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Fine ArtsFestivalTakes FlightNews, Page 3

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Bailey Kim, 9, of Reston and hercousin Sean Dresdner, 4, of Herndonsport the paper bag hats they made

in the Children’s Art Tent at theNorthern Virginia Fine Arts Festival,which was sponsored by the Greater

Reston Arts Center (GRACE) andtook over Reston Town Center last

weekend.

Reston HospitalBids FarewellTo Bill Adams

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Abandoned BoatsReston Association is currentlylooking for the owners of the

following boats found on Reston lakes:

Names will be drawn during the second week of June.For Reston residents only.

To enter your name or to claimyour boat, please call Brian Pettyat Reston Association 703-435-6535.

Lake Thoreau:• Yellow, “Sawyer” canoe• Yellow, “Snark” sailboat• Red, “Sears” canoe

Lake Anne:• Red “Coleman” canoe

The following boat is availableto be given away by a raffle.

Please note: only Reston residentsare eligible for the drawing.

A two-seater pontoon,gray “Sun Dolphin” with anelectric motor and paddle.


News

By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

Reston painter Connie Slack recalled havingto beg artists to participate in the first annual art festival staged by the Greater Reston

Arts Center (GRACE). She had been co-chair for theevent. About 35 artists had participated in the one-day show, but with very little preparation or adver-tising the event had drawn about 5,000 people, shesaid. “And it grew from there.”

On Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16, about220 artists from across the country set up booths inthe streets of central Reston Town Center for GRACE’s

On May 7, the DentalArts Center of Restonprovided 33 children

from local low-income familieswith free dental education andmore than $30,000 in servicesranging from comprehensiveexaminations and cleanings tofillings and crowns as part ofnational Give Kids A SmileRday.

Teaming with Dogwood El-ementary School, Reston Inter-faith and Medical Care for Chil-dren Partnership Foundation toidentify children in need of den-tal care, six Dental Arts Center

Dr. Kathy Dillon of the Dental Arts Center with Dog-wood Elementary School student.

Dr. Robert Averne of the Dental Arts Center teachesDogwood Elementary School student about properdental care.

Donating a SmileDental Arts Center ofReston gives dental careto underprivileged children.

doctors, seven hygienists andtheir staff donated their timeto spend this day in the serviceof those less fortunate.

“It’s devastating to see achild’s smile destroyed by se-vere tooth decay, especially re-alizing that decay can lead toother more serious medicalconditions,” said Scott Synnott,D.D.S., of the Dental Arts Cen-ter. “Our doctors were gratifiedto help these children from ourimmediate community in get-ting the dental care and edu-cation they so desperatelyneed.”

Photos by Mike DiCicco/The Connection

Reston artist Ann Barbieri poses in front of some of her mixed-media works.

Fine Arts Festival Takes FlightThrongs of visitors and220 artists, including‘aerialists,’ descend onReston Town Center.

Reston residents Jamieson Banton, 2, and her sister Maya work on mosaics in theChildren’s Art Tent.

Reston Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Alex Walker of Reston and her first-gradestudent Tejas Ashtaputre of Ashburn maketheir contribution to a community muralbeing created at the art festival.


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News

Race, Run/Walk for a CauseThe Spinal Research Foundation is hosting the third annual

We’ve Got Your Back 5k race, 1 mile fun run/walk and SpinalHealth Fair on Saturday, May 22 during National OsteoporosisAwareness Month. Ethan Albright, Reed Doughty, Chris Samulesand James Thrash of the Washington Redskins will serve as hon-orary chairs. In addition, the Washington Redskins Cheerleaderswill make a special appearance at this year’s event. Proceeds fromthe event will directly support programs of research and educa-tion to improve spinal health care for all Americans. The SpinalHealth Fair is a fun filled community event open to all ages andwill be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Attendees are encouraged tobring their children to the Kids Corner for special activities in-cluding interactive play areas, color and learn stations and amoonbounce. The event will take place at 1831 Wiehle Ave.,Reston. To register for the race/walk or get more information,visit the race website at www.spinerf.org/race/reston or [email protected] .

Sen. Howell to Speak toReston-Herndon AAUW

The Reston-Herndon Branch of AAUW will host a meeting onThursday, May 20, at 7 p.m., at the meeting room of the RestonRegional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive. The featuredspeaker will be State Sen. Janet Howell (D-32) who will outlinethe highs and the lows of the 2010 Virginia Legislative Assemblysession and how they affect our area. All interested are invited toattend. Use the side entrance, as the library will be closed at thistime. Membership in AAUW is open to anyone who has com-pleted a two-year program or more from an accredited college oruniversity. For more information, call 703-759-5543.

Two Stores Fail AlcoholCompliance Check

On Friday, May 14, officers of the Reston District Station con-ducted business compliance checks at several locations in theReston and Herndon areas of Fairfax County. This sting is part ofthe ongoing youth alcohol/business compliance enforcement cam-paign in which a Fairfax County Police cadet, dressed in plainclothes, attempts to purchase alcohol from various locations.

Fourteen locations were entered with two arrests made for ille-gal sale of alcohol to a minor. Locations that did illegally sellalcoholic beverages: 7-Eleven at 11846 Sunrise Valley Drive andRite Aid at 2260A Hunter Woods Plaza in Reston.

Bike to Work on FridayHundreds of bicycle commuters will celebrate the annual Bike

to Work Day on Friday, May 21, at Reston Town Center Pavilion.Cyclists will gather from 6:30–9:30 a.m. for a free breakfast, rafflesof bike-related prizes and bicycling information handouts. Su-pervisor Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) will be there at 8a.m. to greet riders. Participants can also try out new bike rout-ing software, and pre-registered riders will receive a free T-shirt.

Winners of the Employer Challenge, a contest that recognizesthe most bike-friendly business based on nominations from par-ticipants, will receive a free catered lunch from Whole Foods Mar-ket. Last year about 400 people attended the Reston event.

Reston Bike to Work Day is organized by the Reston Town Cen-ter Association, Reston Association, Reston Bike Club, Friends ofthe W&OD Trail, The Bike Lane and Fairfax Advocates for BetterBicycling with the help of many local sponsors.

To register, visit http://www.waba.org/events/btwd/ and se-lect the Reston pit stop. Space is limited, so register to attend bycalling 703-478-0283 (Hunter Mill District) or 703-560-6946(Providence District). Those needing an accommodation to at-tend this event should notify the office when they register.

CorrectionIn the May 5 story, “Party Like It’s 1949,” the Connection incor-

rectly identified the swing dance group at the Senior Senior Promin Herndon. The group, based in Ashburn, is called Gotta Swing.

Week in Reston

By Dana Bieber

The Connection

It’d be a lie to say the manwho led the successful efforts to double the size ofHCA’s Reston Hospital Cen-

ter goes around singing, “BuildYour House On The Rock.”

No. “All Shook Up” might becloser to the truth.

President and CEO Bill Adamsof Reston Hospital, an avidkaraoke singer, prefers tunes byElvis Presley and Patsy Kline, hiscolleagues and employees secretlyadmitted Monday night, May 17,as they celebrated his upcomingretirement at the Hyatt Regency inReston.

That’s not to say Adams, whowill step down at the end of themonth, hasn’t made Reston Hos-pital rock-solid. In the 12 yearsthat he has been there, Adamsstarted and completed a $100 mil-lion expansion project that in-cluded doubling the size of theemergency room, adding 60 certi-fied hospital beds, a parking ga-rage, surgery center and medicaloffice building, among other fea-tures.

Additionally, Adams also re-shaped the hospital clinically byadding and enhancing tertiary ser-vices, such as recruiting one of theUnited States’ leading thoracicsurgeons, and establishing clinicalpartnerships with facilitiesthroughout the metro Washingtonarea, said Margaret Lewis, presi-dent of HCA’s Capital Division andsenior executive of HCA Virginia.

“Twelve years ago, Reston wasa sleepy little hospital, pulled by ahorse-drawn wagon,” said PhilTobey, vice chair of RestonHospital’s board of trustees, at theretirement party. “Today, we haveBill to thank for helping to turn itinto a tertiary center.”

Lewis and Tobey were two ofmore than a dozen community of-ficials who spoke on behalf ofAdams contributions and to honorhim for his role at Reston Hospi-tal and 36 years with HCA.

By the Numbers1986: Year Reston Hospital Center opened187: Number of certified beds in the hospital2001: Year in which the hospital started to expand690: Estimated number of primary care and specialty physicians withhospital privileges.1,200: Number of part- and full-time employees180: Number of volunteers who work at the hospital in a week

Reston Hospital BidsFarewell to Bill AdamsChallenges awaitincoming CEOas new hospitalapproved forLoudoun.

Photos by Dana Bieber/The Connection

President and CEO Bill Adams of Reston Hospital Centerand his wife, Kathy Adams, applaud to a comment madeby Del. Tom Rust (R-86), not pictured, at Adams’ retire-ment party Monday evening at the Hyatt Regency inReston.

Bill Adams holds a Fairfax County proclamation withSupervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) at his retire-ment party Monday evening. The proclamation acknowl-edges that Adams is retiring, although Hudgins jokedduring her presentation that it was an ordinance toprevent Adams from retiring.

SUPERVISOR Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) gave Adams a proc-lamation certificate acknowledg-ing his retirement, although shejoked during her speech that thecertificate was an ordinance toprevent Adams from retiring. StateDelegates Tom Rust (R-86) andKen Plum (D-36) presented Adamswith a commendation for makingReston Hospital a central part ofthe community.

Mark Ingrao, president of theGreater Reston Chamber of Com-

merce, gave Adams a framed pic-ture of Reston, stating that whenAdams left the chamber as a presi-dent in 2006, he’s been trying eversince to undo a number of rulesAdams had instituted, such as re-quiring a karaoke night once amonth and that Elvis Presley songsbe played in the chamber’s lobby.

Although proud of the hospital,Adams credits his employees andmanagement team for all the hard


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By Mike DiCicco

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Reston residentMadeleine Steppel, 7,recalled that herolder cousin had lost

her hair “a long time ago,” but ithad eventually grown back. Now,she said, it was her turn to helpchildren who were without hair.“I want to do this for the rest ofmy life,” Madeleine said. “I wantto help children who have cancer.”

Her mother, Debra, said she hadlearned about Locks of Love,which makes wigs for cancer pa-tients from do-nated hair, afterM a d e l e i n e ’ scousin had beendiagnosed withleukemia as achild more thansix years ago.Now, after lettingtheir hair growfor four years, sheand her daughter were gettingsheared in as a lead-up to theReston Relay for Life, scheduledfor this Saturday and Sunday, May22 and 23 at South Lakes HighSchool. “She’s been planning onthis for more than half her life,”she said of her daughter, addingthat Madeleine planned to begingrowing hair for her next donationimmediately.

Steppel has been participating inthe relay since 2002, when she andher husband decided a neighbor-

hood team would be a way to fos-ter a sense of community in theirneighborhood of Carriage Gate.Since then, she has become abreast cancer survivor herself, andshe said many of her friends andfamily members had been affectedby cancer. She said starting theteam was “a way to bring theneighborhood together for a greatcause.”

TIME MAY BE RUNNING OUTto start a team for this year’s event,but Reston relay co-chair LisaNicholls, an Oak Hill resident, saidplanners were always looking for

volunteers to helpwith the event.And, she said, “Alot of the teamsdo fund-raisingonsite.” Thismeans visitorscan help thecause by showingup and partakingof silent auctions,

bake sales, a moon bounce, games,a massage tent, refreshments, sou-venir stands, face painting andother offerings. “There’s all kindsof stuff you can buy,” Nicholls said.

Other entertainment will in-clude DJs, bands and a late-nightlip sync contest. The event beginswith an opening ceremony at 1p.m. on Saturday and ends at 8:30a.m. Sunday, with relay partici

Running for LifeThis weekend’s event will affordvisitors many opportunities fordonation, entertainment.

Debra Steppel and herdaughter Madeleine, 7, getready to have their hair cutoff for Locks of Love, inpreparation for the RestonRelay for Life.

Debra and MadeleineSteppel pose for an ‘after’picture, having each had afoot of their hair cut off tobe used to make wigs forpatients undergoing che-motherapy.

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— Kristina Baumler,relay co-chair


Opinion

Last year at this time, I was still in themidst of chemotherapy for breastcancer, reacting to my first year participating as a “survivor” in the

Komen Race for the Cure. This year, sportingmy own hair again and cancer-free, I find manymore reasons to walk the walk.

First, the money raised by Komen has a ro-bust local impact, outreach to underservedwomen in our region who need help withawareness, screening, treatment and more.Recently announced grant recipientsthat help poor women with screeningand treatment including ArlingtonFree Clinic, Alexandria NeighborhoodHealth Services. Some Fairfax County recipi-ents serve immigrant communities like theKorean Community Service Center, the Ethio-pian Community Development Council, theSomali Family Care Network. Others, like theBreast Cancer Network of Strength in Herndon,provide support for women in the aftermathof diagnosis and treatment. The American As-sociation on Health and Disability in Rockvillereaches women with disabilities who often fallthrough the cracks of early detection.

Second, in the last year, the U.S. PreventiveServices Task Force announced controversialand confusing new guidelines for screening forbreast cancer that could give women one morereason to put off self-exams, mammograms andvisits to the doctor. At 40, you still need to talk

to your doctor about when to begin mammo-gram screening and how often, even if youhave no history of breast cancer in your fam-ily. Be sure you’re talking to a health care pro-fessional with expertise in breast health. And

if you find a lump or anything suspi-cious in your own breast, don’t delayvisiting the doctor.

It takes more than money to ensurethat women are in the best possible positionto discover any breast cancer early on — ittakes the kind of awareness that comes with50,000 people coming together to walk on aSaturday morning, it takes education, it takes

For the Cure Awareness, money raised by Komen forthe Cure, benefit many in our region.

energy, time and effort.I encourage you to join the Race for the Cure;

there is still time to register and take part inthe 5K itself. There are many ways to partici-pate, including walking, running, and even“Sleeping in for the Cure” (you still get a T-shirt).

But most of all, I urge the women readingthis to be sure that they are taking care of them-selves, for everyone reading this to advocatefor the women in their lives.

Early detection — along with a healthylifestyle — is the key.

Breast cancer is detected early by self-exams,by doctor exams and by mammograms. Be sureyou show up for all of the above on your ownbehalf.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Father’s Day PhotosEvery year at this time, the Connection puts

out the call for photographs of fathers and theirchildren, grandfathers and their children andgrand children.

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20, and onceagain the Connection will publish a gallery ofFather’s Day photos.

Send in photos as soon as possible, includ-ing names of everyone in the picture, the date

the picture was taken, the ages of the childrenand sentence or two about what is happeningand where the photograph was taken. Be sureto include your town name and neighborhood.

Email photos to [email protected], or mail a disk orprints to Reston Connection, Father’s Day PhotoGallery, 1606 King Street, Alexandria, VA22314.

Get InvolvedMore than 50,000 people are expected on the Na-

tional Mall on Saturday, June 5, 2010 for the SusanG. Komen Global Race for the Cure. Register atwww.globalraceforthecure.org

Editorials

By Kenneth R. “Ken”

Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Gov. Bob McDonnell (R)is to be commendedfor appointing a Com-

mission on Government Reformand Restructuring to “make gov-ernment simpler and easier to use,more efficient and more effective.”The 30-person commission madeup of businesspersons and legisla-tors has an ambitious schedule ofcompleting its initial report in twomonths on July 16. The final re-port deadline of Dec. 1 suggeststhat there will not be a special leg-islative session to deal with therecommendations this fall.

All recent governors have madeefforts to modernize and stream-line state government. Under gov-ernors Warner and Kaine realprogress was made in moderniz-ing state government with award-

winning use of tech-nology. The Common-wealth received “bestmanaged” recognitionseveral times. Thereare several ways that

Gov. McDonnell can build on thisprevious success, save taxpayerssome money and maintain the bestmanaged state designation.

First, he can rein in the Attor-ney General. In his first severalmonths in office, Attorney GeneralCuccinelli (R) has embarked onquestionable lawsuits that couldeasily cost taxpayers more than amillion dollars. Suing the federalgovernment over the health carereform bill may get headlines butdoes nothing for Virginians with-out health care. His recent fishingexpedition against a former Uni-versity of Virginia climatologist ispointless. If criminal activity is the

point of his action, the informa-tion upon which he is actingshould be turned over to a Com-monwealth Attorney for prosecu-tion. If anti-climate change ideol-ogy is the point of his effort as sus-pected by most, he needs to stepback from attacking a universityand its research efforts.

Public schools are the big ticketcost item in the state budget. Re-cent research has shown conclu-sively that the way to save moneyin education is to invest in pre-school programs. A dollar spent onprograms for 3- and 4-year-oldswill return $7 to $10 in savings byreducing the need for remedialprograms, repeating of grades andlack of job skills. Wise investmentsdo save money in the long run.

The Governor’s Prisoner andJuvenile Offender Re-entry Coun-cil should come up with recom-mendations to stop the revolvingdoor of the Corrections system

that has almost a third of Virginia’sprisoners return to prison withinthree years. Virginia has one of thecostliest criminal justice systems inthe country without any lowercrime rate than most other statesthat spend less. The Governor andthe legislature will need the back-bone and political will to enactreforms in this area.

The Governor should push hisindependent redistricting plan likethe one I have advocated for yearsas a way to save money on law-suits contesting partisan redistrict-ing plans and as a way to reformgovernment by having voters pickthe legislators rather than legisla-tors picking their constituents.

I will return to this topic of gov-ernment reform in the future. Inthe meantime I would be pleasedto learn of your suggestions forreforming state government andsaving tax dollars:[email protected].

Reforming and Restructuring Virginia Government

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THURSDAY/MAY 20Reston-Herndon AAUW May

Branch Meeting. 7 p.m. at theReston Regional Library Meeting

Room, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Branch Member and StateSenator Janet Howell with an updateon the 2010 Virginia LegislativeSession. [email protected].

FRIDAY/MAY 21Reston Bike to Work Day 2010.

6:30–9:30 a.m. at Reston Town

Center Pavilion. Gather for a freebreakfast, raffles of bike-relatedprizes and bicycling informationhandouts. Hunter Mill SupervisorCatherine Hudgins will be there at 8a.m. to greet riders. Participants canalso try out new bike routingsoftware, and pre-registered riderswill receive a free T-shirt.www.waba.org/events.

SATURDAY/MAY 22Presentation on Rail to Reston.

1:30 p.m. Reston Museum, 1639Washington Plaza, Reston. With PattyNicoson, chair of DCRA, followed bya walk. 703-709-7700 or

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By Jack Kenny

Past President, Republican

Club of Greater Reston

Reviewing the recent actions of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervi-

sors at just one meeting broughtto light an interesting statistic. Ifone totals up the proposals for resi-dential development of Reston, itappears that Reston populationwill grow about 5 percent. Our60,000 residents will become63,000 soon if all of the proposalsare approved. Five percent mightnot seem like much. We can all saya mere 3,000 more residents willbe a drop on the bucket. Our in-frastructure should easily be ableto accommodate that populationincrease.

Hold on. Those are the actionscoming out of just one meeting.How many more Board meetingsare on the calendar and how manymore proposals for additionalhigh-rise residential units are wait-ing for approval action? It is notinconceivable that mere 5 percentcould grow to 25 percent in a veryshort time. Now we start to talkreal numbers. Can Reston’s infra-

structure support a 25percent increase? Whatwould Reston be likewith a population of75,000? The disgracefulpart of the equation isthat in order to qualifyfor federal funding, theprojected rider-ship has to meetcertain criteria;i.e., a populationbase that will provide the revenueto make Rail to Dulles a reason-ably viable operation. A certainamount of operating deficiency iscalculated in to the equation. Inthis case, the last published figurewas something like $192 millionper year. Yes, Rail to Dulles willrequire an additional operatingsubsidy each year forever fromguess who? Yep, the Toll Road us-ers. We may get some help fromFairfax County.

But little, if anything from thestate and the Washington Metro-politan Airports Authority has al-ready shown their concern for ourpocketbooks.

Not long ago, the Reston Asso-ciation discussed a proposal to al-low reduced homeowner fees for

new residential devel-opments. Shifting theburden of support tothe current member-ship. Several clever ar-guments were ad-vanced to support thatproposal. “Oh, they

will all havetheir own recre-ational facilitiesand will not be

a burden on the current 60,000residents” was the rationale. In therecent RA Board elections, howmuch did we hear from the candi-dates on their position on growthand its impact on the community?

Of course, the Fairfax Boardslipped in another tax increase andauthorized another $19 million foraffordable housing.

Has anyone asked how muchaffordable housing is needed inFairfax County? We keep buyingmore affordable housing and thenumbers of those needing afford-able housing keep growing. Ofcourse, the Board can keep rede-fining the term “needy.” It’s calledbuilding an attractive nuisanceand justifying another bureau-cracy.

Opinion

How Much Is Enough?

A Differing Point of View

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Reston community members and leaders metSaturday, May 15 to discuss options and con-

cerns for the new Reston Metrorailproject, which is part of the largerDulles Corridor Metro Project.

Chief among many communitymembers’ interests in the new tran-sit development plan is how localtraffic patterns would be affected,especially in light of the plannedWiehle Metro station, which is setto open in 2013, with 2,000-plusspaces in a parking lot and stationentrances on both sides of theDulles Toll Road, according to theDulles Metro website.

“We have to build the 2,700spaces to start with but we don’tnecessarily need to … build addi-tional spaces,” said PatriciaNicoson, president of the DullesCorridor Rail Association.

Nicoson added that the RestonTask Force plans to develop a gridof streets and perhaps “superblocks,” which are large blocksfilled with a number of throughstreets, near Sunset Hills andWiehle Avenue, to deal with theWiehle station traffic.

While the Wiehle Station will beopened around 2013, The RestonParkway and Herndon-MonroeStations are set to open a bit laterin 2016.

THE MEETING, which took placeat South Lakes High School, was

entitled “A Tale of Two Countiesand How a Connected Street Net-work Can Support a More Attrac-tive and Walkable Reston.” Duringthe presentation, community mem-bers were presented transit devel-opment information from bothMaryland and Arlington counties,in order to provide ideas and ex-amples for Reston’s upcomingMetro Stations.

“When we’re doing this planningit’s not just about that Metro corri-dor coming out of the Dulles TollRoad,” said Bob Brosnan, chief ofplanning for Arlington County’sCommunity Planning, Housing andDevelopment. “It’s about howeverything’s going to be connectedin the community.”

Along with Brosnan, keynotespeakers at the Reston transit pre-sentation were John Carter, chiefof design Maryland-National Capi-tal Park and Planning Commissionand Ian Lockwood, a civil engineerand principal of design and plan-ning at AECOM.

While Reston residents andworkers expressed excitement atthe transit opportunities thatMetrorail would bring to theReston area, some concerns wereraised regarding the new transitplan.

Key concerns included the pos-sible effects of Metrorail on pedes-trian and biker traffic, as well asthe monetary repercussions of theproject and how it will affect things

such as single-family housingbuilding.

One major interest of the RestonTask Force, which works on thedevelopment of the Reston com-munity including the Metrorailproject, is how the area will dealwith “open space” requirementsthat will result from Metro build-ing, to complement pedestrians,bikers, and park goers alike.

“We have not had the discussionyet about how we’re going to dealwith setting standards and levels,but obviously everyone on the taskforce [has a] really keen interestin that element of the planning,”Nicoson said.

NICOSON said that the task forcehas spoken with Fairfax CountyPark Authority, Reston CommunityCenter and Reston Association onthe topic of parks planning, but hasnot yet determined how it will setits levels and standards in Reston.

The Saturday meeting also fea-tured Supervisor CatherineHudgins (D-Hunter Mill), who in-troduced the presentation, and wasco-hosted by the Dulles CorridorRail Association and the RestonAssociation.

Hudgins highlighted the impor-tance of Reston community mem-ber input in Reston’s Metrorail andoverall community development inher introduction.

On Saturday, May 22, the RestonTask Force will conduct anothercommunity meeting at 9 a.m. atLangston Hughes Middle School, toget input on the North part of theReston Town Center, CameronGlen area and the Police Stationarea development.

Metrorail Impact DebatedLearning from neighbors’ experiences.

Bob Brosnan, chief of planning for Arlington County’sCommunity Planning, Housing and Development, speaksat the meeting. Next to him is Patricia Nicoson, presidentof the Dulles Corridor Rail Association.

What aspect of transit orienteddevelopment in Reston is mostimportant to you?

Viewpoints

Doug Pew,Retired, Reston

“Connecting across the Dulles Toll Road.We need a lot more connection.”

Peggy Ament,Lawyer, Reston

“Right now, I live in South Reston andcan’t get to Reston Town Center on my bike.[Reston Transit] needs to be more pedes-trian oriented.”

Robert Whitfield,Business Owner, Reston

“Transit oriented development can onlysolve a limited proportion of the traveldemand. Because of being more dispersed[in Reston] we have to travel more to work.How are they going to provide work [forReston community members in Reston] inthe future?

Fionnuala Quinn,Engineer, works in Reston

“That they provide bike access that’sconnected and that’s suited for all types ofusers … women, parents with children …older residents.”

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THURSDAY/MAY 20Herndon High School Guitar

Boosters Raffle Drawing. TheBoosters are raffling off a MartinDXME Acoustic Electric Guitar andGig Bag. Tickets are $5 each or fivefor $20. You do not need to bepresent to win. Proceeds benefit theHerndon Guitar Program. Purchasetickets at www.herndonguitar.org.

Special Twos. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Storytime. Age2 with adult. 703-689-2700.

FRIDAY/MAY 21“Much Ado About Nothing.” 7:30

p.m. by Herndon High School TheatreDepartment at the HHS Auditorium,700 Bennett St., Herndon.Shakespeare’s comedy aroundobstacles to the union of two lovers,with a sub-plot about the “merry war”

of the sexes. $10. [email protected] 703-401-0428.

Murphy Jensen Tennis Clinic. 6p.m. at Lake Newport Tennis Facility11452 Baron Cameron Ave., Reston.Taught by the coach of theWashington Kastles. $50 RestonAssociation members, $55 non-members. Adults. Registrationrequired at www.reston.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 22“Much Ado About Nothing.” 7:30

p.m. by Herndon High School TheatreDepartment at the HHS Auditorium,700 Bennett St., Herndon.Shakespeare’s comedy aroundobstacles to the union of two lovers,with a sub-plot about the “merry war”of the sexes. $10. [email protected] 703-401-0428.

We’ve Got Your Back 5k Race & 1mile Fun Run/Walk. 8 a.m. at1831 Wiehle Ave., Reston. $20-$30,age 12 and under free in the one milefun run/walk. Free Spinal Health Fairand Kids Corner. Proceeds supportresearch and education to improvespinal health care. www.spinerf.org/race/reston

The Mikado. 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap

Foundation for the Performing Arts,1645 Trap Road, Vienna. $40-$280.703-938-2404 or www.wolftrap.org.

Sisters in Crime ChesapeakeChapter Workshop. 1 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Author, editorand writing coach Chris Roerdenpresents a free writing workshop.703-689-2700.

Afternoon Program & Walk. 1:30p.m. Reston Museum & Shop, 1639Washington Plaza, Lake Anne VillageCenter, Reston. Rail to Restonpresentation by Patty Nicoson, chairof Dulles Corridor Rail Association,followed by a ‘Wiehle Station’ walk.Free. www.RestonMuseum.org.

Singer Beverly Cosham. 7 p.m.Reston Museum & Shop, 1639Washington Plaza, Lake Anne VillageCenter, Reston. Cosham will perform“Favorite Composers”. Free.www.RestonMuseum.org.

Classical Chamber Concert. 2 p.m.at Washington Plaza Baptist Church,1615 Washington Plaza, Lake AnneCenter, Reston. Miron Yampolsky,cellist, performs Johann SebastianBach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello;Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008;and Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV1012. Free and open to the public.Bring a can of food to donate to

Reston Interfaith Food Pantry.wpbcevents.org.

The Baby Boomer Show. 7:30-10:30p.m. at Café Montmartre, 1625Washington Plaza North, Lake Anne,Reston. Live vocals andentertainment, music from the 1950s-1970s. Latin, ballroom, swing anddisco dancing. 703-904-8080.

Trail of Tails. 10: 30 a.m. at WalkerNature Education Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. The many shapesand sizes of animal tails, and howanimals use their tails. $5 per childRA member, $8 per child non-member. Ages 3–5. Reserve at 703-476-9689 ext. 6540 [email protected].

MONDAY/MAY 24ESL Beginners. 11 a.m. Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. ESLconversation group. Adults. 703-689-2700.

Snakes. 3 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Meet a snake, explore the world ofreptiles, and find out which snakescan be dangerous. 703-689-2700.

TUESDAY/MAY 25Women Artists and the Body: A

Moderated Dialogue. 7:30 p.m. atGreater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market St. #103, Reston. With ThePink Line Project’s Philippa Hughes.703-471-9242 or www.restonarts.org.

ESL Advanced. 11 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Practice Englishin a group with a volunteer facilitator.703-689-2700.

Folk Club of Reston-Herndon 25thJubilee. 6 p.m. in the Back Room ofthe Tortilla Factory MexicanRestaurant, 648 Elden St., Herndon.703-435-2402.

Reston Sings. 7:30 p.m. at the RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. A community sing-along of the Faure Requiem. $10participation fee, rental scoresavailable. www.restonchorale.org.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 26Monkey Business Preschool

Storytime. 11 a.m. HerndonFortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon. Stories and activities aboutmonkeys. Age 2-5 with adult. 703-437-8855.

Beverly Cosham, accompa-nied here by DingwellFleary, performs ‘FavoriteComposers’ on Saturday,May 22, at 7 p.m. at RestonMuseum & Shop, 1639Washington Plaza, LakeAnne Village Center, Reston.

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McManus to ReplaceAdams at Reston Hospital

work — the same team that hisreplacement, Tim McManus, willstart working with June 1.

“You’re going to love Tim,” hesaid to his employees. “He’s veryexcited, very capable, and he willhelp the hospital to continue tothrive and grow.”

McManus, CEO of Garden ParkMedical Center in Gulfport, Miss.,will face the same challenges he

faced in Mississippi: growing thehospital with the community, com-petition for quality health-careproviders and facing the un-knowns of health-care reform,Adams said.

“None of us knows what’s goingto happen with that,” Adams saidin an interview Friday.

Perhaps one of the biggest chal-lenges McManus faces is helpingto build the Stone Spring Hospitalin Loudoun County.

“Even though that’s a few yearsoff, there are all sorts of challengeswith trying to build an acute carehospital from the ground up,”Adams said. “We just got approv-als from Loudoun County Boardof Supervisors, but it’s probablyfive years off.”

McMANUS said he was lookingforward to addressing those issuesand others, such as helping areaemployers provide health aware-ness to their employees.

“Clearly, there is a strong rela-tionship and tie among RestonHospital’s employees, physicians,nurses and administration, whichmakes a world of difference to careat the end of the day,” he said. “I’mexcited about coming into a placewith such a great foundation.There are plenty of hospitals in thecountry that have gone throughswings, up and downs, andchanges in competitive healthcare.

“So coming into a hospital withsuch a strong quality medical staffand robust service lines, I think it’sperfectly positioned for incrediblegrowth.”

Although sad to see Adams re-tire, his management team is ex-cited for McManus to come aswell.

“Thanks to Bill, we have a stra-tegic plan. We have a roadmapset,” said Jane Raymond, chiefoperation officer of Reston Hospi-tal. “We are set for the future, andTim will give us another dimen-sion to what we’re already doing.”

For most people, however, thebig question is: Will McManus singas well as Adams? No doubt,Adams will be missed either way.

“We’re excited, but we’re goingto miss Bill,” said Cindy Glover,chief nursing officer.

She has worked with Adamssince his duration at Reston Hos-pital. “He’s been so effectivethroughout his career.

His most famous line is, ‘Every-thing speaks,’ meaning if you seesomething that reflects poorly onthe hospital, such as piece of trash,take care of it. … He has been agreat leader, and we wouldn’t bewhere we are today withouthim.”


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pants taking turns walking thetrack all night. Guests can stay aslong as they like, provided thatthey sign in and get a wristband,

Kristina Baumler, the relay’sother co-chair and another OakHill resident, said the event alsoprovided an opportunity to “getyour kids exposed to a caring com-munity that really is there to meeta very important purpose.” And,she said, fund raising will continuethrough August.

More than three weeks are leftto assemble a team for theHerndon Relay for Life, scheduledfor June 12 and 13 at HerndonMiddle School. Baumler said sheand Nicholls had stuck with theolder Reston relay because it waswhat they were familiar with.

She said she had started as ateam member in 2000, become ateam captain the next year andjoined the organizing committeethe year after that. This is the thirdtime she has been a co-chair, butshe also remains a team captain.One reason for her enthusiasm,she said, was that she had lost twograndparents to cancer and hermother and grandmother werebreast cancer survivors. “I’ve lostfar too many friends and family tocancer,” she said.

Nicholls said she had not beenall that familiar with cancer whenshe began helping a friend to puttogether teams for the Woodbridgerelay in 1999. However, the nextyear, a close friend of hers died of

stomach cancer, and just twoweeks ago, her sister-in-law diedof ovarian cancer. “It’s become re-ally personal,” she said.

Sandy Vigen, an office assistantat Fox Mill Elementary School inOak Hill, said she was deepeningher involvement with the relaysimply because she had enjoyedparticipating last year. “I had sucha great time I thought, ‘I’m goingto start a team myself,’” she said.The school had never had a Relayfor Life team, but after Vigen madea request for participants amongthe staff earlier this year, Fox Millsuddenly had two teams. “We hadso many people want to do this,”she said. “People were so willingto sign up, and even our principalis doing it.”

She noted that one of theschool’s goals was to encouragecommunity service among stu-dents. “Not only are we teachingour kids to become responsiblecitizens, but we are leading byexample,” she said. As of lastweek, the two teams had raised atotal of about $6,600, and moredonations continued to roll in.

Vigen said the school had settledon the Reston relay because it washeld at South Lakes High School,which its students would one dayattend.

Baumler said the Reston relaywas typically one of the biggestRelay for Life fund raisers in themid-Atlantic region, although oth-ers had more participants. “Wetypically are around 1,000 peoplefor our event,” she said, but she

added that the mix of participantswas rare. “We have a very goodmix of corporate, youth, commu-nity, school, friends, family, just avariety of groups that participatein the event, and that really makesa difference in the flavor of theevent,” she said.

Nicholls said the event raisedmore than $300,000 last year andhad raised about $400,000 inyears past.

AS OF TUESDAY MORNING,706 participants were registeredon 91 teams, and $116,760 hadbeen raised, although the numberwas expected to increase dramati-cally as team members beganhanding in the money they col-lected.

Steppel, who has been the cap-tain of her neighborhood team forthe last couple of years, said theteam usually ended up with about10 members, although they askedthat all their neighbors contributeone way or another, such as bysupporting a team member or do-nating an item for a silent auction.They might not reach 100 percentparticipation, she said, but theycome close. “Everyone alwaysseems really supportive of thecause.”

For its part, the North Point Vil-lage Center Hair Cuttery lent itssupport by making a $100 dona-tion in recognition of Steppel’s andher daughter’s efforts and by of-fering their hair cuts free ofcharge.

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Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The South Lakes Highbaseball team wasscheduled to meethost Langley in a

round one game of the Liberty Dis-trict tournament earlier this weekon Tuesday, May 18. TheSeahawks, who were 5-15 over theregular season, are the No. 7-seedteam of the eight-team tourna-ment. Langley is the No. 6 seed.

The Langley-South Lakes winnerwill advance to the quarterfinalsversus No. 3 Stone Bridge onWednesday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m.in Ashburn.

The district tournament semifi-nals will take place this Friday,May 21 at McLean High Schoolwith round of four games sched-uled at both 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thedistrict title game will take placeMonday night, May 24, 6:30 p.m.,at Madison High School in Vienna.

South Lakes’ top hitters duringthe regular season were junioroutfielder Wilfredo Corps-Ortiz(.407 batting average), followedby senior Kevin Ball (.310) andsophomore outfielder Ryan Forrest(.279). The Seahawks’ top RBImen were Corps-Ortiz (13 RBIs)and Will Sweet (12).

On the mound, junior John Beckwas the pitcher of record for allfive of South Lakes’ wins. Over 13appearances and 46-1/3 innings ofwork, the right hander struck out49 batters, walked 15 and gave up34 hits. He carried a nifty earnedrun average of 2.42.

“He’s a competitor and won allour games for us,” said SouthLakes coach Galvin Morris.

SOUTH LAKES’ LAST WINcame on May 4 in a district gameat Jefferson. After that, theSeahawks lost their final threegames of the regular season toMarshall, 8-7, on May 7; Madison,8-0 on May 11; and Fairfax, 14-5,on May 14.

The loss at Marshall was a heart-breaker. The Seahawks took a 7-6lead into the seventh inning beforethe Statesmen rallied for two runs— both coming on squeeze bunts

— in their final at-bats. Marshalldesignated hitter Franklyn Hall,with the bases loaded and thescore tied at 7-7, executed histeam’s second successful squeezebunt of the inning for the winningrun.

Marshall took a 1-0 lead in thefirst inning. South Lakes counteredwith two runs in the third inning.Austin Schweppe legged out aninfield single and Ryan Forrest hita line drive triple to center for thefirst run. Wilfredo Corps-Ortizdrove Forrest home with a solidsingle to left for the second run ofthat inning.

Seahawk starting pitcher JohnBeck kept Marshall at bay until thefourth inning when the Statesmenscored three runs to take a 4-2lead. The Seahawks closed the gapto one run in the fifth on aSchweppe double, followed by aForrest infield single and aMarshall throwing error.

Marshall scored two unearnedruns in the bottom of the fifth totake a 6-3 lead. The resilientSeahawks, however, came roaringback in the sixth inning with a two-out, four-run rally. David Odlenlegged out an infield single andthen took second base on an er-rant throw. Lucian Fox then drovea 2-0 pitch to deep right field foran RBI triple. After a Schweppewalk, Forrest hit a line drive tripleto right center to score two runsand tie the game at 6-6. Will Sweetsingled to plate the go-ahead runand make the score 7-6 Seahawks.

The Seahawks, in the game, had10 hits, led by Forrest (three hits,including two triples, three RBIs).Schweppe had a pair of hits, in-cluding a double, and scored threeruns. Other contributions on of-fense came from Sweet (hit, RBI),Odlen (hit, run scored) and LucianFox (RBI triple). Corps-Ortiz was1 for 2 with an RBI and two inten-

tional walks. Wes Casson and BillyMcLaughlin also added hits.

EARLIER IN THE WEEK, SouthLakes had beaten Jefferson, 9-0.The Seahawks combined shutoutpitching with explosive hitting toshut out the Colonials. SouthLakes jumped out to a 3-0 lead inthe first inning on a Forrest triple,Will Sweet RBI single, Corps-OrtizRBI triple and a Kevin Ball RBIsingle.

Ball legged out a double to be-gin the third inning. McLaughlinfollowed with a two-run home runto left center to put South Lakesup 5-0. The Seahawks added an-other run in the fourth on a Corps-Ortiz double and Kevin Ball sac fly.Forrest added to the hitting attackin the fifth inning with a two-out,two-run double, scoring Cassonand Odlen. Ball completed theSeahawk scoring with a solo homerun to center field in the sixth in-ning. Beck started the game on themound and went four innings,striking out seven and allowingjust two hits with a walk.

“He kept Jefferson batters offbalance,” said Morris, of Beck’souting against Jefferson. “Theyhad a hard time picking up hisstuff. He pitched an overall goodgame for us.”

Sweet pitched two innings inrelief, allowing one hit and strik-ing out one. Odlen pitched the sev-enth inning, allowing one hit andstriking out three. Perfect Seahawkdefense contributed to a greatpitching effort with no errors anda 1-6-3 double play to end the firstinning.

Ball led the 11-hit Seahawk at-tack, going 3 for 3 (with a homer)and knocking in three runs. Forrest(two RBIs), Sweet (one RBI) andCorps-Ortiz (one RBI) each hadtwo hits. McLaughlin belted a two-run homer and Fox added a hit.

Photo courtesy of South Lakes Lacrosse

South Lakes High boys’ lacrosse player Nolan Boyle,a sophomore midfielder, looks for his options dur-ing a recent game. Standing in the background issenior defensive player and teammate DanReineberg, jersey No. 19. Boyle and his teammatesreached last week’s Liberty District tournamentsemifinals before losing to defending state cham-pion Langley. But the Seahawks, who are 7-6, quali-fied for this week’s Northern Region playoffs andwere scheduled to play at Washington-Lee High inArlington earlier this week on Tuesday, May 18, in afirst round region playoff game.

The 2010 Charity VolleyballTournament (men, women, co-ed) will take place on Saturday,June 26 at Hoops Magic, located at14810 Murdock St., in Chantilly.The event is being hosted by the Af-ghan Relief Fund, a non-profitorganization working towards noblecause of orphans and widows in Af-ghanistan. A Golden Sponsor of thebenefit tournament will be NCLHoldings, Inc., owned by HamedWardak.

Afghan Relief Fund was estab-lished in July of 2001. Overwhelmedby the plight and suffering of theAfghan people, who endured one ofthe longest wars in history, AfghanRelief Fund’s founder, staff andmembers have been committed totaking part in the reconstruction ofAfghanistan and rebuilding the Af-ghan peoples’ lives.

The South Riding Storm, arising U-14 girls’ select soccer teamthat competes in WAGS, is lookingfor committed, talented and highlymotivated players for the Fall 2010season. For more information or toschedule a tryout, contact Coach JeffRush at [email protected].

Summer camp season hasbeen announced by Prospects SportsTraining, the multi-sport complexlocated at 8500-B Tyco Road in theTysons Corner area. Multi-sportcamps, offered weekly, will includebaseball, soccer, football, basketball,dodgeball and kickball. Youngsterswill learn how to develop their skillsin these sports. In addition, baseballcamps will teach overall baseballskills such as throwing, fielding andhitting. Classes will include dailybaseball games played in thefacility’s indoor space. Baseball ses-sions will be taught by former minorleaguers and Prospects Sports Train-ing founders Matt Avery (ChicagoCubs and Washington Nationals)and Troy Allen (Atlanta Braves).

Weekly summer camps run June28 through Aug. 30. Half-day ses-

sions (9 a.m.-12 noon) will cost$200; full day sessions (9 a.m.-2p.m.) will cost $250. Extended daysessions (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) will run$300 weekly.

For more information, go towww.ProspectsSportsTraining.com,or call 571-765-4700.

The 16U Loudoun SouthEagles baseball team is lookingfor a couple of players to round outits roster for the summer season.The team will start practicing in lateMay and conclude the season in lateJuly. The Eagles will compete in sixtournaments/showcases in the Mid-Atlantic region this summer.Contact Gary Malacane [email protected] more information.

The Dulles Airport RotaryClub will present the 14th annual“Opportunities Open” Golf Tourna-ment on Sept. 27. Since itsinception, the tournament has beenan event dedicated to making apositive impact on the lives of localpeople with disabilities. This year’sevent will once again be hosted byHidden Creek Country Club inReston. Proceeds will benefit Arc ofNorthern Virginia, Every CitizenHas Opportunities, Service Sourceand Arc of Loudoun. For furtherinformation on participation, or tobecome a club sponsor, contact theDulles Rotary Club OpportunitiesOpen Committee at 703-406-8200,ext. 245.

George Marshall High has dthe hiring of Frank Johnson as theschool’s new girls’ volleyball headcoach. Coach Johnson comes toMarshall from South Lakes Highwhere he was a varsity assistantcoach. Originally from Cherry Hill,N.J, Johnson has coaching experi-ence in a number of sports. He isdedicated to building and sustain-ing a strong program at Marshall.Mr. Johnson is also an educatorendorsed to teach in three academicareas.

Sports Roundups

Photo courtesy of South Lakes Baseball

South Lakes players get charged up prior to their districtroad game at Jefferson on May 4.

Seahawks ExperienceWin, Heart-breaking Loss

Reston Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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SATURDAY/MAY 22, 10 A.M. TO NOONVolunteers ages 13 or older will battle Garlic

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SATURDAY, JUNE 26English Ivy at Old Trail. Help RA beautify the

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SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 10-11Volunteers needed to help Reston Festival

2010 committee members. The festivalwill be held on Saturday, July 10 andSunday, July 11 at Reston Town Center.Volunteers of all ages needed to helpcelebrate Reston’s heritage with a varietyof events, crafts, kids’ activities, musicalentertainment and festival food!.This willbe Reston’s 46th Birthday Celebration.

Volunteers are needed to assist the followingcommittees:

Children’s Entertainment Committee - Thiscommittee is responsible for recruitingquality entertainers, shows, and activitiesfor children, while providing a safe areafor them to operate. Volunteers workwith, and act as liaisons between thegroups managing the children’s area.

Food Committee - This committee isresponsible for recruiting a variety ofquality food vendors. Volunteers workwith the Health Department and FireMarshall to ensure the food vendors are incompliance with all the rules of setting upan off-site food booth.

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Connie Slack of Reston poses withone of her paintings.

David Kitchen is one of a dozenmusical acts to perform at theNorthern Virginia Fine Arts Festivallast weekend.

Photos by Mike DiCicco/The Connection

Reston Town Center resident Talib Aleem and his granddaughter Mia, 6,chat with sculptor Matthew Fine of Norfolk about his artwork.

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Arts Celebrated19th annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts

Festival. In attendance were painters, sculp-tors, photographers, printmakers, jewelers,potters, leatherworkers, digital artists,clothiers, furniture makers and even the“aerialists” of Baltimore-based In-FlightTheater.

Although the weather was pleasant andthrongs of visitors filled the streets, Slacksaid it was “not the greatest” year for sales.“I just doubled my sales in selling one paint-ing,” she said Sunday afternoon. But shesaid she had made contact with a numberof people who would come see her in herstudio at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria.“It’s a good way to keep in the public eye,”she said.

Mixed media artist and Reston residentAnn Barbieri, who also remembered the firstart festival, which was plagued by rain whilethe artists had no tents, agreed. “Sales havenot been gangbusters, but it’s OK, and Iwould do this anyway just to let peopleknow that I’m at the Torpedo Factory,” shesaid. And, she added, the organizers “takesuch good care of the artists,” providingthem with lunch, water and “booth-sitters”to give them breaks.

Festival Chairwoman Linda Stanley said

the event had come to be considered oneof the top juried art festivals in the countryand drew artists from as far away as Canadaand the West Coast. Applications from art-ists started coming in about 10 months ago,and the participants were chosen by Janu-ary.

Stanley said planners had been forced topare back this year’s festival after the event’smajor sponsor, Target, withdrew. For ex-ample, there was no artists’ dinner, andrather than buying the usual 400 T-shirts,organizers had ordered 200, all of whichwere sold out by the end of Saturday.

The festival raises funds for GRACE’s arteducation programs, and Stanley said theorganization usually asked visitors for do-nations. This year, she said, organizers soldgift certificates donated by eight local res-taurants. “You give $10, you get $10 off yourcheck at one of these area restaurants, andwe get to keep the $10 in support ofGRACE,” she said.

Also, each artist donated a piece to beraffled off at the Collector’s Choice Raffleand Sale in September, which also supportsthe art center’s programs.

The festival has little overhead, as it isrun by GRACE staff and more than 300 vol-unteers.


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Chen tai chi. Beginners class everyMonday, 6:30 p.m. at the Jow GaShaolin Institute, 600-D CarlisleDrive, Herndon. First class free. Alllevels and ages welcome.truetaichi.com or 703-801-0064.

NARFE Dulles Chapter 1241Luncheon Meeting. 11:30 a.m. atAmphora Diner, 1151 Elden St.,Herndon. $17. “Elder Physical andFinancial Abuse” with Holly Lacassefrom the Fairfax County AdultProtective Services of the Adult andAgeing Division, Department ofFamily Services. 703-435-3523.

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