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Taiko Drumming atFox Mill ElementaryNews, Page 3
Herndon’s Vice MayorJennifer Baker with Mayor
of Runnymeade DerekCotty. In November of 2015
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By Marissa Beale
The Connection
At Fox Mill ElementarySchool students notonly learn the Japanese
language, but also gain expo-sure to Japan’s culture.
Through a grant opportunitymade possible by the JapanCommerce Association of Wash-ington, D.C., Fox Mill securedfunds to bring taiko instructorand performer, Mark Rooney, tothe school to host a school-wideassembly and after-school classfor students.
“Students are very excited toparticipate in the program,”said Japanese Immersion (JI)teacher Yoko Linam. “Therewere 140 requests for the after-school drumming. A lucky 60were chosen.”
The 60 students, separatedinto two groups of 30, partici-pated in after-school classesthat were taught on separatedays. Sitting in a row in theschool’s gymnasium, studentsfrom kindergarten to sixthgrade listened quietly asRooney explained the rules forplaying the taiko drums. BothJI and non-JI students at theschool had chances to partici-pate. In total, 40 percent of stu-dents are involved in the JI Pro-gram.
“We are trying to showcase[the program’s] importance,”said Linam. “We are on the listof proposed cuts due to the bud-get, but parents are workinghard to save the program.”
“I wanted an immersion pro-gram and I’m really upset thatthe JI Program is at risk,” saidNellie Scrapper, a mother of twosons in first grade at Fox Mill.“My mom speaks five languages
and I speak three. We boughtour house [here] because of theschools and the immersion pro-gram.”
Other parents, see the pro-gram as a nice addition, but donot view it as integral to whattheir child needs to know. Oneparent expressed that removingthe program would not be thesame as altering a core subjectsuch as math or social studies.
“I started at Fox Mill in 1991and I hear from former stu-dents who have continued theirstudies in high school, collegeand beyond,” said NahokoNakayama, who has been a JIteacher at Fox Mill since 1991.“A group of former studentseven opened a company in To-kyo. Because of this program,there are three or four privateschools in Japan with Englishimmersion programs.”
For more information aboutthe World Languages Program,visit fcps.edu.
Instructor Mark Rooney, center, shows studentshow to play taiko. The opportunity was madepossible through a grant from the Japan Com-merce Association of Washington, D.C. Theafterschool session took place in late November2015.
From left — JapaneseImmersion teachersNahoko Nakayama andYoko Linam prove in-structions and an intro-duction to participatingin the afterschool taikolesson.
In November of 2015 Herndon’s Vice Mayor Jen-nifer Baker visited England and met Derek Cotty,Mayor of Runnymeade, Herndon’s sister city.
Runnymede’s Mayor Cotty worked to ensure the suc-cess of the 800th commemoration of the MagnaCarta, a document which became a symbol of legalrights and freedoms. Months later in January, theHerndon council met to recognize the works of nowretired former mayor and state delegate Tom Rustand celebrate its Town Incorporation Day.
On Jan. 12 at a public hearing the Herndon TownCouncil approved a proclamation honoring “HerndonTown Incorporation Day.” “Herndon celebrates 137years as an incorporated town today. Herndon hasalways been proud of its heritage and rich history asa rail and dairy town - and there has never been amore exciting time to be a Herndonian than today,”said Lisa Merkel, Mayor, Town of Herndon. “We areactively seeking proposals to revitalize our small towndowntown, and the crane is up and for constructionat our future Metro stop - bringing us full circle as arail town. Herndon is ready for a bright future!”
The Herndon Depot was constructed in 1857 as astop on the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshirerailroad. In 1858 the town received a post officenamed for Captain William Lewis Herndon, a Vir-ginia-born sea captain who had heroically gone downwith his ship after directing passengers and crew intolifeboats. The town was legally incorporated in 1879,keeping the name Herndon, and the first town coun-cil meetings were held at the depot. Although the
population was low, area farmers made Herndontheir market center, with notable success. Inside theTown of Herndon is Runnymede Park, the Town’s58-acre natural park, which contains wooded areasand a large meadow. It boasts over 450 native plantspecies, diverse wildlife habitats, and the SugarlandRun stream.
Today, Herndon sees foot traffic and bicyclesthrough the town on the Washington and Old Do-minion trail, which becomes more popular on week-ends and warmer months. On Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014,Mayor Merkel and the Herndon town council cel-ebrated the completion of installation of lights alongthe W&OD trail. Phase 2 of the Silver Line will bringMetro to Herndon, Dulles Airport and beyond and isexpected to be complete by 2020. The Herndon sta-tion will be constructed in the median of the DullesToll Road and connect to the town on its north sidevia a pedestrian bridge. A suburb of Washington,D.C., the Town of Herndon is the 3rd largest town inthe Commonwealth of Virginia and home to over23,000 citizens.
If you visit the Town Municipal Building at 777Lynn Street, you will see displayed several relics anddocuments highlighting the ties betweenRunnymeade and Herndon. The Herndon HistoricalSociety will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.mat the Depot building. The special Annual Meetingwill include membership business, voting for openBoard positions and amended Articles for Incorpo-ration, as well as discussing the impending changesto the bylaws and efforts to secure 501(c)(3) desig-nation. Herndon resident Richard Downer will givea brief presentation on what he has discovered aboutW&OD Freight Motor #50, a historic Virginia en-gine is still operating in Iowa. To learn more aboutHerndon, visit herndonhistoricalsociety.org.
“Warmestgreetings
fromRunnymede.”
Vice MayorJennifer
Baker wasgiven a
documentsigned by
RunnymeadeMayor Cotty,which hopesfor good ties
with itssister city.
Photo of Herndon’s ViceMayor Jennifer Baker withMayor of RunnymeadeDerek Cotty. In November of2015 Herndon’s Vice MayorJennifer Baker visited En-gland and met Derek Cotty,Mayor of Runnymeade,Herndon’s sister city.
Herndon Vice MayorConnects with RunnymeadeHonoring thehistory of Herndon.
Photos courtesy of
Jennifer Baker
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Opinion
The Virginia General Assembly began its 60-day 2016 session onWednesday, Jan. 13. Here in North-ern Virginia, residents are often far
more cognizant of national politics and gov-ernment than state and local government. Butthere are several reasons why, especially inVirginia, especially if you live in North-ern Virginia, you should pay attention.
In Virginia, localities have only thepower expressly given by the GeneralAssembly. So living in Fairfax or Arlington orAlexandria, your local governments and regu-lations are often not able to reflect the valuesand preferences of residents.
For example, for Fairfax County to have anysay about whether a gun store can operateadjacent to a school, where students can seecustomers coming and going with weapons,the General Assembly would have to vote togive the county that authority. While this hasbeen a hot topic here, and several legislatorshave introduced “authorizing legislation,” itwould be remarkable if the currently consti-tuted assembly would allow this to go forward.
Living in the wealthiest areas of the Com-monwealth also raises concerns. Localities havevery limited options for raising revenue. Therevenue that is actually based on someone’sability to pay, income taxes, is only collectedby the state; localities cannot claim any por-tion of income tax. Of course Northern Virginiais the economic engine of the state, and so itmakes sense that a significant portion of the
state budget would be funded with NorthernVirginia dollars. But it is unfair that the Gen-eral Assembly limits localities ability to accessother revenue choices to fund local necessitieslike schools.
There are dozens of other examples, andmost are complicated. But local officials are
elected, and if local government takesaction not supported by local voters,they will be voted out.
Because of gerrymandering of dis-tricts in both the House of Delegates and theVirginia Senate, the makeup of the General As-sembly is far more conservative than the Com-monwealth overall, as evidenced by Democratselected to all statewide offices. This makes thecontrol from Richmond all the more egregious.
Every resident is represented by one delegateand one senator in the Virginia General As-sembly. You can visit the General Assemblywebsite to find out who represents you, forcontact information, for session livestreamingand more.
http://virginiageneralassembly.gov
Vote Now forPresidential Primary
Who will be the next President of the UnitedStates also matters.
In order to vote in either of Virginia’s presi-dential primaries on March 1, voters must beregistered by Feb. 8. Voting “absentee in per-
son” (early voting available for myriad reasons,including anyone who will commute to workon Election Day) is already underway.
In Virginia, voters do not register by party.In the primaries for President, you can voteeither the Democrat or Republican ballot, butnot both. If you choose to vote the Republicanballot, you will be required to sign the follow-ing statement first:
Section 24.2-545 of the Code of Virginia al-lows the political party holding a primary todetermine requirements for voting in the pri-mary. The Republican Party of Virginia hasdetermined that the following statement shallbe a requirement of your participation. STATE-MENT: My signature below indicates that I ama Republican.
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For details on absentee voting in Fairfax County, seewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/absentee.htm.
Pay Attention General Assembly actionmatters more in Virginia.
Editorial
We, the undersignedNorthern Virginia or-ganizations repre-
senting the vast majority of busi-nesses and employees of NorthernVirginia’s private sector and non-profit workforce, believe that astrong, efficient regional transpor-tation network is essential to ourregion’s future economic competi-tiveness, security, and quality oflife. We believe that unlockingNorthern Virginia’s transportationgrid requires a strategic regionalapproach.
We believe that achieving thebest solutions to our transporta-tion challenges requires a big pic-ture perspective — regionally aswell as statewide. Efforts to con-strain, either by law or regulation,the Commonwealth Transporta-tion Board’s ability to determinethe best investments for the state,are counter to the goals set forthin House Bill 2, 2014 legislation
designed to address thecommonwealth’s congestion re-duction and economic develop-ment needs.
The focus of the CommonwealthTransportation Board and theNorthern Virginia TransportationAuthority, our region’s designatedtransportation planning body,should be on the investment ofregional, state, federal, and privatesector transportation dollars forhighway, transit improvements,and intelligent transportation sys-tems that will:
❖ Move the greatest number ofpeople throughout the region;
❖ Reduce congestion and traveltime between major regional em-ployment centers and communi-ties;
❖ Increase reliability of the net-work region-wide while producingthe best long-term return on in-vestment;
❖ Promote regional economic
and Route 50 in Loudoun County.❖ Route 28 — upgrade to eight
lanes.❖ Fairfax County Parkway —
convert to limited access facility.❖ I-395 — convert HOV lanes
to express/managed lanes be-tween the Capital Beltway and the14th Street Bridge.
❖ Regional Express Bus network— implement in the I-66, I-95, I-395, I-495, Dulles and other ma-jor regional corridors.
We support performance-basedstatewide and regional transpor-tation plans that focus on new andexisting corridors of regional andstatewide significance, the evalu-ation of highway and public tran-sit projects utilizing the same cri-teria, and the prioritization of in-vestments first and foremost onthe ability to reduce congestionand improve travel time.
Brian M. Gordon, MPA, Apart-ment and Office Building AssociationLeo J. Titus, Jr. PE, Committee for
DullesPatricia Nicoson, Dulles Corridor
Rail AssociationMark S. Ingrao, Greater Reston
Chamber of Commerce Greater
Northern Virginia BusinessTransportation Coalition2016 policy statement.
Transportation Improvements Will Bolster Economydevelopment and growth; and
❖ Enhance regional security.We are concerned that the law
requiring the long-term benefits ofNorthern Virginia’s regional fundsbe distributed proportionallyamong jurisdictions impedes theability of the regional body to ad-dress the region’s most criticaltransportation needs.
We believe that regional trans-portation funds should be prima-rily focused and leveraged, whereappropriate, with federal, state,and private funds on projects oflarge-scale regional significance.These include:
❖ I-66 — construct new lanesand enhance transit from USRoute 15/Haymarket to TheodoreRoosevelt Bridge.
❖ New Potomac River Crossing— constructed west of AmericanLegion Bridge.
❖ American Legion Bridge —add new express/managed lanesin each direction.
❖ Metro — improve mainte-nance, operations, safety and railfleet.
❖ Bi-County Parkway — con-struct between I-66/Route 234Bypass in Prince William County See Transportation, Page 11
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‘Thomas Jefferson and PatrickHenry’ Come to Herndon ElementaryHerndon Elementary fourth and sixth grade students met with historicalreenactors of Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. Jefferson and Henrywalked among the students, taking their questions and interacting withthem. Subject matter included the manners and customs of their time,the importance of education, the difference between being subjects andcitizens, why Americans shake hands in lieu of bowing and curtsying,where the handshake originated, and the diversity of people in thecolonies. The two historical figures also talked about how, when theydisagreed in their politics, they could act with civility and get along.
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SportsHerndon Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman
The South Lakes boys’ basketball teamlost a non-conference game against StoneBridge 56-48 on Saturday in Ashburn,dropping the Seahawks’ record to 6-8.
It was South Lakes’ third loss in its lastfour games.
Sophomore forward EmmanuelAghayere led the Seahawks with 17points. Sophomore guard DamonJohnson and sophomore forward An-drew Powers each scored 10 points andsenior guard Marty Gryski had six.
South Lakes closed the first half of itsConference 6 schedule against Hayfieldon Tuesday, after The Connection’s dead-line. The Seahawks entered the contest
with a 3-3 conference record.South Lakes is scheduled to face Langley,
which sits atop the Conference 6 standings,at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22 at LangleyHigh School.
Herndon Boys Start3-0 in Conference
The Herndon boys’ basketball team im-proved to 3-0 in the Conference 5 stand-ings with a 73-71 home win over Chantillyon Jan. 15. The Hornets’ overall recordimproved to 9-5.
Herndon faced defending state runner-up Westfield on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. The Hornets arescheduled to travel to Robinson at 7:15 p.m.on Friday, Jan. 22.
South Lakes sophomore Damon Johnson scored 10 points duringSaturday’s loss to Stone Bridge.
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Seniors Golden Kumi-Darfour, AnasFain and Skander Ballard closedout their regular season high schoolcareers with wins at the Liberty
Flames High School Invitational indoortrack and field meet Jan. 15-16 at LibertyUniversity in Lynchburg.
South Lakes finished second in the 53-team girls field and third among the 55 boysteams at the meet.
Kumi-Darfour won the 500 meters(1:17.50) and teamed with freshmanSophie Halkett, sophomore Olivia Becknerand junior Devyn Jones to win the 4x400meter relay in 4:00.94. Halkett finishedthird in the 500 with a region meet qualify-ing time of 1:19.42 while Beckner won the1000 meters in a state meet qualifying timeof 3:01.51.
Jones won her second consecutive 55hurdles race with a 8.60 in the preliminar-ies and a 8.51 in the finals, both of whichare state meet qualifying times. She alsofinished fifth in the long jump with a re-gion-meet qualifying jump of 16-04.75.Jones, Halkett, freshman Cara Hutson andjunior Nikayla Hoyte finished second in the4x200 meter relay with a region standardtime of 1:48.08.
On the boys’ side, Fain’s victory in the 55meter hurdles (7.71 prelims, 7.68 finals)has him undefeated in that event this sea-son. In each race, he has won with a statemeet qualifying time. Fain also finished 13thin the long jump (19-08.50, conference),10th in the triple jump (41-08.75) and 21stin the 55 meters (38.01, conference). Se-nior Eric Kirlew finished second in the triple
jump (45-05.50) and also has had a statequalifying jump in every meet this season.He also got conference meet standards inthe high jump (5-06.00, 12th), 55 meters(6.76, 10th) and 300 meters (37.77, 18th)at the Flames meet.
Ballard won the boys 500 meters with astate meet qualifying time of 1:06.50. Healso finished seventh in the triple jump (42-03.25, conference qualifier). Junior TimiebiOgobri’s 6.68 in the preliminaries of the 55meter dash qualified for the region meet.He was fourth in the final (6.70).
Fain, seniors Nikolai Waithe, John LeBerreand junior Ashton Reinhold’s time of3:32.97 in the 4x400 meter relay placedSLHS third. The team has already met thestate-meet standard. SLHS track team mem-ber who achieved conference qualifying
South Lakes 4x400 relay team of Golden Kumi-Darfour, Olivia Beckner,Sophie Halkett and Devyn Jones finished first at the Liberty Flames HighSchool Invitational Jan. 15-16.
South Lakes’ Anas Fain placed first in the 55-meter hurdles at theLiberty Flames High School Invitational Jan. 15-16.
South Lakes Produces MultipleWinners at Liberty Flames Invitational
standards at the Liberty Flames meet in-clude: senior Alex Rudison (triple jump, 38-03.50, 23rd; pole vault, 10-06.00, 8th); se-nior Connor Smith (500 meters, 1:11.96,24th); senior Christopher Byron (300meters, 1:11.72, 22nd); junior NikaylaHoyte (300 meters, 42.97, 6th); junior Pe-ter Sepulveda (1000 meters, 2:44.67, 6th);sophomore Alex Wallace (500 meters,1:11.66, 21st); sophomore Sarah Wolfe(500 meters, 1:25.42, 17th; 1600 meters,5:27.49, 14th);Waithe (300 meters, 37.36,11th; 500 meters, 1:09.21, 6th); andReinhold (500 meters, 1:10.95, 19th).
South Lakes begin defense of its Confer-ence 6 titles this Friday at the PrinceGeorge’s Sportsplex in Landover, Md. Thetwo-day meet is scheduled to concludeThursday, Jan. 28.
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10:25 a.m. Sunday School Grades 3 to 6Music 4 years to 2nd grade
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service
Nursery care provided at 9:00 a.m. service
The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Laura Cochran
703-437-6530www.stannes-reston.org
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Herndon PoliceRedistricting
This week, to better balance thedistrict boundaries and more effec-tively deploy personnel and re-sources, the Herndon Police Depart-ment reduced its community polic-ing districts from five to four and re-named them. The new names areDranesville, Dulles, Worldgate, andMetro. Team Leaders for these Dis-tricts are: Dranesville – SGT Farbry([email protected]); Dulles – SGT Tacci([email protected]); Metro– SGT Williams([email protected]);Worldgate – SGT Merritt([email protected]).
Stuff the Bus 2016Fairfax County is promoting its an-
nual “Stuff the Bus: Helping FairfaxFamilies” program at 14 locationsfrom Jan. 16 to Feb. 15. This collabo-rative program, now in its sixth year,is a partnership among FairfaxCounty Government, local grocerystores and nonprofits to restock theshelves.
Each week a Fastran bus staffed byMV Transportation personnel willpark at a different location and col-lect food donations. The campaignkicks off Saturday, Jan. 16, the week-end leading up to the Martin LutherKing Day of Service, and will runeach weekend until President’s Day,Monday, Feb. 15.
All donation hours are from 9:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Stuff the Bus dates and locations:Saturday, Jan. 23 - Village Center
and Dulles Shoppers, 2425Centreville Road, Herndon. Benefit-ing LINK.
Monday, Feb. 15 - Village Centerat Dulles Shoppers, 2425 CentrevilleRoad, Herndon. Benefiting St. Anne’sEpiscopal Church.
Week in Herndon
Send announcements [email protected]. The deadline isthe Friday prior to the following week’s paper. Pho-tos/artwork encouraged.
Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St., Herndon.Join a new monthly workshop. Meets Thursdayevenings starting Jan. 21. [email protected] for more information.
SATURDAY/JAN. 23Reston Camp Expo. 9 a.m. Reston Community
Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. learnabout providers who serve Reston youththroughout the school year and summer. Alsofeatures employment information,demonstrations and crafts and activities forchildren. www.restoncommunitycenter.com.703-390-6162.
SUNDAY/JAN. 24Threaded with Green Quilt Show Opening
a.m. Amphora Diner, 1151 Elden St., Herndon.Speaker: Richard Elmas, Board Member,Virginia Society of Enrolled Agents & Member,National Association of Enrolled Agents andNational Association of Tax Professionals; Topic:Federal Income Taxes. $18. Call to reserve byThursday, Jan. 21. Louise Rooney, 703-435-3523.
“Rain Follows the Plow.” 7:30 p.m. NextStopTheater, 269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. “RainFollows the Plow,” an original folk operailluminating the human side of the nation’sworst manmade ecological disaster, will see itstheatrical debut, one night only, in Herndon.$15. 703-241-7432. http://rainfollowstheplow.com.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. East of Monroe plays. If you likebluegrass, both traditional and contemporary,with a touch of gospel, blues or jazz then thisband is just who you are looking for.
SUNDAY/JAN. 31Bluegrass-Goldheart. 7 p.m. Frying Pan Park,
2709 West Ox Road, Herndon. The threeyouthful but talented Gold sisters (Tori, Joceyand Shelby) bring their original songs andbeautiful sister harmonies supported by theircapable instrumental work. $18, $20. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.
SATURDAY/FEB. 6Annual Father Daughter Dance. Herndon
Community Center, 814 Ferndale Ave.,Herndon. This semi-formal event will include anevening of dancing, appetizers, drinks, a photoof the couple, and a keepsake. Daughter may be
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Photo by Traci J. Brooks Studios/Courtesy of NextStop Theatre
Tamieka Chavis as Mary Swanson and John Stange as John Dodge in“Middletown” from NextStop Theatre from Jan. 14-Feb. 27.
OngoingLittle Hands Preschool Art Class. 10-11 a.m.
Tuesdays from Jan. 12 to Feb. 2. Greater RestonArts Center, 12000 Market St. #103, Reston.Introducing young children to art by havingthem explore new artwork, materials, and skillseach week. Limited to 10 participants. Ages 3-5years old. restonarts.org. 703-471-9242.
“Middletown” by Will Eno. Jan. 14-Feb. 7.NextStop Theatre Company, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. In this quirky, moderncompanion to “Our Town,” residents ofMiddletown seek the meaning of suburban life.Encounter thought-provoking universal themesand a few personalities you may recognize fromyour own neighbors and friends.www.NextStopTheatre.org. 703-481-5930.
Dress Drive for Prom. Jan. 2-March 26.Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. RCC is collecting formal dresses, shoes,handbags, scarves and shawls, jewelry andaccessories for Diva Central. All donations areappreciated, however, we ask that donations arein good condition, no older than 5 years old(circa 2011), and dry cleaned before they aredonated. 703-390-6158.
Volunteers. The McLean Community Players seeksvolunteers, preferably retirees who can workduring the day on weekdays as well asweekends, to build scenery for MCPproductions. No experience is required. Trainingprovided. Call the scene shop manager at 703-304-3176 to schedule a visit and talk.www.McLeanPlayers.org.
Integral Tai Chi. 12:30-2 p.m. Mondays andWednesdays through March 30. Herndon SeniorCenter, 873 Grace St., Herndon. Integral Tai Chiis a combination of traditional Chinese Tai Chiand Qi Kong. The movements come from bothforms of practice, in addition to yogamovements in the warm up section. Studentsneed to bring their own yoga mat, a towel andwater. Free-$5. 703-464-6200.
St., Herndon. This gentle and precisely focusedexercise method can improve range of motion,flexibility, coordination and balance, and reducebody pain. To participate, you must be able toget down to and back up from the floor easilyand by yourself. For your comfort, please bring atowel and warm clothes or layers. Free-$10.703-464-6200.
Charlene Fuhrman-Schulz Exhibit. ThroughJanuary 2016. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.PenFed Realty, 1886 Metro Center Drive,Reston. Fuhrman-Schulz displays her passion fortraditional Oriental watercolor and ink paintingin this solo show, arranged by the League ofReston Artists. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.
Threaded with Green Quilt Show. Jan. 12-Feb. 14. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Display of talent, dedication andattention to detail from nineteen invited fiberartists. Every quilt in the show has an element ofgreen.The exhibit features the challenge “Thereis a Season” from 12 fiber artists creating a quiltfor each season. www.artspaceherndon.com.
Regina Petrecca’s Paintings. February-March.Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. PenFed Realty,1886 Metro Center Drive, Reston. Energeticbrushstrokes are the hallmark of ReginaPetrecca’s paintings. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.
All-comers’ Group Fun Run at PotomacRiver Running. Tuesdays and Thursdays.Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitive runners,come out for a fun, low-key run that is safe andsocial. For more information, call 703-689-0999or visit https://potomacriverrunning.com.
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Herndon High students have been rehears-ing for the annual winter cabaret show.The theme for this year’s show is “Once
Upon A Time” and will feature numbers from manymusicals including “Into the Woods,” “Chess,” and“Aida.” “This is always one of my most favoriteproductions of the year,” said Dana Van Slyke, Choirdirector of Herndon HS. Her husband Jim and hereighth grade son Ethan Van Slyke will be playingmusical percussion for the show.
The show will also feature plenty of dance moveson the stage. Colby Dezelick has helped studentsmaster challenging choreography. “I think this yearwill be amazing, all the numbers are energetic. Thekids bring such enthusiasm to the show,” saidDezelick. One of the final songs, “Be the Hero forYour Story” from the musical “Big Fish,” will fea-ture choreographic sequences. “This song has a lotof awesome choreography, and Colby is so tal-ented,” said senior Emma Anderson.
“The kids really enjoyed rehearsing with Colby,”said Andie Lytle, president of the Choral Boostersgroup. The cast is made up of Herndon High stu-dents from the ninth through 12th grade. Any stu-dent can audition to be in the production, and doesnot need to be a member of the school chorus ordrama team.
“There is not any point where the audience willbe bored,” said senior Robin McGrath. McGrathwill join seniors Anna Hughes and Annie Tayloron stage for the song “Killer Instinct” from themusical “Bring It On.” Senior Gaby Kubi enjoys thesong “Dancing Through Life” from the musical“Wicked.” “I like this song’s message, and it is re-ally a good song,” said Kubi. Songs that do notrefer to fairy tale fantasy do have references tonarratives, and will be an opportunity for studentsto share some Broadway magic.
The HHS Cabaret performances are scheduledfor Jan. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Auditorium.Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students/fac-ulty/seniors. Other upcoming productions includethe school Pyramid Concert on Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.in HHS Auditorium featuring Aldrin, Herndon,Hutchison, Herndon Middle Schools, and Jan. 26at 7 p.m. in HHS Auditorium featuring Armstrong,Dranesville, and Herndon Middle schools.
Recognition goes to the Herndon HS choir stu-dents who achieved a perfect score on sight sing-ing. This included: Michelle Lovering, TiffanyNguyen, Shennan O’Day, Julia Picchiottino, JacobReeves, Becky Findley, Rachel Hawn, Tony Hitti,Caitlyn Homet, Maddy Horstman, Gaby Kubi,Pallavi Kulkarni, Joey Rudek, Victoria Schrag,Evelyn Showalter, Selina Shupp, Amelia Wear, andBecca Wichman. Many in the HS chorus will bejoining in this year’s cabaret.
Herndon Middle School is preparing for an Aprilproduction of “Godspell,” which will be directedby Scott Pafumi and vocal direction by McKennaStenson. Stage managers will be Maddie Schiller,
Tina Thayer, and Lauren Norley. Music director willbe Abby Izzo and choreographer is Erin Grogan.Cast as Jesus is Max Norcross, and playing Judasis Henry Metcalf.
In February, the HS drama club will present“Cinderella: the Oldest Story Ever Told” by DavidF. Eliet with music by Kenneth Kacmar. The audi-ence will travel on a journey through Africa, Indiaand China as versions of the most universal folktaleare woven together in this entertaining and dy-namic presentation. Children of all ages will re-discover this classic tale featuring new charactersincluding the King of Frogs, a Flying Cow, a Talk-ing Parrot and a Wise Wizard. This show will beon Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 13 at 10 a.m.
Herndon High Preparesfor Winter CabaretBroadway music anddance at Herndon HS.
Photo courtesy of Herndon Drama
Photo of sign in downtown Herndonannouncing the upcoming JanuaryCabaret at Herndon High School.
Herndon students have been rehearsingfor a January cabaret show at HHS.TheHHS Cabaret performances are scheduledfor Jan. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. at theAuditorium. Tickets are $10 for adultsand $5 for students/faculty/seniors.
Jim Van Slyke,ColbyDezelick, andDana VanSlyke at theHerndon Highauditorium.The Januarycabaret showwill featurechoreographyin addition toBroadwaymusic num-bers.
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When musicianJeanne Kelly wasasked to be a partof a study on cre-
ativity in the aging, she readily ac-cepted. She was a natural to betapped for the job, since she wasrunning a program for older adultsat the Levine School of Music’s Ar-lington campus. She was taskedwith helping to measure the impactof professionally conducted cul-tural programs on older adults.
“The study found that artisticexcellence has huge benefits,physically, mentally and socially.Out of that study, I decided to startEncore,” said Kelly, referring to agroup of singers, all seniors, whoare part of one of the 18 EncoreChorales that make up Encore Cre-ativity for Older Adults.
Encore is a nonprofit organiza-tion that offers arts education andperformance opportunities for se-niors. The chorales are currentlyaccepting new members throughthe end of January. There are noauditions and all levels of musicalexperience and ability are ac-cepted.
CHORALE MEMBERS pay a feewhich covers sheet music and thecost of the performances. In ex-change, members receive musiceducation and training from pro-fessional musicians, a chance tomake social connections and anopportunity to perform challeng-ing choral music. Participants learnproper breathing techniques andways in which they can improvetheir voice, all under the guidanceof a conductor.
“We don’t dumb things down forour older adults,” said Kelly. “Our
members really appreciate the re-spect they get.”
Adjustments are made, saysKelly, to accommodate the needsof some seniors. For example, re-hearsals are held during the dayout of consideration for those whodon’t drive at night, and memberswith mobility issues are not re-quired to stand during rehearsalsor performances. Encore focuseson offering a classical music rep-ertoire. Choral works such asGiuseppe Verdi’s “Messa da Re-quiem” are chosen to pair well withseniors’ voices.
“Our voices do change as weage,” said Kelly. “Soprano voicesaren’t as high as we age, for ex-ample, so we choose wonderfulmusic that really shows them offand will challenge them to themax.”
“What they’re doing is beautifulbecause they’re not only makinghealthy social connections, they’realso challenging their brains whichhelps maintain their cognitive flex-ibility,” said Carolyn Lorente, Ph.D,assistant professor of psychology atNorthern Virginia Community Col-lege in Alexandria. “To be able tomemorize a piece of music is im-pressive.”
Encore Chorales travel and per-form at venues around the globe.Janet Hansen, the chorale masterfor the Langston Brown EncoreChorale in Arlington, traveled toCuba last year. “It was a marvel-ous experience that I wouldn’t havehad if I hadn’t been in Encore,” saidHansen, who is a retired educationpolicy researcher. “I wanted to trynew things that were different thanI did when I was working. This onehas been very rewarding.” Choralemasters are singers who assist theconductor with administrative du-ties, serve as contact for singers
with questions, etc.The chorales are open to every-
one over the age of 55, regardlessof musical experience or ability.Members range from beginners toaccomplished musicians. Joan andTed Thayer are members of theGeorge Mason University PotomacArts Academy Encore Chorale inFairfax. Ted Thayer has been amusician for most of his adult life,majoring in music at the Univer-sity of Illinois and spending morethan 30 years in the National Sym-phony Orchestra. Joan Thayer,however, had no musical experi-ence. Both participate fully in theirchorale. Joan Thayer says she hasenjoyed learning and sharing oneof her husband’s passions. “Sing-ing is challenging for me, but I al-ways come away happy and re-laxed after an hour and a half re-hearsal,” she said. “It’s a greatgroup of people, and it’s nice to beable to talk with someone aboutsomething that happened in the1940s or about things that seniorsare going through now, and actu-ally be understood.”
Being challenged through musi-cal performance is one of the thingsthat Lee Lipsey, a member of andchorale master for the Encore Cho-rale of Reston, appreciates. “It’senergizing and stimulating on a lotof different levels,” she said. “Itrequires focus, hard work and prac-tice to do it well, but there is a sat-isfaction in doing it well. You’repart of a team, so your pursuit ofexcellence isn’t an individual effort,it’s for the team.”
ENCORE has more than 1,200members in 17 Chorale locationsin the Washington, D.C. area andsix Chorales in other cities. Oppor-tunities for performance and travelfor 2016 include a French Rivieracruise and intensive summer train-ing at college campuses around thecountry. The season concludes withcombined performances with otherChorales as well as local concertsat most Chorale locations.
For more information or to register foran Encore Chorale, visit http://encorecreativity.org, call 301-261-5747or email [email protected].
Ted Thayer is a member of the George Mason UniversityPotomac Arts Academy Encore Chorale in Fairfax.
Photos courtesy of Encore Creativity for Older Adults
Lee Lipsey is a member of and chorale master for theEncore Chorale of Reston.
Improving and preserving the qual-ity of life through music education.
Seniors Who SingEncore Chorales
Singers accepted through the end of January. For more information: http://encorecreativity.org, call 301-261-5747 or email [email protected].
Five weekly rehearsals are underway at the following locations:Alexandria Encore Chorale – Rehearsals on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. at Con-
vergence, located at 1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Fee is $150 for 15weekly rehearsals, sheet music and performances.
GMU Potomac Arts Academy Encore Chorale – Rehearsals on Tuesdays at11 a.m. at St. George UMC, 4910 Ox Road, Fairfax. Fee is $150 for 15 weeklyrehearsals, sheet music and performances.
Langston Brown Encore Chorale – Rehearsals on Tuesdays at 1:45 p.m. atLangston Brown Senior Center, 2121 Culpeper St., Arlington. Fee is $150 for15 weekly rehearsals, sheet music and performances.
Encore Chorale of Reston – Rehearsals on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at RCC Hunt-ers Woods in Reston. Fee is $160 for Reston residents/$320 for non-residentsfor 15 weekly rehearsals, sheet music and performances. Registration isthrough Fairfax County/Reston Community Center.
Lansdowne Woods Encore Chorale – Rehearsals on Wednesdays at 2 p.m.in the auditorium of Lansdowne Woods at 19375 Magnolia Grove Square,Lansdowne. Fee is $150 for 15 weekly rehearsals, sheet music and perfor-mances. Pre-registration is required for non-residents.
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