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July 10 - 16, 2008
Resident Wins Piano Concerto Competition
FALLS CHURCH LOCAL and Fox News Correspondent Molly Henneberg, left, is set to tie the knot with U.S. Marine Captain Chris Nagel, right, on July 12 at The Falls Church. Henneberg and Nagel got engaged in March this year after meeting at a Christmas party through a mutual friend in December 2007. (Photo: Courtesy Eva Synalovski)
Sejoon Park of Falls Church was named the first-prize winner of the Piano Arts 2008 Biennial National Piano Concerto and Solo Competition. Park’s award-winning performance was Beethoven’s Concerto no. 3 in C minor, Opus 37, Allegro con brio, with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra under the direction of PianoArts Music Director Andrews Sill. Park also received a scholarship for the International Keyboard Institute and Festival at Mannes College of Music in New York. Park is a student of Boris Slutsky of the Peabody Conservatory of Music. 18th Century Summer Market Fair The Claude Moore Colonial
Farm (6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean) will hold an 18th century summer market fair that will feature traditional dancing and singing, crafts, a theatre troupe and fortune-telling. There will be activities for kids. Traditional foods, beverages and products will be for sale. For more information, visit www.1771.org. McLean Rotary Club Installs New Officers Lois Wilson was sworn in as President of the McLean Rotary Club, along with current Vice President and President-elect Paul A. Frank, Secretary William Glenn Yarborough, Treasurer Jamie Bleakley and SergeantAt-Arms Carmen Martinez. Additionally, Edward J. Shahin was given the Rotarian of the Year Award for his service to the McLean Rotary Club and the World of Rotary, and the Rotary Club of McLean was named both the Large Club of the Year and Club of the Year among all clubs in Rotary International District 7610. The club received 16 other awards, including the Rotary International President’s Citation. Calling All Thespians
THE MCLEAN U12 BOYS ALL STAR soccer team poses after winning the Fairfax Police Youth Club’s Father’s Day All-Star Tournament for the second year in a row. (Photo: Courtesy
Robert Boylan)
Prince William Little Theatre will be holding auditions for “On Golden Pond,” directed by Melissa Jo YorkTilley, on July 20 and 21 at 6 p.m. each night. Auditions will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church (8712 Plantation La., Manassas). Actors should pre-
pare a 60 – 90 second monologue and be ready to read cold monologues during the audition. The following characters are needed: one male between the ages of 60 and 80, two males between their late 30s and 40s, one 12 – 13 year-old boy, one 50 – 60 year-old female and one 30 – 40 year-old female. The show will run September 26 - 27, October 3 - 5 and 10 - 12 at Jennie Dean Elementary School (9601 Prince William St., Manassas). For more information, visit www.pwlt. org or email the director at melissayorktilley@yahoo. com. Local Vietnam Veterans Recognized Chapter 227 of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) was recently recognized as Chapter of the Year at the Virginia State Council Convention. Their list of accomplishments includes supporting VVA National, chapter members, veterans and active duty military personnel. Chapter 227 is led by President Bill Dumsik and Vice President Byron Sheldon. For more information on Chapter 227, contact newsletter editor Len Ignatowski at grunt69@gmail.com. Local Makes Provost’s List Reston resident Tarikua A. Dagnachew, a sophomore at Potomac State College of West Virginia University, was named to the Provost’s List. Dagnachew earned a
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