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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR LOCALEVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 29 News-Press “Spot of the Week.” Interested readers and supporters of the Falls Church NewsPress can join the staff at a restaurant in or around the City of Falls Church to celebrate the paper’s weekly publication. Learn how to become a member of the News-Press, get a chance to purchase one of the paper’s books, “The Front Page: The First Five Years: 1991 – 1996” or just get to know members of the staff better. This week the News-Press will be at the Italian Cafe (7161 Lee Hwy., Falls Church) from 6 – 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 30 Animal Tracks. If you’ve ever seen animal tracks in the mud, how would you like to take
your own footprints home? Participants will make plaster animal feet with Arlington Parks staff. While the prints set, the group will hike the forest looking for animal tracks and traces. Ages 6 to 10. Register children and adults; children must be accompanied by a registered adult. To register, contact 703228-4747. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington). 1 – 2:30 p.m. Pop-Up Park at Bluemont Park. Interested attendees can join Arlington Parks staff at Bluemont Park, where they can meet a naturalist or historian at one of the parks while discovering the nature and history of Arlington. The staff person may bring hands-on learning items, artifacts or activities for attendees to enjoy. No registration is needed. Cancelled if raining. Bluemont Park (601 N Manchester St.,
Arlington) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 1 Falls Church Farmers Market. The Falls Church Farmers Market runs every Saturday, where attendees will find fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church) 8 a.m. – noon. For more information, visit the Calendar item’s page at fallschurchva.gov/547/ Farmers-Market-To-Go. ArlinGnomes Scavenger Hunt. Interested park goers can participate in a self-guided ArlinGnomes scavenger hunt, starting on April 24 and going until May 24, at Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park. Here’s how to play: Find all ten gnomes along the trail; scan the QR code next to each gnome to earn a letter and learn fun facts about the element of nature each gnome protects;
at the end of your journey put all of the letters together to form a password and then enter the password to become a Guardian of ArlinGnome. If any participants don’t have a phone, pamphlets will be located at the entrance of the park as a low-tech way to participate. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington).
SUNDAY, MAY 2 Falls Church Women’s History Walk. The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation and Elected Women of Falls Church invite the community to walk the City and learn about the women whose efforts forged Falls Church. Forty-four “Her-Story” Stations along the two mile walk showcase the activism, commitment and contributions of notable women in Falls Church from the 1600s through today. The walk will be a self-guided 2-mile loop from Falls Church
City Hall to Cherry Hill Farmhouse. Participants may start at any point along the route, but please note - docents will be available to provide guidance and directions at three locations along the route: Big Chimneys Park, Tinner Hill Park and City Hall. Due to Covid-19 concerns, no gatherings are planned prior to the beginning or the ending times of the event. All participants are asked to adhere to mask and social distancing guidance. For more information, visit sites. google.com/view/fc-womens-history-walk/home. All day.
VIRTUALEVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 29 Falls Church Amateur Writers Group. A group for aspiring writers. Participants meet to discuss and offer constructive criticism for each other’s work. Contact psullivan@fallschurchva.gov to get the invitation to the group. 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 30 City Nature Challenge. The City Nature Challenge is a friendly, annual, global event to record
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