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Ashley Stern, a George C. Marshall High Schoolstudent tasting along with her mother, said sheate the shrimp-and-crab poppers fromMaplewood Grill, a samosa from Turmeric,chicken satay from Tara Thai, noodles fromNoodles & Company, and a blooming onionfrom Outback. Feasting with Ashley are hermother Mindy (left) and sister Elizabeth, 11.

Ashley Stern, a George C. Marshall High Schoolstudent tasting along with her mother, said sheate the shrimp-and-crab poppers fromMaplewood Grill, a samosa from Turmeric,chicken satay from Tara Thai, noodles fromNoodles & Company, and a blooming onionfrom Outback. Feasting with Ashley are hermother Mindy (left) and sister Elizabeth, 11.

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NewsVienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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If you had an unlimited bud-get—or a magic wand—what would you turn the

Vienna Community Centerinto? Most of the more-than 35attendees at the Department ofParks and Recreation April 23forum on the proposed expan-sion of the community centershared a consensus of what theyhoped to see an expanded com-munity center look like (from alarge indoor swimming poolwith retractable walls to a well-equipped fitness center andregulation-sized gym). Playequipment for young childrenwas high on the list, and a café/lounge would be of good use foradults waiting for children inclasses or adults who would liketo socialize after their ownclasses.

A new auditorium is on thewish list, as well. Communitycenter users who favored an ex-panded physical plant felt thatmaintaining the teen center wasvital to the community.

“This is a wish list,” said Parksand Recreation Director CathySalgado to the assembled citi-zens. “Right now, we’re just pri-oritizing. We don’t have a bud-get yet.”

Vienna’s Parks and Recreationdepartment emailed notifica-tion of the April 23 forum to3,700 former and current usersof the Vienna Community Cen-ter. The department, through abusiness partner, will be mail-ing surveys to every town ad-dress, giving residents the op-portunity to make their viewsknown.

To be clear, not everyonepresent at the forum was in fa-vor of an expanded communitycenter. One woman said that ifVienna residents were fundingit through taxes, only Viennaresidents should be allowed touse the new facility. Salgadoresponded that non-Town ofVienna users pay a supplementof 25 percent. She also said thatuser costs could be higher if afewer number of people used it.

Another resident made itclear that the people presentthat evening represented a verysmall portion of Vienna resi-dents and it should not be in-ferred from the forum that allresidents are in favor of com-munity center expansion. Nei-ther person stayed for the du-ration of the forum.

Architect J. Lynn Reda led thepresentation, describing theobjectives the new center wasexpected to embrace, frommaintaining the spirit of small-town Vienna to green incorpo-ration. Attendees formed sixfocus groups of about six mem-bers each. A facilitator led thefocus groups. On-wall chartssuggested building options,which groups were asked toprioritize and to use as startingpoints for their own recommen-dations. An indoor pool, suit-able for individuals, swimclasses and team training ap-peared to come out on top, fol-lowed by fitness center andchildren’s resource facilities, in-cluding play equipment anddrop-in child care services.

—Donna Manz

By Donna Manz

The Connection

Certainly, Saturday’s almost-May weathercontributed to the festive mood at the2nd Annual Taste of Vienna, sponsoredby the Vienna Volunteer Fire Depart-

ment. Abundant sunshine and cloudless blue skieslit up Cherry Street on April 27. Throngs of localfamilies, seniors, teens and babies in strollers milledaround food and wine tents, under eating tents andalong the stage front, where contemporary pop bandsperformed. It was the kind of community-spirit dayVienna is known for.

“An event like this brings the people of Vienna to-gether,” said Vienna Business Association memberGeorge Creed. “It helps the fire department makesome money, and is fun for everyone.

“This is a fantastic day. I hope ViVa! Vienna!—amonth out—has the same kind of weather,” Creedsaid, making a pitch for the Rotary club’s three-dayMemorial Day weekend festival.

And while many vendors did sell “tastes” —as insliders and mini-sandwiches—some restaurants wentall-out, offering regular-sized pizza slices and crepes.Crepe Amour even sold hand-held filled crepes, anew concept in crepe-dom.

EVEN MORE FASCINATING was the food jour-neys visitors to Taste of Vienna were taking. Manysamplers were hitting up vendor after vendor, tak-ing home what they couldn’t finish on the spot.Twenty-eight restaurants, from Bazin’s to Ya Hala,served an international eclectic mix of foods, frombarbecue to Italian, seafood, hand-held snacks and

sweets. Vienna’s most popular restaurants werecounted and the aroma of cooking meats waftedthroughout the community center area. You smelledTaste of Vienna long before you spotted it in the firedepartment’s parking lot.

“The prices are good for what you are getting,”said Vienna mom Alyssa Lehman, holding her daugh-ter Maddy’s hand. “I’m happy with the prices.Maddy’s happy with her smoothie.”

Mini-plates and regular-sized plates ranged from$1 to about $6 for the highest-priced offerings. Beerand wine were sold under a designated tent. AndViva Tysons hosted four Washington Redskins cheer-leaders.

Vienna resident Cherie Tripp Lejeune called theoyster with a “gorgeous” cheese topping from MadFox Brewing Company “just delicious.” That was af-ter the vegetable samosa from Turmeric that she en-joyed.

Taste of Vienna BringsCommunity TogetherVienna Volunteer FireDepartment fundraiseroffered restaurant fare,live entertainment and amoonbounce for kids.

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Four-year-old Maddy Lehman, with her momAlyssa, said she liked the fire truckmoonbounce the best. Alyssa Lehman saidher daughter was happy with her smoothie.

Local businessessponsoreddining tents.

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Community CenterExpansion DiscussedOpen forum on April 23solicited viewpoints and needsfrom community.

Although 3,700 invitations were sent out to formerand current users of the Vienna Community Center,only about 35 people showed up at the April 23forum on the proposed expansion of the communitycenter. Of those present, most favored expansion.

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The County Line

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

By a 9-1 vote, the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors approved aone-cent increase in the propertytax rate during its FY2014 bud-

get mark-up session on Tuesday, April 23,which means the average homeowner willpay about $216 more next fiscal year.

The tax rate increase equals $20.6 mil-lion in additional revenue for FairfaxCounty.

THE MARKED-UP BUDGET includes areal estate tax rate of $1.085 per $100 ofassessed value, a one-cent increase from the$1.075 rate in FY 2013. The increase is lessthan the two-cent increase proposed byCounty Executive Edward Long on Feb. 26.

“This budget is a responsible fiscal planthat reflects our current difficult economicsituation,” said Fairfax County BOS Chair-man Sharon Bulova (D-at-large). “It helpsto restore structural balance as we continueto struggle with increasing needs, decreas-ing revenues, and the impacts of seques-tration and economic uncertainty.”

Braddock Supervisor John Cook joined hiscolleagues in supporting the “compromise”budget, the first time the Republican hasvoted for the budget since 2010.

“It was a tough vote. There are no good,simple answers to the position the countyis in. We need economic growth to keepwhat we have and when it stalls out, that’sa problem,” Cook said after the vote Tues-day.

Cook strongly criticized the FederalGovernment’s inaction, and noted the im-pact that had on the Fairfax County bud-get.

“We should have had an 8 percent growthin commercial real estate this year. Insteadwe had 0 percent. We wouldn’t be in thiscircumstance if that growth had occurred.The commercial drop isn’t because our busi-nesses aren’t ready to do business, it’s be-cause they are waiting for the Federal Gov-ernment to do something,” Cook said. “It isa bipartisan failure of the White House andCongress, of Democrats and Republicans.”

Cook called the Fairfax County budget a“true compromise.”

“Not one person on the board got every-thing he or she wanted. In tough economictimes it’s important for us all to come to-gether and craft a budget together. That’swhat we did this year and for that reason Ivoted for it.”

But Supervisor Pat Herrity, one of three

IN THE BUDGET, the board reaffirmed itscommitment to work with employee groupsto develop and refine an overall pay struc-ture that invests in our workforce and helpsin recruiting and retaining high qualityemployees.

“Our employees have continued to pro-vide quality services to our residents withprofessionalism and dedication, even in theface of pay freezes and tough economictimes,” Bulova said. “Their efforts have notgone unnoticed by this body. The creationof a fair and sustainable compensation pack-age for implementation in FY 2015 is a criti-cal element in the long-term stability of thecounty workforce.”

The Board of Supervisors will adopt theFY2014 Budget on April 30. The FY2014Budget Mark-up as well as other back-ground materials is posted at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb/.

Fairfax County Budget Reflects‘Increasing Needs, Decreasing Revenues’Supervisors approveone-cent increase inproperty tax rate.

“This budget is aresponsible fiscalplan that reflects ourcurrent difficulteconomic situation.”— Fairfax County BOS Chairman

Sharon Bulova (D-at-large)

Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova

Media and the public attend the first FY2014 budget presentation byCounty Executive Edward L. Long, Jr. on Feb. 26.

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Republicans on the board, said the boardcould have done better, adding that the one-penny increase translates into a 4.5 percentincrease on the average homeowner. Henoted that increased assessments fortownhouse and condo owners mean thoseresidents will see a $700 increase in theirtax bills.

“For the first time in recent memory, ourcitizens are seeing significant tax increasesat all three levels of government,” Herritysaid. “Our furloughed residents do not havethe option of raising revenue, they must

make difficult cuts in their family’s budgetsand that is what we should be doing.”

Herrity said that many Fairfax Countyhomeowners are struggling as they try tonavigate an uncertain future.

“I am disappointed that yet again we havebalanced the budget on the backs of ourhomeowners,” Herrity said. “We as a boardspend a lot of time talking about helpingpeople in need, I can only say that when itcame time to tax them, they were sadly for-gotten.”

Cook said he advocated to keep the taxrate at FY2013 levels, but decided that hecould be more effective working with hiscolleagues rather than simply voting no onany proposed tax increase.

“Had I voted no, the final rate would havebeen higher,” Cook said. “By being involved,I was able to successfully exert some lever-age on the board to help get the final ratereduced by one penny. Despite some mis-givings, I believe this budget is a difficultcompromise in a difficult year. That is whyI supported it.”

Highlights of thepackage include:❖ Increases the Real Estate Tax Rateby one cent, from the current$1.075 to $1.085, rather than theadvertised two cent increase;

❖ Increases property taxes byapproximately $216 on the averagehousehold;

❖ Closes a projected budget short-fall of $169 million;

❖ Includes $20.52 million in countyagency reductions;

❖ Creates an $8.1 million reserve toaddress the impact of sequestrationand federal cuts;

❖ Transfers to Fairfax County PublicSchools total $1.89 billion or 52.7percent of total county disburse-ments. The 2 percent increase is lessthan the school board’s budgetrequest, but provides funds toaddress their projected increase inthe student population;

❖ Provides no increase in compensa-tion for county employees, with theexception of longevity step increasesincluded in the advertised budget;

❖ In addition, the total number ofcounty staff positions will be re-duced by 41, which includes theelimination of 83 positions, offset by42 new positions.


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Ashley Stern, a George C.Marshall High School student tast-ing along with her mother, said sheate the shrimp-and-crab poppersfrom Maplewood Grill, a samosafrom Turmeric, chicken satay fromTara Thai, noodles from Noodles& Company, and a blooming on-ion from Outback.

Ryan Smith, of Fairfax, was fin-ishing up his strawberry, banana and Nutella crepefrom Crepe Amouri when he stopped to talk. He hadalready eaten a samosa from Turmeric, pizza fromChurch Street Pizza, and chicken skewer from Plakaand was not finished sampling. He said he would“definitely” return next year.

All net proceeds from Taste of Vienna go directlyto the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. Captainlevel sponsor was Navy Federal Credit Union, andFirefighter level sponsors were Christina Rice—Re/Max, J.D.A. Custom Homes, the Vienna BusinessAssociation and ING Financial Partners. Navy Fed-eral brought in an ATM machine for the event.

Participating restaurants included Bazin’s onChurch, Blackfinn Ameripub, Brio Tuscan Grille, CaffeAmouri, Chef Geoff’s Tysons, Church Street Pizza,Crepe Amour, Culinaria Cooking School, DonatosPizza, Famous Dave’s Barbecue, The Fresh Market,

La Sandia, Mad Fox Brewing Company, Maple AveRestaurant, Maplewood Grill, Noodles & Company,Outback Steakhouse, Pazzo Pomodoro, Plaka Grill,Pure Pasty Company, Robeks Fruit Smoothies, Sea-sons 52, Sweet City Desserts, Tara Thai Vienna, Tur-meric Indian Dining, Vienna Inn, Whole Foods andYa Hala Lebanese Restaurant.

THE NEXT BIG FUNDRAISER for VVFD, 110 yearsold, is the auction and formal ball in July. At theauction on July 12, bidders can win a date with afirefighter. The formal ball is on July 20. There, nowyou have your date mapped out … to the ball onJuly 20.

“This is a great way to see friends and support thefire department,” said Linda Colbert of Vienna, stroll-ing and sampling with her family. “And you get totaste all the wonderful food in Vienna.”

Photo by Donna Manz/The Connection

Three-year-old Regan Wahler, in pink, shows she lovesVienna. Her sister Harper, 2, stands near mom Shannon.

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Opinion

By Amanda Andere

Executive Director/FACETS

With colorful flow-ers blooming andthe days gettinglonger and warmer,

spring always signals renewal andhope. For those affected by poverty,we may need an extended spring thisyear in order to fully reap its benefits.

I know we’ve seen slow and measuredprogress with the healing of the economy. Butfor low-income residents in our community,they are often the first and last to feel the ef-fects of a recession. Now they face anotherbarrier: sequestration. Now counties—includ-ing Fairfax—are losing federal funding forhousing vouchers, threatening to put vulner-able families out in the streets.

This is especially unfortunate since endinghomelessness is a top priority in Fairfax andwe have made progress in our efforts, with thenumber of people who are homeless in FairfaxCounty down 12 percent, according to the an-nual point-in-time survey. Despite the reces-sions, we’ve had real success at helping peoplestabilize their lives. This latest barrier may bemore than we can overcome.

Vouchers are important tools to close the gapbetween earnings and the high cost of livingin our region. The issues facing the most vul-nerable are compounded by the lack of afford-

able housing and thedifficulty in findingemployment thatwill cover the costsof living here.

Local nonprofitswork mostly with in-dividuals who arelow-skilled, haveless than a 10th

grade education (and in many cases less thansixth grade), and have limited English profi-ciency and low literacy levels. We are able, withsignificant effort, to find employment for manyof these individuals. This employment, how-ever, often offers low wages, little or no ben-efits, and may not last long term. We are allchallenged in finding long-term employmentwith sufficient wages and benefits for thepeople with whom they work.

In our business, we call this underemploy-ment. Nearly 40 percent of the homeless in ourcounty are employed, but their earnings ortheir hours aren’t enough to pay for housingand the basics. Nationwide, 7.6 million Ameri-cans are underemployed, due to the scarcityof full-time employment. Factoring in the 7.6percent unemployment rate, the outlook doesnot seem as rosy for our struggling neighbors.

At FACETS, these realities have challengedus to put more emphasis on job placement andcareer development to help our clients obtainpositions that will lead to better incomes and

careers. In tandem with this focus, we are alsoproviding more life skills training to preparethem to manage their finances, set priorities,and be responsible tenants.

But it’s still not enough. That’s why we arerecommending the county create a WorkforceInnovation Fund to support a pilot workforceprogram, designed in conjunction with thecounty’s nonprofit partners to achieve:

❖ Better coordination among all entities pro-viding workforce development services in thecounty;

❖ An improved system for connecting peopleto available jobs, particularly in growth indus-tries;

❖ An improved system to ensure morepeople complete community college and certi-fication programs and obtain employmentwhen they are done; and

❖ A plan for moving people from low-pay,low-skill entry level jobs along a career pathto jobs with better pay.

Our individual programs along with this fundwill be life changing for residents that are ex-tremely low-income, enhancing their ability tomove into jobs with sufficient salary. A renewedcommunity commitment to helping get peoplesustainable employment will make this a sea-son to remember.

FACETS, a nonprofit serving those sufferingfrom the effects of poverty in Fairfax County/City. www.FacetsCares.org.

Springing for Jobs Low-income neighbors faceanother barrier: sequestration.

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Editorial

By Sarah Talley

Souther

The Digital Age iswell past itsdawn and bud-

gets are tight, leavingmany people to questionwhy we continue to fundlibraries. After all, don’tthey just house a bunch of oldbooks in print and everything youneed is online … right? Here’s afew common myths about librar-ies:

1. Google and other searchengines meet everyone’sinformation needs.

Search engines can find amaz-ing things, but only if you haveaccess to the Internet. For many,the Fairfax County Public Libraryis their only means of access. Evenin a wealthy area like NorthernVirginia, almost 20 percent offamilies make less than $50,000per year, and depend on librariesfor access to the Internet.

Not everything’s online, or if itis, it’s not free or it might be inac-curate. There’s another hurdle:Not everyone uses search engineswell enough to get to what they

need. Fairfax librarystaff teach people howto find and evaluate in-formation sources allwhile protecting theirprivacy.

2. Books are be-coming obsolete

Just as television andDVDs haven’t killed movies, e-books haven’t killed print. Over 13million items were checked outfrom Fairfax libraries last year andmost of them were books. Despitethe uptick in demand for e-books,there are plenty of popular titlesthat aren’t available because manypublishers refuse to sell e-books tolibraries.

3. The library is a quietwarehouse for books.

Odds are, no one will “shush!”you unless you’re yelling on yourcellphone in speaker mode. Thelibrary is a vibrant place that pro-vides people with more than in-formation. Early literacy storytimes, homework support, classes,book discussions, tax preparationassistance, tutoring, and other ac-tivities that support informationliteracy happen at the library. More

than 172,000 people took advan-tage of these events last year inFairfax.

The Internet can bring peopletogether, but libraries reinforcereal-world communities becausethey are “bridging spaces” wherepeople from many walks of lifemeet. Walk into a Fairfax librarytoday, and you’ll find a variety ofnew programs that bring peopletogether, ranging from genealogyworkshops to creative writingclasses to one-on-one social mediatraining.

4. This could all be done byvolunteers.

While volunteers donated nearly145,000 hours to the library lastyear, there is a limit to what vol-unteers can do. Staff members re-view collections for completenessand accuracy, present early literacystorytimes, make sure public com-puters run properly, and read ex-tensively so they can provide booksuggestions to all kinds of readers(including staunchly reluctantones).

Library workers follow ethicalcodes that state they must try tomake available accurate and com-plete information without bias and

protect your privacy. Much is askedof library workers, and informa-tion service expertise is necessaryto provide customers with the ser-vices that they demand.

5. Public libraries are adrain on public coffers.

Libraries provide services to jobseekers, businesses, consumers,and investors. Studies in Pennsyl-vania and Florida show that forevery $1 a community invests inits public libraries, it sees a returnof about $4.

When Thomas Jefferson said“Information is the currency ofdemocracy,” he did not envisionthe increasing gap between thetechnology “haves” and “have-nots.” Access to the Internet is es-sential if you want to do home-work, search for jobs, and inter-act with the government. For manyin Fairfax, the library is their onlymeans of access.

We invest resources in librariesand schools because they providea public good in the form of edu-cated, informed citizens during allstages of their lives. The fact thatFairfax County sees a monetaryreturn on this investment is a won-derful bonus.

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Leadership Fairfax 25thAnniversary Celebration. 6-10p.m., at Sheraton Premiere TysonsCorner, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.Food stations, dancing, an open bar,raffles, live music by DC Transit withLindsay Diles of Leadership Fairfaxand an evening of mingling; cocktailattire. $125 for members; $150. 703-752-7518,www.leadershipfairfax.org/25th orwww.leadershipfairfax.org/25thsponsorshipinfo.

Patty Larkin at Wolf Trap. 8 p.m., atthe Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Songstress and masterguitarist Parry Larking brings herbluesy jazz-infused urban sound tothe Barns at Wolf Trap. $22. 1-877-WOLFTRAP or www.wolftrap.org.

Spring into Summer FashionShow. 7 p.m. at DeSales Hall, OLGCcampus, 8601 Wolftrap Road, Vienna.An evening of fashion and fellowshipsponsored by Chico’s of Reston TownCenter and presented by the Women’sClub of Our Lady of Good Counsel.The event is meant to raise awarenessfor Artemis House, emergency shelterfor families and individuals fleeing

domestic violence and humantrafficking. [email protected].

FRIDAY/MAY 32013 ValeArts Spring ART Show:

Jewels of Color. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., atVale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox MillRoad, Oakton. ValeArts hosts the 17thannual art show featuring more than150 original oils, watercolors,acrylics, and mixed media by ninelocal artists. www.valearts.com.

Young Soloists’ Recital. 3 p.m.,Alden Theatre of the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 Ingleside

Ave., McLean. Pianists RisakoTakamura, 11, Kevin Su, 12, andSatowa Kinoshita, 17; and violinistsNoelle Midori Takebe Naito, 10,Nicholas Brown, 16, and AbigailTucker, 16, will be presented by theMusic Friends of the Fairfax CountyPublic Library. 703-620-9535.

Cinco de Mayo Spirits and Pork/Steak Pairing Event. 6:30 p.m., atWildfire, third floor, Tysons Galleria,2001 International Drive, McLean.Guest speaker Lisa Martinez, arepresentative of Southern Wine &Spirits representative, will discuss theevening’s drink-and-food pairings andthe craft behind the aged tequilas.$75. Reservations. 703-442-9110.

“The Last Mountain.” 7 p.m., atEmmaus UCC, 900 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. An eco film series followed bya panel discussion on the topics ofenergy, water and food. 703-938-1555, [email protected] Facebook.com/EmmausUCC.

Earth Project Environmental FilmSeries. 7 p.m., at Emmaus UCC, 900Maple Ave. E., Vienna. The UnitedChurch of Christ’s Mission will behosting an environmental film serieson Water, Food & Energy, followed bya panel discussion. 703-938-1555,[email protected] orFacebook.com/EmmausUCC.

“Grease.” 7:30 p.m., at James MadisonHigh School, 2500 James MadisonDrive, Vienna. The timeless musicalfollows the 1950’s love story betweengreaser Danny Zuko and innocentSandy Dumbroski. Advance: $10; atthe door: $15.www.madisondrama.com.

“The Hallelujah Girls.” 8 p.m., at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. A Jones HopeWooten comedy about a group ofwomen in Eden Falls, Ga., who turnan abandoned church into a day spa

where they gather for fun on Fridayafternoons. $11 for seniors andstudents; $13. [email protected] www.viennatheatrecompany.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 4Ayr Hill Garden Plant Sale. 8 a.m.-

noon, on the Vienna Town Green, 131Church St. N.E., Vienna. Plants forsun and/or shade, some droughttolerant and others deer resistant forsale; proceeds go towards publicgarden maintenance in Vienna.

Great Falls Greening-Up Day. 8a.m.-Noon. Great Falls Grange, 9818Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Nativeplant sale’s proceeds support theFriends of Riverbend Park and thepark [email protected].

W&OD Safety and Bike Rodeo. 10a.m.-1 p.m., on the Town Green, 144Maple Ave. E., Vienna. The ViennaBicycle Advisory Committee (BAC)enlists the help of the Vienna PoliceDepartment in a guided bike ride forchildren ages 4 and up through amock street course; police will teachskills like braking, balancing, basicroad rules and how to handleobstacles. www.ViennaBAC.com.

2013 ValeArts Spring ART Show:Jewels of Color. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., atVale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox MillRoad, Oakton. ValeArts hosts the 17thannual art show featuring more than150 original oils, watercolors,acrylics, and mixed media by ninelocal artists. www.valearts.com.

Steve Madden Meet and Greet. 2-3:30 p.m., at Nordstrom, TysonsCorner Center, 8075 Tysons Blvd.,McLean. Meet the shoe mogul inperson at an event hosted by TVpersonality Julissa Mermudez of theStyle Network’s hit series “EmpireGirls”; guests can get photos andautographs on complimentary tees

and totes while a DJ guest playssongs. 703-761-1121.

Garden of Light Reception. 3-6 p.m.,at Holiday Inn & Suites on theRooftop Patio, 625 First St.,Alexandria. The Vienna-basedBethany House of Northern Virginiaholds a garden party with a silentauction, live music and refreshmentsto benefit their family assistanceprogram, devoted to helping womenand children who have suffereddomestic violence regain health anddignity through temporary housingand support services. $55. 703-658-9500, http://gardenoflight2013.eventbrite.com orwww.bhnv.org.

McLean Orchestra Season Finale:Route 66 to Paris. 8 p.m., atOakcrest School, 850 Balls Hill Road,McLean. A silent auction precedes theconcert, which features music ofDaugherty, Barber, Bernstein, Raveland George Gershwin and aperformance from guest sopranosoloist Courtenay Budd; a cake andchampagne reception follows. $40;$30, seniors; $15, youth. http://mclean-orchestra.org/tickets/.

The Hallelujah Girls. 8 p.m., at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. A Jones HopeWooten comedy about a group ofwomen in Eden Falls, Ga., who turnan abandoned church into a day spawhere they gather for fun on Fridayafternoons. $11 for seniors andstudents; $13. [email protected] www.viennatheatrecompany.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 52013 ValeArts Spring ART Show:

Jewels of Color. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., atVale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox MillRoad, Oakton. ValeArts hosts the 17thannual art show featuring more than

150 original oils, watercolors,acrylics, and mixed media by ninelocal artists. www.valearts.com.

Great Falls Day. Noon-6 p.m., at theGreat Falls Grange Park, 9818Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Celebrate the 200th anniversary ofthe historic Georgetown Pike and lifealong the road from 1813 with historytents of local families, photographsand artistic images of life in earlyGreat Falls, historic games, anoutdoor picnic and local entertainers.917-673-3149.

The Hallelujah Girls. 2 p.m., at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. A Jones HopeWooten comedy about a group ofwomen in Eden Falls, Ga., who turnan abandoned church into a day spawhere they gather for fun on Fridayafternoons. $11 for seniors andstudents; $13. [email protected] www.viennatheatrecompany.org.

Dancing for Jane on Great FallsDay. 3 p.m., at Great Falls GrangePark, 9818 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. The Culkin School ofTraditional Irish Dance adult Irishdancers perform to fundraise andshow support for the family of 7-year-old Irish dancer Jane Richard whowas injured in the Boston Marathonbombing; proceeds go to the RichardFamily Fund. www.facebook.com/DanceOut4JaneDC.

TUESDAY/MAY 7Insight and Inspiration. 10 a.m.-4

p.m., at Vienna Arts Society Gallery,513 Maple Ave., W., Vienna. Dozensof members’ artworks, includingpaintings and collages by MadeleineChen. 703-319-3220 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

THURSDAY/MAY 9Code 20: Proceed to Improv. 7-9

p.m., at the Old Firehouse TeenCenter, 1440 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Studio Rep, the onlyprofessional teen repertory companyin the McLean area, hosts an ongoingevent where high school students andadults can watch comedy, join inimprov games, perform at an openmic and enjoy entertainment fromsome of Washington’s best improvgroups. 703-744-9353 or http://bit.ly/14Tgz52.

FRIDAY/MAY 10Vienna American Legion Dinner.

5:30-8 p.m., at the Vienna AmericanLegion, 330 Center St. N., Vienna.Meatloaf dinner with mashedpotatoes, mixed vegetables and a roll.$8. 703-938-9535.

Vienna Summer on the Green. 6:30p.m. Vienna Town Green, 144 MapleAve. E., Vienna. The Summer on theGreen is a free performance seriespresented by the Town of Vienna anda host of concert sponsors; bringchairs or blankets for seating. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?NID=879<http://www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?NID=879>.

SATURDAY/MAY 11Health and Fitness On the Town

Green. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on the ViennaTown Green, 144 Maple Ave. E. TheTown of Vienna Parks and RecreationDepartment will be hosting a wellnessand fitness day lead by professionalfitness instructors. 703-255-6352 [email protected].

SUNDAY/MAY 12Ben Miller Band and Poor Old

Shine. 8 p.m., at Jammin Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Ben MillerBand, a fusion bluegrass-blues-mountain music trio, plays withRoots/Americana band Poor OldShine. $10 in advance; $13 day of.www.jamminjava.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 17Leadership Fairfax Speaker Series:

Brian Winterhalter. 8-10 a.m., atLFI Offices, Suite 350, 8230 OldCourthouse Road, Vienna. An updateon the happenings in Tysons from theperspective of a commercial realestate attorney, with a focus onzoning and land use changes. $30;$25 for members. 703-752-7518 [email protected].

SATURDAY/MAY 18 The Fresh Market’s Cupcakes for a

Cause. 10 a.m.-3 p.m, at FreshMarket, 150 Branch Road S.E.,Vienna. Purchase and decorate adelicious cupcake from The FreshMarket to support No Kid Hungry. $3.

Mister G at Jammin’ Java. 10:30a.m, at the Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. Award-winningchildren’s musician Mister G will bereturning to perform.jamminjava.com.

Vienna Arts Society’s annualBenefit Raffle and SilentAuction. 4:30-6:30 p.m., at ViennaArt Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W.,Vienna. Arts Society is donating aportion of the proceeds to theCommittee for Helping Others; wineand light refreshments provided. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

Art in 14 Directions. 5:30-8:30 p.m.,at The Frame Factory, 212 DominionRoad N.E., Vienna. An openingreception featuring the work of 14studio artists with 60 works inmultidisciplinary art ranging fromrealism and expressionism all the wayto encaustics.www.theframefactory1.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 19Vienna American Legion Breakfast

Buffet. 8 a.m.-noon, at 330 CenterSt. N., Vienna. Includes omelets,scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes,and bacon. $8, adults; $3 for children.703-938-1379.

Synchrony. 4 p.m., at Saint LukeCatholic Church, 7001 GeorgetownPike, McLean. Edvinas Minkstimas, anemerging European young pianist,joins the Amadeus Orchestra in aperformance of Beethoven’s PianoConcerto No. 2 in B-flat major; theorchestra also performs Serenade No.1 by Brahms. $30; free for students17 and under. http://www.amadeusconcerts.com.

THURSDAY/MAY 23The Vienna American Legion

Auxiliary Memorial. 10 a.m., at atFlint Hill Cemetery. The ViennaAmerican Legion Auxiliary will placeflags on the graves of veterans. 703-938-1379.

SATURDAY/MAY 25Cathy Ponton King: Blues and

Sweet Ballads. 7 p.m., at the TownGreen, 144 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Cathy Ponton King and his team willperform some blues and ballads atVIVA! VIENNA! 703-255-4742 [email protected].

Entertainment

The cast of “The Hallelujah Girls,” a comedy about agroup of women in Eden Falls, Ga., who turn an aban-doned church into a spa. The show runs through Sunday,May 5, at Vienna Community Center.

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Amanda Shipe pressesthe palms of her handsinto the back of one ofher students. The

student’s body forms a triangle,her head dangling upside down,the balls of her feet squeezingagainst the coarseness of the yogamat beneath her. Shipe’s touchsends the student’s sitting bonesskyward.

“[This] is called ‘downward fac-ing dog.’ We do a lot of hands onalignment in our yoga classes tomake sure students are doing theirasanas [postures] correctly,” saidShipe, who runs Mind Your BodyOasis yoga studio in Arlington.

Shipe and other area yoga stu-dio directors are welcoming newstudents into their doors this weekas part of the eighth annual D.C.Yoga Week, an effort by the Wash-ington-area community of yogis to

raise awareness about the practice.Participating yoga studios are

offering free and $5 classes alongwith discounts on merchandiseand workshops. The weeklongevent began April 26 and culmi-nates with Yoga on the Mall, anoutdoor yoga class of more than1,000 yoga enthusiasts of all skilllevels that will be held this Sun-day, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“There are a lot of people whoare afraid to take yoga. Somepeople have a misconstrued per-ception of what yoga is. This weekthey can take a class without mak-ing a large investment and becomemore familiar with yoga,” saidDawn Curtis of East Meets WestYoga Center in Vienna.

Shipe believes rampant misin-formation fuels the trepidationthat keeps some people at bay.“There are so many fears aboutyoga and so much talk out therein social media,” said Shipe. “Thisevent will raise awareness about

how great yoga is for your mind,body and spirit. It will bring newpeople into yoga classes and re-mind people that yoga is prettymainstream and very available atmany studios.”

Jatin P. Ambegaonkar, Ph.D., anassociate professor in George Ma-son University’s College of Educa-tion and Human Development inFairfax, says the week-long focuson yoga is an opportunity to edu-cate those who are unfamiliar withthe practice.

“Scientific evidence has shown

Yoga Week Comes to the AreaLocal effort offers budding yogis a chance to improvetheir minds, bodies and spirits with free or $5 classes.

problem with yoga is that in thelast eight to 10 years, there havebeen a lot of hybrids that havebranched out from the originalIndian art form of yoga, like poweryoga and hot yoga, that are some-what of a fad.”

Ambegaonkar added that whilesuch popular forms of yoga are notnecessarily harmful, more re-search is needed. He also offereda caveat. “One of the basic tenetsof yoga is the focus on the bodyand recognizing it as being atemple,” he said. “People whopractice yoga regularly knowwhen they have reached theirlimit.”

According to its co-founder,Annie Mahon of Circle Yoga inWashington, D.C., Yoga Week be-gan as a way to expand the yogacommunity and increase cohesive-ness. “One goal is to make yogaaccessible to a wider audience,”she said. “We’d like to be able todo more community-based yoga,like therapeutic yoga and supportyoga in different areas of the [re-gion]. We want to create morecommunity in the yoga world.”

Freddy Margolis of Village Yogain Potomac, Md., plans to join Yogaon the Mall. He also hopes D.C.Yoga week will unite local yogis.

“The D.C. area has one of thestrongest yoga communities in thecountry,” he said. “People get wor-ried about their own studios, butit’s nice for us all to come togetherand have a nice day out on theMall.”

For more information about D.C.Yoga Week, Yoga on the Mall or tofind a list of participating studios,visit http://dccy.org/.

Yoga students inArlington lie in aresting pose.Mind Your BodyOasis, one of thearea studiosparticipating inD.C. Yoga Week,offers a freeoutdoor class at 7a.m. on Mondays.

Amanda Shipe, ofMind Your BodyOasis yoga studioin Arlington,assists a studentwith a downwardfacing dog yogapose. Mind YourBody Oasis is oneof several areastudios offeringfree and $5classes duringD.C. Yoga Week.

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D.C. YOGA WEEKRuns through May 5For more information and a list of

participating studios, visit http://dccy.org/.

YOGA ON THE MALL 2013Location: Constitution Gardens by the

Vietnam Memorial, (Metro stop isFoggy Bottom.)

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fatigue and flu-like symptoms.The diverse symptoms con-

tribute to Lyme’s moniker as the“masquerader, because it imi-tates so many other diseases,”said Lyme patient Sharon E.Rainey. “It attacks the weakestpart of a person’s immune sys-tem. In my family alone, oursymptoms were all different. Itwas hard to believe we all suf-fered from the same infection.”

In Virginia AdministrativeCode, Virginia’s regulations re-quire that healthcare providersreport Lyme disease cases to thelocal health department.

In 2012, the tentative num-ber of reported Lyme diseasecases is 149, as noted by JoshuaSmith, environmental healthspecialist III with the DiseaseCarrying Insects Program in theFairfax County Health Depart-ment. Veiga is careful to pointout that this is a “reported”number and does not accountfor those whose test resultsdidn’t meet CDC criteria, doc-tors who don’t report and pa-tients who were told they didn’thave Lyme but actually do. The

current tests, Veiga said, are not100 percent reliable. Not all labresults are equal in their accu-racy. Some false negatives arecomplicit in misdiagnosis.

Veiga, of Reston, has beenwhat she calls “well” for abouta year now after approximately11 years of illness and thera-pies. She switched from a tele-communications career to onefocusing on Lyme disease con-sulting. Her own daughter wasa Lyme patient but now playssoccer and is a fairly typicalteen.

“People need to understandthat Lyme disease, if not treatedearly and aggressively, can re-sult in a lifetime of multi-sys-temic dysfunction,” Veiga said.

FOR INFORMATION on tickbites, go tow w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v /FightTheBite. To contact pa-tient consultant MarjorieMacArthur Veiga by e-mail,write her [email protected] can be reached by phoneat 703-615-6661. Veiga is theauthor of “My Lyme Guide” atwww.mylymeguide.com.

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The Farmers’ Market is MovingStarting May 4, the Vienna Saturday Farmers’ Market is moving a

few blocks and relocating to the Faith Baptist Church parking lots, 301Center St. S., located next to the Vienna Police Department and acrossfrom the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department.

The Farmers’ Market will open on May 4, and will run continuouslyon Saturdays through Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Faith BaptistChurch parking lots. The Optimist Club of Greater Vienna operatesand sponsors the market and all market fees go towards supportingyouth.

Patrons of the market can purchase a variety of fruits, vegetables,meats, cheeses, garden plants, coffee, pastries, dips and salsas and simi-lar goods. In addition, there will be special children’s events each monthcourtesy of Faith Baptist Church and T.J. the balloon artist will be onhand on the first Saturday every month. Among new vendros to themarket this year are an organic mushrooms vendor, Caffe Amouri,Everona Sheep Cheeses, Friendly Hall Farms organic meats and PitBeef sandwiches.

For more information and a schedule of events, visitwww.viennafarmersmarket.com, like the market on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/pages/Vienna-Farmers-Market/176720262362072or email [email protected].

Bike to Work Day is May 17As part of National Bike Month, annual Bike to Work Day is Friday,

May 17. Commuter Connections and the Washington Area BicyclistsAssociation invite you to join over 10,000 area commuters for a cel-ebration of bicycling as a clean, fun and healthy way to get to work.

The Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave. W., will serve as one of more

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Marshall junior Allie Johnson scored four goals against ThomasJefferson on Monday.

Marshall junior Kelly Brown is verbally committed to play at the Uni-versity of Southern California.

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Marshall Girls’ Lax to Face Stone Bridge in District Tournament

The Marshall girls’ lacrosse teamscored the first goal of Monday’scontest against ThomasJefferson.

The Statesmen spent the rest of theevening playing catch-up, thanks in largepart to TJ junior Hunter Clark.

Clark controlled the draws and in turn,helped control the game. TJ won 21 of 24first-half draws en route to a 16-7 halftimelead before cruising to a 24-14 victory atGeorge C. Marshall High School.

“It’s very hard to win a lacrosse game

when you don’t get draws,” Marshall headcoach Nicholle Depaz Clinton said. “Theyhave a tremendous draw-control specialist.She did a really good job.”

Marshall closed the regular season witha 5-7-2 record, including 2-5 in the Lib-erty District. The Statesmen, who losttheir final four regular season games, willtravel to face Stone Bridge in the districttournament quarterfinals. Stone Bridgewon the regular-season matchup 20-13 onApril 15.

“We played Stone Bridge before and the

halftime score was [11-7] with a 6-1 startbecause they got eight draws in a row,”Depaz Clinton said. “It will be a question ofif the kids want to get the draw. As you cansee, when we do get the draw, we do somedamage.”

Against TJ, junior attack Allie Johnson ledMarshall with four goals. Junior midfielderKelly Brown finished with three goals,sophomore midfielder Sophie Lex had twogoals, and senior Maggie MacDonnell,sophomore Mary Hagopian and freshmanSarah Smith each had one.

Brown and Johnson have been Marshall’stop offensive threats this season. Brown iscommitted to play at the University ofSouthern California.

Monday was senior night for Marshall.Statesmen seniors MacDonnell, MiriamKreykes, Madeleine Lewsen, Neary Them,Jocelyn Golden and Katie Clark were hon-ored.

Marshall has reached the Northern Regiontournament each of the last three seasons.

— Jon Roetman

Katie Clark was one of the seniors recognized during the Marshall girls’lacrosse team’s senior night on Monday.

Marshall midfielder Sophie Lex scored two goals against ThomasJefferson on Monday.

Madison Girls’ Lax Beats Stone Bridge in ThrillerI

n a thrilling and bizarre contest de-cided in the last few seconds of thegame, the visiting Madison girls’ la-

crosse team (8-1, 6-0) escaped with a 12-11 victory over the powerful StoneBridge Bulldogs (9-3, 4-2).

Traveling to Loudoun County on a coldand drizzly Monday evening, the LadyWarhawks were at a decided disadvan-tage on Stone Bridge’s muddy, grass field— a surface that was familiar and com-fortable territory for the home team Bull-dogs. Initially, Madison appeared out ofsynch on the sloppy field and trailed the

Bulldogs 7-5 at halftime. In a hard-foughtand physical game marked by numerousfouls and yellow cards on both sides, StoneBridge extended its lead to 11-6 with 9 min-utes remaining.

After a time out by head coach AmandaCounts, the Lady Warhawks returned to thefield, seemingly on a mission, and took con-trol of the game. The momentum shifted inthe Warhawks’ favor for good when theBulldog goalkeeper was tagged with a rareyellow card for slashing Kierra Sweeney asshe drove for an uncontested goal. After thepenalty was assessed, Sweeney responded

with a free shot goal into the open net. Afired up Madison team maintained drawcontrol for the remainder of the game andscored quickly on the next five possessions.

Katie Kerrigan scored the winning goalwith just a few seconds left in the game.Kerrigan and Sweeney paced Madison’sscoring attack with three goals apiece. TheWarhawks also got goals from Sam Bab-bitt (2 goals, 3 assists), Maddie Renshaw(2 goals), Erin Callahan (1 goal, 1 assist)and Carly Frederick (1 goal). Alex Condonchipped in with two assists. RachelBrennan and Maddie Roberts were relent-

less on defense and goalkeeperSigourney Heerink notched 11 saves,including several spectacular stops to-ward the end of the game.

The Lady Warhawks’ final regular sea-son game is at home against ThomasJefferson on Wednesday. It’s senior rec-ognition night for Callahan, Frederick,Melissa Kellan and Taylor Rivera-Silvawho will be honored in a pregame cer-emony at 7 p.m.

The Warhawks enter first round Lib-erty District Tournament play this Fridayon their home turf as the No. 1 seed.

Vienna/Oakton Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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than 70 Bike to Work Day pit stops throughout Virginia,Maryland and D.C. that will welcome bicyclists with re-freshments on Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.All registered attendees of the Vienna Town Green willreceive a free t-shirt and a chance to win bicycles andother prizes. Register for the Vienna Pit Stop atwww.biketoworkmetrodc.org/vienna-pit-stop/.

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Learn About Flowers inTime for Mother’s Day

Children ages 5 and up can learn about the partsof plants and potting flowers in “Flowers for Mom”on Friday, May 10, and/or Saturday, May 11, from10 to 10:30 a.m. at the Vienna Community Center,120 Cherry St. S.E.

The class is limited to 15 participants and a parentor guardian must attend with child. The cost per classis $10 for residents and $12.50 for out-of-town par-ticipants. Supplies are included.

For more information or to register, visitwww.viennava.gov or call 703-255-6360.

Health and Fitness Day onThe Town Green

The Town of Vienna Parks and Recreation Depart-ment will be hosting “Fit on the Green,” a wellnessand fitness day on the Town Green, 144 Maple Ave.E., on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The whole family is invited for a day of wellnessactivities lead by professional fitness instructors. FirstServe Tennis, UK Elite Soccer and All Kids Sports &Games will provide fun activities for childrenthroughout the day and Zumba, Pilates and otherfitness activities will be held for participants of allages.

This event is free of charge and open to everyone;no registration required. Weather permitting. In caseof inclement weather, call the Weather Line at 703-255-7842 two hours prior to the start of the eventfor event information. For more information, con-tact Enrique Guzman at (703) 255-6352 or [email protected].

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Week in Vienna

Making the NationalGeographic BeeState Finals

Nicolas Ruiz of Vienna, an eighth grade student atTrinity School at Meadow View (TSMV) in FallsChurch, was one of 10 finalists who competed onFriday, April 5, in Farmville, Va. for the opportunityto represent Virginia in the National Geographic Bee.After Ruiz won his school title he, along with otherwinners across the state, took a written exam fromthe National Geographic Society to determine thetop 100 students who would be invited to the statecompetition. For the second year in a row, Ruiz waspart of the top 100 scorers on the state written examand was invited to the state tournament. These top100 scorers, representing students from schools andhome school associations in Virginia, were in fourththrough eighth grade and not older than 14.

At the state competition, Ruiz survived the firstround of cuts and was one of 23 students to advanceto the tiebreaker round. He passed the tiebreakerround and became one of 10 finalists chosen to com-pete for the state title. He was eliminated in the thirdround of this final level of competition.

“My goal this year was to be one of the 10 final-ists,” says Ruiz, “I was especially proud of survivingthe tie-breaker round and achieving my goal of be-

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ing among the final 10.”The winner from the state competition, Akhil

Rekulapelli, a seventh grader from Stone Hill MiddleSchool in Ashburn, will go on to the national contestMay 20-22 in Washington, D.C. Winners of the Na-tional Geographic Bee receive scholarships for$25,000, $15,000 and $10,000.

Trinity School at Meadow View in Falls Church,Va., is a co-ed, ecumenical school serving studentsin grades seven through 12.

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Steps to Walk – or Support the 5-K Walk1. Log on to: www.fairfaxyouth.org/events.xml to register2. Create your own team or join our Fairfax Families4Kids team.For more information, visit the Web site atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/fairfaxfamilies4kids.htm or contactBeverly J. Howard, Fairfax Families4Kids Coordinator,703-324-7518, TTY 711. [email protected]

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