Jessica Cooley

Fairfax County

Michelle Witte

Washington Metropolitan Area

Vienna

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Tysons Corner

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Wolf Trap

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Tysons

Dunn Loring

Oakton

Merrifield

Idylwood

Pimmit Hills

Mantua

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Fairfax Public Access

FAIRFAX, VA — The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area is sponsoring a special televised “Know Before You Vote: Virginia Constitutional Amendments” program on Monday, August 31, 2026, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m., on&nbsp;Fairfax Public Access, Channel 10. Virginia voters are invited to watch, learn about the proposed amendments, and be informed before casting a ballot on November 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Watch live on Fairfax Public Access, Channel 10 and or by live-streaming on YouTube through Inside Scoop.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/InsideScoopTVShow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Inside Scoop TV Show - YouTube</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The one-hour program will provide factual, nonpartisan information about the three proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution appearing on the November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections ballot.
The program will feature three 15-minute segments:
Question 1:&nbsp;Right to Reproductive Freedom Question 2:&nbsp;Marriage Equality Question 3:&nbsp;Voting Rights&nbsp;
For each amendment, the official ballot question will be presented, followed by a discussion of what Virginia law currently provides, what would change if the amendment is approved, what the amendment does not change, and the practical impact on Virginia citizens.
The program is presented solely for voter education and does not advocate for or against any of the proposed constitutional amendments.


Co-sponsors:&nbsp;&nbsp;Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Lambda Kappa Omega Chapter; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ® Alpha Beta Alpha Omega Chapter;&nbsp;American Association of University Women (AAUW) of Virginia; Psi Alpha Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.;&nbsp;Bernie L. Bates Foundation, Inc.;&nbsp;Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.;&nbsp;Fairfax County NAACP; Iota Epsilon Sigma Chapter Northern VA of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.;&nbsp;National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. – Northern Virginia Chapter;&nbsp;Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce;&nbsp;REV UP Virginia;&nbsp;Sully District Council of Citizens Associations; and&nbsp;The Arc of Northern Virginia
Know Before You Vote.

Local Event: Televised “Know Before You Vote” Virginia Constitutional Amendments Special Program

Mount Vernon

Televised “Know Before You Vote” Virginia...

FAIRFAX, VA — The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area is sponsoring a special televised “Know Before You Vote: Virginia...

Televised “Know Before You Vote” Virginia Constitutional Amendments Special Program

Join us every Wednesday from 1-4 pm and every Final Friday of the month, also from 1-4 pm, for VAS's Open Studios. 
Whether you’re a new or experienced artist, all are welcome.Whatever your medium and whatever your level, this is the place to enjoy making art with your fellow artists. Every week is something new: a copyist project, a still life, or a chance to continue working on your own projects.

Bring your own art supplies.We’ll provide the easels.VAS Open Studios are located at VAS Art Center, 243 Church St NW, Suite 100LL (lower level) in the Windover Professional building.
Our open studios are free-of-charge and open to the public. Call with questions: 703-319-3971.

Local Event: Virginia Arts Society (VAS) Open Studio

Virginia Arts Society (VAS) Open Studio

Join us every Wednesday from 1-4 pm and every Final Friday of the month, also from 1-4 pm, for VAS's Open Studios. 
Whether...

Sunrise at Reston Town Center

We are hiring Caregivers, Med Care Managers and LPN&nbsp;Med Care Managers.&nbsp;Join us for open interviews and meet our AMAZING team and leaders Wednesday, September 2nd&nbsp;from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Interviews and offers will be conducted on the spot. &nbsp;
Please sign in and let them know you are there for an open interview. To shine even more, bring a copy or two of your resume with you. For questions, please call/text 571-705-7686. Register here for the hiring event:&nbsp;
<a href="https://sunriseseniorliving.lpages.co/reston-93-event/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sunrise of Reston Town Center 9.2 Hiring Event!</a>
Discover why our community is such a special place to work and connect with leaders who care about your career journey! Sunrise Senior Living is committed to providing an enriching workplace environment for all team members! We offer robust benefits, tuition reimbursement, leadership development programs and myFlexPay. #ShineAtSunrise
📈 Leadership and development opportunities
🎓 Tuition reimbursement
📝 Robust training programs
🏥 Comprehensive medical benefits
💛 Employee assistance program
Sunrise Senior Living has championed quality of life in senior care for more than 45 years. We believe team members are our greatest resource and are looking for people who share our commitment to provide quality care for seniors and their families. It is no surprise that many of the world's leading experts in Senior Living entrust their career to Sunrise.

Local Event: We are Hiring! Caregivers and LPN Med Care Managers

Reston

We are Hiring! Caregivers and LPN Med Care...

We are hiring Caregivers, Med Care Managers and LPN Med Care Managers. Join us for open interviews and meet our AMAZING team...

We are Hiring! Caregivers and LPN Med Care Managers

Sunrise of Fairfax

We are hiring Caregivers and Med Techs.&nbsp;Join us for open interviews and meet our AMAZING team and leaders Wednesday, September 2nd&nbsp;from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Interviews and offers will be conducted on the spot. &nbsp;
Please sign in and let them know you are there for an open interview. To shine even more, bring a copy or two of your resume with you. For questions, please call/text 571-705-7686. Register here for the hiring event:&nbsp;
<a href="https://sunriseseniorliving.lpages.co/fairfax-93/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sunrise of Fairfax 9.2 Hiring Event!</a>
Discover why our community is such a special place to work and connect with leaders who care about your career journey! Sunrise Senior Living is committed to providing an enriching workplace environment for all team members! We offer robust benefits, tuition reimbursement, leadership development programs and myFlexPay. #ShineAtSunrise
📈 Leadership and development opportunities
🎓 Tuition reimbursement
📝 Robust training programs
🏥 Comprehensive medical benefits
💛 Employee assistance program
Sunrise Senior Living has championed quality of life in senior care for more than 45 years. We believe team members are our greatest resource and are looking for people who share our commitment to provide quality care for seniors and their families. It is no surprise that many of the world's leading experts in Senior Living entrust their career to Sunrise.

Local Event: We are Hiring! Caregivers and Med Techs

We are Hiring! Caregivers and Med Techs

We are hiring Caregivers and Med Techs. Join us for open interviews and meet our AMAZING team and leaders Wednesday, September...

Bards Alley Bookshop

Authors Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders discuss their new WWII history book Ortiz's War
Bards Alley welcomes local historian Nicholas Reynolds and veteran journalist Katie S. Sanders as they share the story of World War II spy Peter J. Ortiz. Join us to learn about his fascinating exploits!
In their book Ortiz’s War: The Allies’ Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France (out August 25), Reynolds and Sanders chronicle Ortiz’s life from his childhood travels and stint in the French Foreign Legion to his daring undercover work for the Office of Strategic Services during WWII. Bards Alley bookseller and institutional partnerships lead Diane Naughton will moderate the discussion.
We will have “Ortiz’s War” available for purchase and signing. To preorder a copy, call the store at (571) 459-2653 or reserve it as an add-on during registration.
Attendance is free. RSVP here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/authors-nicholas-reynolds-katie-s-sanders-ortizs-war-tickets-1993625209669" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">eventbrite.com/e/authors-nicholas-reynolds-katie-s-sanders-ortizs-war-tickets-1993625209669</a>ABOUT&nbsp;THE&nbsp;BOOKPeter J. Ortiz’s path to becoming the most battle-decorated member of America’s first spy agency—and one of the most decorated Marines of World War II—was unlike any other. Born in New York and raised between California and France, he would have stints as a merchant seaman, dude ranch manager, race car driver, lion tamer, circus performer, and Hollywood stuntman and actor. As a teenager, Ortiz ran away from boarding school in France to join the French Foreign Legion. He first experienced combat in North Africa against tribesmen in the Sahara. Fighting on the front lines against the Germans in 1940, he was badly wounded and captured. He repeatedly escaped, one time fleeing a hospital train after assuming the identity of a dead soldier.
Docking in the US the day after Pearl Harbor, Ortiz enlisted in the Marine Corps. As someone who could speak French like a native--and get by in Arabic, German, and Spanish--the dashing former Legionnaire immediately stood out. Instead of being deployed to the Pacific like the majority of Marines, Ortiz was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)—America’s World War II forerunner to the Central Intelligence Agency—for special operations in North Africa and Europe.
In 1944, Ortiz parachuted into France on two top-secret inter-Allied missions. Operating deep behind enemy lines, he traveled throughout Southeastern France—at times donning his Marine uniform—arming and training the Maquis, blowing up Nazi infrastructure, and aiding downed Allied airmen. Rotating his many covers—including as a fashion designer and minor Vichy government official—he infiltrated Nazi gatherings and funneled intelligence about German positions back to OSS London ahead of D-Day. By the time he escaped across the Pyrenees, he was among the Gestapo’s most wanted.

A rare Marine in the European Theater, Ortiz's story is one of extraordinary courage, resistance, and self-sacrifice.ABOUT&nbsp;THE&nbsp;AUTHORSNicholas Reynolds has worked in the field of modern history off and on for 40 years, with some unusual detours. Freshly minted PhD from Oxford University in hand, he joined the Marine Corps in the 1970s, serving as an infantry officer and then as an official historian. As a colonel in the Reserves, he was Officer in Charge of Field History, deploying historians around the world to capture history as it was being made. For many years, he worked at CIA, most recently as the historian for the CIA Museum, where he drafted the strategic plan for the next decade and wrote a foundational monograph as well as shorter pieces and many labels. He still believes he has held the best two niche jobs in the US Government. Leveraging his experience, he has taught at the Naval War College, Johns Hopkins University, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. He has also tried his hand at farming, writing a novel, and mountain climbing. One of his proudest moments was making it to the glaciated peak of Mt. Baker in the Cascades at the age of 64. With his wife, the gifted healer Becky, he cares for rescue pugs and lives within commuting distance of the Library of Congress, where he can be found on a rainy day.Katie S. Sanders is&nbsp;an award-winning journalist with 15+ years of experience who has written for leading outlets, including Vanity Fair, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Washington Post Magazine. She has also managed media relations and content creation at the startup Jopwell and supported Google engineers on product localization and community initiatives. She&nbsp;graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar, and lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with her family. Ortiz's War is her first book.

Local Event: "Ortiz's War" Authors Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders at Bards Alley

"Ortiz's War" Authors Nicholas Reynolds and...

Authors Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders discuss their new WWII history book Ortiz's War
Bards Alley welcomes local...

"Ortiz's War" Authors Nicholas Reynolds and Katie S. Sanders at Bards Alley

Jammin Java

Join Better Said Than Done on September 3rd at Jammin’ Java for Huzzah: a storytelling show
 celebrating 15 years of amazing stories. In the past 15 years, we’ve 
heard hundreds of incredible stories and hundreds of fabulous 
storytellers. We’d bring them all back on stage if we could, but for 
this one night, we’re bringing back some of our favorites to help us 
celebrate. This show’s nine storytellers and two emcees have appeared on
 PBS’ Stories from the Stage, NPR’s The Moth Radio Hour, the Risk! 
Podcast, at the Kennedy Center, in the National Storytelling Festival, 
and, of course, on Better Said Than Done stages. Join us for Huzzah!, 
with emcees Bonnie Gardner and Jack Scheer and storytellers Nick 
Baskerville, J.R. Denson, John Kreul, Carol Moore, Joe Morice, Miriam 
Nadel, Ravi Pimplaskar, Jessica Robinson, and Delegate Holly Siebold!
<h2><a href="https://www.unionstagepresents.com/shows/huzzah-better-said-than-done-s-15th-anniversary-storytelling-show-03-sep" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tickets Here</a></h2>
Jammin’ Java is located at 227 Maple Ave E., Vienna, VA 22180. A full
 dinner and bar menu will be available before and during the show. 
Storytelling starts at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm. <a href="https://www.unionstagepresents.com/shows/huzzah-better-said-than-done-s-15th-anniversary-storytelling-show-03-sep" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Get your tickets and reserve your seats now.</a>
The stories may be personal, but you will experience them as if you 
were there. They may be true, despite being unbelievable. And as always,
 Better Said Than Done’s storytelling show will prove that life is 
better in the telling.

Local Event: Huzzah: Celebrating 15 Years of Storytelling

Huzzah: Celebrating 15 Years of Storytelling

Join Better Said Than Done on September 3rd at Jammin’ Java for Huzzah: a storytelling show
 celebrating 15 years of amazing...

Holy Transfiguration Church

Holy Transfiguration Church Welcomes Labor Day Weekend&nbsp;with 33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival

Get Ready for a Flavor-Packed Weekend of Festivities!
McLean, Va., 
-- Prepare for a dazzling celebration of culture, cuisine, and community at one of Northern Virginia’s most beloved traditions! On September 5 and 6, Holy Transfiguration Melkite Greek-Catholic Church will transform its grounds at 8501 Lewinsville Road into a vibrant tapestry of sights, sounds, and smells for the 33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival.
What’s Waiting for You?
<ul>
 <li>Grilled Shish Kebob alongside oven‑baked Kibbeh, slow‑roasted lamb, crispy Falafel, and other festival favorites, such as Stuffed Grape Leaves, Shawarma, Mnazeleh, Tabouleh and Hummus.</li>
 <li>Tables overflowing with decadent pastries like Baklawa, Maamoul and Ghraybeh.</li>
 <li>Atayef
 and Knafeh – two specialty desserts – one a pancake-like pastry filled with pistachios and drizzled with rose-water syrup; another a warm, syrup‑soaked cheese pastry crowned with pistachios.</li>
 <li>Live Arabic music, joyful dancing, and a chance to join the Dabke, a high-energy folk line dance.</li>
 <li>Fun for the whole family with two moon bounces, giant slide, face painting, petting zoo, and games galore.</li>
 <li>Browse vendor booths, explore church tours, bid on silent auction items, and soak in the famous hospitality.</li>
</ul>
Don’t Miss the “Hafli” – a high-spirited Arabic celebration with live music – at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.This lively outdoor party invites everyone to dance under the stars. Whether you're a seasoned expert or just learning the steps for the first time, you’ll be swept up in the fun! 
Festival Hours
<ul>
 <li>Saturday, September 5: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.</li>
 <li>Sunday, September 6: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.</li>
</ul>
Rain or shine, the celebration goes on! Admission and parking are free.Details, menus, and online ordering can be accessed at <a href="https://www.MiddleEasternFoodFestival.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.MiddleEasternFoodFestival.com</a>.
Holy Transfiguration is a proud parish of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton, embracing the rich Byzantine tradition rooted in the Middle East. 
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Local Event: 33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival

McLean

33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival

Holy Transfiguration Church Welcomes Labor Day Weekend with 33rd Annual Middle Eastern Food Festival

Get Ready for a...

Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003

Our Next Shoff Promotions Comic
Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show is SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6
...9:30am-3pm at the Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128
Columbia Pike 22003NOW
12 Years at This Location ...Over a 100 Shows!! 


 
( 10 minutes from Tysons Corner) 


The spacious 6,000 sq ft Hall will
be filled with over 60 8ft tables ( equivalent to 80 6ft tables) of
Top Area Dealers with Gold, Silver, Bronze and Modern Age Comic
Books, a wide selection of Pokemon singles and packs and Plushies 
Plus Baseball, Football, Basketball and Hockey cards vintage to the
present cards graded /raw and Supplies for all your collecting needs.
Plus some vintage Rock &amp; Roll Lps and Cds Something for
Everyone! 

Admission
$3
cash only; 12 and under Free with paid Adult Adm.
******Free
Parking******* Easy Access****
***
Show Info: shoffpromotions.com Nick 301-318-4464

Local Event: Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show

Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and...


Our Next Shoff Promotions  Comic
Book, Sports Card  and Pokemon Show is SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6
...9:30am-3pm  at the Annandale...

Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show

Panera Bread

Pull up a chair and connect with your neighbors at AARP Free Coffee Friday. We’ll be gathering at Panera to share conversation, build community, and get to know one another — no agenda, just good company. All welcome! AARP members, non‑members and anyone curious about AARP are invited.&nbsp;
Coffee is on us! Sign up to get an email reminder!&nbsp;
We can't wait to see you!

Local Event: Free Coffee Friday in Vienna

Free Coffee Friday in Vienna

Pull up a chair and connect with your neighbors at AARP Free Coffee Friday. We’ll be gathering at Panera to share conversation,...

Calling all high school students with a passion for comedy! (the) Unruly Theatre Project (UTP) is The Alden’s professional teen improv company, bringing live comedic performances and community programs to audiences throughout the area.
Company members are paid for performances and rehearse twice a week from late September through May. In addition to performing at venues including art galleries, cafés and the Old Firehouse Center, members gain hands-on experience in areas such as marketing, stage management and photography.
Open to 9th-12th graders only.
Open Auditions: Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 15-16, 7-9 p.m. No prepared monologue is required. Headshots and resumes are welcome but not necessary.
Questions? Email <a href="mailto:alden@mcleancenter.org">alden@mcleancenter.org</a>.

Local Event: Open Auditions for The Alden's Professional Teen Improv Company

Open Auditions for The Alden's Professional...

Calling all high school students with a passion for comedy! (the) Unruly Theatre Project (UTP) is The Alden’s professional teen...

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