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[27 Apr 2016 | No Comment | ]
Attorney General to Screen Documentary At Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg

The documentary features Virginians sharing their own personal stories of addiction, overdose and recovery, and will include insight from medical professionals and law enforcement officers who have had to address the problem in their lines of work.

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[13 Apr 2016 | No Comment | ]
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Reunion Show Coming in June

Mystery Science Theater 3000, a.k.a MST3K, is getting a reboot. MST3K’s original cast, featuring Joel Hodgson, will reunite on June 28.

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[28 Feb 2016 | No Comment | ]
Free Virginia Festival of the Book Programs to be Held at UVA

These free public programs will explore the history and impact of immigration on Virginia and each respective locality, inviting a wide range of participants to take part in the dialogue.

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[31 Dec 2015 | No Comment | ]
In case you missed it this year…

A lot happened in 2015. We won’t bore you with the usually Top 10 lists about this past year, we’ll just show you some cool stuff that we did. Some of these you can also look forward to in the coming year.

Downtime, Events, Featured, Headline, Manassas, Music, Off Campus »

[10 Dec 2015 | No Comment | ]
Nothin’ Fancy Will Play Bluegrass Music in Manassas

Nothin’ Fancy is a six-time winner of the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainers of the Year award.

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[14 Sep 2015 | No Comment | ]
King & Queen of Spain to Visit Mount Vernon

The King and Queen of Spain, on Tuesday, Sept. 15. During the couple’s first visit to Mount Vernon, they will lay a wreath at the tomb of George and Martha Washington.

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[13 Nov 2014 | No Comment | ]
Israeli Food & Wine Editor to Offer Talk & Taste

Northern Virginia “j.talks” will host Israeli food and wine magazine editor Janna Gur on Monday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Downtime, Featured, Headline, Humor »

[30 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
NOVA Fortnightly’s Halloween Top 10 Lists

We’re bringing back our classic Top 10 Lists for the season, including Best Things to Do for Halloween Other Than Trick-or-Treating & Top 11 Ben & Jerry’s Halloween Ice Cream Flavors & more!

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[23 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
The Ghost, Goblins & Ghouls Spooktacular 5k Taking Place in Loudoun

With Halloween in the air, the third running of the Ghost, Goblins & Ghouls Spooktacular 5k and Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run will take place at One Loudoun in Ashburn on Saturday, Oct. 25, with a 4 p.m. start time. The event will center on the spooktacular theme of Halloween and incorporate a costume contest, a haunted 3.1 mile course pre-HYPE party starting at 2, fun for the kids and more.

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[21 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
Afternoon Trick-or-Treating Taking Place at Mount Vernon

For those of you with children, or who just want to act like children, George Washington’s Mount Vernon is hosting trick-or-treaters for the first time.