Alexandria and Mount Vernon Calendar March 27
Information on events going on in the Alexandria and Mount Vernon areas.
Mount Vernon Bulletin Board March 20
Information for upcoming events in Mount Vernon
Virginia Garden Week to Feature NoVa Gardens
80th Historic Garden Week, April 20-27, 2013
Historic Garden Week 2013 will feature approximately 200 private homes and gardens open on 32 separate tours throughout the state of Virginia over eight consecutive days. It is the largest ongoing volunteer effort in Virginia and represents the coordinated efforts of 3,400 club members. One hundred percent of tour proceeds are used to enhance Virginia’s landscape. For 80 years, the grounds of the commonwealth’s most cherished historic landmarks have been restored or preserved with help from proceeds from Historic Garden Week including Mount Vernon, Monticello and the grounds of the Executive Mansion in Richmond.
Poem: We’ll be Dancing up in Heaven
As I hurried through the airport, with a ticket to L.A. And a tooth brush in my pocket, should my luggage go astray Glancing up, I checked “Departures,” hoping for a slight delay While a soldier in a wheelchair made his way through TSA
MVCCT Presents Disney's 'My Son Pinocchio'
Mount Vernon Community Children's Theatre will perform Disney's "My Son Pinocchio" from March 8 through March 17 at Bryant Alternative High School on Popkins Lane in Alexandria, while Carl Sandburg Middle School undergoes renovations.
Mount Vernon Bulletin Board March 6
Information for events taking place in the Mount Vernon area.
Mount Vernon Bulletin Board Feb. 27
Bulletin board for the Mount Vernon area.
Alexandria Entertainment Calendar Feb. 27
Entertainment calendar for the Alexandria and Mount Vernon areas.
MetroStage Garners 7 Helen Hayes Nominations.
Griffin named a “Helen’s Star.”
Theatre Washington has announced the nominations for the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards with Alexandria’s MetroStage Theater among the 25 theatre companies nominated in 26 categories.
Entertainment Calendar Wednesday, Feb. 20
Entertainment calendar for the Alexandria and Mount Vernon area.
‘The Pink Panther Strikes Again’
Mount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre, now in its 32nd season, will present “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” directed by John Waldron and performed by a cast of 18 local actors ages 12-18.
Alexandria Entertainment Calendar
Entertainment Calendar for February.
February Bulletin Board
The Mount Vernon Bulletin Board for the month of February.
Language of The Drum
A melody echoing in two parts filled the air with vibrating rhythms as the students in the West African drumming workshop practiced a simple drumming exercise.
A Lullaby to Birdland
MetroStage premieres “Ladies Swing the Blues.”
Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee. Their voices defined the history of jazz alongside the likes of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. But it is the indomitable influence of Charlie “Bird” Parker that sets the stage for “Ladies Swing the Blues: A Jazz Fable,” now playing at MetroStage.