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[21 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
Fall Harvest Celebration at Mt. Vernon

Mount Vernon welcomes the autumn season with Fall Harvest Family Days, Oct. 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The entire family will enjoy autumn activities including horse-drawn wagon rides, wheat treading in the 16-sided barn, a straw bale maze, early-American games and demonstrations.

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[15 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
Ghost Train Looking for Volunteers

Volunteer for the 34th Annual Ghost Train held at Burke Lake Park. We provide an alternative fall experience. Come dress up in costumes, hand out candy or provide scene support.

Downtime, Events, GMU-related, Music »

[9 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
Tickets Still Available for Bastille’s Saturday Show

U.K. band Bastille will kick-off its fall tour on Saturday, Oct. 11 in the D.C. area.

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[1 Oct 2014 | No Comment | ]
Comedy About Mental Illness to be Held at Manassas Campus

“Funnel Cakes Not Included” is a comedy about severe depression, the power of empathy and the need to erase the stigma attached to mental illness.

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[24 Sep 2014 | No Comment | ]
Yoga Space Infused with Hawaiian Spirit Opening in Woodbridge

Eva Morgan says she’s opening Woodbridge’s first combination hot yoga & fitness studio, spa, nutrition & wellness center.

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[9 Jun 2014 | No Comment | ]
NOVA Students to Hold Flash Mob

The NOVA Dance Team will host its first ever flash mob at Manassas Mall on Saturday, June 14.

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[2 Apr 2014 | No Comment | ]
History Buffs, Take Note: Something New at Mt. Vernon

Some of the discoveries made have resulted in significant changes.

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[24 Mar 2014 | No Comment | ]
Summer Music Camp to be Held at Alexandria Campus

Summer music camp registration for band, strings and harp students is now underway at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The camp takes place in July with an extended-day jazz camp available.

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[4 Jan 2014 | No Comment | ]
NOVA Teachers, Students in Web TV Series

According to the official “Thurston” website, the show is a “Western drama about the residents of a remote mining town and their struggle for survival in the 1880’s Kansas Ozarks.”

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[29 Dec 2013 | No Comment | ]
Movie Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Ben Stiller directs and stars in a story about a longtime photo processor at Life magazine. Walter Mitty is the ultimate ordinary guy introduced in the movie balancing a checkbook.