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United Methodist:140 Years in the Community

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BrightView Great FallsCelebrates AnniversaryNews, Page 3

Not Without Controversy:Route 7 WideningNews, Page 5

George Scott, presidentof the United MethodistMen, and Pastor DeniseChilders, of Great FallsUnited MethodistChurch on GeorgetownPike, at the annual FallBazaar last Saturday.

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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

“When you live in a retire-ment or assisted livingcommunity, everybirthday is a reason to

celebrate – so why not give three cheers tothe place itself!” quipped one resident (whodecided to remain nameless) of theBrightView Senior Living community inGreat Falls, speaking at the facility’s oneyear anniversary bash.

The event was a dress-up occasion, andstaff, residents and family and friends aliketurned out in cocktail attire for the recep-tion, special dinner and entertainment.Guests could tell they were in for an un-usual evening when a smiling gentlemangreeted them at the front entry on stilts,towering with impressive ease above thecrowd. Inside the main lobby, offerings offlutes of champagne and “Vibrant GreatFalls Bellinis” (No, we didn’t get the recipe!)ensured that the party really did get started.

Resident John Donahu was one of the firstto move in when BrightView Great Fallsopened in September 2014. Donahu came tothe community because both he and his wifecould be accommodated. With the facility’sWellsprings Village section, which offers se-cure dementia care in a residential setting,the couple could continue to live in proxim-ity, despite her deteriorating mental health.Sadly, Mrs. Donahu passed away shortly af-ter their arrival, but John has become an ac-tive member of the BrightView residents’ gangand was found at the gathering greetingfriends and enjoying the delights on theunique dessert tray – served on a floating tablesurrounding a very well-dressed young lady.

PORTA NICKLES is another resident whothinks birthday parties are “just wonderful!”Nickles attended this celebration sur-rounded by a table-full of her grandchildrenwho all live nearby and are frequent visi-

tors. Even her great grandchildren are wellknown and loved by BrightView familiesand staff. “They’re around here some-where,” laughed Nickles granddaughterAletta. “They are so comfortable here andso welcomed, that they just wander aboutand mingle with their many friends here.”While Nickles is decidedly happy to cel-ebrate the one year birthday of her newhome, she’s even more excited to preparefor her own 100th birthday, coming up earlyin the new year. “I’m ready! My life here isfull and rich and I look forward to everyday,” she said, just before heading off to jointhe group of residents who were preparingto sing a special BrightView ditty writtenand conducted by their beloved, piano-play-ing Josh Graf, director of Vibrant Living atBrightView Great Falls.

Brightview Great Falls is part ofBrightview Senior Living, LLC, based inBaltimore. To residents like Donahu andNickles, it’s no wonder the company keepsexpanding the number of its communitiesthroughout Virginia, Maryland and beyond.“It’s really all about the wonderful staff,”

said Ann Corsino, who has been in residencefor about six months. “There are so manylovely, caring young people here. They re-ally brighten things up.” Donahu andNickles agreed that the staff is the key in-gredient to the community’s success. Bothcited numerous staff members for their pro-fessionalism, respect, and “just liking tohave and share in a bit of fun!”

Once the gourmet buffet dinner, preparedunder the direction of Chef Meldo, was re-duced to not much more than leftovers, itwas time for welcomes, toasts, singing,party favors, and some serious rug-cutting.“That’s ‘dancing’ for you young folks whomight not know that expression,” thepartygoers were educated by several resi-dents. Executive Director Tina Aulakh madethose welcomes and toasts, and then led theintroductions and applause for the staff,praising them for their part in “getting usto this wonderful day.” After acknowledg-ing her team, Aulakh told the attendees thatthe “real reason we are here this evening”is because of the residents, thanking themnot only for choosing Brightview Great Falls

as their home, but for enriching the lives ofthose “privileged to be part of your familyhere.”

THE EVENING’S ACTIVITIES werescheduled to conclude at 7:30 p.m., but itwas obvious by the numbers hitting theimprovised dance floor of the facility’s“great room” that the action was only justgetting started. It seemed a given that ev-eryone inside the Brightview Great Fallscommunity are ready to take Porta Nickles’advice and “live life to the fullest and lookforward to every day.”

Tina Aulakh, and Community Sales Di-rector Joanna Banks invite anyone inter-ested in exploring senior living options ei-ther for themselves or for family membersto contact Brightview Great Falls or any oftheir other locations. “We do a number of‘get to know us’ events,” said Banks. “Andour residents love to show people around.“The community is located at 10200 ColvinRun Road in Great Falls and can be reachedat 703-759-2513 or see their websitewww.greatfallsva.brightviewseniorliving.com.

BrightView Great Falls Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Ann Corsino joined the Brightview Great Falls commu-nity about half way into this, their inaugural year. Shechose to enjoy her reception treats in one of theseveral outdoor spaces that surround the campuswhere she was still able to keep an eye on the action.

Resident John Donahu chats with the “Floating DessertLady” – who is actually executive director Tina Aulakh’sdaughter Katja Milosevic. Milosevic says that sheenjoys interaction with the residents and helping outwhen she can. “It’s really good karma here,” she said.

Brightview Great Falls executive director Tina Aulakh gave the welcomespeech and made the toasts, surrounded by her staff on the stairs aboveher. Then it was on to leading the gathering in a few rousing tunesbefore getting the dancing underway.

Porta Nickles is preparing to celebrate her own birthday soon, lookingforward to blowing out 100 candles. Surrounded by her grandchildren,(from left) Aletta, Laura, John and Philip, Ms. Porta says that the wel-come that family members receive at Brightview Great Falls is one of thereasons she loves her home there. “Family of all ages are always invitedand welcome,” she said.

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THURSDAY/OCT. 1Late Registration for English Classes. 6:30-8

p.m. St. Mark Christian Formation Center, 9972Vale Road, Vienna. St. Mark Catholic Church isholding late registration for adult classes inEnglish language, conversation, writing andcitizenship. Cost is $25 for the English classesand $10 for the conversation, writing andcitizenship courses. Textbook cost is extra whereapplicable. Cash only is accepted. Classes beginTuesday, Sept. 29 and run through Dec. 3. Formore information, call 703-626-3585 or [email protected].

TUESDAY/OCT. 6Dark Skies Program. 7:30 p.m. Great Falls

Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.

Discuss this community’s long-time commitmentto dark skies to promote astronomy and theappreciation of stars and constellations. In mostparts of the Washington metro area, the skiesare “washed out” by night lighting that destroysresidents’ ability to see the skies, as shown inthe dark skies scale below.

Late Registration for English Classes. 6:30-8p.m. St. Mark Christian Formation Center, 9972Vale Road, Vienna. St. Mark Catholic Church isholding late registration for adult classes inEnglish language, conversation, writing andcitizenship. Cost is $25 for the English classesand $10 for the conversation, writing andcitizenship courses. Textbook cost is extra whereapplicable. Cash only is accepted. Classes beginTuesday, Sept. 29 and run through Dec. 3. Formore information, call 703-626-3585 or [email protected].

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

Benjamin Yusman has alwaysadopted his “best friends” fromanimal shelters.

To honor three past “bestfriends,” and three current ones, the OaktonHigh School sophomore created and helpedbuild “Best Friends Dog Park” for the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter.

“Ever since I was a little cub scout, Iwanted to do an Eagle Scout project” withthe animal shelter he said.

Yusman is a Life Scout from Boy ScoutTroop 1257 at Episcopal Epiphany Churchin Herndon.

“Boy scouts is very important to me. I lovethe outdoors, I love camping, I love nature,”he said.

Using a previously unused space in theshelter’s backyard, Yusman sought to cre-ate an environment that would help thedogs be more comfortable when meetingprospective adopters.

Yusman learned from participating in theEagle Scout projects of other boy scouts inhis troop.

When it came time to plan his own EagleScout project, he approached the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter in the spring.

“Benjamin has always had dogs in his life,and we have always rescued them from lo-cal shelters, so it is very personal to him,”said his mother Amy Yusman.

Benjamin wanted to find a shelter thatdoesn’t euthanize animals.

The Fairfax County Animal Shelter re-ceived the Compassion Award from the Vir-ginia Federation of Humane Societies forits work to reduce unnecessary euthanasia.

According to the Fairfax County AnimalShelter website, the shelter accepts “all ani-mals in need, regardless of age, health ortemperament. Any animal that is healthy,treatable, adoptable or rehabilitatable, isplaced in an adoptive home, a foster home

or is placed with one of our 100 rescue part-ners. Animals are not euthanized becauseof a lack of space and there are no time lim-its for adoption. ...

“We are proud to have one of the highestplacement rates in the region.”

WITH HELP from Boy Scouts and parentsfrom Troop 1257, Yusman created a mulchwalkway, butterfly garden, wood benchesand a dogbone-shaped flower garden.

Yusman completed his project on Sunday,Sept. 13.

He also built three benches, one for eachof his past dogs, Sabrina, Copper and Clo-ver, and last Thursday, Sept. 17, he broughthis three current “best friends,” Mocha,Disney and Cannoli, to inspect his work.

He collected donations from local busi-nesses, including all of the lumber, bolts andscrews, dirt, plants, and mulch from HomeDepot and the Burke Garden Center.

Starbucks, Giant and Shoppers donatedfood and snacks that he gave to his help-ers.

He managed 34 volunteers, includingother scouts from his troop and parents.

“I was beaming. It’s quite a process yougo through,” said Amy Yusman.

“It came out really well,” said BenjaminYusman.

Benjamin’s grandfather who lives in Illi-nois wanted to be involved, too, and builtthe sign for Best Friends Dog Park in theshape of a bone.

“He was very supportive,” said BenjaminYusman. “He’s an awesome grandpa.”

Oakton sophomorebuilds outdoor dogpark.

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News

The Virginia Department of Transpor-tation hopes to begin constructionon a $265 million project to widenRoute 7 in 2021. The Virginia De-

partment of Transportation will continue meet-ing with homeowner associations this fall togive details on the 6.9 mile project that willincrease the width of Route 7 from four to sixlanes between Reston Avenue and Jarrett Val-ley Drive (basically from Reston to Tysons). Theproject will be split into two phases.

VDOT plans its next two day Public Infor-mation and Open House Meeting on Jan. 8 and9, 2016. A public hearing is tentatively sched-uled for April 2016 and VDOT hopes for ap-proval of the design from the Virginia Com-monwealth Transportation Board to in the sum-mer of 2016.

See www.ConnectRoute7.org.Written comments can be emailed to William

Dunn, project engineer, at [email protected], or by mail to, William Dunn,Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Al-liance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.

Safety concerns regarding access still major concern toneighborhoods along Route 7 corridor in Great Falls.

Not Without Controversy:Route 7 Widening

Engineer Nick Roper and Supervisor John Foustdiscuss initial design plans for a $265 millionproject to widen 6.9 miles of Route 7 fromReston to Tysons. The Virginia Department ofTransportation held a public informationmeeting at Forestville Elementary School onSept. 24.

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Vigil to OpposeDeath Penalty

Virginians for Alternatives to the DeathPenalty will hold vigils around the state onthe evening that Alfredo Prieto is scheduledfor execution, Thursday, Oct. 1.

Arlington Vigil in opposition to the deathpenalty

Oct. 1, 8:30-9:10 p.m.Clarendon Metro Station. The vigil will be

held in the public park between Clarendonand Wilson Boulevards, right behind theMetro exit. Attendees are welcome to bringsigns with appropriate, peaceful, anti-deathpenalty messages.

For more information, contact Elise Clevaat [email protected] or see http://www.vadp.org/

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It’s sad to see senseless death as a re-sponse to senseless death.

Alfred R. Prieto is not a sympatheticfigure, a serial killer who was on death

row in California when DNA connected him tomurders and rapes in Reston and Arlington thattook place in 1988. He is scheduled for execu-tion this week, at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Evolving standards of decency have led tothe understanding that it’s wrong andunconstitutional to subject peoplewhose crimes were committed whenthey were juveniles or people with in-tellectual disabilities to the death penalty.

The Arc of Northern Virginia, an advocacygroup for people with intellectual disabilities,asked Gov. Terry McAuliffe to send Prieto backto California so that his intellectual disabili-ties, raised in the sentencing phase of his trial,could be analysed. McAuliffe has declined tointervene in Prieto’s case. It was a Virginia case,Atkins v. Virginia, that led the U.S. SupremeCourt to rule that execution of people withmental retardation is unconstitutional.

Prieto was sent to Virginia to face trial even

though he was already on death row in Cali-fornia because of the belief, clearly correct, thathe would be more likely to be executed in Vir-ginia.

Over time, it seems clear that evolving stan-dards of decency will end the death penalty inthe United States. The number of death sen-tences has dropped dramatically since 2000,and executions have declined as well, from a

high of 98 in 1999 to just 35 in 2014,the lowest in 20 years, according toAmnesty International.

Prieto committed heinous crimes,and releasing him from prison should neverbe an option.

Warren Fulton and Rachel Raver were lastseen around midnight in Washington, D.C. onDec. 2, 1988. The two George WashingtonUniversity students, both 22, were found deadDec. 6, 1988 in a field off Hunter Mill Road inReston. Both were shot in the head. Raver hadbeen raped. Investigators believed they hadbeen abducted and forced to drive to the re-mote location. DNA evidence linked Prieto toRaver’s death and to that of Veronica Jefferson,

Evolving standards will eclipse the death penaltyentirely at some point in the future.

a 24-year-old CIA finance officer who wasraped and shot to death in Arlington Countyin May 1988, although he was never tried inthat case. A Fairfax County jury sentencedPrieto to death in 2006.

The murders and rapes were unsolved for17 years until 2005 when California’s DNAdatabase joined a national database.

— Mary Kimm

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By Kathleen Murphy

Market Manager

Every Saturday during the year, thereis a solid base of regular shoppers whovisit the Great Falls Farmers Market,

some having their breakfast, many doing theirweekly shopping, with visitors from surround-ing communities, other states and other coun-tries passing by to see what is unique aboutthe “boutique” farmers market in Great Falls.

Every year, the Great Falls Farmers Marketreaches out to our local community to ask:

❖ How we are doing, from your perspective?❖ What are we doing right, in your experi-

ence?❖ Where are we falling short, compared to

other alternatives for buying local?❖ What could we do better?❖ Should we continue to offer the winter

market? Is it a beneficial service to you andyour family?

This year, we are adding a “radical” ques-tion to get to the “root” of the matter:

❖ Given who we are, a unique (Great Falls)community surrounded by nature, familieswith homes surrounded by land, neighbor-hoods with well-tended gardens surroundedby wildlife habitats where wildlife roam free,have we defined our “community farmers mar-ket” in the most authentic way possible?

❖ Is there a definition of “farmers market”unique to Great Falls that would be truer tothe authentic character of our community?

❖ Are all of our unique local gifts included

and engaged in our community market?It is timely to consider “integral ecology,” a

term coined by Pope Francis in his Encyclicalon the Environment, given his visit last week.How can our market be more considerate ofthe earth, more engaging as a community inour shared ideas about our nourishment, moreencouraging of infant businesses that are inauthentic connection with all that the earthprovides?

A unique Great Falls resident among us,Christina Mittermeier, a nature and conserva-tion photographer, has brought to our atten-tion via Facebook the dangers of plastic inharming birds very far away who eat plastic atsea and later die – can we end the use of plas-tic bags and packaging at our market to alignwith the insights of her fine work?

There is a severe drought in California - theplace where 70 percent of the fruits and veg-etables supply in the U.S is grown. Can wecontinue to look at our land and our gardensas nice hobbies – when, perhaps, they are muchmore important than we realize?

A number of Jeff Rainey’s beehives did notmake it through the winter.

Can we continue our indifference to thewellbeing of our pollinators? What is ourcommunity position on protecting pollina-tors?

We will conduct our annual survey at themarket with the usual questions and more.Come join in a full conversation about all thatour community farmers market is and can be-come – the realities and the possibilities.

The Great Falls Farmers MarketDiscusses the Future

Come join in a full conversationabout all that our community farmersmarket is and can become – therealities and the possibilities.

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Fall Fun

Great Falls United MethodistChurch will celebrate its 140thanniversary this coming springon May 15, 2016.

On Saturday, Sept. 26, the church, locatedat 10100 Georgetown Pike, held its annualFun Fall Bazaar.

“We do this to support our ministry andmissions,” said Pastor Denise Childers.

“It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year,”said George Scott, of the United MethodistMen group.

“It’s a service to the community and it alsobrings us all together,” Childers said.

Great Falls United Methodist bazaar raisesfunds for ministry and missions.

United Methodist: 140 Years in the CommunityGreat Falls United Methodist can be traced

back to Salem Church, which was estab-lished in 1876 near the present location onGeorgetown Pike, and Arnon Chapel, builtin 1889 near the corner of Arnon ChapelRoad and Walker Road.

Each church ministered to the residents

of the then rural area surroundingForestville.

In 1944 Salem Church and Arnon Chapelmerged to form Forestville Methodist Churchand the combined church was establishedat the present site. The congregation votedto change the name to Great Falls United

Methodist Church in January of 1989.The bazaar Saturday featured a barbecue

dinner, crafts and curios, silent auction, jew-elry, bake sale, used books, white house or-naments, toys, sports equipment and

children’s clothing. Plus Gene Cole was thereselling apple butter and apple cider, whichhe has been doing since 1971.

— Ken Moore

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Gene Cole has been selling apple butter and apple cider at the bazaarsince the early 1970s.

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Affordable children’s clothing is always available at the annual bazaar, inaddition to used but useful tools and power tools. Proceeds help GreatFalls United Methodist Church’s ministries and programs.

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7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Sunday School: preschool - grade 2Music: grades 3 - 7

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

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Fall Fun

See Calendar, Page 11

ONGOING“Along the Way.” Through Sept. 30

at Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. “Alongthe Way,” Jill Banks solo exhibit oforiginal oil painting.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 30Fall for the Book: Peter Straub.

7:30 p.m. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Avenue,McLean. Author Straub will thrillfans with a reading of his work.

Busy Beavers. 10:30 a.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAvenue, McLean. Did you know thatthere are beavers in our creeks andponds? Do the beaver dance, listen tosome stories and make a beaver damas we learn about these nocturnalanimals.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple AvenueEast, Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.

Playdate Cafe. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Toys and Playspace forchildren. Coffee and Conversation forgrownups. Ages birth-5.

THURSDAY/OCT. 1Paw Parade. 2 p.m. Brightview Great

Falls, 10200 Colvin Run Road,Great Falls. Residents, families,friends, associates and dog loversare invited to bring their well-behaved furry friends to paradearound the community.

FRIDAY/OCT. 2Claude Moore Colonial Farm

Cajun Barbecue and SilentAuction Fundraiser. 6-9 p.m.Pavilions of Turkey Run, 6310Colonial Farm Road, McLean. Themenu features dry rubbed, slow

cooked pork barbecue, grilledmarinated chicken, farm to forkvegetables including zucchini, squashand broccoli, cole slaw and tossedsalad, and warm peach cobbler. Cashbar features cold beverages includingwine, beer and soft drinks. Event alsofeatures a silent auction. live music,18th century dancing and beertasting. Tickets: $25-$35.www.1771.org/fundraiser

SATURDAY/OCT. 3“Sleeping Beauty.” 2 p.m. McLean

Community Center, 1234 InglesideAvenue, McLean. $10-$15.

St. Francis Country Fair. 10 a.m.-4p.m. St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.The entire community is invited tothe St. Francis Country Fair,featuring entertainment (live music,puppets, magic), kids’ games andactivities, a silent auction, treasuretrove, used books, quilt auction, andmuch more. Local food trucks will beselling lunch items.

Beyond the Teabag: ExploringSingle Origin Black Teas.Historic Colvin Run Mill , 10017Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. Tastethe diversity of black teas fromaround the globe and learn toidentify the tea styles used in blackblends and why they taste sodifferent. Is it a Chinese black, fromone of India’s varied terroirs, SriLanka or even Africa? Taste sometreats made with tea as aningredient, and take home some teasamples to try your own hand atblending. Advance reservations andpayment ($30 each) requiredthrough the Mill at 703-759-2771.

Oktoberfest Vienna. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.Historic Church Street, Vienna. Enjoybeer, wine, food, music, kidsactivities and more. Visit http://

www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?NID=670 for more.

Great Falls Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Year round. Great Falls VillageCentre, 778 Walker Road, GreatFalls. www.celebrategreatfalls.org/FarmersMarket.html.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 3 -4Fall Book Sale. Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4

p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple AvenueEast, Vienna. Hardbacks $2, tradepaperbacks $1, pocket paperbacks 50cents, kids books 25 and 50 cents.Cash only. All proceeds benefit thecommunity library.

SUNDAY/OCT. 4MPAartfest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. McLean

Central Park, 468 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. The park istransformed into a lively landscape ofmini art galleries showcasing andoffering for sale the work of a diversegroup of juried artists. Visitwww.mpaart.org.

MONDAY/OCT. 5Barrel & Bushel and American

Craft Beer Present SeasonalTasting. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Barrel &Bushel, 7901 Tysons One Place,Tysons Corner. The event willinclude seven individual tastings ofseasonal beer paired with a signaturedish from Barrel & Bushel. Tickets tothe tasting are $25. Pre-register forthe event by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/american-craft-beer-event-with-tom-bobak-tickets-18554821972.

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Crackling dialogue,powerful ideas andwell-crafted artistry

describe “Now Comes theNight” written by award-win-ning E.M. Lewis now playing at1st Stage. The play is about thevery personal consequences ofliving in a dangerous world,when harm comes throughtraumatic incidents.

In program notes, playwrightLewis indicated she wrote ”totry to understand things that Ifind unfathomable.” DirectorAlex Levy indicated: “I’m inter-ested in plays that explore bighuman questions in specific andcontemporary ways.” With anassured hand, Levy has fash-ioned “Now Comes the Night”into an intense, believabledrama uncovering the damagedone to a television news an-chor who traveled to Iraq to tryto understand what was atstake.

The time is 2006. NewsmanMichael Apres (a taunt perfor-mance by Dylan Myers as a manin unbearable pain) has re-turned to his home after 18months of captivity. The audi-ence comes to understand thatApres is in the midst of crises.The symptoms of PTSD areclear.

Apres has given an interviewto his former co-anchor Brad(Jaysen Wright; a solid, bestfriend, who will not let his oldfriend harm himself). In the in-terview Apres had made incen-diary remarks criticizing Ameri-can involvement in the MiddleEast. Brad has reasons to doubtthe statements genuineness.

Thoughts, memories and vi-sions flood from the emotion-

ally mangled Apres, once hebegins to open up. Was he na-ive going to Iraq? Who can hetrust? What is real? And, whois the third man in the room?(Sun King Davis in the knottyrole as either hero or villain).

“Now Comes the Night” isimpressive technically; addingremarkable authority to theproduction. Set and costumedesign are both by KathrynKawecki. Kawecki provides theaudience with meticulously de-tailed renderings of a man in acalamity. Lighting design by G.Ryan Smith gives off the pass-ing hours from initial dark latenight, to early morning mutedlight to the bright afternoonsun. Props by Cassandra Schulzand Rachel Barlaam’s sounddesign puts the audience rightin the middle of a man’smuddled mind and the nationalpolitics of the moment.

Whether baby boomer ormillennial, those interested inchallenging theater by anaward-winning playwrightabout life in times of living dan-gerously, “Now Comes theNight” will leave you ponderingits crisply-presented, visuallyeffecting, multi-layered point ofview. The production is part ofthe D.C. area’s “Women’s VoicesTheater Festival.”

Where and When“Now Comes the Night” by E.M.

Lewis runs at 1st Stage, 1524Spring Hill Road, Tysons. Per-formed through Oct. 11, Fridays at8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m.,and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m.Tickets: $30 with seniors, studentsand military discounts. Call 703-854-1856 or visitwww.1ststagetysons.org

1st Stage presents a world pre-miere of “Now Comes the Night.”

Life in Times ofLiving Dangerously

Photo by Teresa Castracane/Courtesy of 1st Stage.

From left: Jaysen Wright, Dylan Myers and Sun KingDavis in “Now Comes the Night” at 1st Stage inTysons.

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Road; A Shared Journey ofGratitude and Commitment.7:30-8:30 p.m. Unity of Fairfax, 2854Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton. Join withpeople of faith to gather in gratitudefor gains in LGBT civil rights, theopening of doors of a growingnumber of faith communities, and tocelebrate the 2nd Annual NorthernVirginia Pride [email protected]

SATURDAY/OCT. 10Dance for Everyone. Colvin Run

Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin Run Road,Great Falls. Dancing to the TMDBand. TMD is a group of 11 R&B’ersthat have kept their fans inWashington, Baltimore, andAnnapolis partying since 1992. Pre-dance lesson in East Coast swingfrom 7-8 p.m. $20.

A Musical Journey Through LatinAmerica. 2 p.m. Great Falls Library,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Guitar Duo David Grimes andMichael Anthony Nigro to perform atthe Great Falls Library. The programwill feature solos and duos fromGreece to Latin America bycomposers Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Gerardo Támez, Julio CésarOliva, Jorge Cardoso, ManosHatzidakis and many others.

TUESDAY/OCT. 13Book Presentation. 7:30 p.m. Great

Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. “Ain’t Nobody BeLearnin’ Nothin’: The Fraud and theFix for High-Poverty Schools,” byCaleb Stewart Rossiter. America’smost challenged families aresegregated into high-poverty schools.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 14Great Falls Historical Society’s

Oktoberfest Potluck Dinner. 6p.m. Great Falls Grange, 9818Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 16-18Great Falls Studios 2015 Art Tour.

Travel the back roads and mainstreets of the village to individualand group studios. Meet more than40 GFS member artists - quilters,painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers,photographers and more - in theirnatural environment.www.GreatFallsStudios.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 17-18Claude Moore Colonial Farm 1771

Market Fair. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean.Warm yourself by the fires and enjoythe splendor of autumn with crisplocal apples, warm savory meat piesand hearty breads, or let Market Fairentertainers, tradesmen and themilitia amuse and educate you. Visitwww.1771.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 17-24Roald Dahl Double Feature. 2 & 7

p.m. Marshall High School, 7731Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. GeorgeC. Marshall’s drama department willopen the 2015-2016 Season with aRoald Dahl Double Feature including“The Twits” and “Danny, theChampion of the World.” Tickets $5-$15. http://statesmentheatre.org.703-714-5400.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 24-25Autumn Harvest Show. 10 a.m. - 4

p.m. Colvin Run Mill, 10017 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. In time for thefestivities ahead, potters offertabletop items fit to grace aThanksgiving table or haunt aHalloween spread. A feast ofhandmade serving platters for withbowls for sides and salads make acolorful table of statement.

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With the Chargers havinggone 10 days without amatch, Chantilly volleyballcoach Charles Ezigbo had

limited expectations entering Monday’smeeting with Langley.

“I was really happy that we competedtonight — that’s my main thing,” Ezigbosaid after Monday’s action. “I just wantedto compete after that long layover.”

Facing one of the top teams in the region,Chantilly did more than just compete.

The Chargers overcame a potential back-breaking fourth-set loss and a late fifth-setdeficit to defeat the Saxons 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-27, 15-13) at Chantilly HighSchool.

After trailing 11-10 in the fifth set,Chantilly benefited from some Langley mis-cues down the stretch, along with a keyblock by Chargers junior Simone Jeffries.The result was Chantilly improving to 5-2while avoiding a three-match losing skid.

The Chargers had an opportunity to endthe match earlier, when a kill by junior JuliaRecto gave Chantilly match point, 24-21,in the fourth set. But Langley responded byscoring six of the next seven points, includ-ing two kills and a block by sophomore set-ter Elena Shklyar, to win 27-25 and force afifth set.

“That’s our first fifth-set match and wedidn’t know how we were going to handleit,” Ezigbo said. “Obviously, we have thingsto learn because we almost gave it away.”

While Chantilly “almost gave it away,” itwas Langley head coach Susan Shifflett whowas left frustrated with her team’s inabilityto capitalize.

“We had 16 unforced errors in the firstset and 20 unforced errors in the secondset,” Shifflett said. “And then our matchpoint is a silly ball into the net. I’m a littlefrustrated with not taking care of the ball.We had a stretch there for two weeks wherewe were just on fire and they had the firein their belly and now all of the suddenthey’ve gone flat. Hopefully we can get thatback together, get back to practice and startfresh again.”

The defeat dropped Langley’s record to10-3.

“I told them they need to learn from it,”Shifflett said. “You can’t do that to the ball.You can’t keep doing those kinds of mistakesand expect to be where we need to be whenit counts. No, I don’t want them to forgetabout it. I think they need to dwell on it alittle bit.”

After the teams split the first two sets,Chantilly held off Langley to win the thirdset, 26-24. The Chargers held leads of 22-17 and 24-21, but thanks to four kills and a

block by Shklyar, Langley battled back totie the score at 24. Chantilly would not letthis set slip away, though, as Recto re-sponded with back-to-back kills, giving theChargers a 2-1 advantage in the match.

Five-foot-4 junior Milleysha Molina ledthe Chargers with 19 kills while hittingagainst the taller Saxons.

“I always just push it to wherever the cor-ners are or wherever it’s open,” Molina said.“Me being a short player, I can’t always hit

top-notch [attacks]. I’ve just got to choosewhere to hit.”

Five-foot-9 Recto finished with 14 kills.“I think it’s really speed and just tech-

nique,” Recto said about succeeding againstthe Saxons. “Our setters did a great job ofgetting the sets where we needed it to beand we kind of just had to trust our defenseto tell us where we needed to go to get akill.”

Alexa Carlisle, Katerina Bagatska and

Brynn Feighery each had five kills forChantilly. Jeffries finished with 5 1/2 blocks.

Senior outside hitter Jessica Donaldsonled Langley with 15 kills. Sophomoremiddle blocker Allison Franke had nine killsand senior outside hitter Kristian Stanfordfinished with six. Senior middle blockerKatie Sissler totaled five kills and six blocks.

Shklyar finished with 13 kills, five blocksand two aces.

“She can do everything,” Shifflett saidabout Shklyar. “She’s a good server, she’sprobably, I think, the best setter, absolutely,in the region, if not in the state, and she’s asophomore. And she can hit a heavy ball.”

“If we can have her pass, set and hit toherself, that would be nice,” Shifflett addedwith a laugh.

Langley will return to action at 7 p.m. onThursday, Oct. 1 with a road match againstPotomac Falls.

After a 4-0 start, Chantilly lost to Fairfax(3-1 on Sept. 15) and Madison (3-1 on Sept.17) before beating Langley on Monday.

“The two games that we lost,” Recto said,“definitely humbled us and got us to re-fo-cus on our next matches.”

The Chargers will travel to face SouthLakes at 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 6.

“It was an amazing feeling,” Recto saidabout beating Langley. “Everybody on theteam did their part to really pull throughthat last set. Last year we lost to them in aregional match, so it just felt really nice toearn our spot back.”

Saxons’ Donaldsontallies 15 kills,Shklyar has 13.

Chantilly Volleyball Holds Off Langley in Five Sets

Langley’s Elena Shklyar (12) and Katie Sissler attempt to blockChantilly’s Julia Recto on Monday.

Jessica Donaldson led Langley with 15 kills duringthe Saxons’ five-set loss to Chantilly on Monday.

Milleysha Molina led Chantilly with 19 kills duringMonday’s five-set victory over Langley.

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debate for candidates running for election to theFCPS School Board and various county positions.

Election Day is Nov. 3, with early voting begin-ning Sept. 18. Great Falls residents wishing to sub-mit questions for consideration by the GFCA DebateCommittee for this second debate may send them [email protected] before Oct. 14.

School Board Dranesville Member: Janie Strauss(incumbent), Peter Kurzenhauser

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Bob Copeland, Omar Fateh, Jeanette Hough, ManarJean-Jacques, Peter Marchetti, Ryan McElveen (in-cumbent), Ilryong Moon (incumbent), BurnetteScarboro, Ted Velkoff (incumbent).

County clerk candidates: Bettina Lawton (D), JohnFrey (R)(incumbent), Marisa Wissar (I).

County Commonwealth Attorney candidate:Raymond Morrogh (D) (incumbent), unopposed.

County Sheriff candidates: Stacey Kincaid (D) (in-cumbent), Bryan Wolfe (R).

At-large County Soil & Water board candidates:(vote for three) Scott Cameron, George Lamb IV, JerryPeters, Stephen Pushor.

Great Falls residents wishing to submit questionsfor consideration by the GFCA Debate Committeemay send them to [email protected] before Oct.14.

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LibraryThe Great Falls Citizens Association’s long range

planning committee plans to address future longrange septic and ground water planning, possibleGreat Falls participation in bonds planned for 2016-2022, and an update on the Grange/Old Schoolhouseimprovements.

Key events coming up in next month.

Citizens Fall Primer

On Tuesday, Sept.22, membersand leaders of the McLean com-munity met with eighth gradeCooper Middle School students inorder to share information aboutservice learning opportunities.Eighth graders are beginning theyear-long Service QUEST projectin which they will identify an is-sue and develop a solution whilegiving back to the community.

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