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2 weeks ago | 
fcnp.com | Penny Gross |Mark Dreisonstok |Bill Fogarty |Ryan McCafferty
Discussion and debate have been the hallmarks of American college and university campuses for more than a couple of centuries, until now. Where different philosophies and points of view could be examined and expounded, usually safely despite raised voices in sometimes tense surroundings, today’s public and private institutions of higher learning are under attack by the Trump Administration.
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2 weeks ago | 
fcnp.com | Nicholas F. Benton |Mark Dreisonstok |Bill Fogarty |Ryan McCafferty
The first meeting of the State Legislature’s Emergency Committee on the Impacts of Workforce and Funding Reductions (quite the mouthful, the clumsy abbreviation being ECFW&FR, clearly needing to be shortened) was held at Arlington’s remarkable Virginia Tech Innovation campus building Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
fcnp.com | Adam Roy |Mark Dreisonstok |Bill Fogarty |Ryan McCafferty
By Adam RoyLast Saturday, aspiring major leaguers put on their jerseys and straightened their caps for the Falls Church Kiwanis Little League (FCKLL) Opening Day parade and ceremony held at the ball fields behind West Gate Elementary School.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
fcnp.com | Mark Dreisonstok
In a January 29 holiday performance so joyful that it would only disappoint the Grinch, the Salute to Vienna New Years Concert at Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda brought sheer magic to its audience of all ages.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
fcnp.com | Mark Dreisonstok
Trinity School at Meadow View in Falls Church is staging a play popular in the mid twentieth-century: “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” In this screwball comedy, we meet arrogant critic and radio personality Sheridan Whiteside. After slipping and injuring himself on the ice while visiting a wealthy family, he threatens to sue them, leading to their allowing him to rehabilitate in their home.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
fcnp.com | Mark Dreisonstok
We recently reported on the Studios at 307, a building in which artists occupy small studios to create their works, display their talents, and invite visitors to see the results of their artistic efforts. Since our first visit, new artists have joined the community, and on Saturday, December 7, a holiday event with food and music afforded an opportunity to view new works by the resident artists at 307 East Annandale Road in Falls Church. On the ground floor of the building, a large poster of N. C.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thebeaconnewspapers.com | Mark Dreisonstok
The lively, talented cast of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' brings new energy to the 1960s Stephen Sondheim musical, playing at the Signature Theatre in Arlington through January 12.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
fcnp.com | Mark Dreisonstok
Rooftop Productions at the ARTfactory in Manassas, Virginia, is currently presenting a very special musical version of “Miracle on 34th Street,” directed and produced adroitly by, respectively, Deb Hansen and Kimberly Kamp.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
mdtheatreguide.com | Mark Dreisonstok
“White Christmas,” now playing at the Classic Theatre of Maryland and wonderfully directed and choreographed by Sally Boyett, follows the story of two talented World War II army buddies, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis. It is now ten years later in 1954, and they are in show business and highly successful. They then meet Betty and Judy, a singing sister duo. The foursome find themselves at a Vermont inn run by Bob and Phil’s former World War II commander, General Waverly.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
thebeaconnewspapers.com | Mark Dreisonstok
The lively, talented cast of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' brings new energy to the 1960s Stephen Sondheim musical, playing at the Signature Theatre in Arlington through January 12.
