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First-place winner CeceliaO’Sullivan reads her winningentry to a standing-room-onlycrowd. The Great Falls Elemen-tary School sixth-grader com-peted in the Great Falls WritersGroup Creative Writing Contestand received her first check forher writing — $150 from theFriends of the Great Falls Library.

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By Cecelia O’Sullivan

Great Falls Elementary School

People at my school always madefun of my hobby. Shoe collecting.They think it’s weird, but I think

each shoe has its own story embeddedin it. Mama’s first ballet shoes tell thestory of how she became a beautiful bal-let dancer. How she wowed a crowd ofmillions with her angelic, swirling turns

and gentle, yet powerful, leaps. How shemet my father. David’s old sneakers remindhim of when he still had his leg, when hewas running, leaping, jumping in the Geor-gia sunshine. I keep his sneakers hidden inmy closet — a reminder of before he wentto war.

“Jess! We’re leaving!” my father called. Ilift my groggy head. A blond tornado of hairsits atop my head. Tiny gold earrings danglefrom my ears. A mess of freckles are splat-

tered across my pale face. “Jess! I mean it!”He calls once more. I groan in his direc-tion. Quickly, I pull on a white t-shirt andoveralls. I braid my dirty blonde hair.

I drag myself downstairs where Mama,Daddy, David, and Lyra sit eating ham andpepper omelets. “Hey, thanks for savingsome for me,” I say. Lyra glares a 4-year-old’s glare at me. I glare right back. Mymother gives me a look — the “you’re 12,

she’s 4” look. I sit down and start drink-ing some warm OJ.

Bang! I hear it loud and clear. I look atmy family, but they’ve disappeared!‘Guys?! Mama?! Daddy?!” I scream fran-tically. The dark grey sky turns a blind-ing white and a dark brown rope ladderdrops down from apparently nowhere. I

By Christina Tyler Wenks

Participation in a local writing con-test is the confidence catalystsome sixth-graders needed topush their creativity and consider

writing for their futures. In front of a stand-ing-room-only crowd, the Great Falls Writ-ers Group (GFWG) named the winners ofits 2016 Creative Writing Contest Saturday,April 30, at a Youth Writers Awards Gala.GFWG invited all Great Falls sixth-gradersto write an essay or short story judged bybest-selling authors and college educators.The process took months, culminating onSaturday with a gala. Award-winning au-thor and illustrator Henry Cole offeredyoung writers words of encouragement andwinners received cash prizes.

“This contest solidified to my son thatwriting is a big deal,” said mother SusanTibbs. “Ever since the contest day in Febru-ary, Luke has spent time writing and creat-ing lyrics. He chose to skip baseball for thisevent tonight.”

Fellow Forestville Elementary School stu-

dent Riley Luce finds most writing assign-ments difficult, but he enjoys the creativeaspect so he entered the contest and becamea finalist.

Julia Toloczko from Great Falls Elemen-tary School was surprised to be named topten. She doubted her work, which now sheknows is something most professional writ-ers experience daily. She learned her wordscarry weight and have value.

Cecelia O’Sullivan didn’t think she’d winfirst place and $150, but she practiced writ-ing prompts and entered anyway. “I didn’texpect to write about a topic that seemedso simple — shoes. But my story was muchmore complex than I thought would comefrom a one-word prompt.” The student fromGreat Falls Elementary wrote about a shoerepresenting family members and memo-ries.

CONVERSATION among students revealsthat the contest encouraged entrants tokeep writing daily for fun.

Cole explained that this awards ceremonyis a big day for these students because

they’ve made a connection to writing thatcould influence their professional lives.

Growing up in Northern Virginia, Cole —a former science teacher at Langley Schoolin McLean — did not think he would oneday be sought by publishing companies toillustrate or write the next award-winningchildren’s book, but he’s living a dream ofmany writers — a dream that started in theeighth grade when a teacher encouragedhim to use his drawings to accompany ashort-story assignment. Decades later, Coleroutinely meets with childhood mentors andeducators to share work and inspiration.

The gala offered a surprise for Cole, too.MIT-graduate Mikhail Shenoy brought hischild to meet his fifth-grade science teacher.“Mr. Cole made me a scientist,” Shenoy said.“He answered every question, and I hadmany.” Shenoy thanked Cole for igniting alove of learning.

“Our goal as teachers is to make connec-tions with students,” said Mary LouCarmack, vice principal of Colvin Run El-ementary School. “This contest made a valu-able connection.”

“Here we meet the next generation ofwriters,” said Michelle Miller, president ofthe Friends of the Great Falls Library thatsponsored the event. “It seems a natural fitto pair a party with this purpose — chil-dren celebrating reading, recognizing peers,hearing a children’s author and eating food— which always gets kids excited.”

“The collective pride in the room tonightis palpable. There is nothing more impor-tant than inspiring a group of young peopleto write, write, write, every day,” said KristinClark Taylor, GFWG founder. “That theGreat Falls Writers Group took up thatcharge gives deeper meaning to our groupmission, which is to celebrate, always, thepower of the written word.”

PARENT AND TEACHERS found valuein Cole’s message, too. “I needed to hearwhat Cole said tonight.” said Beth Jannery,a contest judge and journalism professor atGeorge Mason University. “I’ve had a chal-lenging week working with a few students,and Cole reminded me that the extra effortis worth it.”

Winners named inWriting ContestMaking Connections with Words

The audience erupts in laughter as animated Henry Cole tells youngwriters that he is pulling on their sleeves, just as his eighth-gradeteacher did when she recognized his ability to write short stories. Theaward-winning author and illustrator said making connections such asthese are important throughout life. Cole was the featured speaker atthe Youth Writing Awards Gala on Saturday at the Great Falls Library.

Author Henry Cole, left, and Friends of the Great Falls Library PresidentMichelle Miller, right, flank the ten finalists of the Great Falls WritersGroup Creative Writing Contest. Finalists are, from left to right, ErinKearns, Katherine Stockton, Julia Toloczko, Riley Luce, Miky Kassem,Julia Fremberg, Cecelia O’Sullivan, Elisabeth Anderson, Luke Tibbs, andKarma Kassem.

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want to climb, but what about my shoes? They’remy connection to my past, to my family’s past.Precious memories that can never be taken backare presented in my collection of footwear. I turnaround, but now my house has disappeared.“What’s happening?!” I cry. I run to the ladderand grip on tightly.

The brown rope ladder starts floating up. I lookup, but the ladder just keeps going. I want to getaway, but I’m a good 50 feet in the air. My tearsare falling. One of my grey faded flip-flops fallsoff. All I can do is grip tightly and prepare forwherever this takes me.

Darkness. Darkness is all I see. Rippling aroundme like a hundred bees in a hive. My breathing isheavy and slow as the sky slowly gets brighter.Finally, I can make out the shape of giant shoe?!

“Jess, my dear. I’ve been waiting for you,” adeep, sinister voice says. I say nothing as I steptoward the voice, fists out. “Jess, I am a shoe!”said the voice! “Wait, what?” I say. The giant shoesmiled. “Jess, it’s hard being the middle child. I

get it. And you’ve been so strong when your brotherlost his leg. So, I reward you by showing you yourmemories!” the shoe called out. I stepped in hisinterior and there was a huge screen with one plushchair in front of it. I sat down. All of a sudden, ababy came out of the screen wearing two shoesfrom my collection. Lyra’s baby shoes. It was Lyraas a baby. One of my best memories! Lyra beforeshe got bratty. The cutie who played charades withme! And a young ballerina came out. Mama! Shewas wearing the ballet shoes from my collection!And Daddy, wearing his boots that I used as play-horses to race! Those were in my collection, too!And finally, the one I’d been waiting for, David withtwo legs wearing his sneakers. I played and dancedwith my memories. I tried on their shoes. One byone, the memories started fading away. “NO!” Iyell. They laughed and waved.

Bam! I woke up in my own bed. I ran to the closetwhere my collection was. I ran downstairs andfound my family eating. So it was just a dream. ButI know I will never forget it. And instead of cryingover bad memories, I will relive the good ones. AndI can do that just be wearing some old, dirty shoes.

Green, The Artists’ Loft, will be holding their grandopening during the Art Walk. They are located at 766Walker Road, above the Great Falls Creamery, andinclude five painters and a fiber artist. For more, goto www.greatfallsart.org/loft.

Celebrate Spring by visiting the artists in their studiosduring the Art Walk. See live painting demonstrations ineach location and talk with the artists about their pro-cess and inspirations. It’s a great family activity.

The Great Falls Creamery will be open for the event,as will Pio Pio Pollo, Wild Ginger Pan Asian, and TheBrogue. Enjoy dinner and ice cream before or after yourstroll. Live music will begin at The Brogue at 9 p.m.

Art Walk in the Village: First Fridays will continueon the first Friday of each month from May–Decem-ber. One exception will be the month of September,when the event will be held on the second Friday tocoincide with Paint Great Falls: Plein Air Festival.

The Arts of Great Falls is a non-profit art founda-tion providing an art school, working artists’ studios,and art events and activities for the community. Visitwww.greatfallsart.org for more information.

Celebrating Spring withArts in Great Falls

Art Walk in the Village: First Fridays will kick offon Friday, May 6, 2016 in the Village Center in GreatFalls. Three working artist studios and several res-taurants will be participating in the free communityevent from 6-9 p.m.

“It’s a great opportunity to bring family and friendsto see painting demonstrations and enjoy music in afestive atmosphere strolling on the Village Green,”said Judith St. Ledger-Roty, a painter in the Artists’Atelier who spearheaded the event.

Start your stroll in any order. The Artists’ Atelieris home to ten artists, including painters, a photog-rapher and a fiber artist, located at 756 Walker Road.http://greatfallsatelier.com/.

In the Arts of Great Falls Gallery behind the Ate-lier, you can also see a group exhibit, “Small Gems,”featuring art in a variety of media created by theartists of Great Falls Studios. There are paintings,photographs, sculpture, jewelry and fiber art in-cluded in the display.

Artists on the Green hosts eleven painters, locatedat 776 Walker Road. http://www.artistsonthegreen.net

And six artists in the newest group studio on the

Visit the artists atthree workingstudios on theVillage Greenduring the Art Walkin the Village: FirstFridays on May 6from 6-9 p.m.

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Two Scouts working towards their Eagle rank from Troop 673of Great Falls carried out their service projects on Sunday, April10. Jack Langford built new bridges across a stream in Scott’sRun Nature Preserve in McLean while Dakota Brookfield carriedout a project in Riverbend Park to remove invasive species andplant native trees and plants in their place. More than 25 Scoutsand other volunteers helped work on these projects.

Meeting on BrooksFarm Rezoning Setfor May 10

The Great Falls Citizens Association(GFCA) board has voted to hold a spe-cial meeting to update the communityon important developments in the pro-posed Brooks Farm rezoning. Residentswho have been seeking changes in theproposed development will make pre-sentations and take questions. Membersand the public are encouraged to attendthis milestone meeting on Tuesday, May10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Great Falls Li-brary.

Comfort Zone Campto Host GriefProgram forChildren inGreat Falls

Comfort Zone Camp will host a Fam-ily Grief Program for children aged 5-17who have experienced the death of aparent, sibling or legal guardian. Thisprogram is open to members of thechild’s immediate family as well.

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By Sharon Bulova

Chairman, Fairfax County Board of

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One in five adults in the U.S. ex-perience mental illness, andmore than half did not receivetreatment within the past year.

Across the country, more people with mentalillness are in jail than in psychiatric hospitals,with 2 million people with mental illnessbrought to jail every year. The criminalizationof mental illness is a social, health and justiceissue that Fairfax County has tackled head-onin this year’s FY2017 Adopted Budget.

Diversion First, a new Fairfax County initia-tive, aims to reduce the number of people withmental illness in our jail. When people withmental illness have a non-violent or low-levelencounter with the law, police officers can takethem to the Fairfax-Falls Church CommunityServices Board’s (CSB) Merrifield Crisis Re-sponse Center for treatment rather than jail.During this January alone, 265 mental healthinvestigations were conducted by FairfaxCounty police officers in the field, and 40 per-cent of those investigations involved the CSBMerrifield Crisis Response Center.

Fully implementing Diversion First was arecommendation of Fairfax County’s Ad HocPolice Practices Review Commission. In thecounty’s FY2017 Budget, officially adopted onApril 26, 2016, the Board of Supervisors in-vested $7.5 million to implement many of theserecommendations, including $3.89 million anda number of new staff positions for DiversionFirst.

Diversion First is a priority for the Board ofSupervisors because the benefits of divertingpeople to treatment are enormous. First, peoplecan recover from a mental health episode orbecome stabilized if they receive treatment. Ifbrought to jail, chances of recovery are lesslikely and reentry back into the communityadds even more challenges. With a record ofjail time, applying for jobs and housing be-comes extremely difficult, if not impossible.Guiding people to treatment instead of incar-ceration helps prevent a cycle of crime beforeit even starts, giving residents a better shot atmanaging and living successfully with mentalillness, which benefits the entire community.

Diversion First not only saves lives, it alsosaves money. It is extremely expensive to thetaxpayer to house people in jail who could bebetter served elsewhere. On average, peoplewith mental illness remain incarcerated fourto eight times longer than those without men-tal illness for the same charge and can cost upto seven times more. In Fairfax County, it costsan average of $66,000 per year to hold oneinmate in jail. Compare that to about $8,000for one year of the most intensive CSB care for

an individual, which does not include hous-ing. A jail diversion program in Bexar County,Texas (Fairfax County’s model for DiversionFirst) saved taxpayers $50 million in the pastfive years. We are aiming for a similar outcomehere in Fairfax County that promotes a safer,healthier and less expensive way of helpingpeople with mental illness.

As part of Diversion First, Fairfax Countypolice officers and deputy sheriffs are receiv-ing 40 hours of state-certified Crisis Interven-tion Team (CIT) training to learn about thechallenges of living with a mental illness andhow to de-escalate crisis situations, both in thecommunity and in the jail. CIT training is alsoaimed at changing the way law enforcementand the judicial system interact with peoplewho have substance use disorders or intellec-tual and developmental disabilities.

After completing the training, CIT officersand deputies are better equipped to identifyindividuals who are experiencing an episoderelated to mental illness. They can make aninformed decision to take persons to theMerrifield Crisis Response Center for assess-ment rather than arresting them and bringingthem to the Adult Detention Center. Or, CITofficers may be able to de-escalate the crisisand resolve the situation on the spot.

If you call 9-1-1 for a mental health crisis oremergency, you can request a CIT-trained of-ficer to respond. In a crisis that is not life threat-ening or when involving law enforcement isnot necessary, you can call CSB EmergencyServices 24/7 at 703-573-5679.

Fairfax County BudgetInvests $3.89 Million in“Diversion First”

Breaking the Cycle of Crimewith Treatment Instead of Jail

Ten Tips forCulturally AwareChildrenTo the Editor:

Many children start to show aninterest in different cultures at ayoung age, whether through eth-nic food, friends at school, uniqueclothes, or hearing a foreign lan-guage spoken for the first time.Here are 10 ways to encourageyour child’s curiosity and teachthem about a variety of culturesin fun and interactive ways.

1. Read bedtime stories that takeplace in another country or in-clude some foreign words, so youcan practice pronunciation.

2. Host an international au pairas your childcare solution. You canuse matching agencies likeAuPairCare, which have au pairsfrom more than 40 countries.

3. Enroll your child in a culturaldance or martial arts class, suchas Bollywood, Flamenco orCapoeira.

4. Enroll your child in foreign

language classes for kids.5. Plan art activities for your

child based on different culturessuch as Japanese calligraphy, Chi-nese paper cut outs, and PuertoRican Ponce Carnival Masks.

6. Cook and try new foods in-spired by other cultures with yourchildren, or enroll them in cook-ing classes like Cooking Up Cul-ture.

7. Plan a heritage party for yourchildren and their friends, andencourage each child to bring foodand games from their family’s heri-tage.

8. Watch family-friendly moviesthat take place in another coun-try.

9. Listen to popular music fromdifferent cultures while in the car,or teach your kids a simple songin a foreign language.

10. Attend local festivals andparades that celebrate differentcultures such as Cinco de Mayo,Carnival, Chinese New Year andBastille Day.

“Children are little sponges, tak-ing in the world around them witheagle eyes and curious minds,”

said Sarah McNamara, vice presi-dent of AuPairCare and a motherof two. “This curiosity is a greatthing and should be cultivatedthrough as many avenues as pos-sible, in an effort to raise a glo-bally and culturally aware nextgeneration.”

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Taking Care ofOur MotherEarthTo the Editor:

There are many of us, so manythat our yards can no longer bedominated by grass and plantsthat do not feed us or our localpopulation of insects. Landscapingservices that will plant a vegetablegarden are growing and why notplant blueberries in your yard in-stead of a sterile non-native shrub?

(http://sustainablenova.com/vegetable-gardening-in-northern-virginia/).

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At a minimum we need lessgrass and to use plants whoseleaves and nectar are food for theinsects that are part of the web oflife that

sustains us all. So called “nativeplants” are easy to grow becausethey are suited to our environment

(https://www.nps.gov/plants/p u b s / c h e s a p e a k e / p d f /chesapeakenatives.pdf).

They may look different, be notas showy or have more leaves, butwe as gardeners must re-learn toappreciate that these plants arewhat we should plant and they arebeautiful. Our obsession with grassonly and perfectly manicuredlawns have spurred an entire in-dustry of herbicides, pesticidesand mowing and the need for vastquantities of water.

(http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300054019/redesigning-american-lawn).

Let’s take care of “Mother Earth”so she can continue to take careof us.

Kay FowlerHerndon

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In 2016 Comfort Zone began the 17thyear of its camp program, which wasborn out of a desire to provide a caringcommunity and safe haven in whichchildren who are grieving the loss of aparent or sibling are heard, understood,and taught healthy ways to process theirgrief. Since then, over 13,000 childrenhave attended camps across the country.This Family Grief Program taking placein Great Falls is Comfort Zone’s first inthe Northern Virginia area.

Participants will take part in confi-dence building programs and age-basedsupport groups that break the emotionalisolation grief often brings. The day’sactivities will focus on developing com-munity and power of connection for theentire family.

“The death of a parent or sibling isundeniably one of the most traumaticevents a child can experience, but par-ents, schools and social programs oftenlack the tools needed to help childrenaddress their grief adequately,” saidMary Beth McIntire, chief executive of-ficer of Comfort Zone. “We are happy tobe partnering with the Becky Love Foun-dation and to serving families in theNorthern Virginia area for the firsttime.”

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Emily Rusch says her mother died a slow andheartbreaking death from Alzheimer’s Dis-ease. The experience felt continuous and ex-cruciating.

“Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is really likeone never-ending day,” said Rusch, office managerfor Strength & Performance Training, Inc. (SAPT) inFairfax.

This June, she and her team of SAPT colleagueswill join with teams of people around the world toparticipate in The Longest Day, a sunrise-to-sunsetchallenge to raise awareness and funds for researchprograms of the Alzheimer’s Association. The nameof the event honors the strength, passion and endur-ance of those facing Alzheimer’s.

Held annually on the summer solstice, The LongestDay symbolizes the challenging journey of those liv-ing with the disease and their caregivers. Teams areencouraged to create their own experience as theyfundraise and participate in an activity they love tohonor someone facing the disease.

SAPT will hold a fundraising event on June 18 byoffering free workouts and classes for 16 continuoushours. “We’re open for all of the daylight hours onthe 18th, and in return, we’re asking for donationsthat will go to support the Alzheimer’s Association’smission,” said Rusch.

The SAPT team is also taking donations in advanceand has raised nearly $1,000 of their $5,000 goal.Rusch hopes to do her part to halt the disease’s cyclewhich she has experienced first-hand.

“My daughters were 8 and 11 when my mother died.They never really knew because she was in the ad-vanced stages of Alzheimer’s,” she said. “When I wasa child, my grandmother had Alzheimer’s so I neverknew her either. I’m doing the Longest Day becauseresearch is important to finding a cure or viable treat-ment.”

Yuen De Anda, whose father has Alzheimer’s, isparticipating in The Longest Day and is the captainof Springfield’s Team Bridge Heroes United. The team,which is based out of a retirement community inSpringfield, is intergenerational. There are high schoolstudents who play alongside seniors.

This June will be their fourth year participating inthe event. In the last three years, the team has raisedmore than $58,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association.In 2013, the team’s first year, they finished in the top20 teams in the nation. In 2014 and 2015, they fin-ished in the Top 10.

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The bridge club helps seniors in two ways.Club members raise money for Alzheimer’sresearch by playing the game, and the gameitself is an activity that keeps seniors en-gaged.

“You’re forced to interact with other peopleand that helps you keep your sanity,” saidDe Anda. “Social connection is huge.”

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Working to End the Longest Day While June 20 is the official date for TheLongest Day event, the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion encourages activities and fundraisingaround this date. Cindy Schelhorn of theAlzheimer’s Association says that teamsacross the nation develop creative ways toraise money. “We’ve seen … Rocking ChairMarathon … writing letters to loved ones,yard sales [and] yoga.”

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By Abigail Constantino

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The Great Falls Farmers Market’s SummerMarket opened onSaturday, April 30,

though it did not feel much likesummer. The temperature wascool and the sky was gray, but bythe second hour, attendancepicked up, as intrepid market-goers came to check out fresh,summer produce and otherdelicious goods.

“It’s the first day we havesummer vegetables,” said marketmanager Kathleen Murphy.These are typically lighter, moreseasonally sensitive crops.

Alma Diaz of Diaz Berries andVeggies had to take the circui-tous route to get to the villagecenter from WestmorelandCounty due to the effects of anaccident earlier in the morningthat blocked Georgetown Pike.

The weather may have contrib-uted to the summer market’sinauspicious start but newvendors are coming in the nextweeks, as well as some musicalacts for entertainment.

For more information aboutthe market and the vendors, goto http://greatfallsfarmersmarket.org/.

ONGOINGLashley Artist Showcase. May 2-

28. Broadway Gallery and FineArt and Framing, 1025-J SenecaRoad, Great Falls. The paintingsof award-winning “plein air” artistChristine Lashley.broadwaygallery.net. 703-450-8005.

Small Gems Exhibit. Through May10. Wednesday, noon-4 p.m.Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. VillageGreen Center, 756 Walker Road,Great Falls. Contributed work nolarger than 12 inches square.Sparkling jewelry, bronzesculpture, fiber arts, painting,print and mixed media. Theexhibit hangs on the walls and isdisplayed in cubbies and glasscabinets. Free.greatfallsstudios.com.”Unnecessary Farce.” Fridays-Sundays. April 29-May 14. AldenTheatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Call for times. Classicfarce with a contemporaryAmerican plot: the policeprocedural. $18-$20.www.mcleanplayers.org. 866-811-4111.

“Slice of Life” and The NationalGallery of Art CopyistsExhibits. Tuesdays-Saturdays,10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 3-28. ViennaArt Center, 115 Pleasant St., NW,Vienna. Two exhibits by theVienna Arts Society. Free.viennaartssociety.org.

Six Artists: What Matters Most.April 2-May 14. The FrameFactory Gallery, 212 DominionRoad NE, Vienna. An exhibitionand sale of artwork by localartists. Open Monday-Saturday,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.theframefactory1.com. 703-281-2350.

“Proof.” March 31-May 8. 1st Stage,1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons.Pulitzer Prize-winning play. $30/$26/$15. 1ststagetysons.org. 703-854-1856.

Time Traveler Tuesdays. 4:30p.m. March 29-June 7. Colvin RunMill, 10017 Colvin Run Road,Great Falls. This weekly serieswill take participants on aninteractive journey through time,focusing on a different period inVirginia history each week.Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/colvinrunmill/events.htm.

Weekly Storytime. Wednesdayand Saturday. 11 a.m. Barnes &

Noble, 7851 L Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Themes andTitles vary. Free admission.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Emmaus United Church of Christ,900 E Maple Ave. E, Vienna.Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation ofFairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Gentle Kundalini Yoga,one free introductory session,senior discounts. Increase yourflexibility, improve your breathingand health, reduce your stress.Ravi Kaur has 15 years experienceteaching yoga. $15 per session.www.edimprovement.org. 571-213-3192.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean.Weekly Tai Chi practice. Grouphas met for over 20 years. Free.FreeTaiChi.org. 703-759-9141.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 4“Healing Voices.” 7 p.m. First

Christian Church of Falls Church,6165 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Documentary exploring real-lifestories of individuals working toovercome the extreme effects oftheir illness and integrate theirexperiences into their lives inmeaningful ways. 703-324-7006.

Jammin’Juniors Concert. 12:30p.m. McLean Central ParkGazebo, 1468 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. Bring your lunchand listen to some tunes. RogerDay will perform. Free.mcleancenter.org.

THURSDAY/MAY 5Jennifer Knapp. 7:30 p.m.

Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave., E,Vienna. Knapp will perform songsfrom her new album Set Me Free.$80. www.jamminjava.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 6Spring Fling. 7-9 p.m. The Old

Firehouse, 1440 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. P, always sold-out5th and 6th-grader parties thatinclude music, dancing, games,snacks, videos and more! Advanceregistration is required; walk-inswill not be admitted. $35/$25.mcleancenter.org.

Summer Market Opens inGreat Falls

Luke Walhgren, a Great Falls resident, shares his love ofcooking with World Eats. He makes empanadas with globalflavors — from Nepalese to the market favorite, Jamaican.

Owen, 5, and Ellie, 2, Cisz, of Great Fallsenjoy a treat at the Great Falls FarmersMarket on Saturday, April 30.

Jo Oo’s “Plain and Simple” baked goodsand pies are inspired by hergrandmother’s recipes.

Market manager Kathleen Murphy points to the firsttomatoes sold at the Great Falls Farmers Market’s 2016summer market at the Great Falls Village Center.

Photos by Abigail Constantino/The Connection

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In one room two cops (from left — Scott Landsmanand Lynley Peoples) watch the video of what’s hap-pening in the next room with the security agent(Stephen T. Wheeler) and the accountant (BriannaGoode) in rehearsal for the McLean CommunityPlayers “Unnecessary Farce,” playing at the AldenTheater through May 14.


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FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 6-7Claude Moore Colonial Farm

Spring Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Claude Moore Colonial Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Browsevaried selection of heirloomtomatoes, eggplant and peppers, aswell as other vegetables. Alsoperennials. Free admission andparking. 1771.org. 703-231-3545.

SATURDAY/MAY 7Document Shredding. 9 a.m.-noon.

Long and Foster, 1355 Beverly Road,McLean. Free, secure papershredding for the community. Here’syour opportunity to clear your homeor office of paper clutter! Springclean your office and shred outdateddocuments.703-903-8643.

Yard Sale/Flea Market. 7 a.m.-2 p.m.Great Falls United Methodist Church,10100 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.To reserve a space to sell or for moreinformation call 703-582-1640.

Social Justice Yard Sale. 7 a.m.-1p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church ofFairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Proceeds from the sale willbe shared with the Shepherd’s Centerof Oakton-Vienna (SCOV), TheNational Alliance on Mental Illness,Mosaic Harmony and UnitarianUniversalist Partner Church Circle.703-281-0538.

“Under the Gun.” 7 p.m. UnitarianUniversalist Church of Fairfax, 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.Documentary screening followed by adiscussion on gun violence hosted byNorthern Virginia Chapter of theBrady Campaign to Prevent GunViolence. 703-281-4230.

Colvin Elementary Fun Run. 8:15

a.m. Shouse Village, 1400 Trap Road,Vienna (behind the school). Objectivethis year is to collect new or gentlyused sports equipment for our localsister school, Hybla Valley ES, to helppromote their family and studentlifelong health and fitness goals.http://www.crespto.org/home.html.

TUESDAY/MAY 10Fantasy Sports with Matthew

Berry. 7:30 p.m. The Alden McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. Join Matthew Berry,ESPN fantasy sports analyst andauthor of “Fantasy Life: TheOutrageous, Uplifting, andHeartbreaking World of FantasySports from the Guy Who’s Lived It”for a lively talk featuring stories andtips from the “front lines” of fantasysports. Free. Register at http://bit.ly/1XlJAhC or call 703-324-8428.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 11Jammin’ Juniors Concert. 12:30

p.m. McLean Central Park Gazebo,1468 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean.Bring your lunch and listen to sometunes! Join us for a free lunchtimeconcert for children ages two to fiveand their families. Steve Roslonek ofSteveSongs is one of the mostengaging performers on the nationalchildren’s music scene. Free.mcleancenter.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 13-14Annie, Jr. Great Falls Elementary

School, 701 Walker Road, GreatFalls. 571-512-2760. Wall, run,strollers welcome. Music, raffles,cake and food. $30 adults; $15 for 12and under till April 7.wolftrappta.org.

Great Falls StudiosPresents ‘Small Gems’

There is a new show in town: Great FallsStudios presents “Small Gems” at Arts of GreatFalls School and Gallery, Village Green Center,756 Walker Road, Great Falls.

Some 30 member artists have contributedwork no larger than 12 inches square. Spar-kling jewelry, bronze sculpture, fiber arts,painting, print and mixed media. The exhibithangs on the walls and is displayed in cubbiesand glass cabinets.

Free and open to the public on Wednesdays,Noon – 4 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.An exhibiting artist will be present.

Friday, May 6, 6–9 p.m. First Friday GalleryWalk (the beginning of a new Great Falls com-munity tradition!) and Small Gems reception,with refreshments. Show continues until May10. www.GreatFallsStudios.com.

Great Falls Studios appreciates the Arts ofGreat Falls for providing this space for themonth.

Looking ahead: May 1- 31. All Member, allMedia Exhibition “April Showers Bring MayFlowers” at Great Falls Community Library,Large Meeting Room, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls.

Thursday evening, May 5: Pen & PaletteReception by Great Falls Writers Group andGreat Falls Studios at Great Falls CommunityLibrary, Large Meeting Room, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. An anthologywritten by GFWG with cover art by selectedGFS members to be released. The evening willinclude a discussion allowing writers and art-ists to share the ideas and inspiration behindtheir work. The book and artwork will be of-fered for sale. Wine and other refreshments tobe served.

June 4 and 5: Great Falls Studios Spring ARTFEST , to coincide with the first Summer 2016Celebrate Great Falls Concert on the Green.

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Sports

Langley Boys’Tennis EdgesMadison

The Langley boys’ tennis team won itsninth consecutive match, edging Madi-son for the second time this season, 5-4,on April 29.

The Saxons won the No. 2 doublesmatch via tiebreaker, 8-6, which decidedthe match.

In singles action, Langley winners in-cluded: No. 1 Hammy Abuhamda; No. 3Nick Frankenberg; and No. 4 Michael Ning.Madison winners included: No. 2 LukeSablik; No. 5 Aryan Ossareh; and No. 6Conner Castellaw.

In doubles action, Langley’s No. 1(Abuhamda/Kevin Shen) and No. 2(Frankenberg/Ning) teams won. Madison’sNo. 3 team of Castellaw and Connor Will-iams was victorious.

Langley improved to 11-1. Madison fellto 9-4.

McLean’s KutzSelected toAll-AmericanSoftball Team

Katie Kutz, daughter of Greg and CathyKutz of McLean, made the 10-year-old USAElite Select Futures All-American FastpitchSoftball team. She was picked as a DirectSelection player from the April 8 tryouts inLeesburg, which earned her a roster posi-

tion on the team.Notable results from the tryout for Kutz

include a 54 mile-per-hour fastball, 56m.p.h. overhand throw, and 65 m.p.h.ball exit speed on batted ball.

Kutz will be traveling to the ESPN WideWorld of Sports complex in Orlando, Fla.,during the first week in August to com-pete in the Futures All American Games.Kutz is a fifth grade student at ChurchillRoad Elementary School and plays for theVienna Stars 04 travel softball team. Sheplayed in McLean Little League for sixyears starting in T-Ball at the age of 5.

It seemed fitting that the Langley girls’lacrosse team finished a perfect regu-lar season on senior night playing theMcLean Highlanders.

Langley defeated rival McLean 19-7 onApril 29, finished the regular season with a14-0 record and will be the No. 1 seed inthe Conference 6 tournament. The Saxonsbeat defending champion Madison 14-10 onApril 26 to take over sole possession of firstplace.

Langley head coach Maggie Kovacs hascoached these seniors since they were girlsin the early Great Falls Lacrosse little laxprogram. Group hugs at the end of the gamewere the visual queues of the team’s lovefor each other and a celebration of an un-defeated season, but the feelings go muchdeeper than that.

Kovacs, a former Oregon lacrosse star andLangley standout herself, has spent the sea-son developing a team-first attitude with thegirls. Many feel that the Langley teamsKovacs played on from 2006 to 2009 weresome of the best of all time.

What separates the current team fromthose teams?

“The question in itself is the answer!”Kovacs said. “I would’ve killed to have asmuch talent as Langley’s had in the past fewyears. But, I think the difference in why myfreshman and sophomore year teams domi-nated was simply because we were the bet-ter team. We also had some incredible tal-ent, but not nearly the depth Langley hasnow. They (the current team) just neededto see beyond themselves and all of theirpersonal successes to realize that everyonehas a role to play and together they couldfinally achieve their goals. We had a break-through a few weeks ago against Washing-ton-Lee, so now not only do they have somuch more talent than my teams ever had,

but they’re on their way to having the heartand teamwork that we did. It’s not an easyprocess, but the girls are peaking at just theright time. This team is definitely one forthe record books.”

Kovacs also recruited support as a first-

year coach when taking over the team.“I wasn’t going to take this position un-

less I had help,” said Kovacs. “Before ap-plying, I convinced Annie Swanson to bemy associate head coach. She’s a friend andformer Langley teammate of mine, and I

knew she’d make an amazing coach andwould be fun for me to pal around with atpractices and games. Coach Bucky Morriswas a bit trickier sell. I knew if I got himout to a practice he’d be hooked, that he’deat up how much talent this team had. Hewas my first true lacrosse coach and taughtme everything I know.

“In Halle Duenkel’s senior night write up,she mentioned that I made her brush herteeth and eat left handed even though she’sa righty, to strengthen her left hand up soanything on her left side would feel morenatural. I loved the shout out, but I can’ttake the credit. That’s all Bucky! He toldmy team the same thing in seventh grade.”

Keeping the team motivated and a com-petitive fire burning is something Kovacs isthinking about so that the Saxons do nothave a lapse going into the playoffs.

“We have inner squad teams and compe-tition days that keep them fired up,” shesaid. “I have a few surprises up my sleevethat I don’t want to reveal yet. But you canbe sure more unconventional ideas will becoming their way ASAP.”

Langley averaged nearly 17 goals pergame during the regular season while al-lowing fewer than seven per contest.

The Conference 6 tournament will beginThursday, May 5.

Undefeated, Unfinished

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Morgan Kuligowski, seen against South Lakes on April 15, and the Lan-gley girls’ lacrosse team will be the No. 1 seed in the Conference 6tournament.

Sports Roundups

Photo contributed

The Langley girls’ lacrosse team finished the regular season with a 14-0 record.

Coach Maggie Kovacsleads Langley to aperfect 14-0regular season.

Great Falls Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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ABC LICENSEBBGG Concepts, LLC trading as Big Buns, 4401 Wilson Blvd #104, Arlington, VA 22203. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DE-PARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On & Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic bever-ages. Craig Carey, CEO & FounderNOTE: Objections to the issu-ance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Ob-jections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.

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