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City of Fairfax Schools Participate in Annual Spotlight on the Arts
Fairfax city schools participate in Spotlight on the Arts festival.
The City of Fairfax celebrates the arts this month in their 28th Annual Spotlight on the Arts April 19th - May 10.
Founded in 1985 as a collaboration between the City of Fairfax and George Mason University, the three week festival is aimed to enhance community awareness of the many arts and cultural opportunities in Fairfax and encourage the expansion of the arts through supporting fledging arts organizations in the community.
This year the festival will incorporate more student work than in the past. With contributions from all four city schools and the Fairfax Academy for the Communications and the Arts, student work will range from sustainable art to a variety of musical performances including the first annual Battle of the Bands, a choral concert with students from all four schools and cultural dances.
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"We are delighted to have such high quality student artwork in our annual Spotlight on the Arts festival," said John Mason, president of the Spotlight on the Arts Festival. "The talent demonstrated suggests that we have many budding artists in our schools."
Highlights of student work include:
• April 20- May 2 Fairfax High School Art Department Spotlight Show at Old Town Hall
• April 23 - 6 PM Earth Day Sustainability Art Show and Reception at City Hall
• April 24 - 7:30 PM A Choral Kaleidoscope pyramid concert at 7:30 at the Sherwood Center
• April 28 - 7 PM First annual Battle of the Bands sponsored by the Fairfax Academy for Communication and the Arts at the Sherwood Center
• April 29th 7 PM FHS Art Awards and Reception at Old Town Hall
• May 2 7 PM Fairfax Korean Cultural Festival at the Sherwood Center
• May 2 - 12 various times - “Hello Dolly!” by FX Players at FHS
• May 10 - Fashion in Motion fashion show 7:30 PM at the Sherwood Center
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"On behalf of the City of Fairfax School Board, I am extremely proud of our students' many accomplishments," said Janice Miller, 2013 Spotlight on the Arts Honorary Chairman and Chairman of the City of Fairfax School Board. "The marvelous programs in our four schools and our Academy are some of the best in the state. Board members are elated to showcase our outstanding and talented students in many excellent venues offered by Spotlight."
