Friday, January 4, 2013
See what’s going on in Falls Church this weekend
Kick off the New Year with FIRSTfriday events around the Little City, a wildlife activity for your kids at Hidden Pond Nature Center, the first farmers market of the New Year, the final day of an Arlington-themed visual arts exhibit and the Capitol Steps at Alden Theatre! FIRSTfriday: Join in on the fun with dinning specials and retail discounts this Friday! January's highlights include various tastings, free caricatures, the 12th Annual City of Falls Church Student Art Contest, a group class sampler, yoga, dance moves and a performance by Irish Balladeer at Ireland's Four Provinces and even more musical performances at Dogwood Tavern and Clare and Don's Beach Shack. Check the website for more details! Friday, Jan. 4, all day; Prices may …
Friday, December 21, 2012
See what’s going on in Falls Church this weekend
Get ready for the holidays with a festive weekend of fun activities including shopping and hanging out with visiting artist Sandra Hill at Stifel & Capra, catching a performance of Creative Cauldron's The Christmas Cabin of Carnaween, taking your little ones to a holiday cookie ornament decorating party, laughing the night away at Five Dollar Comedy Night and enjoying a local rock show at JV's Restaurant! Visiting Artist at Stifel & Capra: Sandra Hill: In the Alcove Gallery on Stifel & Capra’s second floor this month is Sandra Hill, an award-winning artist working primarily in watercolors and acrylics. Recently she has been creating abstract collages and has won several awards for her work in this genre. Sandra teaches watercolor through …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Don’t miss this unique comedy competition for federal government employees
Get ready for some federal government employees to tickle your funny bone! The State Theatre will host the 2012 Funniest Fed Competition tonight at 7 p.m. The contest is designed to give federal government employees the chance to show their chops on the local comedy circuit. “I love working with folks who are excited to try comedy for the first time,” said Naomi Johnson, the producer of the competition. “There is an absolute thrill to get onstage and hear the laughter. Everything else melts away.” The Alexandria resident has worked for the federal government for 10 years and performed standup off and on for 21 years. In 2003, she returned to standup comedy after taking several years off and kept meeting comics who were also federal …
Andre L. Taylor
10:00 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
I'm curious as to what the jokes will be about and can they joke about where they work without catching flack? What do you guys think? more ›