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By David Siegel

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They are back. The ReducedShakespeare Company (RSC) isreturning for its regular appear-

ance at Reston’s CenterStage. This time theRSC will bring their wit and full-speed-ahead frisky physical theater to skewer allthings comical with “The Complete Historyof Comedy (abridged).”

“The Reduced Shakespeare Company hasbecome part of the family here at RestonCommunity Center and I am pleased thatthey continue to enjoy being here,” said PaulDouglas Michnewicz, arts and events direc-tor, Reston Community Center.

The RSC has performed in Reston sincethe late 1980s when they were first broughtto local audiences by Leila Gordon, nowexecutive director of Reston CommunityCenter. RSC performed in Reston even be-fore they appeared at the Kennedy Center.

For this appearance the RSC will presenttheir special take on the past centuries andcurrent headlines with “The Complete His-tory of Comedy (abridged).” Comedy willbe lovingly mocked in a vaudeville-likeevening. Whether high-brow or low, fromintellectual drollness to the groans of totalsilliness, nothing is off-limits to the fertile

minds of the RSC.There is a very special relationship with

Reston audiences, noted Reed Martin, long-time RSC performer and co-creator of thisshow. “I’m certainly grateful that RestonCenterStage has booked us every year since1987. We have a deep connection with au-

diences in Reston. They enjoy what we doand are always curious to see what we’reup to next.”

Martin indicated that CenterStage pa-trons will be treated to a performance thatwill be “fast, funny and physical. And we’revaudevillian in style - verbal and physical,

scatological and intellectual, clever and stu-pid.”

As in the past the Reduced ShakespeareCompany performers will meet-and-greetpatrons in the Community Center lobby af-ter the performance. As Martin said, RSCwill be in “the lobby after the show shame-lessly hawking our merchandise and sign-ing programs and ticket stubs. It’s sort ofour trademark. We love to chat with theaudience after the show. In Reston it’s likea time to catch up with longtime friends.”

“If you have not seen the ReducedShakespeare Company perform; if you en-joy ‘Monty Python’ or Buster Keaton or‘Looney Tunes’ or Carol Burnett or ‘Key &Peele’ then give us a try,” said Martin.

The RSC evening promises to be a wildride of unconventional, send-up comedy.Who knows, even a current social mediapost might appear on stage. Nothing is sa-cred.

Hilarity Without Bounds Reduced Shakespeare Companyreturns to CenterStage.

Where and WhenReduced Shakespeare Company presents “The

Complete History of Comedy (abridged)” atCenterStage, Reston Community Center, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston. Performances: Friday,May 20 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 21 at 8 p.m.Tickets: $25 Reston resident, $50 non-Reston resi-dent. Call 703-476-4500 or visitwww.restoncommunitycenter.com.

Photo by Meghan Moore/Courtesy of Reston Community Center

Reduced Shakespeare Company cast in “The Complete History of Com-edy (abridged).”


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The Reston Farmers Marketopened on Saturday, May 7and Restonians showed upbright and early at the Lake

Anne Village parking lot to buy vegetables,meats, dairy and to chat with vendors andneighbors.

This is the 19th season of the market. Newvendors this year include Kiwi Kuisine,creamery Misty Meadows and The Farm atSunnyside. The market will operate on Sat-urdays from 8 a.m. to noon until Novem-ber (except for Sept. 24), rain or shine.

“We ordered the weather today,” saidmarket organizer John Lovaas, who alongwith his family, mingled with market-goers.

There is a diversity of products in the big-gest market in the county, said Lovaas. Oneof the unique vendors is Breezy MeadowFarms, which sells Asian water buffalo meat.It is leaner, has 92 percent less fat, and 45percent less calories than beef.

At the crafters’ side of the market, is 11-year-old Zachary Wong, of Herndon, who

is showcasing products he made using a 3Dprinter.

Farmers and vendors were not the onlyones present. Fairfax Master Gardeners hada stall to help people with gardening needs.Presidential campaign representatives fromboth parties sat side-by-side with signs andpamphlets about the candidates.

Bill Threlked and two volunteers fromCornerstones were also there to administertokens for the Supplemental Nutrition As-sistance Program, SNAP.

SNAP at farmers markets makes goodhealthy eating accessible for people whoreceive the benefits.

“Maybe they have transportation issues”or this is where they live, having SNAP ac-cepted at the market means people can gettheir fruits and vegetables, said Threlked.SNAP tokens are matched up to $20.

For more information about vendors andevents at the Reston Farmers Market, visithttp://restonfarmersmarket.com/.

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Reston Farmers Market Opens

Del. Ken Plum (D-36), left, is in search of sugar snap peas and tendrilson the opening day of the Reston Farmers Market on Saturday, May 7.Sally and Paul Misencik, of Reston, arrived earlier and bought somegnocchi at the farmers market and a wooden spoon from the craftersmarket.

Casey Gustawarow (left) of The Farm at Sunnyside helps Allan andBarbara Ratner, of Reston, choose herbs on the opening day of theReston Farmers Market on Saturday, May 7.

Californians Akbar, Riyaan, 4, andAahil, 15 months, Siddiqi explorethe farmers market. They moved toReston a couple of months ago.

Fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs,and more bounties of spring areon display at the opening of theReston Farmers Market on Satur-day, May 7.

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Unitarian Universalist Churchin Reston Appoints Minister

Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner accepted the congregation’scall to be the new settled minister of the Unitarian Univer-salist Church in Reston (UUCR). Currently, a minister atthe Unitarian Universalist Church in Westport, Conn., Rev.Haffner and her husband look forward to becoming partof the Reston community this summer.

Rev. Haffner entered ministry following a career in pub-lic health that included earning a Master’s of Public Healthfrom Yale University, several years with the U.S. PublicHealth Service, and serving as director of Community Ser-

vices and Public Relations at Planned Parenthood of Met-ropolitan Washington, D.C.

“UUCR is excited to have Rev. Haffner as our minister,”said Barbara LaRock, president of the UUCR governingboard. “Founded in 1970, UUCR, originally called theReston Community Church, has a rich heritage as a pro-gressive, vibrant, and active congregation that serves thespiritual and intellectual needs of the community. Ourchurch supports each member in his or her personal reli-gious journey. We strive to be a spiritual community whereboth hearts and minds are encouraged to grow, question,discover, and learn and invite newcomers to share theirreligious journey with us.”

Worship services are Sundays at 10 a.m., at 1625 Wiehle

Ave. in Reston. To learn more about UUCR, its programs,events and activities, please visit www.uureston.org/.

An Evening withClassical Ballet Theatre

Classical Ballet Theatre’s contemporary gala will be heldin Reston on Saturday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m with compli-mentary pre-performance cocktails at 6:30 p.m. atCenterStage at Reston Community Center Hunters Woods,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Tickets and Information:http://www.cbtnva.org/evening.

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By Terry Maynard

Co-Chairman

Reston 20/20 Committee

In the next few months, the Board of Su-pervisors plans to approve a “one sizefits all” zoning ordinance amendmentthat would guide redevelopment

throughout the urbanizing areas of the countyfor decades. It wouldn’t be too bad if the onesize were a “medium” or “large,” but the board— increasingly desperate for new tax revenuesfrom more development — has chosen to gofor XXL. Specifically, the county’s draft zoning

ordinance amendment pro-poses that all the county’s 20transit station areas (TSAs),

community redevelopment districts (CRDs),and commercial business centers (CBCs) be al-lowed a floor-area ratio (FAR) of up to 5.0.

So what does FAR 5.0 really mean? Literally,it means that a developer can build structuresfloor space that is five times greater than thearea of the parcel on which they sit. In the realworld, it means that developers can build upthese Fairfax County areas to a density that isgreater than any that exists anywhere in north-ern Virginia. Even the massively developedRosslyn Metro core only has a density of FAR3.6 according to Arlington County (includingtwin towers above the Rosslyn station at FAR10.0), about two-thirds of what Fairfax Countyis proposing to make available in communi-ties and neighborhoods areas across the county.

In general, the FAR 5.0 density zoning ordi-nance may be appropriate for some locations,such as a part of one of Reston’s transit stationareas. Reston’s new master plan calls for al-lowing FAR 4.0 (plus a bonus of FAR 0.5) forthe small area immediately north of Reston’sTown Center Metro station. But the draftamendment makes no distinction in allowabledensity at the station and at the half-mile pe-rimeter of the station area where it shouldtaper substantially.

Moreover, Reston’s other two station areasand virtually every other Metro station area inthe county, such as the West Falls Church andVan Dorn station areas, are neither plannedfor nor could they reasonably accommodatedensity anywhere approaching FAR 5.0. Un-like Reston’s Town Center (and Tysons), theseplaces have no planned aspirations to becomeregional economic centers with huge popula-tion and employment increases — many tensof thousands — envisioned.

Even worse is the notion of redeveloping thecounty’s CBCs and CRDs at a density of up toFAR 5.0. The redevelopment of these areas isalmost exclusively meant to revitalize theircommunity economic viability, not to havebroader county or regional impact. Most im-portantly, these areas have no walking accessto Metrorail which is the key ingredient in al-lowing high density in TSAs. At best, they willhave bus service to link them with Metro, andthey certainly can’t absorb the tens of thou-sands of additional autos on their local streetswithout massive and costly improvements.

Worse yet, the residents of all these areaswill probably have to pay a share of the costfor the new transportation improvements this

intense development will create through newlocal taxes, so called “transportation tax ser-vice districts.” These needs will include a newinternal “grid of streets,” improvements to ex-isting roads, and better bus transit.

Reston is facing this situation now as thecounty is proposing an added local real estatetax of $.025 to $.035 per $100 valuation. Oneversion extends the tax district to all of Restonalthough only about one-quarter of Restonalong the Dulles Corridor is in the TSAs wherethe road work and development would occur.Elsewhere, in southern Fairfax County, for ex-ample, a comparable proposal could be a Rich-mond Highway-long tax district from Alexan-dria to Ft. Belvoir for roads built or improvedonly in the six small CRD areas designated forredevelopment along that route. There is noreason the county wouldn’t apply this warpedyou-pay-for-it reasoning everywhere in theseredevelopment zones.

Tysons already has such a transportation taxdistrict. The tax rate there started at $.04 per$100 valuation in 2013, but increased to $.05per $100 valuation the following year. Nodoubt Tysons’ rate will continue to rise (in ad-dition to the increased taxes from higher valu-ations on property there) and the proposedReston “teaser rate” will almost certainly in-

crease quickly soon after the Board of Super-visors approves it.

The insult to local communities is that thecounty’s explicit intent is to increase trafficcongestion in these redeveloped areas. Yes, thecounty’s plan for all this transportation taxspending is to increase congestion explicitlyto discourage people from driving in, out, orthrough these areas. The goal for these “ur-banizing” areas is to increase driving delays ateach intersection by up to 50 seconds fromcurrent county standards under its new “ur-ban guidelines.” Four traffic lights will meanmore than three minutes of added delay, evenfor people just passing through these areas,during the rush period whether on Reston Park-way or Richmond Highway.

Adding injury to insult, all these funds wouldbe used to subsidize the profits of the localcorporate developers who need the new andimproved transportation capabilities to makeever larger profits on their new development.Residents would not receive one dollar in fi-nancial or any other benefit from these newtaxes.

By our calculation, the developers in Reston’sTSAs will likely make more than $50 billion in

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profits in 2016 dollars over the 40-year plantimeframe and yet Reston residents are being askedto contribute about one-seventh of the $2.6 billionneeded for roadway improvements using county cost-ing assumptions. That translates into more than$8,800 per household over 40 years with moderateinflation. Alternatively, the developers could pay forall these roadway improvements from their $50 bil-lion in profits and still — by our calculation — theirreturn on investment for their $34 billion in newdevelopment would be 20 percent. We would antici-pate comparable results elsewhere in the county.

The county’s response to the above analysis is thatthe zoning ordinance amendment proposes to limitthe allowable zoning density to the level allowed inthe district’s plan and “other recommendations inthe adopted comprehensive plan, in furtherance ofthe purpose and intent of this district.”

What could be wrong with that?First, “other recommendations” is a good-sized hole

through which to drive higher development density;it has been done routinely with less of a legal loop-hole.

Second, some of the area plans affected by thiszoning proposal do not have a FAR density limit atall. They are “form based” plans that describe whatthe redeveloped area should look like. The only outfrom a FAR 5.0 zoning is the “other recommenda-tions” phraseology, which means little constraint atall.

Third, Virginia’s “Dillon Rule” law prohibits anyreduction in zoning authority once given; that den-sity becomes a “by right” authority of the landown-ers. So an overly ambitious zoning decision mistakeonce made cannot be undone. The opportunity is allfor the developers; the risk is all for the residents.

Most importantly, with the county’s new “FairfaxForward” Comprehensive Plan amendment process— which may be better called “Fast Forward” — thebarriers to increasing an area or project plan’s den-sity are virtually non-existent. The state-mandatedComprehensive Plan, which covers all areas of the

county in some depth, provides only a vision andguide to each area’s development that, unlike thezoning ordinance, is a policy document and not le-gally binding.

The board’s goal in the Fairfax Forward process isto expedite the amendment of existing local planswith high-density plan amendment proposals, whichmeans limiting and controlling community input.There will be no more time-consuming task forces,charrettes, workshops, endless public meetings, andother such community input mechanisms that thecounty has used previously in its Area Plan Reviewsto re-vamp community-wide plans. And the approvalof project-specific plan amendments will be evenmore tightly controlled. Still, the Fairfax Forwardprocess documentation reads like a civics lesson inpublic participation, including an extensive “PublicParticipation Toolkit” no less, but public participa-tion is schedule-driven, mechanistic, and generallyignored.

Once the plan amendment has been approved, theensuing legally binding high-density zoning approvalby the same actors will soon follow. Suddenly a TSA,CBC, or CRD area or project originally planned atFAR 3.0 through the old process becomes planned atFAR 5.0 even if no mass transit is anywhere around,its related zoning amendment application approved,and construction is underway.

We strongly urge all of the county’s citizens asso-ciations, homeowners associations, neighborhoodcivic groups, and any local entities that might re-motely be affected by this proposed zoning ordinanceamendment to communicate with their supervisortheir disapproval of this one-size-fits-all approach tozoning. It will only increase local congestion, envi-ronmental damage, and taxes while disrupting vi-able neighborhoods and communities, and providebillions in county tax welfare to already highly prof-itable development corporations.

And please take the time to testify at the PlanningCommission and Board of Supervisors hearings onthis zoning proposal, now scheduled for 8:15 p.m.,May 25, and 4 p.m., June 21, respectively at thecounty government center.

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A Reston-based designer was cho-sen as the National Associationfor the Remodeling Industry(NARI) Capital CoTY (Contrac-

tor of the Year) Grand Award Winner in thecategory of “Entire House Under $250,000”recently. Mina Fies, CEO of Synergy Designand Construction, was recognized for re-modeling a Reston townhouse that was builtin 1968.

“We are very honored. We’re up against alot of people because there are some reallygreat contractors out there,” said Fies. “Wewere able to pull it all together with a highlevel of detail, with the client living in thebasement and a lot of moving parts. Win-ning the award was icing on the cake.”

The family of five had lived in the homefor 14 years and two of the three childrenhad gone off to college when the ownersdecided it was time for an update. “Thebirds are leaving the nest, and the family

wanted to open up the space and make therooms larger for entertaining,” said Fies.

The kitchen was transformed from acramped space to one that is light and airy.The cabinets were painted and a newbacksplash added. Removing a wall from

the front of the home created a larger foyerand allowed for a free-flowing space fromthe foyer to the living and dining rooms.

The most dramatic transition was on thesecond floor of the home where the bed-rooms are located. “They had a tiny master

bedroom and bathroom and no mastercloset,” said Fies. “They wanted to re-workit so there was a master closet.”

The Synergy team reconfigured the bed-rooms, creating openness and closet space.A fourth bedroom was converted into a new,more spacious master bathroom. The smallmaster bathroom became a closet. All thebedrooms were updated with paint, light-ing, new doors, and new flooring.

“From a living perspective it appearsmuch larger and makes it easier to moveabout,” said Bob Meixner, the homeowner.“We can fit many more people in the housecomfortably that we could before and theycan move around more easily.”

The Meixner family lived in the basementof the townhouse during the 90-day remod-eling project. “It was like the early days ofmarriage when you have a small one bed-room apartment, but Synergy went out oftheir way to make it as easy as possible.”

Meixner said that he and his family enjoyentertaining, which is much easier to do inthe new space. “The biggest Aha momentcame over the holidays. We generally haveour immediate family and all our kids’friends for Christmas Even dinner,” he said.“We were always packed in, but this pastChristmas people could move around morefreely. It’s been a family tradition for yearsand this time it was more spacious.”

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Burglary - 12000 block ofLaurel Glade Court, May 4, 5:20a.m. A resident reported thatsomeone entered his home andhe observed a man take propertyand flee. The suspect was de-scribed as black, medium build,wearing dark clothing.

Commercial Robbery - 2300Block of Soapstone Drive, May 3,2:34 a.m. Three men entered a con-venience store and displayed a gun

to an employee. The suspects tookcash and property and fled. Therewere no injuries to the victim. Onesuspect was described as Hispanic,approximately 5-feet-6-inches tall,wearing a light blue jacket and darkpants. The second suspect was de-scribed as black, approximately 6-feet-tall, wearing a gray jacket andlight-colored pants and the thirdsuspect was unknown race, wear-ing a dark jacket, dark pants, andhad his face covered.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

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For the Herndon boys’ lacrosseteam, Friday’s Conference 5 tour-nament matchup with Westfieldresulted in controversy, frustra-

tion and disappointment.Head coach Dave Baggetta is hopeful the

result also leads to a boost in confidencefor the Hornets.

Despite producing a 2-9 record during theregular season and failing to win a confer-ence game, Herndon trailed by one and hadpossession with less than 30 seconds re-maining Friday. The Hornets, however,failed to score and had their season end witha 12-11 loss to Westfield on May 6 in theopening round of the Conference 5 tourna-ment at Westfield High School.

During Herndon’s final possession, theclock operator started the clock prema-turely, allowing at least six seconds to runoff. Baggetta said while he was frustratedby the clock error, it did not cost Herndonthe game.

“When the clock runs like that, it’s defi-nitely frustrating but that is part of havinghome-team advantage,” Baggetta said. “Butthe flip side of that is we had opportunitiesthroughout the course of the game that wedidn’t finish on. So while that would havebeen one more opportunity for us that mayhave given us a chance, we had other onesthroughout the course [of the game].Westfield played a good game start to fin-ish. It would have been nice to have thatfull 25 seconds, it would have given us achance to finish strong, but at the end ofthe day, that’s not what would have won orlost the game. There were other opportuni-ties.”

Westfield took a 12-9 lead when KevinPetrillo scored with 8:30 remaining in thecontest. Herndon’s Cliff Painter answeredwith a goal nine seconds later, and thenneither team scored for the next seven-plusminutes.

Herndon’s Joe Wilson found the back ofthe net with 44 seconds remaining, cuttingthe Westfield advantage to 12-11, but theBulldogs were able to hold on.

“I knew they were going to come readyto play and they did,” Westfield head coachPhil Polizzotti said, “and we were lucky toget out of here with a win.”

Westfield defeated Herndon 7-5 on April1 during the regular season. The Hornetslost their other four conference games byan average of 10 goals.

On Friday, Herndon, the No. 6 seed, gaveNo. 3 Westfield all it could handle andBaggetta is hoping the Hornets can buildoff the performance during the offseason.

“I look at tonight as a perfect example ofwhat happens when you play as a team andyou play with confidence,” Baggetta said.“What I hope is that the boys learn fromthis and over the months to come that con-fidence grows so that when they start offnext season, they’re able to come out withconfidence to start.”

Freshman attackman Jonathan Durettehad a big night for Herndon, scoring fivegoals — all in the first half.

“He’s done a nice job for us growing as afreshman,” Baggetta said. “He’s done a realnice job of working off ball and working

the crease area and I felt like tonight wasjust a continuation of what he’s been doingthroughout the year. Tonight, the one dif-ference was I think we were doing a littlebit better job of finding him on the creaseand I also think he did a little bit better jobof finishing his shots.”

Senior midfielder Erick Emelio scored twogoals for Herndon. Tyler Durette, ConorMcLaughlin, Wilson and Painter each scoredone.

Sean Eckert and Joey Franchi each scoredthree goals for Westfield.

Westfield led 5-3 at the end of the firstquarter. The score was tied 8-all at halftime.

“We came out in the first half kind of loaf-ing around, expecting it to be an easy win,”Eckert said. “At halftime, we regrouped andwe got together.”

Westfield improved its record to 8-7 andsecured a berth in the 6A North region tour-nament. The Bulldogs will travel to face No.2 seed Centreville in the conference semifi-nals at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11.

Herndon finished the season with a 2-10record.

“I don’t know if we played every situa-tion as smart as I would have liked to haveseen us,” Baggetta said, “but there was defi-nitely growth in terms of effort and confi-dence and communication, for sure.”

Basketball ChampsHead to Floridain July

The Vogues 4th grade Nationalteam went undefeated and won thePotomac Valley AAU District Quali-fier Tournament. They will competein the AAU National Championshipsin Florida this July.

From left: SamanthaWallace, Assistant CoachCheryl Wu, Abby McCarthy,Isabella Soon, KeiraMcCloskey, Ava Wu, HeadCoach Alan Wang, AveryGriepentrog. Front row:Simone Pendleton, HannahWakefield, Keira Scott. Notpictured: Brooke Bundy,Milly Garvert, Finley Tarr.

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Herndon freshman Jonathan Durette scored five goals against Westfieldon May 6.

Tyler Durette, left, and the Herndon boys’ lacrosse team fell to Westfield,12-11, on May 6 in the opening round of the Conference 5 tournament.

Herndon’s ErickEmelio scored twogoals againstWestfield on May 6.

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ONGOING“Two Views.” Through June 2. Reston

Art Gallery and Studios, 11400Washington Plaza, Reston. Works byPat Macintyre and Gail Axtell-Erwin.RestonArtGallery.com.

Team Trivia at Kalypso’s. Tuesdays,8 p.m. Kalypso’s Sports Tavern, 1617Washington Plaza N., Reston. Bringyour friend and join the challenge.703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Open Mic Night at Kalypso’s.Mondays, 7-10 p.m. Kalypso’s SportsTavern, 1617 Washington Plaza N.,Reston. Musicians and singers! Loveto perform but need a venue? Wantto get used to playing for anaudience? 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Karaoke at Kalypso’s. Wednesdays,9:30 p.m. Kalypso’s Sports Tavern,1617 Washington Plaza N., Reston.Come to Kalypso’s and sing yourhearts out! 703-707-0660.www.kalypsossportstavern.com.

Reston Concerts on the Town.7:30-10 p.m. Saturdays, June-August.Reston Town Center Pavilion. Bringlawn chairs or picnic blankets andenjoy live music in the Pavilion. Free.Rain or shine. restontowncenter.com.703-579-6720.

Wells and Barnes: Seats of Power.April 21-June 18. Greater Reston ArtsCenter, 12001 Market St., Suite 103,Reston. Collaborative exhibitionfeaturing artists Gayle Wells Mandleand her daughter, Julia BarnesMandle. Gayle and Julia use themotif of chairs as a vehicle toexamine society’s eternal powerstruggle. 703-471-9242.restonarts.org.

Charlene Fuhrman Schulz Exhibit.May 3-22. ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. “Unlimited” isan exhibit that celebrates the 400thanniversary of William Shakespeare’sdeath. www.artspaceherndon.com.703-956-9560.

Herndon Town CalendarPhotography Competition.Deadline June 7 at 2 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon and the Council for the Artsof Herndon present the Sixth AnnualHerndon Town CalendarPhotography Competition.Professional and amateurphotographers are invited to submitentries to the Herndon TownCalendar Photo Competition.Subjects for all entries must belocated within the corporate limits ofthe Town of Herndon.artspaceherndon.com. 703-956-9560.

Volunteers. The McLean Community

Players seeks volunteers, preferablyretirees who can work during the dayon weekdays as well as weekends, tobuild scenery for MCP productions.No experience is required. Trainingprovided. Call the scene shopmanager at 703-304-3176 toschedule a visit and talk.www.McLeanPlayers.org.

Integral Tai Chi. 12:30-2 p.m.Mondays and Wednesdays throughMarch 30. Herndon Senior Center,873 Grace St., Herndon. Integral TaiChi is a combination of traditionalChinese Tai Chi and Qi Kong. Themovements come from both forms ofpractice, in addition to yogamovements in the warm up section.Students need to bring their ownyoga mat, a towel and water. Free-$5. 703-464-6200.

THURSDAY/MAY 12Reston Hospital Center’s Robot

Night. 6:30-8:30 p.m. RestonHospital Center Pavillion II Lobby,1850 Town Center Parkway, Reston.Meet the entire team using the daVinci XI technology. Hors d’oeuvresand beverages. For information,contact 703-689-9030.

Jimmy Robinson. 6:30 p.m. ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.Virtuoso guitarist, one of the best inNew Orleans. $15.artspaceherndon.com. 703-956-9560.

DEADLINE FRIDAY/MAY 13Arts Festival Submission. Herndon

Senior Center, 873 Grace St.,Herndon. Submit your fine arts inany medium, crafts of any type and/or perform. Show open to all creativepeople 50 years of age and older.Leave your labelled work, or sign upto perform, at the center no laterthan 4 p.m. Friday, May 13. 703-464-6200.

FRIDAY/MAY 13Senior Tea. 1-2 p.m. ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.Visit the gallery and view the currentexhibit. Enjoy a cup of tea. Free. 703-956-9560.www.artspaceherndon.com.

Gospel Choir of the Castle Church.7:30 p.m. Good Shepherd LutheranChurch, 1133 Reston Ave., Herndon.Forty-four member choir fromWittenberg Germany. Program willinclude traditional Americanspirituals as well as folk songs fromother countries. Free. 703-437-5020.

SATURDAY/MAY 14Encore Chorale Spring Concert.

7:30 p.m. United Christian Parish,11508 North Shore Drive, Reston.

Medley of romantic Rodgers and Hartpieces, blues favorites by HoagyCarmichael, and a rousing medleyfrom the Broadway show “Guys andDolls.” Free. encorecreativity.org.

Dock Diving Competition. 1-4 p.m.11404 Washington Plaza W, Reston.PetMAC - Lake Anne will be bringingdiving dogs back to Lake Anne withWorld Champion dogs from theChesapeake Dock Diving Dog Club.These amazing dogs will dazzlespectators with their amazing leapsand jumps into the lake.lakeanneplaza.com.

Reston Community Yard Sale. 8:30a.m.-noon. 12000 Sundrise ValleyDrive. Almost 100 families will beselling a variety of items so this eventis a great opportunity to find thingsfor a new home or a college dorm. Incase of rain, call 703-435-6577 themorning of the event, for a recordedmessage. Rain date 5/15.

SUNDAY/MAY 15Reston Community Orchestra. 4

p.m. Reston Community Center,2310 Colts neck Road, Reston.Concert features Juggler andComedian Jonathan Austin at free,family-friendly performance. Thishigh energy guest artist promises biglaughs and split second timing. Free.Limited seating.restoncommunityorchestra.org. 571-449-7095.

TUESDAY/MAY 17Folk Club of Reston-Herndon. 7:15

p.m. Amphora’s Diner Deluxe-Herndon. 1151 Elden St., Herndon.Dave Nachmanoff, a California-basedperformer with more than a dozenalbums, performs. $10/$9. 703-435-2402. restonherndonfolkclub.com.

Herndon Senior Center 11thAnniversary and Arts Festival.10 a.m.-noon. Herndon SeniorCenter, 873 Grace St., Herndon.Free. 703-464-6200.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 18“The Supreme Court After Justice

Scalia.” 8 p.m. 1441 Wiehle Ave.,Reston. Dr. David Cole, George J.Mitchell Professor in Law and PublicPolicy at Georgetown University.Free. http://www.nvhcreston.org/.703-863-7639.

FRIDAY/MAY 20GRACE’s Festival Launch. 6:30 p.m.

Reston Town Center, 12001 MarketSt. #103, Reston. Enjoy artsybeverages, savory creations, anamazing silent auction, and minglewith the artists in town for theweekend festival. $100.restonarts.org. 703-471-9242.

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WEDNESDAY/MAY 11League of Women Voters — Reston. 7:30-9 p.m. Hunter Mill District

Community Room B, 1801 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston. Mental healthservices in Fairfax: What is available? and “Diversion First: What is it?”Join the discussion. Free. lwv-fairfax.org. 202-263-1311.

THURSDAY/MAY 12Second Phase of W&OD Trail Lightning Project. 7 p.m. Town of

Herndon Council Chambers, 765 Lynn St., Herndon. Presentation on theproposed second phase W&OD Trail lighting project. 703-787-7300.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 18Annual Blood Drive. 1-6:30 p.m. Home Suites Dulles International Airport,

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“The Supreme Court After Justice Scalia.” 8 p.m. 1441 Wiehle Ave.,Reston. Dr. David Cole, George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and PublicPolicy at Georgetown University. Free. http://www.nvhcreston.org/. 703-863-7639.

Reston Network Analysis Community Meeting. 7-9 p.m. South LakesHigh School Cafeteria, 11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston. Evaluate theconceptual grids of streets and road elements at gateways to the RestonTransit Station Areas (TSAs), which would result in traffic flowing atacceptable conditions while maintaining a walkable grid of streets. CallFCDOT at 703-877-5600. or go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/restonnetworkanalysis/.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 25DMV2Go at the Pavilion. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Reston Town Center Pavilion. DMV

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THURSDAY/MAY 26Dollars and Sense. 7 p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne

Drive. A monthly book discussion group that focuses on business leadersand markets. May’s title is “The Safe Investor” by Tim McCarthy. 703-397-0420.

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Trinity Presbyterian Church, 651 Dranesville Road,Herndon, has Sunday worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Nursery and childcare are provided and youth and adult Sundayschool classes are held prior, from 9:40-10:45 a.m. 703-437-5500or www.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, Unitarian UniversalistChurch, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weekly classes startingSept. 12, Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m., for the general public which useBuddhist teachings to practice meditation. $12. 202-986-2257 orwww.meditation-dc.org.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 1700 Wainwright Drive inReston, holds Sunday services at 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.and contemporary service at 5 p.m. Nursery, Sunday school andadult education available. Morning prayer on Monday at 9:30,Holy Eucharist Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. 703-437-6530 orwww.stannes-reston.org.

Adult Sunday school will be held 9:30 a.m. Sundays at theWashington Plaza Baptist Church at Lake Anne Village Center.The group is studying the Gospel of Mark. Services follow at 11a.m.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia offers a variety of free be-reavement support groups, meeting on a weekly basis. Contact703-941-7000 or www.havenofnova.org for schedules and regis-tration information.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and theJewish Outreach Institute offer the Mothers/Parents Circle, anumbrella of free educational events and resources. Jewish ritu-als, ethics and the creation of a Jewish home, regular meetingsand group Shabbats and holidays. Participants include Sha’areShalom, Congregation Beth Emeth, Temple Rodef Shalom andthe Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia.ShalomDC.org.

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There’s a familiar sales expression/ advi-sory that says: “It worked so well I stoppeddoing it.” As a long-time (seven-plus years)cancer survivor, I can relate. There are somenutritional and lifestyle changes I’ve madeover the years that have worked so well –presumably, that I’ve stopped doing them:ingesting three teaspoons of puréed aspara-gus twice daily, drinking 12 ounces of watermixed with baking soda at least once a day,starting mornings with a fruit and vegetablesmoothie, swimming laps in my local poolthree times a week, and in general, makingfruits and vegetables (“eat the rainbow”)more of a priority in my diet and less of ahappenstance.

Granted, I’ve added (I wouldn’t sayreplaced) a few supplements along the wayand have continued to do so as a means notto a premature end, but overall, I’m hopingthat less is indeed more; rationalizing alongthe way that maintaining my sunny disposi-tion, positive attitude and sense of humorwas more important in this battle royal thanbeing miserable, while adhering to a stricterschedule of non-Western, anti-canceralternatives.

If anything has been true in my cancerexperience, it has been that I’ve remainedtrue to myself. To invoke a classic ClintEastwood quote from the movie, “MagnumForce”: “A man’s got to know his limita-tions,” and I definitely know mine. I’vealways wanted to know the truth from myoncologist, however discouraging on occa-sion it has been; and as concerns my nutri-tion/behavior/lifestyle choices, I might as wellbe Popeye the Sailor Man, because “I yamwhat I yam.” Certainly, change in generalcan be good – and necessary quite frankly,but if it makes one miserable in the interim,and in the aftermath too; constantly stressingabout how to manage and how to get frompoint “A” to point “B” and even to point “C,”– then what have I really accomplished?

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By Robin Pence

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Northern Virginia

More than 50 womenfrom across Fairfax,Arlington and Alex-

andria donned hard hats, toolbelts and work gloves and, withcaulk guns and saws in hand,got to work on two single-fam-ily, three bedroom houses Habi-tat for Humanity of NorthernVirginia is building for two lo-cal families in Fairfax.

They joined nearly 20,000women nationwide participat-ing in Habitat for Humanity’sNinth Annual NationalWomen’s Build Week April 30–May 8. The national eventbrings women together to helpbuild houses and open thedoors to first timehomeownership for deservinglow-income families who mightotherwise not be able to affordto purchase a home.

Under the supervision andguidance of Habitat NOVA’sconstruction team and its teamof regular volunteers known asThe Sandlot, the womenlearned new skills and had fun,all in the name of a great cause– helping local families buildand buy their first homes.

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independent homeowners. It’sso rewarding to do this plus I’mhaving fun and learning newthings,” said Joan Reimannfrom Vienna.

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“I’ve learned so many newskills I can use around myhouse,” said Katya Volkovskawho was part of a team of vol-unteers from ECS Federal. “I’mnot married but every man willwant to marry me now!”

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Commentary

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

A group of attorneys, the Virginia Coalition forRacial Diversity in the Justice System, ear-lier this year brought to the attention of the

community and the General Assembly that “there isa glaring, longstanding, and inexcusable lack of ra-cial diversity amongst sitting judges, prosecutors, andpublic defenders in Virginia’s criminal justice system.”Their statistics are very revealing. Currently, in North-ern Virginia where more than 33 percent of all resi-dents are racial minorities, only 7 out of 74 judges

(10 percent) are African American,Hispanic, or Asian American. Theyproject that if the General

Assembly continues to fail to appoint racially diversejudicial candidates that it is likely within two yearsonly 4 out of 74 of those judges (5 percent) will beminority. The Coalition also found that racial diversityamong virtually all of Northern Virginia’s Common-wealth Attorney and Public Defender Offices is simi-larly bleak. The bottom line for their study is that“the public’s confidence in the fairness and impar-tiality of the Virginia justice system is underminedwhen the system bears so little resemblance to thecommunity it serves.”

A look at the concern in each of the communitiesin Northern Virginia indicates that the disparity ispervasive. Fairfax County is currently 52 percentwhite (non-Hispanic) according to the Census Bu-reau, down from the 64.4 percent in the 2000 Cen-sus. The County is most likely to be a majority-mi-nority community by the time of the 2020 Census.Prince William County has already reached that sta-tus with the white non-Hispanic population havingdipped to 45.7 percent. The racial composition ofthe judiciary has not changed as the population has

shifted. In Fairfax County, there are 32 judges onlyone of whom is African Ameri-can and two of whom are AsianAmerican. In Prince WilliamCounty there is only one minor-ity judge who is African Ameri-can among the 15 judges. OtherNorthern Virginia jurisdictionshave the sameunderrepresentation of minori-ties: Alexandria 2 for 7,Arlington 1 for 8, and Loudoun0 for 12.

Although the Coalition report did not provide spe-cific numbers, the same situation ofunderrepresentation of minorities apparently existsin the offices of the Commonwealth Attorneys andthe Public Defenders. The issue at the level of theCommonwealth Attorneys’ and Public Defenders’offices could be addressed through personnel poli-cies that emphasize a balance of the racial composi-tion of the community in the selection of staff mem-bers.

Judges are elected by the General Assembly, andthe members of the Northern Virginia delegationneed to be mindful of greater representation of mi-norities on the bench. Bar association recommenda-tions are important to the selection process and needto include recommendations from associations ofminority bar members including the Hispanic BarAssociation of Virginia, the Asian Pacific AmericanBar Association of Virginia, and the Northern Vir-ginia Black Attorneys Association. In addition thereis the Virginia Women Attorneys Association, and theissue of gender imbalance on the courts also needsto be addressed. I look forward to working with othermembers of the delegation in addressing this issue.

Racial Diversity in Justice System

Letters to the Editor

Contributions AppreciatedTo the Editor:

This is in response to the recent letter to the editorabout LANK (“The Money Train,” Reston Connection,April 27-May 3, 2016). Our school, like every non-profit organization, has fundraising throughout theyear. As we always tell our families there is no con-tribution too small that it would not warrant ourgratitude and, in the case of this year’s effort, men-tion on our train.

Just as importantly, our parent volunteers help our“train” run smoothly: board members, parent read-ers, event volunteers, and book fair members to namea few. Not a day goes by that we do not express ourthanks for their time and energy to make LANK thewonderful school it has been for over 50 years. Weare proud of all our wonderful families that contrib-ute to our school in whatever way they can and weenjoy recognizing them whenever possible.

Marilyn O’NeillExecutive Director,

Lake Anne Nursery Kindergarten (LANK)

Merely a Thank YouTo the Editor:

A recent letter (“The Money Train,” Reston Con-nection, April 27-May 3, 2016) expressing concernsregarding Reston’s Lake Anne Nursery andKindergarten’s (“LANK”) current annual giving cam-paign has deeply saddened me as a parent of theschool and as a native Restonian.

I am not unbiased. My husband attended LANK

over thirty years ago. Many of my nephews have at-tended LANK. Currently, I have given them the great-est trust a parent can give, my own two sons. I havedeep affection and appreciation for a school that hashelped shaped my family. The devotion of the teach-ers and staff to the children in their charge and thewarmth in which they do it is second to none.

No organization enjoys fundraising. It is, however,a necessary part of any not for profit organization.In order to make sure that tuition is kept relativelyaffordable so that it is not out of reach for many inthe community, LANK often has to solicit donationsfrom the members of the community who can affordthe extra support. Some of the activities (foreign lan-guages, music, movement, for example) as well asmaintaining a safe playground, paying the wonder-ful teachers, and keeping the lights on cannot al-ways be covered by tuition alone. LANK has told itscommunity that any donation is appreciated, fromone cent and up, which is why no giving levels areseen on the train. It is merely a thank you to themembers of LANK’s community who have answereda call of need from a school they care about.

My family’s name is not on the train. Because ofother commitments we have not been able to makea donation this year. I am, nonetheless, incrediblythankful to the families who have given this year.That is what I told my son when he asked about thetrain and the names, “LANK is thanking everyonewho has donated to your school. Not everyone cangive every year, but it is very important to say thankyou when someone does something nice.” This is themessage that is being sent to LANK’s children: Thankyou.

Morgan BateHerndon

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