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Theodore Schro-eder with his saxophone at
Franklin Middle School’s recent
Band and Or-chestra Camp.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
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For some three weeks, this summer,those walking through the halls ofFranklin Middle School weregreeted with the sounds of music.
That’s because, for its 33rd year, the school’sBand and Orchestra Camp was in full swing.
It ran from June 20 through July 13, with52 teachers furthering and enhancing themusic education of 602 students. And theirfour hours of intense practice every daygave the students greater opportunities toplay their instruments than they’d receiveduring the regular school year.
“For middle-schoolers and rising high-school students, it’s equivalent to one yearof school band or orchestra,” said campDirector Lawrence Walker. “And for elemen-tary students, it’s equal to two years.”
Each day, band students had two rehears-als, one sectional class – such as wood-winds, brass, percussion or strings – and oneinstrument class. Orchestra students hadtwo daily ensemble rehearsals, sectionaland instrument classes, plus music theory.
“Sectional classes work on the music that
the band or orchestra director is teaching,”said Walker. “Instrument classes focus onfundamentals like scales and tone qualityand are like master classes of large-group,private lessons.”
Walker founded the camp and has helmedit from the start. For 30 years – 28 of themas Franklin’s band director – he taughtmusic in FCPS. And when he retired in2012, the school named its music wing af-
ter him.As is usually the case, things went
smoothly at camp this year. “With a campthis size, you’d think you might have disci-pline problems,” said Walker. “But the kidswant to be here.”
STUDENTS WERE DIVIDED into begin-ning, cadet, concert and symphonic bandsand orchestras, depending on their level oftalent and expertise. In addition, there’s alsoa jazz band. Teaching the classes were FCPS,Prince William and Loudoun County bandand orchestra directors, private music teach-ers, plus retired military-band members.
Besides that, said Walker, “We bring inprofessional musicians to perform. It helpsthe teachers and kids see and identify won-derful-sounding groups, such as the WhiteHouse Band, comprised of former militarypersonnel who’ve played at the WhiteHouse. Others include Bridging the Gap,violin and bass players who are active-dutyMarines and perform at all the White Houseteas.”
No surprise, he said, “I enjoy music edu-cation and working with students and mu-sicians. And I have a passion for kids whonever lose their purpose for being here andtheir respect for the camp – and that’s be
‘The Kids Want To Be Here’Annual music camphones students’ skills.
Members of a clarinet sectional pose with teacher Carrie Fessner (sec-ond from right) after their class is done.
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A trumpet master class in progress.Trombone players from the concert and symphonic bands performingtogether.
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First- and second-year players are in the cadet band. Concert band flute players.
Students focus intently on their cello music in the camp’s most ad-vanced orchestra.
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cause of the homes they come from, wheretheir families are supportive of their inter-est in music.”
“At camp, we have the opportunity to seetheir growth because their sectional teach-ers take the band or orchestra music they’reworking on and rip it apart to focus on ar-eas needing attention,” continued Walker.“I love leading this camp, and the educa-tors here appreciate my skill managingpeople and running things. And the teach-ers in this community love it because theyget advanced music students, right at thestart of the school year.”
ATTENDEES INCLUDED Westfield Highfreshman Katie Spinar and her sister Emily,a fifth-grader at Bull Run Elementary. “I’veplayed violin for three years,” said Katie. “Ijust like how it sounds. It’s our first time atcamp; our mom thought it would be goodfor us.”
Glad she came, she said, “I’d recommend
it to others because it’s a good experience.I like playing in an orchestra and, in thesummer, I don’t usually get to do that.”
Emily was a new bass player. “I thoughtit would be fun trying to play somethingbigger than the other instruments,” she ex-plained. “I liked practicing at camp andmainly learned how to do the correct bowholds.”
Also a Bull Run fifth-grader, Sarah Changplayed the cello, choosing it because of itssize. “The cello is big and I’m kind of tall,”she said. “It’s not small like a violin, it’s sim-pler to play and I get to sit down.”
It was also her first time at camp. “It wasmy parents’ idea, but I enjoyed it because Ilike the songs we play in rehearsals,” saidSarah. “I’d rate this camp five stars becauseit’s very educational and fun.”
A trombone player, Mercer Middle sixth-grader Isaac Lee was a first-timer at camp.“The teachers are great, and I like the classesand songs,” he said. “You also make friends,
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The news of Anthony Bourdain andKate Spade as well as a number ofour own community memberswhose lives were stopped short due
to suicide underscores the challenges that ex-ist in preventing suicide. These stories createdconsiderable grief, and in fact, we saw a sig-nificant increase in calls and texts to our PRSCrisisLink hotline.
When losses like these occur, we have anopportunity to change the conversation aboutsuicide from one of loss to one of empower-ment and hope.
To keep people talking, we are launching the#CallTextLive Campaign during September,Suicide Prevention Month.
Suicide is a serious issue locally and nation-ally, claiming the lives of nearly 45,000 peopleannually and is the 10th leading cause of deathnationwide and the second leading cause ofdeath for young people aged 15-24. But forevery death, 278 people manage to move pastthoughts of suicide and survive.
At PRS, a nonprofit running PRS CrisisLink,Northern Virginia’s crisis hotline and textline,
we know there ismore we can do tobring awareness andtools to prevent fu-ture suicides. We areinviting the commu-nity to get involvedin our 4th annual#CallTextLive Cam-paign.
Using the hashtag#CallTextLive, the
Join #CallTextLive Campaign.Do Something
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Centreville DayPlanning Meeting
The 26th annual Centreville Day celebrationwill be held Saturday, Oct. 20, in HistoricCentreville Park along Mount Gilead andBraddock roads. Anyone interested in beingpart of it or wanting more information is en-couraged to attend the Centreville Day Plan-ning Committee meetings held the secondMonday of each month. The next one is set forMonday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Sully Dis-trict Governmental Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. Volunteers are welcome forall levels of involvement – from committees togroundwork to day-of assistance.
To learn more about Centreville Day and theevent’s sponsor, Friends of Historic Centreville,visit www.historiccentrevilleva.org andCentreville Day on Facebook. Also on theWebsite are information and applications forvendors and sponsors.
Register for PetersonFund Tournament
Registration is now open for the 11th an-nual Erin Peterson Fund Golf Tournament,Sept. 27, at the Westfields Golf Club inBalmoral (Clifton). Put a team together now.
To date, the Erin Peterson Fund has donated$199,000 to support the Westfield High School
Young Men’s Leadership Group, GRACE youngladies’ group at Westfield High School andStone Middle, Koats for Kids at Centreville El-ementary School and 112 scholarships. Regis-ter by going to www.erinpetersonfund.org clickon Golf Registration. You can pay by creditcard or mail your check to: Erin Peterson Fund,P.O. Box 232170, Centreville, VA 20120.
Free CarseatInspections
Certified technicians from the Sully DistrictPolice Station will perform free, child safetycarseat inspections Thursday, Sept. 13, from5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. No appointment is neces-sary. But residents should install the child safetyseats themselves so technicians may properlyinspect and adjust them, as needed.
Because of time constraints, only the first 35vehicles arriving on each date will be inspected.That way, inspectors may have enough time toproperly instruct the caregiver on the correctuse of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext.5140, to confirm dates and times.
Driver SafetyAssistants Needed
Volunteers are needed to help older adultsin the CarFit program. Participants in the pro-gram drive their cars to a specified locationwhere CarFit volunteers help the drivers ad-just their car’s seat, mirrors, and other featuresto maximize their comfort and safety. A four-hour mandatory training will be held on Thurs-day, Sept. 6, at the Mott Center in Fairfax.
Visit https://car-fit.org.
Roundups
campaign works to educate members of thecommunity about resources available and ac-tions they can take to bring awareness to sui-cide prevention and intervention. Campaignhighlights include: an easy to use web-basedinteractive event calendar; great tips and re-sources to share via social media; a FacebookLive Q&A with experts; community trainingand tour of the PRS CrisisLink call center; aSelfie Day; a crowdsourcing fundraiser; t-shirtsfor purchase; and walk events. We will alsoexplore special suicide prevention topics re-lated to gun safety, veterans, older adults,LGBTQ, youth, and survivors.
It’s time to challenge the stigma around is-sues contributing to suicide and provide each
other the tools to get help. #CallTextLive usessocial media, activities and events to drive com-munity conversation. We want people to visitour website—www.prsinc.org— to find simpleways to spark change through the#CallTextLive Campaign. Do one or do themall…but we definitely want everyone to dosomething.
If we are successful, even more people willfind their way to community resources, includ-ing the PRS CrisisLink program, which handlednearly 80,000 crisis calls and text messagesfrom the Northern Virginia region last year. Infact, a simple call or text to the crisis hotlineor textline — (800) 273-TALK [8255] and text“CONNECT” to 85511 — provides theempathetic, trained voice that someone in cri-sis needs to reduce their pain and provide con-nections to care. Most of these voices are vol-unteers from our community — neighbors andfriends — who share the gift of listening tothose who hope to be heard.
Help us make it okay for more people to seekhelp. Join the #CallTextLive Campaign tobroaden the conversation. Small or big … dosomething … we are listening and others willtoo.
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By Marilyn Campbell
“I’ve been doing it since before I retired,”said Rich White, a former accountant wholives in Alexandria. “It’s easier to get upand get it out of the way so I don’t miss
it. Both of my parents died prematurely of heart at-tacks. That’s when I decided to start running to getin shape. Eventually that turned into a habit of dailystrength and aerobic exercise.”
White’s assumptions about preserving his physicalhealth are underscored by a re-port from the Center for theStudy of Aging and Human De-velopment at Duke UniversitySchool of Medicine which foundthat physical decline beginswhen people are in their 50s,much earlier than people mightnotice or expect.
The study looked at 775 adultsranging in age from 30 to 90 toassess changes in fitness abilitieslike endurance, balance, speedand strength. Researchers foundthat exercise efforts must beginbefore the age of 50 in order tohelp halt the decline and main-tain mobility and independencelonger in life.
“Our research reinforces a life-span approach to maintaining physical ability —don’t wait until you are 80 years old and cannot getout of a chair,” said lead author Katherine S. Hall,Ph.D. in releasing the study.
By having participants stand on one leg for 60 sec-onds to measure balance and sit and rise from a chairfor 30 seconds to measure lower body strength, re-searchers were able to detect a decline beginning in
one’s 50s. The findings show the need to understandand preserve muscle strength.
“Most tissues in the body respond to stress placedon them by becoming stronger or adapting to handlethe stimulus you place on them,” said Joel Martin,Ph.D., assistant professor of Kinesiology at GeorgeMason University. “If you lift weights, your musclesget bigger and stronger. If you don’t do any sort ofphysical activity to stimulate your muscles then theyget smaller and become weaker. Use it or lose it.”
Emma Warner, 72, meets her trainer at a Mont-gomery County Recreation Center gym twice a week.Together they perform a combination of exercisesaimed at improving her strength, balance, endur-ance and flexibility.
“We stretch and do yoga poses, sometimes wespeed walk outside and I also do exercises with twoor three pound dumbbells,” she said. “But my motheris 98 and is in pretty good health, so I figure I havegood genes. I just need to work on fitness to main-tain.”
As people age, change and decline is inevitable,but the rate and severity can vary based on geneticsand the level of activity in one’s lifestyle. Regularexercise can have a profound effect on the way inwhich one ages.
“People have their actual age, which they can’t doanything about, and their biological age,” said Mar-
tin. “Someone could be 40years old, live a very inactivelifestyle and not eat very well,which may cause them to becloser to 60 in terms of theirbiological age. And vice versa,someone who is 60 could bevery active and eat a healthydiet and feel like they aremuch younger, perhaps a bio-logical age closer to mid-40s.”
Fitness instructor AmyTraum has clients who run theage gamut from college stu-dents to retirees, but heroverarching advice to gettingin shape is similar. “Everyoneneeds a well-rounded exerciseprogram that includes stretch-ing, balance exercises,
strength and cardio,” she said. “I always begin andend classes with stretching and I try to add strengthand balance elements like a weighted deadlift.”
Those new or newly returning to exercise shouldstart slowly and gradually, says Traum. “It soundslike common sense, but I can’t tell you the numberof people who come to my classes with no experi-ence and try to work way above their fitness level
and either get injured or discouraged,” she said.“There’s nothing wrong with starting out slow, stick-ing with it and making gradual progress. Also makeit fun, like walk or jog with a friends or take a danceor Zumba classes.”
“Eating a healthy and nutritious diet is also im-portant,” added Martin. “The antioxidants in foods,especially fruits and vegetables, can help to preserveand protect tissues from damage that occurs as partof the natural aging process.”
Study shows physicaldeclines can be detectedas early as age 50.
Aiming for Long-Term Fitness
“Someone could be 40 years old, live a very inactive lifestyleand not eat very well, which may cause them to be closer to60 in terms of their biological age. And vice versa, someonewho is 60 could be very active and eat a healthy diet andfeel like they are much younger, perhaps a biological agecloser to mid-40s.”
— Joel Martin, Ph.D., assistant professor of Kinesiology,George Mason University
“Our researchreinforces a life-spanapproach tomaintaining physicalability — don’t waituntil you are 80 yearsold and cannot get outof a chair.”
— Katherine S. Hall, Ph.D.
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Sports
The Westfield Bulldogs and the South CountyStallions have battled it out on the gridironfor the past three years. Westfield has won
3 of the 5 games they have played against the Stal-lions, including playoff wins in 2015 and 2016.
Over the same time frame, the two teams are twoof the area’s best team’s year in and out. SouthCounty has a combined record of 26-11, whileWestfield has won 43 and lost 3, and won three con-secutive state 6A State titles.
On Friday night, Aug. 31, the Stallions struck firstas they were able to get into the end zone with 7:37to play in the opening quarter. The Bulldogs specialteams got a little revenge when senior Saadiq Hintonblocked the extra point.
In the 2nd quarter Westfieldwould get on the board when se-nior Riley Nugent kicked a 22-yardfield goal to bring Westfield within3, 6-3. In the 3rd quarter BizzettWoodley put the Bulldogs into theend zone with 9:11, his third TDreception of the short year, andgiving Westfield their first lead ofthe game, 10-6. The game wasthen postponed due to lightningwith 6:25 to play in the 3rd. Whenthe game resumed on Saturday,Westfield went back to what wasworking, getting the ball to the6’4” Woodley for his second scoreof the game. Later in the 3rd quar-ter, Woodley would add his thirdTD reception, with 4:40 making it24-6.
South County would makethings interesting after theyreached the end zone with 11:53to play in the 4th quarter, bringingthe score to 24-12, but failed on atwo-point conversion. Bulldogpenalties and a South County suc-cessful onside kick recovery madethe home team and their fans alittle anxious. However, Westfieldwould not be denied their 26th con-
secutive win. Westfield was led by QB Noah Kim whopassed for 212 yards and 3TD’s on 19-30 passing.Bizzett Woodley had 9 catches for 139 yards and 3TD’s. Gavin Kiley caught four passes, Taylor Morinbrought in two more and Isaiah Daniel brought inanother. Stats were not available for South County.South County falls to (1-1) and hosts Centreville (2-0). Westfield (2-0) has a bye week, and in two weekswill travel to play Stonewall Jackson. Riley Nugentand some of his teammates plan to use their bye weekto watch some of the other teams in action. Nugentthinks “Centreville will be the team’s greatest chal-lenge of the regular season. Their team has been play-ing really well.”
— Will Palenscar
Noah Kim #10 looks to elude the rush of a South County defender.
Bulldogs Rein in Stallions
Riley Nugent #16 scored Westfield’s first points againstSouth County with a 22-yard field goal, and was perfecton extra points. Nugent also handles punting duties.
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Music Camplearn more notes and learn more aboutyour instrument.”
Joe Antonucci, band director at WhitmanMiddle, taught there for his first time. “It’sbeen awesome,” he said. “Coming in asalso a part-time, elementary band direc-tor, it’s crazy to see how much of a differ-ence the consistency of this camp has onthe kids’ abilities. I generally see kids oncea week; but here, it’s for four hours a day.”
So, he continued, “The growth you seehere is exponentially faster. And the stu-dents get more satisfaction out of it be-cause they get to so quickly see the fruitsof their labors. It’s been fun here, and Ihope to come back – it’s a pretty good gig.”
Michelle Rupert, a 13-year FCPS elemen-tary band director, agreed. “It’s my second,consecutive year at this camp, but I taughthere 17 years ago when I was pregnantwith my son,” she said. “He’s now hereassisting the other directors and playingwith the jazz band and wants to be a di-rector, too. And my middle son is here help-ing, as well.”
At camp, said Rupert, elementary stu-dents get a month’s worth of instructionevery day. “So by the time they return toschool, they’re a year or two ahead of theother kids,” she said. “Here, they get fourhours of music a day; during the schoolyear, it’s four hours a month. So it’s amaz-ing to hear their daily improvement.”
Furthermore, she said, “Here, in theirmaster classes, they also get lessons ontheir specific instrument from a profes-sional who plays that instrument. Sothey’re getting the correct fundamentalsto help them, going forward. That way,there’s no having to fix things later on inclass. They get exposed to different teach-ers and students from other schools andcounties and will later see them at All-Dis-trict band auditions. And that’s neat be-cause we’re truly a team.”
LIBERTY MIDDLE eighth-graderTheodore Schroeder has played saxophonefour years. “My grandfather and momplayed it, so it’s a family thing,” he said.“It’s fun to play, easy to learn and thereare a lot of challenges.”
He called his first year at camp “a funexperience – good for all ages and grades– with more challenging music than we getat school. I met a lot of people and theteachers are really nice. I’m hoping to even-tually go into high school with more expe-rience for marching band.”
With a year of clarinet playing under herbelt, Willow Springs Elementary sixth-grader Vivianne Kim loves performing mu-sically because “It helps you express thingswithout talking. It was my second yearhere, and they focus on each instrumentand don’t leave anyone behind if they’restruggling.”
She learned better tone quality and howto make new notes, and she also made sev-eral friends. “My favorite part was playingtogether as a whole band in rehearsals,”she said. “The camp improves your skillwhile you’re having fun with others.”
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
I don’t want to self-indulge too much, but given the potentially life-changing seriousness of my upcoming Sept. 26 CT scan, I’m having a little trouble getting myself started in the morning – and throughout the day also, if you must know the truth? (I realize you all have your own lives to lead so that last sentence-ending question was more rhetorical than actual.)
Nevertheless, if you’re still reading, you’re still interested so I’ll try to string together some “insight-ful commentary and thoughtful humor,” (an original characterization of my columns) to keep you on the page. Although, given the subject of this week’s col-umn, it might be hard to tiptoe through the tulips.
ignore, “totally,” (my mother loved to mimic the generation that popularized that word) the reality of my situation.
Typically, I’ve been able to maintain a relative calm and detached disposition as I go from one cancer-related thing to another. None of the tasks I must perform or the responsibilities I’ve assimilated into a routine (24-hour urine collection, pre-che-motherapy lab work, chemotherapy, quarterly CT scans, annual brain MRI, quarterly appointments with my oncologist, have changed who I like to think I am compared to who I was pre-cancer diag-nosis, 2/27/09; despite having the weight of a “ter-minal” diagnosis/original “13 month to two year” prognosis on my shoulders/literally in my lungs.
To quote Popeye the Sailor Man: “I y’am who I y’am.” (And I still don’t like spinach, certainly not out of a can.)
And though I’ve done a pretty good job of
shoulders like unwanted dandruff, the fact is – as with dandruff shampoo or any other personal hygiene product for that matter – unless one is dili-gent, vigilant and cognizant of its likely recurrence, nothing will change.
Unfortunately, cancer doesn’t quite react that way. It will change and it can overwhelm even your best efforts and can cause harm not only internally
these emotional pressures is challenging and dare I say, presents as many problems as the growth and movement of one’s tumors and the side effects of one’s treatment does.
What makes my present situation feel different and a bit off-putting is that what has happened has
and quiet (I was never characterized as in “remis-sion,” by the way). It seems the possibility of having to go back, so to speak, and return to the scene of
moreover, having to restart the process, ratchets up the stress to previously unknown heights.
And part of me is wondering (worrying actually) if I’m up to the challenge again, emotionally and of course, physically as well; whether my body can
have to reload.I use the word ‘reload’ for a reason. Without
invoking too many war metaphors, being diagnosed with cancer is like being drafted into the Army,
cancer is a battle, it’s more a war against attrition in which the bad guys (cancer) regularly defeat the good guys (people diagnosed with cancer). In
It reminds me of a long-ago M*A*S*H episode in which the doctors operated through a particularly
Blake) and “Hawkeye” (Capt. Pierce) went outside the operating room/tent for some relief. “Hawkeye” clearly agitated over a patient he couldn’t save; Henry tried to offer him some comfort with the following words: “There are certain rules about war. And rule number one is young men die. And rule number two is, doctors can’t change rule number one.”
What scares me about cancer is, it follows no rules and like war, leaves devastation in its wake. I just hope I’m not about to be another causality.
Poise UnderPressure – Or Not
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THROUGH SEPTEMBERSwift Action to Protect Migratory
Birds. Sully Historic Site is home toa new family: chimney swifts. Thesesmall, migratory birds recentlymoved into the chimney of theoriginal 18th century kitchen andmade a temporary home. It is illegalto disturb the birds, their nests oreggs. To protect the birds for the nextsix to eight weeks, Sully will do itspart with some minor programmingchanges. Sully kitchen programsoften include a hearth fire to
demonstrate the kitchen use.However, to prevent disturbing thebirds’ nesting cycle, no fires will be lituntil they leave. To learn more aboutswifts, visit any of Fairfax CountyPark Authority’s five nature centers.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully or call 703-437-1794.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 6Life on the Farm. 4-5 p.m. at Frying
Pan Farm Park, 2739 West Ox Road,Herndon. Play an active role inhelping care for Frying Pan FarmPark in the monthly “Junior FarmerFun” program. Family members age 5to adult explore topics such as caringfor farm animals, tinkering with farmmachinery, and learning theimportance of Frying Pan’s crops andgardens. There’s a new topic eachsession as participants go behind-the-scenes to help farmers with theirwork. $8 per person. Children mustbe accompanied by a registeredadult. Call 703-437-9101 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/frying-pan-park.
SUNDAY/SEPT. 9Wine Tasting. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at
The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway, Centreville. The NorthernVirginia Conservation Trust (NVCT)will be hosting an exclusive winetasting in celebration of a criticaleffort made to conserve historicproperty adjacent to The Winery atBull Run. The Stonebridge Property,located next to the winery and theManassas National Battlefield, isofficially conserved in perpetuity.Visit www.wineryatbullrun.com.
One-hour Tours. 1-4 p.m. at theFairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road, FairfaxStation. Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum volunteers will conduct one-hour tours (beginning at 1:15 and2:45 p.m.) of the area immediatelyaround the Museum in the historicFairfax Station village to help visitorslearn what life was like when it wasan active depot. Ages 16 and older,$4; 5-15, $2; 4 and under, free. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org or call 703-425-9225.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 12College Applications: Essays That
Open Doors. 7:30-8:30 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive, Centreville. Col.Carla Bass has received rave reviewsfor her writing workshops, based onher book “Write to Influence.”Participants will be inspired todevelop a standout college essay.Grades: 10 to adult. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4194935.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 15Ride to Thrive Polo Classic. 1 p.m.
at Chetwood Park in The Plains, Va.The Northern Virginia TherapeuticRiding Program (NVTRP) will holdthe 12th Annual Ride to Thrive PoloClassic. Participants will enjoy anafternoon of polo, live and silentauctions, music, drinks and dining ona private estate. $85. Visitwww.nvtrp.org/polo-classic.
Chinese Dance. 2-3 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive, Centreville. Learn aboutChinese dance, which has a history of5,000 years and is drawn from 56ethnic groups. Dance showcase anddemo lesson. Ages: 6 to adult. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4137353.
SUNDAY/SEPT. 16ASHA-JYOTHI 5K Run. 8 a.m. at
Fairfax Corner, 4100 MonumentCorner Drive, Fairfax. After monthsof research and planning, Asha-Jyothi
has donated over $106,000 toChantilly High School towards theconstruction of a state of the artinnovation lab so that all students atCHS will have the opportunity toexplore STEAM skills. Asha-Jyothisponsors an annual 5K Run/Walk inlocations throughout the UnitedStates. A discounted price of $10(regular price $25) will be given toparticipants from Chantilly HighSchool. Visit www.asha-jyothi.org/5K-registration-form/?event_id=8135.
2018 Bichon Bash. 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.at Bull Run Park, 7700 Bull RunDrive, Centreville. The Bichon Bash isa family friendly event where Bichonscan play together in a safe outdoorarea, and experts can provide adviceon the breed. This is an annualfundraiser for the Bichon Frise Clubof America rescue group, a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization. Bichonsonly. $15 pre-register online; $20 atgate; $5 children under 12. Call 703-401-9551 or www.bichonbash.org.
NTRAK Scale Model Train Show. 1-4 p.m. at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. The NorthernVirginia NTRAK members will hold aN gauge model train show. Ages 16and older, $4; 5-15, $2; 4 and under,free. Visit www.fairfax-station.org orcall 703-425-9225.
Wedgwood Society Meeting. 2-3:30p.m. at Total Wine & More, 13055-CLee Jackson Highway, Chantilly.Wedgwood’s Portrait Medallions:Famous (and some not so famous)Faces. Jeffrey Hoffman, a longtimeWedgwood collector and researcher,will speak about the Portraitmedallions produced by theWedgwood Company from the 1770suntil the present. Light refreshmentsare served after the meeting. Open tothe public. Free. [email protected] or visitwww.WedgwoodDC.org.
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 19Speed of Sound Lab. 3-4 p.m. at
Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive, Centreville.Discover the secrets of how soundtravels through different medium. Abasic understanding of Algebra I isrecommended. Violin Instructor DrewRobertson will lead this workshop.Grades: 7 to 12. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4127599.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 20Lost Puppies Rescue. 4:30-5:30 p.m.
at Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville.Meet the Australian Shepherd dogs,Max and Tucker. Hear the true storyon their animal rescue efforts at BullRun Regional Park. All ages. Visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4229088.
FRIDAY/SEPT. 21OLGC Golf Classic. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at
Westfields Golf Club, 13940 BalmoralGreens Ave., Clifton. A fun-filled daywith contests, food, and company. Allproceeds benefit Tuition Assistance atOLGC School. Registration deadlineis Sept. 7. $200 Visit olgcva.org/fellowship/golf-classic.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 21-23Capital Home Show. Friday-
Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 11a.m.-6 p.m. at Dulles Expo Center,4320 Chantilly Shopping Center,Chantilly. More than 250 companieswill be on hand to showcase thelatest products and services in homeremodeling, renovation, home décorand redesign. Headlining will beVern Yip, star of “Trading Spaces.”$3-$10. Visit capitalhomeshow.comfor tickets.
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