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IN A SPECIAL WHITE HOUSE celebration of National LGBT Pride month in June 2009, then vice president and now presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden (center) was flanked by the late LGBT pioneer champion Frank Kameny (left) and the News-Press’ Nicholas Benton (right), active in the cause since 1969 who announced the formation of LGBT Falls Church this week (see story elsewhere this issue). (Photo: News-Press)

FALLS CHURCH-ANNANDALE LIONS CLUBS MEMBERS, along with members from Fairfax and Alexandria, donated nearly $20K toward nonprofit Food for Others’ new redesigned delivery truck. The truck will allow Food for Others to continue serving over 4,000 families per week during the coronavirus pandemic.. (Photo: Courtesy Falls Church-Annandale Lions Club) Culmore Clinic Food & Wine Event Moved Online

The coronavirus pandemic is preventing the in-person gathering of Culmore Clinic’s annual

International Food & Wine

Tasting event, but the clinic will instead host the event online at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.

Anyone who is interested in making a one-time donation or a recurring donation through Culmore’s Stewardship Circle (culmoreclinic.org/donate#circle) can explore the special benefits that come from doing so below.

Donors of any amount will automatically be entered in the clinic’s raffle drawing for a wine basket from Vienna Vintners. The drawing will immediately follow the toast.

Participants don’t need to be online or in Virginia to win (the prize will be sent to the winner).

All donations of any amount are qualified for an entry into the raffle.

Or — donors who give $350 or more will earn themselves a bottle of Austrian wine from Vienna Vintner to open and toast with the clinic that evening.

Lastly — donors who give $1,200 or more will be admitted to a private Zoom wine tasting lead by former sommelier and Austrian wine expert, Klaus Wittauer, immediately following the raffle. Vienna Vintners has chosen four varieties from two Austrian producers to introduce and taste with the donor(s).

Those who are interested can still make a donation and participate in the event.

Longfellow Middle Students Land in Top 8 at Science Bowl

Longfellow Middle’s Science Bowl team participated in the Zoom version of the National Science Bowl, placing in the top eight in the country.

Forty-five teams from across the U.S. took part in the national competition, advancing from the regional competition where teams had to place first in order to advance.

Team members are David Wei, Daniel Li, Samuel Li, Vayun Malik and Shaan Vyas. Science teacher Jim Bradford sponsors the team.

Quinn Auction Galleries Opens Summer Season

Quinn’s Auction Galleries

opens its summer season with an online-only Fine & Decorative Arts Auction on Saturday, June 27, starting at 11 a.m. The sale includes a fine selection of Asian, American, European and Modern artworks, with selections by Merton Simpson, Dale Chihuly, Anton Chittussi and other noted artists. Distinctive furniture designs by Mira Nakashima also highlight the sale.

Bronzes, silver, fine clocks, Russian icons, rugs, glass, porcelains and ceramics — including coveted Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre wares — will cross the auction block together with a varied selection of Asian decorative arts. The latter category incorporates Chinese porcelain, silk textiles, snuff bottles and other beautiful objects of the Far East.

One featured item includes a large Chinese three-piece bronze Guanyin from the late Ming or early-to-mid Qing Dynasty is a strong candidate for the top lot of the auction. The pre-sale estimate of $10,000 – $15,000.

Another featured item is a Nakashima lounge chair with a free right arm, hickory spindles and a sap walnut seat, signed and dated (2000) beneath the seat, which could reach $4,000-$6,000.

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