housing stockby revitalizing existing homes and havinghigh-quality, new homes in the City.”

AS FOR HIS MAYORAL WIN, Meyer at-tributed it to the fact that he spends a greatdeal of time with the residents and estab-lishes relationships with them. “I get toknow their personal histories and theirdreams for the City, and I listen,” he said. “Ialso ran a campaign right up the middlepolitically to bring in as many people aspossible. And we’re going to need all thesepeople to develop consensus to deal withsome serious challenges we’re having re-garding redevelopment, strengthening ourtax base, housing and creating new centerswhere people can live and work.”

Similarly, he said his first priority will beto forge a consensus on the Council, too, asto how to deal with these issues. “We havegood, talented, knowledgeable and dedi-cated Council members, and my task is tomake sure every voice is heard. And hope-fully, we can work together to complete theComprehensive Plan, jumpstart the Scouton the Circle project and do some long-range planning to address the future ofNorthfax.”

Meanwhile, as the outgoing mayor,Stombres said, “I want to congratulateDavid on his victory and thank Ellie andMichael for their dedication to our commu-nity. I know the new mayor and council willwork together in a collaborative way to dealwith the challenges facing our community.”

“It’s so nice to live in a community wherefriends and neighbors can resolve differ-ences in a positive manner because every-body has the best interests of the City atheart,” he continued. “And I’m proud to bea resident of the City of Fairfax. I also thankmy wife and family for their support whileI had the honor of serving as mayor. I wasthrilled to be mayor, but I’m even happierto turn it over to David.”

Former councilman wins easily inhigh-turnout race.David Meyer Is Elected Mayor

The election results on the TV screen at Historic Blenheim.

(From left) are Murphy and Louisa Protzman and David and CindyMeyer. (Murphy and Louisa are the Meyers’ son-in-law and daughter).

(From left) New Mayor David Meyer and outgoing Mayor Steve Stombresshake hands after the election.

Photos by Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection


News

By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Howard Albers ofSpringfield wasencouraged bywhat he saw at the

community meeting discussingproposed road striping changes inBraddock and Springfield Districtson Jan. 24.

The two areas under review aspart of the Virginia Department ofTransportation’s 2017 repavingschedule include Greeley Blvdfrom Carrleigh Pkwy to Old KeeneMill Road and Hillside Road fromRolling Road to Old Keene MillRoad.

The meeting was held at IrvingMiddle School in Springfield.

Some of the ideas includedshared lane markings, designatedbike lanes and “climbing lanes,”where bike traffic going uphill isin a protected lane while travel-ing downhill in the opposite direc-tion it would be a shared lane.

“It will give a sense of safety tobicyclists, to have a designatedlane,” said Albers, who is an avidrecreational biker and director onthe board of the Fairfax Alliancefor Better Bicycling.

Albers said Adam Lind, theFairfax County bicycle programmanager, did a good job at themeeting of explaining the benefitsof the restriping, and how whenVDOT repaves the road, it willhave to put new paint down any-way.

“I don’t see any downsides,”Albers said. “It’s a low-cost optionfor the county improvements to beput in.”

VDOT says it plans to repavenearly 1,300 miles of roads inFairfax, Prince William, Loudounand Arlington counties throughJune this year.

For Albers a key component ofthe new lanes is their effect of nar-rowing existing car lanes to 11feet. “Research has shown that willslow down drivers,” he said. AlongGreeley Blvd in particular, he said,the traffic calming would be espe-cially helpful.

The proposed improvementswould also improve access for bik-ers to the county park system andGerry Connolly Cross County Trail.

Design completion is scheduledfor April this year, with projectsexpected to go to construction thissummer.

The entire presentation from theJan. 24 meeting is available onlineat http://www.slideshare.net/fairfaxcounty/hillside-rd-and-greeley-blvd-2017-vdot-repaving.

A community meeting on pro-posed Lee District bicycle improve-ments is scheduled for Feb. 16 inthe cafeteria of Groveton Elemen-tary School, located at 6900Harrison Lane in Alexandria.

For more information on theVDOT Northern Virginia PavingProgram, visit http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/northern_virginia/northern_virginia_paving_program.asp.

Images courtesy of Fairfax County

Two of the areas under review as part of the VirginiaDepartment of Transportation’s 2017 repaving scheduleinclude Greeley Boulevard from Carrleigh Parkway to OldKeene Mill Road and Hillside Road from Rolling Road toOld Keene Mill Road.

Bicycle ImprovementsProposed for Braddockand Springfield Districts


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News

Jan. 31 was the final day for applica-tions and nominations for FairfaxCounty’s first Civilian Review Panel,

one of two new forms of independent over-sight for the police department.

The Board of Supervisors voted to estab-lish the nine-member panel Dec. 6 last year,after it also created an office of the inde-pendent police auditor, which will reviewpolice use of force cases and police internalinvestigations.

The auditor will be a full-time positionworking for Fairfax County, while the pan-elists will be volunteers, and specificallyreview citizen complaints against policeofficers of misconduct or abuse of author-ity.

Those reviews would include accessingcompleted police department internal inves-tigations of such complaints.

Between now and its Feb. 14 meeting, the

Board of Supervisors will review the morethan 90 applicants and nominees. Supervi-sor John Cook (R-Braddock) said they willdiscuss the applicants in closed session andpotentially make the appointments then.

Once the panelists are selected, Cook said,the board will select a chair and make plansto convene the panel for the first time.They’ll begin with writing their own bylaws.

Cook said the auditor may also be hiredas soon as the 14th, at least ideally.

— Tim Peterson

Deadline Reached for CivilianReview Panel Nominations

Issues Before PanelExamples of citizen complaints against

police officers that could be directed to thecivilian review panel:

❖ The use of abusive, racial, ethnic orsexual language;

❖ Harassment or discrimination basedon race, color, sex, religion, national ori-gin, marital status, age, familial status, ordisability;

❖ The reckless endangerment of a de-tainee or person in custody;

❖ Serious violations of Fairfax County orFCPD procedures.

Supervisors to reviewapplications beforeFeb. 14 meeting.


Opinion

By Ronald Goldfarb

“Congress shall make no law … abridging… the right of the people peaceably to as-semble, and to petition the Government for aredress of grievances.”

Having worked in D.C. and livedin Alexandria since 1961 when Icame to work for RobertKennedy in the Justice Depart-

ment, I’ve experienced the First Amendmentin real time action, by assembling and peti-tioning my government for redress of griev-ances.

In 1963 my wife and I stood near the Lin-coln Memorial where Martin Luther King, Jr.pleaded to the world for civil rightsfor all people, and delivered his im-mortal “I Have a Dream” speech.About 250,000 people — black andwhite — peacefully gathered in the nation’scapital to plead for President Kennedy to pro-vide 19 million Afro-American descendants theright to vote, travel, and work.

Fears abounded. The D.C. police and FBIwere present on the streets. There were alto-gether over 8,000 guardians of the peace. Thefederal government and many businesses wereclosed. Hospitals canceled elective surgery soall beds would be available for riot-relatedemergencies. Jails were emptied to provideroom for predicted arrests. Judges were onaround-the-clock standby.

These precautions were not necessary. Theassembly was non-violent. People arrived fromall over the world and marched with dignity.Many swarmed around the Reflecting Pool in

a field of humanity that ran all the way to theWashington Monument.

On that day we listened to the greatest ora-tor of his time pleading for racial justice, claim-ing that the time had come “to lift our nationfrom the quicksand of racial injustice to thesolid rock of brotherhood,” calling for “thefierce urgency of now, ” then urged on byMahalia Jackson, departed from his preparedtext and segued into his immortal plea, “I havea dream,” that reverberates still in the heartsand minds of all decent people.

The New York Times called the event “themost impressive assembly for a redress of griev-ances in America’s history.” The WashingtonPost reported that the assembly was a happycombination of prayer meeting, picnic, and po-

litical rally, a crowd “united in a senseof brotherhood and common human-ity.” The next year, the Civil RightsAct of 1964 was passed.

Unfortunately, many of the social injusticesdeplored on that summer day in Washington,D..C, have not yet been overcome. But Aug.28, 1963, was a seminal moment in Americanhistory. It demonstrated the power and dignityof democracy in action.

❖ ❖ ❖ In 1971, the scene was more fractious when

my wife and I joined Vietnam War protestson the streets of Washington D.C., a gather-ing which was rougher and more proactivethan the 1963 event. We were gassed, withmany others, near Dupont Circle by policeoverreacting to the noisy protests. Eventuallythe public demonstrations worked. The warwas ended, too late, but it might not haveended when it did without these public pro-

tests. Critics of the war hastened the end ofit, and resulted in a president leaving poli-tics.

❖ ❖ ❖In 1986, my wife, daughter and two human

rights activist friends, the late Pat Derian andRose Styron and their daughters marched ona sunny day near Congress in a sea of womenwho came from across the country to supportthe ERA. But this time their pleas were notsuccessful in terms of reaching the goal thatgave rise to that march. But peace prevailedand eventually the goals they asserted thenhave been advanced in major ways.

❖ ❖ ❖On Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, an estimated half

million Americans filled the streets of Wash-ington, as did huge crowds in other cities inAmerica and around the world to claim rightsthey felt were disparaged by the Trump cam-paign and election. The Saturday crowds farsurpassed Friday’s relatively insignificant in-augural crowds. President Trump now arguesabout the relative size of his crowds — thoseapplauding his election, and those crying outagainst it.

My children who attended here in D.C. andother locations reported a cheering good spirit,upbeat communal behavior, welcomingfriendly law enforcement officials, filledbleachers, and an upbeat camaraderie.

Now what remains after people returned totheir homes away from Washington, D.C. isthe question: how does this experience changethe future? Will the energy become harnessedinto a movement that changes politics? We allponder that question, bravo to the people whoare trying.

First Amendment Is Alive and Well

Commentary

By John C. Cook

Supervisor (R-Braddock District)

If you have lived in Fairfax County for anyamount of time, you are surely familiarwith the traffic situation here. Congested

roads and long travel times lead to frustratedand fatigued motorists, who may not alwaysyield to pedestrians at a crosswalk. In the morn-ing and afternoon, the situation is compoundedby school children going to and from school.To help keep us all safe, and keep traffic mov-ing in an orderly fashion, the County hirescrossing guards to assist students and pedes-trians in crossing the street at appropriate in-tersections. The service these workers provideplays an instrumental role in promoting stu-dent safety, and we should be thankful for theirservice to our children and the community.Crossing Guard Appreciation Day is Feb. 8, andI hope everyone will go out of their way tothank a crossing guard. (In fact, you can thankthem every day!) Our students and pedestri-ans depend on them, and the County wouldnot be as safe without them.

Safety at intersections, and roadway safetyas a whole, is one of my priorities both as yoursupervisor and as Chair of the Board’s PublicSafety Committee. In that regard, I have

launched and participated in several safetyinitiatives. First, to improve safety for bothmotorists and pedestrians, I developed the“Slow Down” safe driving campaign. This cam-paign aimed to reduce neighborhood speed-ing through extensive community outreachefforts, and part of that outreach involved as-sistance from residents. If you are interestedin spreading the word, my office still has avail-able for free the yellow “slow down” signs,which you can place on your lawn to get themessage out.

Second, to combat the issue of distracteddriving, I joined Kirk Cousins (WashingtonRedskins Quarterback) in support of the“Phones Down Touchdown” campaign spon-sored by Transurban. This campaign raisesawareness of distracted driving, primarily bydiscouraging texting on the road. A significantnumber of accidents are attributable to textingwhile driving, and other forms of distracteddriving. By keeping people focused on the road,and not their phone, we can improveeveryone’s roadway safety.

Recently, the Board joined my call to the Vir-ginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) toincrease from three to six times per year itsmowing of roadway median strips. This highgrass is not only unsightly, but creates visibil-

ity problems for motorists.These initiatives are great ways to promote

community engagement and safe drivingawareness, but, are not enough on their own.You can join with us by focusing on your owndriving, speed, and attentiveness behind thewheel. Encourage your neighbors to do thesame. And thank your local crossing guards.They are out there every day- rain, snow, orshine- working to keep our neighborhoods safe.Thank you!

Crossing Guard Appreciation Day Feb. 8

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On Tuesday, Feb. 7, HB 2258,introduced by Del. EileenFiller-Corn (D-41) passed theVirginia House of Delegates.

The bill would direct the Department of Be-havioral Health and Developmental Ser-vices to report by Dec. 1, 2017, to the Gov-ernor and the General Assembly on its ac-tivities related to suicide prevention.

Filler-Corn first presented the bill beforethe Health, Welfare and Institutions Sub-committee #3 last week. “Suicide rates areon the rise,” Filler-Corn stated before thesubcommittee. “The time is past due toshine a light on suicide. We already havestarted that process with our strides for-ward on mental health care reform but wecan and should do better.” Retired Fairfax

Del. Filler-Corn bill requires a review ofVirginia’s suicide prevention policy.

Suicide Prevention BillPasses the House

County Firefighter and Suicide Preventionactivist, Leigh Boswell joined the Delegateat the hearing. Boswell told the story ofher friend and fellow firefighter NicoleMittendorff, who died by suicide last year.She emphasized the importance of continu-ously trying to improve theCommonwealth’s suicide prevention ef-forts.

The bill moved quickly through the legis-lative process. Members of the subcommit-tee voted unanimously to support HB 2258last week. This was followed by unanimoussupport from the full Health Welfare andInstitutions Committee. By Monday, the billwas read and engrossed on the Floor of theHouse of Delegates. HB 2258 passed onMonday by a vote of 97 to 0.

Del. David Bulova (D-37) and Sen. ChapPetersen (D-34) are planning to host a leg-islative Town Hall meeting on Saturday, Feb.11 at the City of Fairfax City Hall.

This week marked the “crossover” periodwhen bills that have passed the VirginiaSenate and House of Delegates head to theopposite legislative body for review andvoting.

Expect Bulova and Petersen to give anoverview of issues currently before the Gen-eral Assembly. They’re asking constituentsto come prepared to share ideas andthoughts on community issues.

Bulova serves on the General Laws, Edu-cation, Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natu-ral Resources committees, and is a memberof the State Water Commission, the JointCommission on Health Care and the Hous-ing Commission.

Petersen serves on the Courts of Justice,

Education and Health, Agriculture, Conser-vation and Natural Resources committees.

The Town Hall is scheduled for Feb. 11from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Council Cham-ber of Fairfax City Hall, 10455 ArmstrongStreet, Fairfax, Virginia.

To determine the elected representativesfrom your neighborhood, Fairfax Countyoffers an online report available atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/myneighborhood.

Information about Del. Bulova’s legisla-tive agenda is available here: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/David-s-2 0 1 7 - L e g i s l a t i o n . h t m l ? s o i d = 1101168976767&aid=3nv50jN9XSI.

Sen. Petersen’s Senate website with spon-sored legislation is available here: http://apps . senate .v i rg in ia .gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S76.

—Tim Peterson

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Del. Eileen Filler-Corn presentingHB 2258 before the Health, Welfareand Institutions Committee’sSubcommittee #3.

Retired Fairfax County Firefighterand Suicide Prevention activistLeigh Boswell testifying in supportof HB 2258.

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When Betsy Rutkowskipurchased her Fairfaxhome, she was drawnto its rich history and

the childhood memories which itevoked.

“It is made of stone and brick, whichattracted us,” said Rutkowski, who isalso an agent with Long & Foster RealEstate Inc. “I grew up in Pennsylvaniain an area where the homes weremade of stone and brick, and when myhusband and I were looking to buy ahome, we wanting something withthat same feel.”

The antebellum home, named AspenGrove, dates back to the 1700s. It wasonce owned by William JeffersonSagar and his family who vehementlyopposed slavery. In fact, during theCivil War, the Sagar family fled to NewYork seeking refuge from the fightingand unrest in Virginia.

During the war, the home wasoccupied by both Confederate andUnion soldiers, and even sustained firedamage. The Sagar family spent yearsrestoring Aspen Grove before selling itin 1920.

While Rutkowski has a great appre-ciation for Aspen Grove’s storied past,she recognizes the sensibility ofmodernization. It is this notion thatguided the decisions she made whilerenovating and updating the fourbedrooms, three-and-a half-bathroomhouse.

“It feels very modern even thoughit’s historic,” said Rutkowski. “Wemodernized it, but maintained theintegrity of the original features.”

The kitchen was designed with

A home with both a rich history and modern conveniences is on the market in Fairfax.

Honoring the Past and PresentCarrera marble countertops, white-glazed, glass front cabinets, a cherrywood island, farm sink by Kohler andstainless steel appliances. Otheramenities include four fireplaces,detailed moldings, built-in bookcasesand heart-of-pine flooring throughout.

When designing the masterbathroom, Rutkowski again choseCarrera marble surfaces, radiantheated floors and a large framelessglass shower. The first floor powderroom is accessorized with toilewallpaper and marble floors, givingit an equestrian theme.

“We updated old lead pipes andold wiring,” said Rutkowski. “We’verenovated the bathrooms and addeda custom, claw foot tub in the masterbath. “We added a flagstone patioand custom English gardens.”

Rutkowski says that she has hostedhundreds of charity events at AspenGrove, but the most memorableoccasion was her stepdaughter’swedding and reception. “It waswonderful. The outdoor entertainingspace is phenomenal. We’re able toentertain on the large front porch,”she said. “The inside has a good flow,which you might not expect from anolder home.”

Rutkowski and her husband havedecided that it’s time to say goodbyeto Aspen Grove. “We lived in Londonbriefly and we got the urban bug,”she said. “We want to downsize andmove into Washington, D.C. We havetwo grandchildren who live a mileand a half away from our home, butwe’re hoping to move to a place withMetro access.”

The home is located at 10212Aspen Willow Drive in Fairfax and ison the market for $1,075,000.

The master bathroom in this Fairfax home features Carreramarble, radiant heated floors and a large, frameless glass shower.

The owners of this antebellum home in Fairfax updated it whilemaintaining its architectural integrity.

“We modernized itbut maintained theintegrity of theoriginal features.”

— Betsy Rutkowski

The owners of thisantebellum home in

Fairfax updated it withmodern convenienceswhile maintaining its

architectural integrity.

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News

Mmm, Mmm, Chocolate …and Then Some The 25th annual Fairfax Chocolate

Lovers Festival was Feb. 4-5.

(From left) Michael Pearce and Dinah Herring of The Wine House serveItalian dessert wine and chocolate cake at the Liquid Chocolate event.

L-O-V-E letters adorn theentrance to the City’s OldTown Square.

Ari Leitch, 5, dips a Rice Krispie treat intothe chocolate fountain while mom Lindsaywatches.

A professional chocolatesculpture.

Valentine-themed cupcakes at the Choco-late Challenge.

Kyra Coronado-Wager, 8, enjoyingSugar Mama’s chocolate chip-raspberry ice cream.

Face-painted Sebastian Aguila, 5,liked his Kiwanis Club pancakes atthe City fire station.

Arash Behdad, 9,devours a marsh-

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THURSDAY/FEB. 9Art & Lunch event at Old Town

Hall 10:30 - 2:30 p.m. Old TownHall, 3999 University Dr, Fairfax. TheFairfax Art League will be hosting anArt & Lunch event at Old Town Hall.Bring lunch and enjoy the company ofother artists. Free and open to thepublic. New members welcome.Please visit the Fairfax Art League onFacebook or atwww.fairfaxartleague.net or call 703-587-9481.

Artist Reception 7 - 9 p.m. VillageGallery, 3950 University Dr, Fairfax.The Fairfax Art League will be havinga reception at the Village Gallery.Come enjoy refreshments, meet thefeatured artist and be a part of yourlocal artist community. Free and opento the public. New members welcome.Please visit the Fairfax Art League onFacebook or atwww.fairfaxartleague.net or call 703-587-9481.

FRIDAY/FEB. 10“Three for a Song” - Ragtime Piano

& Vocalists 8 p.m. Old Town Hall,3999 University Dr, Fairfax. TheBonita Lestina Old Town HallPerformance Series. Founded in 1983by the late Ray Abell, the CathedralBrass performs sacred and secularworks from all eras in support of themusic ministry at Vienna PresbyterianChurch. The group draws itsmembership from around the DCMetro area, and includes current andformer professionals and members ofthe Service Bands. The CathedralBrass is under the direction of L.Thomas Vining. 703-385-7858www.fairfaxva.gov/culturalarts

SATURDAY/FEB. 11Second Sunday Program - “African

American Schools andDesegregation” 2 - 4 p.m. FairfaxMuseum and Visitor Center, 10209Main Street, Fairfax. 703-385-8414.

Champagne and Chocolates 4 - 7p.m. Gunston Hall Docent Association10709 Gunston Road, Lorton. Theevent will feature a historic guidedtour, Hors d’ oeuvres, string quartet,raffle and live auction. $40 perperson. RSVP by Feb. 4. To RSVP,send a check payable to GHDA toDebbie Bullock at 5700 BarbmorCourt, Alexandria, VA 22310.Questions about the event? EmailDebbie a [email protected].

Beethoven’s Triple 8 p.m. GMUCenter for the Arts Concert Hall 4373Mason Pond Dr, Fairfax. 2017 marksthe beginning of our 60th AnniversaryCelebration. The FSO rings in the newyear by featuring the extraordinarilytalented trio: National SymphonyConcertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef;renowned cellist Amit Peled; and FSOaudience favorite Alon Goldstein, whoperformed Beethoven’s “Emperor”concerto with the orchestra lastseason.

SUNDAY/FEB. 12Music at Messiah Concert Series:

The Amelia Ensemble, at 3 p.m. atMessiah United Methodist Church,6215 Rolling Road, Springfield. Musicat Messiah presents the AmeliaEnsemble, a flute, piano and clarinettrio, performing music from aroundthe world. The concert is free.

Table Top N Gauge Model TrainEvent at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum 1- 4 p.m. The Museum islocated at 11200 Fairfax Station Roadin Fairfax Station. Museum members

and children 4 and under, free; ages5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4.www.fairfax-station.org, 703-425-9225. www.facebook.com/FFXSRR,Twitter@FFXSTNRR.

Song-catcher Cecil Sharp inVirginia 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 NorthStreet, Fairfax. A multi-mediapresentation about the original “Song-catcher,” English folk song collector,Cecil Sharp, and his discoveries in thehinterlands of Virginia in the early20th century. Cost: Free. Information& Directions: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library or 703-293-6227 x6

MONDAY/FEB. 13Funday Monday Storytime & Crafts

10:30 a.m. – Every Monday – OldTown Hall, 3999 University Dr,Fairfax. There will be music,movement, storytelling, performances,crafts, and more! It is open to childrenof all ages, however especially forthose who haven’t yet started school.Programs are free and open to thepublic, donations are gratefullyappreciated. There is ample freeparking in the downtown area, andstroller access at the rear of Old TownHall on Main St. 703-385-7858www.fairfaxva.gov/culturalarts

GMU Visiting Filmmakers Series:13th with cinematographer HansCharles 4:30 p.m. Johnson CenterCinema 4400 University Dr, Fairfax.sponsored by Film and Media Studies,Film and Video Studies, African andAfrican American Studies, Womenand Gender Studies, BSA, DKA, andUniversity Life. 703-993-2768 http://www.fxva.com/event/

TUESDAY/FEB. 14Valentine Day Sale at INOVA Fair

Oaks Hospital Auxiliary 8 - 3 p.m.Come and get your last minute gifts -balloons, flowers, candy and more!The sale will take place in theHospital Atrium 3600 Joseph SiewickDr, Fairfax.

Valentine’s Paint Night 7:30 - 10p.m. Paint Your Own Pottery, 10417Main St, Fairfax.

Couples, singles, friends and family comepaint or do a mosaic to candlelight,complimentary coffee or tea anddessert. $10 per person plus the priceof the item you choose to create.Reservations required [email protected], 703-218-2881, http://www.createlikecrazy.com/

THURSDAY/FEB. 16Friday Morning Music Club noon - 1

p.m. Old Town Hall, 3999 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Friday Morning MusicClub, Inc. is a community of musiclovers and musicians dedicated topromoting classical music throughoutthe metropolitan area. On the thirdThursday of the month they host theirperformances at Old Town Hall. Freeand open to the public.www.fmmc.org

SATURDAY/FEB. 18Valentine’s Day Banquet. Greater

Zion Baptist Church will host FamilyMinistry 2017 Valentine’s DayBanquet, 6:30—11 p.m. at WaterfordReceptions at Springfield, 6715Commerce Street in Springfield. Cost:$50 per person. Contacts: Anthonyand Terri Bazemore @GLZBC (703-764-9111); [email protected];terrib6@verizon. net. Special features:Dinner Buffet, Music & Dancing.Payment deadline: Feb. 12.

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On Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. — Music at Messiah atMessiah United Methodist Church, 6215 Rolling Road,Springfield, presents the Amelia Ensemble, a flute, pianoand clarinet trio, performing music from around theworld. The concert is free.

The 13th Film Screening with Hans Charles will takeplace at the Johnson Center Cinema at George MasonUniversity on Monday Feb. 13. The screening takes placefrom 4:30-7 p.m. The cinema is located at 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Free. [email protected], 703-993-2768 orfams.gmu.edu/events/6437


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mance that is true to the Indian culture, and cel-ebrates the contemporary pop music and dance thatis such an important part of the Bollywood film ex-perience,” said Tom Reynolds, Director of Artistic Pro-gramming, Marketing and Audience Services, Cen-ter for the Arts.

“Taj Express” is a live performance with India’shigh-energy pop music and dance and film excerptsrooted in the art of the Bollywood cinema. The pro-duction was created by choreographer Vaibhavi Mer-chant and director Shruti Merchant as a tribute toBollywood blockbuster movies.

“There has been a great deal of interest in eventsthat share Indian culture, both from the Indian com-munities around the Washington metro area, andfrom people who are not of Indian descent,” saidReynolds.

“Being part of a university with one of the mostculturally diverse student populations in the coun-try, we also continually look for performances thatwill help people of all backgrounds develop a betterunderstanding of the traditions and art forms spe-cific to a particular culture.” added Reynolds.

Inviting patrons to “Taj Express” Reynold said, “Westrongly believe that this will be a performance thatwill be, at its heart, enjoyable regardless of how fa-miliar people are with the genre. The authentic, col-orful costumes that are a part of the Bollywood tra-dition, the energy-filled dance, and the upbeat popu-lar music will enhance the film excerpts.”

“Taj Express” is based on one of the greatBollywood films of the same name. The productionweaves a tale of Varsha, an Indian journalist livingin Europe. After traveling home to write a story aboutBollywood and discovery “The Greatest Indian LoveStory Ever Told,” Varsha is swept up in a glittery,joyful musical extravaganza all of her own. “Taj Ex-press” has action, romance, comedy, a royal wed-ding Bollywood-style, and larger-than-life dancenumbers set to India’s pop hits and its folk-musicclassics.

George Mason University has listed “Taj Express:The Bollywood Musical Revue” as one its Center forthe Arts cultural passport events meant to introduceaudiences to the world experience.

“Taj Express” will be like “no other we have had atthe Center for the Arts, an amazing composition offilm, live dance and music,” concluded Reynolds.

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Detectives have been searching fora missing 16-year-old girl and her5-month-old baby boy. The girl,

Lizzy Lizbeth Rivera Colindres of Spring-field, and her son, Aidan David CastilloRivera, were last seen on Jan. 14. Her momreported her missing the next day and theywere entered as missing juveniles. Initially,detectives believed Rivera Colindres leftvoluntarily with Aidan and their son’s fa-ther, 18-year-old Jose Ivan Castillo Rivas,but new information suggests she and thebaby might be in danger and left home outof fear of him — according to FCPD PublicAffairs Bureau.

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league is looking for enough players to form an-other team. Players must be at last 40 years ofage to be eligible. All games are doubleheaders- played on Sundays at Bready Park in Herndonbetween 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. If interested, [email protected] for more information.

“Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter ofDelta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated(FCAC-DST) announces it annual scholarshippackage is now available. The FCAC Scholarshipapplication is available on the chapter website:http://www.fcacdst.org/applications.htm. Thecompleted application must be postmarked nolater than February 17, 2017 and mailed to:Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter, Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc., Attn: Scholarship Commit-tee, P.O. Box 221224, Chantilly, Virginia20153-1224.”

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FRIDAY/FEB. 17Scholarship Application. Deadline for

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FRIDAY/MARCH 3Rising Above Fear. Burke Presbyterian

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