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Christmas WishesChristmas WishesIt is 75 degrees in Arlington on Sunday afternoon but Santa has

kept his scheduled stop at Potomac Overlook Regional Park toget Christmas lists from children counting down the days untilChristmas. Sam Miller, 6 years old, confided he wants a police

LEGO set. His 3-1/2 year old sister, Campbell with her list in herhand, tells Santa her top present is “dress up” clothes for Elsa

from Frozen. They inform Santa they will be in Georgia visitingtheir cousins. Santa says he is greatly relieved to know because

he would have gone down the wrong chimney.

It is 75 degrees in Arlington on Sunday afternoon but Santa haskept his scheduled stop at Potomac Overlook Regional Park to

get Christmas lists from children counting down the days untilChristmas. Sam Miller, 6 years old, confided he wants a police

LEGO set. His 3-1/2 year old sister, Campbell with her list in herhand, tells Santa her top present is “dress up” clothes for Elsa

from Frozen. They inform Santa they will be in Georgia visitingtheir cousins. Santa says he is greatly relieved to know because

he would have gone down the wrong chimney.

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Arlington House ResonatesWith Christmas CarolsNews, Page 3

Foster Families CelebrateChristmas TogetherNews, Page 2

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By Eden Breown

The Connection

They came in the door of CarlinSprings Elementary School holdinghands. One “50-ish” woman and

one “10-ish” girl, the latter in black patentleather shoes and a silk party dress in Christ-mas colors. They were chatting, like anymother and daughter out for a party. Thegirl’s face was lit up with anticipation; thewoman’s face was full of patience and at-tention.

Patty and Tom Downie’s Christmases haveincluded foster children for four years. Inthat time, they have sponsored four long-term stays in their home, and seven or eight“respite stays” of short duration. Theystarted when the last of their four childrenwas still at home; three had gone off to col-lege. They felt their home in Arlington hadroom for children and their hearts did aswell. They, and their daughter Heather, whotook the sponsoring course with them, wereready to start fostering when they got thefirst call: would they take three siblings whoneeded a home, that night?

“Oh my gosh!”, Patty Downie remem-bered, “We had dinner plans ... so … wecancelled them.” The children arrived, andthey thought: this is great: we are threesponsors and three children. We aren’t out-numbered. But it took a while for the chil-dren to settle, and it was a learning experi-ence. Patty Downie had forgotten how hardit was to get three children out of the housein the morning to school or how to get din-ner on the table for six. How tough it wason children to adjust. Those children stayeda year. And other children stayed a year.

Now the Downies have settled into a rou-tine where fostering is part of their lives,something they do because it needs to bedone, and because they enjoy it. PattyDownie said the children are fostered for avariety of reasons, but each of them has hada rough period of time when a parent waseither unable to take care of them, or sick,

or otherwise taken out of the child’s life tem-porarily. Although privacy is strictly pro-tected, and Downie could not reveal infor-mation about “her kids,” she said her goalis not to replace the parents, but to care forthe child in a way that offers the leastamount of disruption to their lives. She saidshe makes a point of having their currentfoster child call her mother every night, sothe mother-daughter bond can be strongdespite the separation. They love watchingthe families come back together again. AndHeather, who has since married, will startfostering once more as soon as her husbandfinishes the sponsoring course, which in-volves 30 hours of training, done in theevening or Saturdays.

Eighty-seven children, of the 105 Arling-ton County has in care, attended the holi-day program at the Carlin Springs Elemen-tary School and received a gift. All otherchildren in the program will receive theirholiday gifts before next week. Many of the

children came with birth parents, manycame with foster parents, and some camewith both. Some would be reunited withtheir parents for the holidays. They receivedlunch and entertainment, in addition togifts, and spent the time decorating platesor coloring.

Erica Serrano, the resource parent re-cruiter for Arlington’s Child and Family Ser-vices’ foster family program, said she is al-ways looking for help with foster children,whether to donate time or gifts, or to lo-

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Foster Families Celebrate Christmas TogetherFoster parent describes county’s fostering program as “awesome.”

DetailsArlington County’s next information ses-

sion on fostering will be Saturday, Jan. 9 at10 a.m.-noon at the Department of HumanServices, 2100 Washington Blvd, LowerLevel. Interested individuals can email:[email protected] orcall 703-228-1559 for more information.See also www.arlingtonva.us/fostercare

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Jordan Dixon of theYorktown Chamber Choirput on her elf slippers tohelp get the children intothe Christmas spirit.

From left: Thomas Miller, Karuna Shipper, and YoussefThomas sang at the event.

Rose Stroman and Elaine Delbianco welcome fosterfamilies at the registration table. Stroman volunteersevery year at this event and DelBianco is a George Masonintern.

Yorktown’s Chamber Choir led by Roger Oliver sings Christmas carols forthe foster families.

Erica Serrano is resource parentrecruiter for Arlington County’sDepartment of Human Services,Child and Family Services Division.She said this is the biggest event ofthe year for her organization, andis often the point in the year whenfamilies are reunited. She ap-plauded the Arlington communityfor their generosity in donatingtime, food, gifts, and money tomake the event a real treat forchildren. But, she still needs morefoster parents.

cate people who can parent for the short orlong term.

Pattie Downie says she started doing thisbecause her dad was raised in foster care.It means a lot to her to give back to a sys-tem that gave him a family he otherwisewould not have had. “And Arlington Countymakes it so simple,” she said. They offersupport, they know how to help foster par-ents be good at fostering, and they are al-ways there when needed. “Arlington reallyknows how to do foster care,” she said.

Serrano said she could not stress enoughthe need for foster families here in Arling-ton so that they can help keep the childrenin foster care connected to their commu-nity. There is always a need for sponsors.Arlington County’s next information sessionon fostering will be Saturday, Jan. 9 at 10a.m. Interested individuals can e mail:[email protected] orcall 703-228-1559 for more information.See also www.arlingtonva.us/fostercare.

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At its first 2015 meeting in January, the Arlington County Boardvoted not to approve ArlingtonPublic Schools’ (APS) plan to

build a new elementary school adjacent tothe Thomas Jefferson Middle School. At thetime, County Board Chair Mary Hynes saidthe schools had not presented a compellingenough argument to the surrounding neigh-borhood. But on Dec. 15, at the last meet-ing of 2015, the County Board unanimouslyaccepted the same proposal.

Hynes said that the plan had initially beenan “elegant solution” but that she had beendissuaded by the lack of support from thecommunity. However, since the initial pro-posal, Hynes said she was happy with thework done by APS on engaging the com-munity.

While the proposal had a few supportersin the audience, the majority of local resi-dents were not as enthusiastic as Hynes hadcharacterized them. Increased traffic con-gestion and the closure of park land weretwo of the most commonly cited problemsfrom the new elementary school’s neigh-bors.

“We want our neighborhood to remain afine place to live,” said Philip Rotondi, presi-dent of the board of directors DominionSquare Townhouse Association, “The traf-fic congestion situation must be mitigated.”

Rotondi said traffic had been cited as oneof the primary concerns from the County

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Board when the proposal was initiallybrought forward in January, and that noth-ing had been done to fix the congestion.

“I’m not aware of any actions that we’vetaken in the interim,” said acting CountyManager Mark Schwartz.

IN ADDITION to congestion, Rotondi andother speakers also noted that the newschool would replace an existing parkinglot and only further add to the parkingshortage in the neighborhood.

“The truth of the matter is, every singleplace that we look at has major traffic is-sues,” said Hynes. We will struggle withparking … but as I look at this solution,what I see is the opportunity to take what

is a parking lot now … and workcollaboratively to try to figure out a way toaddress that parking issue.”

Many of the local residents lamented theloss of park land, though the current parkland being considered for development is aparking lot and does not extend to any ofthe nearby green space. County Board mem-ber Walter Tejada asked for assurances thatno trees would be torn down to make roomfor the school, which Schwartz confirmed.

Anne Cumming questioned why theschool was being built in one of the areasof lowest population density in the county.

“Why aren’t we building schools wherethe students are?” asked Cummings. “I ap-preciate the need for more school space, but

fewer than 20 percent of Arlington residentshave children in the schools. Those of uswho use the green space at the parks re-main very concerned that, during construc-tion, we would lose access to those facili-ties.”

Despite the unanimous approval, therewere still misgivings from the County Board,many of whom recognized that the solutionwas not ideal.

“Building on what is technically countypark land does set an uncomfortable prece-dent,” said County Board member JohnVihstadt, “Yet, the need for a new southArlington school has never been more ur-gent. There is unlikely to be a perfect spacefor just about anything anymore.”

The newThomasJeffersonElemen-tarySchoolwill bebuilt onformercountypark land.

Arlington House Resonates with Christmas CarolsRobert E. Lee celebrated Christmas during winter leave from the army

By Eden Brown

The Connection

Arlington House, the Lee-Custis resi-dence General Robert E. Lee leftbehind when he agreed to lead the

Confederate Army, once again resonatedwith the sounds of Christmas, with handbellringing on Saturday, Dec. 12, andYorktown’s Chamber Choir on Sunday af-ternoon, Dec. 13, from 2-4 p.m.

The bell ringers attracted visitors from allover the cemetery, who were there to laywreaths on each grave, and heard the soundof the bells coming from the house on the

Clare Fitzgeraldand Kayley Tuitesit on the stepsof ArlingtonHouse.

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Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ.Whether you believe the Christmas story liter-ally or in spirit, you know it is the story of joy,

hope and love, the promise ofredemption.

It is also about embracing theteachings of Jesus: to love thy

neighbor as thyself; to help the needy; to feedand clothe the poor; to care for those who aresick; to treat others as you would have themtreat you.

Matthew 7:12 “So in everything, do to oth-ers what you would have them do to you, forthis sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 25:35-40 “For I was hungry andyou gave me something to eat, I was thirstyand you gave me something to drink, I was astranger and you invited me in, I neededclothes and you clothed me, I was sick andyou looked after me, I was in prison and youcame to visit me.”

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord,when did we see you hungry and feed you, or

thirsty and give you something to drink? Whendid we see you a stranger and invite you in, orneeding clothes and clothe you? When did wesee you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one ofthe least of these brothers and sisters of mine,you did for me.’”

So let us share the verse relating the birth ofJesus from the Bible, Luke 2: 4-19:

“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, outof the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto thecity of David, which is called Bethlehem; (be-cause he was of the house and lineage ofDavid:) To be taxed with Mary his espousedwife, being great with child. And so it was, that,while they were there, the days were accom-plished that she should be delivered. And shebrought forth her firstborn son, and wrappedhim in swaddling clothes, and laid him in amanger; because there was no room for themin the inn.

And there were in the same country, shep-herds abiding in the field, keeping watch overtheir flock by night. And, lo, the angel of theLord came upon them, and the glory of theLord shone round about them: and they weresore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fearnot: for, behold, I bring you good tidings ofgreat joy, which shall be to all people.

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For unto you is born this day in the city ofDavid a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Andthis shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find thebabe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in amanger. ‘

And suddenly there was with the angel amultitude of the heavenly host praising God,and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, andon earth peace, good will toward men.’

And it came to pass, as the angels were goneaway from them into heaven, the shepherdssaid one to another, ‘Let us now go even untoBethlehem, and see this thing which is come topass, which the Lord hath made known untous.’ And they came with haste, and found Mary,and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.And when they had seen it, they made knownabroad the saying which was told them con-cerning this child. And all they that heard itwondered at those things which were told themby the shepherds.”

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Madelyn Kellen was hoping the thirdyear would be the charm and thatat least 100 volunteers would show

up at Bernie’s Café on the Marymount Univer-sity campus to help make fleece-tie blanketsfor a local crisis pregnancy center.

Nearly twice that many — 185 people —turned out for the holiday service party sheorganized. They made 268 blankets and raised$1,500 for HOPE in Northern Virginia, Inc., anonprofit that offers pregnancy counseling andassistance. The now campus-wide event begantwo years ago with Kellen and 10 friends mak-ing 21 blankets.

“When we started this, I had no idea it wouldgrow as it did,” said Kellen, a junior residentassistant majoring in hospitality management.

Students Blanket Crisis Center with Love“I’m very grateful for everyone who partici-pated and helped out.”

The event, sponsored by the Office of Cam-pus and Residential Services, has grown somuch that Kellen has had people say, “Hey,you’re the blanket girl” when they meet heron campus.

She said it was a perfect event to be held onthe First Friday of December, following theuniversity’s annual Christmas tree lighting cer-emony.

Kimberly Dodds, executive director of HOPEin Northern Virginia, said the blankets mean alot to its clients. “When they have their babies,we try to give them nice things that they’reproud to bring home,” said Dodds. “Thesebeautiful, handmade blankets are made with

love and mean so much to them.”The nonprofit, staffed with two part-time

employees, relies on volunteers and is sup-ported entirely by donations. It helps clientsuntil their babies turn two.

In addition to the annual blanket donations,Marymount students aid the organization inother ways, giving gifts during the holidays,collecting financial donations, organizing itsgarage, and volunteering to translate or babysitfor parents during classes on child birthing orusing baby seats.

Participating organizations providing volun-teers included St. Ambrose Honor Society, theStudent-Athletic Advisory Committee, RespectLife Club, Yarn Club and the Film Club. TheHonors Program and SGA donated funds.

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Bateman and MaddyKellen stand in frontof the fabric used to

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Christmas Carolslars, many buttons, petticoats, andribbons. Christmas is celebrated atArlington House as authenticallyas possible, said one guide, be-cause Robert E. Lee’s military ca-reer offered him a long winterbreak, when he was able to returnhome to spend time with his sevenchildren. Lee was a warm and fun-loving father, and he made surethe season was bright. The housewas abuzz with Christmas events,then as now.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOINGWordless Shakespeare: “As You

Like It.” Through Jan. 17, Varioustimes at Synetic Theater, 1800 S. BellSt. Synetic Theater presents acompletely physical interpretation of“As You Like It.” Tickets start at $35for adults, student tickets are $15.Visit www.synetictheater.org formore.

“West Side Story.” Through Jan. 24,various times at Signature Theatre,4200 Campbell Ave. For SignatureTheatre’s adaptation of classicmusical “West Side Story,” noaudience member will be furtherthan 20 feet from the stage. Ticketsstart at $40. Visit www.sigtheatre.orgfor more.

Christmas With Nova Y. Paytonand Friends. Through Jan. 24,various times at Signature Theatre,4200 Campbell Ave. Star of“Dreamgirls” and “Hairspray” singssome of her favorite holiday tunesTickets are $35. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org for more.

“The Civil War Grand Review.”Through Feb. 1, Monday-Thursday10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday1-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5p.m. at Cherrydale Branch Library,2190 Military Road. View “The CivilWar Grand Review: Photos of theSesquicentennial ReenactmentParade.” Free. Call 703-228-6330.

Sci-Fi Book Club. Third Wednesday ofeach month, 7-8:30 p.m. at JavaShack, 2507 N. Franklin Road. Free.Visit www.library.arlingtonva.us.

Arlington’s Historical MuseumOpen on First Wednesdays. TheArlington Historical Museum is opento the public on the first Wednesdayof every month from 12:30-3:30 p.m.The museum consists of exhibitschronicling Arlington County’shistory from Native Americansettlements up to the present day.The museum will continue to be openon Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4p.m. Admission is free. The museumis located in the former 1891 HumeSchool building at 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. Contact Garrett Peck at571-243-1113 or at [email protected].

LGBT & Straight Friends Social.Tuesdays. Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-7p.m.; Mikey’s “Bar A” Video Wall, 7p.m.; start time at 8 p.m. IOTA Club& Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. For 21years and older. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com for moreinformation.

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Age 21and up only. Free show, $25 cashprize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30p.m. at the corner of North IrvingStreet, and Washington Boulevard.Find a round-up of regional foodtrucks. Free to attend. Visitwww.dmvfta.org.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, no

registration required.Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sunday

of the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poetMiles David Moore. Featured artistsshare their poetry followed by openreadings. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com or call703-522-8340.

Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.every Wednesday at IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-uptimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.Bring instruments, fans and friends.Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com orcall 703-522-8340.

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.galaxyhut.com or call 703-525-8646.

Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday atWhitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 WilsonBlvd. Prizes for first place. Free. Visitwww.whitlows.com or call 703-276-9693.

Storytime. Mondays and Fridays,10:30-11 a.m. at Kinder Haus Toys,1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytime withMs. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.

Lego Club. Monthly on the firstWednesday. 4-5 p.m. GlencarlynBranch Library, 300 S. Kensington St.The library provides tubs of legos anda special challenge and after theprogram the creations are displayedfor everyone to see. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-6548 formore.

Ball-Sellers House Tours. Saturdays,April-Oct.,1-4 p.m. at The Ball-SellersHouse, 5620 3rd St. S. This yearmarks the 40th anniversary of theArlington Historical Society receivingthe house from Marian Sellers in1975 for $1. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.on Wednesdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. Sparket — A Creative Market

is an extension of DC’s EasternMarket with arts, crafts, andhandmade goods. Free to attend.Visit www.crystalcity.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays, at 8p.m., sign ups are at 7:30 and 10p.m., at Iota Club & Café, 2832Wilson Blvd. Free. Visit http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com/.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of eachmonth. The Hyatt Regency CrystalCity’s “Art for Life” Partnership withNational Kidney Foundation brings anew artist each month to The Hyattfor a reception. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Brunch at Freddie’s. Third Saturdayof every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. atFreddie’s Beach Bar, 555 23rd St.The Arlington Gay and LesbianAlliance gathers for an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet ($9.99). All arewelcome. No reservation is required.Visit www.facebook.com/events/700174390103305.

THURSDAY/DEC. 24Candlelight Mass. 7-8 p.m. at Wilson

Boulevard Christian Church, 3850Wilson Blvd. The community isinvited to evening service. Free. Visitwww.wilsonboulevardcc.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/DEC. 26-27Second City: Holidazed &

Confused. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. onSaturday; 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. onSunday at Arlington Cinema &Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike.Sketch and improv comedy ensemblethe Second City will perform aHoliday Revue. Tickets are $30. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com formore.

SUNDAY-TUESDAY/DEC. 27-29Virginia Ballet Company: “The

Nutcracker.” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. atNorthern Virginia CommunityCollege Annandale Campus in theErnst Community Cultural CenterTheater, 8333 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. Virginia Ballet Companyand School with present its 66thseason of “The Nutcracker.” Ticketsare $30 for adults, $20 for children,plus $3 service fee. Visitwww.vaballet.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 30Holiday Jeopardy. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at

Culpepper Garden Senior Center,4435 N. Pershing Drive. Test yourskills in this interactive holidayversion of Senior Jeopardy. Free.Visit parks.arlingtonva.us for more.

THURSDAY/DEC. 31New Year’s Eve at Twisted Vines. 7

p.m.-2 a.m. at Twisted Vines Bistro &Bottleshop, 2803 Columbia Pike.Enjoy a four-course prix fixe menu,dancing, and more. Tickets are &75.Visit www.twisted-vines.com formore.

New Year’s Eve at the Drafthouse.7:30 p.m. at Arlington Cinema &Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike.Watch New Year’s Eve celebrationsfrom around the world on theDrafthouse theater screens. Ticketsare $15. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com formore.

New Years’ Eve Bond Ball. 8 p.m.-2a.m. at Westin Arlington Gateway,801 N. Glebe Road. Find signaturecocktails, champagne, and more. AVIP ticket buys a three-course meal.Tickets are $199-219 plus service fee.Visit www.newyearsevedmv.com formore.

New Years’ Eve Casino Night. 8p.m.-3 a.m. at Hyatt Regency Hotel,2799 Jefferson Davis HIghway. Find

casino games, show girls, karaoke,burlesque, and more. Tickets are$60-$150. Visitwww.eventbrite.com/o/social-architects-terry-frasier-1124509851

New Years’ Eve MADsqueradeBall. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at Mad RoseTavern, 3100 Clarendon Blvd.Celebrate the New Year with food,drinks, and a live showing of the BallDrop in Times Square. Tickets start at$35. Visit www.madrosetavern.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/JAN 1-2Piff The Magic Dragon. 7:30 p.m.

and 10 p.m. on Friday; 7 and 10 p.m.on Saturday at Arlington Cinema &Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike. Piffthe Magic Dragon is a dragoncostume-wearing comedian whoperforms magic tricks. Tickets are$20. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com formore.

THURSDAY/JAN. 7Fireships. 8:30 p.m. at IOTA Club &

Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Fireships, acollaboration between HoneyBrothers and Andrew Vladeck, willlaunch their tour. Tickets are $10.VIsit www.iotaclubandcafe.com formore.

FRIDAY/JAN. 8Book Signing and Musical

Performance. 6:30 p.m. at OneMore Page Books, 2200 N.Westmoreland St. Musician turnedauthor Korby Lenker will be signinghis new book of short stories,“Medium Hero and Other Stories.”He will also perform. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.

Stand-Up Comedy: Pete Davidson.7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Arlington

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Cinema & Drafthouse, 2903Columbia Pike. Pete Davidson is aSaturday Night Live cast member.Tickets are $30. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com formore.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JAN. 8-10“Snow White.” 7:30 p.m. on Friday,

11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, and3 p.m. on Sunday at ThomasJefferson Community Theatre, 125 S.Old Glebe Road. Encore Stage &Studio presents the classic tale of aprincess who is banished by her evil,jealous stepmother. Tickets are $10or children, student, military andseniors, and $15 for everyone else.Visit www.encorestageva.org formore.

JAN. 8-FEB. 7“Georgie: The Life and Death of

George Rose.” Various times atSignature Theatre, 4200 CampbellAve. In a limited engagement,Signature Theatre will host the worldpremiere of “Georgie: The Life andDeath of George Rose,” a one-manplay written and performed by EdDixon detailing Dixon’s relationshipwith friend and mentor George Rose,a Broadway character actor. Ticketsare $25-45. Visit www.sigtheatre.orgfor more.

SATURDAY/JAN. 9Stand-Up Comedy: Pete Davidson.

7 p.m. and 10 p.m. at ArlingtonCinema & Drafthouse, 2903Columbia Pike. Pete Davidson is aSaturday Night Live cast member.Tickets are $30. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com formore.

SUNDAY/JAN. 10Arlington Philharmonic: “Ritmos

Festivos.” 3 p.m. at Wakefield HighSchool, 1325 S. Dinwiddie St. TheArlington Philharmonic continues its10th Anniversary Season with “RitmosFestivos” featuring Spanishinfluences on classical music from theOld World to the New. The repertoireincludes Borne’s “Carmen Fantasy,” aflute solo, by Aaron Goldman, basedon Bizet’s themes, directly fromSpanish folk influence. NorthAmerica will be represented byGershwin’s “Cuban Overture” andMoncayo’s Mexican dance

(Huapango). Admission is free, $20suggested donation. Visitwww.arlingtonphilharmonic.org formore.

MONDAY/JAN. 11Meditation Made Easy. 7-9 p.m. at

Teal Center, 4001 N. 9th St., Suite230. Learn techniques for an effectivemeditation practice. The fee is $40.Visitwww.lightyourfiremeditation.com formore.

TUESDAY/JAN. 12Sip & Sample. 6-8 p.m. at Bistro 360,

1800 Wilson Blvd. This reception willbenefit Bowen McCauley Dancecompany. Tickets are $50.Visitwww.bmdc.org for more.

Hockey ’n’ Heels. 6-9:30 p.m. atKettler Capitals Iceplex, 627 N. GlebeRoad. Hockey ’n’ Heels is held eachseason exclusively for Scarlet Capsmembers and features instructionalsessions and on-ice demonstrationstargeted towards the Capitals’ femaleaudience. Tickets are $75, $65 forseason ticket holders. Visitwww.scarletcaps.com for more.

THURSDAY/JAN. 14“How the C&O Canal and W&OD

Railroad Shaped Arlington.” 7p.m. at Marymount University–Reinsch Library auditorium, 2807 N.Glebe Road. Leader of C&O CanalTrust and the Northern VirginiaRegional Park Authority, MichaelNardolilli will discuss the connectionsbetween the towpath, trail, and thehistory of Arlington County. Free.Call 703-942-9247 for more.

FRIDAY/JAN. 15Tom Green Live. 7:30 p.m. and 10

p.m. at Arlington Cinema &Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike.Tom Green of MTV’s “The Tom GreenShow” (1996-2000) will give a livestand-up comedy performance.Tickets are $25. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com formore.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JAN. 15-17“Snow White.” 7:30 p.m. on Friday,

11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, and3 p.m. on Sunday at ThomasJefferson Community Theatre, 125 S.Old Glebe Road. Encore Stage &

Studio presents the classic tale of aprincess who is banished by her evil,jealous stepmother. Tickets are $10or children, student, military andseniors, and $15 for everyone else.Visit www.encorestageva.org formore.

SATURDAY/JAN. 16“Mouse in the House.” 3 p.m. at

Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Jane Franklin Dancegives a performance of an adaptationof the book by Elizabeth Spires,“Mouse in House,” which reveals afriendship between a mouse andreclusive 19th-century poet EmilyDickinson. Tickets are $10-15. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

Tom Green Live. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.at Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse,2903 Columbia Pike. Tom Green ofMTV’s “The Tom Green Show” (1996-2000) will give a live stand-upcomedy performance. Tickets are$25. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com formore.

“Niche.” 7:30 p.m. at Theatre on theRun, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive.“Niche” follows an unremarkablecouple with a new house, big careers,and odd neighbors. 2-D cut-outsprojected via ‘old school’ technologysupply visuals. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 20Pet Therapy. 10:15-11 a.m. at Walter

Reed Senior Center, 2909 S. 16th St.The public is invited to meet Zoe, atherapy Yorkshire Terrier. Free. Call703-608-8314 for more.

THURSDAY/JAN. 21Forty+ Performance. 10:30 a.m. at

Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Forty+ is a group ofperformers past the age of 40 thatstudy with a local choreographer atJane Franklin Dance studios. Ticketsare $5. Visit www.janefranklin.com.

FRIDAY/JAN. 22The Accidentals & Kevin Heider. 7

p.m. at FORUM Arlington, 3304Washington Blvd. Live music. Ticketsare $10-15. Visitwww.arlingtonforum.org for more.

SATURDAY/JAN. 231K Beer/Wine Walk. 2-6 p.m. at

1750 Crystal Drive. Pass the start lineand sip your way along the racecourse, stopping at “Wine” and“Beer” hydration stations along thecourse. Sample 20 wines or 20 beers.Tickets are $20 online and $25 at thedoor. Visit www.crystalcity.org formore.

“Mouse in the House.” 3 p.m. atTheatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Jane Franklin Dancegives a performance of an adaptationof the book by Elizabeth Spires,“Mouse in House,” which reveals afriendship between a mouse andreclusive 19th-century poet EmilyDickinson. Tickets are $10-15. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

Rosebud Film Festival NomineeShowcase. 2-8 p.m. at NavyHeritage Center, 701 PennsylvaniaAve., NW, Washington D.C. TheRosebud Film Festival, a project ofArlington Independent Media willshowcase 20 short films made bynominees. Tickets are $15. Visitwww.rosebudfestival.org for more.

Forty+ Performance. 5 p.m. atTheatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Forty+ is a group ofperformers past the age of 40 thatstudy with a local choreographer atJane Franklin Dance studios. Ticketsare $15 in advance, $20 at the door,$10 for seniors 65+ and children 17and under. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.


SUNDAY/JAN. 24Forty+ Performance. 1:30 p.m. at

Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Forty+ is a group ofperformers past the age of 40 thatstudy with a local choreographer atJane Franklin Dance studios. Ticketsare $15 in advance, $20 at the door,$10 for seniors 65+ and children 17and under. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

“Niche.” 4 p.m. at Theatre on the Run,3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. “Niche”follows an unremarkable couple witha new house, big careers, and oddneighbors. 2-D cut-outs projected via

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Indie-folk band Fireships will perform on Thursday, Jan. 7 atIota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are$10. Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com for more.

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‘old school’ technology supplyvisuals. Tickets are $15 in advance,$20 at the door. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

Rosebud Film Festival AwardsGala. 7-10 p.m. at ClarendonBallroom,3185 Wilson Blvd. A panelof judges, drawn from the area’s richmedia arts community, selected the20 nominees from which fivewinners, including one Best of Show,will be chosen. Festival winners willeach receive a cash prize and will beannounced at the Rosebud AwardsGala. $15 ticket to the showcaseallows free admission to the gala.Visit www.rosebudfestival.org formore.

MONDAY/JAN. 25Pet Therapy. 1:30 p.m. at Walter Reed

Senior Center, 2909 S. 16th St. Thepublic is invited to meet Zoe, atherapy Yorkshire Terrier. Free. Call703-608-8314 for more.

SATURDAY/JAN. 30Yoga to Benefit Arlington Free

Clinic. 9-10:30 a.m. at Top of theTown, 1400 14th St. N. Take a yogaclass with Sun and Moon YogaStudio’s Nancy Carter followed by aninspirational talk by Spiritual CoachAndrea Haynes: “Stress Less, LiveMore!” Tickets are $50. Visitwww.arlingtonfreeclinic.org/yoga.

“Mouse in the House.” 3 p.m. atTheatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Jane Franklin Dancegives a performance of an adaptationof the book by Elizabeth Spires,“Mouse in House,” which reveals afriendship between a mouse andreclusive 19th-century poet EmilyDickinson. Tickets are $10-15. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.


SUNDAY/JAN. 31“Capitol Steps.” 7 p.m. at Yorktown

Theatre Arts, 5200 Yorktown Blvd.Satirical comedy troupe The CapitolSteps will perform to help raisemoney for the Yorktown Theatre Artsprogram. Tickets for the show aloneare $35, dinner at the Pre-Show Cafeis an additional $10. Visitwww.yhstheatre.org.

MONDAY/FEB. 1Sigworks: Heather McDonald. 7

p.m. at Signature Theatre–Ali’s Bar,4200 Campbell Ave. Listen to areading of “Masterpieces of the Oraland Intangible Heritage ofHumanity” by Heather McDonald.Free to attend. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/FEB. 4-6Crystal Couture Show & Sale. 6-10

p.m. on Thursday, Friday and 2-10p.m. on Saturday at 1750 CrystalDrive. More than 30 area boutiques,designers, and retailers, take part ina runway show. Guests can shopdiscounted merchandise both on therack and on the runway as modelsshowcase select offerings. Generaladmission is free, VIP tickets are $20.Visit www.crystalcity.org for more.

SUNDAY/FEB. 7St. Ann Annual Giant Used Book

Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. AnnChurch–Parish Hall, 5300 10th St. N.All genres available. Also find a bakesale and free coffee. Free to attend.Visit www.stannchurch.org for more.


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A program first, a stellar endingto a prep career and a show ofconsistency were part of the year2015 in Arlington high school

sports.The Wakefield football program contin-

ued its turnaround under head coach WayneHogwood, Washington-Lee gymnast SophieHatcher ended her high school career withsome championships and the O’Connell soft-ball team bounced back from a disappoint-ing loss in the WCAC championship game.

The following is a look at some of the topmoments in Arlington sports from the year2015.

Wakefield FootballWins FirstConference Title

The Wakefield football team closed theregular season with a 50-18 victory overLee, giving the Warriors the Conference 13championship.

It was the first time in program historythat the Warriors won a regular-season con-ference title, according to Wakefield histo-rian Frank Haddock.

Sophomore quarterback Colton Poythressthrew four touchdown passes and ran forone against Lee, and senior running backLeon Young carried 18 times for 277 yardsand two touchdowns.

Wakefield’s season ended with a 21-6 lossto Potomac Falls in the opening round ofthe 5A North playoffs on Nov. 13, but theWarriors’ record of 8-3 meant Wakefieldproduced back-to-back winning seasons forthe first time since 1982-83, according toHaddock.

Young earned Conference 13 OffensivePlayer of the Year honors.

Yorktown SwimmerDolan WinsState Titles

Yorktown swimmer Suzanne Dolan tookhome individual state titles in the 50freestyle (22.81 seconds) and the 100breaststroke (1:02.48).

W-L GymnastHatcher Wins RegionAll-Around Title

Sophie Hatcher was part of a Washing-ton-Lee gymnastics program that won threeconsecutive region championships from2012-2014. The Generals’ streak ended in2015 as W-L placed third at the 6A Northregion meet, but that didn’t stop Hatcherfrom leaving her mark as an individual.

Hatcher won the region all-around cham-pionship with a score of 37.65 on Feb. 11at Lake Braddock Secondary School.Yorktown’s Bella Kane placed second witha score of 37.

Hatcher went on to place fifth in the all-around at the VHSL individual state meetwith a score of 37.325 on March 8 at Pa-triot High School. Hatcher placed third onfloor (9.55), tied for fifth on vault (9.6),

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Top Arlington Sports Moments from 2015Wakefield footballwins firstconference title.

Washington-Leegymnast SophieHatcher, secondfrom the right, wonthe 2015 6A Northregion all-aroundtitle.

Leon Young and the Wakefield football team won the Conference 13championship in 2015.

Olivia Giaquinto, seen during a game against Lake Braddock, and theBishop O’Connell softball team won the 2015 VISAA state championship,giving the Knights four in a row and 12 in 13 years.

finished 12th on beam (9.15) and took 14thon bars (9.025).

Hatcher also won the Conference 6 all-around title.

O’Connell SoftballWins AnotherState Title

The Bishop O’Connell softball team de-feated Paul VI 5-2 in the VISAA Division Istate championship game on May 15, giv-ing the Knights four consecutive state titlesand 12 in 13 years.

The victory came six days after O’Connelllost to St. Mary’s Ryken in the WCAC cham-pionship game for the second straight year.The Knights had won the previous 10 WCACtitles.

O’Connell finished the season with a 27-3 record.

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TD Bank has promoted Ronald P.Mugga to assistant vice president,

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Notice of Trustee’s Sale2050 S. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22204

Arlington CountyIn execution of a Deed of Trust dated October 11, 2013, in the

original principal amount of $555,000.00, recorded as Deed Book4732 at Page 1740 of the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court ofArlington County, Virginia, the undersigned Trustee will onWednesday, January 6, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., by the front mainentrance to the Arlington County Courthouse, 1425 N. CourthouseRoad, Arlington, VA 22201, offer for sale at public auction to thehighest bidder, the following property, with improvements thereoncommonly known as 2050 S. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22204and more particularly described as follows:

Parcels 2,3, and Part of Lot 2, Estate of Benjamin Perry Improved by premises known as 2050 S. Glebe Road,Arlington, VA and as more particularly shown on platattached hereto and made a part of hereof entitled “Lot 2of the Partition of the Estate of BENJAMIN PERRY and aVacated 16.5’ Outlet Road” by Alexandria SurveysInternational, LLC, dated Mark 5, 2002, as the same is dulyplatted and attached to the corrected Deed recorded inDeed Book 4196 at page 1179 among the Land Records ofArlington County, Virginia.

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This sale is subject to any reservations, restrictions on use,covenants, obligations, rights of way, conditions, easements, leasesand mechanic’s liens, if any, whether of record or not of record, tothe extent any of the foregoing apply and take priority over the lienof the Deed of Trust.

Deposit of $20,000.00, or 10% of the sales price, whichever islower, by cashier’s or certified check, shall be required to qualify asa bidder prior to the sale, except for the Noteholder.

The deposit, without interest, is applied to the purchase price atsettlement. Settlement will be held on or before fifteen (15) daysafter the sale. Upon purchaser’s default, the deposit shall be for-feited and the property shall be resold at the risk and costs of thedefaulting purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by certified orcashier’s check, or wire transfer. Settlement shall be at the offices ofthe undersigned Trustee, or other mutually agreed upon location.The property and any improvements thereon shall be sold in “as is”condition without any warranties. The successful bidder shallassume all loss or damage to the property from and after the time ofthe sale. Purchaser shall be responsible for all costs of the convey-ance, which shall be by special warranty including, but not limitedto, the preparations of the deed, Regional Congestion Relief fee,and the grantor’s tax. Real estate taxes shall be adjusted as of thesale date. The sale is subject to such additional terms as theTrustee may announce at the time of sale. The purchaser will berequired to sign a Memorandum of Sale incorporating all the termsof the sale.

George J. Shapiro, Trustee

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:George J. Shapiro, TrusteeLAW OFFICES OF GEORGE J. SHAPIRO1464 Ingleside AvenueMcLean, VA 22101703-228-1926



Board Appoints FireStation #8 Task Force

The County Board has appointed NoahSimon as chair of its Fire Station No. 8 TaskForce. The task force is charged with review-ing viable sites for a replacement Fire Sta-tion 8 (currently located at Lee Highwayand North Culpepper Street).

Simon is an Arlington resident who servedon the School Board in 2013-2014. He is aformer Capitol Hill staffer and previouslyworked for the American Red Cross. Theboard appointed 11 other residents to thetask force:

❖ Alisa Cowen – Old Dominion Civic As-sociation

❖ Michael Hogan – Old Dominion CivicAssociation

❖ Marguerite Gooden — John M.Langston Civic Association

❖ Rodney Turner – John M. LangstonCivic Association

❖ Anne Wilson - Donaldson Run Civic As-sociation

❖ Frank McDermott — Bellevue ForestCivic Association

❖ Richard Samp – Old Glebe Civic Asso-ciation

❖ Jim Pebley – Emergency PreparednessAdvisory Commission

❖ Patrick Bogenberger – Fiscal AffairsAdvisory Commission

❖ James Schroll – Planning Commission❖ Terry Prell – Arlington Civic FederationThe task force will make its report to the

County Board in May 2016.

Police ConcludeDeath Investigation

The investigation of the in-custody deathof 53-year-old Edward Straughn on Oct. 10,by the Arlington County Police Department’sHomicide/Robbery Unit has concluded. Inconjunction with the Office of the ChiefMedical Examiner, it has been determinedthat Straughn died of natural causes due toan extensive history of medical issues.

Deputies with the Arlington CountySheriff’s Office found Straughn unrespon-sive in a medical unit cell at approximately6:55 a.m. on Oct. 10. Resuscitation effortswere performed by deputies and nurses onscene prior to Straughn being transportedto Virginia Hospital Center where he waspronounced deceased at approximately7:38 a.m.Straughn was arrested on Oct. 9for drunk in public and it was determinedat that time he had failed to arrive for week-end detention. He was placed in jail by theArlington County Sheriff ’s Office.This inci-dent marked the second in-custody deathin 2015. It was determined by the Office ofthe Chief Medical Examiner in the first in-cident that the inmate had also died of natu-ral causes.

County to RenovateTuckahoe Park Fields

The County Board on Dec. 15 approved acontract for nearly $1 million to renovatetwo diamond sports fields and supporting

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facilities at Tuckahoe Park. Through a do-nation from Bishop O’Connell High School,the fields also will get a new electronicscoreboard, which will be shared by bothBishop O’Connell High School and thecounty. The high school will pay for thescoreboard.

The board voted 5 to 0 to award the con-tract to Bennett Group, the lowest respon-sive and responsible bidder. The capitalimprovements also will include accessibil-ity improvements for people with disabili-ties and a bio-retention pond to improvestorm water runoff and better support thehealth of our waterways. Construction is setto begin in early spring of 2016 and be com-pleted by the fall.

These renovations are part of the FY 2015Parks Maintenance Capital program to im-prove existing parks and update their fa-cilities for area residents. A community openhouse was held on March 26 at nearby Tuc-kahoe Elementary School to gather inputon community needs and interests for thefields.

The fields to be renovated are mainly usedby Arlington Babe Ruth, Arlington SoccerAssociation, Arlington Girls Softball Asso-ciation, Bishop O’Connell High School andfor drop-in community play. Besides reno-vating the fields and adding the electronicscoreboard, additional work includes updat-ing the batting cages, spectator bleachers,player benches and bullpens and picnictables.

Transitway to OpenIn Spring 2016

Arlington’s Crystal City Potomac YardTransitway, which will complete the area’sfirst dedicated transit lanes, is now expectedto be completed in spring 2016, accordingto county officials.

“We had complications during construc-tion that caused delays and threatened topush the project over budget,” ActingCounty Manager Mark Schwartz said in aproject update to the County Board. “Butwe have made changes, including scopemodifications, that will ensure we finish thisproject within budget and get it done bynext spring.”

Arlington began building the Crystal CityPotomac Yard Transitway, a joint projectwith the City of Alexandria, in summer2014. The county’s portion of the projectincludes 0.75 miles of new transit-onlyroadway, 1.5 miles of on-street dedicatedtransit lanes, seven new stations and trafficsignal upgrades along the Transitway route.Alexandria’s portion of the project, runningfrom Potomac Yard to Braddock Road,opened in August 2014.

In an update on the project to the CountyBoard made during the Tuesday, Dec. 15

Recessed County Board Meeting, staff ex-plained that crews encountered a numberof issues as they dug into the ground alongthe Arlington route, including unmarkedutilities, poor soils and obstructions suchas abandoned railroad structures, whichslowed roadway and station work. Theproject team also was unable to find a sup-plier for the size and type of roof panelneeded for the Transitway station design.

New County BoardAuditor Appointed

The Arlington County Board has ap-pointed Jessica A. Tucker as its first CountyBoard Auditor. This newly-created positionreports directly to the board and is respon-sible for developing short- and long-rangework plans for the systematic review ofcounty programs.

Tucker will conduct, at the direction ofthe Audit Committee, independent programand operational audits and reviews ofcounty departments, operations and/orcounty-funded programs, focusing on pro-gram efficiency, effectiveness and transpar-ency. The County Board auditor will aug-ment the existing internal audit functionwithin the Department of Management andFinance.

Tucker will start her new position on Jan.25, 2015. The board approved her contractby a vote of 4-1, with Walter Tejada votingno.

Tucker has 15 years of government auditexperience. She is a Certified Public Accoun-tant (CPA) and a Certified Information Sys-tems Auditor (CISA). Since 2010, she hasserved as deputy auditor of the board forthe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,including a one-year term as acting auditorof the board.

Previously, she served as a senior-levelinformation technology auditor for the In-spector General of the Library of Congress.She also served as a senior performanceauditor and senior financial auditor for theArizona Auditor General, and as an audi-tor/evaluator with the California State Au-ditor.

Holiday ClosingsArlington County Government offices and

facilities will be closed on Thursday, Dec.24 and Friday, Dec. 25 for the Christmasholiday.

They will also be closed on Friday, Jan. 1for New Year’s Day. However, the CountyBoard will hold its traditional New Year’sDay meeting in the County Board Room at11 a.m.

Trash and recycling services will operateon a normal schedule. Parking meters andparking permit zones will not be enforced.

Quincy St. This course is designed specificallyfor women. This session will cover financialbasics. Free. Visit www.bit.ly/VCEFinancePrograms to register.

THURSDAY/JAN 21Leadership Arlington Town Hall. 6:30-8 p.m.

at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus,3351 N. Fairfax Drive. Leadership Arlington inconjunction with co-host, George MasonUniversity, and supporting partner, ArlingtonChamber of Commerce, invites citizens who live,work, or have interest in the Arlington Countycommunity to attend its annual Meet the Chair.Free. Visit leadershiparlington.ejoinme.org/MTC2016 to register.

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