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Virginia Gov. TerryMcAuliffe visited LakeAnne Plaza in Reston onFriday, June 9, to tour theLake Anne Brew House.

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By Ellen Barker

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The Take a Break Concert Seriesat Lake Anne Plaza kicked offwith its first performance Thurs-day, June 15. Radio King Or-

chestra performed Big Band music for allin attendance to enjoy.

The concert series is presented by RestonCommunity Center and hosted by LakeAnne Plaza. Kevin Danaher, CommunityEvents Director for Reston Community Cen-ter, expects this season to contain a varietyof music that will appeal to many differentpeople. “When I book all these differentacts, I try to cover as many different genresas I can,” Danaher said. In addition to cov-ering many genres, this season’s selectionsinclude three additional dance nights.

Thursday’s dance night included a shortdemo and lesson by Sue and Gary Caleyfrom Gottaswing. People in attendance wereinvited to participate in the free lesson andlearn to swing dance.

Wei Kent attended the concert with herdaughter, one of the dancers. Kent enjoyedlistening to the music and watching the

dancers. This was her first time watchingher daughter swing dance, and she foundLake Anne to be a nice place to sit outsideand listen to music.

Throughout the evening, the dance floorwas filled with dancers of every level. Asthe band played Big Band hits by FrankSinatra and Glenn Miller, concert attend-ees rock stepped and spun along. Someother songs included Tom Jones’ “It’s NotUnusual” and Patsy Cline’s “Crazy.”

Shelby Ingle stopped by the concert andenjoyed listening to the music by Radio KingOrchestra. She was especially pleased by thevariety of ages in attendance. “I love themusic,” Ingle said. “It’s great to see youngpeople and older people together, dancingand playing music.” She would like to re-turn for more concerts in the series.

The Take a Break Concert Series occursevery Thursday evening during the summer,extending from June 15 to Sept. 14. Eachconcert begins at 7 and ends at 9 p.m. Lo-cated at Lake Anne Plaza, attendees are ableto listen from the docks, outdoor restaurantseating, or set up lawn chairs in front ofthe band. On dance nights, the area directlyin front of the band is designated for danc-ers.

Future genres include Folk Music, Brazil-ian Jazz, Celtic, and Rockabilly. For a fulllist of upcoming concerts, visit Reston Com-munity Center’s Concert Schedule atwww.restoncommunitycenter.com/take-a-break.

Take a BreakConcert Seriesenters 2017 season.

Reston Learns Swing Dancing

The concert took place at Lake Anne Plaza. Listeners found seating inthe plaza and around the lake.

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The Lake Anne Brew Houseand its five flagship beersstarted getting recognizedjust four months after

opening its doors next to the dock atLake Anne Plaza last year.

Lake Anne’s craft brewery enteredsome beers into the Virginia CraftBrewers Guild’s 2016 Virginia CraftBeer Cup and came back with med-als: Silver Medal for its Lord FairfaxEnglish Pale Ale in the British BitterCategory and a Bronze Medal for itsReston Red in the American Amber AleCategory.

The prizes for its small-batch brewskeep rolling in.

In May, Virginia Living Magazinenamed the brewery the “Best LocalCraft Brewery” in the state.

“That was a really amazing and sur-prising accolade to receive for beingso small and so new,” said MelissaRomano, owner of the Lake AnneBrew House.

Melissa is an architect by trainingwhile her husband Jason, who is alsoan owner, has been brewing his ownbeers at home for more than 20 years.

“For me, putting together the design ofthe tap room and building out the brew-

ery was really fun,” she said. “For Jason, itwas all about the beer and taking his reci-pes from a home brew level to a profes-

sional level. We just both had thingsthat we thought we were pretty goodat and it was nice that we were ableto both use our skills to build thisbrewery.”

VIRGINIA GOV. Terry McAuliffeeven took notice of Reston’s reveredbrewery and visited Lake Anne Plazaon Friday, June 9, to take a tour andsample some beer.

“Everything that we make is allmade in house,” said Romano. “Wemaintain a pretty good variety ofstyles on tap all the time, usually be-tween five and eight different beerson tap.”

The brew house also serves craftsodas and kombucha, a fermented teabeverage that is made by adding asymbiotic culture of bacteria and yeastto a solution of tea and sugar. Duringthe fermentation process, the culturesmetabolize the sugar and tea compo-nents to render a naturally carbonatedbeverage, with a slightly sweet-tartflavor, according to the KombuchaBrewers International.

Patrons can also get their caffeinefix by ordering nitro cold brew cof-fee, which is supplied to the brew

house weekly by Herndon’s newest cof-fee bar and roasting factory: Weird Broth-ers Coffee.

“I like to consider myself a dark and maltygirl,” Romano said. “I like a rich, dark, maltybeer. Our Brown’s Chapel Brown Ale is myfavorite.”

Though she lets the seasons guide herpalate.

“Right now, we have a French farmhouseale on tap,” she said. “It’s called a Saisonand it’s really delightful, perfect for theweather this time of year.”

After more than a year in business, theRomanos entered more of their beveragesinto the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild’s 2017Virginia Craft Beer Cup. The awards cer-emony for the competition was held onMonday, June 5, in Richmond. A total of356 beers in 24 categories entered the com-petition. Lake Anne Brew House had athree-medal sweep for the following brews:

❖ Lord Fairfax English Pale Ale: BronzeMedal, British Pale Ale Category

❖ BEER RUN Recovery Ale: Silver Medal,Brown British Ale Category

❖ NYE 2017 Belgian Golden Strong: GoldMedal, Belgian Ale Category

THE AWARD-WINNING beers from theLake Anne Brew House and others fromaround Virginia can be sampled in one placeduring the Sixth Annual Virginia Craft Brew-ers Fest on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the IX ArtPark in Charlottesville.

“I hope everybody will come visit us,”Romano said.

Cheers: Lake Anne Brew House Serves Up Award-Winning Beer

RCC Seeks Candidates forBoard of Governors

Reston Community Center (RCC) is seeking interestedcandidates to run for seats on its Board of Governors.The Board of Governors is a nine-member body respon-sible for oversight of RCC. All residents of Small District5, age 18 or older, are eligible to run for appointment tothe RCC Board of Governors. Candidates must completea Candidacy Statement in order to have their names

placed on the Preference Poll ballot. Candidacy Statementswill be available at RCC facilities or online atwww.restoncommunitycenter.com beginning at 9 a.m. onTuesday, Aug. 1. The deadline for candidacy filing is 5 p.m.on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

The Preference Poll is a community event held annuallyto guide selection of members to serve on the Board ofGovernors. The Board establishes the overall policies forRCC and priorities for its programs and budget. Membersalso represent RCC at social, recreational, cultural and edu-cational activities in Reston. Each year, typically, candidates

for three seats on the Board of Governors are subject toa community preference poll with voting by residentsand businesses located in Small District 5 (largely Restonzip codes).

This year’s Preference Poll will fill three positions forthree-year terms. Online and walk-in voting will be avail-able from Sept. 8 through Sept. 29 until 5 p.m. Mail-inballots must be receiver ed by RCC’s Counting Agent nolater than Thursday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m.

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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe toured the Lake Anne Brew House on Fri-day, June 9, and staff taught him how to pour his own beer from the tap.

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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (center) givesthe Lake Anne Brew House a thumbs upwhile visiting with owners Melissa andJason Romano.

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Lake Anne Brew House Owner Melissa Romano pours a Lord FairfaxEnglish Pale Ale fresh from the tap.

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Opinion

The proposed plan in the U.S. Sen-ate to give the wealthiest Ameri-cans massive tax cuts by cuttinghealth coverage for people who are

poor, have disabilities and elders, would alsoaffect the rest of the population, and theeconomy.

People without health insurance face eco-nomic uncertainty. When they do incur medi-cal bills, they often cannot pay them in full.This increases costs to providers and decreasesthe ability to participate in the economy.

People without health insurance are sickerthan people with insurance, butthey also often can’t afford tostay home from work, often ex-posing others to preventable ill-

nesses. They are less likely to have flu shotsand other routine immunizations that protectall of us, including those with the weakest im-mune systems and those who cannot be vacci-nated.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine was in Springfield thisweek talking to people who depend on Medic-aid coverage. He and U.S. Sen. Mark Warnerhave been active in opposing these major cutsto health care.

This bears repeating — here are some otherconsequences of proposals in the Senate bill:

❖ Millions of people lose their health insur-ance — 22 million fewer would have healthinsurance by 2026 according to the Congres-sional Budget Office analysis.

❖ In Virginia, more than 14,000 veteranscould lose coverage under Medicaid.

❖ States could opt out of the law’s essentialhealth benefits measure, which requires insur-ers to cover 10 main benefits, including hospi-talization, prescription drugs and other ser-vices. That is, companies could sell health in-surance that wouldn’t actually be health in-surance. Would Virginia be a state that optsout? Quite likely.

❖ Loss of coverage for pre-existing condi-tions, including cancer survivors, people whohad transplants, people with asthma, arthri-tis, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity,mental health issues, ADD, etc.

❖ Ending annual and lifetime coverage capswould also impact people who get health in-surance from their employers and the privateinsurance market. For example, a serious acci-dent or an illness that requires repeated sur-geries or bone marrow transplants could putany one of us over the coverage cap.

❖ Medicaid pays public schools for many ser-vices for special education students, but theSenate bill removes schools from eligible Med-icaid providers, costing Virginia an estimated$40 million annually; $3 million in FairfaxCounty; $2 million in the City of Alexandria.

❖ $800 billion plus in cuts to Medicaid putsthe funding for most people who are currentlyin nursing homes at risk. Many of these arepeople who were middle class but outlived

their savings and coverage.❖ In Virginia, the proposed changes to Med-

icaid would cost the state $1.4 billion overseven years.

❖ Medicaid pays for much of the fight againstopioid addiction, including treatment. Cutswould be devastating to efforts to counter thewave of overdose deaths and other effects ofaddiction.

❖ Coverage for mental health treatment, in-cluding addiction treatment, is threatened bothby cuts to Medicaid and by changes in the pri-vate insurance market.

❖ There will be greater need for Medicaidover time. More seniors will be poor, as fewerpeople who are retiring have pensions or ad-equate retirement savings. The demand fornursing home beds will be increasing as thepopulation ages.

Read last week’s editorial, “Killing the Poorto Pay Millionaires,” here:www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2017/jun/27/opinion-editorial-killing-poor-pay-millionaires/

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Problems for Public HealthIncreasing the number of uninsured is badfor the rest of us, and the economy.

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

During the primary electionseason when both parties inVirginia were making their

selection of a candidate for gover-nor, one candidate who went on toget his party’s nomination proposedthe clincher of a policy proposal tosecure his success in the election: abillion-dollar tax cut! For those who have beenaround the state for some time it may soundfamiliar; the successful car tax-cutting proposalthat elected a previous governor is still cost-ing the state about a billion dollars each year.That cut was particularly ironic in that it hadthe state cutting a local tax by reimbursing thelocalities for taxpayers. It was great for North-

ern Virginians as less wealthy down-state taxpayers reimburse thewealthiest jurisdictions in a reverse“Robin Hood” plan.

Before voters jump at a promiseof reduced taxes, I hope there willbe a serious consideration of the con-sequences. Virginia prides itself on

being a “balanced budget” state; its revenuescover its operational expenses. Borrowing ispermitted under the State Constitution forcapital projects when approved by voters un-less the project raises enough revenue to payfor itself. All that is good with a major excep-tion. At no time does the state quantify itsneeds in order to determine what the cost of

government would be if the state met its re-sponsibility in providing funding. Two ex-amples are offered below to make my point.

The first example is the state’s refusal to fundeducation at the level it has in the past and thatis required by the Constitution. A report by theCommonwealth Institute, “State Cuts MeanFewer Staff and Resources for Virginia Stu-dents,” (www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org)in April 2017, makes the point. “Statewide, statesupport has fallen 11 percent per student since2009 in real dollars. This has impacted the abil-ity of schools to maintain staffing and facilities.Across the state, school divisions have about2,800 fewer staff than they had in 2009, de-spite growing enrollment. If they had kept pacewith enrollment growth, Virginia’s schools

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Vendors Sought forReston MulticulturalFestival

Reston Community Center is seekingarts and crafts vendors, food vendors andcivic organizations of all cultures for the17th Annual Reston Multicultural Festi-val. The festival will be held Saturday,Sept. 23,at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston.

All vendors’ applications are acceptedthrough July 28, 2017. Interested groupsor individuals should fill out the appro-priate Vendor Application Form, availableat www.restoncommunitycenter.com/mcf. To ensure that your application isreviewed in a timely manner, it is essen-

tial that all application guidelines arefollowed and submitted by the deadline.

Visual artists who wish to participatein the Multicultural Festival art exhibitArt Mirrors Culture should checkwww.restoncommunitycenter.com inmid-July for more information and theCall for Entries. Entry forms will be dueon Aug. 18.

Reston Multicultural Festival is a fam-ily-oriented event and any material soldor presented must be suitable for all agesand free of any content that would beinappropriate for a diverse, multiculturaland multigenerational audience. Seeapplication guidelines for more details.

For more information about the festival,visit www.restoncommunitycenter.com/mcf.

The Medical Staff of Reston Hospital Cen-ter awarded scholarships to 15 Fairfax andLoudoun County High School seniors inrecognition of their academic excellenceand excitement for pursuing a career inhealthcare.

At an award ceremony at Reston HospitalCenter, John Deardorff, President and CEOof Reston Hospital Center and HCA’s North-ern Virginia Market, said, “These studentsare well deserving of the medical staff schol-arships as they begin their journeys of ex-ploring careers in the healthcare field. Wehope that one day they return to their rootsas members of our local medical community.”

Each year, the Medical Staff at Reston

Hospital Center offers $15,000 in scholar-ships to local high schools. Over the past19 years, Reston Hospital Center’s MedicalStaff has awarded more than $250,000 inacademic scholarships to students in North-ern Virginia.

“This is one of the Medical Staff’s favor-ite projects every year. We are thrilled to beable to support these young adults as theyventure into the world in search of theirdream careers. It is our pleasure to get toknow such passionate and driven studentsfrom our local community as they work to-wards becoming the future of healthcare,”said Dr. Avisesh Sahgal, president of RestonHospital Center’s medical staff.

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The recipients of the Reston Hospital Center Medical Staff Scholarshipsare: Daniel Alekseyev* – Briar Woods High School; Jodi Montgomery* –Broad Run High School; Deniz Cakmak – Centreville High School; NouraSaid – Centreville High School; Sofia Wainwright – Chantilly High School;Carlin Lucas – Dominion High School; Meghan Graby – Herndon HighSchool; Sophie Dornfeld – James Madison High School; KendallRaymond – Langley High School; Lilly Carrillo – Oakton High School;Afreen Ahmed* – Park View High School; Alexander Nemer* – PotomacFalls High School; Mallory Levenhagen* – Potomac Falls High School;Hasmah Hussain* – South Lakes high School; and Allison Bush –Westfield High School. (*Not pictured in winners photo)

Reston Hospital Center Medical StaffAnnounces Scholarship Winners

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By Andrea Worker

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“Alzheimer’s disease will touchevery American family atsome time or other. Therearen’t many other condi-

tions you can say that about. Today,Alzheimer’s kills more people each yearthan breast cancer and prostate cancer com-bined,” said U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) to the attendees of the Town Hall meet-ing at the headquarters of the National Capi-tal Area Alzheimer’s Association in McLeanon Monday, June 10.

Connolly was one of several speakers onthe agenda, that included representativesfrom the National Alzheimer’s Association,the Agency on Aging from Fairfax andPrince William counties, the VirginiaAlzheimer’s Commission, and the NationalActive and Retired Federal Employees As-sociation.

Cindy Schelhorn, senior director of com-munication with the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, opened the event and Connolly beganthe session with a personal story about thedisease’s effect on his own family. “My Irishimmigrant grandmother survived the boatjourney to America, even being robbed onthe ship. She worked hard. She saved. Shewas able to bring her own mother and herbrothers over from Ireland. She wasn’t ableto fight off Alzheimer’s.”

Connolly told of his grandmother’sstrength from years of hard work “and walk-ing to Mass everyday.” In some ways, saidthe congressman, her physical fitnessproved to be less than a blessing after thedisease struck. “She lived a long time withAlzheimer’s. Watching her fade away beforemy eyes was one of the most difficult thingsI had to deal with growing up. The worst isknowing your loved one knows somethingisn’t right, but there is nothing they can do.”

THE CONGRESSMAN has co-sponsoredthe HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act and the Pal-liative Care and Hospice Education andTraining Act, supported the RAISE FamilyCaregivers Act and is a member of the bi-partisan Congressional Task Force onAlzheimer’s. But he is concerned. “ThePresident’s FY 2018 Budget, and many ofthe bills currently on the table would wreakhavoc, throwing people out of nursinghomes and adult care centers, and severelylimiting care and resources for our vulner-able seniors.” A threatened 18 percent cutin the funding for the National Institutesfor Health “would gut federally funded re-search … it certainly would bring us nocloser to a cure,” said Connolly. “And rightnow, there is no cure. There really isn’tmuch in the way of treatment.”

“There are about 140,000 Virginians es-

timated to be suffering from some form ofdementia,” said panelist Sharon Davis withthe Virginia Alzheimer’s Commission, andshe says the effect of the disease takes atoll on the family as well as the afflicted. “Ihave spent more than half of my adult lifeas a caregiver.” Davis’s husband is now alive-in patient at a memory-care facility,suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s. Hermother lived for 18 years with the disease.

“It’s a tragedy. It’s a disease that robs themof what should be the best years, time they

have earned to relax and enjoy.” As Davispointed out, it’s also a disease that can havedevastating emotional and financial impactson families, as many struggle to cope physi-cally and financially to provide usuallyround-the-clock care.

Stories of heartbreak and challenges con-tinued, but Karen Hannigan with FairfaxCounty Area Agency on Aging wants to getthe word out that there is help and sup-port, for the patient and the families andcaregivers.

“We operate based on the ‘No WrongDoor Initiative’ model,” saidHannigan.

That model means that persons whocall for help don’t encounter a “sorry,wrong department and we can’t help”response. “No matter what, we guideyou. Our staff are ‘field-trained.’ Weknow the system. Let us do the navi-gating and take away at least thatmuch stress from the situation.”

Negotiating the government regu-lations, the gaps between Medicareand Medicaid, the insurance maze,and trying to find appropriate re-sources while dealing with the actualdisease and its effects on the patient,and possibly on the family ascaregivers, can be overwhelming.“Call us, Monday through Friday, 8a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 703-324-7948,”said Hannigan. “You don’t need toknow all of the information. We do.Just tell us your story.”

The National Alzheimer’s Associa-tion also offers a helpline. “It’s freecare consultation. It’s nationwide. Wework with agencies around the coun-try and can help you get to the rightpeople,” said Jane Priest, programmanager with the association. “24/7,call us at 1-800-272-3900, or visit thewebsite at www.alz.org.”

Along with more assistance for pa-tients, caregivers and families, Priestand others on the dais and in the au-dience want to see more focus on edu-cation and training, as well. The Na-tional Alzheimer’s Association and theregional chapters are dedicating moretime and resources on outreach pro-grams. Annandale resident CatherineBergstrom who attended the eventwelcomes this initiative.

Bergstrom related the experiencesof her husband who had to be hospi-talized. “This was a hospital, and theystill did not know how to deal with apatient suffering from this disease.”

Sharon Davis of the VirginiaAlzheimer’s Commission added herown stories of her husband’s treat-ment at hospitals and medical facili-ties that worsened his mental state,instead of improving the situation.

U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly addressesAlzheimer’s Town Hall.

Herndon Becoming ‘Dementia Friendly Community’

Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection

The panel at the Alzheimer’s Town Hall included U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11), and representatives from the National and localAlzheimer’s Association, Area Agencies on Aging, the VirginiaAlzheimer’s Commission, and the National Active and Retired FederalEmployees Association.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly with Toni Reinhart who is spearheading effortsto make Herndon the first “Dementia Friendly Community” in the Com-monwealth, with education and training in real-life encounters andsituations to make living with dementia easier on patients, caregivers,families and the community.

“Herndon is socommunity-focused.Our leaders are veryservice-oriented. I thinkit’s the best place to getthis rolling in Virginia.”

— Toni Reinhart,owner of Herndon-based

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A local interior designer believes in thinkingoutside the box when it comes to making thebest use of space in one’s home.

“My advice to homeowners is to embrace spaceswithin their homes as if they were never assigned,”said Joe Van Goethem of Joseph Van Goethem Inte-rior Design in McLean. “Depending on location, aspace previously designated as a walk-in closet canbe purposefully transformed into an intimate guestbedroom, home office, or multipurpose wine cellarand bar.”

Van Goethem followed his own advice when hetransformed a walk-in foyer closet in his home intoa multipurpose wine cellar, complete with a winerefrigerator, beer cooler, ice maker and cigar humi-dor. “Why a walk-in closet if it’s seldom used, andonly to become an open invitation for hidden clut-ter?” he asked. “Envision new, functional possibili-ties for every space within your home.”

Van Goethem, who not only designed the space,but also completed the construction himself, believesthat “playing with scale and attention to every de-tail are key when considering the transformation ofa confined space such as a walk-in closet,” he said.“[The] closet had a nondescript narrow solid door,glued-down wood veneer floor, shelving and hang-ing rods, and one light fixture.”

In finishing the project, Van Goethem widened thedoor framing to accom-modate a new Frenchdoor and added storagespace for a concealedtelevision. He also in-stalled an intercom to al-low those in the cellar tocommunicate with thosein the kitchen.

“I ripped up the oldfloor [and replaced it]with Spanish marble tileflooring,” he said. “Iadded a baseboard and crown moulding, and cre-ated a grid of moulding on the walls which I paintedwith Farrow & Ball’s Purbeck Stone. I installed Extra

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Fine Arrowroot Grasscloth hand crafted wallcoveringby Phillip Jeffries within the recesses of the grid.”

Van Goethem said his goal was to make the designof the new cellar consistent with the aestheticS of

the rest of his home. Thespace includes a largedrum light fixture andside lamps. An oversizedcabinet holds thestemware and barware.He added a commis-sioned seascape paintingby California artistJonathan Koch and mod-ern teapots by Washing-ton, D.C. ceramicist JoeHicks.

“Details are important in design, but they are ev-erything … when transforming a small space like therepurposing of a walk-in closet,” said Van Goethem.

“My advice to homeowners isto embrace spaces within theirhomes as if they were neverassigned.”

— Joe Van Goethem ofJoseph Van Goethem Interior Design

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Cardboard Boat Regatta.Registration now open for race onAug. 12, 2-6 p.m. at Lake Anne,Reston. Participating teams of allages will construct and decorate theirown life-size cardboard boats. Formore information or to register ateam, visit www.restonmuseum.org/cardboard. Team sponsorships beginat $100 for adults and families or$40 for students (ages 10-18 years ofage). For questions or moreinformation on getting involved,contact Elizabeth Didiano [email protected] or 703-709-7700.

Free Concerts. Through Aug. 26, 7:30-10 p.m. every Saturday night in thepavilion at Reston Town Center,11900 Market St. Call 703-912-4062or visit www.restontowncenter.com/concerts for more.

Over-40 Softball League. A Fairfax-based league is looking for enoughplayers to form another team. Playersmust be at last 40 years of age to beeligible. All games are doubleheaders- played on Sundays at Bready Parkin Herndon between 11 a.m. and 6p.m. If interested, [email protected] for moreinformation.

Teen and Adult Art ClassesArtSpace Herndon Every Mondayfrom 5:30-8:30 p.m. 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Drawing and MixedMedia with Melanie Stanley - DuringFall and Winter of 2016. Cost: $45/class. The class will use a variety oftechniques for drawing, painting,mark making, and collage using finearts tools and materials. Studentswill be taken down a creative path tolearn to use drawing tools andbrushes more effectively. Register byemailing Melanie, and she will sendyou the supply list and paymentoptions/information:[email protected]. 703-956-9560. www.artspaceherndon.com.

THURSDAY/JULY 13Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

(Bluegrass). 7:30-8:30 p.m. atKidwell Farm, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Thursday Evening ConcertSeries. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov.

FRIDAY/JULY 14Mac and Cheese Night. 6:30-9 p.m.

at The Lake House, 11450 BaronCameron Ave., Reston. July 14 isNational Mac and Cheese Day andThe Lake House is celebrating with amacaroni craft, noodle games, andfood. $15 in advance, $20 at thedoor. Email [email protected] or call703-435-7995 for more.

SATURDAY/JULY 15Comedy and Magic. 10-10:45 a.m. at

Reston Town Square Park, 11990Market St. A fast-paced, side-splittingfamily vaudeville show filled withaudience participation and circusskills with a sprinkling of magic.Presented by Reston CommunityCenter and Reston Town CenterAssociation. Free. Call 703-476-4500or visit restoncommunitycenter.com.

Family Game Days. 10:30 a.m.-noonat Town Hall Square, 730 Elden St.,Herndon. Different games eachSaturday from corn hole to sackraces. Free. Email

[email protected] or call703-787-7300 for more.

The Adrian Duke Project Concert.7:30-10 p.m. at Reston Town SquarePark, 11990 Market St., Reston TownCenter. The weekly summer concertseries presents hits for dancingthrough the decades with The AdrianDuke Project. Bring lawn chairs orpicnic blankets and enjoy liveoutdoor music at the Pavilion. Free.Rain or shine. Presented by BostonProperties and Reston Town CenterAssociation on Saturdays, Junethrough August. Alcohol permitted atrestaurants only. Free. Call 703-476-4500 or visitrestoncommunitycenter.com.

SUNDAY/JULY 16Exercise with Athleta. 11 a.m.-noon

at Reston Town Center Pavilion,11900 Market St., Reston TownCenter. STRONG is the New Beautifulwith Gold’s Gym; part of Athleta’s

free fitness sessions with a variety offitness instructors every Sundaymorning. Call 703-668-0256 or visitstores.athleta.net/store-4866/

Sunday Art in the Park. 3-5 p.m. inthe Park Reston Town Square Park,11900 Market St. See local art andtalk to artists. Visit restonarts.org orcall 703-471-9242 for more.

Le Hotclub de Biglic Concert. 4-6p.m. at ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Gypsy Jazz styleof music. Call 703-956-9560 or visitwww.artspaceherndon.com for more.

Sunday Art in the Park. 7-8 p.m. atReston Town Square Park, 11990Market St. Jonathan Snowden, one ofBritain’s well-known flutists, and hiswife Su Snowden (piano) present aselection of favorites. Free. Call 703-476-4500 or visitrestoncommunitycenter.com.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 19Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

(Children Music). 10-11 a.m. atthe Visitor Center Pavilion, 2739West Ox Road, Herndon. WednesdayMorning Children’s Series. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov

SATURDAY/JULY 22Family Game Days. 10:30 a.m.-noon

at Town Hall Square, 730 Elden St.,Herndon. Different games eachSaturday from corn hole to sackraces. Free. [email protected] or call703-787-7300 for more.

Scythian Concert. 7:30-10 p.m. atReston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt. Play a blend of Celtic and klezmermusic. Call 703-912-4062 or visitwww.restontowncenter.com/concertsfor more.

Eddie from Ohio Concert. 7:30 p.m.at at Arrowbrook Centre Park, FieldPoint Road, Herndon. Cross betweenfolk and alternative music. Call 703-324-7469 or visit fairfaxcounty.gov/

parks/performances.

SUNDAY/JULY 23Exercise with Athleta. 11 a.m.-noon

at Reston Town Center Pavilion,11900 Market St., Reston TownCenter. Barre with Brooke from PureBarre of Reston; part of Athleta’s freefitness sessions with a variety offitness instructors every Sundaymorning. Call 703-668-0256 or visitstores.athleta.net/store-4866/.

Sunday Art in the Park. 3-5 p.m. inthe Park Reston Town Square Park,11900 Market St. See local art andtalk to artists. Visit http://restonarts.org or call 703-471-9242for more.

Artists Reception. 4-6 p.m. atArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Artists submitted photosfor the 2018 Herndon TownCalendar, and are eligible for toreceive the Herndon Town CalendarPeople’s Choice Award. Photos willbe on display from July 11-August 5.Call 703-956-9560 or visitwww.artspaceherndon.com for more.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 26The Grandsons Jr. (Children

Songs). 10-11 a.m. at the VisitorCenter Pavilion, 2739 West Ox Road,Herndon. Wednesday MorningChildren’s Series. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov

THURSDAY/JULY 27Summer Movie Series. 2 p.m. at

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive. Hindi musicalabout a musician who falls for anunhappy woman who is waiting forher absent love to return. In Hindi,with English subtitles. Free. Call 703-689-2700 for more.

Jazz History Lecture. 6-7 p.m. atGreater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market Street, Suite 103. Michael J.West is a jazz journalist that deliversa lecture followed by openconversation. Free. Visitrestonarts.org or call 703-471-9242.

The Spiritual Rez (Reggae/Funk).7:30-8:30 p.m. at Kidwell Farm,2709 West Ox Road, Herndon.Thursday Evening Concert Series.Free. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

SATURDAY/JULY 29Family Game Days. 10:30 a.m.-noon

at Town Hall Square, 730 Elden St.Different games each Saturday fromcorn hole to sack races. Free. [email protected] or call703-787-7300 for more.

Dollars and Sense Book Club. 7p.m. at Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive. Topicwill be “Things a Little Bird Told Me”by Biz Stone. Free. Call 703-689-2700 for more.

Love Canon Concert. 7:30-10 p.m. atReston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt. Bluegrass version of hits from the’80s. Call 703-912-4062 or visitwww.restontowncenter.com/concertsfor more.

Hillbilly Gypsies Concert. 7:30 p.m.at at Arrowbrook Centre Park, FieldPoint Road, Herndon. Bluegrassmusic. Call 703-324-7469 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.

SUNDAY/JULY 30Film Screening. 6 p.m. in Timothy’s

Episcopal Church, 432 Van Buren St.,Herndon. Martin Scorsese’s newestfilm about a 17th century PortugueseJesuit priest. [email protected] [email protected] for more.

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By David Siegel

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A cornucopia of musical standards of theAmerican Songbook, but with fresh interpre-tations will bring the joys of love to NextStop

Theater audiences. It is “Rodgers & Hammerstein’sA Grand Night for Singing” the initial offering forNextStop’s 2017-18 season

The music of Richard Rodgers and OscarHammerstein II fueled major Broadway musicals fordecades. NextStop will soar with nearly three dozenmusical numbers in a special cabaret setting withpatrons up-close to the performers. Under the direc-tion of Michael Bobbitt, the songs have been“reimagined in funny, touching and unexpected ways;all for audience delight.” said Bobbit.

In its 30 year history, first as Elden Street Playersand now NextStop, there has not been a work byRodgers and Hammerstein produced noted EvanHoffmann, NextStop’s artistic director. “What betterway to start a new season, than with a musical thattakes all of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most iconicsongs and gives them clever and unexpected mean-ings?”

A musical revue, the production received severalTony Award nominations. It was originally conceivedby Walter Bobbie, with arrangements by Fred Wellsand orchestration by Michael Gibson and JonathanTunick. The music atNextStop will take offunder the music direc-tion of Northern Virginiafavorite, Elisa Rosman.

Featuring songs thatwill leave patrons hum-ming, “A Grand Night forSinging” includes memo-rable numbers like “If ILoved You (“Carousel”),“Everything is Up to Datein Kansas City” (“Oklahoma”), “Do I Love You Be-cause You’re Beautiful?” (“Cinderella”), “Honey Bun”(“South Pacific”). And of course, “It’s a Grand Night

for Singing” (“State Fair”).“You will be surprised at how many songs you know

if you didn’t think you would,” said Bobbitt, “Theyare essential parts of our pop culture with fantasticmusic and lyrics; some of the best ever written.”

The evening will feature the voice of Karen Vincent.She was Helen-Hayes Award nominated for her per-formance in Next Stop’s “Kiss Me Kate.” The produc-tion also features Matthew Kirsh, who received aHelen Hayes Award for NextStop’s “Catch Me If You

Can.” They will be joinedby Kathleen Riddle, Mar-quis White and SarahAnn Silver.

Rodgers andHammerstein’s musicand lyrics are never out-of-date; remaining deepparts of the Great Ameri-can Songbook. “’Rodgers& Hammerstein’s AGrand Night for Singing’

speaks to the heart; whether you are young or older,even if you are less familiar with them from yourown past,” said Hoffmann.

Be Transported to Music Nirvana‘Rodgers andHammerstein’s A GrandNight for Singing’ atNextStop Theatre.

Photo by S. Metcalf/Courtesy of NextStop Theatre

Karen Vincent and Matthew Hirsh in“Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A GrandNight for Singing” at NextStop Theatre inHerndon.

Where & WhenNextStop Theatre presents “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A

Grand Night for Singing” performed at 269 Sunset Park Drive(Inside the Sunset Business Park on Spring Street), Herndon.Performances: July 20 to Aug. 20 , 2017. Thursdays at 8 p.m.;Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays – July 22 at 7 p.m., July 29 at 2p.m. and 8 p.m., Aug. 5, 12, 19 at 8 p.m.; Sundays – July 23at 2 p.m., Aug. 6 at 2 p.m., Aug. 13 and 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets$40. Call 866-811-4111 or visit www.nextstoptheatre.org.


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For those who wish to communicate their love ofreading through artistic expression, the Teen CoverArt Contest might be just up their alley. Young adults(grades 7-12) are encouraged to create cover art fora book of their choice and submit their attempt byAug. 5. If the chance of being awarded an Amazongift card isn’t already enough of a motivator, “Win-ning artwork will be featured on bookmarks avail-able in library branches during Teen Read Week (Oct.8-14.),” according to the contest’s flier.

FREE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN cater to a varietyof age groups. One such program making the roundsis “Tall Ships and Pirate Tales,” which visited withchildren at Reston Regional Library on July 6. Overa dozen children attended the event, proving them-selves eager assistants to Scienceteller DevinJohnson. Events will continue through August.

For those whose childhood is behind them, thereare plenty of events which should keep them as en-tertained as younger library patrons. For instance,film buffs might want to attend the “Reston SummerMovie Series: Musicals” event held at Reston RegionalLibrary on Aug. 26.

If books are the preferred medium, readers mayconsider taking part in the Millennial Book Club orWednesday Morning Book Club, next meeting Aug.3 and July 12 respectively, also at Reston RegionalLibrary. Additionally, ESL classes and computer train-ing sessions are two ways for adults to gain skillswhich will last a lifetime. All these suggested activi-ties and events have the bonus of being entirely free.

Children assist Devin Johnson during the“Tall Ships and Pirate Tails” performanceat Reston Regional Library on July 6.

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For participants in the Fairfax County PublicLibrary’s Summer Reading Adventure, read-ing doesn’t have to be a purely vicariousadventure. Once a certain number of books

have been read, participants will be awarded a cou-pon booklet which they may use to facilitate real-life summer adventures of their own.

Although coupons might seem like a lackluster re-ward, Reston Regional Library’s Branch ManagerKatilyn Miller said, “Getting kids excited about acoupon booklet sounds difficult until you realize thatthere’s a waterpark on there.”

So far, the prospect of receiving a double helpingof adventure has enticed 7,731 children in FairfaxCounty who registered online. Of the 369 online-registered participants specifically connected withReston Regional, 41 determined children have be-come eligible to receive their much-anticipated cou-pon booklet.

The Summer Reading Adventure (June 23-Sept.2) accepts a wide range of children, from Pre-Kthrough grade 12. According to a handout for thereading program: “Preschoolers through third grad-ers read 15 books. Fourth through sixth graders read10 books. Children can have books read tothem…Students in grades 7-12 read five books.”

For children who already read quite often, read-ing 15 books in a summer can be a cinch, but forthose who might feel more overwhelmed than over-joyed at the thought, Miller suggests taking advan-tage of the “reading lists (for all ages) [available atthe library] should anyone need somerecomendations. They’re actually just of authors,

Adventure Abounds at RestonRegional LibrarySummer ReadingAdventure,Teen Cover ArtContest and more awaitpatrons of Reston RegionalLibrary who want somesummer fun.

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St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch needs knitters the first andthird Wednesdays of the month at 7p.m., at 432 Van Buren St., Herndon.The church’s Prayer Shawl Ministryis offering free knitting instructionwhile providing shawls, blankets andother knitted items for people inneed. No cost and yarn can be pro-vided. [email protected] or visitthe Pastoral Care page at www.saint-timothys.org.

Nondenominational Chris-tian businessmen meet forprayer, Biblical discussion and fel-lowship 7 p.m. Fridays at Anita’s,1051 Elden St., Herndon and noonThursdays at 555 Grove St., Suite200, Herndon. Call 703-795-1257.

Trinity Presbyterian Church,651 Dranesville Road, Herndon, hasSunday worship services at 10 a.m.during the summer. Nursery andchildcare are provided starting at 8a.m. until the end of the service. Call703-437-5500 or visitwww.trinityherndon.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Unitarian Universalist Church, 1625

Wiehle Ave., Reston, holds weeklyclasses starting Sept. 12, Thursdays7:30-8:30 p.m., for the general publicwhich use Buddhist teachings to prac-tice meditation. $12 or $6 for students,seniors and unemployed. Call 202-986-2257 or visit www.meditation-dc.org.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church,1700 Wainwright Drive, Reston, holdsSunday services at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. andcontemporary service at 5 p.m. duringthe summer. Nursery, Sunday schooland adult education available. Call 703-437-6530 or visitwww.stannes-reston.org.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weekly ba-sis. Call 703-941-7000 or visitwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and the Jew-ish Outreach Institute offer theMothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella offree educational events and resources.Jewish rituals, ethics and the creation ofa Jewish home, regular meetings andgroup Shabbats and holidays. Partici-pants include Sha’are Shalom,

Congregation Beth Emeth, TempleRodef Shalom and the Jewish Com-munity Center of Northern Virginia.Visit ShalomDC.org.

Hope Fellowship Church willtemporarily be meeting at HyattPlace, 21481 Ridgetop Circle, Ster-ling. Sunday worship services areSundays at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m., aBible Study is on Wednesdays at7:30 p.m. and a weekly prayer con-ference call is Thursdays at 9 p.m.The public is invited to join a Biblebelieving, multi-ethnic/multi-cul-tural congregation, with Bible-basedsermons and uplifting music. Call703-599-3527 or visitwww.hopefellowshipchurchloudoun.org.

Epiphany United MethodistPreschool, 1014 Country ClubDrive, N.E. in Vienna, is now enroll-ing 3- to 4-year-old students. Call703-938-2391 or visitwww.epiphanypreschool.com.

Washington Plaza BaptistChurch will hold Adult Bible Studyat 9:30 a.m. Sundays at Lake AnneVillage Center. The group is studyingthe Gospel of Mark. Services followat 11 a.m.

“And what about a patient thatcan’t communicate to the emer-gency room staff because of theircondition?” asked Connolly, oreven worse, the Alzheimer’s suf-ferer who doesn’t have a caringfamily member who can help “in-terpret” during medical transac-tions or who can advocate on thepatient’s behalf?

THE OUTREACH PROGRAMSof the Alzheimer’s Association seekto train the general public, as wellas doctors, caregivers, law en-forcement personnel and others onhow to recognize if someone issuffering from Alzheimer’s or de-mentia, and how to best react andassist.

Currently, there are no “Demen-tia Friendly Communities” in Vir-ginia. The model, which seeks toraise awareness of the disease andof dementia in general and offertraining and tips for real-life en-counters is being tested in otherjurisdictions nearby. ToniReinhart, owner of Herndon-based Comfort Keepers that pro-vides in-home senior and eldercare services, wants to changethat. This month, she is gather-ing local service and communityleaders in her area to makeHerndon a “proof of concept”project. “Herndon is so commu-

Town Hall DiscussesAlzheimer’s Challenge

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Catherine Bergstrom of Annandale relates the hospitalexperiences of her husband, who suffered from the dis-ease. “It was a hospital … and they did not know how todeal with this condition or situation. We need to educateand raise awareness even to doctors and medical staff.”

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nity-focused. Our leaders are veryservice-oriented. I think it’s thebest place to get this rolling in Vir-ginia.”

Connolly applauded all of theseefforts, as he pledged to continueto fight for Alzheimer’s funding.“There are 1.1 million people inFairfax County. Eleven percent are

over 65. The fastest growing popu-lation is over 80. This is an issuethat won’t just go away. We needto take action now. Contact yourmembers of Congress — and notjust the ‘friendlies!’ We have a‘moon-shot’ for fighting cancer.Well, we need a ‘moon-shot’ tofight Alzheimer’s disease.”

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would have 10,400 more staff instruct-ing students and making sure theschools run smoothly.”

The other example is in health care.The Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinicin Wise County is well known havingbeen featured on an edition of 60 Min-utes. There thousands of Virginiansreceive their health care for the yearin a weekend clinic held on the localfairgrounds. The federal AffordableCare Act did not help as the legisla-ture would not take federal monies toexpand Medicaid that would havehelped these people in need. The stateturned its back on nearly $5 billionpaid into the federal system by Virginiataxpayers because it did not want tohave anything to do with what ittermed Obamacare. What has hap-pened in the meantime? A secondRAM weekend clinic has been openedin Lee County nearby to Wise in South-west Virginia, and a new clinic hasbeen started in Emporia in GreensvilleCounty in Southside Virginia.

We definitely need to balance ourbudget, but we need to balance itagainst our needs. How could we seri-ously propose to cut our income whenthere continue to be such extensiveunmet needs in the Commonwealth?

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THURSDAY/JULY 13The American Legion Department of

Virginia Hiring Fair. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at TheHilton Washington Dulles Airport, 13869 ParkCenter Road, Herndon. Call 202-578-9255 orvisit hiringourheroes.org for more.

DMV To Go. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Reston Town CenterPavilion, 11900 Market St., Reston TownCenter. DMV wireless office on wheels – applyor renew an ID card and driver’s license; getdriving records; obtain vehicle titles, licenseplates, decals, order disabled plates, and more.Visit re.ston.tc/P9HLkh for more.

SATURDAY/JULY 15Free Health Screening. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Fox

Mill Giant, 2551 John Milton Drive, Herndon.Customers can receive free blood pressure,glucose and cholesterol screenings. Visitwww.giantfood.com for more.

THROUGH JULY 28Vendor Application Deadline. Reston

Community Center is seeking arts and craftsvendors, food vendors and civic organizations ofall cultures for the 17th Annual RestonMulticultural Festival. The festival will be heldSaturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at Lake Anne Plaza inReston. Interested groups or individuals shouldfill out the appropriate Vendor ApplicationForm, available atwww.restoncommunitycenter.com/mcf.

THROUGH JULY 31Backpacks for Students. Various times at Christ

the King Lutheran Church, 10550 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Christ the King’s Team Serviceis collaborating with Reston’s aid to familiesorganization Cornerstones and school suppliescollection organization Kids R First to helpyoungsters in the community. Collections willrun through July; drop off in the church lobby.Visit www.gflutheran.org or call 703-759-6068.

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

As I bring our two cat carriers up from thebasement in order for “The Buff Boys” to accli-mate in anticipation of their impending visit tothe veterinarian, I can’t help but think back to thespring of 1976. That’s when an appointment tomend my male cat, Tillie, nearly went verywrong.

To this day, the circumstances still haunt me.Tillie had been a surprise birthday gift given tome in September 1975, along with a puppy Inamed Gus (both named after a W.C. Fields’movie, “Tillie and Gus”).

Tillie was an all-black domestic short hair. Guswas a German Shepard/St. Bernard mix. He wasbeautiful. He had a white-ish beige coat, floppyears and a curly tail.

Introduced to one another at 6 weeks old,Tillie and Gus were the best of friends/siblings.Though I made sure they spent their eveningsinside, during the day, both were outside. (Wehad a fenced-in yard so Gus was confined. Tilliehowever, as you might imagine was not. He hadthe run of the neighborhood.)

Sure enough, one day, Tillie got into a catfight. His tail had been bitten and was beginningto abscess. I knew I had to take him to the veteri-narian. However, I was in college and had verylittle money to spare. Nor did I have a credit cardeither. (Those were the days before credit cardcompanies solicited college students.) In a finan-cial bind, I called my parents and asked formoney (I did work in the dining hall all throughcollege but lived in a house off campus and hadthe usual room and board-type expenses).

They sent me $25. (In my mind, I can still seethe check.) In addition to whatever other money Icould scrape together, I guess it was enough so Itook Tillie to the “vet” for repair. He stayed over-night. The next day, I got the call that he wasready for pick-up. That’s when the eventoccurred that has affected me/my animal-owninglife going on – four decades plus.

I went by myself. I had a car; a 1970 FordMaverick, but no cat carrier. I was, apparently,planning on simply holding Tillie in my arms as Ihad done the day before. However, the pick-upwas not nearly as uneventful as the drop-off.

Once I got outside the building, Tillie begansquirming (his tail had been shaved and hadstitches where the abscess/bite had been inflicted)and broke free from my grasp. He ran off about20 yards – or so to the rear of this modest one-story building and stopped just shy of a chain-linkfence which separated where we all were toanother neighborhood – beyond my reach. Myfear: had Tillie climbed over that fence somehow,he likely would have been gone forever.

Slowly I approached Tillie, repeatedly callinghis name as quietly and reassuringly as I could,trying not to rattle, startle or scare him in anyway; presuming post-surgery, in an unfamiliarplace, possibly in pain, it might not take muchfrom his father to cause him to scamper off anddisappear.

As I casually walked toward him, amazingly,Tillie sort of stood still, enough for me to scoophim up. Which I did and then carefully walkedback to my car and drove us both home withoutany further ado – except for the rest of my taking-cats-to-the-”vet” life. And yes, that means now.

And though I’m not stupid enough to trans-port cats without cat carriers anymore, I am onlyat ease once we’re back home and have let thecats out of their boxes and released them into thehouse (all our cats are indoor cats). Throughoutthis process, I must check the latches on their car-riers a half-a-dozen times; in the house, in thecar, in the parking lot outside the “vet’s” office, inthe waiting room, in the examining room andthen again afterwards; back in the waiting roomwhile I pay, in the car on the way home andfinally in the driveway as I prepare to carry thecarriers/cats across the yard and into the house.Once inside with the cats/carriers in hand, finallyI can relax. Home at last.

Forty-one years ago; it seems like yesterday, ormaybe tomorrow if the “vet” can see us. Andthat’s what worries me. Been there and unfortu-nately, have done that.

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The new Lake Anne Roots MusicFestival featuring modernAmericana music opened Satur-day, July 8 on the Lake Anne

Plaza. The free event scheduled for noon-6p.m. showcased a multi-genre line up ofmodern roots music- folk, bluegrass, blues,old-time, and everything in between. Tomake the festival even better, a pop-up beerand wine garden was right on hand.

The music started immediately after thenearby Reston Farmers Market ended, butthe art vendors, located steps from thestage, kept on still selling to a brisk crowd.

Bob Vaughn and Margi Peralta sat at acovered table and slowly sipped a coupleof cold drinks. When asked how they heardabout the festival, they said they’d seen theevent online. They decided to come to thefarmers market first and then the music fes-tival. “It’s a great plan,” said Peralta. “There

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Catchin’ Toads is a local classic rock and blues band composed of musi-cians, from left: Kamron Rose, Zach Schwartz, Julia Rose, and JeremyNachison. As the initial performers for the debut of the Lake Anne RootsMusic Festival, they held their own and wowed the crowd. The group isknown for winning back-to-back band battles.

Photos by Mercia Hobson/The Connection

From left: Nancy Corsetti, Bill Farrar, and Marty Jenkins listened to themusic for a long time. Farrar commented, “Although we’ve come to theukulele festival here, it’s good to go in a different direction, experienceother genres. We don’t like wearing blinders when it comes to music.”

are so many good bands here.”It was apparent the idea of going from

event to event was not unique to Vaughnand Peralta. Dozens of people sat in thewarm sunshine as the early afternoon woreon, enjoying the plaza-wide al fresco beerand wine garden, chatting with friends butmostly listening to the Americana music.

The line up featured six groups, with adiverse age range of performers and styles.First up was Catchin’ Toads, a spirited younggroup, followed by Old Town Tradition,Snakehead Run, Split String Soup, EliPafumi and as the headliner, TheWoodshedders.

Lane Anne Merchants and the RestonCommunity Center sponsored the festival.For a schedule of events, visitwww.lakeanneplaza.com.

— Mercia Hobson

Old Town Traditions was the second of six bands to hit the stage duringthe Lake Anne Roots Music Festival premiere. The band featured BrianRenzella on guitar, Marlo Lewis on mandolin, Pam Ferguson on fiddle,Evan Sands on banjo, and John Werntz on bass.

After hearing Catchin’ Toads play,Martina White (left) said, “LakeAnne has finally become cool. I cantell they [the musicians] areyoung, but they have old souls.”Karen Thompson (right) liked thatthe concerts are free and the plazacan support an event even aspopular as this.

The staff at Lake Anne Coffee Shop,Richard Smith (left) and AndyGabel (right) was impressed withthe festival. When asked what hethought of it Gabel said, “Theevent is fabulous. The crowd isgreat. The music fantastic.”

From left: DebCarnahan of Califor-nia enjoyed visitingMarcus and Liz Smithof Herndon butespecially liked themusic and entertain-ment offered at LakeAnne Plaza. Liz Smithsummed it up: “Thisis a splendid timelistening to the RootsMusic Festival featur-ing Americana music,especially right afterthe 4th of July.”

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