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Sports
Kathleen Lynch is recognized at halftimeby Corey Bowerman, director of StudentServices, for her 18 years of support anddedication to Chantilly’s student athletesand coaching staff.
Chantilly Seniors (from left) MeganKnight, Meredith Gramstad, SavannahPettigrew, and Rachel Edwards show theirsupport for Kathleen Lynch at her finalhome game.
West Potomac QB Tanner Jones #7 issacked by Chantilly DL RaymondSchircliff #91.
At Game, CHSHonors Lynch
Chantilly High School honored Kathleen (KT)Lynch, the outgoing acting principal, at itshome football game versus West Potomac
High School on Friday, Sept. 15. Friday’s gamemarked Lynch’s final home game before her retire-ment in October. The Chantilly Chargers lost to theWest Potomac Wolverines 35-24 to fall to 0-4 on theseason. Chantilly’s next game is away against theBattlefield Bobcats on Friday, Sept. 22.
Westfield DefeatsStonewall JacksonGavin Kiley caught three passesfor 67 yards and a touchdown inWestfield’s win over StonewallJackson in Manassas.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
The leaves are turning colors andautumn is here — and thatmeans it’s time for the 45th an-nual Fall Festival at Cox Farms
in Centreville. Whether people go there forthe hayrides, rope swings, giant slides, babyanimals, pumpkin catapult, apple-ciderdoughnuts or space aliens in the cornfield,the festival offers something for everyone.
It’s on 90 acres at 15621 Braddock Road,just off Pleasant Valley Road. The festivalruns daily from Sept. 22-Oct. 31, from 10a.m.-6 p.m., and Nov. 3-7, from 10 a.m.-5p.m.
The scarier portion, Field of Fear, aimedat older teens and adults, comes alive Fri-day and Saturday nights, Sept. 22-Nov. 4,plus a bonus night on Sunday, Oct. 8, from7:30-11 p.m. The pumpkin-smashing event,Pumpkin Madness, is slated for Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 4-5, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Fall Festival now offers four tiers ofadmission: Discount, Value, Regular andPeak. And this weekend, Sept. 23-24, pub-lic servants may receive a $5 discount onup to four Fall Festival tickets. Governmentemployees, educators, first responders, lawenforcement, nurses and military person-nel just have to present a valid badge oridentification at the ticket booth. For moreticket information, see www.coxfarms.com.
The fall festival draws thousands ofpeople each week from throughout theWashington Metropolitan area. For manyfamilies, it’s a tradition passed downfrom one generation to another. All in all,said Lucas Cox-Galhotra, “co-farmer-in-chief” with his sibling, Aaron Cox-Leow,“It’s a great way to spend a fall day withthe family.”
The many outdoor activities include livebands, a goat village, an enchanted barn,tunneling through a mountain of hay and aCornundrum Cornfield Adventure — com-plete with funhouse mirrors and a pirateship. And as always, each new festival sea-son brings new additions to the fun.
This year marks the debut of Foamhenge— a full-sized replica of Stonehenge madeentirely of Styrofoam. Originally created in2004 by artist Mark Cline of EnchantedCastle Studio, it stood in Natural Bridge,Va., until 2016. Since then, it’s undergoneextensive renovations and is now ready forvisitors at Cox Farms.
Besides that, tractor buffs will enjoy stroll-ing through the new, “please touch” Trac-tor Museum featuring 16 tractors from 11of the largest manufacturers over the pastcentury. And along the Imaginature Trail,people will be able to walk through a forestfilled with fairytale characters and fun sur-prises, such as the three bears’ house,Rapunzel’s tower and the Hobbit house.
HAYRIDE, MUSIC, MININGThe ever-popular, hayride lasts 20 min-
utes and travels by clever vignettes, includ-ing cartoon characters in the cornfield,
comical space aliens, a witches’ house, su-perheroes, trolls, cowboys on horseback, awild-west town and the Black CauldronCafé — the witches’ coffee bar.
“And we added dinosaurs, this year,” saidCox-Galhotra. “They’re pretty fun.” At theend, the hayride travels through a large, en-chanted barn filled with music, flashinglights and scenes of wizards, witches andmagical plants and creatures.
The free, weekend events also include en-tertainment on the music stage. Live bandsperform, and Farmer Jack sings and tellsstories while milking his cow, Bingo. Sev-eral bands — including The Page CountyRamblers, Jimmy Cole All Stars, Tom Blood& Late as Usual, and the Patty Reese Band— will perform bluegrass, country and rockmusic.
Visitors may also enjoy the mining sluice.It’s a tower that dumps water into a curvytrench where people can pan for fossils,gemstones and arrowheads.
FARM ANIMALS, KIDDIE ZONEBunnyville, inside the slide barn, hops
into action once more. A slide comes out ofthe top of the barn, and the bottom parthouses Bunnyville. There’s a model of Wash-
ington, D.C., with the monuments andWhite House, and about a dozen bunniesjump around in them.
But they’re not the only furry friends —Cox Farms has animals galore. Children mayfeed baby goats in their own Billy Goat Vil-lage. Sheep are on the mountain leadingup to the dinosaur slide, with some alpacasclose by and a couple peacocks roamingfree. There are also baby chicks, ducks, hensand chickens, a llama named Chewie, tur-keys, calves and milking cows, pigs and pig-lets — including one set born Sept. 13.
Geared for 2-6-year-olds, the farm-choresarea features old-fashioned water pumpsand troughs, a corn conveyor belt, chickencoop and a little garden where children maypump water into buckets and water thecrops. They may also lift up straw bales bya rope and pulley.
The Kiddie Zone gives children 5 andunder a calmer place to play. The fun in-cludes smaller themed slides, rope swings,hay bales and a wooden train. Little onesmay also play on the Three Little Pigs’ houseand slide and climb on a wooden Jeep inthe front yard.
It’s time for CoxFarms’ 45th annualFall Festival.
Rope Swings, Pumpkins, Hayrides, Baby AnimalsPhotos Courtesy of Aaron Cox-Galhotra
The hayride is always one of the more popular attractions. The view from atop one of Cox Farms’ giant slides.
Cox Farms employee Greg Shelters talks to anewborn piglet. Two of the baby goats to be found at Cox Farms.
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Every year is Election Year in Virginia,and each year the election matters.This year, all the members of the Vir-ginia House of Delegates are up for
reelection, along with statewide races for Gov-ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney Gen-eral.
So many things are at stake. The deadline toregister to vote in the General Election on Nov.7, or update an existing registration, is Mon-day, Oct. 16.
Of the 30 incumbents in the Virginia Houseof Delegates who are runningunopposed, 11 are in NorthernVirginia: Mark Keam (D-35);Ken Plum (D-36); David Bulova(D-37); Vivian Watts (D-39);
Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41); Mark Sickles (D-43);Paul Krizek (D-44); Mark Levine (D-45);Charniele Herring (D-46); Patrick Hope (D-47); and Rip Sullivan (D-48).
Marcus Simon (D-53) faces no Republicanchallenger, but will face Mike Casey, an Inde-pendent.
In Northern Virginia, there is only one openseat, the 42nd, vacated by Dave Albo (R) whosays he can’t afford to continue dedicate somuch time to the legislature at the expense ofhis law practice. Kathy Tran (D) faces LolitaMancheno-Smoak (R).
Other contested races: Kathleen Murphy (D-34) faces Cheryl Buford (R). Kaye Kory (D-38)faces Paul Haring (R). Tim Hugo (R-40) faces
Donte Turner (D). Alfonso Lopez (D-49) facesAdam Roosevelt (R). Jim LeMunyon (R-67)faces Karrie Delaney (D). Jennifer Boysko (D-86) faces Linda Schulz (R).
The local Connection newspaper to each ofthese races has covered or will write about eachcontested race; you can find the stories on ourwebsite.
The League of Women Voters of the FairfaxArea (LWVFA) will hold both in-person andtelevised forums for the public to learn aboutthe candidates who are running for election tothe Virginia House of Delegates.
❖ Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at ProvidenceCommunity Center: 3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax.Invited candidates: Mark L. Keam (D), DavidL. Bulova (D), Eileen Filler-Corn (D), KathyK.L. Tran (D), Lolita I. Mancheno-Smoak (R),Marcus B. Simon (D), and Mike S. Casey (I).
❖ Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at HayfieldSecondary School, Lecture Hall: 7630 Tele-graph Road, Alexandria. Invited candidates: L.Kaye Kory (D), Paul B. Haring (R), Vivian E.Watts (D), Mark D. Sickles (D), Paul E. Krizek(D), Mark H. Levine (D), Alfonso H. Lopez (D),and Adam Roosevelt (R).
❖ Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at SullyGovernment Center: 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Invited candidates: Kenneth R. “Ken”Plum (D), David L. Bulova (D), Donte T. Tan-ner (D), Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo (R), Karrie K.Delaney (D), James M. “Jim” LeMunyon (R),Jennifer R. Boysko (D), and Linda C. Schulz
(R).The remaining televised forum at Fairfax
County Public Access are on Channel 10 orlivestreamed on YouTube “Inside ScoopLivestream.” The public can submit questionsby email to [email protected] orcall 571-749-1142 between 7-8:30 p.m. Tunein on:
❖ Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.: Invited candi-dates: Kathleen J. Murphy (D), Cheryl A.Buford (R), Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum (D), DonteT. Tanner (D), Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo (R), R.C.“Rip” Sullivan, Jr. (D), Karrie K. Delaney (D),James M. “Jim” LeMunyon (R), Jennifer R.Boysko (D), and Linda C. Schulz (R).
Killing the PoorTo Pay Millionaires,Current Attempt
Because the current effort in the Senate tovote on “repeal and replace” for the Afford-able Care Act is, if anything, worse than theprevious attempts in substance, I hope that youwill read my previous editorial from June.http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2017/jun/27/opinion-editorial-killing-poor-pay-millionaires/
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Voting Every Year, But Always CriticalLeague of Women Voters provides forums to learn about the candidates.
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Route 29Widening Meeting
Find out about plans to add a third lane tonorthbound Route 29 (Lee Highway) in
Centreville from just before Pickwick Road toa quarter-mile beyond the traffic signal. VDOTwill hold a design public hearing on this projectnext Thursday, Sept 21, from 6:30 p.m.-8:30p.m. It’ll be held in VDOT’s Northern VirginiaDistrict Office, 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax
(off West Ox Road, across from Costco). In thePotomac Conference Room there, people mayview displays and learn details about this spot-widening project. VDOT staff will be availableto answer questions. Review information atwww.virginiadot.org/projects, at the publichearing or during business hours at VDOT’sNorthern Virginia District Office. (Call aheadat 703-259-2907 to ensure appropriate person-nel are available to answer questions).
Attendees may give written comments at thehearing; but anyone may submit them by Oct.1 to Ms. Hong Ha, P.E., Project Manager, Vir-ginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Al-liance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, or [email protected]. Refer-ence “Route 29 Northbound Spot Widening”in the subject line.
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Register for the 10th Annual Erin PetersonFund (EPF) Golf Tournament, to be held onThursday, Sept 28, at Westfields Golf Club. Todate, EPF has donated $85,000 to support theWestfield High School Young Men’s LeadershipGroup. The fund will also be supporting ayoung women’s group at Westfield and StoneMiddle. Register by going towww.erinpetersonfund.org click on Golf Reg-istration. Pay by credit card or mail a check to:Erin Peterson Fund, P.O. Box 232170,Centreville, VA 20120.
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Rainbow MuralPoplar Tree Elementary School art students learned what it means to bepart of a school community by working together to create a rainbowmural. Each student was given a paw print and could decorate it withsymbols and imagery that represent them as individuals.
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As a new school year got underwaythis month, Sebla Tobin, a familytherapist in Rockville, Md., noticed
an uptick in the number of her patients whoare parents, expressing concern about theteachers their children had been assigned.
“So many parents are leery of new teach-ers or teachers who are young,” she said. “Iencourage them to give the teacher a chancebefore passing judgment and marching intothe principal’s office to ask for a differentteacher. Just because a teacher graduatedfrom college last spring doesn’t mean thatthey won’t effective. And a teacher who’sbeen in the classroom for 20 years may bejaded and grumpy.”
Teacher effective-ness is a concernamong parents asthe school year getsunderway, saysTobin, and shepoints to researchwhich shows howteachers can affectstudent achievement. A 2011 study fromHarvard and Columbia universities showeda link between effective teachers and stu-
dents who were more likely to attend col-lege, have lower teenage pregnancy ratesand other positive outcomes. So what quali-ties constitute an effective teacher?
Effective teachers are knowledgeable ofthe subjects they are teaching, says PamelaGarner, Ph.D. professor of Childhood Stud-ies at George Mason University. “Effectiveteachers are able to transfer that knowledgeto students who have different comprehen-sion levels,” she said.
Creating a classroom environment that issafe for student learning is also important,adds Garner. “Overall, effective teacherswork hard to create a positive classroomclimate which is characterized by provid-ing opportunities for student input in deci-
sion making andsupport for indi-vidual differences,”she said.
Setting high ex-pectations for all stu-dents, but realizingthat students have avariety of abilities, isan important factor,
believes Jessica Lewis, Ed.D., professor ofeducation at Marymount University. “Forsome students getting a C is like a medal of
New Year, New Teacher How to identify effective teachers.derstands the student and their abilitiessends a positive message that the teacher ison their side when it comes to learning.”
A teacher who is able to demonstrategenuine concern for students is necessaryto create an effective learning environment,adds Lewis. “Parents often say ‘I want ateacher who knows their content,’ but I al-ways go back to ‘does the teacher care?’ Ifa teacher doesn’t care, then they’re not go-ing to be effective. An effective teachermotivates students to want to learn.”
An ability to form a strong relationshipwith students is another characteristic thatLewis believes is important. “The more rap-idly the teachers can get to know the indi-vidual students and things they enjoy liketheir hobbies, the sports they like, thesooner that teacher can see that studentsare real little people behind those names,”she said. “As a teacher you have to put theheart first and policy second. What factorsare going on at home that can throw thestudent for a loop. If you have a caring adultto say, ‘Hey do you want to talk about it?’that can make a big difference.”
An effective teacher accepts students forand where they are, adds Lewis. “Studentscan learn more from a teacher when theteacher shows that they care,” she said.
“An effective teachermotivates students towant to learn.”
— Jessica Lewis, Ed.D.,Marymount University
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A positive classroom helps wel-come students back to school is animportant factor in student learn-ing, says Pamela Garner, Ph.D. ofGeorge Mason University.
honor and that’s OK,” said Lewis. “Studentswant to do well and be pushed, but pushedwith support. Knowing that a teacher un-
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SLIDES, FOOD,FIRE ENGINE
Festival visitors always enjoy thesix giant slides. “Each slide isthemed differently, so you’ll fly outof castles, barns and volcanos, ex-ploring everything from dinosaurdigs to mining towns to giantbeanstalks,” said Cox-Galhotra.
The fun also includes straw tun-nels, plus the Cornundrum Corn-field Adventure. The latter fea-tures funhouse mirrors, a hall ofdoors, giant vortex and a pirateship. Also on hand is the GreatPyramid with hieroglyphics andsome surprises inside.
Another hit with children is ared, 1961 fire engine, near thevolcano slide. It has two slidescoming out of the back so childrenmay climb up, go across and slidedown.
Food is available for purchasethroughout the farm. The selectionincludes hot dogs, hamburgers,nachos, Dominion root beer androot-beer floats. Home-smoked,pulled-pork, barbecue sandwichesare also on the menu, as are choco-late-chip and sugar cookies.
Kettle corn is offered, too, plushomemade caramel apples andapple-cider doughnuts. Cox Farmsalso has a milk-and-cookies standand, this year, it also features ni-tro, cold-brew coffee.
Fresh cider and apples are free.And if desired, visitors may bringtheir own lunches (no alcohol) forpicnics on the grounds. They mayalso buy a wide variety of treatsin the farm’s market. The goodiesinclude freshly baked apple pies,local apples, kettle corn, apple ci-der, dessert breads, jams, localhoney, Indian corn, squash, gourdsand fall decorations. Visitors evenget to choose a free, patch pump-kin to take home.
FIELDS OF FEAROnce night falls, scary creatures
arise and roam free, so the 20-acreFields of Fear isn’t recommendedfor children under 12; and anyoneunder 14 must be accompanied byan adult, 18 or older.
Those brave enough to enter theFields of Fear are led to theCornightmare to experience corn-field terrors in the dark. There,they walk through the Hall ofWhispers, Bug Room and Claustro-phobia, secluded in tall corn withcreatures that aren’t human. Thereare also crazed clowns, illusionsand a secret finale.
The Dark Side Hayride is all newfor 2017 and now boasts The Lost
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Our long, local, overnight nightmare isalmost over. By the date this column publishes:Sept. 20, 2017, I will, for the first time in nearlynine weeks, not had to have snaked down inthe dark, our “turny-twisty” and narrow 150-year-old staircase to walk from the upstairsmaster bedroom to the downstairs and onlyusable commode. Though the renovation ofthis upstairs bathroom is not entirely completenor ready for primetime (it is mostly usable asthe water is now running and flushing), thedemolition/renovation process apparently mustgo on/adhere to a schedule so, on Tuesday,Sept. 19 the downstairs bathroom, with all itsfully functioning amenities will come under thesledge hammer – among other tools, and pro-vide no further use until on or about Oct. 24.
This heretofore (“Good Will Hunting”) logis-tical challenge has not presented too many dif-ficulties for my wife, Dina. But given that I’m amale of a certain age, quite the opposite hasbeen true for me. Once or twice and occasion-ally even more per overnight depending uponhow late and how much I’ve had to eat ordrink before bedtime, I’ll need to visit the bath-room to attend to some very personal business.To be clear, the ‘challenge’ to which I refer isgetting to the bathroom, not starting and/or fin-ishing what I intended once I get there.Moreover, when the task at hand has beencompleted, of course I need to retrace my steps– usually in the dark, and walk back upstairs.Though not nearly as difficult as walking down-stairs; nevertheless, at the time I am goingdown and back up, in the middle of the night,my vision might not so readily acclimate andmy balance is, let’s just say: inconsistent, espe-cially when trying to avoid the miscellaneousbathroom-remodeling boxes staged in the livingroom on the very route I must travel.
Needless to say, having this nightly nonsensecome to an end is most definitely a columnworth writing. Not necessarily to self-indulgeanymore than usual but more so to amuse youregular readers and possibly even prepare youfor your own in-home renovation. And consid-ering that this renovation is our first – and wehave minimal experience with these matters, Ithought it useful to write it forward and perhapsshare a less-than-obvious impact of taking theone-and-only-on-the-same-floor bathroom outof service. Sinks, mirrors and shower/tub issuesnotwithstanding, all of which can be withstoodand endured with the reorientation to thedownstairs bathroom, the commode issue, con-sidering its unpredictability, naturally trumps allother real or imagined difficulties.
Though the upstairs bathroom is incompleteand lacking multiple finishing elements, itstransformation so far is incredible – to our eyes.I’ll spare you any details because that reallywould be self-indulgent and not at all the pointof this column. But the two months or so it willhave taken for the upstairs bathroom tobecome operational again and the nightly effectit’s had on me appears to have been worth thewait.
As concerns the downstairs bathroom, weare now ready, willing and able to integrate itsdestruction into our routine. Given that it ismore of a powder room than a master-typebathroom – though it will include a shower-only enclosure, no longer will it be my twice-nightly destination. In addition, I am lookingforward to its transformation because theinterim process will not prevent me from goinganywhere I regularly go nor inconveniencingmy wife, Dina, when she readies for work inthe morning.
Monitoring its progress will be more of acuriosity than a calamity, since, in my mind,there will be no sense of urgency about thepace of this project as there had been with theupstairs bathroom because my bathroom accesswill not be affected in the least. And in themost, I am extraordinarily grateful – andrelieved.
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IN-PERSON, TV DEBATESThe League of Women Voters of the Fairfax
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Circus. Abandoned in the early 1900s, itcomes to life when the living approach. Itincludes Sideshow Alley and magicians.Said Cox-Galhotra: “We built a brand-newbarn for it, and it ends with the scary ClownChaos.”
In the Fields of Fear, the normally friendlyImaginature Trail takes a dark turn, too,transforming into The Forest: Back 40 – ahalf-mile of fright. But not everything isscary at night. Foamhenge is also part ofthe after-dark fun, as are a big, six-lane slideand karaoke. People can hang out at giantbonfires, listen to music and roast marsh-mallows while watching live entertainment.
For Cox Farms, said Cox-Galhotra, “Host-ing friends and families in Northern Virginiaevery fall is more than a tradition — it’s apassion. The weather’s beautiful, and there’snothing better to do with your time than tocome and have fun on a farm.”
His favorite part is the hayride. “We billit as ‘The world’s best hayride,’ and there’ssomething for everybody,” he said. “Nomatter how many times you take it, you’llalways see something new. And that goesfor me, too — and I helped set it up.”
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Traditional Anglican Catholic Services1928 Book of Common Prayer, 1940 Hymnal,
and the King James Bible with Apocrypha
www.ascension-acc.org (703) 830-3176
Holy Communion 10 a.m. Sundays (with Church School and Nursery)
13941 Braddock RoadCentreville VA 20120
in the “Old Stone Church”of Historic Centreville
The Church of the Ascension(703) 830-3176 www.ascension-acc.org
Centreville Baptist Church(703) 830-3333 www.cbcva.org
Centreville UnitedMethodist Church
(703) 830-2684 www.Centreville-UMC.org
Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 21Food for Kids Community Packing
Event. 10-11:30 a.m. in Room 6 atDominion Energy, 3072 CentrevilleRoad, Herndon. [email protected] or visitnorthernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.
FRIDAY/SEPT. 22Live Music with Wild the Waters.
6-9 p.m. at The Winery at Bull Run,15950 Lee Highway. Call 703-815-2233 or visit wineryatbullrun.com.
Lullabye a Lamb. 7-8 p.m. at FryingPan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Come to Kidwell Farm atFrying Pan Farm Park to see thebedtime routine for the park’s farmanimals. Bring a flashlight or lanternfor this twilight tour of the park. $8.Call 703-437-9101 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.
Around the Campfire. 7 p.m. atEllanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Interpretersdressed in period attire demonstratecooking a peach cobbler using aDutch oven. Call 703-631-0013 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
SEPT. 22-31Fall Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Cox
Farms, 15621 Braddock Road,Centreville. Featuring Foamhengeand more. Visit www.coxfarms.com.
SEPT. 22-24Capital Home Show. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
at Dulles Expo Center, 4320 ChantillyShopping Center, Chantilly.Featuring HGTV’s “Masters Of Flip”stars Kortney and Dave Wilson, andKevin O’Connor of the PBS series“This Old House.” $10. Visitwww.capitalhomeshow.com.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 23Lullabye a Lamb. 7-8 p.m. at Frying
Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Come to Kidwell Farm atFrying Pan Farm Park to see thebedtime routine for the park’s farmanimals. Bring a flashlight or lanternfor this twilight tour of the park andsee how animals on a farm settledown for the night. $8. Call 703-437-9101 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.
SUNDAY/SEPT. 24Building a Train Set. 1-4 p.m. at the
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road in FairfaxStation. Activities include making asample train layout as well asinvolvement in demonstrations ofrailroad artifacts. Museum membersand ages 4 and under, free; ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4. Craftsupplies included in admission. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.
MONDAY/SEPT. 25Tai Chi Easy. 2-3 p.m. at King of Kings
Lutheran Church, 4025 Kingsway,Fairfax. Pauline Reid, teaches TaiChi, a form of the Chinese self-carepractices known as Qigong. This classis suitable for beginners throughadvanced practitioners. $90 forMonday nights through Nov. 6. EmailPauline at [email protected] or
contact the church office 703-378-7272 at extension 221.
TUESDAY/SEPT. 26Youth Choral Auditions. 5-7:30 p.m.
at Centreville Presbyterian Church,15450 Lee Hwy., Centreville. Visitwww.fairfaxchoralsociety.org orcontact the FCS office at 703-642-3277 or [email protected].
WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 27Uniform and Shoe Sale. 10 a.m.-6
p.m. at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital,3600 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax.INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital VolunteerAuxiliary is hosting the sale in theHospital Atrium. Visit INOVA.org orcall 703-776-4001.
Meet the Civil War Author. 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad. Local historian, lecturer andauthor, Arthur Candenquist will lookat a Confederate military railroadthat ran between Centreville andManassas Junction. Free, open topublic. Visit www.fairfax-station.orgor call 703-425-9225.
THURSDAY/SEPT. 28Uniform and Shoe Sale. 7 a.m.-2
p.m. at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital,3600 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax.INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital VolunteerAuxiliary is hosting the sale in theHospital Atrium. Visit INOVA.org orcall 703-776-4001.
Benefit Golf Tournament. Supportthe Erin Peterson Fund for youngmen and women at Westfield HighSchool and Stone Middle School. Puttogether a team for the tournament.Visit www.erinpetersonfund.org.
SEPT. 28-OCT. 1Centreville Library Used Book
Sale. Various times at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St GermainDrive. Sale includes children’s books,cookbooks, mysteries, romance,thrillers, lots of fiction paperbacksand hardcover books, literature,biographies, history, foreignlanguage, and more, plus movieDVDs and music and bookCDs.Proceeds benefit the library andits patrons. Call 703-830- 2223 orvisit www.friendsofcentrevillelibrary.
SEPT. 29-OCT. 1ValeArts Fall Art Show. 10 a.m.-9
p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday at Vale Schoolhouse,3124 Fox Mill Road, Oakton. Thenine artists of ValeArts will present“Transformations,” an exhibit ofmore than 150 works of local art.Call 703-860-1888.
SATURDAY/SEPT. 30International Festival. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
at St Timothy Church, 13807 PoplarTree Road, Chantilly. [email protected] or call703-378-7646.
Walk for Poor. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at St.Timothy Catholic Church, 13809Poplar Tree Road, Chantilly. Eventsupports St. Vincent de Paul SocietyFood Pantry. Three-mile walk startsat St. Timothy’s then proceedsthrough Ellanor Lawrence Park.Register or donate atwww.fopwalk.org.
SUNDAY/OCT. 1Rare Artifacts on Display. 11 a.m.-4
p.m. at the Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Someof the rarely seen 19th centuryartifacts on display at Sully HistoricSite now through Nov. 20. Call 703-437-1794 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site/.
MONDAY/OCT. 2“Fore” the Kids Golf Tournament.
8:30 a.m. at the InternationalCountry Club, 13200 Lee JacksonMemorial Highway, Fairfax.Benefiting The Boys & Girls Clubs ofFairfax County. Visitwww.bgcgw.org.
SUNDAY/OCT. 8Family Golf Festival. 1 p.m. at
Westfields Golf Club, 13940 BalmoralGreens Ave., Clifton. An afternoon offree golf instruction, clinics, funactivities, interactive golf games,family programs, a chance to win avariety of prizes. After 5 p.m.,families and children can play forfree as part of Marriott Golf’s Kids-Golf-4-Free program. [email protected].
Table Top N Gauge Model Trains.1-4 p.m. at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road. Children 4 and underand Museum members, free; ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.
Entertainment
Fall FestCox Farms Fall Fest, Sept. 16-17 and 22-31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.at Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Road, Centreville. Featur-ing Foamhenge and more. Visit www.coxfarms.com.
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