Monthly Archives: December 2011

Luminaries for sale Sunday December 18 in Fox Mill

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From the Fox Mill Estates web site:

Boy Scout Troop 159 will again be selling luminaries for the community at the Fox Mill Pool parking lot on Sunday, December 18, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM.  The cost is $7.00 for 10 candles and 10 paper bags.  The scouts will have some sand available (no extra charge) but if anyone wants sand, they will have to supply their own container for transporting it (a 5 gallon bucket would work well).

Nearby Holiday Events, Dec 9-11

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If you don’t want to drive too far for holiday events, check out these in Oak Hill or in nearby neighborhoods this weekend:

  • Friday, Dec. 9th – The Nutcracker. 7:30 p.m. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performed by the Reston Conservatory Ballet. $17-$22. 703-715-8366 or www.conservatoryballet.com
  • Saturday, Dec. 10th
    • Holiday Model Train Show. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon. W&OD caboose and Herndon Depot Museum open for tours. Free. 703-956-6590.
    • Voce Chamber Singers of Northern Virginia. 7:30 p.m. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon. A concert of holiday favorites. Toys for Tots collected at the door. Adults $23, seniors $18, age 24 and under $8. 703-277-7772 or www.voce.org
    • The Nutcracker. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performed by the Reston Conservatory Ballet. Additional shortened performance suitable for young audiences at 11 a.m. $17-$22. 703-715-8366 or www.conservatoryballet.com
    • Candlelight Tour: Christmas during the Federal period (1794-1820). 4:45-7 p.m. Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. With the Fairfax County Carolers, sea songs by Mike Bosworth of Ship’s Company and members of the 1st Virginia Regiment. Tour the 1794 home in the glow of natural candlelight, hear seasonal music, make holiday ornaments, and sample sugar cookies. $10 adults, $7 seniors and children. Reserve at 703-437-1794 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully/calendar.htm
    • Holiday Music Service. 4:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. “Magnificat” by John Rutter with Chorale and Orchestra. www.uucf.org
    • Holiday Open House. 11 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Join the staff and Friends of the Reston Regional Library for a holliday open house. Live music and refreshments. 703-689-2700.
    • Holidays Around the World. 2 p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Sing a-longs and dancing with Cody & Bj. 703-689-2700.
  • Sunday, Dec. 11th
    • Master Singers of Virginia: A Festival Of Lessons And Carols. 7 p.m. Church Of The Epiphany, 3301 Hidden Meadow Drive, Herndon. Pre-concert lecture by director Erik Jones at 6:15 p.m. Music and stories based on the Festival from King’s College in Cambridge, England, Paul Mealor’s Ubi Caritas, plus an opportunity for the audience to join in singing carols. Light refreshments after. $18 adults, $15 students and seniors age 65+ in advance, plus $2 more at the door. www.msva.org or 703-829-6782.
    • Holiday Model Train Show. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon. Herndon Depot Museum open for tours 12-3 p.m. Free. 703-956-6590.
    • The Nutcracker. 3:30 p.m. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performed by the Reston Conservatory Ballet. Additional shortened performance suitable for young audiences at 12 p.m. $17-$22. 703-715-8366 or www.conservatoryballet.com
    • Candlelight Tour: Victorian Christmas in 1885. 4:45-7 p.m. Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Read the Clement Moore poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas. The Christmas tree will be decorated according to the 1885 recollections of Minnie Middleton. See Santa Claus and hear bagpipes played by Susan Hyams of the Alexandria Fifes and Drums. Tour the 1794 home in the glow of natural candlelight, hear seasonal music, make holiday ornaments, and sample sugar cookies. $10 adults, $7 seniors and children. Reserve at 703-437-1794 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully/calendar.htm
    • Holiday Music Service. 9:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. “Magnificat” by John Rutter with Chorale and Orchestra. www.uucf.org
    • Christmas Cantata. 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Floris United Methodist Church, 13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon. “The Winter Rose” will be performed during Sunday worship services by the Floris UMC choirs and full orchestra. Traditional carols and newly composed anthems. 703-793-0026 or www.florisumc.org/cantata

Herndon High School to present “Beauty and the Beast”

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Four dozen Herndon High School students have been rehearsing to bring the community the musical “Beauty and the Beast”. From the Connection Newspapers:

The Herndon High School Theatre Department will present “Beauty and the Beast” starting Friday, Dec. 2. One of their larger productions in recent memory, the cast of 48 students plus crew have been involved with the play since September.

For more information and showtimes, visit the theater’s web site.