March District Arts Update
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Welcome to the March 2019 District Arts Update.
The District Arts Update provides a snapshot of opportunities for your constituents to engage in and enjoy the arts throughout Fairfax County. Please note, all of these events cross boundary lines and are for the enjoyment of all Fairfax County citizens and our visitors. With your support,
ARTS
FAIRFAX
awarded grants in FY19 to all the organizations listed in this update.
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Mozart, Gershwin & Eryilmaz
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
presents the extraordinary clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski is a musical force of passion and dynamic virtuosity. Already of international distinction, Lumanovski has been called a “brilliant, fearless young clarinetist” by the New York Times. Blending the fiery spirit of folk music with the discipline of classical music, he has launched a major career as a soloist in both classical and Balkan styles as his performances throughout the world have received uproarious critical acclaim. Visit George Mason Center for the Arts for
tickets
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4400 University Drive, Fairfax
March 9, 8:00 pm
Us, Together
Join the
Vienna Choral Society
for a repertoire that celebrates and sings with the community.
In the DMV, where work, travel, and the daily commute can underline the lack of it, community becomes even more important. And it goes to the heart of our next concert, “Us, Together,” which features repertoire that recognizes and celebrates the ties that bind us. Visit the Vienna Choral Society for
tickets
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Providence Presbyterian Church
9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax
March 9, 7:30 pm
City of Fairfax Band Goes Hollywood
The
City of Fairfax Band
explores Hollywood’s most iconic landmarks. Featuring the music of Bruce Broughton, Alfred Newman, Michael Giacchino, James Horner and the illustrious John Williams, the Band visits various times, places and adventures through their brilliant scores to
Silverado, The Captain from Castille, Jurassic World, Titanic
and
Far and Away.
The centerpiece of this expedition is a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s emotional and sensitive score to Elia Kazan’s cinematic masterpiece,
On the Waterfront,
the only film score Bernstein wrote, presented as part of the ongoing “Bernstein at 100” celebration.
Fairfax High School
3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax
March 16, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Contemplations - Vocal Arts Ensemble
The
Fairfax Choral Society
presents music of composers, past and present, that inspire thoughts about life - joy, praise, introspection, promises, peace, death and hope. Visit Fairfax Choral Society for
tickets
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Providence Presbyterian Church
9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax
March 17, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Peabody Peled Cello Gang
The Fairfax Symphony presents
students from Amit Peled’s studio from the Peabody Institute, the ensemble comes together to perform works arranged for cello ensemble with Peled as soloist. Visit the Fairfax Symphony for
tickets
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Providence Presbyterian Church
9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax
March 31, 4:00 pm
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Looming Connections
ArtSpace Herndon presents Looming Connections, a solo show focusing on the artwork of Maryland artist Alyssa Imes. This series reflects the connections we make with people and how they shape our lives. The sculptures and drawings reference the formation of relationships and the interconnectedness of culture. For more information, visit
ArtSpace Herndon
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ArtSpace Herndon
750 Center Street, Herndon
March 5 - April 6
"Epic Grandeur"
Tysons McLean Orchestra featuring Thomas Pandolfi on piano presents a concert for the public. Visit
Tysons McLean Orchestra for tickets.
Saint Luke Catholic Church
7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean
March 1, 7:30 pm
The Art of Assemblage: Visual Thinking and the Creative Process with Ruth Lozner
Lecture by artist/educator
Ruth
Lozner, Professor Emerita of Art and Design, University of Maryland. Where do artistic ideas come from? What is the process an artist uses to develop and implement a concept for a 3-dimensional assemblage? An interactive lecture will guide you through experiencing the answer to those questions by creating your own personal assemblage.
1446 Chain Bridge Road
McLean, VA 22101
March 8, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
In Celebration of Life: Mozart and Faure
Choralis presentionation
features works by Mozart that span his life — the spirited
Missa brevis in F major, K.
192, written when he was only 18, and the exquisite Motet in D major, A
ve verum Corpus
,
K. 618
, written just five months before his death. Also included in this program is Fauré’s
Requiem in D minor, Op. 48
, a masterpiece written shortly after his father’s death to comfort all who are mourning the passing of a life. The featured charity for this concert is the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia. Audience members are encouraged to bring unneeded prescription eyeglasses to the concert for donation to the program. Visit Choralis for
tickets
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The Falls Church Episcopal Church
115 E. Fairfax Street, Falls Church
March 9, 5:00 pm
MPA: Youth Art Month
MPA is celebrating Youth Art Month by celebrating the work of Fairfax County Public school elementary, middle and high school students.
The Langley Pyramid Youth Art Show
March 8 - 19
Opening Exhibition Reception
March 13, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
The McLean Pyramid Youth Art Show
March 22 - April 3
Opening Exhibition Reception
March 28, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
"Fallen Angels"
Julia’s and Jane’s husbands go out of town for a golf trip the same weekend Maurice is coming to visit—both ladies had their last fling before marriage with the suave Maurice. Dramatizing female sexual desire and frustration, the first performances in 1925 outraged critics and was labeled “shocking and obscene.”
269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon
March 14 - April 7
Times and dates vary
Reflections
The
Reston Chorale presents an afternoon of choral and organ masterworks including Maurice Duruflé's Requiem and Francis Poulenc's Organ Concerto with Organist David B. Lang and members of the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. For
tickets visit Reston Chorale.
Saint Luke Roman Catholic Church
7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean
March 17, 4:00 pm
"A Bohemian Life"
Tysons McLean Orchestra presents a concert for the public. Visit
Tysons McLean Orchestra for additional information.
Tysons McLean Orchestra
The Falls Church Episcopal
115 E. Fairfax Street, Falls Church
March 18, 7:30 pm
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The Montrose Trio
Vienna To Prague
Wolf Trap
presents The Montrose Trio, a collaboration of pianist Jon Kimura Parker, violinist Martin Beaver, and cellist Clive Greensmith. The superlative ensemble leads us on a travelogue from Vienna, Austria to Prague, Czech Republic via the music of Haydn, Brahms and Dvořák.
Tickets
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The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 8, 7:30 pm
Laura & Linda Benanti: The Story Goes On
Join Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti and her mother, former Broadway star, Linda Benanti on a musical journey through the special relationship between a mother and daughter. Visit
Wolf Trap
for
tickets
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The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 9, 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Habib Koite & Bassekou Kouyate
Habib Koité , “Mali’s biggest pop star” (Rolling Stone), is joined by “the Hendrix of his instrument” (Uncut Magazine), Ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate for two collaborative performances bringing innovation and a sense of togetherness to The Barns.
Visit
Wolf Trap
for
tickets
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The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 13 & 14, 8:00 pm
Emerging Visions Open Mic
Greater Reston Arts Center
invites the public to come see poets, singers, actors, and performers of all kinds form the new Emerging Visions program. Fee and open to the public. For more information visit Greater Reston Arts Center.
Greater Reston Arts Center
12001 Market Street, Suite 103, Reston
March 16, 2 - 4:00 pm
Larry Cambell & Teresa Williams
Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Larry Campbell and singer-guitarist Teresa Williams (both of whom played in Levon Helm’s band) unite onstage for a performance filled with crackling, creative energy that only their brand of Americana music can provide. Visit
Wolf Trap for
tickets.
The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 15, 8:00 pm
Seamus Egan
Seamus Egan, a founding member of Solas, returns to The Barns with The Seamus Egan Project. Bringing along friends and musical guests, Egan will introduce fans to his immense and influential catalog of music, as well as some new music he’s never recorded or performed live. Visit
Wolf Trap for
tickets.
The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 16, 8:00 pm
It's Not You, It's Me
The Second City
Full of the live and in-your-face entertainment Netflix can’t provide, this must-attend show features improvised comedy, audience interaction, and of-the-moment sketches and songs from The Second City made famous by superstars like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, and more. Visit
Wolf Trap
for
tickets
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The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 20 -23, dates and times vary
Sitkovetsky Trio, Sean Lee, Violen
Vienna to Hollywood, Chamber Music at The Barnes
A number of Viennese composers successfully bridged the void between the concert hall and the movie theater: this performance explores the robust harmonies of two such composers, violinist Fritz Kreisler and Erich Korngold. Violinist Sean Lee and the Sitkovetsky Trio make their Barns debuts. Visit
Wolf Trap
for
tickets
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The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 24, 3:00 pm
An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories
With Graham Nash
Legendary singer-songwriter and founding member of Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies, Graham Nash is a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Award winner,
New York Times
bestselling author, and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.). With many Billboard-charting songs like “Teach Your Children” and “Chicago,” catch your favorite Nash tunes and stories from his illustrious career. Visit
Wolf Trap
for
tickets
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The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 25, 27, 28, 8:00 pm
Mountain Man, Jake Xerxes Fussell
Reuniting after an unintentional eight-year hiatus, this folk trio composed of Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath along with Molly Erin Sarlé and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig makes its Wolf Trap debut on the heels of releasing its aptly-named 2018 album Magic Ship (2018). Visit
Wolf Trap
for
tickets
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The Barns at Wolf Trap
1635 Trap Road, Vienna
March 29, 8:00 pm
Rachmaninoff:
All Night Vigil
(Vespers)
Join VOCE as they present Rachmaninoff’s
All-Night Vigil (Vespers),widely regarded as the “Mt. Everest” of the
a cappella choral repertoire. Combining the lush, post-romantic textures of Rachmaninoff’s celebrated orchestral and piano works with truly exceptional writing for voices, the
Vespers rightly stands as one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of choral music.
Church of the Holly Comforter
543 Beulah Road, Vienna
March 31, 4:00 pm
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"Time Stands Still"
Time Stands Still examines the lives of one couple making a living out of documenting the horrors of war. When Sarah, a photojournalist returns from covering the Iraq War after being injured by a roadside bomb, her reporter boyfriend James is swamped by guilt after having left Sarah alone in Iraq. Physically bruised and emotionally beaten, Sarah and James explore whether it is possible for two people who are used to living in dangerous conditions to carve out a normal life.
Reston Community Center's CenterStage
Hunters Woods Village Center
2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston
March 1- 16, dates and times vary
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Light and Joy
The
Northern Virginia Chorale
invites you to join them as they present a concert of light and joy, featuring Lauridsen’s "O Nata Lux," an a capella motet from his Lux Aeterna; and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. This majestic music provides an evening of spirited choral singing and poignant harmonies that you will not want to miss! Visit the Northern Virginia Choral for
tickets
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St. Mark's Lutheran Church
5800 Backlick Road, Springfield
March 16, 4:00 pm
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Bugtopia!|Youth Choruses
The
Fairfax Choral Society
presents a creepy, crawly, slithery, fluttery concert. We are surrounded by arthropods! Join the youngest choirs of the Fairfax Choral Society as they pay homage to the most abundant and diverse species on the planet. Visit Fairfax Choral Society for
tickets
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United Methodist Church
6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale
March 16, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Poetry of Music: Illuminate| Youth Choruses
The
Fairfax Choral Society
celebrates its 15th year in their annual collaboration with Fairfax County Public Schools, the Poetry of Music, allows us to examine one of our most primal resources—light. Light that permeates darkness. Light that provides warmth. Light which allows us to see—not just in the physical realm, but in the mental and emotional—and perhaps another’s feelings or perspective, as well. Visit the Fairfax Choral Society for
tickets
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United Methodist Church
6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale
March 19, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
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"The Explorers Club"
The
Workhouse Arts Center
presents a story set in London 1879 about the prestigious Explores Club crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire, and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink? Grab your safety goggles for some very mad science involving deadly cobras, irate Irishmen and the occasional airship. Visit Workhouse Arts Center for
tickets
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Workhouse Arts Center
Building W-3 (Theatre)
9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton
March 2 - 31, dates and times vary
Amanda McCavour: Floating Garden
Workhouse Arts Center
presents Toronto based artist, Amanda McCavour as she creates her experiential, immersive environments that represent places in her memory. Her three dimensional, embroidered art installations are made up of delicate fabric designs that float within the space. Motifs included in her works are flowers, birds, plants and replications of living room furniture. Exploring a connection to home and the body, McCavour is interested in the vulnerability of the thread in comparison with the connection between temporary spaces in memory. For more
information
visit Workhouse Arts Center.
Workhouse Arts Center
Building W-16
9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton
March 6 - May 26, dates and times vary
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"Oleanna"
Join
Providence Players of Fairfax
for this six-night, special engagement in partnership with the Italian Café. In "Oleanna," John is a professor about to acquire tenure, he’s married, he has a family, he wrote a book, and he’s buying a new house. Carol is a student who worked hard and made sacrifices to attend a good university that would advance her station in life. Both are terrified that they will fail and lose it all. One day, they meet in John’s office, and neither will ever be the same. Staged during the aftermath of the Anita Hill hearings, David Mamet’s 1992 Oleanna electrified and enraged audiences, producing countless accounts of outbursts during, and arguments after, the play. Oleanna is a play about what happens when we stop listening to each other and forget that we are all human. Visit Providence Players for
tickets.
Italian Cafe
7161 Lee Highway, Falls Church
March 7-16, dates vary at 8:00 pm
August: Osage County
Providence Players of Fairfax
presents the award winning August Osage County. A missing father, a pill-popping mother and three sisters harboring dubious little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoma family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling mysteries. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. Visit Providence Players for
tickets.
The James Lee Community Center Theater
2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church
March 29 - April 13, dates and times vary
"columbinus"
1st Stage Tysons presents "columbinus."
Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the tragic 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, this docudrama combines fact and fiction to illuminate the dark realities of adolescence. Weaving together excerpts of real interviews with parents, survivors, and community leaders and powerful characterizations of contemporary teens, columbinus thoughtfully explores the Columbine shooting and the conversations that continue to this day. The New York Post hailed columbinus as “a powerful and important piece about the churning rage that’s all too likely to bubble over again.”For more information and tickets visit
1st Stage Theater.
1st Stag
e Theater
1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons
March 28 - April 20, Times Vary
Rachmaninoff:
All Night Vigil
(Vespers)
Join VOCE as they present Rachmaninoff’s
All-Night Vigil (Vespers),
widely regarded as the “Mt. Everest” of the
a cappella
choral repertoire. Combining the lush, post-romantic textures of Rachmaninoff’s celebrated orchestral and piano works with truly exceptional writing for voices, the
Vespers
rightly stands as one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of choral music.
Church of the Holly Cross
2455 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring
March 30, 8:00 pm
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Creative Cauldron - Thunder Knocking On The Door
This Tony Award-nominated show is an intoxicating musical fable filled with humor, heart and the extraordinary music of three-time Grammy award winner Keb’Mo’. In a small Alabama town, a mysterious Blues guitar-playing stranger named Marvell Thunder arrives at the door of the Dupree family and brings a challenge for the offspring of late Jaguar Dupree, the only man who ever outplayed him in a "cutting contest". Thunder offers Glory Dupree, Jaguar’s blind daughter, a Faustian bargain: if he wins the contest he gets Jaguar’s guitar, and if she wins she gets her sight back.
Creative Cauldron
410 S. Maple Ave, Falls Church
February 14 - March 10, Times Vary
"Alice In Wonderland"
The
Creative Cauldron revisits an original adaptation for their 10th anniversary season. Alice gives the entire family a chance to spend an utterly “mad, mad day” at the cauldron enjoying one of the most famous and enduring children's classics of all time. Visit Creative Cauldron for
tickets.
Creative Cauldron
410 S. Maple Ave, Falls Church
March 22 - April 15 dates and times vary
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Fairfax County Represented
in Northern VA
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7th Annual ReelAbilities Film Festival:
Northern Virginia
ReelAbilities Film Festival: Northern Virginia is a dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different abilities. Each year, this dynamic festival, powered by the
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia
, presents both domestic and international award-winning films paired with interactive programming that gives us a new perspective and highlights the vibrant personalities, realities, and extraordinary abilities of people who are differently abled. Through film, art and discussion, ReelAbilities Film Festival: Northern Virginia brings together the community to explore, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience. For more information visit
reelabilities.org/northernva/
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Varying Theaters Throughout Northern VA
March 3-17
"Alice in Wonderland"
Cherrydale Branch Library
2190 Military Road, Arlington
March 16, 11:00 am
AYCO & AYSO in Concert
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center
4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria
March 3, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
AYP in Concert
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center
4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria
March 17, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
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